FARMERS' UNION REPRESENTATION ON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 88, 7 November 1932, Page 4

FARMERS' UNION REPRESENTATION ON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

INVITATION TO CHAMBER TO RECIPROCATE

j The executive of the Stratford sub i provincial executive of the Farmers' j Union met on Saturday afternoon. Mr | M. G. Trotter presided. I A letter was received from the j Stratford Chamber of Commerce re- ! questing that the Farmers' Union api point a representative to that council ias the present representative (Mr E. | MarfeU) was not inclined to repre. i sent the union, being of opinion that that body should be represented by a country member of the Farmers' Union. In speaking of the appointment, the chairman said that until recently Mr MarfeU way a. farming member of the union and that he had abiy represented the executive at the council ot the Chamber of Commerce in the past. i Mr M. P. Ford said that, he also ! thought that Mr MarfeU had been an able representative, and moved that Mr Martell be nominated as the rep. resent alive of the Farmers' Union. in definitely declining the noniina. | tion Mr MarfeU said that he prefer-j red the executive appoint cue of thai farming' members.

The chairman said that it would Jbo better if a country member was I the representative, as there had been la great deal of antagonism between town ami country of late. if was decided that Mr B. Rich, mond be the representative, and in l-i-ply to the appointment he said that he would do his best in the interests of the Farmers' Union, although he was nGt conversant in matters per. taming to the Chamber of Commerce "Have no fear," .said the chairman, '"these are democratic times, not aulo' iatic." A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Ma;fell for his services rendered as representative. it was resolved that the Chamber of Commerce be asked to reciprocate ' and appoint a representative on the union, \ , ( . ,