The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
FARMERS DEVELOP
ENTHUSIASM; MEET
AT M'DAVID GROVE
Good Meeting Notwithstanding In
clemency of Weather; Unity
OF Spirit Shown.
STATE ORGANIZER BROOKS
MAKES IMPORTANT ADDRESS
County Agent Patrick and Represen-
tative-Elect Travis Also Heard
In Addresses.
(By J. A. PATRICK

The quarterly meeting of the Hen
ry County Farmers Union was held
at McDavid's Grove, Thursday, Dec.
8. 1t was most enjoyable meeting
from every standpoint. The day
was dreary and damp and the roads
muddy, yet this did not prevent a
good meeting. With better day a
larger crowd might have been pres
ent, but there are few meetings that
will measure up to this meeting when
it comes to unity of spirit and pur-
pose and enthusiasm.
The meeting was called to order
at 1890 by Esq. w. C. French, pres
ident. Mr. w L Dougherty welcom-
ed the visitors with fitting address.
Messrs w s Brown and A Winlber-
ly responded to the welcome ad-
dress.
The most important number 4 on
the program and chief drawing card
of the occasion was Mr. C w Brooks
address. Mr. Brooks has been init
mately identified with the Farmers
Union since it's organization, and has
been State Organizer for twelve
years. This long term of service
has made Mr. Brooks a very ardent
advocate of organizations among far
mers. His address was mastery
throughout. He pictured how all
organizations were organized to pro-
tect themselves in matters of legis-
lation and exhorted farmers to get
in shape to show the law making bod
les of the land what they needed. Mr.
Brooks cited instances of where the
Farmers Union was operating on
either large scale or small scale.
Although the Farmers Union seemed
to be in a dormant stage in Henry
County, yet in some of the western
states the organization covered the
entire state and was doing big
things. He showed how the prin-
ciples of the organization was sound
and how such failures as had come
to the organization was result of
failure to live UP to those principles
as outlined by it's early organizers.
Mr. Brooks showed how the great
world war had through its disturb
ances almost disbanded the Farmers
Union in Tennessee. In the last year
or so the organizers have been busy
recognizing, and the organization
has doubled in membership in the
last few months. Every farmer in
the state should have heard Mr.
Brooks address. The principles of
the organization as outlined by him
if lived up to, would make our state
a different state.
A short talk was made by County
Agent Patrick in which he told of
some of the cooperative organiza-
tions in Henry County and how much
money they had saved the farmers
of Henry County. He assured the
Farmers Union that he was only too
glad to help them at any time they
wanted his assistance. He was glad
to see the beautiful spirit of eoopera-
tion that existed among all the far
mers organizations in Henry County.
The task before all of US is large,
and we will have to pull together to
do what we want done.
Representative Travis was present
and congratulated the farmers on
their efforts to get-together. He
assured them that he was ready to
do what they wanted done and his
object in coming was to find out
what they wanted, SO that he could
get some legislation in Nashville that
would be a real help to them. Rep
resentative Travis stated that he had