The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-09-13
SCALENE TRIANGLE.
The Few Developments Of The Day
The Outlook.
TEXT of Resolutions Adopted at Mass
Meetings.
A Do or Die Tone Prevails

tailed to agree to a proposition WIN me
buyers and the Compress company, ana
Inc feelings caused by the existing oliier-
ences is bitter aud u no,',;M'I q
IN weigh at their yard on the vacant LOT
corner OF Bryan and Sycamore streets, anu
Mr.. Ben. Melton stili holds the fort at the
compress. weighing tor The buyers ana
those farmers who 90 there WITH
their cotton. The feeling between
the opposing parties was not
by any means pleasant yesterday, ahn
throughout the dav kno's oil farmers
BUYERS and merchants were seen htre anu
ahere on Elm street, earnestly uiscVSi nn
The Situation. The buyers feeling that tneg
had met them halfway without avaiilng
anvthino were inclined 10 let
matters shape their own course. A num-
her of farmers who brought in lot OF me
staple either stored IL or hauled
Il back home. They insist that
none but the p bic wSe'shei
shall pass upon the weight Oh tnelr
cotton. and the buyers still decline TO pur-
chase any cotton weighed by Them. Tues
lay the compress company received ninety
bales and yesterday iilty-eight, when
shows a falling oil OF thirty-two bales, Hon
n. IL Nash of Mssqui e. ana the
anthor OF the law ecinG public
weighers. was in the city in the forenoon,
and stu ed 10 HERALD reporter mat pc
was well pleased WIN TIE law ana NAV he
had no reason to regret securing lis pass
age. The farmer, urge that we
ComrIess company is backing the
buyers. and that it is one OF the principal
causes OF The existing troubles. Supscrip
tion paDprs have been prepFLed iol c'FGu H.
ton among them for the taking OF STOCK III
a proposed compress TO De erected mere
if at all by the farmers. Several rom the
neighborhuod OF = easant Valley state
that twelve wagons. containing about
INV hates mad zone to Sherman to sell
Diners are said to be going TO let
rell and Fort Worth good
many did not bring in anv of the staple but
ply came in to see how matters STOOD.
Tine cotton buyers have concluded to
pursue thelr o"h courue
and will hercefOrth hsV-
nothing t. DO win the mater
They held meeting yesterday forenoon
and passed the following preamble ana
RESOLUTIONS:
WHEREAS, The cptton buyers and shippa RS
of this pla e, look upOD the cotton weigh
ing mntdle simply in business hight, tue
farmers and merchants having The r. goods
for sale, and toe BUYERS hayluS orders 70
20 buy. and money to pay for IL when the
prices and terms IRE agreed on-no agree
meut no trade. For wishihg 10
conduct our business as we
think best, without injury 10
any one, we have been traduced by many
farmers, some he wspapers and merchants
as heing dishonorable and unworthy
of confideucea and that cur IL
terests are 70 be wholly ignored
Therefore we resolve IN future to conduct
,,ur business to suit ourselves, having VI
view Justice and equity to all. That
we attend no more puolc meetings
having nothing further 10 say on the suo
iect, aud leaving the question 10 se.iI5
itself, and we take for granted that tne
merchants, isrmers and newspapers VII
take care nf their own Interests.
rSipnedl i. q. CALLER d Co.,
w WHITE d Co.,
&. b STEPHENSON
MoRDEoAI & Co.,
II b. MITchEL,
WADE HILL,
joan IA. JONES,
EVANS d. Co.
Some merchants snd nanking firms arr
aduancing from S25 to $50 per bale on th'
staple 10 Iha farmers.
To-day a nas I'm citing Of farmers will b,
held AZ Uuck creek, and 1t Is reported th ~
another will be- held at the courthouse, II
this city, Saturday.
ATJ HNsoE HILL.
The citizens vi Johnson HUI ana neigh
borhood met IN mass-meetng ana elected
w b. johnson chairman an En- n Fofde
secretary, aud the following resolutions
were auopled;
of Dallas have combined against the Inter
est of the farmers ana, whereas, there have
been two men elected as punilo Welg1rr
whom We tue farmers, are wililng 10 rlsk
withth weighing of our, ther re ue l.
Res lived, THAT We nave no cOmproml.r
TO make with tne cotton buyers or other
combinations oi Dallas. NOT 40 We propose
10 put our rights 10 tue power Of any com-
mi tee. Also be IL
k-soiy-a' Tnal ~ Arn ~ iEs and would
be clad o accord 20 the MERRIAM Of Dallas
al rights anI privileges belonging TO them
as long as Iney d. iegitlmao 'Ousiuess
and ACCORD o. as One iarmefs) the same
PRIVILEGES. Also Dc %,
Received, Tnat @e The farmers OF John
son Hill neighblr1Ond, do hereby agree
that W. viii DO sru orr cOtiUu tin me 81
OF Dai as) - any buyer wno VIA u0t alo"
the weig ers tea oy the people u Wels 3
Rs,oiy.d, Tint a copy Of these resolu-
tioDs ne scat 20 be ID -ilas ii 'HALD and tht
Ms.quiler fir puoi,c4 i1n. Mil Tie r'q ues'
that a pap r. iriendiy ~ Tue farmers Wi
piesso cJyg.
Meeting at turned.
WE. JoiH *, ED. h FORD,
Cplman, Secretly.
ArEl,nAnps - AND DICK tnEEk.
RfCnAEDssh SEPT o 10 ihe isimers O.
Dallas afi ndi dining counties;
Grsrttuf,.- Hsuug uteu led upon
by - iDusk Greek grange AID mas
melting ol Iaruers. neid a. Richard on OF
Yesterday. a. 41dress yUu . crcalar D.
refer.uce 10 she imbrorlio GOV ezisiii & De-
tEeen cotton pagsrs u DAifs sud iarnrr-
generally. an imDragiio prrsisieat.y iorcru
upOu us. We bes ieays % submit ior you
candid consideration. that The htn-
handed. Courageous rnu openly roEui-L
e1tIr-e nurs1-I Dy the cotton buyers, tD-
eo,onre.s COMPANY. Their c1nieuef ates.
r.nys. cum binaiirns and shipper o., 81 toe
c.tg u Dallas. ia tueir eI1fts 20 deprive o.
Of the pro ecti0I gwen BY IN law
of the STATE ESTABLISHING the otice Of
pnslsc w.ighef. b. sucu - ~
arouse every PLACER o. th9usht and ac lpl-
When espifa oe-onts % nsivtly dicia'or
ial 4. in tbe ma er aiftlcrs ~. when ieE
rUea repr..enting ih . capital Ia iis aggrs-
rsf~. as agents, say 70 tne isfmer, W
go rrIzs ~, la ~ sde Cor your protection
In me sef ~ of ~ % prUiuct; We spurn
vouF n RS 10 n .,ii ID De- 81 o. N-lzIeit
.Ial.i a Is me v..te- q Dallas county 80 To-
ffh a lsst moafh;" Hbsn hey fsinse N
.forar- 81 t1a .-onDress aud o'iier t-llii'ie-
ine tis r-01nCrr. nfcause, ffsi'ln.
"a suf-r mir sploi afefs - NtiEn Nli
'oifon. sri sin fau q. sf-er- eld = 's-i
~ 70 in-iaiiisfe tfe weak. crush re RIAL
I5od Of he tfsonr.r. ati1 O. intlne lli
IN 1rant and ual. firned- iite SENT
'ru.Ts e, 81 - tmitF. r0l1ce nto'
- ..ra.,s iff~ aud Wfh tle ramrire
- .nck 20 ds<rci.i dtrieuoD--nc
~ -. restr1rir - ere c0nstauilg -
rIrl1r ilftls rn1rs rearief ui late tnat ]
Ilr.i. = ri nof fin- for us . qllt - nlucl /
isrtiae anf rrIrlinE md 20 irti nciiyni
B-Irfrr f.rnIers. De- ~ ct out - -
lemna. " csr. &c m1s'- ~ 81 ~
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IA = rarr--.s 'rhar ron nIIw ~ urt ~
80 srr- - ~ tnr a. 8. Pore ~ D.
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