FOREWORD 11 



president of the U.F.W.O.; and to Mr. J. J. 

 Morrison, the man of all parts and of all places. 

 Each has provided the material for a chapter on 

 that phase of the subject which he knows best, 

 and his contribution comes in the order in which 

 his name appears. Many others who deserve 

 mention have given assistance but the pleasure 

 of unselfish service must be their reward. 



As qualifications for his task, the editor can 

 claim a childhood and many years of manhood 

 spent on the farm, three years' experience as 

 president of a local farmers' club that had for 

 meeting place an obscure hall on a back con- 

 cession, and a sincere desire to have the aims 

 and the history of the United Farmers placed 

 fairly before the public. For the form of the 

 book and for the final chapter he is entirely 

 responsible. To secure the material has meant 

 much investigation. If the contents prove as 

 interesting and instructive to those who read as 

 the research has to those responsible for prepara- 

 tion, the effort put forth has been well worth 

 while. 



M. H. S. 



Cavan, Sept. 2nd, 1921. 



