Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06
OreGnizGtiOn Of LGnd1OFds and
BHsiness Msn to SSstsm0eizs
the RsHtGIs Of LGnds IN
Noxubse County.

On account Of the increased price Of
farming machinery. farm stock, farm
tools and farm equipment Of all kinds,
and the reduction in the purchasing
price of money, and on account Of the
vast increase in the value of all farm
products, it becomes necessary for the
landlords to reconstruct the customs and
usages in the matter of rents. 1t is on
ly right and just that the landlords of
the county should receive their proper
ticnate part of the increased valuation
of the products ofIthe farm. In order
to do this there should be devised some
equitable system that would be under
stood and followed by the people of the
county.
To this end there was meeting of a
large number of the landlord of the
county at the court house last week, and
it was there decided that community or
ganization should be perfected SO that
the situation could be handled.
To this end the following organiza-
tion was selected temporarily until com.
plete organization can be effected.
County chairman. w E Stokes.
County secretary. Chas. Strong
District III G Robertson, chairman,
j @ Poindexter, w A Cbeatham, J S
Cavett, w S Mullins. Conrah Smith, A
H Cooper, Sam Cockrell, l. L Cole.
District 2-J R Sparkman, chm, T E
Wilkerson. Phelan Hunter. Thomas Nc
Henry, W R Bush, John F Carr, L S
Shepherd...W M Binion.
District 3-F E Carlton, chm, WE
Stokes, Morgan Adams, w B Patty,
Montgomery Bros, J F Ames. H B
Gurler. E v Yates, w A Taylor, ia
Boswell.
District Al J Prince chm, CS Field,
R L Anderson. A M Tynes, w J Hub
bard, Sr., Geo Russell
District st W Madison, chm H H
Shull, B Bell. G w Cunningham, John
T. Cook, ] L Carpenter, w A Walker.
Ball Triplett, ] G Wilkins.
It was decided that the county chair
man and the district chairmen 80 ap-
pointed form an executive committee.
That the county chairman call meet
ing in his district of the menbers of
his committee on or before Wednesday
the 11th day of September 1918, and
that ut this meeting they compete the
organization for their community, and
that IheY Mt once proceed to make
canvass/of the people of their district.
busiaabs men and landlords, and find
|Oug sAetaer o. not :heytfavor O new
system being adopted. based on an In
creased money rental on the basis of
the price of the crops. or part of the
crops. and what part of the crops
would be just and equitable. That af-
ter this canvass of the people Of their
districts, that all chairmen meet on
Wednesday, September 18th at the of
flee Of the secretary in Macon at IL
O'Clock m and there formulate plans
to present a mass meeting of the
citizens, business men and landlords to
be held on the following Monday
That mass meeting of all business
men and landlords interested in this
snbject, be and the same is hereby
called to meet at the Court House in |
Macon. Miss, on Monday, September |
23re at II O'Clock m to adopt a new
system of rentols and discuss the man.
agements of our farms under the new
conditions.
This article in the Beacon is notice to |
all chairman and to the members Of the |
committees and to the citizens of its |
contents, and we hope that every one |
who reads this article will discuss this |
subject with their neightors, so that p |
definite and just plan can be determined |
upon that will be the rule and the Gus
tom in Noxubee county during the pre-
sent condition of affairs.
Every business man and landlord is |
urgently requested to be present at the |
mass meeting on the %. Whether YOU
work wage hands or share croppers or |
rent your land you should be present at |
this meeting.
W. E. Stokes,
Temporary Chairman
CHAS. STRONG,