D. FINANCES [Schedule "B" part two] Statement of all receipts from persons other than members of Associated Farmers of Fresno County for period beginning January 1, 1938, ending August 31, 1939 [Copied from files of Producers Cotton Oil Co., under subpena, LLW/bsc, Dec. 19, 1939] ASSOCIATED FARMERS OF CALIFORNIA, Mr. FRANK J. PALOMARES, 472 RUSS BUILDING. San Francisco, January 18th, 1938. Secretary, Associated Farmers of Fresno County. 1807 Mariposa Street, Fresno, California. DEAR MR. PALOMARES: Mr. Bishop has asked me to reply to your letter of January 13th regarding contributions in 1937 from the cotton industry and the proportion credited to the Associated Farmers of Fresno County. Two checks from the Producers' Cotton Oil Company-in amounts of $225.00 and $275.00 respectively-originating in Fresno were credited entirely to your county. From Kern County, the following cotton checks were received, which were credited to Kern County: Calif. Cotton_. Clark & Fulton_. Camp-West-Lowe. San Emidio Ginning Co--. H. G. Thompson Gin---- [$92.50 50.00 16. 42 156. 36 37.50 32. 15 Mr. Bishop suggests that you ascertain from Mr. Harry Baker, president of the Producers' Cotton Oil Company, the percentage to be credited to each county in which they operate. Very truly yours, (MISS AMY SEEGER), Secretary to Holmes Bishop. EXHIBIT 13132 [Copied from the files of the Associated Farmers of California, Inc. under subpena, EG/mlr-1/6/40] Complete Statement of the Account between The Associated Farmers of Fresno County, Inc. and The Associated Farmers of California, Inc. 1938 assessment of the Associated Farmers of Fresno Co., Inc Additional 6% for the milk fund.. Payments from Fresno County in 1938: April 17 $1,350.00 $255.00 100.00 107.72 541.00 192.67 $1, 431.00 $1, 196. 39 1, 196. 39 $234.61 **The 1939 assessment of Fresno County, based on .00005 of the gross agricultural income, estimated at $40,000,000.00, amounts to just $2,000.00. Mr. W. J. HAMMONDS, EXHIBIT 13133 722 MATTEI BLDG., April 17, 1939. P. O. Box 516, Dos Palos, California. DEAR MR. HAMMONDS: Permit me at this time to thank you for the generous donation you have made to our organization and for your application for membership. I am inclosing, in addition to the regular membership card, a sustaining membership certificate for the year 1939. Should you be interested in attending our directors meetings which are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 2:30 P. M., at the Hotel Fresno, kindly advise us and we will put you on the mailing list. It sometimes happens that it is necessary to change this date so it is therefor necessary that notices be sent regularly for the monthly meeting. Should at any time labor disputes or strikes take place in your district, do not hesitate to immediately notify us so that proper action can be taken at once. We would also appreciate you sending us copies of any circulars that might be distributed in your district by labor union groups. Again thanking you for your generous contribution and cooperation, I remain, Very truly yours, RFS: js Incl. R. F. SCHMEISER, President. E. LABOR ACTIVITIES EXHIBIT 13134 [Copied from the files of the Associated Farmers of California, Inc. under subpena, EG/dmb, 2/7/40] Mr. STUART H. STRATHMAN, MARCH 6, 1939. Field Secretary, Associated Farmers of California, Inc., 310 Malver Avenue, Fullerton, California. DEAR STUART: There are enclosed two letters from Mr. Schmeiser both containing important information regarding union activities. I have advised Mr. Schmeiser that when you return north by way of the San Joaquin valley next Saturday, Sunday or Monday, you will arrange to see him. Please send him a note telling him when you will arrive. I have explained to Mr. Schmeiser that inasmuch as it is necessary for you to be in District One on March 16th and 17th it may be necessary for you to return to the San Joaquin valley following the District One meetings. Sincerely, HEP/ek EXHIBIT 13135 HAROLD E. POMEROY, [Copied from the files of the Associated Farmers of California, Inc. under subpena, 1/23/40, EG/amf] ASSOCIATED FARMERS OF FRESNO COUNTY, INC. Affiliated with (Associated Farmers of California, Inc.) 1807 MARIPOSA STREET FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, March 9, 1939. Mr. HAROLD E. POMEROY, Executive Secretary, Associated Farmers of California, Inc., 472 Russ Building, San Francisco, California. DEAR MR. POMEROY: I have before me your letter of the 6th, content of which has been carefully noted. I got in touch this morning with George Hume who has been endeavoring to organize an Employers Council here in the city of Fresno. I asked him as to how he was getting along with this work and he informed me that all business men and representatives of industry were very much in accord with a movement of this kind but immediately upon being asked if their names could be used, they declined to go further. It occurred to me that in view of the fact that you and possibly Mr. Bishop can remain over, that Mr. Hume could get his group together in a meeting on Saturday the 25th so that you and Mr. Bishop could bring before them the problems of agriculture in relation to union labor. The business interests of Fresno as you know are all dependent on agriculture and should inroads be made by union labor to organize agricultural labor, business of all kinds will naturally suffer due to the fact that agriculture cannot tolerate the unionization of its labor. Mr. Hume is of the opinion that it would be a very good move to have you and Mr. Bishop meet with the businessmen of Fresno; therefore I am asking whether or not you and Mr. Bishop would agree to such a meeting. Mr. Bishop has had a great deal of experience through conferences with the Industrial Association in San Francisco as well as with industry in the south. He therefore is in a position to tell a group of businessmen here in Fresno just what is confronting them should they continue to cater to union labor as they are now doing. With your experience with the SRA and unemployment you could no doubt make a very impressive appeal to the group also. |