The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-26
Farmers Society Equity
Holds Annual Meeting
LINDSEY REELECTED PRESIDENT: MASSEY
DELEGATE TO NATIONAL MEETING


The Farmers Society OF Equity--not
the store enterprise-held its third an
nual meeting in the court house, Satur-
day. and in spite of the bad weather a
larget 1umber of members were in at
tendance.
W. II. Lindsey was reelected Presi-
dent of the Society and Ben ogilVe
vice president.
j.. \. McCune was reelected secre-
tary. hut on account of his many other
duties was given an assistant. Ira Mas
sey.
One Of the main items o. business to
come before the meeting was the ell
ection OF delegate to attend the
National Convention which will be held
in Pocatello. Idaho, some time during
the coming month. There were three
candidates for this important honor.
which was awarded Ira Massey when
the votes were counted,
The business of this delegate Is to
help make the laws for the coming
year at the National Convention, and
/ il is a very important one for the
| delegates from the various locals OF
the country. Mr.. Massey assured the
delegates present that he would go to
the convention with but one object;
20 serve the nienber of this district
Plans win be laid at this National
Convention to place the Farmers So
ciety Of Equity upon a much larger
National scope than ever before. Dur
Il i,rts ttor Past Year this farners organ
ization has grown faster than any
other of it's kind until today II Is
s.asA
ganizations of farmers in the United
states. It's members and enterprises
are to be found in practically every
state from New York to California ana
from Florida to Canada.
!. The election of an advisory board
for Union County was postponed until
the directors of each local can meet
and elect such q committee.
w. w. Coulson, ]. w. Horn and ].
II. Garlock are the present members
of the Union County advisory board
The county organization is now en-
! larged into a District Organization.
: taking in Union County and the ad-
joining counties in Colorado, Oklahoma
and Texas. President Lindsey is making
arrangements to get out into the neld
again and do some active organization
work. Demands for the establishment
of locals are coming in from all over
the district, and in some places the
establishment of stores for cooperative
, buying is requested.
At the convention 1t was shown that
the Equity had made an excellent
! growth during the past year, and thai
the future held large increase IN
membership
on the second Tuesday in February
4 the Twelfth the stockholders of the I'm
ion County Farmers Society of Equity
Ltd, the store enterprise, will hole
their annual meeting to elect directors
4 Five directors will be elected. three new
ones and two to take the place of thu
two who resigned during the pas
4 year.
Manager J. ]. Swagerty, OF the Eqult!
q Store reports a good business belnI
1 done and n large business placing tn
q pinto bean directly into the homes o
3 the consumers. This is considered tn
; proper way to develop a demand 10
3 the pinto that win in time, bring
& fair price to the growers, and all ar
urged to assist in the missionary work
a IL is also reported that returns fror
q ono car Of broom corn shipped by tn
3 society show that the corn brot $500
a per ton.