The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-12-08

FA1 PAOOSOS DCSdu W pour
In on the chairman. Charley Tay-
lor was chairman. He read the
pledges as they came up to the
platform. Homer Ayres of the
South Dakota U. F. L. pledges to
secure 100 yearly subscriptions be-
fore Jan. l, 1884"
Carl Tingstrom of the Mime
sofa U. F. L. pledges to get 100
yearly subscriptions by Jan. 1,
1884. He also pledges to raise SIS
in Greetings" advertisements for
the first issue"
u. c. Kingsbury of the United
Farmers League in the state of
Washington pledges to get 100
yearly subscriptions; he pledges to
get SIS in Greetings" advertise
ments, and he orders so copies
regularly of the New FARMERS
WEEKLY.
Iowa Represented
Frank L. North, militant local
leader of the Farm Holiday in
Vail, Iowa, pledges to secure 10
yearly subscriptions before Jan. /,
and he wants 10 copies regularly
of the new paper. Edward C.
Baumann, U. F. L. leader in Clear.
water county, Minnesota, pledges
to get 80 yearly subs before Jan
1, he pledges to raise 81 in "Greet
irgs" advertisements, and he or
ders % copies of the new paper
regularly"
While all this is going on, Wis
consin farmers who have the big
gest representation of all the dele
cations present, are holding a hur
ried consultation in its part of tn,
hall. Loud whispers travelling u
and down the rows where they sit
Jack Witt, the Wisconsin secre
tary of the U. F. L., Art Timpsor
the state organizer, Johnnie Hetts
Vera Swirbull, Stub Morrow, Wal
ter Broker. Joe Weller, CHUCK
Timpson, many others, arguin
hurriedly, discussing how much
pledge. 1t doesn't take them Ions
They write down their pledge
Then more discussion. Some thin
it isn't enough. And then whisper
ing back and forth again. FINAL
they come to an agreement. JAG
Witt writes again on the pledg
card. Some of the others look g
it. Okay, Okay. He brings it u
to the platform.
Charley Taylor is still reading
pledges. He takes the pledge Wit
hands him and puts it under man
others he has still to read. r
continues to read from the pile O
the table.
"Chas. M. Joslyn, president {
the Valley County Holiday ASS
citation, Montana, pledges to get
yearly subs by January. Hans
Mathisen of the Nebraska Holida
Madison County Plan, pledges
secure 10 years subs by January
and orders five copies regularly I
the new paper for start.
Here are the Murtlands!
"Frank Murtland of the BeltraI
county U. F. L. In Minnesot
whose children were taken ava
from him by the state because
his militant activity on behalf
the farmers of Bemidji-he an
his wife pledge to get Is subs f
the new paper by Jan. 1 and tn
order 10 copies regularly. H.
Correll. Oregon one Of the st
boosters of the old Farmers N
tional Weekly, pledges to get
yearly subs to the new FARMEl
WEEKLY bv Jan. 1.
"Alfred Miller. executive seer
tary of the United Farmers p
tective Association of Penns.
vania. pledges to get rs year
subs by Jan. 1. and he pledges
raise SIS in Greetings" advertis
ments before Jan. 1. James Id
Smith. treasurer of the same
ganization, pledges to get
yearly subscriptions before Jan.
pledges to raise 81 in Greeting
advertisements. and wants
copies of the new paper regularl
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