The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-10

the farms better place to live, with
more modern equipment tn the
homes according to Milton Cope,
master of'the Sumpter Grange The
fact that the farmers of the locality
have provided the Sumpter commu-
nifty building has raised the value OF
every farm in the district and bet
tered the condition of every indi-
vidual," he declares
The Grange is growing more rap
idly, at the present time. In other
states as well az in oklahoma, than
since the first organizations which
followed the panic In 1874. The
Sumpter Grange OF this county now
has over 200 members, the weston
over 25O. the Bethel over $50. and
one recently organized near the
Kansas oklahoma border In this
county dust south OF Hunncwell,
| Kan) has nearly 200. There are
several other locals In this county.
The Wheat Growers Increasing.
The Wheat Growers organization
Is steadily increasing in members.
according to j. A. Blubaugh OF this
county. the Kay county president
and member Of the national oNecu-
tive committee. Kay has nov over
1000 members and the state over
| $4,000, with Kansas also strongly or
ganized and Nebraska now being or.
ganized. 1t was the wheat Growers
association that made 1t possible
for the farmers to store their wheat
| this fall In this and other Oklaoma
counties, at time when cars for
hauling the wheat were hard to get.
| Now that transportation is easter
the farmers are holding for "A higuor
| price. With the wheat once stored on
| on the farms. the owners show no
hurry TO dispose OF II at present
prices. The Farmers Union. Of
which John 4. simpson is the prcsi-
dent, has 1873 locals in 81 Oklahoma
counties with total OF 10000 mem
bers, according to statistics given
out at the annual state convention
in Oklahoma city in August. In
their aims the Grange and the
Farmers Union are working along
similar lines. both FOR the upbuild-
| ing OF farmer communities and for
the betterment OF the farmers.
The Farmers Union took n strong
stand against universal military
training and had much 10 do with
heading off that proposition. During
the recent state convention several
attempts were made through resolu-
| tiOns offered to tie the Farmers
| Union with labor unions, but In cv-
cry instance the attempt failed. The
| farmers declared they consider they
have full sized job in fighting their
own battles and that they cannot
he helped in any way by combining
with union labor"
The Farmers Union gave a COM
piete endorsement to both the Wheat
Growers asfo ciauon and the Cotton
Growers association, declaring 1t the
belief OF tine members that the latter
will eliminate a great deal of the
unnecessary expense OF our present
distributing system" The Cotton
| Growers are now being organized
! and at tho present time number sew
eral thousand members
Had Fair xhibits.
Another farmers organization that
is now gradually increasing Is that
Of the wool growers. In this county
an association was perfected during
the past few months because OF the
bad market at shearing time, and the
members have been co-operating
with a similar organization In Gar
field county and with one in Sumner
county, Kan. They are pooling their
wool and holding 1t for better prices.