The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-12-22
Anderson Farmers Association.
ANDERSON, s. c., Dec. II, 1877

ANDERSON, s. c., Dec. II, 1870. ;
.9urssantto notice. tho Anderson Earmers'S
4aooeiatioa met in hSgodit Houaeat u M:
tsday,s fofsthe purpose of dsvising splan to-
esbbhah the societys upon more permanent
basias MAJ T.H. Rdssell, t.Hcs President:
called the Association to order and explained
the object of the meeting.
--Fhe follovingletterof resignation from Bon.
James L. Orr, President Of the: Association,
was then submitted: - ''-''
------------. ANDERSON, l4sh Nov, 1870.
To the Anderson Farmers' Associat;on--GEN-
TLEilEN,;' have beh informed thatI was re-.
elected President of your Association at your
last annual meeting:
I find that my official duties as Judge of this
Court precludes me from. attending your Annu-
al Fairs as well as your quarterly meetinga-
Not being able to discharge properly the duties
of the office to which ]. have been elected by
+ your kind partiality, / think it my duty to re-
tire, and therefore respectfully tender you my
resignation as President of your society. >,
] thank your members for their. kindness and
confidence in the past, and earnestly hope that
success and prosperity will attend your society.
- / am, very truly, yours, &C., ::
JAAES L. Ohh- 8.
.-On;metion of b. F. Whitneb Esq, the lesig-
nation of JudgeaOrt; was accepted, and the
Secretary was. INSTRUCTED to return the thanks
Of the Association for the zeal aud interest
manifested its former President in the sue
cess and welfare of the Association. :
Resolutions looking to change in the plan
of organization we're then submitted by Messrs:
TIL. Russell and ]. P. Reed. The following
resolution was adopted
Resolued, That 4 committee. Of, five be
appointed, by the presiding officer, to whom all
resolutions in regard to the proposed change
be submitted. -.
Messrs T. H. Russell, J.. P. Reed, B. F.
Whitner, J. w. Norris and ]. G.iKsys were ar
pointAdsaid. COMMITTEES 5;'f'...-,'
Mr. Reed, on behalf Of the Committee ~as
shortly afterwards instructed to report the an
nexed resolutions as plan for organization:
Resolred, That the Anderson Farmers' Asso.
citation resolves itself intoa joint stock compa-
n.y.. That the capital stock of said Company
be fixed at $40 5000; and that upon the subscrip-
tion of the sum of $4,000, the Association be
organized, at meeting to be called for that
purpose, by the election of President and FIVE
Directors.
Resolved, That the shares in aaid Association
be fixed at the sum of Ten Dollars, and that
the income of the Association, after the pay
ment of expenses and premiums, be divided
amongst the'stockholders in proportion to the
amount of stock owned by them respectively.
ResoMed, That all persons who have paid. to
the Association heretofore as much as Ten
Dollars shall be stockholder for that sum-.
On motion, the resolutions were read sepa-
rately, and were unanimously adopted.
The following resolutions were offered by J..
P, Reed, Esq, and were severally adopted:
| Ressloed, That FIVE persons in the town of
Anderson, and three in the towns of Pendleton,
Williamston, Bolton and Honea Path, and also
committee of three in each township, be ap-
pointed by the President and members of the
Executive Committee present, to open books
of subscription to the capital stock of the
Company and that said committees be directed
to report to the regular. meeting of the Associ-
alton on saleday in February next: ::
RESOLVED, That the citizens of the country,
and the ladies especially, be cordially invitedto
interest themselves in getting up the capital
stock of the Company, and placing the Associ-
alton upon permanent and desirable basis.
-Resotued. That the capital stock shall be due
and payable Immediately: on the organization of
the Association upon the plan proposed.
Resolped, That each subscriber to the capital
stock shall be entitled to enc ticket of admis-
sion to the Anpual Fairs of the Association for
each share subscribed by him. pa {
On motion, the members present were invited
to subscribe to the capital stock, when tile fol-
lowing names and amounts were given to the
Secretary: Hon. J. P Reed, 500; B. F. Cray
ton, 500; B. F. Whitner, $50; T. h. Russell,
$40; K. Drcazsale, $40; ]. a. Thornwell, 800; /;
J. Y. Frctwell, 500; N. K. Sullivan, $40; ]. w.
Norris, $50; W. W. Humphreys, $40. Total,
AZ shares, $40. -. i-''"f.fe ~.
The Secretary and Treasurer of the Associa-
ton was required BY resolution to, prepare a
full statement of its present financial eondi-
ton, and submit the same to the meeting in
February.
The following committees, under the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Reed to that effect were
then appointed TO solicit subscriptions to the
capital stock Of the Company, to Wit:
Fork 7osurphip-G. w. Maret, D. L. Cox and
F. E. Harrison. .:,e
Rendleson Eoscnship--E. M. McCrary, VIM.
Perry and. James Webb.
Garvin Toacnship-F. NJ. Glenn, 3. w. simp-
son and Larkin Newton. ro - -
Brushy Creek 7o,pnsaip-T. H. Russell, Ju-
illus McCann and John I. Wiginton.j s-
WiIian,ston Tor 'hip-S. IT. Richardson,
Col. ]. ID. King and col. WIS. Pickens.
HopeWeH Topnship-M. B. Williams, VIII
liam Neal and j. H. Mcconnell.
GntreviAe TO'unship-J.C G. Keys, John Brea-
zeale and ]. II. Thornwell.
Rock Mills 7ownship-S. G. Humphreys, ]. J.
SAVANNAH 76,ynslip-H. B. Major, VIM.
Jones and John M. Simpson.
Hayems 7ownship-C. s. Mattison, Moses
Dean and John Long. 49,,
Broadaway T6vnship-P.g G. Acker, Jamcl
B. Moore and D. A. Geer, jr. .las,