The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-28
BAGGING B0YCOTTED.
Mississippi and Tennessee United.
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting of
Cotton Planters.
The Ubiquitous Bagging Trust To
Be Fought to the Bitter End.
Resolutions Recommending the Dis
use of Jute Baggiug
The Trusts Side OF tho Case-They
Claim IL is All on Account of tho
Mills Bill-What u Begging
Firm Agent Said.

Pursuant to the following call issued by
Hebron Alliance No. 50 OF shelby county,
a large number OF planters from West
Tennessee aud north Mississippi met at
IL o'clock yesterday morning in the Mcr.
chants exchange rooms:
All alliances, wheels. cotton planters and mcr.
chants Ia the district trading with Memphis, or as
fat as this notice will reach In time 10 bc present
are requested To meet ut the Merchants exchange
~ Memphis ON Monday, August %, Ia take immcs
diAtc ana effective action iO CuuutcuiCt the utompt
OF wholesale robbery by the manufacturer, Oi juic
bigying. To ask you 10 meet thcm later would be-
too late.
We ask the merchant to come, that We may know
II he viii cooperate with ~ by receiving our cot
ton bales with such cotton cloth covering n we
can Immediately procure and 10 confer with u
upon means OF an immediate supply of such ma.
tcrtal rs will better supply our requirements
We ask every paper IN the land friendly 90 our
interests to publish this call Immediately after sco
ing IT,
call conventions at their trade cyutcr,, aud De
tcrminedly resolve, aud carry out the resolution,
that they will not buy one ward ot jutc baggiuv
until they have broken the backbone OF the prs
cnt iniquitOuS conspiracy.
We ask the larmcr To show the world one uuc
AT least that hc Il giant, aud that when hc docs
choose 20 exert his strength he can throttle and
crush the mightiCst enemy.
will meet at the Merchants exchange bu lding at
10 o'clock am, 2'th OF August
There was something like 100 men in
attendance, sturdy, stalwart, earnest, res
dilute and determined looking men, and
there was no installing the temper that
animated them. They wore a look that
meant business, and may bc relied on 10
stick to what they say.
Mr. J. NJ. Crews, OF Arlington, Shelby
county, was elected chairman OF the meet
ing and Mr.. ;. l.. Barinds secretary.
Chairman Crews stated the object OF the
meeting rs outlined in the foregoing call.
Squire WclIbon followed in hrici
speech, urging cooperation between the
merchant and planter as the surcst means
of success.
ON motion of Mr.. James Rullin, OF Pa.
nola county, Miss, the chair appointed a
committee OF six planters aud three mcr.
chants To retire and prepare resolutions
expressive oi the sense ul the meeting
with reference to the baggng trust. The
chair appointed three merchants ui Menu
phis and the following named planters
James iuilin, Of Pamela county, Miss; H.
II. kussum, OF Benton county, Miss; :
X Pearson, OF Faycitc county, Tenn, \.
W. smith, Of Upton county, Tenn, Il. W.
smith, OF llarlcmln county, Tenn, and
and T. W. Yates, of Shelby county, Tenn.
At 1882 o'clock AIN. recess Was taken
until O'Clock pm.
The committee on resolutions held a
session pending the recess, and had q con-
ference with Mr.. Pat Gatins. the we'll
known cotton buyer anl Nc. J. X. Speed,
local representative oi Warren, Jones d
GrI,z, OF St Louis, the leading spirits OF
the trust.
Mr. Speed explained his position o. be-
ing simply that ol an agent acting under
instructions from the principals. lie said
that carly in the season the price Of bag
ging WIS rs low rs 4, cents per yard Tor
two-pound jutc. At that iigurc the manu-
iIciurr lost money, aud q pool was
formed raising the price To : cents.
Merchants and planters could have sup
piled themselves at that figure aud many
oi them were lHrighlcd enough 10 do 10.
The price had gradually raised Ut the IN.
stance ol the manufacturers IN the pool
who claim that the Mills Till will destroy
the industry ~ which they are engaged,
Mr. Speed added that this was the Second
time ia thirteen years when manufacturers
ol bag1ing were enabled 10 realize q profit
on their goods.
The convention rcassrmblod at O'Clock
p. M. and. while awaiting the report Ol the
committee, speeches were made by \. {.
Brewer, of Mississippi, 4. W. Rich, Of
Moscow, Tenn, aud number Of others,
all oi whom advanced bales Of 200 or sou
pounds In weight rs a feasible method OF
economy IN the use Of bnggng.
At i:3O o'clock pm. the committee ~.
turned with two reports, a majority report
and a minority report
TIM MAJORITY REPORT
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that Ne the FARMERS, NhUrlUfs uul HlliHuuUH"u of
north Mississippi anil West tvuurasry. ua.' uu iutr
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