The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-25
COMMITTEES ARE
 NAMED AT STATE
 FARM UNION MEET
MuSgrove, Mrs. Mathis and Nesbitt Are Speakers at Afternoon Session of
 Convention
By J. E. BLAIR.

Delegates to the state convention of the Alabama Farmers union, which opened here yesterday. held their first executive session at 7;so last night, with President Scofleld, pre- siding. A number of new members were initiated just prior to the open ing of the executive session.
 The afternoons session closed at o'clock. the last work being the arrangement for the executive ses- sion. President scofie1d announced the following standing committees:
 Resolutions: W. H. Hotchkiss, chairman, Courtland; Dr. J. F. Bishop, Franklin county; c. T. Dawes, Nor gan county; W. B. Fish, Marion county; Dr. J. B. Vines. Jefferson county.
 Committee on Credentials: W. A. Morris, secretary; o. F. Ford, Cal houn county; L. c. Cox, Marshall county.
 Committee on Legislation: R. c. Hicks, chairman, Bibb county; H. G. Smith, Albertville; H. T. Hicks, chair man. Blob county; H. G. Smith. AL bertvilie; H. T. Lakions. Walker county; G. T. McPherson. Etowah county; Lewis Thompson, Altoona
 Committee on Work: c. P. Bales, Marshall county, chairman; G. D.. McElderry. Talladega county; Jack Hicks. Bfbb county; Mrs. G. H. Mathis, Etowah county; Mrs. W. B.. Edmundson. of Decatur.
 First "WOrk'' Committee.
 In naming the last committee. the chairman said it was the first committee on work" he had even appointed or ever heard of.
 He appointed L. B. Musgrove as an honorary member of this committee and called it's first meeting for 6 o'clock in Scofield's office at 4l6h Twenty-first street, north.
 MT. Musgrove was the last of three speakers at the afternoon ses- sion. He said that it would be diff ficu1t for him to follow Mrs. Mathis (who had just spoken) "as." he de- clared. T consider her one of the very best farmer-speakers in this country.
 Your organization is doing more than you think or feel" continued the speaker.
 Mir. Musgrove said he believed the union would be performing its mis- sion, when other organizations pale into inSlgnificanee.
 Musgroye said if 1920 and 1921 con- ditions continued to prevail in 1922 23, he favored a lower interest rate than was now contemplated. He expressed hope that the bill now be- fore Congress for the relief of farm CTS would become a law. The speak CT referred briefly of the rail strike, and went into economic conditions at some length, declaring that finan- ciers could help. and good laws would help but that 'sthe farmer himself was the only man who restore the country"
 Mrs. Mathis Speaker Near the close of her address, which proved of great interest to the convention, Mrs. G. H. Mathis paid an eloquent tribute to the work and service done by the far mers. She said it was God given instinct that led people to till the soil. and scripture verses were quoted to support her belief
 The speaker moved her hearers to tears. by reciting her experience in Chicago, with little children, who broke down in tears when they found all the land had been taken on which they had hoped to make tiny gardens.
 The speaker told her hearers that at Huntsville, she was told that IS the boil weevil had made the cot ton crop uncertain, merchants were refusing to advance credit to far mers who grew nothing but cotton. In this connection the speaker told of letting 200 people have planting seed last year on credit.
 A number of references were made to a recent trip to New York bankers in the interest of cheaper money for farmers. The speaker denounced foreign immigration. Sle recounted the large percentage of foreigners in New York city. Loud applause greeted the speaker when she said she replied to the remark of Congressman Seibert of New York: "'The. working men are get ting too much wages. We will be their when you try to take them away!"
 The importance of cooperation between the farmers and all classes was dwelt upon.
 Nesbitt First Speaker
 W. D. Nesbitt was one of the in- vited speakers, stated Chairman Scofield when he introduced ti4c To- cal man. MT. Nesbitt declared that there had been larger cotton crops in Alabama, but that he doubted if the state ever raised a more valuable one, After recounting at some length the many opportunities Ala bama had to become great cgri-
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