The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-08-08
Alliance Meeting.

Alliance Meeting.
NH. EDITOR: According to announce.
ment made in yorir columns, Hopewell
Alliance met number of members from
Town Creek, Piercetown, and Whitefield
Alliances at Hopewell school-house on
Friday, the I'd inst When men of craft
are thrown together many things pertain.
ing to their peculiar calling are noticed and
mentioned. So, after the usual sautations,
we often heard: "How is your crop?"
The answers were generally "Fine-fne?"
"Better than the prospect at this time Of
49," 1t was generally conceded that a
throwing off process must be brought,
about, as the stalks cannot sustain the
Fruit now taken on. Then references were
made to the recent rainfall. Some Ventur-
ed a guess at the future weather, which
was predicated OIL the phases of the moon.
Some could mention various localities
where the rainfall had been excessive or
meagre, which fact would impress one
that farmers interest themselves in enquir-
ing after the welfare Of their fellows. But
this easy way of moving was disturbed at
eleven o'clock by @ summons to repair to
the hall Of the Alliance Things became
more formal. Some routine business was
transacted. Officers for the next year were
elected as follows:
j. a. Welborne, President; G. c. King,
Vice. President; s. S. Newell, Secretary;
w. A. Neal, Treasurer; ]. X. Duckworth,
Chaplain; NJ. E. Deal, Lecturer; w. J.
Vandiver, Asst. Lecturer T. NJ. King,
Door.keeper; J. H. Leach, Asst. Door
keeper; ]. S. Lawless, Sergeant at-Arms.
Such interest characterized the proceed.
ings of this meeting that the eloquence Of
lank brother well nigh failed to in
duce these earnest Lords Of the manor
born to see the utility Of adiourning to
dinner.
Finally, however, they sailed forth and
found, amidst the broad branches of the
neighboriDg oaks, bountiful table of
fruits and viands which had been taste
fully arranged by nine of their own wives
and daughters. These few had deigned to
grace this occasion by their presence. Other
ladies were prevented from attending
because they were not specially mentioned
in the call of this meeting, which overlook
we much regret. But there was feast of
good things, and while these sturdy farmers
would have been happier had the ladies
generally been present, yet the sunshine of
the few was so intensified as to make the
occasion one Of solid pleasantness
At two o'clock p m. President P. II,
Brown, of Town Creek, assisted by R.
Williams, of Piercetown, publicly install
ed the officers elect.
Business was again resumed when the
Alliance Mercantile Association was
discussed. Messrs. ". A. Neal, E. M.
Deal, James Harris and ]. M. Ham
lin favored the enterprise. These speakers
urged that this organization of the farmers
was not an aggressive warfare upon any
legitimate pursuit; that other callings and
avocations of men thought it wise to form
associations for mutual benefit; that Boards
of Trade, Legal, Medical, and Press Asso-
Citations, Trade Unions, &C., are living wit
nesses of the wisdom OF their projectors
that farmers should hasten to initiate and
practice methods which had proved to be
good for other callings that capitalists,
prompted by motives of great pecuniary
gain for themselves at the increased ex-
pense of all men and industries, had COM
bined their capital and brains to monopo.
lie the sale Of stern necessaries of life.
Farmers have the same right to combine,
not to demand higher prices and oppress
the people with monopolized markets, but
to demand lower rates in open markets
that in building cooperative store they
propose to invest their own money and
ask nobody but themselves for custom.
NJ. P. R. Brown opposed the move
ment. The Grange proposed to do much
for the farmers, but they deserted the order
before much could be accomplished. He
saw in the ranks of tho Alliance the same
men who had deserted the Grange, and
could not expect more of them now than
then. Besides, there were not sufficient
safeguards thrown around the individual
stockholders in this Association the busi-
ness manager and board of directors may,
according to the resolutions under consid-
Grafton, usurp controlling influence and
ply the workings of the enterprise to their
personal benefit.
A few minutes were then spent in solicit
ing subscriptions. Five hundred and
sixty dollars were put down by thirty.two
persons.
Notice was then given that at call
meeting, to take place at 2 O'Clock p. m.
Saturday, 18th inst, the following pream-
BILE and resolutions would be offered:
Whereas, The County Alliance made
overtures to the Board of Trade Of Ander-
1on City, relative to electing Cotton
Weigher for the city of Anderson and
whereas, the said Board Of Trade did, to
say the least, treat the said overture with
great manifest Indifference, and, whereas,
the County Alliance did, at recent meet
ing, elect q Cotton Weigher for the said
City. Therefore, be it.
Resolved, That we do heartily endorse the
action of the County Alliance.
Resolved, That we individually and sever.
ally agree to pledge ourselves to patronize
the said weigher, by requiring him to
weigh each and every bale OF cotton we
shall sell in or ship from Anderson City.
ResolveH, That in like manner in reference
to the Cooperative Store, we pledge our
selves to give it our undivided custom,
regardless of detractiys advances or con.
cessions otherwise made.
The meeting then adjourned, and thus
o1n ha r1o toh1