The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-14

RESPONSIVE
TO FARMERS
HIGH SALARlED MEN FROM
CHICAGO TO GALVESTON HERE
TO MEET THREE FARMERS OF
THIS SECTION.


The response which the railway
company accord to the farm and live
stock interests was demonstrate ID
here yesterday, when fourteen rail
way officials came from as far north
as Chicago and from as far south as
Galveston to meet with three farm.
ers who had written the railway peo.
pie letter asking them to meet with
the farmer representatives in Ardmore
on the 18th day of October to discuss
matters of mutual interest. The rail
way people did not know of the ma
ture of the meeting until after it
was called yesterday afternoon in TIE
Randol hotel.
The farmers who came here TO
meet the railway officials were: e.
Emberson of Calumet, Okla. who rep
resented the Farmers, Merchants aui
Railways Cooperative association,
which is a new organization in tie
state, now in session at Newkirk.
where it is being permanently organ.
lied; NJ T. Norton of Mannsvile,
Okla, secretary of the Farm.
ers Educational Cooperative Union
of America, oklahoma division; and
w. Robbins OF Coleman, Okla, who
is chairman of the executive COM
mittee Of the f. L. C. U. of A.
Mr.. Emberson was the principal
spokesman for the farmers, and was
chairman of the meeting. The dis
cussion took wide range. The bust
ness transacted was a move toward
the appointment of board of fifteen
men who will have charge of co-opesa-
tive work between the farmers and
stOckmen on the one side, and the
railways on the other.
This committee of fifteen will he
of T. H. Beacon Of FL Reno
and four other railroad men whom he
will name from his organization 10
serve with him, and NJ. r. Norton aud
four men whom he will name frcIn
his organization.
When this comittee is organized, its
duties will be to look after such mat
ters as storage for grain, finding a
market for farm products, to assist
in marketing live stock, and in 'he
of roads, so that products |
may be placed on the market in any
kind OF weather. The general eX-
pressions made would lead one to be-
Iieye that all parties were pleased |
with the outcome of the meeting.
Mr.. Emberson is a man who has
given much thought to matters of the |
farm. He said the farmer was op-
posed to the 2-cent fare law, that It
was the result of work done by tle |
Travellers association |
IN the interest of the farmer or the |
merchant who spends but little money |
each year for railway tickets.
The object of the meeting was to !
ind way by which the farmer can |
'ealize the highest price for his prod
lets and to keep the middleman from
making too much out of the products
If the farm. The story published in
he Ardmoreite concerning Mr.. Ford's
ale of peaches at 40c., which sold
fterward for s1.6O by the retailer,
vas discussed.
Col. Sidney Suggs of The Ardmore-
te was an interested hearer at the
Meeting, and he was requested to e :;
ress his views. Col Suggs said he
'as glad to see the cooperation be-
ween the railways and the producers
t the country. He recOunted the ,
reat work which the railways have
one in employing agricultural agents ,
} go among the farmers. the estab- ,
shment of demonstration farms, and
lso the finding of markets for farm i
roducts. He gave encouragement 20 >
lie idea of cooperation.
When each man representing the I
fferent interests has appointed his a
another meeting will be 4
ED, when the work to be accom- :
ished will be outlined. Q