The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-12-24
erTo A. s. of E. BY National
Secretary-Treasurer.
OBLIGATIONS BEEN REDUCED
And Society Put On S0under
Footing = Important
Work Now Ahead.
APPEAL FOR REAL UNIONIsM


AS shown in my report covering
the year, 1918, the indebtedness mas
been reduced almost 500, and you
want to clearly understand that is
the balance of liability as shown In
report. I also include the amount
turned over to the special trustee and
at the same time the National once
has. been assisting said special trus-
tee in paying obligations turned
over to him.
We have Of course, charged tn's
against the Special Trustee, reduc-
ing the account now in his hands TO
s4,1S7.S6. This amount shows In
my Asset and Liability statement as
a liability, the amount that the spe-
cial trustee has reduced this account
from funds received by him from
the special assessment would natur-
ally reduce the amount shown by us.
The year 1912, or last year, the
National office reduced its obiiga-
tons $3,O49.00; this year $3,94s.3S,
leaving $4,409.94, less the amount
applied by the special trustee ON this
account as stated before.
Last year bonds redeemed. 81 $1,000
Last year bonds interest. 22s.So
This year bonds redeemed. 1,675.OO
This year bonds interest. 16O.4o
Last year, members paying
dues and new members. 1926
Last year members in good
standing and estimated de-
linauent, but still good
members, as per report. .l5,726
This year, as per report. .2O,l52
am giving you all these details
and comparisons to give you clear
understanding of what Is being
done, and if past 1912-1913 per-
formances are prophecy for 1914,
we can safely say we have found SOL
id bedrock for foundation. While
all this is being done,let me say that
there is too much individualism In
our work-the organization is too
loose. Every State, County, and Lo-
cal Union is thrown upon their own
resources and follow out their own
plans, which so often result in fail
ures with great harm to members
and the Society as whole, and that
kis why / recommend that We get to-
gether and systemic our plans OF
1ctivity You may say. "Oh! but
that will take a whole year!" Just
exactly what it should take. No
more hasty, hurriedly slapped to-
gether propositions. believe we
have had experience enough to learn
that ':haste makes waste" Yes, let's
take whole year, because:
1st-Whatever is done will be
sound.
2d-The obligation slate will be
wiped clean.
3d-Instead of sinking 100000
into a hole we will have that and
more to develop the results OF one
year of sound reasoning.
And. understand, this all is the
personal idea of only one man in the
organisation and for you to approve
or disapprove of. improve on or dis
card altogether. You rule.
We need uniform plans OF bust
ness activity. We must have all
, business activity under the supervis-
ion of some National body. This
body to investigate local or terrific
rial conditions. outline plans of help
ing such locality. district or terrific
ry. stand sponsor for those plans
and insist that they be carried out
by the subordinate body or bodies.
We must have responsibility some
where.
Eventually. / hope that the vari-
Gus business activities will finance
/. the propaganda work just as 1t is be-
) ing done. now by dues and abolish
individual dues wherever business is
being Zone.
LET uNIoNIsM OF EFFORT BE
OUR SLOGAN.
We are now and will for the next
year make the preliminary steps for
AN organization campaign and then
when we get on a sound foundation
with our plans and also financially
Zone year. remember) the advance