New farmer. (Winona, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1889-01-16
TO the Brethren oftHe State
4. alliance of Mississippi.

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Your committee appointed by the
last State Alliance to inquire into
the feasibility of establishing a bag
ging factory, have reported the erec-
tion of such factory entirely prae7
ticable, and is likely to prove adyan-
tageous if the brethren viii contrib
ute liberallyto the enterprise. The
success of.our united effort during
the past year to break the backbone
Of the bagging trust was only par
TALLY successful; while the trust
failed to realize as much money as
they expected, they realized hand
some profit and the reports now go
ing the rounds 81 The press 20 the
effect that they have dissolved is on
ly intended to stop any effort on
your part to protect yourselves an
other season. The report that
the trust went out of existence the
1st of January 1889, must be taken
with goodly amount of salt, for
in the same paper we see stated the
factories that were under the con-
troll Of the trust are not resuming OPP
erations, and that is proof to my
mind that they are still under the
control of the trust, and they have
only put out these reports to stop
the efforts to oppose them. The
fight during the last season showed
them where we were weak and
where we were strong, and they are
preparing to come at us again and
in a way we will be less able to meet
/ them; and while we are building
this Bagging Factory we should not
forget our Implement Factory. We
can build that with the money do
mated to the Exchange, shares taken
in theExchange with instructions to
apply to the fund necessary to con-
struct the Implement Factory will
answer double purpose. All mon
ey invested in these works adds that
much to the commercial rating of
!, our business agent, as all capital IN
vested in any enterprise owned and
controlled by the Alliance Of the
State Of Mississippi adds to his rat
, ing in proportion to the investment.
There is another fact desire to
u cali the attention of the hrethren. to
the result of the last election, it
shows very clearly that we are not
to be relieved of the burdensome tar
! iff laid on everything we consume.
) Now the only thing left for us is to
, fight the devil with fire; commence
to manufacture everything we need,
J save that amount of tariff taxation
j and put it down i'll our own pockets
i instead Of sending it North and put
s ting it in the pockets of Northern
!, manufacturers. 1t is well known
. fact that people living in the States
!, of Vermont and New Hampshire, as
4 a class, are wealthy, while their land
|, produces but very little. Whence
5 comes this wealth? tits from then
t extensive manufacturing enterprises
e and the benefits of a protective tariff
! that gives it to them, and as long as
h votes can be bought and elections
}, can be carried by the use of money
J, the result will remain the same
n Now we can secure all of these ben
IS efits by doing what was the, or par
of the original intention of the AL
t; lance to establish manufactures a
" fast as we are able, and when we ge
g to be a manufacturing people W
)r will find those northeastern peopl
N crying out for free trade more lusti
il ly than ever.
le Now these two enterprises can b
TO put into operation with capital Q
le seventy-fve thousand (S75 5,00O) do
~ lars including the money donated t
~ the Exchange. Now can not th
e. seventy-fve or onehundred thousan
rk members of the Alliance of Missi'
sippi contribute that much. | thin
no YOU will and not let the first ente
he prlses attempted by the State All
ance fail by contributing the amour
above suggested; it amounts to Sc
enty-five thousand dollars rating
~ our business agent.
u u Now as to our State organ, | a
cn frequently asked what's the Allan
re- doing? If you will take our orgs
es you will always know, and | fiji
ns this question is always asked by pa
'u- ties who are not taking the pape
ll'- on the other hand, / find membe
er, who take the paper are always pos
seu > ed as to what is going on, and a
ms first-class Alliance men and wome
'"- Of all the sorry things am {
ing quainted with, it is one of these
ck- tie humped-backed Alliances tf
has no lady members, nor takes t
State organ, they can never acco
plish anything.
Now, brethren, take these thil
of into consideration; do not let 10
. 10 tion have anything to do with
M If we make these successful we v