The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-18
NATIONAL FARMERS ALLIANCE.
An Intercstin: Session Begun ut Bir.
minEham-A Committee Appointed to
Confer With Bngsing Trust Repre-
ScntQtlyes.
Especial to tho Tim es. Democrat.]

tSp6Cl8l TO tN0 ll0eS.l )6lllcCFat.t
BIEMfNdHAM, Ala, May lj.-
Promptly at 10 O'Clock this morning
The National Farmers Alliance was
called to order at Sublett Hall in this
city by President Macune, OF WASH
ingtop. Thirteen States were tepre-
sented by delegates and over 100
prominent farmers and Alliance men
from every quarry of the South we've
present..
The first thing in order was the
election Of a permanent chairman aud
The choice for chairman of
the meeting fell Gu S. NJ. Adams, of
Albany; T.. E. Warren, Of Texas, and
A. E. Gardner, of Tennessee, were
elected secretaries. 1t required two
secretaries to transact the business, as
so much was said and done during the
meeting.
The report Of the committee on Gre
dentisls was next taken up. 1t showed
thirteen States represented nj the meet
Ing by one or more delegates. AT the
meeting Of the Alliance, several mont hs
ago, committee was appointed to
correspond with the bagRing trust
men to see il any suitable arraDgement
~
jute bsggiug would be reduced. A re-,
port was heard from this committee
and from several other committees ap.
pointed TO look into the practicability
OF using cotton bagRiDg. These re-
ports showed that offers to furnish
bagging had been received from nearly
q dozen firms.. The reports were re-
ferred.
The most important question that
will come up at the next meeting, aud
really the only one that will attract
attention, Is the bagging trust bust
uess. A committee. composed OF one
delegate from each of tho thirteen
States, was appointed to confer with
the Representatives of the tagging trust
now 10 the city and see if the
JUTE EAGGING MEN
will make the Alliance any CONFESS
slons. This committee consisted of
Messrs. Dnucan of Texas, Bone OF
Alabama, Featherstone of Arkansas,
Lesley of Florida, Livingston of
Georgia, Payne of Kentucky, Clayton
of Louisiana, Bremen of Mississippi,
Carr Of North Caroiina, Mcintosh OF
South Carolina and G1wan OF Tennes-
see.
just as soon as the meeting adjourn>
cd ut 1890 O'Clock, the committee went
into conference with the bagging men
and will render their report ut the
afternoon session. Some lively times
are expected, as the majority of the
delegates do not seem TO think that
the bagging men will make them any
concessions. Should this be the case, a
| war between the farmers and bagging
manufactures will follow.
Nothing else of interest was done at
the morning session except the APP
pointment Of several minor committees
and other routine work. The meeting.
adjourned at 1890 o'clock to meet
again at $50 p. M.
At the meeting this afternoon Capt.
Jos. l. Johnson, president Of the Ala
balna National Bank, will deliver An
address Of welcome, which will be
responded to on behalf of the farmers
by Col. l.. l.. Polk, of North Caroitua.
The frs, thing of importance that
will be taken up at the afternoon ses-
sion will be the report of mo committee
appointed at the mnrning session to
confer with the bagSIng men. In fact
nothing will be done until the commit
tee is heard from, so that the Alliance
can know what steps to take. There
will probably be- a night session also,
az much important business is 10 be
transacted. The attendance at the
morning session was large; over 100
Alliance men were present besides the
delegates aud officers. No one was
allowed 70 enter the hall unless be gave
the pass word.
The convention in session tonight
! had a long aud full discussion of the
! bagging question. The committee on
bagging appointed this morning, re-
ported aud recommended cotton bag
ging as permanent covering for cot.
ton bales. 1t was shown that this
| would absorb 125, 900 bales of the cotton
crop, and insurance on the entire crop
would be 81 ,000,0 Tess.
The Bagging Trust representatives
present offered to lay down jate bag,
giug at 124c per yard, against be rs
the cost Of cotton bagging. The report
of the com mittee, recommending the
use of the latter, WAS unanimously
adepted,
The convention will continue in SEES
sion TO- morrow when tho question OF
factories to supply the demand will be
considered.
The Verdict Unanimous.
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