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Show BENSON FOLK PLEASED WITH EQUITY TALKS Many Are Enthusiastic Over the Outlook For Farmers Through County Orcjanlzatlon Benson, Jan. 1C Tlioro wns n good representation of members of tho Society of Knulty at tho annual meeting of that organization hold at I tho county court liouso laBt Satur- day, January 9. Those presont wore Hugh Dowdle, president; Clia les Heeso, vice president; ami W. O. Heese, secretary and manager or oui local organization, and Andrew Monk Cieorgo Cowley, William Anderson, Josepn Houndy, James Chantriil and Wn.laco Kicks. The enthusiastic talks made at both sessions by President Pres-ident Perkins, Vice President A. I.. Hyer, A. L. Farrell, A. M. Israelsou A. Y. Satterlleld and tlie excellent address of Mr. David Ho mgrcn, man ugor of the Rox Ktder county Society of Equity. Ho gavo a brief account of tnu growth or tho organization and Bpoko of tho value or seizing op. portunity which I8 now within tiio reach of all. "At the beginning, v.o I siuitud very humblo and lmu giown , until now wo have a big business. Loyalty to the Institution has brought this growth. Wo put loyalty against capital. The motto has been to stip-p.y stip-p.y tho farmer with what ho needs and to handle his products. The ' speaker further showed tho benefits that had assured the farmers In tho lumber supply, in tho Implement supply, and tho grain business. Prof Urooks or tho A. C, spoko for u short tlmo. He said tho efforts of; tho agricultural collego for 25 years1 had been In tho lino of production, I but it Is Just as necessary to market tho product which is Just as important. import-ant. Now a consideration of this mat ter Is taught at tho college. Tho speaker related a story of a miner In tho Klond)'k who read an ud Tertisoment or a young lady in Wisconsin Wis-consin who wanted a husband and ho sold out and left in quest of the young lady whom ho found married and tho mother ot twins; thus tllus- tratlng tho tlmo it take8 to imirko products. Ily a union or effort iht farmers can overcomo this delay. 1. Formers Society or Kqulty have thlf In their power, tho speaker said. Talks llko tlieso pleased tho tltn son fnrmo-H and they feel enthiiidns tic oer tho future or th0 soclotv os penally since tho movement to socurc a "homo for Equity." Tho following named offlccra and members of tho M. 1. A. of lions, r, attended tho threo days Mutual In' Btltuto at tho H. Y. College thh week; lllshop and Mrs. Howard Heese, Mrs. Llbblo Iteese, Mr. .las. Chantrll', Sarah U. Rcvae, llu'oy nnd Annie Heese, Edna iloucrp. 1 nvon Heese, Angus Funk, Cyril Munk V. 0. Heeso, Jr., W. H. Ilewo, Chariot 1'. Heeso, Victor Heese, Howell T. Heeso, George W. Heese, Lonnrd and Joseph Purser, I.nurcnco W. Heese, Albert niggs, Melvln Ilallard, Frnn'c Huchannn, and Ernest Alen. Som . of tho above named attended part, of tho tlmo while others were at cv cry session. Mr. Chas. A. Heese left for Og-' den this morning os n representatives , of tho sugar beet growers of Cache Valley. Ho oxpected to Join tho other members of tho committee and Mr. Joseph Qulnney Jr, nt the Benson station on their way to Ogden lo meet with tho head officials of the Logan and Lowlston sugar factories. Wo trust that tho request of tho farmers far-mers may" bo considered farorably. and wo a-o quite sanguine that If, will, and that tho farmers will receive re-ceive a flat rato of $5 per ton hore after. There Is n move on foot In Benson Ben-son among users of tho telephone to be put on the Logan czchnngo. Last Monday evening at a pathorlng of several users or the telephone, a committee, consisting ot Messrs T. E. Hicks, H. W. Ballard, Mr. K. Hogers nnd W. W. Houndy to seo If tho telephono company would make tho change. We think the who'e county would bo benefited If put o; tho same exchange even If a small additional cha'po was made for tlio uso of tho phono. |