Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19
Proceedings Of the Parish Union.
IAYvILLE, La, Der. 9th, 1889.


meeting, the officers OF the Parish
Union and the delegates thereto as
sembled in the hall at two O'Clock p.
NJ. The President called the meet
ing to order, ordered the roll called
and requested Bro. d. S. Travis to
act as vice-president, and Bro. VIM
F. Choat to act as inside doorkeerer.
The delegates then presented then
credentials. aud upon examination Ii
WAS found that the following named
gentlemen had been duly elected by
their respective Unions to represent
them at their meeting. as fellows:
Bro. d. 5. Travis, from Delhi Union
Bros JOHN S ChennGuit and John A..
Girod, from Rayville Union; Bros
J. l.. and Henry n. Spencer, from
Girard Union; Bros c. Thames, r..
G.. Brown, Is. +. Newberry, c. A
Jones, e. A. Boies and Il. n. Hixon,
from Little Greek Union; Bros W.
+. Choat and w. G.. Brunson, from
New Hope Union; Bro. Joel L. Boies.
from Cold Water Unior. The Union
being now ready for the transaction
Of business, was opened in due form.
The minutes of the July meeting
were ordered read, after which they
were approved.
Under the head of unfinished bust
ness, the case Of NJ. {. Williams was
called up, being an appeal from Little
Greek Subordinate Union to this
Union, the testamony in the casa was
produced; Mr.. Williams failed to APP
pear and a statement was made Ivy
one Of the members, who said he had
met Mr.. Williams the day before,
and he was informed by Williams
that lie could not attend in conse-
quence of having been sick; the case
was carried over until next meeting.
On motion. duly seconded, it was
carried and ordered that Bro. b. O.
Edwards be paid his salary as Sec
rotary from June 30th. 1883, to Sept
Both, 1883.
Under the Lead Of new business
an interesting communication Was
read from Bro. 7. J. Guice, our State
Lecturer. Bro. d. S Travis made
an interesting and instructive talk on
the subject of cotton seed, showing
how they might be kept at home and
made use of to the advantage of both
land lord and tenant. No action was
taken on the subject.
The subject of high freight rates
on cotton was then taken up aud
discussed at length, and the follow
ing preamble aud resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas this Union tried last year
to make more favorable freight rates
on cotton taken from Rayville to
New Orleans 10y the Vicks5urg, Shreve
port and Pacific RAILROAD company,
and failed in every effort to get any
reduction whatever; and
Whereas, the said railroad compc-
ny, while refusing to take our cotton
to New Orleans for less than $3.50
per bale, did take cotton from the
city of Monroe during the same PC
liod at 81 per bale, and for some
time al so cents per bale and further,
that, while the merchants and farm
ers of Riclland parish were COM
PEELED to pay the exorbitant price OF
$3.50 per bale. persons residing in
Morehouse parish shipped cotton
from the town OF Girard at $3.50 per
bale, and at the same time received
are bate from the said company of So
cents OF 81 per bale. We deem this
as unjust and oppressive.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the Farmers Alliance of RicLland
parish, now in session, that on and
after November the 10th next, we
ship no more cotton by the ", S. &
P. railroad at the present rates OF
$3.50. By that date it is expected
that we will have shipped cotton
enough to meet past indebtedness
and that we shall hold the remainde,
of the cotton crop at home until the
managers of the railroad give us re-
duced rates, or until we can ship by
steamboat at $3.50 per bale.
Resolved further, that each mem
Der Of the Alliance, now present, be
constituted committee to make
these resolutions known to every far
mer in this parish, whether an Ali
ance man or not, and urge them to