The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-09-28
Dangerous. Dcsiructiye Commercial
Elements.

Dangerous. Destructive Commercial
Elements.
To The Waco FNHmiutr
As a representative of All iustitu-
ton established tor the prot,ctou
aud promotion OF commerce feel ID
my duty to call attention to the secret
organizations throughout our pros
porous state, which, IT not checked.
contain elements that Tor time is
certaiu to de- serious injury, not only
~ the comm, retail iIt,rcsjs mime.
diately surrounding 1t, bat to the
general interest of the STATE at large.
II is hut common duty due the poor
dcluded farmers that | cite them To
he dat gers that ARE now threatening
aud destroying heir own prosperity.
But few DAYS ago visited once
iluurishiug town, situated IN An ad-
join ng county to McLcnuan, n tow
that has tor many years been well
identified with the great commercial
Interests of this state. \ town that
has its naturally superior adNa
tages, ncstl,dHs it sin the lap ui -
rich, fertile valley and grdled BY Que
of the most prolific cotton belts cot
the state.
Until a few weeks ago hu mau
doubted the steady growth ut thu
town, nor were the solvcncy OF her
merchants called into question. But
alas; u dark aud dangerous cloud Inns
descended, not only to blight her iair
name, but to dc,astatc her future. :
speak of the secret orga iilali' us
L ,,vYu A.. ma Iartncr'. 4 Ituutp. Sal,
order allied to destroy IT. TRENDS aiui
in the end HssassinHtc Itself In sit
ing this town Was crc,iHbly
informed that the people were agi-
fated over u large allIeuce meeting,
soon to he held, for the purpose of
rongrcgatiug the farmers who had
been commanded TO concentrate their
cotton nj this point to await the pul.
chase of foreign buyers who lby eli.
rular) had been solicited to br pres.
cut II WAS estimated that several
hundred bales OF cotton wuuld br for
sale ON this date. investigation
proved that about forty mri.wprk.
ing farmers composed this Hliinnrc
order. They had been informed by "a
leader that these foreign buyers
the home merchant who had be-
friend Il aud carried them tor wears.
This ordcr has established n store OF
genera mCrchAudisr, composed
hirilN of themselves. When the for
,Igu buyer purchases their cotton they
are led to believe that this a,Iiancc
store must have their patronage aud
eau sell them cheaper goods than the
home merchant aud nght here rc-t.
the dangerous iallHCN that await
their utter destruction aud the wreck
| ruin and departure ot their mrr
chants. Farmer, halt Open your
ewes to what YOU are doing Luuh
~ the Investments of your merchant
friends. Reflect upon the FACTS tha
When on sell Your cotton t. iurCigt
buy ers you send away from your owl
| door bread aud meat \ uu cannot
| buy your merchandise Hs chcul
| from your own establishment
~ you can from your merchant
\ on borrow $50 per bale on your cot
ton from the local bank IN advance o
ito sale. lie charges You from to-
per ccut. per month Tor the mono
| and takes the storage receipts Tor h
| cotton What extravaganza on You
part what hHmpcrcd set. Cal
| YOU afford It; Cau YOU afford to cu
| Your own throat and reduce the pres
cnt value OF our lands to a trillc
| No sir; YOU must halt. ! on are pay
iug II Tat salary to the alliance Hgcut
paying tAA, ircights, insurance, clcth'
rent, etc, all ui which is To be addcD
/ q ts.lt L..
ginning, You cannot buy u, cheap u
your recognized merchant Don
sou see that You are paying yourScl
"A higher price than your mcrchau
Guild charge yOut Do You NOT -'
hat in the end this will eut yuu Il
aud destroy yuuI DO You not plainl
see that YOU circulate no money i
your nearest town IL it not plui
that your merchant depends upo
Your patronage, aud TINT hy viii
| drawing it You drive him from YOU
midst; Can you not understand ia,
your home merchant can MI r.
To pay you better pric,
than foreign buyer Are you .,
aware that for the advances mad
yOu by YOUR merchants that they Al
dependent upon your honor To- pa
them, in order to meet their obli2t
tions DO YOU not see now thM So
are Instrumental IN prcClpitHtng You
county into bHnktuutcy and ruin
Those merchants whom you do n,
drive to the wall, rs you are dom
every day, will Nee from YOU ns ,ui
~ there i. God in heaven. on
towns will toe lett deserted your II
stitutiuns will soon die from the du!
ger that your hand has directed NJ /
heart. You are responsible ,
100000 lost in your town recent
hy failures. You have given yul
town merchant your note for Whl
you justly owe INN. lie ia many II
stances has transferred this pupcr I
his creditors. Investigation prov
YOU formerly credited with an hone
reputation, aud your nOtesare tcccl
ed. You claim that YOU bring 80,
cotton boldly TO the town OF III
county merchant ant sell il, aud
you owe him, "why dOcs be not ,
tach I" lie has no right to Alta
Your cotton our paper has bee
, transferred 10 some foreign credit
aud he soon discurua that YOU I'm
i-pored Of your crop IN the Hilml
! sale then what Judgment II q
tanned against YOU Your credit I,
ever gone. you ARE n wicked NJ
dcsulate set. A CrOss.ruHd store "
u stand where our bAnH In NOW ere
ed, aud your children lett struggli
i to rebuild the town which you
:, ruthlcssly destroyed, Respectful
II W. W. DEATuN,
y Manager Il e, Dunn ~ Co, tumu'
clhl agency.
= waco, sept 20, 1856.
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