The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-11
NATIONAL FARMERS
HOLD CONVENTION
government Aid Sought In Marketing
Cotson-Work of Peser Raa.otd
Commended,

Fort Worth, Texas.-Tle eleventh
annual meeting OF the Farmers Edu-
edlional and Cooperative Union Of
America cane 10 a close In this city
ioGay. Nero than TWO thorsani dele.
gates were present, representing tAe
various state oFganizatioHs and COW.
brias an area from coast to coast and
from the great lakes to the gulf.
President cl-ds. s. Barrett. pepac.
ed over the sessions ard introduced
the various speakers. The keynote
Of the convention was the action OF
lae convention in asking government.
al aid Ia financing tie cotton crop @.
the south.
The greatest erials In years,
brought on by the European war.
taces the United States said Presl.
dent Barrett in bis opening address.
There Is only one thing TO do and
that Is for the United States govern.
meHt to blg three or four million
baies OF Gotten at not less than ten
cents pound from the farmers of
the sonfh to be held uusn higher
Friee may be obtained aAd, when sold,
the profit, minus the expense OF hand.
lsng to be remitted 10 the farmers"
Tho convention went Oh record as
faForing the Henry bill introduced
before Congress recently, which
tayors tae buying OF cotton By the
rovernment as a feiief Of the pres
en-. situation. This MI was drafted
With the cooperation Of PreFilant
Jarrett. who believes that 1t fully
eoytrs thc situation.
Provision was made for the raising
Of fund Of s200.GG0 fer The purpose
q malstalnIng a committee to devils.
Plans for relieving the depressing
results Of the EIropean war. This
eommiitee win ineluae member
from every organized state. tcgethor
With the national officials and The pa.
tiefal e@errt.7a committee. The con-.
t1.t'ee @tii be In oharge of Peter Rad.
iHrd. Of Texas. WHO was appointed
chairman, and before the adionrurnen.
Of the segaion mere than $1,000 OF
Tho fand bad already hecn plsdgel
A f"Eollton was rassed condemn.
ms the present war and recommend.
ing the establishment OF an intarna.
tionsl parliament and an international
court. ioodag TO universal peace ana
good VIII between the nations OF the
world.
Child Labor ccno.r-cd
A resolution was passed endorsr:
Tho bill providing for the elimination
of products from Interstate commerce
which are manufactured In factories
employing chlidren less than fourteen
years Of age or those employing chit.
hren under sixteen years OF age more
than eight hours.
a marketing Plan introduced ty
Harry Tracy Of Texas In which A
practical system of marketing farm
products was outlined was heartily
endorsed by resolution.
Union Officials EndcrecI.
Referring 10 the work of the o--ic.
ers Of the Farmers Union. Mr.. Bar
rett rad high tribute to the manner
in which They have co-operatcd with
him. "They haze stood steadrastlv
BY me In every call to duty" SAID
Mr. Barrett, "and In every endeavor
for the general good. They ere trle,
faithful and conscientious men. I
want to pay especial tribute to ore
Individual. Peter Eadford. II | should
be asked TO name one man IN ths
Union w.o has done more to Tighten
my own load. who stood ready day
sr night for service who doesn't
even wait for the distress signal. then
I'd have to say Peter Radsord. Men
like Peter Radford letp nns's faiih
sound, his courage hifh and rene v