The National Co-Operator (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 21, 1906 Page: 3 of 8
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THE FARJIGRS' UNION A QRAND
ORGANIZATION.
Some Impressions Made on Union
Men by Non-Union Men.
From Uuton New*, Oh.]
Mr. Editor:—Will you allow a
short space in the columns of
your valuable paper from an out-
sider's standpoint? Believing
that the F, E. and C. U. of A. has
come to take the place and do the
work of the grand old institution
known as the Farmers' Alliance,
or rather finish the work it un-
dertook to do, and correct the
mistakes made by the Alliance
where necessarvi I believe that
the Union men of Georgia and
other states should be very care-
ful how they act or who they
take in, for fear they make the
man that has not yet taken part.
Some may say you do not be-
long and do not know anything
about it. Granting that as true,
but I think I do know the inten-
tion of the order, and, not criti-
cizing anybody, but "a stitch in
time saves nine." That being
true, then I think we should be
willing to accept anything we
know to be right.
Feeling the need of the Union
as I do, I desire to see it do well
and prosper, and I think one of
the ways to help it prosper is to
be very careful of your conduct.
I talked with a Union man (or
one who joined and withdrew)
not long ago and he seemed to be
sorry he had to withdraw and
wished it the utmost success,
just like most anybody else. I
asked him why he withdrew, and
he said it was the conduct of
some of the members antagoniz-
ing him, etc. After hearing the
same facts from some of the best
Union men causd me to form the
opinion or rather express my-
self. I know that it is the pur-
pose of the Union to teach these
things where not practiced, and
I further know that there can be
nothing wrong in being careful
and considerate in all things. I
don't believe any of the members
would do anything on purpose or
injure the cause, and would say
he did not intend doing some
things; but outsiders and ene-
mies take things just as they ap-
pear, matters not what they are
intended to be, pspecially the en-
emies. They are seeking any-
thing possible to defeat the
cause and will seize everything
that half way presents itself to
defeat it.
Now, Mr. Editor, I desire to
be understood and am not light-
ing the Union, but rather I am
doing all I can to help it along
and I thought if you would print
it I would write a few lines.
I find from history that every
organization among the farmers
has had to work slowly to begin
with, and I find every one did
more good than the one previous
to it, and I don't think the farm-
ers could do a better thing than
to join and give his influence and
the time that is necessary to
make it a success. I know, too,
that the Union is being recogniz-
ed by the business world as a
business institution, and have
recognized it sooner than they
have any previous tc this time,
and I trust that the farmers will
stand to it and continue to ele-
vate his profession. He (the
farmer)is beginning to arat in
shape to cope with the specula-
tors now if he will continue.
Hurrah for The Farmers Eleva-
tor Company!
The meeting of the farmers
increased in the Co-Operative El-
evator Co., which occurred last
Saturday was a greater success
than ever before. The constitu-
and by-laws which had been
drafted by the board of direct-
ors were clear, and precise and
their work was accepted in very
short order. The date of the
meeting was not generally known
therefore many of those who had
signed for stock were not pres-
ent, but those who did attend did
not show any signs of cold feet,
as when the word was given "to
produce" a rush was made fur
the table and in almost less time
than it takes to tell it, about one
thousand dollars was raised.
Some of the farmers who had
previously signed for one share,
raised it to five, while a majority
doubled up. New members are
flocking in fast now, and by the
time all the signers come in the
company will have money to do
business. An order for the com-
pany seal and certificates of
stock has been issued. The fight
for the new elevator is over and
the victory belongs to the farm-
ers, and the Tribune extends
congratulations. The board of
directors are men in whom the
people have confidence and a con-
tinuation of the spirit which was
manifested last Saturday to back
these gentlemen up will be the
means of bringing to the farmers
around Balaton an enjoyment of
all the fruits of their labor.—The
Balaton (Minn.) Tribune.
Why Some Texans are Poor.
The following waif is on one of
its periodic tour of the state, via
the columns of the country press.
The picture is considerably over-
drawn, but all the same as a
whole it teaches a good lesson,
and we commend it to our read-
ers:
"The average Texas citizen
imagines that he lives at home.
But he doesn't. He gets up in
the morning and outs on a pair
of socks made in New York,
shoes made in Boston, pants
made in Ohio, then slips on a
pair of Connecticut suspenders
over bis shoulders. He dips some
water from a Missouri bucket
with a Chicago dipper and puts
it into an Illinois pan'and washes
his Texas face, using a cake of
St. Louis soap in the operation.
He dries his face on a Rhode Is-
land towel and roaches his hair
with a Vermont comb."
"He then drinks Cuban coffee
from an Indiana cup and saucer,
sweetened with Louisiana sugar
and stirred with a New York
spoon. His knife, fork and plate
were made in the North, and his
table cloth ditto. He eats a piece
of Chicago ham fried in Kansas
lard, sops his St. Louis biscuit
seasoned with Boston soda and
Michigan salt into Louisiana
molasses. He wipes his whiskers
on a Vermont napkin and seats
his family in Michigan chairs
around a table from the same
state. His meal was cooked on
a St. Louis stove with wood
chopped with a St. Louis axe and
hauled in an Indiana wagon."
"The citizen then puts a Bos-
ton bridle and harness on a Mis-
souri mule, gets out his Georgia
plow and works in a field encum-
bered in all probabilities with a
New York mortgage. He returns
at night and satisfies his aope-
tite with another imported meal,
fills his Indiana lamp with Penn-
sylvania oil and lights it with a
New York match. He then fills
his Illinois pipe with North Caro-
lina tobacco and settles down for
a comfortable smoke."
"When bedtime comes he takes
down his family Bible,which was
printed in Massachusetts, reads
a chapter, says a prayer com-
posed in Jerusalem, then retires
to his bed, slips under his im-
ported covers and is kept awake
for two long hours by the howls
of his Texas dog, which is his
only home product he has on the
farm."
Address of .T, G. Hudson.
In my judgment that the farm-
ers of Georgia plant too much
cotton. I do not mean that they
are producing too much cotton,
but that instead of planting 25
or 30 acres to produce ten bales
they should by carefully se-
lection of seed and by thorough
and scientific preparation, fertil-
ization make ten or even more
bales. There are men in Georgia
who have done this, and why can
not hundreds of others on just as
good land do the same? It will
cost no more to make one acre
produce one bale of cotton than
to cultivate two, three or four
acres and get only one bale.
Our Georgia farmers suffer
more from scarcity of labor than
from anything else I know of.
Since it requires twelve months
to make a crop of cotton, it is
necessary to find a plant which
will produce a crop with the
least labor possible, and the plan
suggested above will do it. Al-
though the negro continues to in-
crease in number, labor is get-
ting scarcer. This statement
may sound strange, but it is ex-
plained by the fact that the
negro is generally his own boss
and works when and how he
pleases. If he can be made to
work and directed in his work
by a skillful master, he will
make our best farm laborer.
We have in Georgia an organi
zation composed entirely of farm-
ers — "The Farmers' Union"
Such an organization is of great
benefit to the cotton growers of
our state and every farmer
should be a member of it.
I expect to use my influence
as did my predecessor, to im-
press upon our farmers the im-
portance of educating their chil-
dren, not for so-called learned
professions, but for the farm.
Let them teach their boys scien-
tific farming and make their
homes beautiful and attractive.
A country home can be made so
beautiful, that to the farmers
children it will be the loveliest
spot on earth and help to bind
their hearts to one of the most
useful and honorable of all pro-
fessions (I use the word advised-
ly)—that of an intelligent and
up-to-date farmer.—T. G. Hud-
son, in an address before South-
ern Agricultural Convention,
Richmond, Va.
Had the Password.
A story that will bear repeat-
ing is being told of a Fannin
county member of the Farmers'
Union who attended the recent
convention in Dallas. The dele-
gate arrived in Dallas in the
night, and by mistake went to
the I. O. O. F. hall while a meet-
ing was in progress, and think-
ing he was at the convention hall,
gave the customary rap at the
outer door. The wicker was
raised and an ear appeared at
the opening to receive the pass-
word.
"I plow, I sow," said the
Farmers' Union delegate. The
ear at the opening gave place to
an eye, and the eye to a mouth,
which cooed back at the delegate
from the boll - weevil district,
"The hell you do!"
Later in the evening he found
a brother delegate who steered
him to the convention hall and to
whom he related the circum-
stance. "Thunderatian!" said his
friend, "that was the Odd Fel-
lows' hall, and you've given them
our pass-word."
"I guess that's right" said the
member from Fannin, "but
blame 'em, I got their's, too."
Take a look at our classified
column. It will pay you to get
into it if you have any wants you
wish the other fellow to know.
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285 MAIN ST.
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FARMER'S UNION BOOKS ST.' &WS
books to HOIlie of
our meiuherH In every mate where we have an organliatlnu. The reports from these
arc very encouraging. Many say It Is bringing the outside farmers to our cause One
brother stated In an audience where I was that "one book passed around In IiIh
neighborhood, ainotiK the farmers, canned live good substantial farmers to Join the
llnion." Upon thin statement I sold 1 i I i t ks i.t cents each. The price of the
books Is 10 CENTS where 1 mail them out. I herewith attach blank so any one
can till out and mall direct to the t o-Operator, and secure the books direct from that
olll e. I am outselling these bonks for speculation, as anv one can see from the price..
All want Is to tret cost, for thetn. Let every l.oral Dillon take the matter up and or-
der twenty copies and distribute among the members and those who are not mem-
bers. Mi I.ocal Union can Invest one dollar that will benefit them more than to send
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Mliieola, Texas, or F. V. EVANS. 105 W. 1ST ST.. FORT WORTH. TEX.
send copies of
Farmers Union Book to
P. O. State
I enclose Money Order for $ cents to pay for
same.
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Pyle, O. P. The National Co-Operator (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 21, 1906, newspaper, March 21, 1906; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254307/m1/3/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.