San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-08
Hays County Farmers Alliance.

A special meeting of the Hays county
Farmers Alliance, was held in Kyle on
Saturday the 3rd inst. There was large
attendance of members from all parts Of
the county, in spite of the inclement state
Of the weather.
After the opening of the meeting, the
arrangements and management Of the bust
ness department of the Alliance were first
brought under notice. and these being up
proved, and the financial condition Of the
undertaking shown to be in satisfactory
condition, were passed. The future pros
poets of the business supply were then
considered and discussed, and there being
every proof adduced, that the demands up.
on the department will be greatly increased,
it was determined to establish two supply
houses to meet the exigencies of the case,
one to be located at Kyle, and the other at
San Marcos. Steps are now being taken
to at once carry this into effect, and it is
fully expected in the course Of few days
to be able to open both houses with full
stock of goods and an efficient staff. This
being the sole business of the call, practi-
cally concluded the meeting, but by gener-
al consent it was resolved to continue with
whatever might be on hand.
The report Of the Cottonwood Alliance
committee was received and submitted to
the grievance committee for the county,
the action of the latter was to sustain the
Cottonwood body IN their decision.
A motion was carried that the Star Vim
dictator be adopted as the official organ of
the Hays county Farmers Alliance.
The following resolutions were also
adopted:
Whereas the Farmers Alliance of Hays
county has determined to establish cotton
yard at San Marcos, the result Of which
will be to concentrate at that point large
amount of cotton, produced in the counties
of Hays, Comal, Caldwell, Guadalupe and
Blanco, aggregating many thousand bales,
and whereas the concentration of this
large amount of cotton, taken in oonsidera-
ton with the transportation facilities now
possessed by San Marcos, renders It highly
desirable that machinery for the compress
ing of cotton should be erected at that
place. It Is therefore resolved by the
Farmers Alliance of Hays Co.
LIST That We favor the erection of Com
press at San Marcos in time for the next
crop, believing that its erection at this
point would be great saving to cotton pro-
ducers inIthe counties named above, and we
pledge to said enterprise our favor and sup
port.
End That we further recommend TO the
railroad authorities who control ltransports-
ton to and from the town of San Marcos,
to aid financially in the establishment Of
Compress at that place, by subscribing for
stock in said enterprise, and we pledge to
them the hearty cooperation and patronage
OF the farmers in the territory to be bene-
fited by such compress.
Bird That copy of this preamble and
resolutions be forwarded by the secretary
10 the proper railroad officials with the re-
quest that they assist in the enterprise, and
further ask that they communicate with the
Hays county Farmers Alliance through its
on the subject. The secretary is
further desired TO furnish 10 newspapers Of
Hays county, and such others as he may see
proper, with q copy Of these resolutions,
and request their publication
The meeting then adjourned, TO re-as-
semble at San Marcos on Tuesday, the 3rd
Of April ]. r. BURLEsoS, Pres,
w. GARsrrT, Sect'y.