The Farm-Labor Union News (Texarkana, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1926 Page: 1 of 4
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coming year.
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this be careful that each man
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“Despite the many and ab-
sorbing duties devolving upon
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ture estimates
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TEXARKANA, TEXAS (1526 TEXAS AVENUE) THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 1926.
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Enclosed find money order to
cover my subscription for the
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City, Texas writes:
“Our local is doh
Years respectfully,
R. C. GREGORY.
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Each member should read the
ANOTHER CALD
fob ORGANIZERS.
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tion and
FEW IN NUMBER
BUT ARE STRONG
IN THE FAITH.
Wishing you and
of our Union
TON OF LABOR
MEETS APRIL is.
TEXAS FEDERA.
alreast of the times and enables
al to know what and where we
stand—vote for this new amend
Fraternally yours,
E. P. GOAD,
I desire to call your at-
needs of the pre-
Union._ | federation, to be held in Hous-
Cherokee esunty enjoyed the ton the wek beginning with
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Think of our organization
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Chicago, HL, Dec. 28, 1925
Editor Union News,
Texarkana, Tex. /
the wheel.
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ed would yell the Union was a
failure because he was “guinter”
quit, the truth is he had never
commenced, therefore had no-
thing to quit.
• To one and all I ask one favor;
। Farmers in the United States
received $708,000,000 Mas for
MAKING A
GOW SAVING
-operation, for with-.
a disadvantage with the busi-
ness world, therefore don’t ex-
pect too much of your newly el-
ected officials.
We know personally, men who
joined the Union on Saturday to
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We need organization work, and Secretary of the Texas State Fe-
eooperation, we neod money to deration of Labor, has issued
png our debts first, also to ad - the official call for the twenty-
vanee our cause, and save our ninth annual convention of the
as any county in the state.
Most farmers here are disor-
ganized, and the scalpers and
profiteers just about have every
thing going thei way. A good
organizer could do a great good
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out it we are comparative slaves .
for the speculators and pricefix-! 1n8 conditons moms hug a
ers.j cocked hat any idea that Mr.
Come let us unite for our fu- Farmer might have had that he
ture protection. _ was entering the capitalist elass.
most prospereus year last year'April 19- Three days prior to
in a business way than any year the federation convention the
. in the life of the Union. But Texas State Council of Carpent-
think how much more could ers and the Texas Allied Print -
have been done with a little ing Trades Council will hold
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Year bring to you and to 1
people of Mexico the great
nossible measure of progre
happiness and success.”
indebtedness against Union man, how many of you in
your counties have ever had ex-
$3,810,713,000 compared with to
$4,518,716,000 in 1924 a redue- be
your message and shall not fail
tn transmit your kindly words
of greeting to my colleagues and
fellow workers. May the New
George H. Slater, executive
“Accept for yourself and con-
vey to our friends i Mexico my
warmest greetings and best
wishes for the New Year.
UNION
held at Manning Local No. 183, ing a job entirely new to__
Bryan county. Same to be ap- of them, and remember Brother
VoHMEs
ness deal through to success,
ITS A GREAT
WAY TO HELP
THE CAUSE
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is not a Labor Union in Ameri-
ca without its own paper to in-
struct and warn its membership,
and as the Labor Unions are
successful let’s follow in their
1o0tStepS.
Wishing you a happy and pros perience in piloting a big busi-
perous New Year.
Bennington, Okla. Jan 24 Rusk, Tex., Jan. 25.
Editor Union News, Editor Union News,
i exarkana, Texas, As the Union is entering a
Dear Sir: new year with many new offi-
I enclose my check for $16.96 cials, lets one and all wish
The proceeds of a pie supper them success in their undertak-
secretary Mayhew local No. 286
at Boswell Okla writes:
"We are few in number here
but are wide awake, and are do-
ing all in our power to help push
our organization to success. If
we all stick together we are suye
to win." / ।
Last Texas State Convention
elected Mr. L. A. Western state
secretary, and he is now func-
tioning in that capacity, with of-
fice at Decatur Tex. Please
forward all reports and com-I
munications pertaining to that
offiee to him at the above ad-
dress, instead of to Texarkana
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however that is the problem
that confronts us, not having here now.
Sec.-Treas. Okla. F. L U. of A. a great amount of previous ex-
__perience, we are at somewhat of
its, there is no-
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With newly organized locals year wil do wen to rend ‘Broth-
coming into national headquart- er Claridge’s letter in the Union
ers daily, and a regular Macedon News of Jan. 21, it is worth the
lan cry coming from all sections price of the paper for a whole
d for organizers, year. There is no doubt but
deed by $172,723,000. ' a, “
Cotton producers with one of
the three largest crops on record Seeratnr
exceeding 1924 by 2,000.000 New .
bales, get $120,996,000 less than to ।
in 1924. Potatoes alone of the der the —
major crops gave farmers a larg- stamp mu
i er income in 1925 than in 1924. it i, maia
With production 166,669,666 a ~ T -r*
i bushels short of 1924 the value
; of the crop was up $339,280,000.
Taking all crops together
| farmers have $347,000,000 less
i to shew for their work in MM
than in 1924.
In ordering supplies from Na- d9/tbuytho follnaingrsutgar
112l HN4KUNDUETS, D. WIIIES,
Anson, Texas, Jan. 16.
Editor Union News:
Texarkana, Texas,
J. A. CARR, as formerly.
Texas State Chaplai F. L. U ., . W. J. KYLE,
All9, Tex. Jan. 2 National Secretary.
New eYar. Also a complete sue-
finance. cess in vour activities as leader
of the labor movement/in the
United States. I beg you to ex-
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use commercial fertilizer ’ this 9
?d to put the FLU what he is an authority ten the
is year is a PUSH value and uses of commercial
our shoulders to fertilizers. The Cherokee county
Ft F. L. U. in 1924 sold 49 cars of
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Williams, Ellis. The Farm-Labor Union News (Texarkana, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1926, newspaper, January 28, 1926; Texarkana, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1558501/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .