The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-15
ALEXANDRIA, La,
At-LsR "a - ~ AsJ
May 9th, 1889.


Union-R. J. Taylor.
East Felciana--G. W. Monday,
and f. NJ. Hooper.
DeSoto-G. w. Graham and j. =.
McElroy.
Rapides-T. R. Neal, Chas. Simp-
son and Linn Tanner.
Calcasieu-A Severance and /. l..
Davenport.
Red River-D. NJ. Giddens.
Avoyelles-W. Il. slane and
Isham West.
Ouachita-W. D. Miller.
Caddo-R. r. Cole.
Vermillion-W. d. Couch and W.
N. VapSiike.
East Baton Rouge--T. W. Young
and T. W. Corcoran.
Lincoln-E. W. Warren and l.. j.
Bell.
Grant-H. G. Goodwin and W.
D. Irwin.
Morehouse-J. D. Hammond.
Winn-H. l.. Brian.
Officers and other members pres
emit. NJ. Stalings, President; /.
S. Adams, Vice-President; .. M.
Wright, Secretary; Pat. Dopahue,
Doorkeeper; Linn Tanner, Member
Ex. Committee T. A. Clayton, of
New Orleans, State Purchasing
Agent; 7. J. Guice, Lecturer.
The Mayor called SPECIAL meet
ing of the City Council on Thursday
evening and appointed Committee
consisting of the following named
gentlemen to confer with the Farm
ers' Union now in session: j. A.
Williams, T. N. Miles and r. W.
Bringhurst.
The Convention Of Farmers
Union appointed like committee to
confer with that appointed by the
Town authorities, as follows: T. S.
Adams, G.. W. Graham, j. j.
Thompson.
The question of reducing the sIzt
of the cotton bale was discussed
nearly all day Thursday, and it was
finally decided to defer the matter
; 10 some future time.
1t was decided to use cotton Bag
, ging as covering for cotton bales
instead of jute.
SECOND DAY.
= The second day the question of
site for a factory was considered an
action was deferred thereon until tn
b State Union meeting in August mex
0 at this place.
The committee appointed by tn
Alexandria City Council met a con
mittee from the Union and submitte
! their proposition in the form of ST
of resolutions, VIZ i: that the Alexal
dria Council agreed to give all tt
y grounds for the erection of factor.
: and donate $4,000 annually for Fl,
Y years, the first payment to be mac
n after the completion of the buildln
provided that the same is set on fo
). and under way in twelve months. III
5 factory property is to also be ezemp
e ed from taxation for term of year
# 1t was rumored that Monroe otfert
large sum if the factory were bnl
) in her limits.
/ Alexandria and Monroe were Il
only towns that made a bid for Il
s. factory.
10 The Union made arrangements f
the purchase Of 100000 yards of t
- Odenheiner bagging. The same is
"a be of width of forty four inches, al
y no less than thlrty-seven inches. L
H. Union is to negotiate for ibis haggi!
4 on similar terms to those made by t
Georgia Alliance.
'e Messrs. r. Linn Tanner, of Rapid
III and Il. A. Clayton, of New Orleal
is were appointed delegates to the Fl
r. ,per's National Union, which meets
i, Birmingham on the 18th of the pr
= ent month.
ns By resolution passed committee
G. three from each parish are to he
pointed to solicit subscriptions of sto
in cash and notes. Shares are tiS
To- at $40 each, to be used by the Uni
in for their factory.
nd L. S. Adams, of Clinton, is cha
\ man of a committee of five, who
- to receive the propositions of diifer'
d" towns Offering inducements for
Id. building of factory. A number
use lengthy resolutions were passed,
err These will appear IN the Unio
,ts official journal.
81, The delegates in attendance here
the Convention express themselves
10" the highest praise of our town; :
cts particularly do they speak of the Xxi
his ness aud liberalty of our people.
1T The Spring Palace Exhibition
ar the State of Texas, to be held s.
I"o at Fort Worth promises to be gl
W. event in the industrial history of
''n State. 1t is hoped that Presid
Oh Diaz, of Mexico, who has been inv
me as a guest, will visit the exhibitio,
run time for the opening on May goth.
ron committee of distinguished Texans
-, gone to the Mexican capital to he
o the chief magistrate of the Mexie
ngs by delivering the invitation in per
DO IA acceptance by President |
ner woula further strengthen the cor