The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-10-24
A Talk With Mr. Terrell.

Mr.. Ben Terrell, the National Alliance
lecturer, boarded the South Carolina train
at Orangeburg on Tuesday night on bis
way to Kansas. After exchanging greet.
ings with Reporter for the News uad
Courier vino was on tho train he was
asked if he had any news.
"Yes, I have little. but only q short
time to tell it to you, as l get oE at
Branchville. I am going on TO Kansas
by way of Augusta and Atlanta.
~ see by the papers" said the national
lecturer, "that a great many cf your
merchants are afraid THAT the Alliance is
going ogive its business exclusively to
q few merchants. This is not so. The
Alliances which have contracted wlth
certain merchants for their supplies will
naturally have to stick to their contracts,
but as soon as they are out have no
idea that they will be renewed. The
idea of selecting any one merchant to
do all the Alliances business is wrong,
and think that wherever it has been
tried, that is the general opinion.
II think the best plan is for the Alli-
ances to borrow nlrnry and buy for cash.
There will then be more competition" !"
said Mr.. Terrell, land when merchant
knows be is selling for cash he is willing
to take small profit on bis eales. The
merchants" he said, "ars like lemon,
you get the good of them when you
saueeze, and cash is the best lemon
squeezer know Of"
Mr.. Terrell thought that some of the
city's cotton factors were Ill treating the
farmers. "While / was at Ellosee few
days ago." he said, IAN Alliance man ap.
preached me and asked if he should for
ward his cotton, as he was under obligation
to his factor. Ireplied that he should do
80. Since then have heard from the
mar, I know bis name but cannot re
call it just now, and l have learned that
his factor charged him So 30 to handle
each bale of his cottou. / think this is
wrong" 0fcourse this is very indefi.
mite charge, andwheu sifted will proba-
bly, be found to be greatly exaggerated,
but 1t is given for what it is worth.
When asked as to the progress Of the
Alliance Exchange Mr.. Terrell replied
that he had just heard from Mr.. McIn.
tosh, the chairman of the special commit.
tee on the Exchange, that the capital
stock for the establishment of the store
is being rapidly taken by the county
Alliances "The people generally and
the merchants more especially do not
seem to understand the purposes of this
Exchange. We are not going to hurt
any merchants, it is perfectly fair bust.
ness. It is to be principally engaged in
placing the Alliances products on the
market. No stock will be kept on hand,
we will only buy on orders and for cash.
No site has yet been selected for the
Exchange, but it is expected 10 be in
operation about the 1st of December.
The train had already passed Rowes-
vile when the Reporter asked Mr.. Ter.
rell what he thought of the Alliances
success in the cotton bsgging fight.
"Well," he said, sit has, in my opin.
ion, simply been the h,eans of saving
three or four millions of dollars to the
ALLIANCES men. I have not the slightest
doubt that if the war had not been waged
the price of bagging would have gone up
to fifteen cents.
Before leave the State I want you
to say for me that I am highly pleased
with your people. Never before have
seen such open hearted and kind people,
Mrs. Terrell, who was sitting by her hus.
band, agreed in this opinion.-Neao8 ana
| Courier.