The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-23
ALLIANCE ANTICS.
THEY GO IN CROWDS TO LITTLE MARK
ETs, AND ARE DISSATISFIED. :.
Some Cotton IS Sold, Some IL Thrown
OFT the Wagons, and Some ts TAX.
ell Back Home.
Greenville Ne,Os.

GREER's 8. c.. Oct. 18.-This has been
grand gala day for Greers. From early morn
till night the Farmers Alliance began to "let
her roll" and she did roll until 400 bales OF cot
ton In solid Ihalanx dressed !s In Alliance uni nni.
square TO await the arrival OF the 2.20 p. m.
train and Mr.. Sims from Greenvilie " classify
the Alliance cotton before any was sold. Bids
before he arrived ranged from Va 70 s.oO, put
no 90. Mr.. Sims came. Every man sampled
his cotton and carried IT UP to the Masonic
hall where 1t was classed In bulk, with each
mans name on his sample, and the buyers
invited in one by one TO bid on the dif.
ferent grades. The highest average bid was
O.S0, which was promptly declined by the cot.
ton committee, and regular stampede OF
wagons eusued, moving In every direction un.
for ten cents. After the adjournment 100 to l5O
bales were sold at 965 to 9 "a or dumped on the
old field. Thus ended the greatest cotton day
Greer's has over witnessed In It's history, and
1t is but Just to say never was there greater
confusion and dissatisfaction TO both buyer
and seller. Long live the farmers, but save us
from another day OF such chaos and dlscord !!
merchants as they saw hundreds of dollars
roll out of town In cotton that was due them
or supplies and much needed just now 10 pay
their debts. Where this will end and the f.
nal result remain yet to be seen. H. &. G.
GAFFNEY, Oct. l8.-Monday being the day
set for the Alliance OF this part OF the county
TO sell cotton, was day long to be remember
ed here, as one OF unusual crowd and hustle:
Early In the morning the wagons began to roll
In, and by noon the square was packed. Up
to that no satisfactory arrangement mad been
made, and 1t seemed that 1t was likely that
no sale would be made. but Carroll Stacy H.
until nine O'Clock at night there was rush OF
weighing and grading. About 26O bales we're
disposed OF, although some was stored, and the
| whole amount on the market probably reach.
ed over three hundred bales, two-thirds Of
| 10 ich UaS covered with cotton. .. .
SpARTANBURG, s. c. Oct. 1.-THE Alliance
men are hauling. away their cotton today tn
obedience to the resolutions adopted yester-
day. Some of II will doubtless go TO the fac
| by the farmers and perhaps find Its way here
again. The resolutions adopted by the Alli-
ance referred not ONLY TO the 14 bales stored,
but looked further towards q boycott OF this
market, and recommended, that no more cot
| ton be brought here for sale. They stated the
belief of the Alliance that combination ex-
listed to injure the order by keeping down To-
price of Alliance cotton: This is the sub
| to be that buyers and the Alliance grader dif-
fer IN classifying the bales. B. b. Granting
offered, however, to take the.wbole Iot here
yesterday at 8. 90 basis which means 9.97H for
good strict mlddling, price which no other
buyer would venture to offer. and which con.
servative cotton men say was more tnan
Gramllng could safely pay with view CT
selling again. This offer was made on their
own grading. Mr.. Graham says he would
have had 10 regrade the lot, but thinks that
on an average he would have put the grade
up little.
| friends is very much regretted BY the town
people. 1t is a difficulty to understand how
there can be any combination among the
buyers, who certainly practice the sharpest
rivalry as q rule, and represent conulctlng
interest," It Is hard to see also how the boy
colt win be carried out or exactly what It's
effect will be II carried out. The bulk OF the
cotton brought here Is taken by our local
mills, and IL makes little difference whether
they buy It at their doors, or through their
buyers In Spartanborg. IT may save them
don't leave much money In town. They keep
their buyers and offices here anyway.
BoycOtters at Spartanburg.
| HEADQUARTERS OF
SPARTANBURG Co., FARMERS ALLIANCE
w. McZlmmerman, Financial Agent.
"SPARTANBURG, s. G., Oct. IL, 1889.
"GREENvILLE NEWS:
~ am authorized TO send you the resolution
below.
"Agent Spartanburg County Alliance"
| "Whereas we, the members or the Farmers
| Alliance, represent ting two hundred and thir-
four bales Of cotton, which was properly grad
ed by an experienced member OF the Alliance
long in the business, and offered for sale IN
| the Spartanburg market yesterday and today,
firmly believing from all we can learn and
from all Indications that there Is q deliberate
attempt among the cotton buyers and cotton
mills to cripple our order and defeat our Co
"Therefore, be it resolved, that we take our
cotton off the market and sell In some otner
market, and recommend that members OF Inc
| Alliance herea fter, as far as possible, Keep
their cotton away from the Spartanburg mar
| ket." .....
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