The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-14
FARMERS UNION NOW
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
FAVOR MORE DIVERSIFIED.
TON OF CROPS
UNION IMPROVING
Held An Important Session in
Anderson Yesterday to Con.
slider Problems
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

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Ihose who know say that the An
derson county farmers union has Mt
l'tst wakened to the fact that the en-
tire trouble with the south and the
southern farmer is to be found IN the
amount of cotton planted each year.
This Is the deduction reached after
the meeting OF the union was con-
cluded yesterday.
With J. w. Rothrock. the president
of the county union. in the chair, the
meeting was called to order In the
court house yesterday morning ut IL
O'Clock
A report was submitted covering
the entertainment OF the state union.
which met In this city few weeks
ago, and the local union passed res
olutions extending the official thanks
OF the organization to the Anderson
| chamber Of commerce and to Clemson
College for the courtesies extended
the union while in session.
The report of the secretary shows
that several new applications for
membership have been received with
| In the last few days and that these an
nlieants have heen recommended for
membership. A substantial increase
IN membership !s now apparent and
IT, 1s believed that the European war
| Is irviGG good effect on the county
| unions because Of the fact that the
farmers see the necessity Of uniting
for their own protection on the mar
keting Of crops.
resolution was introduced and
| adopted which says in effect that the
Anderson county union must get be-
hind the effort to curtail the planting
OF cotton and to further crop diyersi-'
fication. This resolution would have
the union endeacvor to further the
move calling for more grain and less
cotton to be planted. The union pro-
poses to build up the live stock indus
try OF this section and to promote the
| rising Of meats of all kinds In order
that assistance may be rendered the
Anderson chlaiDeT OF commerce In its
efforts '.to sacure meat-paeking.
house for this city and county.
The union entered into an election
OF delegates to represent that body
at the southern cotton congress which
meets In Washington tomorrow and
chose j. M. Broyles. T. T. Wakefield
and F. l.. BurriH.
The. following were the resolutions
as adopted yesterday:
Whereas the European war has
caused the United States to become
| excited concerning our market and
! whereas we may have continuance
OF the war for many years and our
| market may be AL torn up so that we
will have to support ourselves inde-
pendent Of Europe and whereas cot
ton Is our chief article of export and
our money crop.
Therefore be It resolved, by the
Anderson county farmers union now
in session that we adopt the plan OF
living at home and making our own
living and surplus to feed our city
nefghbors by raising more wheat. oats
corn, potatoes. hay and all such ar
| ticles and have our surplus crop cot
ton. And resolved second, that we
then hold such cotton until we can
get profitable price for It,. .
Resolved. third, that we ask and
urge all the farmers Of Anderson
Icounty to come into the farmers's un-
ion and help us build up the ruin,
thereby putting ourselves in close
touch with each other where we can
accomplish the desire of our hearts
and make an honest living for our
families and raise and educate. our
children 30 that they can go into the
world and be an honor to us and be
able to live like they. should live and
thank their God that they we're raised
on the farm and by firm parents and
ever call us blessed and show to the
world that we were men,"