Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-07-31
mechanical college at Fort Hill, aud
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mechanical college at Fort Hill, and
THAT the work of construction is now
progressing The report of your
executive committee shows good ana
safe financial management. They
have enabled your State organizer,
State lecturer and State President
to meet, to tho extent of their ability
to do so, all demands made for their
services. I recommend that the
committee continue the same e1Gita-
bio and wise arrangement in refer
cnco to tho work of the State lectu-
rcr, and that he be required To give
his whole time to the work under
direction, should it be demanded;
and | suggest further, now that the
work Of organization is so nearly
completed, that the committee impose
the work Of State organization on
the State lecturer.
CONSTITUTION.
The State Secretary, who has
made your State Constitution a spc-
cial study, has by request prepared
for submission to your body Il now
or revised Constitution, with the pur-
pose TO make il more systematic in
arrangement, less doubtful Of inter
probation and easier of reference.
recommend that you take such action
as will best secure Il careful considc-
ration Of this now or revised Con
stitution.
THE ALLIANCE EXCHANGE.
The plan adopted ut your last
meeting for the establishment of an
"Allimcc Exchange" has been car
ricd into active and successful opera
ton. This report, submitted to this
body rs information, will sufficiently
explain its operations. Its continued
success is directly dependent on the
patronage Of the Alliance brother
hood of the State. When the bust
ness world comes to understand that
it has come to stay, that the Ali
ancc people Of the State will sup
port it to the extent of their ability,
it will surely prove n grand success
and benefit to the Alliance member
ship beyond their most sanguine
expectations when you organized.
TIE COTTON PLANT.
Your State organ is worthy of and
should receive the support of the
brotherhood throughout the State.
IL should make its weekly visits to
every Alliance in the State. The
fact that most of the State press is
opposed to the demands of the Ali
ancc makes it imperative that our
people should read our State and
national organ. The National
Economist, your national organ, is
combating with commcndablc fair
ness and great ability the evils and
dangers of monopoly. recommend
that the brotherhood of South Caro-
lima give it liberal patronage.
SALARIES.
| respectfully suggest the pro-
pricty and justice Of increasing the
salaries of your President and Sccrc-
tary, rs the salaries, as now fixed by
your Constitution, are not fair COM
pcnsation for the services rendered
by those officers. | trust You will
remain in session long enough to give
careful consideration to al matters
OF interest to the order in this State.
In conclusion, | want t. say that
the effort to serve you has been to
me a labor OF love. | have brought
to the discharge of the duties
imposed my best efforts for the we'll
being OF the order. | have been
conscious of my inability to measure
up to the responsibility imposed
upon me. | invoke your indulgence
to the deficiencies and errors in my
official administration. want to
record my great and full apprccia-
ton OF the prompt and generous aid
given me in their several depart
mcnts by those who have been asso-
cIatcd with me in The The 7iiSL 75iiiSscLargc Of
NV '.!"r,al duties, and | congratulate
The brotherhood in the State on The
wisdom of their selection.
E. II. STACKIOUSE.
The election for officers resulted |
Is follows: President Stackhousc
vas disqualified from serving longer,
iil'lSt lIit NoitSlilNti'll W llc Nlll- |
NEE. Dir. j. VIM. Stokes, Of Orange
,urg, the editor of the cotton P/unt,
vas the only one put in nomination
or President and he was elected by
The old officers were
c-clcctrd, rs follows: ID. =. So
ourncr, Vice PRESIDENT; j. w.
Reid, Secretary; II. p. Taylor, Treas
lrcr; w. J. TaIbcrt, Lecturer.
Mr.. Stokes made Il brief inaugural
ddrcss, thanking the Alliance for
he honor conferred upon him, and
'lcdging his earnest efforts for the
rider. The newly elected President
: one Of the youngest men in at
enhance upon the Alliance meeting,
mt is one OF the brightest and most
Alliance men in the
state.
The following delegates were
lcctcd to the National Convention
I. w. Stokes, w. j. Talbcrt, a. G.
.atimcr and DR.. j. T.. .Jarngan
\ltcrnatcs-Dr. S. II. ID. Lancaster
nd DR.. w. B. Rice.
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