The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
FARMERS UNION
STATE MEETING
MANY ALREADY HERE AND
MORE COMING
OPENING SESSION
Began Deliberations Last Night
With Very Successful Meeting
Go To Clemson Today
OPENING SESSION

Anderson has entertained the poll
| ticicrs, Anderson has entertained The
veterans and Anderson has entertain
ed many bodies of much Importance
within the last year lat no body mort
deserving OF the hospitality OF the
| community has ever been entertained
| here than that which IS now gathered
in AndcrSon-the State Farmers
Union. Delegates TO the union began
! arriving in the city early yesterday
| morning and by last night tacre were
| about 80 deicgatcs pres mt. 1t was as
ccrtaincd that this number would be
| materially increased by the hour for
starting the trip to Clemson College
| and it Is believed that at least 100
! farmers will compose the party going
to Clemson today.
Last night the first session of the
| union vas held at $50 o'clock and
was called to order in the court house
by ]. w. Rothrock. president Of the
Anderson county union. Mr.. Rothrock
introduced Mayor Lee G. IIolleman,
who delivered the address of welcome
on behalf Of the city and the mayor
was followed by Porter a. Wlaley,
who, on behalf OF the chamber of COM
| IilClSC, EsiQt l.!C loI Al|lG hStNity anu
cordial welcome. The response to
these addresses was delivered by
President L. w. DabE.3. Mr. Roth
rock called attention to tho fact that
the first local union IN this state was
organized in the same room in 1906.
The union was then called to order
! and it wac found that the following
officers were present: President E..
| W.. Dabbs OF Maycsvillc; Secretary
and Treasurer J. Whitner Reid of Co
lumbia; Chaplain w. E. Bodie. of
Wards; Conductor G.. w. Suber, OF
| Columbia; executive committee, r. NJ.
Cooper of Wisacky, and Is. Harris, of
! Pcndlcton.
The following committees were tacn
appointed by the president:
credentiuls-J. w. F. Harmon, G. B.
Yarboroug. T. Y. Chalmers.
Res0lutions-R. M. Cooper, Hugh
Witherspoon, Nc. A. dodgers.
Constitutional Amcndments-J. T..
/ Williams, J. w. Shealcy, S. P. Pross-
ley.
:! Education-Dr. w. NJ. Riggs. NJ. T
Sans, Hugh Wdthcrspoon.
Presidents AddrcsS and Report OF
St1te OfIicers-E. j. Watson. j. p.
/ Whetsell, J. o. Harris.
Hours Of Meeting. w. ROthrock.
lJ. M. Broyles. ]. Whitner Reid.
i A committee made report that ii
had audited the books o. the secre-
tary-trcasurer and found all these to
be in splendid chape with correct bal
ances and showing that the assocfa-
I ton was in good shape.
; The acknowledgements then made
: his financial statement relative to the
disbursement Of funds during. tho last
year. the money received. and tho
money now on hand. The union Is In
: good condition from financial stand.
: point. The presidents expense nc.
: count WAS read and approved and then
came the report Of the field work OF
the secretarytreasurer. This. report
. showed that Mr.. Reid had been able to
accomplish much along several lines
during the last year and every mem.
l Der wns we'll pleased. u. Ill
The presidents address was one ol
) the features of the evening and It de-
. lighted the audience. Mr.. Dabbs Il
I, wrapped up in the work of the farm
ers' ,lnion and he has labored early
and late for the good OF the organiza
. tlon. He told OF what he had hoped
and planned during years gone by ant
l HS OultluCu pidIS " Oc LOllOWtu QuT
3 ing the years to come. by which tht
union could tecone I, greater ant
stronger factor for helping tn,
: farmer
Several Amendments were proposel
= to the constitution. and after these
: were read they, were passed on to tn,
committee on constitution. A numbel
OF resolutions were also referred t,
= the committee on resolutions.
Tho most interesting feature of th
evening was reached near the close o
o the meeting when the union took III
!, the discussion OF tho activities OF th
: local unions in different sections o
the state. Almost eyery delegate ha'
"a report to make and had suggestion
: to offer for tho work during the com
ing year. Thie was a feature OF tn
evening as +. number Of bright idea
were advanced and several instance
were reborted Of whero the loca
unions had been enabled to do goo,
, work. This discussion will be re
!, c.umed this evening when the; body i
called to order In the COURT house a
sr s O'clock. 49,.
: +. After explaining the program for:to
day. which calls for an additional dis
cussion this morning upon the subtcc
of the local unions. and q trip to Glenn
son College for dinner. the first meet
ing of thc union was declared nd
Q adjourned last night at IL o'clock,
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