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Thursday. April 24, 1913.] THE GABOUNA UNION FARMEB Page Three J burden of the investigation and the discovery of secrets that underlie the development of plant, animal and so cial life. The advance of our civil ization will be accelerated or retard ed in proportion to the efficiency with which we perform our task. Through bulletins, through public lectures, through the press, through efficient organization and co-operation, the producers should be made acquainted with the facts collected and then should be instructed how to apply these facts to the betterment of their condition. The two practical ends to be achieved should be constantly kept in view, namely: Obtaining cheaper money for carrying on the work of production, and securing to the farmer a larger proportion of the fruits of his labor. The time seems auspicious for un dertaking this work on a national scale. In his inaugural address, Pres ident Woodrow Wilson refers spe cifically to the nefed of better market ing facilities and cheaper money for the agricultural classes. The Secre tary of Agriculture, Dr. David F. Houston, has long been interested in quest^ns concerning rural life. He brings to his great office excellent training in economics. It may be reasonably hoped that his adminis tration will be marked by distinct ad vances in the questions considered by this conference on Marketing and Farm Products. Certainly larger ap propriations should be expected from the national Government as well as from State governments in promot ing this immense project; and the progressive universities of agricul tural sections of the United States may be relied upon to do their part. Education, the diffusion of informa tion, the arousing of the public con science, the enlightenment of the peo ple, depend, in the last analysis, upon the happiness and contentment of the great masses of our population. q''his happiness and contentment again de pends very largely on comfortable living; and comfortable living condi tions are only possible when a fair return for labor is made available. So far as their resources in men and money permit, the educational insti tutions gladly assume their share in making the country an ideal place in which to live. WHAT BARltETT vSAYS. To Officers and members of the Farm ers’ Union: No problem of the day is so vital, so interwoven with the very fabric of the farmers’ emancipation as prop er, correct and adequate marketing. IMany forces are working to solve it, but you have got to understand right here and now that all the other forces of the universe won’t avail without your own help and co-operation. 'That may sound a bit far-fetched, but it is the simple, unadu Iterated gospel, nevertheless. We have commissions working here and abroad to study methods of farming, marketing, financing, etc. I am not decrying their value, for every effort to throw light on our problems is worth while. But what we want and need today above a else is more men to get down to bed rock and things into actual practice. If one half the effort and money that has been, is and will be spent on movements to study problems, were spent on doing something concrete, something in the way of putting things to the actual and absolute test, then we’d be much further along the path toward the farmer s salva tion than we are today. Let some of these fellows forever howling “plan, plan,’’ get to work and do a little along the line of help ing put plans into effect. He has theories—let him give practical dem onstration of them. I have no pa tience with the kind of man forever willing to criticise and belittle the other fellow, who is at least honestly and conscientiously trying to do something, get somewhere, though he may be bungling the job. I be lieve the Lord loves an honest, sweat ing, struggling bungler far better than he does a carping, useless critic. We need real, earnest, sure help more along the line of getting a fair share in the fruits of our toil—in properly marketing what we produce, whether it be a dime’s worth of string beans or 50,000 bushels of wheat—than we do so much advice and cheerful aid about producing more beans on a square of the gar den, or wheat on the acre. For what it profit us if we pro duce more and see prices go down and down until they vanish, so far as we are concerned? I do not wish to be understood as decrying larger yields, but I do want to impress with all of my power that the parity should be maintained, and our profits equalized along with increased pro duction. Last winter I saw thousands of bushels of apples and tomatoes rot ting in Oregon and Washington, be cause there was no market for them. Potatoes were selling for 18 cents per bushel. This is sheer waste of prodi gal nature’s bounty. And while this food was rotting in the fields and orchards thousands of people over the Union wanted that product and were willing to pay good prices for it, if only the proper marketing of it were needed had been made available. It is said that thirty-five million dollars’ worth of food stuff rot in the fields every year. One of the greatest and most im pressive things the Farmers’ Union has accomplished has been to show the nation the absolute overwhelming necessity for a better system of mar keting. Stop critising; work. Stop cry ing for plans; create some or stand by the Farmers’ Union plans, which are clear, clean-cut and definite. Stand by your neighbor; don’t cuss him. Stick to your own interprises; don’t knock them. Back up, brother, and while the world is busy at playing at your up lift, grab hold of your own destiny and get somewhere with it. C. S. BARRETT. Union City, Ga., April 12, 1913. AT WHOLESALE FAiCES TO MEMBERS OF THE F.E. & C.U. OF A. Ask the Secretary of your Local to show you our line of woolen samples. If he hasn’t it, write to us at once. We will send it to you FREE.lFit and satisfaction absolutely guaranteed. No risk to you.^ ^Practically every Division of the F. E. & C. U. of A. has made contract^ith us, and we refer to theofncials. or to the Corn Exchange National Bank. Chicago, Capital and Surplus, Seven Million Dollars. roducers & Consumers Alliance ( fflO Chicago Seasonable Seeds. Mammoth Yellow Soy Beans per bus ?1.76 Clay Peas, per bus 1.80 Mixed Peas, per bus. 1.75 So. Queen Sweet Potatoes, seed or eatins stuck, per crate 2.00 Chufas, per bus 2.75 Velvet Beans, per bus., (f o. b. Reddick, Fla.) 2.10 One million Sweet Potato Plants, leadintr varieties, per thousand 1.50 Write-for special price list on other seeds. HICKORY SEED CO., Hickory, N. C. Where to Buy to Best Advantage Readers of this paper want to buy their farm and home supplies, as far as possible from the reliable manufacturer or wholesaler, who will give them advantage of lowest possible prices and at the same time give them first-class goods. You want to save unnecessary writing to thoae who do not have what you «rovi4-e COUROIV ‘ I am inte rested in and intend to purchase within a rea- sonable time, the machines or articles checked below and will be glad to receive information concerning the same. CHECK HERE CHECK HERE ...Automobile ...Mower ...Buggy and Carriage ...Nursery Stock ...Cement ...Piano and Organ ...Chum ...Plow ...Corn Planter ...Pump ...Cotton Planter ...Roofing .—Cream Separator ...Sewing Machine ...Cultivator ...Seeds ...Clothing. Men and Boys ...Stoves Ranges* Heaters . ...Coat Suits & Dress Goods ...Telephone ...Flour ...Threshing Machine ...Furniture ...Traction Engine .Gasoline Engine ...Typewriter ...Groceries ...Wagon .. Harness .. Washing Machine ...Harrow ...Watch or Jewelry —.Harvester ...Wire Fencieg ...Hay Rakes ...Paint .. Incubator ...Stump fuller ...Insurance ...Cotton Chopper ...Live Stock ...Spray ...Manure Spreader ..Fertilizer p n _ _ R. F. D. No - - ..No — We give below a list of some of the articles for which we have a great many inquiries and ii you will check those on which you desire information, we will be glad to give you the flames of manufactur ers and dealers, who will supply you, together with any other information we may have. If there is anything not listed on which you want information, we will be glad to furnish same upon request This service is ^ „ want These wants are reasonable and this de partment will help you Free of Charge and will supply you with information in regard to the buying or smling of anything connected with the farm or farm home ? designed to save you money and its privileges are available to our readers. Address Union Farmer Service Bureau, Box 342, - RALEIGH, N. C. i Guaranteed Groceries at Way Down Prices! Wholesale Prices You can save money on eroceries, seed and feed, by buyinir direct from us. The old way of buyinir at retail meant that added to the cost of the eoods was the very hiuh cost of selline. Salesmen’s salaries, and expenses, retailers profits, had to come out of the price you paid. The new way of buying direct at wholesale means high quality at low cost. We are literally saving fortunes for farmers All through the Southern States thv'y are buying direct from us, saving the profits that used to go to the retailer. Money Back Guarantee Uncle Sam Don’t imagine that because our prices are so much lower that our quality is not the highest. No siree! Our groceries are of the kind that delight the housekeeper’s heart—tickle the fam ily’s appetite. Money couldn’t buy better. Our seed and feed are guaranteed first-class If our goods are not satisfactory, ship them back to us and we will refund your money and pay the frpight both ways. It’s buyer and seller getting together that has busted gro cery prices. Don’t put off buying. Buy now while we have prices battered down. Flour—As Good as Its Name. Wc Eat If Ourselves. «4.TO Per Bbl. Be Patriotic. Try a Barrel. SEED Burt Seed Oats S .56 per bu. Red Rust Proof Seed Oats 47 per bu. Appier Seed Oats 68 per bu. Black Oats - 48 per bu. Early Rose Seed PoUtoes ,75 per bu. Prime Timothy Seed 4.40 per hundred lbs. Prime Medium Clover Seed 22 50 per hundred lbs. Prime Alfalfa Seed 14.50 per hundred lbs. Kentucky Blue Grass lO.flO per hundred lbs. Red Top Herds Grass 11.00 per hundred lbs Ochard Grass 11 00 per hundred lbs. Dwarf Essex Rape 5.90 per hundred lbs. Amber Cane 2.00 per hundred lbs. Spring Vetch 4.50 per hundred lbs. winter Hairy Vetch 9.00 per hundred lbs. Tall Meadow Oat Grass 14.50 per hundred lbs. DAW TA ADnVD List the goods you want and remit by Money order or registered Letter. Write plainly giving your full address. HOW 10 OKUtK Goods shipped swneday order received or the following day f. o. b. Richmond. Send in your order now so that you will have the goods when you need them, as it takes a day or so for goods to reach you. , . , Cash with order, but where satisfactory references are given goods will be shipped C. O. D. with privilege to examine before navment reauired C O. D. shipments can only be made where there is a railroad agent „ v *Our free*price4ist shows how we have busted prices on groceries, seed and feed. Write for a cop^y. Every time you buy FPPP without get^g our rock-bottom price, its just like throwing away money. Send for your copy now. Tell your friends how we » ^ saving you money by our war on prices. Get our prices on Peas. — RICHMOND GRAIN & PROVISION COMPANY, GROCERIES A.ND EEP D Pride of Elysian. Highest Quality Patent Flour $4 80 bbl. SELECT, Good Patent Flour 4.70 bbl. Diamond Half Patent Flour. 4.45 bbl. Full Cream Cheese 15 per Ib. Fresh Roasted Coffee, Special Bargain 17 per lb. Choice Greene Coffee .....16 PCf,ffi. Delicious Lake White Fish. Equal to Mackerel S4 per 100 lbs. Granulated Sugar $4.40 per hundred lbs. Fi..c Table Salt 45 per IM lbs Prime Table Potatoes - 62 per bu. Rice, Broken, 4 l-2c—Japan, 5 l-4c—Louisiana 06 1-4 per Ib. Molasses.Black Strap. 15c—New Orleans. 26c—Part# Rlcan..28 pet iml- Mixed Feeding Oats Bran, 23.00 per ton-Ship stuff $23 W per ton Red Dog Hog fe»d 12" Ground Corn and Oat Feed J5 P**" t®** TERMS The Richmond Grain & Provision Co. Is recommended by yonr State Business Apenl 212 Sontb lOtti Street, Rlctimond, Va. EVERYTHING TO EAT FOR MAN AND BEAST.
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