Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-26
Proceedings Of the Parish Union.

R,YyILLE. L.. Der. 9TH. 1889.
This being the regular day of
meeting, the officers of the Parish
Union and the delegates thereto as
sembled in the hall at two O'Clock r.
NJ. Tue President called the meet
ing to order, ordered the roll called
and re quested Bro. ID. s. Travis to
act rs vice-president, and Bro. VIM.
L. Choat to act as inside doOrkeerer.
The delegates then presented their
Credentials. and upon examination it
was found that the following named
gentlemen had been duly elected by
their respective Unions to represent
them at their meeting. rs fellows:
Bro. D. $. Travis, from Delhi Union;
Bros John S. Chennault and John \.
Girod, from R,yville Union; Bros
J. L. AMI Henry n. Spencer, from
Girard Union; Bros c. Thames, X.
G. Brown, Il. F. Newherry, c. A.
Jones, E. A. B,ies AMI i. y. Hixon.
from Little Greek Union; Bros W.
f. Choat and W. G. Brunson, from
New Hope Union; Bro. Joel i. Boies.
from Cold Water Union. The Union
being how ready for the Transaction
If business, WAS opened in due form.
The minutes of the july meeting
were ordered read, after which they
were approved.
Under the head of unfinished bust
ness, the case Of VI. {. Williams was
called up, being an appeal from Little
Greek Subordinate Union to this
Union, the tCstan,onv III the case was
produced; Mr. Williams failed to APP
pear and statement was made hy
one If the members, who said he had
met Mr.. Williams the day before,
and he was informed 10y Williams
that he could not attend in cOnse-
quence of having been SICK tie case
was carried ov.r until rext meeting
On motion. duly seconded, it was
carried and ordered that Bro. b. o
Edwards be paid his salary as Sec.
retarv from June 3Oth, 1883. to Sept
30th, 1883.
Under the head of new busines.
an interesting communication was
read from Bro. T. j. Guice, our State
Lecturer. Bro d. S. Travis made
an interesting and instructive talk Oh
the subject of cotton seed, showing
bow they might he kept at home an6
made use of to the advantage of boil
land lord and tenant. No action wal
taken on the subject.
The subject of high freight rate
on cotton was then taken up aEt
discussed at length, and the follow
ing preamble and resolutions wer,
unanimously adopted:
Whereas this Union tried last yea
; to make more favorable freight rate
: on cotton taken from Rayvill t.
New Orleans Ivy the VicksburG, ,Shrev
port and Pacific rai!rood company
!, and fail. d in every effort to get an
reduction whatever; aud
Whereas, the said railroad compa
nv. while refusing to take our cotto
to New'Drleans for less than $2.5
per bale, sid take cotton from th
city Of Mon>2e duriOg the same pe
,iod at 81 pex bale. and for som
time at so cents ner bale; and furthe1
> that, while the Merchants AMI farm
ers of Richland PARISH were con
I PEELED to pay the exorbi.ant price I
: $3.50 per bale. persons residing i
Morehouse parish shipped> cotto
from the town OF Girard at $2HS0 pc
e bale, and at the same time receixe
are bate from the said company Of !
cents or 81 per bale. We deem til
l. rs unjust and oppressive.
Is Now, therefore, be it resolved /
l. the Farmers Alliance Of Richlal
parish, now in session, that ON al
after November the 10Th next, v
20 ship no more cotton by the ", s.
p. railroad at the present rates
:, $3.50. By that date it is expects
4 that we will have shipped cote
~ enough to meet past indsbtednes
- and that we shall hold the remand
of the cotton crop at home until Il
>. managers of the railroad give us J
i duced rates, or until We can ship
steamboat at 81. so per bale.
Resolved further, that each mel
D. ber of the Alliance, now present,
IN constituted a committee 10 ma
ns these resolutions known to every {,
mer in this parish, whether an Al