The Farm-Labor Union News (Texarkana, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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The Farm -labor Union is the fruit 2* the cotton trade.
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as the Rio Girahtie valley. .
arin bills, .(heir
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b. means that his office will be able to
sell much greater pools than if any
other person had been appointed, since
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of C'.tl.Hl.
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tens of thousanes of
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and then let the cotton me
. !.<■' i ile i- -10 is out of print.
ed our familie $, we havi
ehileiren out of school and
i if iced many things.
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COTTON SIGN-UP
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-th flower of all past attempts
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oyytkefmers being foreclosed, right and you help?
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Great FLU Cotton
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buyer can and save fof >
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a record for Unionism a
ty, ability and energy 1
salesman in the Union I
also a young
young that he.has
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viewing the tion-atjo irned I iave b in over
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decide upon, but there is no doubt authority
that it will be at a poiit wont con- erR.0.1
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Fon out of the yar ne
way th be pooler witk
of like mraile anqu dit.
pres s ageney.
We are Mf going te
co t-plu
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lots eonfider
membership
We want to understand what we a- the e conditons! Therefore the fir- !
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sales arrent will supervise the selling
'of all Union cotton, contraeted or non-
of America contracted in Texas and in all states
cold turkey that have no ales agents.’ This also
h, We have
members who
do in or
Cetting
By G. W. FANT
* State Pres.’exas F. L. I .
Since tiske and national conven
anici. f thu:ne over the nov
uinenlments aiw < pcitdll,
poolinr plan.
1 heard arq .talked with mem.high tte president to see that the work to publis
athe L s agvicultural department of organization is pushed to the ut- ediis
and other stuelent: of the agricultral ternoMt ends of the state at the least -it in nex
problem (who were. I believe, at least posible cost. • - in stamg
they and their ehildren will become
the abject serfs, peons and slaves of
the present ruling classes.
1, for one; propose to do everything
in my power to make the Farm-La-
hot Union of America a (tower in the as we
lnd, and promise to do my part ■■ For
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The ‛otfon Agreement.
You are all famliar with tho pro-
visionsofthe cotton agreemnt. I take
it for granted you have :tuetjee it fei
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The rot.an afel cotton seed price- • ’ The location of the office for the
j fixing pot er i- going to change hanes .national state sales agent remain to
from the few to the many in the near Ih‛
[future. Stick and win. A'
Thei fie question arises as to how
This yill hercone. We want details.
I less friction, lost
duced expense.
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mxanize the diht farmer.
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It i about time we er or non-contracted) comes from
Texas. This also means a great dez
Mr. Barksdle as
~y tem we farmei -(
। hale at a Abe or : f.
time. We let the •• -
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G. W FANT,
State Pres. Texas F. L. U. of A. plus.
So the fil t ie
membny Tlx
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venient for the Union membership of
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crowd to hcai -
were co-operating.
-ta.'e it. assemble
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like inventions arise the bulk of Union cotton (contract.
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(h W. FANT.
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the sy-ten of izuli
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pricing. ,thont-
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sincere) expouee their views asto the I wiut and, need your co-operation
conditio,! ami che needs of the firmer, to. nke this the greatest year for the
Slavery Threatened. Farm-Labor Union of Texas, since our
Ten I came back home and foundstate organizatien was formed. Win
o do o ‘help" the farmer.
I’’ orv thirl pt r cent of the cotton
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of Februry atiepling the.jfeft.
nd coton
ral -elling
can't Soon mnke it
suh. a day j
hes, weII be littizs
sell iteollectively through our own the past two months. I a. uine -hit
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pose we hat! iesploc*rd o
Pa n'j.abt 1 Lhio
new sub riber
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URGING MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT FANT-
mu t st" ilie
We ust get theetton together.
Right here iyhe first hitch,
have been us to unloading our col-
ton in theqcal yars where
[ ‘ see it very time we
gin. We take pride i i
i - wyduet that we have p it
elir ct-to . pi,ne1 -eliiuy Will; .
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for fitt 11 more
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the eveatnal pricing of on
cesi-plu .
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Then, what mustw first
der to do this? -
the cotton together.
(e ll'd We ten epect our
t* pe the profit for us
Hungry for otr lesage.
er- h fttme/o hnrry
---members will have to «o to make to i re ronsihility roes buck t
• asesegs. That brings us down to the ber hip without whoa «
• milk in th-cqcoa-nut: your agent coul
Co-operative niarketing meane just roort.
individually produce cotton. We wan
toget this cotton in shape so we can
New National Sales Agent
• Discusses Pooling Plans
le f-.r f ul; re ku-ine.
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This is ihe Sign- p Editien. Orders for .extra copies
copies will li jilted i <7 received net Inter thas Ari! I.
President Vitzvaier’s great riiele wh appias in ;JI
i extra copies p;inted fter this week in adeition to the
j matter contained ih this edition.
Five or rd ore copies to ene address at 2 cent:; N copy.
THE t NON NEWS,
Box 766, Texaikana, Tex.
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I:ho C tte । Markrtiner .Agreement
pN--h., i , w.i.. •■•.ph I., their count-. . N alional .Sates Agent, F. L. U. of A.
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. , orrani a o to the tale -tio \ .. tinishing touch to the great
. . ‘ary a"! ■ t. • re c no tate enpnizns Fana-t abor Union cotton pool drive,
tio, tje a to •. • ittimal secictai} the national executive commit-
! it. ' e ct-er where locals have tee at its special meeting in Dallas
t theni i"iunel ‛ Marsh p by mnanin,on: vota de.
. . iwir '* " " -ortat> ta- " 'K“r t : ppom E. L. Baiksaaie a-
r * ' ied or moven away, or where the locak national sales agent to handle the sell-
T ey stay on the jo » l . . i on newly organize.], there is mg end of the great pool.
Hance that such locals have been i Mr. Barksdale also continues as
"lookel in the distribution of cop- state agent for the ‘Fexas R L p or
1 o‛ th " "tt ’ Mar etins Agree- which assures absolute co-opera-
'' 1 t , ,, tion of the Texas organization in mak-
So if vOl have been overlooked do • .. , . ...
. . , ing the pool the greatest possible suc-
not lap to "holler at once. Let us I .
cess.
not " "rioeh a single thing, no mat-j
t. :• how small, that will help make ,
the Farm-labor Union Cotton Pool ference with the state execu -
S.e greatest uccess in the history of tive committee which enthusiastical-
•he cotton incustry. ily agreed with the proposal of the
“They that can yrive up esential j pafkhne’ executive committee to al-
all ev.”-Itenjamin Frnklin. 1 W "r. Barksale to function as stase .
afety deserve neither liberty nor syf iule* arent at the same time that he
liberty to obtain a little temporary wa- erving p national sales agent.
t i " i,
-iniv bay- hey W’| lobtain
refit ot th. piodoe! .. >,< vt
you rame to try it 7
fivi hunereo ' '
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re J the first biow » Siick win.
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Let evryt ud r of the Urioa News I saw in ou: national capital the driven down to venting on halves or
wlie P hi Pond to -ecure .JI the sH:n: trail of the pi profiteers an to doing day labor in the towns and
and rfaewN itde he can - ; siclprs — the multi-millionaire cities, all because of the exactions of
. । he can, that evet farm and biNonaires, , who are mister —of the ram* iyiye speculasors an profit
" lexa- and 1 W ‛eseli imd u dic ion,os.the "urineip s and Aie may learn ofetr great cotte n ..Jr hanks, iftustry ami mrket amb tcep that ‘uh orc nation
bormto.Wedontwatkitto ret out not "uly °ur meneh *‛ip but al btl vlans- of the Far.n Labor I Tin o j^d in particaiai . .\| oir mari.el ..ako he complet. me ters ef or AlI or tii. Has mad.
•f our ight until it istolhand jm.d .. furmer- that I met Wil awaie .America, nod it i nov. a s to un A ing plan in cnerMi. \ . verment. . than e. that oniv one thin
| "o" lor this nriv^ga %e H*v work- and.............. the new mark tin new sub rriberc "-n.i for om: /«, our a"N‛es cau ... Appeal .f dlim fmer for legis - maie for dirt farmers ofAm-
the """ "iat or’aa, th - Fa ntbal" r Laton fhe-—ueen < r il our *ra ‘.tio, r ll on epf ears, while the erieao do, and that is to ORGAN-
te ibtoth nW e taebliktci or r,“ * whisper of t • pesial ittir IZH f< ;■ business and for their own,
in short the harveatisripe so I L he ’ . B-^i Hud. i he tinne ix itu < sts wa -pmupti v beard. Yes it. is prot c. ion, the sooner the better.
I real toeiery reader •1 this artick yi< i (o Tati-0 •tirc a th Tam o bad. that in the hearigs of the
- - ' • ‛‛ • । " ' ie do e er) thins in hi. and herspow - • weie er . rendly for ticn. House ( omjttec on Airricuilure, dirt
senN-it o it" talkoi with leading actiVe rr io talr advantage of this wonder-/ Puring t,h1e a + ‘iare or foui weeV\ farmer, with corns in their hands
other sotton in i ... barm oruizationswli iul eppert unit; to pu~h tosutcesy 1 bave (0a and hoard of mere new ba.- trouble to be hearvi for oily a
our’msfrankl adni that our p" t. “th- the or"aniciion work and the cob i'. I. I. -ins. prolticoou-es, agon- fewminete w hi th. men that farm
best jet am- a inat they are na- ton ooline plass of .the Irrm-Uw cie, stores ami w,in r-e4 operative ac tharmners are listened .to for hours.
.seH it on the dy to come i'l am! holp make our e t- | nion ef {twrica. T itir- - beihe -I in mhotioi th-n i
I IM any more. We have decided ton pool the grate 1 poc1. .f J b.: m it ever, mber who raies cor. nav. in the'-aine tenggi „e time.
. that point forever. . products tte world la yei sq*1. ton siva the rotter podi a dzee, Get . a New Visjon.
I . We shall send it tot compiei A'., mor inquiries tor fit tatre L,al . Im-nationil cotta saale m h can Ju t Eere LNaye a coafession to
h where it can be sampled ami sam and more roue-t f.> orranizr. a • cios. e.m .at with the ittfov for- make. ; have :mihg. been, a I • ion
ples entinmrslizitely toour-ceatral being recvived from unorganizeii erivare dili.my . .ar : cnp. man at hesii, —eLKor | joincy
azene y where the spinners can raherjtions of the state than have ever I eu : ml at a fayorleyrjeca . osille. the F„rm-t.abor Uhpmeri4.
- around the tables an. | plaeestheiu bid recei ved by our -tale hendkquabte m i.et. eer member i olie (, aver,. But I aw a new andwienvia,
| upon those samples.: No longer wil I the yme period of time. The alls, ecureanewinemhe, ihi lay, o (hat icf the mission aia necesity ag
we sell it to the local buyer, and let are coming as far norh as the top of we may make the entton pod stl organization while in Wasing
। him resell to the cotton - marchan* iphe J’anhandle plain
fi| ... he ward in
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i.nie1 of profit fc1 tic
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now ic our cw chosen agents -ta; ■ -a‛o i closed, tie profit i. (u
ane < sify o cotton, acsemble i W • are etabli hinv a profitable out.-
in qartitiee -tn t will sell
pvices, ane we shall iet.
zgent sell • ■ cotttn. bership ho pouted the cniion and ,
Wo be’ieve. in fact we KNOW, that we hava made the zreatest step for- i.
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Wek De It Ourselves. , 1* ;t the buy*. a\ : Nec M NFy 1 ,. , don’t ;. 2 tie.
We tow propose to chan- that me- 1 ‛ ot S: Ie-man you r;ve the ( tteu j our loc j ceri i ,.. . . . . ( : arir. with ct--tructi ve ideas until they are
thod. .Instead of sellihig inqivicualiv I tait: ! a, wil’in to pa, ven i: ,6. .... < * on b vo home and hoc, the I*n-
• • • “ -ili t i« : H 1»>I if»i - inill. t
mid letting the -peculators vnol ard Pti. bul av you the at Iori' 1 • . oui, . tho .-i no . nal. pap o1' r cati thc} met again.
even-run it and sell to pinner and -H thi cottor " \ee 01 u-asotmL! • koe. to tie high privat, i, tin rroni "I y a -r* da, + m l lecply
exporers we are xeiogr to do that umou On deliver it"? rrks of our sul, n. , #ne host- w1, a : .esiaue the many eomties shown
ourselves. Hence wo must chanpour’ 0 1 ase i .. i - i ack . b -.y the hol n officia! po ition N the V i • ~ untg,, knion.
limitation huye can dep..„-| UDI tie cotton be- | |,ct everylx.dy get m-i.ind tois, .mr "Tle tior tonu ‘sr all int
T! Yrreati a i eriptiani drive and ..... jf farme to iit ti • av du t Mail.
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