The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-16


something, we are irretrievably lost,
and by all means let us put our foot
down On jute bagging. What would
have become Of the coffee trust formed
some time ago if the people had used
the substitute then that they used
during the war, for instance, and if
they wanted anything stronger, the
"good old rye?'' (The speaker is
temperance man, and it is only fair to
presume he made no reference to the
" red eye.O Why the trust would
have gone under. We must be pre-
pared to sacrifice if we would win
Spoke against the present banking
system, and charged a great deal of
our present trouble to it. The in
creased price of cotton bagging, by
reason of the trust, would take from
the farmers about $3,OO0,0OO. Such
combinations whereby the people are
defrauded, ought to be made peni-
tentiary offence, and all engaged in
them furnished accordingly We
cannot control the elements, but we
can the laws, and one reason why the
farmers have not succeeded is the
laws have been against them Monop-
oily says, eff farmers worked more
they would get more" That is true
to certain extent, but in this country
the men who work most get least. To
remedy the evil, we must put men in
Office whose interests are identical
with our own. The fight is big one;
we must stand up manfully. We can
correct the evil, but it must be done
at the ballot box. Distribute the
money equally and let interest be low,
and you will break down the strongest
trust or combination that has ever
been created. r. E. Gilman, Onslow's
next Representative, was called out
and responded in an appropriate,
speech. He counselled the farmers to
united action against the trust. If
we succeeded in giving monopoly a
black eye ;" in this instance, it would
likely not run the risk of getting the
other blacked Mr.. Gilman's remarks
were very forcible and much to the
point, and we'll calculated to arouse
the farmers to their great need of
organization. ...
The chairman then appointed as
committee on resolutions the follow
ing gentlemen: T. E. Gilman, E. S.
Franks, Jr., g. H. Simmons, B. l..
Hellum, DR.. r. w. Ward.
While the committee were out, the
following communications were read:
We, the members of Franklin ALI
ance, No. 692 in the county of Onslow,
endorse whatever our brother Ali
ances and farmers have done in regard
to the cotton bagging trust We
therefore
Resoze lst, That we will not use any
of the jute bagglng.
I'd, That we will comply with the
request of the farmers and use the
kind of cloth they see fit to substitute
in place of jute bagging.
Sd, That we will be with them, and
heartily cooperate in this and any
to stamp out whatever mo-
plan to do US an injury.
FRANKLIN ALLIANCE, NO. oSL,
...... Sept. Is, 1888.
Committee on resolutions:-P. J.
Bryan, J. j. Lee, J. M. Horne, Rev.
j. NJ Brown
PEA Nut, N. c., Sept. Is, 'ss.
w. H. Jarman, Secretary of Onslow
county Alliance.-Dear Bro:-We re-
ceived a letter from @. II. Simmons
requesting us to meet at Jacksonville
on the Oath inst, to consider the bag |
ging trust. We considered the matter |
to-day in our Alliance We, in this
section have no interest in the matter
except to cooperate with our brother
hood to fight monopolies in any shape |
that we may find them. We heartily |
indorse the action of the State Alli-
ance in refusing to use any cotton
bagging that is under the bagging |
trust. Please read this in your meeting. |
J. NJ. BISHOP.
Pea Nut Alliance, No. 22l.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following:
Resolved lst, That we the farmers OF |
Onslow county here in meeting assem-.
bled do hereby pledge and bind our
selves that under the existing circum-
viz: The great advance in
price of jute bagging for cotton, over