The National Co-operator and Texas Farm Journal. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 7, 1909 Page: 2 of 16
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NATIONAL CO-OPERATOR AND FARM JOURNAL.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS.
Arlington is rapidly developing into one of the finest residence cities
in the state. It is growing rapidly and has a bright future before it. Any
information will be cheerfully furnished by either of the following banks:
THE CITIZENS’ NATIONAL
BANK.
One of the strong and rapidly grow-
ing financial institutions in Arlington
is the Citizens’ National Bank. The
history of this bank since its organiza-
tion has been one of uninterrupted suc-
cess. An unostentatious adherenece to
a conservative, yet accommodating
policy, has raised the bank to its pres-
ent high standard, and this safe meth-
od will continue to characterize its
operations. This bank has a capital of
$50,000.00; surplus and undivided
profits, $30,602; deposits, $155,242, and
total resources amounting to $262,000.
The officers of this bank are gentle-
men of high standing in Arlington, as
follows: Thomas Spruance, president;
W. C. Weeks, vice president; W. M.
Dugan, cashier; C. B. Berry, assist-
ant cashier.
DENTON, TEXAS.
Any information about this prosperous little city will be cheerfully fur-
nished by the First National Bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Standing out prominently as one
of the substantial financial institutions
in this part of the country is the First
National Bank of Denton. This bank
has a capital stock paid in amounting
to $50,000.00; also a surplus fund of
the same amount, while its total re-
Sources amounted, according to the
last statement published, to $401,-
OPPOSE FEDERATING WARE-
HOUSES.
Editor Co-Operator:
I will write you a few lines for
publication to let the brotherhood
know how we members of the Trinity
Farmers’ Union Warehouse company
of Catahoula parish, Louisiana, stand
in regard to the proposed federation
of our warehouses. We are verv much
opposed to it. It looks too much like
going into business with the cotton
exchange, the very institution that has
There are a great many persons who
find that after any little excitement or
unusual exertion they are sure to have
headache; or if they have the least
little cold it results in neuralgia. Many
are unable to get relief, only after a
spell of severe suffering. They can-
not understand why they are afflicted
in this way. The fact is, all aches or
pains are nervous disorders, and indi-
cate a weakness or exhaustion of cer-
tain nerve branches. For instance, if
it is headache the brain nerves are
irritated through weakness or exhaus-
tion; if neuralgia it is an affection of
the more prominent nerve branches in
the head or some part of the body,
more frequently in the facial nerves.
To overcome troubles of this nature
you must have a remedy that will quiet
the irritable condition of these nerves.
There is no more successful remedy
for this purpose than Dr. Miles’ Anti-
Pain Pills. In fact, they are used by
sufferers from these causes in almost
every town, city or hamlet in the Unit-
ed States. Because they leave no dis-
agreeable after-effects and do not de-
range the stomach or bowels, those
who use them once are almost sure to
keep them by them for future use and
to hand to friends who suffer in like
manner. They are equally good for
the relief of rheumatism, sciatica, head-
aehe or other aches and pains in any
part of the body, for their quieting in-
fluence seldom fails to bring relief
from any pain. They are sold in all
drug stores. Dr. Miles Medical Co.,
Elkhart, Indiana, will mail aluminum
souvenir box with samples free, on re-
quest by postal card.
THE ARLINGTON NATIONAL
BANK.
Standing out prominently as one of
the substantial financial institutions of
this section is the Arlington National
Bank. Banks are a blessing to any
community, especially when it is a
strong and solvent institution such
as the Arlington National Bank. Its
management has always been liberal
and progressive, yet at the same time
the bounds of safe and prudent bank-
ing are never departed from. This
bank has a capital stock of $50,000;
surplus and profits, $13,783.17, and de-
posits amounting to $140,962.21. The
officers of this bank are gentlemen
who never tire helping to boost Ar-
lington to the front. They are: R.
W. McKnight, president; Mike Ditto,
vice president: James Ditto, cashier; A.
E. Sweeney, assistant cashier.
939.29. This bank gives special at-
tention to the accounts of the farm-
ers. According to the last stateemnt
published this bank also showed in-
dividual deposits subject to check
$259,992.21. An unostentatious adher-
ence to a conservative, yet accommo-
dating policy, has raised the bank to
its present high standard, and this
safe method will continue to charac-
terize its operations.
been robbing us for many years.
Now, brothers, we are organized for
self protection against organized spec-
ulation and greed: now, how in the
name of reason and common sense can
we forsake our principles and go into
partnership with the Business Men’s
association of New Orleans, who are
also members of the Cotton exchange,
and ever expect to gain anything?
Now, we believe in following our
leaders, and we obeyed their command
and built the warehouses and put cot-
ton in them to be held for the 15 cents
and are holding some of it yet for the
spinners, but the Cotton exchange con-
trolled the spinners and would not let
the spinners buy our cotton.
Now, our leaders’ next move, we
think, will lead us into a compromise
and surrender to our worst enemy, the
Cotton exchange of New Orleans. We
are opposed to the arrangement that
has been made with the business men
and the cotton exchange of New Or-
leans to sell our cotton, for cotton has
been going down ever since. Now,
brothers, let’s quit dickering and get
our heads together and our heels out
and help Senator Jefferson Davis of
Arkansas to put the Cotton exchange
out of business.
We have got to do that before we
ever get a fair price for our cotton.
Yours fraternally,
A. M. JACKSON,
President Trinity Farmers’ Union
Warehouse Company.
Catahoula parish, La.
Brother A. M. Jackson is eminently
correct in his opposition to the pro-
posed plan of federation with the busi-
ness men of New Orleans, which vir-
tually means the New Orleans Cotton
exchange. No good can come of such
a cross and the product would be a
monstrosity.
Not having any such combination in
Texas it is hard to judge upon what
method of thought for the farmers’
good the leaders in Louisiana could
have based their arguments to con-
vince the union men that their plan of
amalgamation would result in good.
It is no use to argue that a combina-
tion which includes all the elements of
evil that the farmers have been suf-
fering from for years could all of a
sudden be brought into loving har-
mony and the lion lay down with the
lamb of peace.
The Farmers’ union lamb has never
been in such danger of being swallow-
ed up by the lion of speculation as
when this arrangement was made. That
is the opinion of The Co-Operator.
Brethren, there is an old maxim,
trite, it is true, but nevertheless good,
and that is “Beware of the Greek
bearing gifts,” for Greeks insert Cot-
ton exchanges and you have got it
right in this instance.
Attend to your own business in your
own way and let the other fellow do
the same, and if there is any gen-
eral business of interest to both then
attend to it like other business men
would do and then go about your busi-
ness as men free from combination
with your natural business enemies.—
Editor.
AUSTIN COUNTY MEETING.
Editor Co-Operator:
The quarterly meeting of the Farm-
ers union of Austin county will be a
public meeting in the court house at
Belleville, April 10, 1909, and will open
at 10 o’clock a. m., at which the pres-
ence of all union and non-union gin-
ners and dealers in bagging of Aus-
tin county can attend is requested.
The object of this meeting is to
give dealers in bagging an idea as to
the percentage of cotton bagging made
out of our cotton that will be used
by the farmers of Austin county in
preference to using jute bagging, as
formerly, for the crop of 1909.
The members of the Farmers’ union
throughout the entire cotton belt of
the United States have practically un-
animously pledged themselves to use
cotton bagging made out of cotton
only.
1 hope that all non-union farmers
will come in and join us in using this
wrapping for our cotton crop and
thereby increase the consumption of
cotton handsomely and creating a bet-
ter market for low grade cotton, and
the people in general use more cotton
fabrics, such as cotton rope, cotton
sacks and other articles made from
cotton in preference to grass rope and
burlap sacks made from foreign prod-
ucts.
Cotton bagging weighs about five
pounds and costs about 60 cents to the
bale, a sample of which will be shown
at this meeting (jute bagging weighs
about fourteen pounds to the bale) and
was used by the farmers of the state
of Mississippi for the crop of 1908 and
gave perfect satisfaction. Cotton
wrapped in cotton bagging sold for
a fourth of a cent more in the market
there than cotton put up in jute, mak-
ing up the difference in weight.
Brother farmers, it is uo to you to
help yourselves. You ought to meet
at your school houses and send dele-
gates to our county convention, and
notify your local dealers that you will
not use jute bagging any more, and
want cotton instead.
H. H. ENGELKING.
President Farmers’ Union, Austin
county, Texas.
THE LANDLORD AND TENANT
PROBLEM.
Editor Co-Operator:
"What the Farmer Needs.” That is
the question I would like to make a
few remarks on, as it is a very im-
portant subject. Now, there are quite
a lot of things that we need. We need
protection from thieves and gamblers
that are growing fat on what they
make from the product that the farmer
grows. Of course, our state has en-
acted laws barring bucket shops in
Texas, but what we need is for con-
gress to abolish the bucket shops in
the United States. Another thing we
need is a residence law forcing land-
lords to build houses sufficient to
keep a tenant’s family from freezing
or drowning. We also need an acre-
age law so that a renter could plant
more feed stuff and less cotton. We
also need more merchants and business
men who would act the golden rule,
"Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you,” and not so many to
act the silver rule, “Do others before
they have time to do you,” and we
most surely need a square deal.
Best wishes to The Co-Operator and
the Farmers’ union.
CALEB TAYLOR.
Kopperl, Texas, R. F. D. 2.
Brother Caleb Taylor goes straight
for the meat in the cocoanut and hits
the bull’s-eye every time. Now, the
editor has been thinking on the ques-
tion of tenant and landlord, and the
problem of how to so adjust matters
that more good can be accomplished
by giving the tenant more protection
than he now has? Equity and justice
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this matter up, and from an intelli-
gent handling of the subject solve a
plan that will produce laws that will
bring the desired result—relief to the
tenant and his family. The editor has
long thought that this problem was
one of the most important that faces
the union in its fight for better prices
and conditions.
The editor wishes to get exact in-
formation so that he can begin to write
intelligently, basing his arguments on
the facts obtained from the members
of the union and others, men and wo-
men, who have suffered from the ills
of the tenant system.
The brethren can rely upon The Co-
Operator’s aiding in every way pos-
sible to eliminate this evil and place
all farmers upon a common level that
will lead to prosperity and an equitable
distribution of the goods of this world.
Wake up, brethren, and show your
manhood, for it is for the women and
little children that in the end we are
all working for.
EDITOR.
HENRY E. WEBB IN GATES-
' VILLE.
There was quite a crowd in Gates-
ville of the old hayseeders on hand,
while a good many did not hear the
speech Brother H. E. Webb, he had
an enthusiastic meeting.
We thought we would have a meet-
ing of both business men and farm-
ers, but the business men failed to
show up. However, the speaking did
good. Brother Webb spoke over the
larger portion of the county, which I
believe will result in great good. Of
course there will be a little .22-caliber
farmer bob up now and then, but
Webb turned on with the power of a
giant, so it doesn’t leave a mark of
the way he went; only a little dust
just after the charge.
Brother Webb handled his subject
with perfect ease, and any county will
do well to secure his services. His
speech in Gatesville was on a line
of co-operation between business men
and farmers. To say that he under-
stands the proposition is putting it
lightly.
We are arranging for one day at
the reunion to be known as Farmers’
day. The head men have agreed to
grant us the day. I had been in-
formed that they would not do that
before. R. C. BLACKLOCK.
Gatesville, Coryell county, Texas.
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There is no secret organization in
the country that has nobler aims and
objects than the Farmers’ union. Let
every one remember this, stiffen his
backbone and tell others what the suc-
cess of the union means for the farmer,
his wife and children.
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Grant, A. W. The National Co-operator and Texas Farm Journal. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 7, 1909, newspaper, April 7, 1909; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1636876/m1/2/?q=denton+history: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .