The Brookhaven leader., 1889-03-14
Bagging Factories.

has obtained control OF the patehts
invented in North Carolina for manu-
featuring bagging ont Of pine straw
makes it more important than ere'
that the farmers of the South unite
and stand firm in resisting the efforts
of these constituencies monopolies. Ia
do this, the Mississippi Farmers ALI
ance have resolved on establishing one
or more bagging factories to he operat'
by the Alliance and the Begging Com
mittee will at once proceed to locate
said factory or factories wherever the
greatest Inducements are offered
The material used will probably he
pinestraw, manufactured by the new
process invented at Meridian. In
order to raise the necessary funds fol-
carrying ont this important enterprise
the Executive Committee sends out
stirring appeal to presidents of County
Alliances which concludes as follows
"This appeal is made to you IL
order to enlist your aid and ro-opera-
ton in getting the matter before the
membership, and in doing so without
DELAY. The time has come when
action must be taken; preparations
for the next season must commence,
and commence without delay. The
Bagging Committee appointed 10y the
A ltIn
ability of the Executive Committee
to raise the required amount of money
within the next sixty days, will Mt
once proceed to locate a factory OF
factories, and take the necessary steps
to put it or them into operation. The
material to he used will also be de-
termined very soon. Now, will you
give to us your assistance in this mat
teri The Executive Committee here
by authorize you to employ such
means as You may deem best or most
effective in consummating his desired
purpose. We will not prescribe any
particular method we are willing to
leave this to yOur discretion. Prob
ably a plan which we might map out
would not he suited to every portion
Of the State. The Committee, how
ever, will offer the following sugges-
ions: Appoint good, discreet, intel
igent members to visit the Sub Al
iances at meetings called for this
purpose and instruct them to present
The matter to the membership and
solicit subscriptions to be paid-one-
half at time of subscribing-and the
half at some time in the
future, not earlier than sixty days ;
probably later; the money to be paid
into the treasures of the different
Alliances and to be reported by the
of the County Secretary.
Before sending out these lecturers,
name a day and place of meeting OF
the stockholders of the county to be
by one delegate from
each Sub Alliance and instruct these
lecturers to give notice of such meet
ing to each Alliance visited. If this
plan of sending out canvassers should
be adopted, have the Sub-Alliances
to call meetings for this purpose; the
Urgent necessity for immediate action
will not allow you to wait for the
regular meetings. Impress upon the
lecturers the importance of appealing,
tn every member to sub
scribe something, though the amount
be small; and in case he cannot see
Ill the members have a committee
appointed i'm the Sub Alliance to can.
vass the matter among the member
ship. Should you deem it better
appoint mass meetings, one or more
for your counties, and invite speakers
to address the people Oh this subject
Any expenses which You may neces
sarily incur in carrying out thest
plans will be allowed by the Execu
tive Committee. Your certificates
showing that the expenditures were
made in this service and were necessa
ry for carrying out the work, accompa
MED with receipt from the party o.
parties employed, will be approved b!
the Committee and then they can b'
used as SO much money by yOu
County Secretaries in paying of semi
annual dues to the State Alliance
The Committee feel that it is Hnnec
essary to caution you against extrav
agance in this matter, feeling that yo'
will act ,judiciOusly. Should an.
county prefer to raise the subscription
by taxation of its members, the Com
mittee will interpOse no objection
provided this tax is self-impOsed
(Some counties may prefer to levy 1
specific amount upon each bale o
cotton prOduced.) To this we Offe
no objection. Do not, however, los,
sight of the fact that speedy actor
is required. This is the centra
thought.
A meeting of the delegates, repre-
senting the stockholders, will bt
called probably within the next sixty
days and not later than the Goth %
April, the time and place to be here
after designated. One representative
from each county which has subscribed
stock will compose this meeting ant
it will effect Il permanent Organiza
ti"n and at once proceed to business
The shares are five (5) dollars each
and if members cannot take as mucl
as one share, several may unite ant
make such a share, they electin:
themselves in whose name the stool
shall I've issued.
And now, please bear in mind tina
every member Of our organization
has work to do; let there be no lag
CARDS. Remember that no reform
can he effected, no enterprise sue
cessfully carried out without cooper
alton and concert of action, and tn,
emancipation of our people can onl,
be accomplished by sacrifice. Al