The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-12
FARMERS uRl!!E|)l aOM.
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
FAVOR MORE pIVERsIFICA-
TON OF CROPS
UNION IMPROVING
Held An Important Session in
Anderson Yesterday to Con-
slider Problems

Those who know say that the An
derson county farmers union has at
last wakcned to the fact that the en-
ti.e 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 at II
o'clock.
A report was submitted covering
the entertainment of the state union.
which met in this city a few weeks
ago. and the local union passed res
olutions extending the official thanks
or 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 ap-
plicants have been recommended for
membership. A substantial increase
in membership is now apparent and
II IL believed that the European war
is having good effect on the county
unions because of the fact that the
farmers see the necessity Of uniting
for their own protection on Ia. mar
'keting Of crops.
A 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 diversi-
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 chamber of commerce in its
efforts Ito secure meat-packing
house for this city and county.
The union entered into an election
,oI delegates to represent that body
at the southern cotton congress which
meets In Washington tomorrow and
chose ]. NJ. Broyles, r. T. Wakefield
and F. L. Burris.
The following were the resolutions
as adopted yesterday:
Whereas the European war has
caused the United States to becCaiN
excited concerning our market and
whereas we may have continuance
of the war for many years and our
market may be all torn up SO that we
will have to support ourselves indie
pendent Of Europe end 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 onr own
living and Q eurplus to feed our city
ineishbors by raising more wheat. oats
corn. potatoes, hay and all such ar
tfcles and have our surplus crop cot
ton. And resolved second, that we
then hold such cotton until we can
get a profitable price for II.
Resolved, third, that we ask and
urge all the farmers of Anderson
county 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 so 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 were raised
on the farm and by farm pare,lts and
ever call us blessed and show to the
world that we were men," 49,
tt,H t--------SS---1-- t'r