The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-07-28
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of our best seed products, the adoption
of modern machinery and farm build
ings and equipment.
II believe the Farmers Union is max
ing mistake In barring from member
ship the many country bankers in the
state. Local bankers are as vitality
interested in agricultural advancement
in Kentucky as we are. Their interests
are our interests and we ought to have
Them as members. Country banks,
especially in Kentucky, depend entirely
on farm loans and farm transactions
aud would work with US in building up
agriculture in this state.
Senator Camden was followed by the
Hon. David Lubin on the matter of bet
ter marketing and the feasibility of a
system of rural credits for the relief of
the farmer. Mr. Lubin has made life
study of marketing and rural credits
and is the author of the bill now before
Congress looking towards national sup
ervision of interstate marketing. He ad-
vocates the establishment of county
selling agencies.
Mr.. Lubin spoke at length on the
much discussed Landshaft system of
farm land loans. This system, which
has been in successful operation for a
hundred and fifty years in Prussia and
Germany provides for long term loans
on farm lands at three to four and a
half percent interest. The Landshaft
consists of number of individual farms
placed voluntarily in a neighborhood
cooperative organization controlled
by five directors elected by the land
owners themselves. These directors
become government officials and have
control of all lands by way of bonds is
sued and sold at public auction the
owners must conform to certain rules
for the preservation of the soil laid
down by each Landshaft and super
! vised by the government itself as long
as the bonds are outstanding against tn e
land each member is security for the
other borrowers 1t is said that during
the one hundred and fifty years this
system has been in operation there has
not been single failure.
! Farmers Day, the second days session
| of the state convention drew a crowd
of hundreds of farmers from this and
adjoining counties TO the spacious wood
land of Mr. James DeJarnett on the
Tate creek pike. basket dinner that
overfowed with good things 10 eat for
everyone present. Mnsic and speeches
( by prominent authorities from the Agri-
cultural College and the United States
Department of Agriculture and a per-
feet day closed one the largest and most
enthusiastic gatherings of farmers ever
held in Kentucky,
T. II. Collins, county demonstator.
introduced Prof. Barker, of State Uni
versity, as the first speaker of the day,
Prof. Barker emphasized the need OF
agricultural study onsthe part OF active
farmers and urged the sending of coun-
try boys and girls to agricultural schools
James A. Mckee, Vice president OF
the Farmers Union of Kentucky, made
a strong and eloquent appeal for coop
Grafton among the farmers of the state
and establishment of system of land
credits for the relief of land owners.
Hon. David I,ubin again spoke on
land credits and marketing. The meet
ing was harmonious and enthusiastic
throughout the two days session and
was admittedly one of the best con.
ventions of farmers ever held in Ken.
lucky.
At the business meeting in the alb
sense of the regular secretary, Greer
Clay, Madison county, was elected secre
tary protein. The committee on ere.
dentals, composed of Tudor; Madison
Young, Barren, and Witloe. Allen coun'
ty, reported proper credentials from
nine counties.
The other committees appointed by
President Mutchler were, Constitution
and bylaw, Rev. Maxon, chairman, E.
I L. Harrison and 7. II. Collins; Cooper
ative buying and calling j. U. Fields
chairman, Frank Mckee and J. G.
Hutcherson; Legislative committee, J
N. Camden, chairman, James Mckee
and Green Clay; Auditing committee,
I U. Fields, chairman and Z. l.. Harrison
The report of the president was reaC
and approved. State treasurer, Levi.
Marshall. Woodford county, submitted
his report IL was found by the audit
ing committee to conform in every par
ticular with the report of the presiden
and secretary and was accepted. TIL,
treasurer's report showed the Union t
be in solvent and furnishing condition
The nominating committee, COM
posed of Rev. Maxon, J. E. Tudor anC
HUTCHINSON reported the nomination o
officers who were elected unanimously
By two thirds vote the constitution
was amended TO the effect-that the tim,
of the annual meeting be changed from
July to the second Wednesday in Jan
uary at place to be chosen by the ex
eutive committee. The annual duei
were reduced from two dollars a year Il
one dollar and twenty cents.
Following the appointment of Rev
Maxon, Woodford county, chairman of
, committee. to be filed by him, for tn
, purpose of working out plan to NOR
securely hold Union members, tn
, convention adjourned to meet again Oh
the second Wednesday in January 1916
Friday 1000 people gathered in DeJar
nett's woods on Goggins' Lane and en-
ioyed a fine outing and some splendi
addresses. 1t was a great gathering o
: the yeomanry of the country Grandm,