The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-28
COMMITTEE REPORTS
ON TRADE CARDS
UNITED FARMERS FAIL TO MEET
WITH COMMITTEE
Members Of Committee Think Trade
Card Plan Simply a Means OF OBJ
tanning MORey--RepOrt is Adopted
Without Dissenting YOte--Matter
Discussed Fully By Committee and
Others.

| At meeting held in the courthouse
in Covington Tuesday night the com
nittee which was appointed at meet
ing Of the merchants and business
men Of Upton county, held on Sep
TENDER 10, reported the result Of
their investigation as to the adyisa-
bllity OF taxing trade cards in the
United Farmers organization The
report was discussed fully by mem
bers of the committee and by others
present. The committee was con-
Jinued with instructions to report
the result of any further investiga-
tion, or the result Of any negotiation
with representatives of the organiza-
ton.
The report, which was unanimously
adopted, is as follows:
The undersigned committee, re-
Gently appointed by the merchants
and business men of Coyington and
Upton county to investigate the
trade card feature of the United
Farmers Of America, beg leave to re-
port as follows:
On September 8 q Mr.. Williams,
representing this order, solicited one
of our merchants to buy one Of these
trade cards and was referred to this
committee, who stated to Mr.. Will
liams that they would be pleased to
have him explain why and how his
organization would benefit the COM
munity.
Mr., Williams desired to have some
of the head men of his organization
appear before our committee at a
date to be named by him, saying that
he would notify us on Monday, the
18th, the time and place for the
meeting, but up to the present he
has failed to let us hear from him,1
although we are informed that he has
been in CoVington number Of times
and working out in the county prac-
tically ever since our interview with
him.
Judging from this and other de-
velopments it would appear that the
United Farmers of America do not
care to come before our committee
to explain it's workings, and from
other Investigations we have made
it seems that the trade card feature
of their work is nothing more than a
scheme to exact m oney from our mer-
chants and business men to be sent
to Blytheville, and that our local
farmers derive no benefit whatsoever
from the funds which are sent out of |
the county.
Furthermore, we are advised that |
where the trade cards are in effect the
cost of same is ultimately paid by
the farmers themselves in increased
prices. For instance, the cost of gin
ming and wrapping cotton at Ripley
IS 30 cents more per bale than is
being charged by our local gins, and
we have heard of instances in which
prices on articles of merchandise
we're advanced by trade card mer-
,hants when selling to members of
his organization.
Hence, we believe, after thorough
Investigation of its plans and pur-
poses, that the organization is abso-
utely unable and incompetent to full
i'll the promises which they hold out
% the farmer and that it is not en-
titled to the support and endorsement
# either the business or farming in
erests of the county.
Respectfully submitted,
7. G. Howard, w. H. Bailey, B. S.
JAMESON, L. P. Flippin, ]. 6. Bad
lour, E. L. Worrell, Robert Miller,
7, R. Gwinn, NJ. Guttman, W. L.
shelton, Peter Fyfe, R. K. Mcbride
". H. Deverell, Lanier Bros, w. C.
N. A. Naifeh, L. D. Bad
Jour, w. H. Cobb.