The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-11-19

was adopted, and made for six
months instead Of one year.
Section two read and amendment
offered by Mr.. Carver and second by
ii. Pirtle. that all reports on condi-
tons and amount of crops be secur-
ed through the heads of our farm
organization, vote on the amend
ment carried, and then section adpot-
ed as q whole.
Section three. read aud on motion
was adopted,
section Tour read and amended
os MT. Pirtle to request our mem
'ers 40 write letters to members OF
the Legislature requesting their sup
port to measure of this kind, vote
on amendment carried, and vote On
ne resolution as a whole carried.
Section five was read and On mo-
ton same was adopted.
Section six road and amended, that
We place special emphasis on that
part with reference to munition of
var, amendment carried and then the
resolution as "A whole was adopted.
Section sewn was read and on mo-
tion was adopted.
Report of Committee on Co-opera-
tive buying and selling submitted
report sfollows:
We your committee on buying and
selling, recommend that this State
Convention appoint committee of
three whose duties shall be to at
tend to the buying and selling for
the members of the A. s. of +. Mo-
ton TO adopt carried.
Mr.. Pollard, President of the
United Mineworkers of District No
% came before the Convention and
extended cordial invitation to the
A. $. Of f. to meet with that Organi-
cation in their Conventions. and on
notion the invitation was accepted
with thanks.
a resolution read by Mr.. Carrice
was submitted to the Convention,
md motion made to consider same as
part of report of Committee on Res
buttons carried, and resolution was
as follows
We the representatives of the Or
ganized farmers of Kentucky, of the
a. s. of +. in Convention assembled
at Central City Ky, November tenth
eleventh 1915, in view of the fact
hat. the Public mind at present is
being very much agitated, on the
question of good roads. We have
read with much interest the various
propositions to build these roads. es-
pecially the Dixie Bee Line, and 9TH
r Inter State Highways. To us as
members of the A. S. of Z. all propo-
sitions that have been submitted,
smack of graft and an improper way
Of construction of good roads for the
benefit of the farmer and the work
ibg class. While the public mind
has been considerably agitated on
he question of good roads, it is also
being agitated at present on another
veiv important question that per-
ta.ns to the welfare of all the Ameri.
can people, this question will come
before the nest Congress. and is
this. certain elemen: in this coun-
~ j. attempting 10 mould ruhiic
prnpria;ing $3.50. &c ,teo for va:
purposes in times q. peace, we view
with much concern aud great alarm
this move, Therefore be it resolved,
That we the organized farmers of
are opposed to such appro-
priation being made by the next Con-
gress and If our Federal Government
has that amount of money TO spend,
&c destroy human lives that are dear
to us all, we ask that Congress pass
Il bill appropriating $50,000,000 for
the construction of National High
wavs
At Congress VII pass this bill I'M
~ diately. anG ,Gc Government rahe
charge of the work along the lines
o. the plans for the Improvement of
rivers and harbors this would inn
give employment to thous-
inds of our citizens who are now idle
and this would mean peace and pros
perity to our people and then the
question of building State and coun- ]
Ly roads to intersect these National
Highways. We recommend that the
people revert these questions back
10 their courts and to their County
Fiscal Courts. to solve this question
% the best interest of all the people
concerned.
rs means of saving money. TO
prevent objectionable fiscal court
crafts we condemn extravagant use
If the public money appropriated for |