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

~NSAee--AN-A4Aey
On Saturday night, january oath,
1914, notwithstanding the unfayora-
bic weather, goodly number of the
citizens. of the Cedar Springs COM
munity met in the Woo6men hali at
the spring, for the purpose of con-
sidering the advisability of organic
ing community association or
chamber of agriculture. Dr. m. #.
Walker, Superintendent of the State
Institution for the Education of the
Deaf and the Blind, was asked to
preside and T. B. ThRckston 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 organizations had elos-
sibly been launched on too large a
scale and at the outset had under
taken too many big things at the
same time and before the farmers
had been able to prepare and TO for
tify themselves to meet opposing in
terests--the unit Of operation had
been. made to the county and ihe
State rather than the community,
and, too, work had been started at
the top rather than from the bottom. bottom
just now teemed an opportunc time
to begin to organize communities
into ..omDact associations for busi-
ness purposes, for definite action
aI1ng practical lines: Today the
govern ments, both National and
"a. rssxr
and careful attention to the needs
of, agriculture, and there is eyery
prhmise of an agricultural reyoIuG
ton in the United States before the
end of this decade; the Importance
Of the farmer and of his work as the
conservative and sus taining power of
the natioRt has at last been recog.
ni1ed, hence our best political think
ers are today stud. ing and trying to
ei'fe f. So: e::i @ =: 81 .s;
Ti5sE, financial, md economic. 1t be-
hooves US, the, efore, TO Join hands
in a common and united effort to
promote the development of our conf
rnunity; we ian take up one by one
our agricultural problems and as
reighbors and friends we can wo,k
them out IN our own way, In cur
own interest," ari TO our own beIfefit.
Rural credit (both lcng-tes.a and
sHoEI-IeEmJa IIIe PuFSEase on agxi-
cEltnral requirements, che Intelligent
markatins of farm products, and
many other Ike questions. must be
settled by the farmerss themselves,
and the citizens of the Cedar Spying
community and of hundreds OF other
communities in Spartanburg County
by combining their thought and their
activities, can have part In settling
these qsSstiSzg, sES 'ystts.sg thas=n
right. SO Il. 3. !,
After DR.. Walkers talk; there was
q general discussion of the needs of
the Cedar Spring community, by
Messrs. John 9. Lee. Os Msbry, VIM.
Ks Barnett and others, an, voicing
the importance of united activity for
ttel common good. A COMMITTEES OF
three composed of 7. B. Thackston,
WiiE y. Barnett, and George =. Lee,
waa famed to call upon every citizen
CT ..iie community and to extend a.
personal invitation 70 ioin in tiaisi
tTaorsnfent or community betterTns nj, I
especially to attend the rext fa,ats.
ing, which viii be held on Saturday
night, March 7th, at z o'clock.
s At the suggestion of DR.. Walker
the nleetinR got right down to busil
ness and COX up the matter of this
years T,lrchase OF fertilizers. All
agreed That collective purchase OF
fertilizers should be made, that the
purchase should Sa Sa n1itiis direct from
the manufacturers, that bids from
the manufacturers should be called
Tor, the fertilizers bought should be
especially guaranteed, that Che menl-
bers of the
should nave the right to take SAM
pies from the fertilizers bought and
before delivered to the purchas ass6ra
and have analyses made at the ex-
pense OF the manitf acturers:f
Acolnisl se consisting of Or. N. r.
Walker and Massrs. John C. Lee. w. !
e. Walker, o. Mahry and n. II.
YhacEston, was appofnted to 90 over
this whole question Of the purchase
on fertilizers, 20 ascertain the mar
iSet value Of the ingredients eateripR
INTO the composition of fertilizers,
and 70 detefniiae whether II would
be better TO purchase the complete
feftIi iizars or TO buy the ingredients
ana do our mixing. This committee
viii meet in the office OF DR.. Walker
aS5 Cedar Spring, on next Thursday
attenroo, at o'clock. The Cedar
Sprsng community will purchase be-
tween SOC and 1000 tong OF fertili-
sefs this year and by pl asfnf sIi- /
rect from the uianufact tnres hope ia.
gave eonsiderab bic TIioney. s.
: ne people of Che Cedkr Snfing
cciluHity would urge the citizens %
p5'issr cot1nltnlti ties of Spattanbrrr
S.'9l iy 70 nsaes and Organize 50 that
ttie farmers of the whole coulIsc may
a. "a concert IN effecting eeoiionias
thnt sgiil aggregaSe hundreds of
Shotlsaiids ot dollars to our people
iIlllal 2 ihs who would lilse 70 i;oih n
tbs NOV yeTneIlt % seeare efea6sf did