THE NATIONAL FARMERS UNION
I'ixes ninimum Price on Cotton
at II Cents a Pound and
Seed at $15 a Ion
Texarkana, Sept. 7.—The sec
ond day’s session of the National
Farmers Educational and Co-oper
ative Union was devoted almost
entirely to routine business, in
cluding the/eports of officers and
committees, and the discussion of
the Maine.
What is regarded a* one of the
most important reports was that
submitted by the Committee on
Education. This re’port recom
mended that there be an increase
in industrial and agricultural in
stitutes in the public schools and
also suggest* a course of reading
or. economic and government af
fairs, for all the members of the
organization. The report elicited
much applause during the reading
and was unanimously adopted.
During the day a resolution was
adopted recommending that the
conference held at Washington
last May between the cotton pro
ducers and the cotton manufactur
ers be repeated annually in the
-future, and made a permanent fea
ture.
MINIMUM PRICE ON SEED
The committee on cotton seed
and cotton seed products submit
ted the following report which
was adopted:
“We, your committee on cotton
seed and cotton seed products, beg
leave to submit the following re
port: That, whereas, at present
mar'vet prices the approximate
selling price of cotton seed pro
ducts from one ton of cotton seed
aggregate about #2b.:*' , as follows:
Meal, 800 pounds at $27 per ton,
#10.80; oil, . ' gallons, at 27i cents
per gallon $11; [inters, 5<> pounds,
at 4-' cents per pound, $2.25; hulls,
#750 pounds, at $0 per ton, $2.25;
total $20.30.
“And knowing that the total
cost of producing the said products
from the raw *eed will not exceed
$5 per ton, we feel that the pres
ent. prices paid the producer for
seed are far below what they
should be in view of the value of
the product.
“Therefore, we recommend to
the members of the Farmers Ed
ucational and Co-operative Cnion
that no seed be sold for less than a
minimum price of $15 per ton, as
it is worth that price for fertilizer
or feed purposes. We earnestly
urge the farmers of the South to
join us in our efforts to secure a
fair minimum price for one of our
principal products,
“And as a matter of public pol
icy, we make the further recom
mendation that the attention of
those i uhlic dicers whose duty it
is to see that the anti trust laws
are enforc< ' >e called to violations
thereof and that thc.\ be urged, on
securing convictions, not to release
otfendeis b.\ t; e mere payment of
a fine, but ;hat the provisions of
these law* providing for imprison
ment penalty be rigidly enforced.'’
THIRD DAY
Texarkana, Sept. 'v--The third
day of the convention of the Na
tion a; I 'm ■ VS K. ,1
Co-operative Union was perhaps
the busiest. The morning's ses
xion was taken up for the mo-4
part in hearing tlie report oi' the
National Executive Committee.
TVs report shows the at!airs of
tlu- orgat ation, financial and
otherwise, to be in excellent con
dition, also the books and accounts
of all the ( Hirers were found to be
correct. The report was adopt
ed.
During the afternoon there was
a great deal of speechmaking on
various topics, including the cot
ton warehouse proposition. H. N.
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Gaines, editor of the Advocate
Topeka, Ivin., addressed the con
vention for about an hour on mat
ters ulfecting the interests of th
order in general.
During the afternoon the draf
of a practically new constitutioi
was taken up in detail, and th
same subject was debated at great
er length at the night session. I
is believed a vote on this new con
stitution will be taken at thi
morning's session. All the pro
' visions of the document are beinj
carefully guarded from the pres
and public.
Several leading members of th
organization were asked what the.
thought of the action of the South
ern Cotton Association at Ho
Springs today in placing the rain
iraum price of cotton at ten cents
and the verdict was unaniraou
that the Farmers Union stand pa
for 11 cents. The deterioration o
the general condition of cottoi
during the last two weeks is sutfi
j cient evidence to prove that th
Union has not placed the pric
'(11 cents) too high.
THE MEETING ADJOURNS
Texarkana, Sept, 9 The meet
in^ of the National Farmer-- Un
ion adjourned yesterday. Aprac
tically new constitution was adopt
led and will be submitted for ap
proval of all I lit* members of th
Union at a referendum vote'to hi
taken bet ween the hours of 1 anc
and Id o’clock p. m. Nov. 24. IB
this new constitution the name o
the organization is changed to tin
Fanners National Union, and Cu
qualifications for membership an
tixed. White persons and Indian:
of both sexes over IB years of agt
are eligible to membership, bui
negroes will not be admitted
Merchants, lawyers, banker-- anc
members of trusts and combine:
are barred.
A resolution was adopted ti
memorialize congress to give t<
the rural school districts of thi
South the cotton tax of $65,0m
collected unjustly and illegally ii
1st! L-1860.
A resolution was also adoptee
urging members to purchase onl.\
union-made goods bearing the tin
ion label, and declaring in favoi
of a parcels post. This la-t wa
adopted unanimously amid muci
enthusiasm.
The officers elected for the en
suing year are as follows: Presi
dent C. S. Barrett, Atwater, (jra.
vice president. ,1. U. Montgomery
Gleason, Term.; secret ary-trea-e r
cr, li. H. McCullough, Beebe,
Ark. Board of din ctor-: \V . A
Morris, W. S. Mrlicr. Texas: d
N. McCallester. Indiana, Cam? o -l
Russell, Oklahoma; Janie- Butler
Kansas. ,
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WILL HOVE TO KANSAS
\\ . II. Denison of Bate-villi
will remove his family to Onega,
lvan-as. where he has a large con
tract for railroad construction. Ii
will require a year or more t<
complete the contract, after whiei
Mr. Do- n will return to Bates
ville to live.
How’s This?
Wo oiler one hundred dollar*
reward for any ease of catarrl
rlmt cannot be cured by Hiill’i
Catarrh Cure,
F. .1. ( hen no,v A: Co., Toledo, ()
W e, ;ie' undersigned. ha\ <
known F. J. ( heney for the pas
15 yea is, and believe him perfect
ly honorai le in all business trat s
actions and financially able to car
r.v out any .obligations made b>
his firm.
Waiding, Kinnan & Mane ,
A\ holesah' Druggists, i<*. O
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taker, in
teruaSly, acting directly upon tin
blood and mucous surfaces of tin
system. Testimonals free. J’rict
75 cents per bottle. Sold by al
druggists. Take 1 lull's Family
Fills for constipation.
• STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of General Interest (lathered
Fresh From the Column* oi
the Daily Papers,
t
1 Potatoes weighing 81 ounces
1 were recently exhibited in Boon
• ville.
John Young was accidently shot
by Jesse Meeks while out hunting
near Warren a few days ago.
It is reported that chunks of
ore which weigh 500 to 2,000
pounds are being taken from the
Morning Star zinc mine near Har
rison.
Mrs. Mollie Shaw committed
t suicide at her home in Manila by
taking strychnine. No cause is
assigned for the act. Deceased
was the wife of Andrew Shaw, a
. saloon keeper.
f The outlook for cotton is en
) couraging. Too much rain in
. some parts of the state has caused
, the stalk to take on rank growth, j
but at present the hill and upland I
crop is decidely promising.
Henry Mason, a young man liv
ing near Foreman was found dead
in the woods a few days ago. Ma
son and his half brother, George
Burris went to drive up some cat
tie. The cattle separated and Bur
ris followed one bunch and Mason
the other. Burris arrived home
with his cattle but Mason did not.
Thinking that he had stopped at
. the house of a neighbor the family
was not alarmed, but when he did!
not come home on the following
day a searching party was organ
ized and the body of the young
man was found near where he left
his companion on the previous j
day. Hogs had eaten the flesh
from the face and chewed off the
fingers from one hand. The j
cause of the sudden death of Har
ris is unknown, but it is supposed!
that he was overcome by heat or
that he died from heart trouble.
ARKANSAS HISTORY
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Much interest is being manifest
ed in the volume which will soon
' be issued by the Stale Historical
Commission. It is conceded that
this will be the greatest, contribu
tion ever made to Arkansas his
tor.v. It will include the sources!
of the state’s history in every de-j
partment, as well as a number < f
articles by reputable historians on
'different phases of Arkansas’de
velopment. Among the contribu
tions are the following:
“Masonry in Arkansas,’' by j
Fay Hempstead; “History of i
Banking in Arkansas," by \Y. I).
YVorthen; “Historic Homes and
Battlefields of the State,“ by \Y. |
11. Langford; “Makers of Arkan
sas History,” by Professor Rey
nolds; “The Business Development
of the State," by Prof. Brough.
The volume will contain a com
plete bibliography of Arkansas;
history. < )rders for the book,
which is sold at are now being
received by Prof. J. II. Reynolds,
secretary of the State Historical j
Commis.duu at Fayetteville.
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