The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-18
COUNTY ALLIANCE.
Enthusiastic Meeting Yesterday
of the Alliance of Travls
County.
Strong Resolutions Condemnlng
the Jute Bagglng Trust-Elec-
ton of Officers.


held another of their enthusiastic meet
ings yesterday. Delegates from thirty
four sub.Alliances were present, and all
seemed to vie with each other in earnest
work.
The morning session was devoed tot
routine work and finishing up work al
ready begun. The Alliance expressed
themselves in unmistakable terms on the
bagging question, and passed the follow
lug resolution unanimously:
Whereas, The existing combine known
as the Jute Trust organization has used
Its power as monied monopoly to work
financial detriment and general injury to
the cotton growers of our country; and,
Whereas, The said jute monopoly has
and is at present endesvoring through
subdivided press and other unfair means
to force the farmer and cotton raiser to
continue the use of jute bagging in pre-
pairing cotton for market; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That we, the Travis County
Alliance, in convention assembled, do
hereby denounce the means and measures
employed by the said jute bagging COM
bine referred to in the above preamble, and
that we favor and will adopt the use OF cot
ton baggiug or any other manufactured
article as a substitute for the jute insofar
as the same may be brought into practlcal
use.
Resolved further, That il found practi-
cable, we will adopt also the use of ootton
rome to be used in tieing or baling our
cotton and all other domestic purposes.
This resolution was submitted by coT'
mittee on resolutions composed of three
of the best and most fsvorably known
farmers of the county.
In view of the fact that the Galveston
News and other papers of tho state have
recently published articles opposing the
substitution of cotton for jute in ballng
cotton, and the Alliance organ ia trying to
counterfeit this influence If it has any, the
following resolution was introduced and
advocated by more than dozen leading
members of the Alliance and adopted by Q
unanimous vote:
The following is the resolution:
Resolved, That we condemn the Calves
ton News and other papers in the state
that have published srticles-contributeo
and acknowledging to becloud the
minds of the cotton raisers of Texas ano
the south in regerd to the use of cottor
baggiug as a substitute for jute.
That we regard such efforts as perver
siye of the truth, in the interest of mo
nopolists and trusts and inimical to thu
best interest of the section from whict
they derive their support and should labo
to build up.
That we counsel the members of tn
Farmers Alliance throughout Texas, tn
cradle of the Alliance, to disregard sucl
reasoning as said papers use to try tt
break their ranks, but to meet the enemy
old lutte, and his coadjutors with firm
determination never to yield, but to stant
like a "Stonewsll" until his forces expert
ence another "Bull Run"
Among the most important bushes
transacted was the election of officers TO
the ensuing year and delegates to tn
State Alliance, which meets in Dalla
August 20. The following officers wer
elected:
!, Hon. Felix E. Smith, president.
9 W. D. Miller, vice-president.
Sam II. Dixoc, secretary.
. s. @. Cranberry, treasurer.
!, is. McClintock, lecturer.
,, L. H. Beck, assistant lecturer.
j. R. Ray, county business agent.
-. j. A. Harky, doorkeeper.
:, j. M. MoCllntock, assistant dool
keeper.
q JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
}, R. A. Rutherford, j. W. Cloud, T. {
. Maxwell.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Ed. V. Jones, James O. Maxwell, s.
-. Lane.
M. Sam II. Dixon was elected the deli
: gate to the State convention, with Hol
F. E. Smith alternate.
= The Alliance instructed the delegate
. vote against a union of the farmers o
ganization.