San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-05-02

Highly Important to Farmers.
At meeting of the National Farm
ers Alliance and Cooperative Union
of Amoaica, held in the city OF Meri.
dian, 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. 800, Meckleuburg
county, n. c., has considered said memor-
ial, and recommend the adoption of the
following resolutions:
Res0tCed, That committee of three be
appointed, to he known as the Cotton
Committee.
ResoIged That said committee shall or.
ganize MS soon rs possible and elect ono of
their number chairman.
Res0!Ded, That sail committee shall issue
blanks, to be transmitted through such
channel rs they may deem best to each Sub
Alliance aud Wheel where cotton is raised.
RoS0g0ed Tat the blacks shall be filled
by each member of the Sub-Alliancc on
Wheel, with tho number of bales of cotton
he will raise; the number he will be
obliged to sell before the first day of Jan
uary the number he can aud will hold
until the first day of March; the number
of bales he can and win hold until tho first
day of May, and the number he can and
will hold until the first day of July.
ReSOyUod That the Secretary of the Sub
Alliance shall transmit said report to the
County Secretary, who shall consolidate
them and transmit said consolidated report
to the State Secretary, who shall consol-
date them ana transmit copy of the CON
soldGted report to the Chairman of the
Cotton Committee.
Res0Iged. That tho Cotton Committee
shall have power to treat with mnnufnctur-
ers or others, for the sale of the cotton
held and deliverable Mt any of the days
specified, or sooner if i'll their Judgment
fair prices can be obtained.
ReS0LeR, That the Cotton Committee
shall issue n circular from time to time to
the Sub Alliances and Wheels in the cotton
belt, urging them to raise sufficient sup
plios for man and beast, in order that they
may be better able to hold their cotton and
aid in this work.
Res0Iccd, That the Cotton Committee
shall have power to change anything i'll this
plan in order to simplify it, but must not
change Anything that will hinder the Gc-
complshment of this great work.
ReS0LUM, That any member who pledges
cotton, to be held for n certain tune, and
violates said pledge shall be guilty of con-
duct unbecoming an Alliance man.
Reyo{cc3, That each County and Sub
Alliance or Wheel may have Cotton Com
mittee to assist in the execution of this
work.
ReS0,uad, That the Chairman of the
Cotton Committee is authorized to draw
warrants on the National Treasurer for all
the expenses of the execution of this work,
and the said committee shall be allowed
their actual expenses until the next meeting
Of this organization, at which said meeting
said Cotton Committee will submit re-
port of their proceedings. The expense
account to be itemized
Signed j, +, PAYNE North Carolina.
II. j, SLEDGE. Texas.
a. I. HATCHER, Louisiana.
d. w. OVAL, Georgia,
The questions covered by the fore
goingresolutions are Of supreme i'm
portancc. The FULLEST moasuse of relief
can be secured by united acton.
The cotton grower has right to ex-
pcct and demand that the price of
his product shall be regulated by the
natural law of supply and demand.
and not by the cupidity Of organized
capitalists and gamblers. But indi-
vidual action is utterly powerlcss to
secure such result. We urge upon
Won to unite with us in this great
work. AMI to contribute your iutiu-
ence aud YOUR best efforts to the
successful overthrow Of the upright
Gus combinations which for long years
have deprived You Of the Legitimate
Fruits Of your lab0rs.
Present the question to yourucigh-
bnrs and to thcagricu.tural orgauIza-
ton ofwLich yCu may be member.
and advise us at your very earliest
convenience cfthcr,sult Of your work
Al necessary blanks Will be sent to
yuu ID proper time.
by order ~ the National Farmers
Alliance and Cooperative Union Of
America. J. 7. psYSE. Chairman.
II. J. SLEnEF.
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