The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-05
BUNCOMBE ALLIANCE.
The Secretary's Report of Yes
terday'S Meeting.

The quarterly meeting ofthe BunCOmbc
County Farmers Alliance was i'll regular
session yesterday, Oct, 4, 80; and a
large and harmonious session held. The
meeting was called to order by President
Blackwell at 10 o'clock, and continued
i'll session TIL late in the afternoon and
much business of Importance to the mem
bers of the order was considered, much
of which can not be given to the public
There were several hundred farmers pres
ent as delegates, representing thirty y-tour
Sub-allianceS, and some 1000 members
in the county The officers and executive
committee made their reports which
showed the alliance to be in favorable
condition and on Il rapid and substantial
increase. There were several resolutions
Offered and adopted looking to the wei
iare of the agricultural classes, and the
lettering of their financial condition,
which elected considerable discussion.
The question which most directly con-
Germs the farmers at present, and one
which excited no little attention, was
that of a warehouse in which to sell Leaf
tabacCo, and forgeneral storage purposes
for agricultural machinery, products,
stock, etc. The committee previously
appointed composed of ID. a. Blackwell,
n. Plumadore, J.. w. Nash, {. p. Weaver
and Jas. J. Greenwood after considering
the matter carefully in regard to expense,
convenience, accommodation, ETC., re-
ported that it was impraCticablc and
almost impossible to establish a house
separately at so late a period in the
season, and the only satisfactory ar
rangcments they were able to make was
to rent for one year an interest i'll Rays
warehouse on the corner Of Patton
avenue and Bailey streets, which was
offered on very easy terms and Il rcduc
tiOn of commissions allowed to all mem
bcrs of the alliance from any county or
section. The report was unanimously
adopted and the brotherhood was urged
to unite in patronizing the alliance ware
house, also to ask the cooperation OF
other counties, which they will most
likely do. The same committee was re-
taincd and Empowered with authority to
cmploye the proper alliance men to
assist i'll the management of the ware
house. While these arrangements are the
best that can possibly bc effected for the
present season it is very important that
all alliance members act as a unit in
this enterprise and by another year the
organization will be in condition to
promise better things and special efforts
will be made to give satisfaction to all,
and we are very sure the commitLc will
no one who will not see to it
that every pound of tobacco offered will
bring the producer its value at some sale
or on some market. Others beside those |
of our farmers who raise tobacco are
i'll this warehouse, as it will be |
used for other than tobacco purposes,
during other seasons whiChis more than
one-haIf of the year, and at all times
there will be some one in charge to see
after the farmers interest, who belong to |
the order, in their buying and selling. |
Only an effort is ncsScary to show what |
the alliance men OF Western North Caro- |
lima can do if they adhere to the motto |
of our order and patronize the Alliance
warehouse. W. +. ToMLINSON,
County Secretary. |