The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., November 19, 1910, Page 793, Image 5

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STATE MEETING OF MISSISSIPPI FARMERS’ UNION.
An Interesting Session—Resolutions Adopted About Various
Matters of Interest to Farmers.
The ANNUAL meeting of the
Farmers’ Union of Mississipp
was held at Jackson, Novembei
1, 2, and 3.
The first day was consumed ir
opening formalities, address of wel
come by Judge Robert Mayes, and
response by Rev. R. A. N. Wilson
speeches by National President Chas.
A. Barrett, and National Committee
man, O. F. Domblaser, Cleburne,
Texas and the annual address ot
President G. R. Hightower.
After reviewing the condition of
the order the following topics were
discussed and recommendations made
by Mr. Hightower:
The need of more and better or
ganized work for the extension of
the Influences of the Union and for
increasing membership, were point
ed out and the suggestion made that
the work be taken up by counties and
energetically prosecuted until the
whole State is covered.
Thfi fflilnro fk/v r_
u it? CO
enact the Union’s recommendation
that the contract rate of interest be
reduced from 10 to 8 per cent was
discussed and the cause of its defeat
attributed to the influence of the
money-lending interests, or those an
tagonistic to the farmer, on the mem
bers of the State Senate.
President Hightower also declared
that the law creating county attor
neys should be abolished and in its
stead a law enacted providing for
a county agricultural commissioner.
A closer inspection and analysis of
commercial fertilizers and feeding
stuffs is, in the the opinion of Pres
ident Hightower, also needed. The
exemption of flour mills from taxa
tion. and the giving of free permits
to any one who wished to operate a
** public thrasher, reaper or binder,
portable grist mill or molasses-mak
ing outfit were also advocated.
^ A commissioner to investigate
freight rates on farm products and
take the matter up with the rail
road commission was suggested, and
he nlso claimed for the Union and its
paper, the f that Mississippi’s
Congressional atlon is pledged
to the support 01 , parcels post.
Considerable time was devoted by
President Hightower to the discus
sion of the farmers’ warehouse com
pany, of which he is also president.
It was pointed out that this company
was now strongly intrenched and is
serving the farmers’ interests in the
selling of cotton to the great profit
of its patrons; while in the future
it was hoped to extend the help in
marketing to molasses and other pro
ducts.
In the field of politics the president
of the Union urged strongly that par
tisan politics be avoided but that the
members busy themselves to see that
only men favoring the measures de
sired by the Union be elected to of
fice.
1 lie second day of the session was
largely consumed in the reading of
committee reports and their discus
sion and in the election of officers.
The following are the officers elect
ed , all but the last two and the ex
ecutive committee being re-elections:
President—G. R. Hightower, Jack
son.
vice ^resident—J. w. Boatwright.
Lecturer—M. A. Brown.
Chaplain—R. A. N. Wilson.
Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Emma
Smith, Jackson.
Conductor—W. A. Dunaway.
Doorkeeper—A. Blanton.
Business Agent—No election; of
fice to be abolished.
Evecutive Committee—Dr. L. E.
Martin, W. A. Dunaway, Arnot Smith,
H. J. Scott, B. F. Ward, Jr.
The following embody the most Im
portant declarations made by the
committee on resolutions, and pass
ed by the Union:
“Deeming it expedient and proper
at this time to define our position
upon matters of State-wide moment
afTecting the farmers of Mississippi
of all classes and conditions, there
fore, be is resolved by the Mississip
pi Division of the Farmers’ Educa
tional and Co-operative Union of
America in fifth annual convention
assembled.
“First—That we believe It to be
for the best interests of the farming
classes of Mississippi that the con
tract rate of interest be reduced from
10 per cent to 8 per cent; and in view
of the failure of the last Legislature
to grant us this relief, we recommend
that our members support only such
candidates for the next Legislature
Cockerel Bargains
tomln Whit, Orpington Cockerel, for sale at rra
SS&JKS .SiS,* '■* p",l~ »«“ '»■
L. M. IIOGLE, -> Tupelo, Miss.
__on on Cockerel *t State Fair.
White Wyandotte Bargains
(?*••* bird, that havU’won it Mem^hh^aek^ ™
Greenville and Grenada. Pullet* and Hena 16 00
Cocka and Cockerels. 16 00 to 111) 00. We have the
baat In the South and will please you.
THE SOUTHERN POULTRY YARDS.
W. A. Avery. Sec.. - - - Vaidcn, Mias.
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS
srTJj® *£T*,*t. layers and money maker*. Per pair
•52?. T/‘° ** °° Drak,» Vi oo to *4.00. Female*
tn.X to *4 00. Eggs 11.60 p»r 12. *
W. I. HUNT, ■ * - - - - Pascagoula, Ml*s.
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KIStY BULL FOB SUE. DROPPED APRIL 2. 1J09.
_ r°" ' Johnie O'Dream wold. *on of the
not«J Champion Hying Fox and of the great
U*^tt^nr.OW' i?7,‘ °! St‘ John l-'0* * Johnie
?,n r ,* **al* great breeding and In
dividuality, but hi* daughters are great per
ia^f whlee f h°T’ ‘n mJlk “v'r“g'ng with first
ns m l- f™?h over four gallon* per day.
dalrv Moi"* u ° lA ‘199,74 “ grand cow of great
ter */’ <'i*,Ve °'r*r twH PounJ" ot but
ter Per day for thirty consecutive days, and
Derlii?•heDh n*durin‘t ,ho Present lactation
Ku^.^bS 6638poundM °r miik *nd
POT^fulfinformiUlori.'addrea*111' PriCe ,126-°°
. J- 8 MOORE.
Agricultural College. Miesiaalppl.
Wo haco tor oalo six other young bull• ot
^___*lmllar b, ooding to tho above.
as unequivocally promise their sup
port and active efforts for this econ
omic measure, and be it further re
solved:—
“Second—That we view with alarm
the increase in the cost of our State
government, together with the cre
ation of many new and unnecessary
offices, burdens upon the taxpayers;
therefore, we desire to go on record
as favoring the repeal in toto of the
county attorney bill and the abolition
of its seventy-nine useless offices and
unnecessary salaries at the earliest
possible moment.
“Third—That we favor the restric
tion and effectual checking of the en
croachments of corporations holding
the land of Mississippi, and suggest
to the I.eflislature that the limit
upon such corporate land holdings
be not increased.
Fourth—That we insist upon all
our laws being enforced, and In par
ticular the laws against corporations
holding more than two million dol
lars worth of land.
“Fifth—Inasmuch as It is now the
policy of the State to exempt some
new industries from taxation, we
favor the exemption from taxation
for a period of five years of flouring
mills, syrup mills, public threshers
and canneries and grain elevators.
"Sixth—That we favor and demand
the teaching of elementary agricul
(Continued on page 801.)
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