The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24

Farmers Alliance and the National FARM
and Laborers' Union be appointed,
with authority to take all necessary steps
60 carry out the foregoing resolution, and
10 arrange for an immediate federation Of
said organization, if same besnow posi-
bic. &C.
3. That the President of the National
Farmers Alliance and National Farmers
and Laborers' Union and the General
Master Workman of the Knights of Labor
now in this city be authorized and reques-
ted to take all necessary steps to carry
out the foregoing resolutions, and to
arrange for an immediate federation II
the same be now possible.
The following resolution was read by
Brother Patty, of Mississippi:
Resohed, That the National Farmers
and Laborers' Union declare in favor OF
organic union with the National Farmers
Alliance.
That q committee of five be appointed
Go meet o like comRittee on part OF the
National Farmers Alliance to prepare a
constitution and plan of consolidation for
said organizations. Adopted.
On motion the committee on constltu-
lion be- charged with the duty imposed by
the above resolution, which was adopted.
The following resolution was read oy
Brother Polk, of North Carolina and
referred to committee on demands:
Resolved, That the Farmers and Labor
erS' Union in convention assembled In st.
Louis hereby endorse the Prospectus
or the National Farmers Bureau OF
Immigration, and that we invite any OF
the brotherhood who desire to buy or
sell lands to actual settlers to examine
their method.
The following resolution relative to
taking censu was read a adopted:
Whereas. Statements are often made
and the belief is growing, that we are be-
coming a nation of landlords and tenants,
and that the homes and farms OF the
country are very largely under mortgage;
and
WHEREAS, Exact knowledge on this
subject is of or. at importance In the study
Eef the social and economic questions, OF
the day therefore be it resolved by the
National farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union :
d. That Robert P. Porter, superin-
-tendent of the eleventh census, be respect
fully requested to collect evidence in the
next census, what percentage OF the
people in this country occupy their W
nDL10S anu ldEL1S, dHO "h0 POAIOAOOA
are tanants; and of those who occupy
their own homes and farms, what pro-
portion have their property free from
debt; and of the homes and farms which
are under mortgage, what percentage OF
the value is so mortgaged and also what
proportion of such Indebtedness as for
purchase money.
2. That if the present law providing
r ~Y,D nrofInn hnnc NOT IN
clude provisions to take a complete CEN
sus of farm Indebtedness, we reque-t the
Congress of the United State to so amend
the present law as to provide for the
above enumeration, and further that the
publication setting forth the above facts
shall be the, first report given to the
public.
3. That the Secretary forward a copy
OF the above resolutions to the superin-
tendent of the census and each member
of Congress and Senate.
The following resolution was read and
adopted:
That the communication from the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance proposing articles
of federation be received and placed in
the hands of the members of the proposed
Joint committee to prepare constitution
6IQ DIAL O1 COuSOl1OdL1OA u LIZ II
and said National Alliance, and that said
committee inform the National Alliance,
of the action this body had on the subject
of federation and organic union, n that
this body will not consider the subject OF
federation and respectfully decline it
Adjourned until 7:3O p. m.
In accordance with previous invitation
the National Alliance appeared in a body
~ - A. HnnnI
Master Powderly then addressed the 20 mt
body. Ralph BeauTo ont, A, w. Wrlght
aud General j. B. Weaver followed with
appropriate and well received speeches.
Called to order at 7:30 p. M.
WHEREAS our order has no suitable
music or collection Of songs fer USE
Therefore,
ResoEved, That a committee of five, viz.
W. S. Morgan, Elias Carr, n. A. Dunning,
B. FL. Clover, w. j. Northen, be, and
they are hereby appointed to investigate
the advisability of securing the publiea-
ton of such q work and report to this
body. 49,
On motion the following resolution was |
adopted:
That it is the sense of the Farmers and
Laborers' Union of America that the
benefits of the Weather Bureau should be
extended to the agricultural districts
throughout these United States by means
of signals displayed from every telegraph
Office in the United States at l o'clock in
the morning and that sufficient appropria,
ton be made by Congress for that
bureau to perfect the gathering of the
necessary information to make it subser-
Went to the purposes of the agricultural
interests.
On motion the following resolution was
unanimously adopted
WHEREAS Bro. w. S. Morgan has written
and published a History of the Wheel
and Alliance;
WHEREAS said history has been endorsed
by many of the leading and most eminent
members of the order and