The National Co-Operator (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 21, 1906 Page: 6 of 8
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A Warehouse Proposition for the
Farmers' Union.
Editor Co-Operator:
As the president of The South-
ern Warehouse and Storage Co.,
I desire a word with the mem-
bers of the Union interested in
cotton culture. As many of your
readers are already advised, the
company I represent has received
the endorsement of the National
Executive Committee of the Un-
ion on its proposition to receive
cotton at its warehouses, issue
warehouse receipts therefor
which are negotiable, and ad-
vance two-thirds of the value of
the cotton to the owner if he de-
sires, at the rate of six per cent
per annum, making an endorse-
ment on the receipt of the ad-
vancement and then to hold, at
the Company's risk, all cotton so
stored until the price fixed by
the Union is realized, the Union
to have the right through its ex-
ecutive committee to increase or
reduce that price at its pleasure,
the Company to charge the low-
est rates possible for warehous-
ing.
At a glance you can see that
such a method will, if a sufficient
number of growers co-operate,
absolutely dictate the price of
cotton. The grower will have a
negotiable warehouse receipt
showing just how many pounds
of cotton he has on deposit, the
grade of same and class, the
amount advanced to him and
charged against his deposit, if
anything; this receipt would stand
for cash in any bank in the
South, so he could either use the
receipt or take the advancement
by the Company and in either
event he would have cash to use
while at the same time he would
be holding his cotton off the
market and away from the spec-
ulator and consumer until the
agreed price is realized. You see
this method brings to the aid of
the ordinary warehouse plans the
new co-operative idea by which
the grower fixes the price of his
product, insuring both uniformi-
ty and stability in price.
Having noticed a sentiment
among the farmers who are mem-
bers of the Union to advocate a
plan of warehouses owned by the
Union I desire to suggest this:
We now have our company or-
ganized and will be ready to re-
ceive the crop now about ready
to be pitched, we have the en-
dorsement of the Union, why
not let this company first offer
its stock to members of the Un-
ion and hold it away from the
hands of others for a reasonable
time to give the members of the
Union a chance to own the com-
pany by themselves if they de-
sire? While our company is al-
ready organized the stock is just
now' ready to be placed on the
market and men would have been
started out over the South in the
next thirty davs for the purpose
of taking general subscriptions
to the capital stock. We intend
to avoid any bond issue but meant
to sell stock to all classes alike.
If the members of the Union de-
sire to own this company, or a
controlling interest in it, and
will write me stating just how
many shares of stock they will
take at ten dollars per share,
payable one-half in cash when
the stock is delivered to them
and the other half in cotton at
the current price at ginning time,
and if a sufficient number indi-
cate their willingness to become
interested in that way, I will im-
mediately call a meeting of the
Board of Directors and we will
devise and publish a plan for
giving to the members of the Un-
ion the first chance at all stock.
This will mean that each mem
ber must take all he can as ten
million dollars are needed. You
are now asked to merely indicate
how much you will take on the
terms above mentioned, it deos
not mean that you will be asked
for money until we see that a
sufficient number will subscribe
to insure success; then half your
money will be wanted when your
stock certificate is delivered. A
substantial bankingcompany will
be named as the custodian to re-
ceive your money. You may
cancel the subscription unless a
controlling interest is subscribed
for by Union men.
In this way we will build a
warehouse in every county town
throughout the cotton growing
section and be absolute masters
of the situation. Don't delay
writing if you like this idea as
much must be done before Sept-
ember. Address me at Paducah,
Ky. Yours for success,
L. K. Taylor,
President Southern Warehouse
and Storage Company.
Farmers' Union Rally.
The Farmers' Union in the
southwest are making great
strides. At a grand rally recent-
ly held at Nacogdoches, Texas,
all the farmers in the vicinity
gathered and listened to stirring
addresses by prominent men on
the benefits of Unionisn. Pre-
ceding the speaking a monster
parade was indulged in, every
man in line wearing a badge on
which was printed "I Am a Union
Man." At the mass meeting
resolutions were passed urging
the members to demand the Un-
ion label on all purchases. The
farmers in Texas are organizing
on strictly trade union lines this
time, having learned from sad
experience with the "Alliance"
that political entanglements are
to be avoided. The fact that the
farmers are at last forming un-
ions must be sad news to the un-
ion busters. The idea is not im-
practicable, either. It has been
successful in Australia, where
the agriculturists, wool growers
and others of that class have
proved to be the backbone ot the-
labor movement. Just keep your
eye on the Texas farmer.—Typo-
graphical Journal.
Farmers Union Book.
I desire to call the attention of
the organizers to that feature of
mv book which will be devoted
to their experience and I ask
each one of them, to write out
his experience and send to me.
Tell your serious as well as fun-
ny experiences and tell some of
your "yarns." I will make this
part of my book of special inter-
est to those living on the "sunny
side" of life.
A history of the Farmers Un-
ion without the organizers exper-
ience would be incomplete. You
are the only one that can tell
this experience and we depend on
you for it.
I trust that each organizer will
consider this addressed to him
and write me at once.
We would write each of you a
personal letter but this is iin-
posible as I do not know your
present address.
This is addressed to every one
that has commited the act of "or-
gan um" and that means you.
Write me at once. Yours for the
Union, R. F. Duckworth,
tf Thomaston, Ga.
Crop diversification and scien-
tific agriculture will greatly help
us. Add to this, the proper plan
of distribution and we have it
complete.
BEST PASSENGER SERVICE
TEXAS.
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TEXAS
Must Get Together.
Every class of people manage
to pull together but thejjfarmer,
and the time is now at hand
when the farmers must get to-
gether and run their business
just as the merchant, lawyer,
doctor, in fact all professions
have a fixed price and manage to
keep the price the same by regu-
lating of the production. If the
farmers will hold a stiff upper
lip they will have no trouble in
controlling the price of their
products.—The Reformer.
County Secretaries.
County secretaries will con-
fer a favor on the editor if they
will send in notice when and
where the meeting of their
county takes place also send us a
full report of the doings at each
meeting, as all the brothers in
the Union are interested in what
is going on in the different coun-
ties, and in noother way can thev
learn of this than by having the
proceedings published in their
paper.
One of the resolutions adopted
at thestate Farmers'Union meet-
ing at Dallas last week was as
follows: "That we recommend
to the farmers of the south that
they keep their children of scho-
lastic age in school and their
wives in their homes and out of
the cotton fields in the cultiva-
tion of crops, which, if put into
effect in some parts of the south-
land, will appreciably decrease
the acreage of cotton.
NO TROUBLX TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
Superb Pullman Vestibuleo
sleepers,
Handsome Reclining Chair Cars
(SKATS PRCC)
ON ALL THROUGH TRAINS.
ONLY LINE WITH fast morning1 and
evening trains to St. Louis and the
Bast.
ONLY LINE WITH Pullman Sleepers
and hltrh back Scarrltt seat Coaches
through (without change) to New
Orleans, dally.
ONLY LINE WITH handsome new Ohalt
Oars through (without change) dally,
to St. Louis, Memphis and El Paso.
ONLY LINE WITH a saving of 12 houre
to California.
ONLY LINE WITH Tourist Sleeping
Oars, semi-weekly .through (without
change) to San Franoisco and
St. Louis.
CLCOANT DINING CARS TO ST. LOUIS
ON THC
"CANNON BALL"
AND
"NIGHT EXPRESS"
E. P.TURNER,
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DALLAS. TKX.
Beautiful
Silk Waist,
inn) other ]>rt-inluiiih lor selling from
'J to r. <<> bars each) ■>( CALI-
FORNIA MEDICATED HBALING
SOAP. Write today Kw reference
mill the editor.
Swartz Chemical Co.,
■'UN Kim Street. DAI.LAS, TEX AS
THE "CLEAN"
COMB " «5£P"
Sample The automatic plate
* through which the teeth
act kee| them perfectly
(ree from hair and dirt,
protected against bend-
ing mid shields the horse
from hnrsliiiHss. Removes dust anil <|an-
druff and thoroughly cleans a home In half
tile time of any other eomb. Strongly and
Him ply made of bent cold rolled Hteel. Have
time, labor and nave your horne by uhIiik
the Clean Comb. Agents wanted. W rite for terma
CLEAN COMB CO., Dept. 9, Racine, Wis.
51 cents
by mall,
poiiptald
HOW TO
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THE/!
Every citlxen should rend It. Mend 2 cent
pOHtUge to JNO. L. SCHILLING,
TOLEDO, O.
GOOD ROADS
litll Lawrence \ve.
CEMENT BRICK
made by our machlneM are used by the
Government. 12 largest buildings In the
world, of the klnn, are being erected.
These Itrlck acknowledged superior to
any clay Itrlck, anil costs the producer
fil.oo to $5.00 per 1000. Machine sltn-
, . Machine sim-
ple and durable, made of steel, welghsbut
L'oo lbs., requires no skill to operate, ca-
pacity ."1000 Brick per day, one man. Ma-
tured without burning, ready for use
few days aft'r made Price of machine
saved on a few thousand llrlck. Write
for particulars.
100 N. Market St.
Peerless Brick Machine Co
BUTTONS! BUTTONS!!
Since the adoption of my pic-
ture by the State Unions of Ala-
bama and Georgia as their official
badge I have been besieged by
our people for the buttons bearing
the picture of course. I cannot
furnish them free and have
therefore arranged to have them
made by the thousands and can
now furnish them at from 5 cts
up to 25 cts, each. It is a nice
button less than one inch in size,
and the picture is surrounded by
the letters F. E. & C. U. of A.
The picture was adopted in honor
of the founder and promoter of
the great Farmers' Union. Should
you want these buttons write me
at Point, Texas, and they will be
forth coming at once. Send mon-
ey at my risk in any way that
suits your convenience, except,
do not send it in open letter, nor
do not send stamps, as most of
them stick and are ruined.
Fraternally,
Newt Gresham.
Trade with our advertisers.
OFFICEIS OF THE FARMER'S UNNN.
Texu.
IIEA IIQI'A KTKItS AT UAt.l.A*.
K. A. Calvin, president, Dalian.
J. A. Wheeler, vice-president, Helton.
II. K. Chapman, secretary, Dallas.
J. D. Montgomery, orgnnlier, Gordon.
I> ,1. Neal, lecturer. Cisco
J. P. Lane, chaplain, Gallatin.
J. T. Motion, door-keeper, Aubrey.
A. C. Neeee, conductor. Sunset.
Executive Committee:—F. W. Kavls, chair-
man, Woodbine; J. D. Jameson, secretary,
Hlllsboro; (j. N. (lamer, Snyder; M. A. Clif-
ton. Cliff; .1. It. Luce, Grapelnnd, Koute 3.
India ho ma.
IIKAIHjllAHTHKK AT Sll A WKEK, O. T.
H. <>. Daws, president, Hhawnee,
J. I\ Connors, vlcn-pres. Canadian, I. T.
.1. W. Harrison, sec.-treas. Shawnee.
A. ,1. Carter, orgnnlier, Llndscy, I. T.
1*. C. Estes, chaplain, Snyden I. T.
.1. II. Keltner, conductor, Stouewall, 1. T.
D. A. Nil, door-keeper.
Executive Committee:—Campbell Russell,
chairman, Hereford; «V. H. Lancaster, sec-
retary, Ilolf, 1. T.: 11. J. Ward, Splro, I. T.;
,1. W. L. Corley, Howe, I. T., and 11. J. Nes-
bltt, Lexington, O. T.
Louisiana.
Headquarters at Tannehlll.
L. N, Holmes, president, Retuice.
J. E. Ilullard, vice-president, Belmont.
J. W. liovett, Jr.. sec-treasurer I annehlll,
S. T. Williams, organlfer, Graud Cane.
J. A. Ambrose, chaplain, Ituston.
a B. Cole, conductor, Dovllne.
Thou. McCalu, door-keeper. Brown.
Executive Committee:—W. T. Field, shalr-
mau, Duhberly; W, H. Wise, secretary, Ber-
nlce; W. L. Parker, Paragon; N. A. Culbert-
son, Bienville, Koute 1; 1. N. McColllster.
Rattan.
Arkansas.
HKAIIQIJAKTEttS AT CONWAY.
J. T. Batten, president, Tuckerman.
11. B. Walker, vice-president, Mlxon.
Ben L. Gritlin, secretary-treasurer, Con way.
J. W. Comer, chaplain.
J. A Blackford, conductor, Joneslioro.
J, H. Keith, door-keeper.
Executive Committee:—11. 11. McCullough,
chairman, Beebee; A. It. Austin, secretary,
Gilkey; J. Coleman Calmer, lllackton; L. A.
lteece, Shover Springs, and O. I*. Nixon,
Clinton
Georgia.
Headquarters at Thomaston.
Chas. S. Barrett, president, At water.
W. I'. Qulnby, vice-president, ( cntcrsvllle.
It. I'. Duckworth, sec-treasurer Thomaston.
C. L. (iowan, organizer, Waleska.
It. L. Barron, lecturer, llenilrix.
J. C. Venubie, chaplain, Lawson.
J. W. <!lll, conductor, Wooilbury.
J. v\. Morgan, door-keeper, Sycamore.
It. A. Wlllianks, sergeant at arms, llufiird.
Executive Committee:—S.S. Barrett, chair-
man, Zebaloti; S. J. Smith, secretary, Silver
t ity; J. D. Anderson, Bntcsville; J. 11. Hoyle,
Thomaston, and W. T. Hogue, Drakevllle.
Alabama.
Headquarters at Guln.
I. A. Worley, president, Guln.
II, Pearson, vice-president, Farmer.
E. J. Cook, secretary-treasurer, Guln.
W. A. Morris, organizer, Sulllgent.
T. E. l'inegar. lecturer, Sterling.
G. H. Bean, chaplain, Ailger, Rt 1.
J. N. Hutto, door-keeper Lincoln.
Geo. W. Short, conductor, llrlfton.
Executive Committee: II. T. Nation, chair-
man, Cordova; J A. Fanning, secretary-
treasurer, Hancevllle, Rt. 4; I. N. Bishop,
Eatonton; E. Hughes, Annlston, Rt 2; J. W.
Sorrel, Jemlson, Rt 2.
Appointments.
Hopkins County Union will
meet at Brinker, March 1st; at
Garret, April 5th; Cornersville,
Julv 3rd; at which time and place
Wood and Franklin County Un-
ions are earnestly requested to
meet with us.
A. P. Landers,
Secretary.
Special Notice.
The Texas Agricultural and
Statistical Report will be sent
free to all farmers in Texas who
will write W. J. Clay, Commis-
sioner, Austin, Texas, requesting
a copy. Be sure to send for a
copy. tf.
The National Co-Operator
Mineola, Texas.
Editor Co-Operator:
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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/m1/6/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.