The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-08-29
FARMERS ORGANIZE
VIII Maintain County Warehouse and
Marketing Co-Opcration.
ASSOCIATION

A large gathering of representative
farmers of Scurry county was held
here last Saturday, in fact the county
court room was comfortably filled
with men. The purpose of the meet
ing was to effect permanent organic
alton OF the Scurry County Ware
house and Marketing Association
d. f. Wilson presided at the meet
ing and II. L. Holley was secretary
Mr.. F. !. Townsend delivered an ad-
dress explaining the plans and pur-
poses of the Association. He is ia
miliar with the condition of the farm
ing people and may be found always
in the front OF any sort Of proper
movement for the promotion OF the
/ welfare Of the farm.
II explained the Law providing FOR
/ the warehouse and marketing bust
ness and showed how II will protect
the farmers against losses in hand
ling and selling crops
MIR. r. II. Curnutte explained the
attitude OF the banks toward the
movement pointing out that mutual
bentfits TO all the people and the the
/ institutions.
In the organization OF this enter
prise the Farmers Cooperative Asso-
citation which has been here for sew
eral months to the financial advant-
age OF the people is merged into the
newer organization and the members
of the one became the members OF
the other, and then all other inter
ested citizens may become members
Of the association upon payment OF
the membership fee. Mr. o. F. Darby
was elected temporary custodian o.
the funds. The charter now being ap-
piled for will establish the name, the
objects and the first official list Of
the Association. In going into per-
manent organization a committee
was appointed to submit names OF
ten mon. from which list five direct
ors would be elected by ballot,
The directors thus elected are: A.
.C. Wilmeth, II. y. Wellborn, II. l..
Holley, ". Stacy, and F. NJ Brown
reld. or these 4. c. Wilmeth was
chosen ms president, H. p. Wellborn'
vice president and II. L. Holloy, Sec
retary-treasurer
Below IS list OF the men
who have already gone into the new
association and others will be So
licited to join by the following au-
thorized committee: II. A. Worthins-
Ton. / ". Hancock, w. r. Schultz,
J. |. Chorn L. c. Darby and W. A.
Brownfield.
List of membership; A, NJ Her'
rem. A. ]. Carnes. s. =. Johnson W.
II Evans. J. c. Page. c. b. Whlte'
y NJ Brownfield. VI. A. Garden r.
n DaI.oach. NJ. L. Hill, NJ. Stacy NJ
n 7 MYERS. ]. S. Hart, ]. u. Ao-
hott Earl Sheppard, ]. l.. HICKS ~
r nrownfield. ]. 7. Burrough' NJ W.
s,.r;vper G. L. Heudryx, W. II. shui-
a, Arbur Townsend, l.. w. Jones
ep Miller E.P.Brown. Al Grane'
n, d wran. ]. II. Crenshaw, w. u J
never. n. n. Price. W. A. Pits DiieS
powers. F. w. Taylor, II. NJ. MURPHY
9 r Blackard. W. n. Blakeley' -
u Russell. c. Won Roeder' . +
Crowder. ]. w. Moore. \. W. "ree'
w r. Traweek. J. NJ. BroWhi"s
trtber Edmond son, c. u. AieA'u".
G wnmeth, r. II. Curnutt' j. '"
,,.oav II p. Wellborn G. w. earn
or G. r Kite. W. II. Wilson ~
uor,on T. $. shepard r. F. Wor'a'"
- w cabbert 5. r. Fickas' heh
NJ. l.. Simpson. u. L A'ia.''
7 q Moss. Or. W. A. Palmer
g RYAN. w. II Fenton' Fl. {. fen-
,or l.. Weathers. j. NJ. Cu'uue'
49, n @ snider, II. Edmonds' D.
rorr 7 r. Williamson, q. NJ
HALEY. G. w. Odom. Jas 'rui'N
sha,ks A. II. Merritt, c. u. NUT
uhree. T. NJ. Brown. 5. l.. Brown