The Farm-Labor Union News (Texarkana, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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It is hari to understand how Hunt Salesman, I would like their plan.
county Union had the cotrage to copy
lost in the swamp.
be sold through one agency.
We do
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Muenster, Tex., Nov. 6, 1925.
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Now is the time to renew your sub-
per
SOON TO BEGIN MOVING TO MA
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getting ready to handle winter fruits and vege-
ta, thru their own marketing channels.
by which we could market their cot-
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R. A. Calloway for re-election as Na- uneducated farmers.
The most of us
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and name of delegates, please do this fidenee, even in our own class. Sus -
dition to sell.”
I Mnuy fields have not yet been touch-
(OTTON PICKERS BADLY
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acre and prices are $1.50 and $1 for amendments to our constitution
Texas, according to reports of the Un-
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this issue from Callis local.
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them wil l
Exchanges of the Farm-Labor Union writes: “At
this time there is a good market for green beans,
green pean, egg plants, green pepper, okra, etc.
plan for the Farm-Labor Union that
will be based on correct business prin
their cotton.
If we had a man at each gin to
In the capacity that I hav been
trying to serve you now for more than
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to see so much discussion of our mark
eting plans and the needed ehongtr.
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tional committee in the controversy
with late National and Texas state
State President 4. C. Thompson of
the Arkansas division, I think hit the
right note about our marketing plan.
His idea will work, I think.
wards our fellowman.
In Union there is strength. Also
E. L BARKSDALE,
National Salesman.
out of all our thinking
be evolved a marketing
gether and perfect our marketing sys-
tem.
many perplexing problems that we
NOTICE COUNTY SECRETARIES, ate up against.
we would be better off.
This is just my idea. Let’s have
yours.
Texaslecallas
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we all get together, to go after what
we want, when we see a posibility of
'Sulphur Springs, Tex. Nov. 3.
Union News:
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is held if such Convention shauld decide to fix a price on cotton,
it Ml hereby given the authority to supersede all District and Na-
tional selling agencies in fixing prices.
Editor Union News,
Dear Sir:
The Muenster local No. 1530 has decided
to subscribe for the Union News for all its
members, so I was instructed to write and
get prices on a club of ONE HUNDRED or
more papers, to be sent to all the members
of this local. Please let me hear from you by
return mail.
ments as provided for in Article 7 shall be made to the best ad-
vantage to take care of all distressed cotton.
Section .-That article 6, Sections 15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22,
cf the National Constitution adopted in 1924, be written so as to
conform with the above amendments.
CALLIS LOCAL F. L. U. of A. NO. 19.
_______ Per J. W. BROCK, Pres,
Beetion 1—The membership of one or more locals may form
themselves into an independent Pooling Distriet of the Farm-La-
bar Union of America, at any one shipping point for the purpose
•f handling the cotton, cotton seed, and any other farm product of
its membership, or for the individual who may offer to pool his
Section 7.—When cotton is turned over for immediate sale,
it shall be the duty of pooling agent to sample and grade same, and
wire National Salesman what he has, and follow his instructions.
Section 14.-There shall be established at all District Unions
a Rural Credit Asseciation, if possible, of two or more District
Unions may, if deemed practical, unite and organize a Rural Credit . . >1
Association for the prpose of financing the membership of that the regular rules on the subject in order that their _
particular distriet or districts, but if it is not possible or practical produee may arrive in Chicago in the best of con-State " onvention, EivinK both ■
to establish such Rural Credit Association, then such arrange- ---- ‘
.. R. R. ENDRES, Aetjng Sec.
(NOTF--The Union News is making B,....... Hocal a
if the organization is built up, oth- need a man at each shipping point
ers will have to build it. It । seems ■ to receive and receipt and instruct
as though some are going around in the members how to handle their cot-
a circle. There are several ideas ex- ton. If you expect the members to
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said agent shall be a member of the Farm-Labor Union of Am-
and shall maintain an office conveniently located at said
point, and said agent shall be selected by the District
upon recommendation of the District Union in which
he is to serve and shall be bonded to the District Committee for
all moneys handled hy him, the bond to be executed by a banding
company authorized to do business in the State, and to be approv-
ed by the National Executive Committee.
Section 5—It shall he the duty of the District agent to re-
mini and receipt for all cotton delivered or shipped to him and
he shall keep a record in his office of each and every bale of cot-
ton that passes through his hands, giving name of party to whom
snid hate belonged and date of sale; also grade and price sold for.
Section, 6.—When cotton is sent to a compress for pooling
purposes it shall be pooled subject to National Sates Agent’s Or-
dem and the National Sales Agent shaH always sell on growers
ers is handicaping picking in
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Hidalgo County Texas, published in last week’s
issue of the Union News, Mr. Ragland says "All
members have agreed to sell only thru the Na-
tional Sales Agent.”
A. B. KENNEDY,
Secretary local No. 186.
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I have just read the Hunt county
marketing plan. If they would have
said RECEIVER for National Sell -
ing Agent instead of District Grader
zation to read the paper. I say amen
to that, and are willing te help all I
can. WILL You?
E. J. GUNN.
in it and quit taking every little dim
cow trail that crosses our path.
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In packing, the members of the Farm-Labor i vou ae roottea t ehis or vOe "wtidorAcE X^awree
; Union are up-to-date and are adhering closely to fice of the number of duly elected de- has been filched, fleeced and robbed
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West, omne-fourth to one-half bale to the
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Section 19.—Any member of the Farm-Labor Union may buy
non-Union cotten upon his own ceount, but said cotton shall be
sold through the Union selling agent upon payment of regular
fem. All losses, if any, shall be paid by the member buying same.
Section 11.—The fees for handling cotton and cotton seed
shall not exceed 50 ents per bale of cotton or per ton of cotton
seed, to be divided as follows: fifteen cents to the National sel-
ing agent and 35 cents to remain in the treasury of the District
Union for the expenses of the said District Union office. All un-
used surplus on hand at the end of each season, over and bove the
aetual expenses of maintaining the District office shall be re-
tained in the treasury as a sinking fund.
If we are going to take over our business, and do business
as others, we must adopt the most approved business methods.
We believe like the Hunt county Executive Committee that
the constitution of the Farm- Labor Union of America must be
so revised as to abolish all units of the Union except the local.
Districts and National, and let the business management raidate
from one common center- The National Sales Office.
That we can build from the ground up and hope to work
without friction or confusion. Therefore we, the members of
Callis Lecal No. 19, Collin county, Texas, with many obligations
to Hunt County Union, wish to offer the following amendments to
Surely the delegates to the conven-
tion will adopt a plan to sell all our
cotton from the sampies in one of-
flee.
Give the salesman plenty rooms
plenty he in. plenty to sell and let the
rest go hang.
are getting the cotton together for FIANCING system, which I KNOW
them, and that night they know theycn he dona.
will buy the whole lot in a lump. 1 __ 2,
| I Te8122 25 WH 88 enY TTi fill EIE
I want to tell yon my brethren, rendition that a great many of our
PLAN PROPOSED
BY HUNT COUNNTY
ed an unpleasant duty wisely and
_ . . .. .—e The Hopkins county Farm-Labor
in a letter from Organizer J. R. Ragland, ofi Union indorses the action of our Na-
on wind, and that would be all they
would hare to sell.
That idea of selling in small lots
at different places over the state nut
us in the nine-hole when we were
stronger than we are now, ami it will
prove to be the last straw this time.
The Hunt county proposal will not
do. We are having trouble now on
account of grader-salesmen not co-op- n
•rating with our national salesman. I
If we ean’t sell in large lots we might'
as well throw up our hands.
The people are right, we are the
ones that have been acting silly. They
know a good proposition when they,
study it out, we are the ones that I
are hehind, when we go to selling ini
little dumps Ruhe will sell his own!
dump. If we ean’t offer him some
tangeable advantages he can’t get sell |
ing alone we had as well sign the dox- I
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secretaries. We think they perform-
hare grown up on the farm and hare
always been so busy in the sermble
1 for existance, that we hare not given
scarcely any thought to economie prob
lems, and can not understand the
“M UNTO OTHERS
WOULD HAVE THE
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lating in the district agent's office shall be sold by him and they ------- ----- „ , ,
proceeds applied to the payment of the overhead expenses of the the Rio Grande Valley Of Texas and Florida are
distriet office. ......
getting it.
■ eirui. ruere are sett tai Micas ex-uon. n yvu eapeci ne memwers w The Union is doing more good than
pressed in the Hunt county proposal'ship their cotton to the compress just unionizing the farmers. It is
that is no: workable in mytopinion. themselves there are not many that' bringing us closer to gether, making
See. 6 is so wrong it would upset will do it. us more neighborly. We visit each
the whole plan if the change should There are street buyers just out-j other more oftener than we used to.
he made. If it was adopted we,side the gin yard to make bids on it is giving us a better feeling to- a year, as best I could aceording to
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NEEDED IN WEST TEXAS, ed owing to the shortage of pickers
A serious shortage of cotton pick- the report says. Cotton is making
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F. L U. WINTER FRUIr AND VEGETABLES HOPKINS CO.
produets for sale through the Union.
Section 2.—The officers of the Pooling District Union shali
consist of a PreMident, Secretary, and an Executive Committee of
together with such other officers as the district may deem
necessary. AH officers to hold office for a period of one year cr
until their sueessors are elected. Said Distriet Union officers
ehall be elected by the District Union Convention, which shall con-
teat of one delegate for each ten members or major fraction, chos-
en from each local in said District Union.
Seetion 3.—Only oneDistrict Union may be organized at any
ene shipping point convenient for the membership of one or more
Section 9.—It shall be the duty of the District Agent to make neription to theUNION Mb
the neeessary arrangements with some bank or hee- e=e--i-di--
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Unwin farmers in the South, and especially
not had this experi
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gWhenever the National Price-Fixing Convention hor Exchange of Chicago, III., one of the endorsed
ited States Department of Labor, pulling.
receive and receipt for cotton to be in union there is good fellowship, es-
rent to the National Selling Agent . „ . .. __. . __a.__
, pecially when we all work together
fcr each others good. “All for each;
Each for an"
Fraternally yours,
ed. a GOnDGN.
as soon as possible after your dele- picion seems to prevail to a marked
gates have been elected degree, and this is all on account of
At our coming conventions, I trust
that we will have the best talent there
is in the Farm-Labor Union to solve
these problems. It CAN be done and
I believe WILL ba done. If we do
this, I believe you will see farmers
as you
never saw before, because our FOUN-
DATION is RIGHT. Economie justiee
is what we want and to save dollars
and cents ter our membership.
We must handl ethis cotton for
just the lowest possible over-head ex -
pena, and let the membership reap
the benefit of their CO-OPERATIVE
efforts, t nd not allow it “gobbled up”
by high salaried officers and exorb-
tant ever-head expenses, as is don
in soma other organizations.
Brethen, take my suggestions and
ideas for what they are worth. com-
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Atlanta, Texas, Oct. 31.
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jDear Editer:
nd ami sold by ONE agent, that te-
day we would hare a hundred mem-
bers to where we now have one. I
temnal Comnrir *• aan.
Yanc; ,* r the Unian
• LAMM,
County Seretary.
W. J. KYLE, our IGNORANCE. Rut we are lear-
Acting State Sec. ing faster than we ever did before,
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Don’t fail to read the proposed success, if we will walk right down
think the plans under which we have
been trying to operate, has contribut-
ed more to discourage and cause our
members to 4^7*79^1 out than all other
Weslaco, Tex., members expect to ship a mixed ’ If we sueceed we must have officials causs combined.
car within th next week, and Florida members whoiwi do their duty withou feare it is true that the Farm-Labor Un-
g_.. to „ .. , , at Kathleen and other points in that state are! Tim Hopkins county Union wishes good, but it has been in an invisible
the Distriet I Ekeduitvscommittsbaor whienhe semrpdsta planning to do likewise, while small express ship- " nlso -.....mend our fellow way to the ran and of the
These gontracts shall be uniform and shall be prepared by the Na-' ments will be stalled from many Other points.
tienal Exeeutive Committee,
ONE-SALESMAN PROMOTES GOOD
MARKET PLAN.! FELLOWSHIP.
Mablevale, Ark., Nov. 1.
The work in the county is pushing
right along. The enthusiasm for the
work in the union still continues. Mem
bers are not coming in th? unien as
fast as they have been doing, because
non-Union farmers are getting migh-
... a.. , .si tv scarce in this neck of the woods.
We will not get anywhere until our i •
after a plan that virtually wrecket I cotton is sold through one agency. It is womlerful, what a difference Mt is very gratifying to me indeed
the organization in the past. • and as long as we have local selling it makes in a community when we
in my mind it shows they are still men, as I see it, it won’t even all have something to work for; some
lost in the swamp. be solq through one agency. We de point we want to gain. How easy
we hare completely test con -
would hare a salesman in every dis-
trict and none for the state or na-
« tional. They could not do business
Bennington, Okla., Nov. 2
Editor Union New :
long as we have these little ageneies
scattered all over the country with
authority to sell. While we would al-
ways have some good and loyal
agents that would eenpoerte, we now
hare some, but we would always hare
enough of the class that WILL NOT
cooperate, to destroy the ecene” of
I firmly beileve had the Farm-La-
bor Union adopted, three years ago,
a marketing system by wich every
■ UNION
by depositing the tickets ar collateral to make advances to growers
when called upon to do so by said grower and shall keep a complete
record of all monies advanced, charging same against the cotton
whieh the loan is made.
Section 9.—AH waste cotton or unclaimed samples accumu-
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