The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-12-25

secret work.
North Carolina. F. Payne, W.
NJ. White.
South Carolina-. W. Reid, A. c.
Lyles, Fl. McRae.
Tennessee. P. Buchanan, T. B.
Harwell, J. G. Castles, W Grant.
Texas-W. 7. Baggett, B. J. Hub
bard, H. G. Stephenson, G. L. Clark,
Evan Jones, w. D. Ivey, F. M. Sellars,
B. J. Kendrick, R. M. Flowers, M. G.
York, W. M. Hughey, w. W. Dur
ham, R. J. Sledge, G. M. Wilcox, I.
M. Smith, Harry Tracy.
Indian Territory-Charles Roberts.
Missouri-M. V. B. Page.
Kansas-W. P. Brush.
BASIS OF oPo CONSOLIDATION.
MERIDIAN, MISS, Dec. 5, '88.
TO the President of the National Farm
ers' Alliance and Cooperative Union
of America:
We, your committee appointed to
consider a plan for the consolidation
of the National Agricultural Wheel
and National Farmers Alliance and
Cooperative Union of .America, beg
leave to submit the following report:
l. We most heartily recommend the
proposed consolidation of the two
orders.
2. We recommend. that the name
of this consolidated order be National
Alliance Wheel and Cooperative
Union of America.
3. We recommend that the two
bodies meet in the court house in this
city at 3 o'clock this evening in joint
session or in committee of the whole
to be presided over by the President
of the National Alliance.
4. We recommend that on all ques-
tons or matters relating to the organic
laws of such consolidated body, each
body shall be entitled to an equal
number of votes and on all commit
tees appointed to perfect such consoli-
dalton the two bodies are to have
equal representation to be determined
by their respective presidents.
l.. l.. Polk, E. M. NoLEN,
G. B. PICKETT, w. H. HICKMAN,
w. S. MORGAN, G. T. SMIrHsoN,
Adopted.
A communication received from
New Orleans MARITIME Association,
requesting this body to appoint a COM
mittee to meet a committee from them
to confer about matters pertaining to
the shipping interest of the South.
Request granted and committee of one
from each State. This committee was
also instructed to consider methods of
wrapping, baling and handling cotton.
Committee: Sledge, Beck, Harwell,
Lyles, Clayton, Harris, Beaman, Rob
erts, Payne, land Brush.
COMMITTEES.
Constitution and Statutes-Simirall,
Miss; Zachary, Ca; Honeycutt, Ala.
Kendrick, Tex; Grant, Tenn.
Finance-Alexander, N. c.; Sledge,
Texas; Glass, Miss.
Printing!. l.. Martin, Miss; J.
M. Stallings, La; B. J. Hubbard,
Texas.
Co-operation-G. L. Clark, Texas;
Messrs. Castles, Lyles. Beaman and
Pope.
Memorials-Pickett, Tets, Ratlif.
Crop Reports-Beck, Ca; Honey.
cult, Stone, Womack, Copeland,
White, Lyle, Harwell, Stephenson,
Page, Brush, Roberts.
Good of the Order-R. L. Burk, W.
D. Ivey, J. G. Deloach.
Resolutions and Demands-Martin
Payne, Mann, Durham, Brush.
National Lecturing System-Rob.
erts, Smith, Brush, Page, Harwell,
McRae, White Ratliff, Adams, Stone,
Turner, Mccall.
The following resolutions were in.
troduced by Payne, of N. c., and
adopted.
WHEREAS, this organization repre-
sents.a very large proportion of the
farming element of the Southern
States, and whereas, the subject of i'm
migration is of vast Importance
and interest to us; and whereas, in
view of the approaching immigration
convention to be held in the city o.
Montgomery, Ala, on the 18th day
of December, 1888, it is deemed meet
and proper that we should spread upor
record some declaration of our views
upon this subject; therefore be it
Resozved, That representing the lane
owners of the South and those inter
ested in the tillage of her soil, we wei
come to our borders and shall ever en-
courage, foster and promote that clas!