Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-30
WALEALLA, S. c.:
WEDNESDAY. july 80, 1913.
THE COMMON GOOD"

sion Of which will be held at Column
bia next Wednesday and Thursday,
August 9th and 7th, means the
launching Of a broad and comprehen-
siye work that must eventually work
for the material development and
uplift OF the State. Headed by men
Of high reputation in all the profess
Sions and walks Of life, this conven-
ton promises to present to the pub
lie the best thought and the most
mature deliberations on all lines of
work that will make for the eleva-
zion of The Common Good" Every
phase Of this work will be treated at
this COnVention-moralS, religion,
sanitation, education. 1t is impossi-
BILE for us to outline the work of the
convention in every phase, but we
wish to call the attention OF our far
mer friends to the fact that no small
part Of the work of this conference
will be devoted to the task of bet
tering the conditions of rural life
the bringing to the farm of those
things that will tend to make farm
life and farm work more attractive,
and not only more attractive, but
more remunorativc. Matters per-
tanning to the financial welfare of the
farmer will be discussed thoroughly.
The farmer who has been a member
Of the Farmers Union knows some
thing nf hn
Batned by cooperation, and co-ope-
ration as applied to farming is going
to be given serious consideration
While this feature Is by no means
the leading one, we call special at
tention Of farmers to it because it
Is the one most vitality important
TO their financial conditions to-day,
and will doubtless appeal most
strongly to them. We urge a large
attendance Of our people at this con-
ference, and especially will the at
Sendance of a representative body of
farmers from Oconee be appreciated
Concerning cooperation and it's
bearing upon the work and returns
of the farm, the following extracts
VIII give to tho farmer an idea Of
Thft he may expect to hear and
learn by attendance upon this the
first session OF the Conference for
the Common Good:
After the crop is made. what is
TO be done with it? Marketing is
not so simple as it may seem, for the
best prices cannot be had with hap
hazard unloading on tho market.
The field must be prepared by co.
operation, and low rates must be Sc
cured in this way before the farmer,
with diversified crops, can meet
competition or the one-crop farmer
get fair return. TO dump canta-
Inupes, for example. upon an over
loaded market is about as sensible
Is shooting them at the moon with
smokeless powder. for powder is
cheaper than freight bills. Some
years ago farmers plowed acres of
this melon under because the price
was too low to pay to ship to mar
ket. Disposing OF the product clear
ly needs as much thought as produc-
ing it.
"NOw, If farmers and consumers
could get nearer together, both
would undoubtedly be benefited.
WhiIC this ideal situation will not
be attained altogether at the Con-
ference for the Common Good. and
following that, in the various coun-
ties, the meeting will, among other
subjects, consider this all-important
one Of what to do with the product
after 1t is produced at the cost of
months of toll and anxiety. The re-
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draw market and farm closer to-
gether.
'The conference has been fortu-
nate in securing the services OF such
men as T.. w. DabhS. president OF the
FARMERS Union; w. w. Long, Of the
state larm demonstration work: b.
Il. Hare, OF the Office Of Rural Eco
monies OF the u. S. Department Of
Agriculture; w. r. Meadows, the
Government Cotton Technologist:
J. w. Shuford, OF Hickory, n. c.:
Mrs. y. S. MathCr, president OF the
housewives League, Of Charleston;
clarence Poe, editor Of the Progress
slVe Farmer, and several farmers OF
This State. These experts will con-
sider marketing, under such topics
as the following: Typical Examples
OF Loss to Farmers on Account of
Poor Marketing Creating a Home
Market for Home Products. Coop
eratiye Marketing in North Caro-
lima, and Marketing the Cotton
Crop The discussion will be open
TO all farmers and to any others in
terested. ...
This Is but part of the program.
other broad topics to be taken up in
detail are: 'Co-Operation for Rural
Improvement, The Part of the
Church in Rural Development, Per-
manent Homes for Our People, with
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