Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-23
EARNEST FARMERS.
SECOND DAT or TIE ASSOCIATION AT
HALKIGH.
Resolutions Adopted-The Bsgging Trust
Cheers Eleclsd-oencral North
State Notes.
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RALEIGH. August 22.-The second
days session OF the Interstate Farmers
Association began here to-day--Presi-
dent l.. l. Polk presiding and u. M.
Hester secretary.
The convention at once took up the
resolutions which were offered yesterday
and which we're reported 10y tue Com
mittee on Resolutions, several having
been considerably modified. The follow
ing were adopted
Resolution urging the enactment OF
law making the rate Of interest . per
cent. and OF o stringent usury law.
Whereas diversified agriculture is the
true theory for successful farming and
whereas diversified agriculture Is de-
pendent upon diversified manufactures
for it's development:
Resolved, That il should he the policy
OF southern farmers TO encourage manu-
featuring enterprises and whereas COM
binations have been made and are being
made by corporations and individuals so
that many articles OF general use 10y the
PEOPLE Of the United States are increased
beyond their fair market value, and that
all consumers are taxed 10 add TO the
wealth of these great combinations OF
capitalists and thus keeping large masses
OF our feilow-cisizcns in poverty
therefore We call upon our Re
representatives. and Senators, III Con-
0ress assembled, 10 use oil the power
given them by the Constitution and
the laws to destroy the existing and
prevent the formation OF such trusts
and combinations, and thus relieve the
people from their cruel and unjust ex-
actions.
Resolved further, That we endorse the
action of Senator John II. Reagan, OF
Texas, for his timely action in intro
ducing a bill looking to the breaking up
of all trusts aud the punishment Of those
persons engaged IN Thorn.
Resolvcd, That Congress is hereby
memorialized TO Immediately repeal the
tax upon imported iute bagging with
view to defeat the combination OF capt
talists known as the bagging trust.
The Committee on Bagging aud Other
Trusts made a report endorsing the action
of Mt. Holly Fair Association and OF
the North Carolina Farmers Alliance.
The action was a condemnation OK the
combined action Of the dealers and
manufacturers in their efforts to form n
trust on cotton bagging, and urging all
farmers 10 unite for the purpose OF using
some other material for packing and
baing cotton. thereby rendering the
formers independent Of the so-cailed
bagging trust
Greetings were sent tho National Farm
ers' Convention Mt Topeka, Kan, and 1t
was asked TO make common cause with
this body in the effort to relieve the
country Of trusts
The election OF officers was held, re-
sulting as follows: President. l.. j..
Polk. OF Raleigh, reelected by accloma-
ton; Nice-Iresident at Large, Robert
Beverly, of "The Plains" VirQinia
Secretary, John /. Cheny, Of Mont
comery, Ala /; Vice-Presidents from the
States-Alabama, II. y. Kolb Florida,
}. {. Pettiseen Georgia, j. i. Fort
Mississippi, j. p. Henry North Caro-
lima, Elias Carr Virginia, L. ID. far-
rel South Carolina, r.. Il. McIyer
Tennessee, b. VI. Hord Texas, q. b.
Picket.
Montgomery was chosen 10y acclama-
ton as the next place of meeting.
Colouel Beverly invited the associa-
ton 10 meet at Richmond, Va.
There was a long discussion OF the
resolution pledg1ng farmers 10 cease
buying jute tagging unless the price was
REDUCED, and it was finally adopted.
This afternoon the convention al
journed to attend the ceremonies OF the
having of the cornerstone OF the State
Agricultural and Mechanical College
near Raleigh. The ceremony was per
formed by the Grand Lodge Of Masons.
Addresses were delivered by W. }.
PeeIe, General Rufus Barringer, and
Governor Scales
Tonight the association adjourned.
Tomorrow the delegates visit Durham,
and will spend the day there.
There was severe storm yesterday
and last night in some parts Of the
State. Here the wind blew almost
gale for many hours. Telegraphc COM
munication was slow and difficult owing
to the breakage of wires.
It is reported that there il TO be spe-
cial meeting of the Republican State
Executive Committee here for tue pur-
pose OF considering the negro political
revolt in New Hanover county and
kindred topics. The revolt IS against
the white bosses, and the boilers give
tue latter fair warning that they are now
ready 20 look out for themselves They
tell the bosses that they know them to
be political overseers whose influence,
wealth, end power are the results OF the
negroes oontnbutive support and SUI
frages, and they call upon their race to
stand together in this effort they are
making TO defend their manhood. The
state Executive Committee isunderstood
70 be sharply exercised about this mat
ter. as well IS others. Some white Re-
publicans are freely abusing their negro
allies. Altogether there IS quite a lack
OF harmony noticeable.
Rev.Dr. j. \. Watkins, pastor of tho
First Presbyterian church Of this city,
was on the 1hiugvalla. the steamer which
was so nearly sunk by the collision last
week. Or. Watkins is expected 20 ar
rive here tomorrow.
There were last night some new arri-
vals OF delegates 70 the Farmers Inter
state Convention, bringing toe number
up to about 100. There were seventy
six present yesterday.
Another one OF those interminable
suits Of McElwee Us. w. T. Blackwell Il
Co. is on trial at Salisbury.
The tobacco Convention and the
Young Mems Democratic Club Conven-
ton will now certainly be held at the
Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City.
A fire near Fayetteville night before
last burned J. ". Maultsby's large barns,
with much forage and many farming
utensils.
Three thousand tons OF granite viii DO
used by the Government in the improve
ment OF tie Cape Fear river below
Fayetteville. The stone viii come from
some point On the Cape Fear and Yadkln-
Valley railroad above Greensboro.
Alexander Dickinson and David Dick
inson, negro lads aged twelve and four
teen, are in jail at Fayetteville charged
with assaulting the eleyen-year-old
dauqhter OF Ruiiin Vaughan In Cum