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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS- THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1913.
MEN WHO FOLLOW PLOW IN THIS GREAT STATE ARE WORTH MILLIONS
Candidates for President of
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the Texas Farmers' Union
fHREE SCHEMES FOR HANDLING
COTTON OF MEMBERS ARE
' EXPLAINED.
»' l"Bi
Whs the
.bseryed of <
!ie State Farm-
ers in Houston,
erren for quite
a spell Wednesday. Shropshire is the im-
litemcnt selected by th« State association
to help eliminate the middle man in the
lllng of cotton ami other carload lot
things that are raised by the farmers of
Texas and are sold to those who must eat
things and wear things.
During the forenoon session of the l'nlon
Wednesday Shropshire was asked between
800 and 1,000 Questions about how he was
planning to do the things that ail the
members of the State organization in Texas
h»pe thai be will be utrte to do. Out of
the multitude of questions propounded it
Would seem that several of the hopes moat
stoutly entertained by Shropshire con-
sist of:
First- In handling eotton to be able to
handle it on any one of three basises.
One is to have the farmer who has his
eotton In warehouses to send samples to
Shropshire fur exhibition and nal« in
Houston.. If ti satisfactory price Is pro-
cured this eotton will be sold on sample,
subject to the cotton itself coming up to
sample. Another plan is to sell cotton
t. o. b. origin when it can be collected In
lots of fifty bales or the like. '1'hln cot-
ton will go out under a bill of lading to
«l»'siinatiou order* I by the buyer. The
third plan is the old-time factorage method
of consigning the cotton to Shropshire
to Houstou for sale there. Two of these
— the first two—are brand new methods
of handling the cotton crop, and have
not been tried out »s yet for testing pur-
poses. Shropshire believes they will prove
beneficial.
Shropshire fa prepared to adranca 80
per cent of the value of the cotton to all
who want to hold at the rate of ft per cent
annual Interest to the owners of the cot-
ton. This is about per cent, generally
speaking, less than the cotton raisers have
heretofore been paying. t
At this time Shropshire is prepared to
bundle all carload products of the farm,
provided, of course, he has the market
same. Right now he has an order
ieeetved from Louisiana for 100 cars of
alfalfa .'Lid he has not yet been able to
get in touch with farmers who have a
surplus of this hay stuff.
Shropshire has exptvtmented In selling
snough to know there are just lots una
lots of farmers who have a surplus of
things that other farmers need, and he
Is endeavoring to be the means of getting
Sfich together. Not so long ago he sold
a car of nine wed for a Panhandle farmer
to a South Texas grower at a considerable
advance of what the Panhandler could get
for the seed on the above the Cap Rock
wintry. At the same time the South
Jexas farmer got his cane seed at a
.ice below what he had been able to
~ure in his section of the State. Hhrop-
re thinks that the time Is not far <li>-
t when the Louisiana farmers will buy
ractlcally all the surplus of the Texas
'raters, and be is endeavoring In his rath-
energetic way to hasten such a time.
For tne present Shropshire is uot fooling
with less tlfcin carload stuff, but if he can
cash In on a few of hU rather large stork
©f ideas there is no telling what he will
•tentually find himself able to do. This
central srlliug agency Is one of the fa-
vorite schemes of the Farmers' Union to
cut out the waste in handling farm prod-
uct*.
ONE HUNDRED OF THEM ARE
WORTH AT LEAST $100,000
EACH.
C'oi»Mnu«Ml from 1'iifit One.
jihouf the prwpfcts with any one who Is
Imt fninlllar with the hljtb signs, pass
words anil such like. Evidently If he
rei ;ly nurses an ambition to head the or-
ganization he belleres powerfully In the ef-
flc»cy of prayers, for If be has any con-
certed organization behind him he has
nicely conctaled.
Just when the flag will fall for this
race la also a matter that cannot be
fathomed. One delegate will say one time
and another will set another. Oreat be-
lievers In mystery are the delegates to
the Htite meeting gf the Farmers t:nlon.
The friends of Mr. Pearson, at least
a few of them, held a little get-together
meeting at the Southern Hotel Just be-
fore the last call was made for »upi>er
last night. They didn't discuss Mr. I'ear-
»on (luring this little howdy-do gather-
ing. At least this information was given
out by one who sat In a chair at the
meeting.
The mask of mystery, however, that
hides the heat of the fruy Is almost as
thin a> a skirt seven days from Paris.
It would seem that a disjointed devotion
to a supposed duty was prevailing among
the members and as a Consequence they
devoutly decline to permit the use of
their names In connection with the mat-
ter.
A hurly hurley canvass of members and
delegates who are willing to give expres-
sion as to the outcome of the race would
Indicate that Pearson would come under
the wire a winner. But somehow when
one attempts to make a correct analysis
and glvlug proper regard to the force
ana numbers Hint accompany the fact that
Lewis has the backing of a very success-
ful administration there remains a hunch
as strong as a six-months old onion tidnr
that Lewis will land the prize and the
plum. .
Denounce I'twiuned Statements.
"Will you please announce and use
some real language In your statement
that neither the officials of the union nor
any of those who are clothed with au-
thority that lasts until the present meet-
9HLJ5d!. eltbfr knew or countenanced the
distribution of <-ertaln unsigned state-
ments on cards concerning two prominent
ntlsens of this State that were placed.In
the chairs for delegates during the nortn
?u«a said the pul-
ehrltudinous chairman of the press com-
mittee. Not only were we in utter dark-
ness as to any such Intention, but we
are wholly out. of sympathy with such a
heever distributed
LSSITimK-*,1id "?.nn tbeir Individual re-
■pons bjlity and the union la neither re-
sponslble as an organization, nor other-
wise. The matter is to be greatly re
rJswfSu* 41 la in thl" thllt ** 19
M
W. I>. LB WIS, Tuptey,
Vice President Texas Farmers' Union.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION,
SEPARATION OF THE A. & M.
COLLEGE AND OTHERS.
Continued From Page One
organization of the farmer for social and
purposes lids long been rcguivl-
ed as a hopeless task, but tbu brilliant
achievements i >uue by the Partner.'
L'nlon. whose history covers less lhan
& decade, make even the most skeptical
lit.if hla hat in recognition of the busi-
ness ability of the man behind the plow.
The Intense earnestness characteristic of
tho man who has joined the Farmers'
Union and the determination with which
he lias stuckVo the post, though assailed
on every hand by opposing forces, Intent
tpon the destruction of his organization,
haa wo;i for him the admiration of an
honest people in all legitimate classes
ii ho understand Its history and who have
no <p«clal interests to serve, and is rap-
idly gaining for biui and hli organization
a safe footing In the commercial uonX
"We regard the preaont condition of
our order a proof that one of our great
watchwords lias not been without elfect
upon the membership at large. It prove*
that the men regarded us the most inde-
pendent of all, the one moat contentious
for what ne thinks right and proper; nas
teen educated to see that in some cases
it Is netts.'-ary for him to lay aside some
of his own aetires and set ideas for the
promotion of the common good. Liu not
misunderstand us when we speak flat-
teringly ot the present condition, une
might l>e led by such statements to think
that we wera stronger than ever before,
and so far as mere numbers is concerned
such 1 not the ease. The old saying that
history repeuts itself Is nowhere more
apparent than in tho fanners' organiza-
tion; wmla it Is true wo have lost some
numerical strength, It Is also true we
have guineu in strength and power, w a it'll
counts for more than members In a busi-
ness way, by developing the men who
have stayed In the ranks.
UNION IS DEVELOPING.
"A compariron of our record will show
thi-t even the decrease in membership so
apparent from JDU7 to 1SW bus b. en slop-
ped and a new era of organization and
development was begun during the pres-
ent year by those who at one time wtio
man be red with us; they are coining back
in syuads to once uioro taste of the fruits
of organized efforts. Kternul vigilance
Is tilt: price of liberty. These wo.ds vvue
uttered under conditions thut tried tao
b mis of men. Horn ot a neci s-sity, it
arose like a mighty giant, to beut back
th' oncoming udti of relentless opptes-
tion amid tne Jeers and auofu of those
who tattered by untamed gain, It cast
its shadows across the Continent and es-
tablished Itself by the fireside of every
farm home. The tide would not be cheek-
ed, but plowed on and one until those
who had opposed its progress were sub-
"".rg'-d by its Influence and made to teel
at last tney were mistaken. An organ-
ized, resistless force can do much to-
wards tne rolutlon of any problem, and
we feel In our hearts today that the
I artners' Uiuon has done more during
its brief life to bring farmers Into their
own than all other farmers' organlaa-
tkns In the past. Kor proof of tills we
have but to look backward a few short
yeais we lived through prior to the birth
of tho union. The results havu beuu
great. Your officials have watched with
Just pride the accomplishment of one tasa
after another and have deeply appreciat-
es the sell'-sacnflce and devotion of those
who have wroight«io well. We have bad
our failures and our misfortunes, a less
devoted membership, with a cause less
just, would have given up the fight.
CliNTRAI. SELLING AGENCY.
"The problem of marketing has been
the most difficult one to solve, paitly
because of tli« system that has grown up
as a result of Inattention on the part of
the farmers tJid parily because of the
lai-t that It is a hard matter to get t'arrti-
e • whn have heretofore been content
to produce and let others sell and dis-
tribute, uallze the Importance of co-op-
erative marketing. A proper marketing
fjste.n Is as tsaenUl to profitable farm-
ing as Is production. Realizing the Im-
portance of this, we have ananged tor
the establishment ot a cential selling
agency at Houston, Tex., with brother
i'- »' ■ Shropshire in charge, for the puiv
pose of selling farm products. We have
also arranged for all the money you need
at b per cent per annum and that we will
need to finance the agency and make it
effective in every way. Urotlur Hhrop-
suire is a union man of recognlied ubility
and integrity, and with the proper co-
operation on the part of the membership
throughout the Htate he will make a great
sueotsj of this agency. The demand has
been so strong for an agency of this kinu;
y?ij "°y t)ave lli wltn ample funds and
office facilities to tnke care of all tne
business yju will give it. And now it is
up to you to make this agency a sue-
cess. Ir I,as not cost you one cent to
establish this agency, but we do ask you
to patronize your own agency, to the end
that It iray succeed In bringing the mice
*e have so long contended lor. We have
done all we could to give you this sys-
tem. Will you do the rest? It has been
our ambition to give you a system that
would protect our interests, but we can-
not make It succeed #ithout your pat-
ronage."
BROKERAGE COMPANY ELECTION
Stockholders Are Members of the
Farmers' L'nion.
The stockholders of the Central Br
erage Company, the official IV J
concern of th' >jth-
/Srters
UkJ
J. E. PEARSON, Dodd City,
President Northeast District Union and
Secretary State Executive Committee.
rectors for the new fiscal year.
A. M. Steinle of Medina County, who
lus*niunageu the company's business
since Its organiiatlon, uaa re-elected
manager. H. P. Wernett of U'Hania was
elected president; Bob JLJolaen^of Chipe,
vice president, and George F. Wldenian of
San Antonio, secretary-treasurer. The
new board of directors Is composed of
H. YV. Butts of Hondo, chairman; H. P.
Wurzbfteh of Cliffs* George F. Wideman
of San Antonio, A. T. Fruzler of Sabinai
and 1. D. Powell ot Lockhart.
Rfporis from the various officers cf
the company showed that it Is prosper-
ous and that It has d ♦ • much to elim-
inate the waste of production and mar-
keting by doinsr away v itli the middle
man. All of the stockholders are mem-
bers of tho Farmers' Union and the com-
pany is chartered for $4,600. The shares
are sold at and man> of the farmers
of the district have taken stock in the
enterprise during the convention.
[ OF Mill
SecreUn -Treasurer's Report Read.
Committees Appointed and Sev-
eral Speeches Delivered.
The delegate* sttendlng the Farmers'
Union Convention got down to business at
the secoud dav's sessions yesterday, aud
a large volume of matter wai introduced
and disposed of, following the appointment
of committees by President Peter Uad-
ford shortly after the morning session
opened at 8 o'clock.
The most Important matter of the pro
ceedlngs was the Introduction and passage
of :t resolution calling upon Governor Col-
quitt to submit the amendment to the
public warehouse law which is designed
to give both u negotiable aud non-ne^otm-
l.lf receipt. A negotiable receipt will con-
sist of a stntement upou the hsck of It
of nil character of lndetednen* against the
cotton. It is proposed to perfect the pres
ent receipt. This resolution was passed
at the afternoon session.
At the tnornlug session the report of
the executive committee of the State or-
ganlzation was made by Chairman J. L.
MeConkey of WlclUta Tails, it was fa-
vorably accepted by tho convention and
contained a review of the work of the com-
mittee during the past year.
There were several addresses made at
both the afternoon an morning sessions,
but the majority of the afternoon was
taken up by the report of Secretary Trens-
urer C. Smith.
Swretary Smith made his report on the
last vcar's work, then the lam two years
of h's tenure of office, and also on the
past sii years of the organization's work.
The hooks were found to be In better
whtipo lhan In any time in the past, and
Secretary Smith received the highest com-
mendation for the fine shape the affairs
of the secretary treasurer's office was
found to he In.
In addition to Secretary Smith's report
the report >n the Centra! Savings Ageney,
at Houston, Mas made by K. L. Mhrop
shire, who with E. A. Calvin have this
institution of the State organisation in
chnrge.
It is reported that the agenoy hss tran-
sacted more business to date this year
than In the twelve mouths of any pre
viotis year, and Is a success In every way.
Several visiting Farmers' Union officials
from other States and also several offi-
cials of the National Farmer* Union :it-
tended yesterday's session. These were:
T. J. Douglas. Missouri, member National
Executive Committee; O. F. Dormblazer
of Cleburne. Texas, member of the Na-
tional Executive Committee, and .J II.
Craig of Grand Cane. Louisiana, member
Louisiana State Executive Committee and
delegate to the National Convention to he
-Id at Saliu.i
mber.
l>uring the
■Tart
coivanSloi
the great
during President
id gi
ggest aud utrougest
L the first week In Sep-
tiug session O. P. Pyle
: ruier president of the
Union, addressed the
ve his endorsement to
: has been accomplished
_ . . J Radford's administri
tions. He approved of the co-operstlon
between the Union and all legitimate busi-
ness interests, and stated that what Presi-
dent Kadford had done in this line dur-
ing tho nasi two years had made the Tea as]
Farmers Union th.
in the United Stat
LOUISIANA'S WAREHOUSE PLAN.
J. II. Cr#4g of Grand Cane, l^a., is a
visitor to tho convention and is trying to
set'ure some of the Texas Farmers' Union
lecturers to carry on the work iu Louis-
tana.
Mr. Craig is particularly interested in
the warehouse system in Texas, and stated
In his address to t J «• coavefttliMI that the
Farmers' Union of Louisiana contem-
plated orgauiziug all of the warehouses iu
that State under one system.
He said: "We have instructed the State
Executive Committee to take up the mut-
ter of fiuaucing our eotton crop with the
State Hankers' Association and hope to re
ee|vs the same assistance from our b; nk-
ers the Texas farmers have available at
present."
E. A. Calvin of Houston, former State
president of the Texas Farmers' Uniou.
1U07 and 11*07, and also former National
presldeut, delivered a rousing address at
the afternoon session on the Farmer*'
Union work, and took Issue with those who
have been fighting the Union, especially
those at Fo»'t Worth.
"If it had not been for the fact that a
certain organization in this State was re-
fused passes for delegates to the Farmers'
Congress they would not sow be criticising
the delegates to this convention,' said Mr.
Calvin.
"I saw nothing amiss in the railroads
issuing transportation," be continued, "to
farmers to attend their annual conventions,
for these conventions are educational in
th»>lr nature and result In bettering con-
ditions In the farmer's life which adds to
the prosperity of the State as a whole.
"In fact, I believe that If the railroads
should encourage this character of educa-
tion and improvement."
COMMITTEES NAMED.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by President Radford and will
make reports at today's sessions:
Legislative Committee —Chairman. N. A.
Davis, Titus County; M. C. Fields. Falls
County; F. 1 Townsend, Scurry County;
E. A. Calvin, Harris County; (J. R. Ter-
rell, Cherokee County.
Order of Business Chairman, .T, M.
Smith, Denton County; W. H. Alnsworth,
Gonzales County; E. O. Meitzen, Lavaca
County.
Constitutional Amendments—Chairman.
N. J. Shands, Motley County; H. N. Pope.
Parker County; Henry Rendell, Medina
County; II. Heed. ('omanche County; W. A.
McClure. Palo Pinto County.
Besolutlons—Chairman. J. p. Kennedy,
.Tack Connty; L. O. 11 on ham. Johnson
County; F. P Parker. Leon County.
Fruit and Truck Marketing—Chairman,
J. P. Lane. Cherokee County; C. F. Max-
well, Wichita County; 8. B. Crouch. Falls
County.
Rural Credits chairman. 8. f>. St"ed-
ufan. Grayson County* |>. A. Had dick.
Freestone County; E. McGinty, Fisher
County.
Officers' Reports Chairman. II. W.
Butts, Bandera County; 8. B. Crouch. Falls
County; Torn Martin. Parker County.
Following the reports of these varlnns
committee* at today's session, the buslnesw '
likely to be given consideration will be the
election of officers.
This important matter is scheduled for
the afternoon session aud a full attendance
of delegates at this meeting is asureil. No
new names were mentioned In connection
with the successor to Peter Radford, aud
It Is nlmost a certainty thnt the contest
will be between J. E. Pearson of Dodd
City, president of the Northwest Texas Dis-
trlet l'nlon t>nd se.-retarv of the Executive
Committee, und W. D. Lewis of Topsey.
the present vice president of the Texu»
Fn rmers' Union.
Roth have a strong following, and it is
a matter of conjeeture Htnong the dele-
gates as to who will win the coveted lead-
ership.
Echoes FVoni Fort Worth.
Yesterday morning National President
C. S. Barrett received a telegram from the
convention of farmers that met in Fort
Worth on Tuesday demanding recognition
from the national association. Refore he
could prepnre a reply he.received another
telegram from the "secretary-president"
of the Fort Worth meeting which whs so
worded that even a strict construction
of the contents made it anpear quite plain-
ly that the remarks of tne national presl-
<1<'ut made right out in open meeting here
Tuesday were not only unrellshed by the
Fort Worthers, but they were severely,
positively aud perfectly condemned .
Untold Secrets About Men Who
Raise Bumper Crops in Texas
Being a Farmer Is Pleas-
ant and Profitable Oc-
cupation, They Say
M. C. Fields, member of the Legislature
trout Falls County, anil cue of tlie real old
time union men, has had a lot of mules
about him before, and he has also been
about a lot of uiule*. If there Is one thing
that Fields prides himself on more thi%
any other thin*, It is bU kn^wledite ot
mules, especially tbe four-fooud kind. He
lias been raising utules for nearly thirty
years, and b» tuirs to tbein wiib «B ^la-
oania accent tUat makes tliern grow luto
full-site animals.
Fields bus liulh luck und ability In bis
makeup lie Is lite ouly delegate bere wh»
Is not bothering about tbe future with re-
gard to the limelight, lie Is now u mem-
ber of the Legislature and Is cbalrmsu of
I be |ire-.s committee of tlie Mate conten-
tion. Just ua soon as be tjultg being n
member of tlie Legislature be will tell t>of-
< ii >r Colquitt he won't serve sny more,
und alii at ence qualify as postmaster ut
Ljtt, the same being a neat little city
in the county of Falls.
Fields has a whole lot of sense-no man
..in raise mules sud make mouey out of
tbe raising aud uot bave a whole lot ot
sen si lu addition to having s whole lot
of sense, Fields also has a whole lot of
blue ribbons taken by Ills mules at tbe
l'allss 1 air He is much younger In ca-
1' (titles lhan be Is in years, tor even though
bis hair has turned to gray he svows with
some vehemence that he can still ride an,
bulking broncho that cares to get under
his saddle. Lie is a farmer who has mane
money out of ills farm. He is a legislator
who gives serU'itf study to tbe problems
of state, and as a postmaster he will soon
learn that first-class stuff is frequently
found In seccnd-elass matter.
Also be can play the rlolln, though when
be first worked a "Turkey In the St raw'
from thut Instrument he called It a fiddle.
O. Pink Pyle ot Helton has come back.
On tills score there can be no doubt.
Arouud Pyle's head there at one time rageil
tbe hottest fight thnt waa ever pulled off
lu tbe Farmers' Onion. Just what It was
all about has never leuked out, but that 11
was about Pyle Is ut this day and time
p nerally conceded. Pyle didn't pout when
lie got the cold steel for two reasons. The
first la that Pyle Isn't the pouting kind,
und the second 1b that Pyle had faith In
himself, and he knew that old Father Time
would in the long rnn be his friend.
Pyle was one of the membera of tho
Farmers' Union when that organization
smellcd to high heaven with now var-
nish. Having been a devout advocate of
the Oca la and Omaha platforms, It follows
natanlljr that Pyle It some heft on the
stump. Belay some heft on the stnmp,
Pyle was fleeted to organise the other
State* in the South Into Farmers' mtona.
He organised the first ten State I'nlons
outside of Texas, and to Pyle belongs the
honor and the credit of having dla. oversd
l barley Barrett, now president of the Na-
tional organisation. When Pyle discov-
ered Barrett be was quite tare whs' kind
of a discovery he had made, but be has
long tluce come to the conclusion that the
only discoverer that has any peaches inn
cream on him is old C. Columbus him-
self.
By far the biggest oration that as been
tendered to any speaker who has addressed
the State convention at the present meet-
ing baa beep the one tendered to Pyle when
be made his "few well-chosen remarks *
Wednesday. He Is beloved by hla breth-
ren and has a warm spot In the hearts of
tbe real almoners of (iod in this state.
Tom Taylor of the Wichita section, as-
sistant sergeant at arms of tbe State con-
vention. was born under a lucky star.
All sorts of evidence can be adduced to
prove this fact. In the first place, Tay-
lor was Just the prettiest little roay
cheeked baby that ever sucked the two
middle fingera of the left hand as It (or
shall we say he) went to aleep. In the
next place, Taylor missed having stone
brulsea for two whole summes^when he
waa a "kid.'' Laat. but not least, Tay-
lor owna enough land to float a million-
dollar syndicate and just now Is bor-
ing for greasy oil on this land. Wheth-
er he will get oil or not Taylor doesn't
know. He doesn't much seem to care.
l>ut ollologists huve offered Taylor S12
an acre (ealves counted, to use a cow-
man'! expresalom Just for the oil rights
on hia land. The well that Taylor Is
having drilled has already passed through
two strata of oil sands, but on the ad-
vice of experts he Is tending down the
casing to 1,800 feet, where lie hopes to
get oil enough to enable htm to buy a
whole herd of six-cylinder automobiles.
He says he Is going to run for the leg-
islature whether he strikes oil or not.
bpeaklng of Taylor running for the leg-
islature, look out for a uian s site crop of
Farmers' Union members In the next
Legislature. Not lesa than 1"0 of them
will make the race, and as runners they
have demonstrated thai even—well, In-
dian Runner ducks can't waddle along-
side of them. Every mother's son of
them knows how to ahake hands, make
a speech and open the Wednesday even-
ing exerclscs. The union as a body will
take no dish In personal ambitions of Its
members, but the union members as In-
dividuals enjoy the reputation of know-
ing how to stick together like they were
made out of fish Into stlck-to-lt glue.
One note of regret Is heard every little
once In awhile among the membera of
tilt union, and thla note of regret aprlnga
from the fact that W. A. iFaitner) Shaw-
of 1 'alias la not here. Farmer Shaw Just
couldn't make this convention. Whether
hia rheumatism Is bothering him ur
w net her he bad rather remain on his
lta.las County near-farm during the heat-
ed spell instead of coming to San Antonio
for the big meeting, no one seem* to
know. But all Join In voicing expres-
sions of regret that Farmer Shaw
coultln t cut the cane and come to thla
m«<tiiis. Hia timely philosophy, ills
pointed Jokes that generally ahow a
moral or adorn a tale are all missed.
The shouting and the tumult that cam*
from tho convention Wedneaday after-
noon waa but the affectionate manifesta-
tions that greet E. A. Calvin (also a
member of the Legislature) of Houston
while he was rallying the boys ajuln
with hia favorite apeech (No 7) as to
what the union waa really doing. Calvin
U away yonder one of the best behaved
members of the union now In the city
He wont even take his coat off and he
1* as blind as a two-day-old puppy to all
friendly signs, no matter though he could
•pit as well as talk cotton. Calvin la the
man who put the Farmers Union On the
map of wall space siao. He was the pres-
ident of the union when It waa hardly
mere than a Chautauqua circle, and un-
1 ^ 8 cu'ttvatlon and guidance It grew
ind It flourished. He kind of got back
grounded a bit after he left the presi-
dent a chair, but this was merely for the
purpoae of enjoying a resting spell. ll«
had the former Mr. Jeffreys beaten four-
teen rounds, for Calvin haa come back -
come back strong, even to his voice. He
is right now a model of perfect deport-
ment.
Mrs. B. A. Calvin of Houston is In th#
city.
F. A. GrUnber* of Loneoak. Hunt Coun-
ty, member of the executive committee, is
known es the "Flying Dutchman, but
just why no one knows, unless It is he
rals#s chickens. Grlmberg has cut out
cotton and hat gone In for stock raisin*
He never sells anything from his farm
except on the hoof.
N. A. (Gus) Shaw of the Red River
bottoms Is an alumnus of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College (ll>8u) and
Is i'bout the lone alumnus of that col-
lege that supported S. J. R. 18 In the re-
cent alleged constitutional amendment
election. He has the nicest lot of hand-
trained gray hair to be found In the en-
tire bunch of delegates.
P. F. McCormlck of Bowie County,
former vice president of the union, 1» re-
garded aa the greatest authority on how
to make money out of truck farming In
the union. The reason for this Is that
Mr. McCormick lias the money to show
lie knows what ho is talking about.
N. J. Shands, now of Motley County, Is
the only member of the State convention
who held the office of Sheriff ten oon-
tecutlve yeitra, running each time as a
Populist. He then lived In Erath County.
He la now engaged In stock farming in
Dixplay of Farm Products and Insti-
tute Held at Georgetown Old
Settlers' Meeting.
Biieeial Telegram to The Eipresa.
GEORGETOWN, Tex., Aug. 6.—The Wll-
llanison County Old Settlers reunion here
in growing lu Interest and hundreds are
arriving dally. Today was Farmers' In-
stitute day and a big display of farm and
garden products nirore. Speeches were
mude by Colonel William Counally und
Hon. J. AV. Net 11 of the State Agrieultural
Denurtment In Austin. Hunter O. Met-
calfe has been elected secretary and treas-
urer of the association to fill ont the un-
expired term.
Union brokern
v est Texas
at San Anionic'
Court House
rage
Dlkt
mli\
.an J
itrlot, with he'
met y»stet.,.,./'lit the
•lecteji officers »nd 01-
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Saves time, saves labor, saves money
Makes them healthy, keeps them healthy
CHICKENS TREAT THEMSELVES
While they eat and drink.
The picture shows HOW they do it.
The old method of greasing chickens' heads is disagreeable and
disgusting work.
Call at office for testimonials mid demonstration
Price $2.50 delivered with 1 quart Chicken Life Saver Oil
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Opportunities Like Those at
BISHOP
Seldom Come But Once
liyiORE than ten thousand acres of new land are
being broken at Bishop at the present time.
Nearly thirty thousand acres are now growing the
best staple crops to be found in Texas. The soil and
the climate are what arc making Bishop farmers pros-
perous.
§ Mr. Farmer, if you want some of this good black
prairie land, come to Bishop now. It is the cheapest
improved land of its quality to be found in Texas.
One look at Bishop crops is all the evidence you need.
Come to Bishop! This is your best opportunity-
Come to Bishop NOW!
Bishop Is a Modern City
It is a new city, only three years old, and has a pop-
ulation of 2000 enterprising people. Four years ago
there wasn't a house in four and one-half miles of the
present city of Bishop. Over a quarter of a million
dollars have already been spent in public improvements.
The best water, the best schools, the best streets, the
best sidewalks and the best people in South Texas are
at Bishop. It is the best town in South Texas. Of-
fers more to the investor and business man than any
other town in Texas. Come to Bishop! We will show
you; will prove to you the truth of these statements.
i .
F. Z. BISHOP, Bishop, Texas
(Nueces County, on the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Ry.)
W. F. ELLIOTT JR., HUTCHINGS & BOSWELL,
Land Department
City Department
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