Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-08-30
STATE FARMERS ALLIANCE.

The State Farmers Alliance met
in Fayetteville on the 18th inst, and
was called to order by President
5. b. Alexander, and opened in usual
form. The address by President
Alexander was to the point and gave
entire satisfaction.
Secretary Polk in his annual report
said that at the last annual meet.
ing there were 1913 subordinate
Alliances in the State with flfty-two
County Alliances, with an aggregate
membership on the rolls approx
mating forty-two thousand. To-day
we have $40 Subordinate Alliances
with 50 County Alliances and an ag
gregate membership approximating
seventy-two thousand. The Secreta-
ry also reported that since the last
meeting his office had received from
all sources, including balance Of
So, PA, % on hand Aug. -, 1888,
$15,. 1o3,o1; disbursed as per vouch-
ers in the hand of Treasurer So,
81; leaving a balance in the hand of
Treasurer of S7o2o,49.
w. A. Darden, the State Business
Agent, stated that he had secured
100000 yards of cotton bagging for
the members OF the order.
w. A. Graham, the Trustee,
reported cash receipts for the Bust
ness Fund S22,414,74 in pledges, S.,
31o,4o. He stated that the amount
necessary to operate the Agency
successfully he had no doubt would
be raised.
A resolution offered by ]. F. Pay
ne was adopted declaring the unqual
flied disapproval of the action at the
Legislature of 1850, whereby "the
Railroad Commission bill'' was de
feated, and condemning the same as
unwise and uupatriotic' The ALI
ance also declared itself in favor Of
cotton bagging in preference to any
other covering, and that it would
never consent to use any new Or I'M
used jute bagging Number Of re-
solutions were introduced and reterr-
ed to proper committees.
G.. w. Macune, President of the
National Farmers Alliance and edi-
tor of the National Economist,
Washington, d. c., was present and
made one of the ablest most eloquent
and interesting speeches ever deliv-
cred before The Alliance anywhere.
1t was pronounced the speech Of
patriot and statesman, and was warm
" applanded, Mr.. Macune pronoun-
ced this gathering Of farmers the
finest and ablest he had ever seen.
Able speeches were also made by
Col w. J. Green and Mr.. ]. B Free,
men which were heartily applauded
w. A. Darden rendered MS resig,
nation as Business Agent and w. II.
Worth, of Lenoir, was elected to the
position.
Ashville was selected as the next
place of meeting on the second Tues
day in August 1890.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-Elias Carr, of Edge
combe county.
Vice-President-A. H. Hayes, of
Swain county.
Secretarv-L. L. Polk, Of Raleigh.
Treasurer-J. D. Allen, of Wake
county.
Chaplain-Rev. ]. J. Scott, Of
Robson county.
Lecturer-T. B. Long, of Buncom-
be county.
Assistant Lecturer-R. B. Hun
ter, of Mecklenburg county.
Doorkeeper-W. H. Tomlinson,
of Fayetteville.
Assistant Doorkeeper-H. +.
King, of Onslow county.
Sergent-at-arms-J. S. Holt, Of
Harnett county.
Executive Committees. A. AL
exander, Mecklenburg; J. S. John
son, of Rockingham; J. NJ. Mewbern,
of LenOir.
Delegates to the National Farm
ers, and Labors, Union at St. Louis
S. B. Alexander and L. L. Polk
for the State at large; Elias Carr,
w. a. Graham. A. j. Daily and
E. A. Moye.
DT-rLT EN-S AD\T1A SATUE