The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-03-24
Supplement to THE HUMMER
Nov March "a 1916 No Al
FARMERS UNION
March "a 1916

FARMERS UNION
The following Farmers Union Locals. bv representa
ton, met in the Grand Jury room of the courthouse !
Houston Saturday the 18th inst 10 a M Brown Hons
ton, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Ridge and Sonora Afte
prayer by Rev Flynn and interesting talks bv severa
Of the delegates the County Union was reestablished h,
elecung Thornton President A House. Vice-Pres.
dent freeman, Secretary and Treasurer w ] Griffin
Conductor } Gordon DoOrkeeper J Flynn CHAPLIN
\ aud A Lewis Lecturer and Local Organizer
) On motion and second A Lewis was allowed travel
(ng expenses out of the County Unions General Fund
On motion and second NJ Huffman H | Sigh and J
Stova we're elected Business Managers of the County
Union for the year 1916
On motion and second the officers of the County I'm
ion were constituted advisory committee with the Bust
ness Managers Of the County Union
After two hours hard work. and much planning for the
future the County Union adjourned to meet with the
Sonora Locals, at Bethel Church. five miles south of
Houston Saturday the LIST day of April prox 10 am
WBFREEMAN. Sectv
The following extracts will be of interest TO everv
Farmers Union man
FORM LOCAL MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS
Organized marketing must take the Mace of InUiea
and suicidal competitive individual selling on contested
local markets before we reasonably hope to obtain
tar share Of the wealth which are creating on farms
1t IS folly to contend that cooperative marketing is
uca0le IN the face OF the many living examples in oca
10 "O'N iaih0tilS dooOCidlOHS are doubling the
OF cooperative members that it is no easy task to
successfully organize and manage selling association
out the very fact that requires patient and persistent
effort makes it all the profitable for those who sta
by 1t during the formative and experimental period Of
existence "
In this connection let again sound warniDe adainst
Dig schemes OF cooperation in which it is proposed to in
cude every farmer in the whole neidhborhood or connt
Successful cooperation begins that wav BuiIdind
the cooperative structure the presumption or theory
that 5OU farmers even 100 farmers are surely dond h fall
nght IN line as loyal cooperatOs is like comnd chickens
before they hatch It is this unwise presumnton tbt
dooms many cooperative ventures to disaDpoinmant mi
failure anu
Inc best cooperative marketing associations bo,,o
started with small groups of men and have GRADUALLY, an
aFged the Hed OF operation the men in CHARGE aconird
experience and became worthy of confidence In VIEW al
tRls condition. why lose time dreaming of some bio coon
awe scheme? fyou can't cooperate first with . snou
& Up o. farmers in your own neighborhood with whom ,
lay acquainted how can you expect 70 coo9or
ace IN big scheme with farmers that you do NOT know
The Progressive Farmer
THE FARMERS UNION
mere IS an organized effort on in number Of cam
ueS 70 Feoud the Farmers Union and bring it back adam
70 he important place that it occupied few wears ado
NOT hat the Union IS not in fair condition and nreforn
ing good service for the farmer but manv of tbo 1,l
have dropped out and are not helping secure the rl
desired. 'l0 results
The help OF every farmer needed to get the benafts
by Newt Gresham when he conceived 49,
dea and put 1t into execution many years ADO Ttsnat
! hght that can be won in halfhearted manner Am
must help with his talent be il LITTLE or draot "