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Southern Mercury Established I88O.
Farmers Union Password Established 1903.
Southern Mercury and Farmers Union Password Consolidated May l( 1900.
Vol. XXV. No. 52
Dallas, Texas, Thursday, Noycnier 9,
1905
$1.00 Per Annum •'
READ THIS COMMUNICATION!
It is addressed to thoie who believe
in co-operation, and who will co-ope-
rate when satisfied of the absolute safe-
ty of the few dollars they are asked to
invest. There is where you have got
your "Uno!e Johnny" up against the
"real thing," and it's how to make you
know it, is just why we are advertising.
80 I am going to ask you some ques-
tions, and in tufa I want you to ask
me eome.
Would you invest $50.00 together with
one hundred thousand other people if
you felt eure that the investment would
free you from the frenzies that are now
used in the manufacture and distribu-
tion of woolen, cotton and leather
goods? You know what they
FRAUD, ADULTERANT, UNSANITA-
RY, ACHE8, PAINS AND TEARS
woven in every article. No such thing
as a fair labor exchange exists or can
exist so long as one or a few persons
own and operate the machines for prof-
it only. You can even use your credit
in this institution by giving your note
for one year, bearing thn legal rata of
interest of the state in, which it is given,
paying 10 per cent down and indorw
upon the note, which would make
Yes! Especially if that investment
would save you half of what you now
ring almost daily.)
spend for things of I ke qua'ity (if you
Cfn get like quality at all), besides
earning you a dividend?. Write today
and find out! It's the only means wo
have of corvincing you.
The writer has given his all to carry
this plan out. and can say to you that
; he has practically demonstrated the
i correctness of the plan, and especially
; the necessity of combining manufactur-
tnuke up the economy of home life, us
cared for by our mothers and our
daughters. It has departments on cook-
our views on that question accordingly.
President Calvin made an Interesting
address on the benefits which would
ery. maintained by the ladles them- result from united action, especially In
selves; on dressmaklnK and pattern I regard to holding and handling cot-
work: on Hints and Helps about the ' ton.
household; 011 poultry raising, etc.; j Bro. B. F. Young was recommended
and lots of good short stories. One or I to General Organizer Montgomery as
two continued stories are a feature. The <1 suitable man to organize in this sec-
.... . 0 i ing and distribution, of making out own
possible for your company to pay cash | „Z-i—* ..".j".
for the machinery and owe nothing
when the crisis comes (that Comrade
Wayland, Wilshire, and others, besides
Rockefeller, tell us is coming, and is
evidenced by the bank failures occur-
market. He can, with a I candor, say
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SANGER BROTHERS
The Largest House West of the Mississipdi
Men's Clothing With an Appearance Out
l of the Ordinary.
The man who we irs clothing: from this store will not meet a Suit
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or Overcoat like liis on every
corner, newillbe, in every
respect, just as exclusively
dressed as if lie patronized a
liigh-grado merchant tailor
and paid twice as much for
his outfit Call and see our
Belted Overcoats
Dress Overcoats
Surtout Overcoats
Top Overcoats
Gcavdnette Overcoats
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$1.50 grade at .*
$12.50
UP TO
$50.00
in Warm Comforts
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25 11.75 grade at #1 50
grade at .-.$1 65
7£xS6 Dallas made Cotton Comforts, silkollne covered, the $2.25
grade, at 81 95
' 72x86 Dallas made Comforts, made of snow white cotton, soft
as down, the best value ever sold at ■92 75
Cx7 sateen covered Down Comforts, our leader at $5.00, special
tomorrow at $4 25
6x7 Down Comforts, French sateen covering, our $6.00 .grade,
on sale at $4 Q5
6x7 silk covered Down Corftforts, satin inlaid border, the $11.50
grade, special at 4 89 85
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cials in Blankets
10-4 gray Blankets, aff wool'filled, the regular $4.00 grade, spe-
cial at a 83 45
11-4 white wool and plaid IJlankets, a special value at $5.00, on
salo tomorrow at 84 50
11-4 white wool Blankets, "Sanger's Special," the best value ever
offered for the mongy, pet pair 85 OO
11-4, 12-4 and *3-4 Blankets, only a few of each slue, guaranteed all
wool, velvet finish, as long as they last —
11-4 size, $8.50 grade, at 85 95 12-4 size, $9.50 grade, at 86 95
13-4 size, $11.50 grade, at 87 95
Fine Wool Blankets, put up one pair to a box, very handsome, In three
. sizes—
10-4 size at 86 50 11-4 size at 88 50
12-4 size at 810 00
VISITORS WELCOME ALWAYS
SANGER BROETHRS, j
DALLAS, TEXAS.
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THE CREAT WHISKEY HOUSE
L. CRADDOCK & 60.
Will Be Clad to See You at the Fair.
Wh£n you visit the fair we extend to you a cordial invitation to call at our
exhibit which is located about the center of the main Exhibition billidlng.
We wish to get acquainted- with as many of our customers as possible
and cement the friendships already existing as well as start the founda-
tion for new ones. •
While in the city we would also be glad for you to call at our store and
■ee the largest und most up-to-date whiskey establishment In the state.
Every courtesy possible will tye extendedT'you.
Make Our Store Your Headquarters.
L. CRADDOCK & CO,
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to you it only remains for a sufficient
number of consumers to join to make
it one of the greatest object lessons the
world has ever seen.
If one hundred thousand people will
join by the first of January (and they
will) we will be supplying the person-
al wants of each and every stockholder,
before one year' is over, with all the
cotton, woolen and leather goods you
need. Wo want you to do this only as
it appeals to you as being right, and
what you are looking for.
Do you suppose that the postoffice
authorities would allow us to advertise
so long as we have, if our enterprise
was not legitimate? Don't you sup-
pose the Parry'tes are watching us?
They in convention declared against the
parcels post and the rural fr'ee do'ivery
and mail order houses, just recently.
Eight hundred of them at St. Louis did
this onily a few weeks ago.
If there were any reason to doubt at
all, why do you suppose that our direc-
tors appointed the national executive
committee of such an organ'ration as
the Farmers' Educational and Co-Op-
erative Union of America, having a
membership of about 490,000, as our
trustees? If this don't satisfy you. ask
for further proof. We have got the per-
simmons, "you bet!"—Rio Grande i
Woolen Mills Co. (Co-operative), John-
ey H. Bcarrup, Pres., Albuquerque,
N. M.
P. 8.—We know what you think. You
say to yourself, "If I knew that 999,9?9
others would do this, I would too, be-
cause I am confident it would be a suc-
cess.'1 Why, bless your hoart, we aro
only waiting for YOU to JOIN, so that
we can make the announcement that
we have 100,OCO members. 8o send in
for ten blank notes anH get nine others
to join you, and lot's make something
BIG! We can do it "as easy as falling
off a log." THE BIGGER THE EASI-
ER! Let's give the "Divirve right to
trade" fellows" a lesson in numbers,
and society an organization that will
laugh at panics and failures, when that
awful day of reckoning comes for Indi-
vidualism. It aint far away and will be
here when the money loamer wants to
hold h:s money once more in his hands,
to feel of it and count it. He is the ex-
ploiter of the exploiter, and you arfe the
exploited.
famous and entrunciiigly interesting
story by Mrs. Augusta Kvans Wilson,
"At tiie Mercy of Tiberius," will run
through 190S. To all who will send
TEN GENTS during the month of No-
vember the magazine will he sent ONE
YEAK. Mall a silver dime to us and
we will have your subscription for
1906 licgin with the current number.
Address, THE DUNN-MILLS CO.,
Box :Mi4. Dallas, Texas.
tlon.
Aft?r sundry discussion and routine
business the Union closed to meet at
the Commercial Club rooms In Dallas
the first Saturday In January, 1!(06.
N. C. Murray Is lecturing In Wood
county.
J. I* Armstrong is In the organizing
field In Caldwell county.
Dallas County Union, after consid-
erable discussion, declared against cre-
ating a separate national union. The
vote was unanimous.
meeting were
Dallas County Union requests In-
vestigation of the books of the retired
State Secretary-Treasurer and other
officers.
blows his horn.
Do you want a scholarship In the
j Cosmos Business College at San Anto-
nio'.' We can supply you on satisfac-
tory terms white lis for particulars.
TEN CENTS A YEAR.
A Proposition to the Ladies That They
Will All Want to Know About.
The Woman's Home Journal is one
of those magazines tilled with matter
In which the mothers and daughters
,ln our homes are especially interested.
It is a magazine devoted to good liter-
ature, and to all the departments that
Countv secretaries or presidents In
all the states should always notify uu
In advance of date and place of their
next county meetings. Send In brief
reports of important actions taken.
Remember tlr> Mercury-Password
office Is right opposite the Cotton Kelt
depot and Dallas News office. 3rd floor
Oaston building. Take the elevator.
Call when In town.
The com c.-op in Orlnies count,? is
short, and union men In counties ad-
jacent having corn for sale w II de well
to correspond with the county bus'ness
agent, J. D. Wilson, of Bed as, Texas
Airy organizer not taking subs for
this paper should write us for gpeclil
terms. The Mercury-Pass*1orl Is In-
dispensable to the organizer—and to
every live number
McLennan county union Is preparing
an elaborate program for the night of
Nov. 24 at Labor Hall. Only union men
fire-proof warehouses at nd.their families are Invited. Speeches,
Tree Protectors.
76c Per IOO
85 Per 1,000
As vuluuliln In summer
ngaliiHt nii -ftci ld, hot
winds, etc. Kecommended
by nil leading OrobcardUts
and Horticultural Mucle-
tles.
Send for sample* and
testimonial*. On not wait
antll Habblt* and Mice
ruin yonr trees.
WRITE U« TI-0AT
Wholesale Nni-nerV Cata-
logue now ready. Rend far
copy. Agents wanted
everywhere.
HART PI0NEIR NURSERIII.
Box 113 Port Scott, Kim.
METROPOLITAN
BUSINESS COLLEGE,
DALLAS, TEXAS. 7
The finest Business College in the
South—unrivaled in Texas—unsur-
passed in America. Write for our ele-
gant catalogue—It is free.
CHARTIER'S ELECTRIC 8HORT-
HAND.
DALLAS COUNTY UNION.
Met in Commercial Club rooms In
Dallas Saturday, Nov. 4. O. W. Neely
presided and S. 11. Moore kept the
ml nut on. The committee on creden-
tials ieported all present qualified to
participate in the deliberations of the
-■"session.
Minutes of previous
rend and adopted.
The following resolution was offered
by Bio. H. O. Niblo:
"Whereas, The books and financial
records of the State Union (from the
Mineo! i meeting' to the Waco meeting)
have not been satisfactorily audited,
and
Wheieas, Many county coventlons
have by resolution requested that this
work bt done: and
Whereas, The State meeting at Waco
last August voted that the present new
State executive committee shall do this
work: therefore be It
"Reselved. That the Dallas County
ask the present State executive com-
mittee to proceed to do this work as
per InMructions of the State meet-
ing. and report the result of their in-
vestigation to the Locals. This inves-
tigation is due those who claim that
the books are all right: it is due the
membership in gerieral who have asked
that II be done."
Adopted by unanimous vote.
The following resolution was ofTere-1
by State Secretary B. F. Chapman, and
unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, Our members generally
have marketed cotton enough for
pressing needs; and
"Whereas, Our State officials have
recommended that we hold the balance
of our crop for 11 cents and over, and
have arranged to have our cotton safe
ly stoted In
cheap rates for storage and Insurance music and refreshments,
and sold by our agents; and nlso se-
cured :he privilege of getting advances
of two-thirds value at the low Interest
rate of 6 per cent per annum, and rec-
ommended that we avail ourselves of
these advantages. Therefore be It
"Resolved, By the the Dallas County
Union that It Is to our Interest to be
governed by their recommendations,
and thf.t we owe It to our fellow mem-
bers of other Unions to co-operate with
them, and that we pledge ourselves to
store In Dallas with the J. P. Smith Co.,
or to ship to Galveston and store there
with the Merchants and Planters
Warehouse and Compress Co., the bal-
ance of our remaining cotton, and hold
the same for the minimum price fixed
by ou'- officials, namely, 11 cents net
to us.
Resolved, That we recommend to
other county un'ons, and, when they aro
not In session, to every Local Union In
Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory,
that where they do not have safe ware-
houses In whleh to hold their products
or facilities for getting cheap money,
they consign all their remaining cot-
ton to the Merchants and Planters
Compress Co. at Galveston, and when
advances arp needed draw on said com-
pany for two-thirds of the value, ac-
cording to Galveston quotations on
the flay of shipment. Co-operation
with and loyalty to each other will win
this fight we are making for the priv-
ilege of having something to say about
the price at which we shall sell our
cotton.
"We are assured that we can sell our
cotton direct to spinners and get rid
of the speculators. If we fall now, we
may expect to go back to the era of
five and six cent cotton."
Resolution was adopted unanimous-
ly that the membership of the County
Union are opposed to the formation
of a National 1'nlon at the Texarkana
conference Dec. 5th, and our represent-
atives are hereby requested to express
I.i. B. Tefteiler, showing the benefits
to be secured by close, compact or-
ganization and persistent effort. Many
Ideas were advanced and a spirit of
nggresslve action was developed. There
were several non-union visitors pres-
ent at the open exercises, and manl-
ested much Interest In the growth of
the organization. Our next meeting
wll show commendable progress. The
date and place will be published In the
Mercury-Password.
A. Y. MAXWELL, Secy.
Spring Creek, Texas.
MONTHS OF DELAY.
Tho Mercury-Password Is receiving
not h few inquiries and compliments
relative to tho non-appearance of the
minutes of the Waco meeting last sum-
mer. but is unable to give any satisfac-
tory reason for the Interminably long
delay. We are informed that, the
"copy" was placed in the hauds of a
Mlneoia printer shortly after the Waco
meeting, but up to this good time they
have not been received at headquar-
ters. The constitutional amendments
are being voted on. and the minutes of
the Waco proceedings being thus with-
held.ftom the brethren leaves them in
the daik. so to speak. The brethren
Bro. Spear of DeKalb, Texas, wrlles
saying he will hold his cotton for 11
cents It he has to wait until Gabriel «re entitled to the Information without
mouths of delay. That editor ought to
be prodded
born.
up a few, sure art you're
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REDUCED HOLIDAY RATES
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
to points in Mississippi, Alabama,
Tennessee, Geo-gla, Flor'da, North and
South Carolina and Southern Kentucky.
Tickets on silo December Ulsf. 22nd
and 23d, good returning 30 days from
the date of purchase.
For full particulars write to M. H.
Bone, West. Pass. Agt., Dallas, Texas.
DO YOU WANT A TENANT?
1 want to farm on halves In Texas,
Collin or Hunt counties preferred. I
want land for four good men, anil
house loom for ten In family and plen-
ty of good water. Parties answering
this will please give description. Ad-
dress, E. R. KURIL
Buena Vista, Ark.
J. G Smith of Strong, Ark, one of
the most successful organizers who
ever hit the pike. In preparing to engage
In an active winter campaign in Mori-
da. Those wanting to organize In that
state should write h.'tn at Tallehassee.
Secretary T. Matt Robinson of Erath
county union vr.tes po'ntedly .on the
cotton question in the Dublin Tele-
phone. Boys, write to your local pa-
pers und thus awaken Interest among
non members.
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Let every county, district and local
union speak out as to whether as to
whether they are ready for a district
whether they ore ready for a distinct
national Union and willing to pay extra
dues or assessments for Its mainte-
nance.
BE CLEAN!
For pity's sake. Stop that filthy
habit of using tobacco, when you know
it Is ruining your health. If you wtint
to stop but can't, send ftamp to pay
postage, and I will tell you how. free.
Address II B. E'Hott, Levering, Mich.
Send us
bailiwick.
th; union news from your
Has your County or Local Union dis-
cussed the question of national coun-
cil versus national union? Are the
members so solicitous to create a
bunch of national officers that they are
willing to n.-sess themselves extra for
the luxury? How about It, brother?
ml I en It was still a problem as to who
Don't fall to look at the label on-
your paper, ns It shows when your
time Is out. We stop all papers when
time expires unless otherwise request-
ed. If It Is not convenient to renew
to-day drop us a postal card stating
tlint you wish the paper continued,
and we will ke"p your name on the
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Association the death of the horse would be small loss, for
You Would Be Paid It's Value In Cash
Every owner of live stock ought to Insure his animals—horses,
cows, mules, etc., as a protection against loss by d'iath from accident
or disease. Are your animals Insured?
Write and ask us for particulars about live stock insurance. We
will rend you a lot of interesting fuels.1
We want to engage a number of energetic men to t"present us
In Texas. For further. Information address
Texas Mutual Live 8tock Insurance
Association.
J. J. ORCHARb, Manager.
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PARI8H SECRETARIES.
All Parish Secretaries will please
send inc their nam«s and postoffice ad-
dress. also the name and address of
their business agent, as I need thPTn.
Do this at once. Fraternally,
J. W. BOYKTT. JR.,
State Secy-Treas.
Tannehlll, La.
NATIONAL COUNCIL ENDORSED.
Ancnt the question of a national
council or a nat'onal union, our local
votes unanimously for a council. We
are Jealous of our liberties and a,-e
wedded for "better or for worser'' to
the Referendum local *self govern-
ment. We apprehend that a sh'ftng of
the seat of power may remove any con-
sideration of our concerns too far away
from the lock's. This one reason Is
sufficient, why we should vacate our
present hold upon the organ /.atIon to
a corps of nat'onal officers. The cap-
tains of Industry would "move heaven
and earth" to Invite .them to "falr"r
fields and pastures green." Our fa-
ther's taught us that "Experience
teaches a dear school, but foolR w'll
learn In no other." I had hoped that
my father was right, but I sec that
fools will not learn In that school. Be-
cause the road Is punctuated with
wrecks of nat'onal organisations, and
more than that, experience Is some-
thing we get too late to do us any
good. A national un'on would heav'ly
increase the tax on our membership,
Increase the number of salaried offi-
ce's, Increase the sum paid to each,
and Invite Interminable constitutional
complications and frlct'on between the
national and state unions, thereby Im
COUNTY UNION MEETINGS.
Rockwall—Dec. 9, Blockdala.
Eastland—Dec. 13, 14, Eastland City.
Robertson—Dec. 8, 9, Easterly, nine
miles north of Franklin.
Hood—Nov. 17. Ft. Spunky.
Franklin Parish, La.—Nov. 17, Mix'
on.
Cooke—Nov. 10, 11, Oak Valley, flv®
miles east of Gainesville.
Boyd District Union, Nov. 25th
Aurora.
Rockwall County, Dec. 9th, Black-
dale Local, four miles south of Royae.
Tlmpson District—Nov. 14, New
Prospect.
District 1 of Nacogdoches Co.—Nov.
14. Martinsville.
Lamar Co., Ala.—Nov. 30. Maloy.
Covington Co., Ala.—Nov. 10, 11, An-
dalusia.
Randolph Co., Ala.—Dec. 1, Iduma.
Walker Co., Ala,—Nov. 23. 24, Oak
Grove.
Marlon Co., Ala.—Dec. 7-9, Hulsey,
S. -H.
Blount Co., Ala.—Nov. 24-25, Plna
Bluff.
Angelina—Dec. 8. 9, Dur.n.
Parker—Dec. 1, Weatherford.
Grimes—Nov. 17, Concord.
Brown—Dec. 8, 9. High Top.
McLennan—Nov. 24, 25, Labor Hall
Ellis—Nov. 11, Waxahachle.
Stephens—Nov. 10. 11. Wayland.
HARDY DIAL'S DATES.
Bro. Hardy Dial, of Nacogdoches, will
lecture at the following places and dates
In Tyler county:
Colmesri"il—Nov. 13, 7 p. m.
Sand Hill—Nov. 14, n a. m.
Enow -Nov. 14, 7 p. m.
Chester Nov. 15, 11 a. m.
Cherokee—Nov. 15. 7 p. tn
Egypt-—Nov. 16. 11 n- in.
Mt. Carnvol—Nov. 16, 7 p. m.
Wolf Creek Nov. 17, 7 p. m.
Spurgi r—Nov. 18, 7 p. m.
Fred—Nov. 20. 7 p. m.
New Hone—Nov. 21, 7 p. m.
Woodville— Nov. 22, 7 p. m.
Shady Grove—Nov. 23, 11 a. m.
Everybody Invited to come and heal
Bio. Dial lecture.
S. W. BAICRR, Secretary.
PUBLIC- LECTURES BY JA8P£H
BOYETT WINN PARI8H
LECTURER.
HlttStory Valley—Nov. 11, 10 a. in.
Briber Nov. 11. 2 p. jm.
West UnHwifr-Nov. 16, 10 a. m.
Pleasant Hil1—Nov. IB. 2 p. m.
Rocky Hill—Nov. 16, 2 p. m.
Beech Cn ek—Nov. 18. 9 a. tn.
Boles School House—Nov. 18, 2 p. V
Corlnth--Nov. 20, 10 a. m.
Zlon—Nov. 20, 2 p. m.
Snr.lla — Nov. 21. 2 p. m.
Wheeling—Nov. 22. 2 p. m.
Mt. 7.Ion—Nov. 23. 2 p. m.
Ebenezer—Nov. 24. 10 a. m.
New Salem—Nov. 24. 7 p. m. t
Cypress Creek—Nov. 27, 2 p. ni
Mulberry—Nov. 28, 10 a. m.
Sanders—Nov. 29. 10 a. m.
Calvin—Nov, 30, 2 p. m.
Now, brethren, these are Important
meetings, and the success of my efforts
will depend largely upon the efforts of
the union members In getting out the
non-union people. Brlry? the women
and children.
JASPER BOYETT. Parish Lecturer.
NATIONAL COUNCIL IDEA GROWS
IN FAVOR.
So far there has been scarcely any
weighty argument presented ln favor of
setting up a national union separata
and opart from the present quasi-na-
tional union. E. A. Calvin Is president
of the Farmers' Educational and Co-
operative Un'on of America. . Th«
general headquarters are at Dallas, nnd
the organization is bone chiefly by
Texas, but proport'onately by the mem-
bership of th« var'ous partly organ-
ized states. The union man In Ten-
perili ng the program of education and j neisee. Missouri or Misslss ppl, for ln-
co-operatlon. Not for God's sake, but ; Htnnre thfi „nm(> dues and
celves the same consideration as the
"baby" on
ORGANIZING IN OREGON.
The Mercury-Password Doss Mission-
ary Work in the Northwest.
I came from Texas here lust June. I
talked a little unionism and when I
had read my Password, I always passed
it un. The paper did effective mis-
sionary service. Last Friday night I
made the first attempt at organizing.
The result was that 1 organised a Un-
ion v.ith 19 male members, which I
consider a very good start, considering
it is the first Union organized In the
State of Oregon. Long live the F. E.
and C. U. of A., ami The Mercury-
Password. H. I. HARDING,
Organizer.
R. F. I). No. 3, Sherwood, Ore.
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DISTRICT UNION IN FANNIN.
District Union No. 3 was organised
Oct. ?l by the election of the follow-
ing officers: J. D. Arnold, Pres.; R. F.
Griffith. Vice Pres.; A. Y. Maxwell,
Secy.; C. Blevens, Doorkeeper; E. B.
i Hardin, conductor; 8. ftmlth, Chap-
lain, (>i(d W. J. Boggs, Business Agent.
was mads by Bro.
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for our sake, let's keep the
our knee till It gete bigger.
"The first human subject and original
power Is the people." I^et us ke«-p our
farmer* Union near the people. Wo
have It so now: h-o-l-d o-n to It. The
formal reason for our union 's the
w'll of the people. The 1-ss officln'lsm
and machinery the better. I vet us k ep
the organization as simple as possible.
In cur local we are sure that we are
better cons'Tvators of our own nter-
ests than any national official could be.
T. B. C
Local Union No. 1891.
ORGANIZING IN BASTROP COUNTY
The wr ier has Just retu-ned from a
two weeks' trip !n Bastrop county. Or-
1 ganlzed several uu'ons and also heard
of Organizer Lee In that sect'on. and
he Is doing good work. We will call
for a county organization about. Nov.
15. and this will put Bastrop county In
the sw rn. Our district union at Thorn-
dale Is still do'ng business at the same
j old stand. You.- scribe Is scattering the
Mercury Password all along the I'ne,
and much good will result. The cotton
crop throughout this section Is all about
gathered. Some.are selling at our best
present prlcos, while others are hold-
ing for the 11-cent mark. Non-union
men are now giving c.-edlt to the Farm-
er* Union for present prices, stid are
preaeh'ng unionism on the housetops.
Rains are fsli'ng in th's section ni d
stock water is plentiful. The most of
our farmers are In living shape and can
breathe through the winter. Yours for
the union.
JOSEPH HOWE, Organiser.
- fltnili Texas*, - '
Un'on man in Texas. The present or
. ganizatlon, therefore. Is interstate ill
jits scope, and measu-abl.v serves th«
1 purpose of n national union, and doe*
so at the minimum of expense. It l
push'ng the orgfin'satlon work very
successfully, and is now * xtejldlng Into
various new fle'ds. such as Florida,
New Mexico, the Virgn'as, and even
for off Oregon.
Ellis county.
Collin county.
Hunt county.
Cooke county.
McLennan county.
Dallas county.
These arc the oily count'es so fa*
which have reported as having dis-
cussed the quest on of national union
vs. nat'onal council.
In each Instance the subject was
thoroughly discussed. It was not •
case of "snap Judgment."
The decision arrived at in each coun-
ty was substant'ally the same.
In each Instance the vote waS practi-
cally unanimous.
Each and all oppose forming a sepa-
rate national union at this time.
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Announcement Is made that a htgh
class monthly, the "Farmers Maflk*
bine," Jas. F. Denton, editor, will 1
Jan. 1, 1006. Those subscribing
will get It a year for 26 cents,
the price Is to be 50 cents. It' will I
published eltlur at Shawnee, Okla., >r
Dallas, Texas. Subscriptions are
be sent to Jas. T. Denton or thr
pendent Fanner. Durant, |. t, ,
designed to ff l the
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