Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-14
1000 FARMERS
FROM 30STATES
WILL GATHER
AgricuIturists of Nation Will Assemble for
Purpose OF Considering Press Prob
Problems-FinancIa Situation as Re-
suit of War a Factor.
COUNCIL or WAR" tn HAVE
AN IMPORTANT BEARING
Prime Object Of Conference viii Be RI
nancing OF Farming and RanchIng Inter
ests OF The Nation--No Set Program is
Vet Announced.

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Fort Worth. Texas. August il.-When
the business farmers OF thirty States as
semblc in Fort Worth September ist
for the annual convention Of the Farm.
ers' Educational and cooperative Union
Of America. il will be a council Of war"
that will have an important bearing on
the business interests II the United
States.
Jnprogramcd issues will rome M for
first consideration through necessity.
The financing If the farming and ranch.
ing interests Of the nation through the
possible stringenry that the European
war may cause in America will be the
prime obicft of the conferences.
30 far. no set program has been an.
nounced for the main body of the convcn.
ton, but Charles = Barrett Of Union
City. Ga. who was in Fort Worth a few
days ago arranging for the approaching
convention, said the European war and
its effects ON American farming will be-
one Of the most important matters he
fore the convention.
No less than 1000 farmers will attend
this convention. An example Of the i'm.
terest in the approaching meeting was
seen M the recent state convention 81
the Farmers Educational and Cooper
ative Union Of Texas in Fort Worth.
when county delegations We'd with one
another In assurances to President Bar
rett Of the larger delegations They would
bring 10 the national convention.
President Barrett said this example
was equallcd in other states where he
has Travelled recently and his reports
are encouraging from coast TO coast
and from the lakes 10 the gulf.
There are twcntySix states that have
organized farmers unions. Every one Of
these will have IN official delegation amJ
an additional delegation Of visiting far
mers.
Official delegations are governed in
their size bv the amount Of dues paid
by the various state unions into the ma
tional unions treasury.
Several states when there are no or.
ganized state unions will have unofficial
representatives 40 the national conven.
tiop IN the persons of farmers affiliated
with the national convention. and no
doubt new charters either will Dc grant
ed or promised nj the approaching M
tional meeting.
The organized states are: Arkansas.
Alabama. California. Colorado. Florida.
Georgia. Idaho. Illinois. Kansas. Ken.
lucky. Louisiana MARYLAND Mississippi.
Missouri, Nebraska. North Carolina. Or
egon. Ohio. Oklahoma. South Dakota.
South Carolina. Tennessee Texas. West
Virginia. Wisconsin. and Washington.
Warchousing and financing Of cotton
and other crops. the marketing Of cot.
ton, central selling agencies and rural
credits will be among the chief tcnicS
of consideration in the conventions pro.
gram.
While the Official program in It's en-.
tirety has not been announced. this see.
tion Of il. the first DAYS session. i an.
nounced by President Rarrrlt
Welcome on behalf II The citv az Fort
Worth Nv Mayor Robert 4. Milan.
Response bv 4. VI. Rhodes "a Hunting.
ton, Tenn. Chairman n the National
BOARD Of hi-es tors.
Welcome on behalf ~ the Texas Union
by President w. ID. Lewis of Fort Worth
Response hy r. y. Parker IL RALEIGH.
y. e.. State Farmers Institute pir.ctor