The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-07-19
Friday. July 10, 1913.
Farmer. Picnic


grounds. DR.. William r. Callicotte
was the chef speaker. His address
was patriotic and instructive Grafton.
He urged the farmers to organize and
cooperate with the government and
with President Wilson in every posi-
BILE way in the prosecution of the
world q war for democracy and freedom
from imperialism.
He showed clearly the necessity for
organization among farmers to do this
work efficiently and well, and that in
creased production, better facilities for
marketing and putting the raw mate
rial into finished product, that edu-
cation, cooperation and business prin-
ciples were just as necessary in farming
as in any other line of business. 1t
takes as much intelligence to farm
successfully as it takes in any other
line of business.
Organization, education and co-opera-
ton are the fundamental principles of
the union. He mentioned the large
number of cooperative business en-
terprises being operated by the union
in Colorado. Grain elevators, flour
mills, creamery stations, milk conden-
sary, coal mines and coal purchase in
car lots; direct purchases IN car
lots of binder Irvine, bags, fruit
and agricultural implements; and buy
ing in wholesale quantities with dis
tribution of net earnings to the pro-
Queer and consumer incorporation to pat
ronage were given us as an illustration
of the millions of dollars of successful
enterprises being carried on by the
farmers union in Colorado.
The farmers were urged to cooper
ate with the Red Cross in its work, to
assist in bond purchases and to do
everything to help in the world war.
The following resolution was passed
unanimously:
Resolved, By the Farmers Educa-
tional and Cooperative Union No. 1923
of Dove Creek, Dolores county, Colo
ado. That we pledge our loyalty to
the President and the nation in this
world war, to assist in every legiti-
mate way to fight for the ultimate
peace of the world and for the liberation
of its people from the yoke of imper-
ialism; for the rights Of nations, great
and small, and the privilege of men
every where to choose their way of
life and obedience.
+. We demand that the world be made
safe for democracy and that terms of
peace be planted upon the trusted
foundations of political liberty.
That, We demand for those who
submit to authority the right to a
voice in. their own government for
universal dominion of right by
such consort of free people as shall
bring peace and safety to all nations
and make the world itself free.
To these ends we dedicate our lives,
our fortunes, everything we are and
have to these principles which gave
our own nation its birth and happiness
and the peace she has enjoyed and
now treasurers as the sacred rights of
all men.
A Red Cross Chapter of "a members
was formed and all the proceeds of the
celebration were donated to the Red
Cross work.
The following officers of the Red
Cross were elected:
C. M. Kincaid, president, Mrs. Fan
ME Morgan, secretary, Miss Trellis
Schlegel, treasurer.
The evening was spent in social
dance.
All feel that it had been most en-
joyable celebration and much good
work had been done for the better
ment of the community, *x*