The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-28
CEDAR SPRINGS
FARMERS MEET
Chamber Of Agriculture Organ
lied by Citizens of Pro-
gressive Community

gressive Community
On Saturday night, January oath,
1914, notwithstanding the unfavora-
BILE weather, a goodly number Of the
citizens of the Cedar Springs COM
munity met in the Woodmen hall at
the spring, for the purpose Of con-
sidering the adYisability of organic
ing a community association or
chamber of agriculture. DIR. n. F..
Walker, Superintendent of the State
Institution for the Education of the
Deaf and the Blind, was. asked to
preside and I. b. Thackston request
ed to act as secretary
DR.. Walker, on taking the chair,
made clear-cut and most interest
ing statement regarding the farmers
organizations with which he lad been
connected. All these had dSne good
and had accomplished lasting bene-
fits; but these ofgsnizatiosls had 1os-
sibly been launched on too large al
scale and at the outset he'd UNDER
taken too many big things at the
same time and before the farmers
had been able to prepare and to fer
tify themselves TO meet opposing in
terests-the unit Of operation had
Seen Gte maze 70 tne county and the
ga Ssa ratner than Lne community,
an au' ~ voo, M,rh sil hau peen staLteu at
Just now teemed an opportune time
to begin to organize communities
into compact associations for busi-
nesE purposes, for definite action
aiJng practirai = iiuss. Iuaay the
govern ments, both National and
~ -, aaLe eYing serious tnougnLs
OF agriculture, and there is every
mise OF an agricultural reyolu-
N 1H9 ynIVeg otaJss priVre the
p ~ on Inls decade; the Importance.
O lpe farmer and ID OF, his work as the
con sionseryellVe ;ano sus tanning power OF,
une nation has at last been reeog-I
hI1ea, henee our pest poltIcal think
ers are today stud. 1ag and trying TO
soiVe our afriiculfusaI problems, busi-
ness, nnanclaI, sna economic. IL be-.
nooves us, the' efore, to Join hands
IN M q common and united effort to
ProIn9Ie Lhe deveiopment. OF our COM
MUMMY: we f,an take up one, by one
our agricultural problems and as
nsis np5rg and friends we can wo%k
sLpein OUT IN Cur, own way IN car
own arr 20 our own benafit.
1ural s,lta. creat tboth long-term and
snort7tern >, the purchase OF agri-
cutsurai .s redpiretSfnenEs, 6 the lnteiiigens
iniarketins Of; farm products, and
many llail 29ner. Ike questions must De
sstIleI IeS pyg the farmers themselves,
ana tile sltlzens & OF the Cedar Sprin
community. lllli and OF hundreds or other
soHnIaenltles. ln. SpaEtanhurg County
py colnplning their Thought anu iileir
n "a. gan nave part In citing
=; ), SEE.
J rltsl u.
"; !: ~ Fa4 fs ess Vas
genstaI dissusslon OF the needs of
the Cedar Spring community by
n1essrs; John -. Lee, Os Mabry, VIM.
ti. Sarnett, and Others al Yoicing
Ine Isl importance or united activity Tor
the comn.on good. A committee Of
tnrcc, CONFESSED of Z. b. Thackstor,
ss V 10 =, sl5 lB5arnet etta and George Z. Lea,
was 1amed 70 call upon every citizen
ol .la eommunity sIld to extend o
% ssoraI invitation 10 join in tlis
zasFeEssnts si OF community betterme Mt,
et p 9ctallY to attend the next meet
ing; Wn;eh 4as Wiil pc heId on Saturday
isiA 4 it,a.i 20 islareh tta: az o'cIock;.
Z, ~ ,ttaSi tts f'uE Bssllon OF 11gsj Walker
the meeting got right down to busi-
ness and sook up the matter of this
Years IAirchase of fertilizers, All
assresd tnat collective purchsse or
SrIllizerS s. hould be made, that the
pnrchase shopld be made direct from,
the slan nnfact cturers, that bids from
Lhe manufacturers should be called
foi, the Fertilizers bought shonld be
speeiatly Rparan nteed, that the mem
1eTs oI tls community association
should nave the right to take SAM
Pses from sse Fertilizers bought and
sns hage 6 made SC the ss