The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-07

singular because Il speaks ~ the
question Of a Trade house - being
row asitatsd whsp Ipiact e"igIta.
tjIoiu'' has long siqes ceased and the
Trade house is reality adopted by
the County Alliahcs. Many q its
members If not sll were instrgctet
by their subordinate alliance to vote
for it, and is therefore nolonssr open
for discussion. The agitation Of pro.
priety or policy 81 this stage is alto
gether III timed and out Of place.
Hsd Bunk's article appeared three
months ago It would have had the ap-
p.srance Of an honest effort to stem
the tide Of Alliance sentiment and
mould opinion TO conform to the
ideas Of the writer, but coming at
this time ii is not shoye the suspIcisn
Of being fire brand thrown into the
ranks 81 the Alliance to prevent their
sticking" and SEND them in thefoot-
steps Of the "Grangep to pieces.
Bunk opposes concentrated trade
and offers arguments that I believe
are spacious and sopblstic. The Or
ganization of the Farmers Allispce is
a fact, and in Mississippi it numbers
IS or 100000 men spa women each Of
VIII ON prides himself aud herself III
Bunk does upon being . member In
good standing and Working for :he
good ofthe "order" and further, the
Alliance was bern ofs necessity or
it would never have existed This
necessity arose from acosditiop and
the condition came about BY reason
Of the fact that the Farmers Of Mis-
sissippi were oppressed and when
say opprsgssd mean it in its broad
est sense.
The Alliance 10 opposed to boycott
ing unless no ether means would bs
egsctual. 1t is well kpSwn fact tc
Ill intelligent men whether Farmers
or not that the most effective mean.
.suown to day in business channels it
concentration. The Alliance il
earnestly endesvering to build NJ
| and not destroy this country, but i
opposed TO extortion aud will de
uouince it from every hill top in thi'
state.
The merchants Of Grenada ar
business men Of integrity, of recogn
,zsd literality, end BUSINESS 'sgacity
and in this article l will not sttemp
% draw a comparison between tn
.mou ut of busipess done during tn
.nonlAt Of January and Februar!
with corresponding months Of 1855
1 VIII leave the reader to draw his in
ferences from further statements
shall make in this article.
Has it ever occurred to Bunk in Phi
progressive age, capital whethe
owned by the merchants Of Gre4ad
or not can always find employment II
new fields. How about Ahbore's
the exodus Of farm labor from some
the cotton states in the last few year
has been alarming. Why? what ar
they fleeing from9 Many from poy
erty and oppression, nom debt. HOY
created? Farming under tie mos
powerful systen Of sxtortioa kno"u
would console Bunk by saying tina
this whole question is simply mat
| ter Of business. An aggregation o
farmers endeayoripgin in theiF straight
ened financial condition TO apply
| few business rules to their operations
lI would further console our Rrc
Bunk with the answer that mer
,hauts possessing the iptelligenc
md business sagacity of thpse Of
own will and are fully competent t
protect their every interest. / con
.ratulate them upon their epterpris
md liberality in the erection OF sue
| massive business structures, tlel
| ,ommodious houses Of worship an
hsir splsnded educational facilities
rhey have and are erecting mal
,igceut little city and no class Of cit
.ens feel u greater pride ip'thls tina
chose composing the Farmers All
,ncs of Grenada County.
Ifcapital owned by the merchant
II Gren ada cannot compete, as Bun
ears, with capital employed by tn
Sarmers Alliancs 1t would seek an
,sn find remuuerative employmsl
. in other fields in our town and coul
ltH
. I will close this Wy sayingthat OF
J merchants without exception sta
hat their business'is fair and the
I IRE buying l'herally foF the Spr'r
. trade. There IL but ons or two v
{ can't store houses In thecity Il wou
like to see those occupied not howe
!. sr by merchants, but by those desl
ing to oopvert the raw material
this country into substantial ;weail
. do not know Of q vacant rssiden
d in the city, aud all too in face OF I
alarming fact that the Alliance NJ
.boycottsd" everybody except C'
. Pass, &c. pnLoAoH,
I'll Agt.
vi s.