The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-09
To Cotton Growers.

At a meeting of the National
Farmers Alliance and Cooperative
Union of America, held in the city
of Meridian, Mississippi, on the
9Th day of December, 1888, the
following report and resolutions
were unanimously adopted, to-wit !:
Your committee appointed to consider
the memorial of Bro. w. S. Stewart, OF
Pine Grove Alliance. No. BOP, Mecklen-
burg county, N. g., has considered said
memorial, and recommend the adoption
OF the following resolutions:
Resolved, That committee OF three
be appointed, to be known as the Cotton
Committee.
Resolved, That said committee shall
organize as soon as possible and elect one
OF their number chairman.
Resoired, That said committee shall
Issue blanks, to be transmitted through
such channel as they may deem best to
each sub-Alliance and Wheel where cot
ton is raised.
Resolred, That the blanks shall be
flied by each member of the sub-Aliiance
or Wheel, with the number OF bales of
cotton he will raise; the number he will
be obliged to sell before the first day Of
Januay,,; the number ne can and will
hold until the first day of March; the
number of bales he can and will hold un-
til the first day of May, and the number
he can and will hold until the first day
of July.
Resolved. That the secretary OF the
sub Alliance shall transmit said report to
the coun y secretary, who shall consoli-
date them and transmit said consolidated
report to the State secretary, who shall
consolidate them and transmit copy of
the consolidated report to the chairman
of the Cotton Committee.
Resolved, That the Cotton Committee
shall have power to treat with manufac-
turers or others, for the sale OF the cotton
held and deliverable at any OF the days
specified, or sooner, il in their judgment
| fair prices can be obtained.
| Resofyed, That the Cotton Committee
shall issue circular from time to time to
the eub-Alliances and Wheel in the cot
ton belt, urging them to raise sufficient
supplies for man and beast, ia order that
| they may be better able to hold their
cotton and aid in this work.
| Resoiued, That the Cotton Committee
shall have power to change anything in
| this plan in order to simplify it, but must
not change anything that win hinder the
accomplishment of this great work.
RESOLVED, That any member who
| pledges cotton, TO be held for certain
time. and violates said pledge. shall be
guilty of conduct unbecoming an Ali
ance man.
Resolved, That each county and sub.
Alliance or Wheel may have Cotton
Committee to assist in the execution OF
this work.
Resolved, That the chairman OK the
Cotton Committee is authorized to draw
warrants on the National Treasurer fol
all the expenses Of the execution of this
| work, and the said comm ttee shall bt
allowed their actual expenses until ths
next meeting of this organization, al
which meeting said Cotton Committee
| will submit report Of their proceedings
The expense account to be itemized.
The questions covered by the
foregoing resolutions are of su-
preme importance. The fullest
measure OF relief can be secured
by united action. The cotton growc'
has q right to expect and demand
that the price of his product shall
be regulated by the natural law o
supply and demand, and not by the
cupidity of organized capitalists
and gamblers. But individual &C
ton is utterly powerless to secure
such result. We urge upon yog
to unite with US in this great work
and to contribute your influence
| and your best efforts to the success
| full overthrow Of the unrighteou'
combinations which for long years
have deprived you of the legiti
mate fruits of your labors.
Present the question to you
neighbors and to the agriculture
organization OF which you may b
member, ard sdvise as at yo1,
very earliest convenience of TIL
resals Of your work All necessar: