The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-01
WITH WORTHY ORGANIZATION
Which Has Done So Much For
UpbuiIding Of Farm
ing Classes.
OF MOMENT To ALL FARMERS

from the meager means that seen
available to gather some informa'
tion as to what is really happening
in the old Commonwealth along or
ganization lines among farmers,
am constrained to ask. What have
you to-day in place of the great and
beneficent influence that was only a
few years ago exerted in the State
by the American Society of Equity
Thousands of our old-time Equity
members in both the central and
western portions of the State know
very well by this time the diabolical
Influences that disrupted and in
large measure destroyed our once
grand organization.
In every section where this condi-
tion has been wrought, a few men
full OF selfish ambitions who never
We're real co-operators, have profit
ed, and in some cases largely, by
helping to wreck this. the most
practical and effective organization
of farmers the State has ever
known.
But what are the rank and file of
our old-time members or the farm
ers at large, receiving to-day as the
result of their betrayal by said self
seekers
You were asking for bread and
are being given stones.
Ia reading the Greensboro Inquir-
or and noting the activity upon the
part of some people. we are con-
strained to wonder as TO what has
become of the influences that used
10 produce great and wise men in
Kentucky, full of patriotism and in
tegrity
Agail. in reading some time
since in the aforesaid paper. the
clamorings for ONE organization in
stead of a multiplicity of them. real
izing full well the confusion and diff
ficulties that such "A number of con-
iiicting organizations would natural
ly bring about, and knowing how
hard and long a number of the old
pioneers have worked to prevent
such condition, | feel like saying
as | am sure many OF the old guard
So"
Now candidly, fellow Kentuck-
ians. isn't it about time TO stop ex-
perimenting. stop being carried
about by every kind of doctrine. and
get back to first principles? Get
down 10 brass tacks and help to !
build up a real farmers organiza-
tion that will put you in a position !
to handle all the lines of co-opera- !
tive work that should be handled. |
10 the great benefit of the member /
ship.
In a State that has so great di-
Versity of crops and interests as has
Kentucky, the idea of organizing a
one-crOp organization such as your
Tobacco Associations in different
parts of the State. and expecting to
secure the benefits you so much
stand in need of, is ridiculous to
say the least.
You should handle and sell, coop
eratiyely. all your surplus crops of
grain, live stock, hay. wool. poul-
try. etc. Also you should buy in
car lots comparatively many OF your
supplies.
Such AN organization as this.
properly managed and Loyalty used
and supported, would bring you ben
etits of such variety and volume that
pre- dict that now, after the eXDs-
fences of the last few years. there
is scarcely to be found in the State
a farmer worthy Of the name. so
peLhy-wise and Dound-fOol.sh as 10
be heard croaking about paying a
little trihe annually to maintain the
running expenses of the organiza-
tiOn.
We think also that in the event
that the time has come for reac-
tion. and the people can be shown
the importance OF getting into a
real organization. with real objects
30 broad. and the people so com
pletely IN control that they may
know that any time "A chans.l
OF methods in any line, or any
to laws. or regulations
of the Society. becomes Necessary,
they have the power 10 make any
needed changes. therefore, il would
not be necessary to change TO anoth-
er organization. So when the apos-
lies OF division and destruction come |