The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-05
FARMERS TO SHOW FIGHT
COTTON CLOTH TO BE USED TO
COVER COTTON BALES.

Georgia's Alliance Men Bound Not to
Bend the Knee to the Jute BagginR
Trust This Year - a Proposition to
Cut Down the Size of the Bales De-
feated
ATLANTA, GA, April 4.-The Georgia
Alliance viii fight the jute bagging trust
with cotton cloth. Delegates, representing
1900 sub-aliances in this state, met here
to-day to consider the situation, and decided
to mako the fight that way. Vice Presi-
dent Livingston called the alliance conven-
ton to order at o'clock this morning in
the hall Of the house of representatives,
and the session was held with closed doors.
One hundred and seventy five delegates were
present from 10 counties. The chair stated
that the object Of the meeting was to organ
ize fight against the Dagging trust and
TO make plans TO defeat it.
ADDRESSES MADE.
". J. Northen Of Hancock, W. A.
Broughton Of Morgan, aud Felix Corrupt
addressed the body on the situation and
favored the use of cotton cloth for bagging
TIE suggestion as also urged that the size
Of tue bales be reduced 10 250 pounds.
After some discussion the whole matter was
referrei to a special commit ee Of ten from
the congressional districts, aud two from
the state at large. This afternoon the com
mittee male a u1anlm Us report recon-
mending the exclusive use IF cotton bag-
gilg by the Georgia Alliance, but opposed
any change in the size of the ale. The
report was adopted unanimously and en-
Enthusiastically.
A COMM TEE A POINTED.
To carry out the move i.u-lugently il
was decided that a committee of ten of the
most successful business men of the order
should be entrusted with the duty of max
ing all necessary arrangements to procure
the cotton cloth to supply the demand for
next season. The convention also adopted
a resolution unanimously, Dledging faith
fully every sub-alliance in Georgia to re-
quire each member TO use the cotton cloth
to the exclusion of jute or anything else
further resolution was adopteCfrequest-
ing the cooperation in this movement of
all organizations of farmers, and all farm
ers in the south.
HARMONY AND ENTHUSIASM
There was the greatest harmony ard en-
thusiasm in the meeting, and the alliance
men mean TO carry out the action of the
convention to-day. The convention viii
meet again tomorrow, when various mat
tiers of interest will come up. The matter
vassed, but it is understood there is consid-
cradle opposition to it. There will be some
discussion of the project of holding back
and controlling the cotton crop, and an
effort will be made to find the number of
farmers WHO cannot hold and the practical
bility Of making the necessary advances to
them.
THE SLEEPING CAR TAX.
The state road to-day paid $3.50 or
account of the sleeping car tax, returning
1873 miles as subject to taxation.
Application has been made to the gov
ernor by Walter T. Macarthur to be released
as surety on the bond of J. T. Rawlins,
sheriff of Dodge county, assigning sltficienJ
cause. An executive order was issued to-
day requiring Sheriff Rawlins to make
new bond in ten days after the service of
the notice, under penalty of having the
office declared vacant.
In the United States court to-day YER
dict was reached in the case of Mrs. S. j.
Ransom VS.. the Richmond ana Danville
railroad. The plaintiff sued for So, 600
damages for the death Of her husband, a
conductor, who was killed in collision az
Wexford, S. c., in 1885 The jury gave