The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-16
THE FARMERS.
THE ALLIANCE CONVEN-
TION HELD IN DURHAM
TUESDAY.
A Warehouse is to be Estab-
lisIied--Nine Counties Rep
resented.


lisIIed--Nine Counties Rep
resented.
A convention of delegates from the
Farmers Alliance OF this section as
sembled in Durham on Tuesday, the
Sth, for the purpose of making ar
rangements for the opening an ALI
ance warehouse, for the sale Of leaf
tobacco, in Durham.
The convention was organize BY
the election of the following officers:
President, S. Ohio Wilson; Vice.
President, G. G. Markham; Secre-
tary, G. W. Lloyd; Treasurer. P. A.
Brown; Lecturer, N. Cheek.
Nine counties were represented by
one hundred and nine delegates, as
follows: Wake, 6; Chatham. Is;
Moore, l; Caswell, /; 0:ange IL;
Alamance, 2; Person. 5; Granville,
D; Durham 63.
Articles of corporation for "The
Durham Farmers Alliance Ware,
house Co" we're drawn up and
adopted. The object of the company
as set forth is TO buy, sell and manu-
facture tobacco. The capital stock
is to be not less than ten thousand
dollars aud not more than one hun
dred thou :and dollars, divided into
shares Of the par value Offve dollars
each. No sub bAlliince will be per.
mitted TO hold more than 800 shares
and no county Alliance more than
1000 shares.
Tie charges f,r selling leaf to-
baeeo are stipulated as follows: Not
to exceed two and one-half per cent.
comgi.sion and one-half the present
charges OF other warehouses in Dur
ham. These rates to apply only to
members o; the Alliance.
The following gentleman constitute
the committee on incorporation: w.
K. Parrish, Durham; L. A. Wilkins,
Granville; c. s. Holm an, Chatham I;
Wm Wsitted, Alamance; 7. J. Hall,
Orange; j. L. Harvey, Person ; j. S.
Barber, Wake.
A committee from the Durham
Board Of Trade went before the con-
sention and assured the Alliance
uen that their warehouse sh ,uld
have the hearty CO operation of the
Board.
The following Directors Of the
Warehouse Go. we're elected: W.
X. Parrish, Red Mountain, Durham
county, II. Sears, williams Mill.
Chatham county; J. Z Harris, Hur-
dies Mil, Person county; X N. Hall,
Jr, Caldwell Institute, Orange coun-
y; J. J, + wards. Lemon Springs,
More county. A. q. Fleming, Dutch
vile. Granville county; A. T. Olive.
New Hill, Wake county ; Levy Whit.
ted, 'Steinback, Alamance county; j.
W. Allen, Reidsville, Caswell county ;
j. A. Capehart, Kittrell's, Vance
county.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolced, That this Alliance Com
vention tenders thanks TO the Dur
BAN Board Of Trade FIR the use Of
their rooms, which were kindly tens
dered free Of charge.
ResOtued, That we return thanks TO
the Fidelity Bank for offer Of neces-
sary funds for carrying on the ware
house business
ResOlred. That we also tender our
thanks 10 the committee that came
in our midst and offered the combins
ed influence Of the Board Of Trade,
with the assurance OF this warehouse
movement meets with the approval
Of the people Of Durham generally.
ResOired, That We tender The Thanks
Of this body TO ". Duke, Sons & Co.
for the loan Of fifty chairs and to the
FIRST National Bank of Durham, for
the kind Offer Of funds. and to all
other banks that feel kindly towards
the Alliance.
ResolUod, That a copy ofthese reso.
Iuiious be sent to the Durham pa
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