The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-07-28
GREAT GATHERING
At Farmers Picnic.

The Farmers Union held their meet
ing at Richmond Thursday at which
time officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year.
AT the annual state convention of the
Kentucky division of the Farmers Edu
cational and Cooperative Union of
America, held in Richmond July 22-23,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year; E. L. Harrison, Bar
rem county, President; James A. Mckee,
Woodford, Vice president; Lewis Mar
shall, Woodford, Treasurer; Rev. J. B.
Sharp, Pendleton, Chaplin; d. L, Crow,
Madison, Conductor; George Dunlap,
Woodford, Doorkeeper.
Executive committee: J. U. Fields,
Woodford county, chairman. S. G. Ba-
ker, Powell; Otto Lea, Crittenden; J. E.
Tudor, Madison and ]. c. Hutcherson,
Barren. Dr.. Fred Mutchler, declined
election as president.
The Legislative committee, of which
Senator johnson ]. Camden, was chair
man, reported the following resolutions
which were indorsed by the convention
l, the approval of faEmsrs chautauquas
TO be held under the auspices of local
divisions of the Farmers Union: ?. TIE
teaching of elementary agriculture in
rural schools by technically trained
teachers to be supported by the
state school fund: B. the establish
ment of agricultural high schools
in every Congressional district in Ken.
lucky; 4. the consolidation of rural
schools wherever possible: 3. that the
Legislature be urged to passed pure
seed law; 6. that the Legislature be
urged 10 make greater appropriations
for the extension of the Agricultural
College work: Z. that the Legislature
be urged to pass law making it COM
pulsory on fiscal courts to make suitable
appropriations for the support of cOun-
ty demonstrators; s. that the Kentucky
division of the Farmers Union favors
the transfer of the $4,000 now placed
at the disposal of the Commissioner of
Agriculture, to the disposal of the eX-
tension WORK of the State Agricultural
College, o that a reference library be
established at Frankfort for the use
and benefit of the Legislature in max
ing wise legislature; 10 that the Union
favors a call for new constitutional
convention.
The convention endorsed the market
ing. bill now before Congress, endorsed
the motives and principles of the To
bacco Growers Association, and signi-
fed its approval of the German Land
shaft system of rural credits as ex,,
pounded by the Hon. David Lubin,
United States delegate 10 the Interna-
tional Institute of Agriculture, Rome,
Italy.
The convention, comp p1sed of fifty
seven delegates from the various county
locals throughout the state, was called
u order Thursday morning. July %, in
the Chapel of the Eastern Kentucky
Normal School by President Fred
Mutchler National president G. S.
Barrett reported progress made during
the past year by the various state organ
izations of which there are now twenty
six His report was very encouraging
both as 10 numerical strength through
out the United States and as to finan-
cial advancement for the farmers of the
nation.
A plan for cooperative buying and
selling was read and discussed at the
morning and afternoon session of the
first days meeting and adopted by the
delegates. 1t approved the plan of a
central buying and selling agent under
the control of'lhe state Executive Com
mittee in conjuntion with the managers
of the Farmers Union stores, warestores
elevators and factors, as is carried oul