The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13
CLEANERS MEETING
A BIG SUCCERS
ATTENDANCE WAS WELL ABOVE
TWO HUNDRED
Supreme Secretary Slocum, E. C. Black
ney and Others Gave Inter-
esting Addresses.

More than two hundred members
OF the Cleaners order gathered in
Clio on Saturday last to attend the
County Federation Meeting. The
morning session was devoted wholly
to business matters, among which
was the election of E. G. Hackney
as lecturer, following which the
members of the order repaired to
the town hall, where the ladies of
the nj. p. church had prepared
dinner that fully maintained their
reputation as excellent providers.
The afternoon session was held
in the VI. p. church, which was
crowded to capacity The Richfield
Cleaner COrnet Band, using beau
tiful silver instruments, gave the
opening number on the program
and contributed very much to the
pleasure OF the whole occasion. This
band is under the direction of one
of the finest cOrnetists in the cOun-
try, who formerly lived in one of
the large cities, but moved onto
Richfield farm and at once organ
lied this band, which after q year,
under his instruction, is certainly
very creditable organization
M. G. Doyle, with customary grace,
welcomed the Cleaners to Clio,
saying that he, in common with
other business men, recognized their
prosperity was dependent upon the
prosperity of the farmer. He also
spoke effectively of the aid to di-
versified farming which the new
Clio condensed milk factory prom
ised to be and invited the Cleaners
to accept the hospitality of the vii
lage whenever they felt so inclined.
Attorney Robert A. Howard, of
Flint, gave an interesting talk on
the new currency law, which he said
was designed to facilitate agricul-
tural credits and prevent panics.
Michigan is at present prevented
from organizing banks under this
law, but the speaker thought the
next legislature would remove the
obstacles that now stand in the
way.
DR.. Frank Baker of Flint, gave
an instructive talk on the Parcel
Post More than 100000 parcels
were handled during the first year
of the service, rates had been low
cred, the weight limit raised, and
very greatest convenience to the
country. In relation to rates, Mr..
Baker said it would be interesting
and valuable to remember that
the rate between any two points in
the lower peninsula of Michigan
was one cent pound, with four
cents added for each package.
f. G. Hackney of Glover Leaf Ar
- .,,4o
ing and instructive speeche of the
afternoon and discussed de var
'etv of subjects, under the mead of
" = the Farmer Demand of Mich
iga 4. 'Nfly stated, Mr.. Hackney
az the faI mer wanted b6 ter roads
as was well known tI'at one of
the olost expensive items Of trans
portatiop was involved in getting
farm products to the place y ship
ment. But, he said, the farm ~ did
not want the kind of good rads
cOmprehended in the propose >ys-
tenn of state trunk roads. He lad
looked up these proposed route.
and found that ten of them ran
from the city of Detroit to various
summer resorts, following the lake
shore, through a poor farming
country, most of the way. Yet the
farmer has to help pay for these
millionaire automobile owners
roads, Genesee county contributing
100000 last year and will pay $6,.
100000 the present year. He favored
some land title law, like the pro-
posed Torrens law, so that every
transfer would be legally unassail-
able, thus doing away with expens-
i've litigation. He also wanted the
Supreme Court armed with author
ity to pass upon the constitutions
ality of proposed legislation in adj
vance of it's enactment as another
bar to litigation, and said that the
state should maintain depart
ment for the investigation of bo-
vine tuberculosis which was grow
ing menace to the famer Mr.. Hack
| ney was warmly applauded at the
conclusion of his address.
Grant Slocum, the ia ther of the
order, made speech filled with
good thought and good humor. He
Is a man of the most engaging per-
sonality and it is easy to see how
has been able to enlist and retain
the support of the men and women
COH1DOSlllB tllc OledllcTS OIBuulZ-
alton. He complimented Mr.. Hack
ney on his speech and endorsed all
that he had said, but maintained
that the farmers greatest need was
organization and the development
of the business end of his Occupa-
ton. He said the farmers fed the
world and that the dwellers in the
cities would actually starve in a
week il the farm supplies were shut
off. Notwithstanding their vital po-
sition, the farmers were not as pros
porous as they should be and the
speaker offered to give $500 to any
farmer present who could show a
clear profit, after paying expenses
of 6 percent on his invested CAPT
tai. Referring to the strike in the
Upper Peninsula, which has cost
the state an enormous sum, Mr..
Slocum. said that the entire coun-
Try was owned by the mining cam