The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-04-10

factory to producers. We propose to
collect our sta iSlic% through or own
agents, and then We can rely on their
reports; in estimating the value CT OH
productions.
DECLARATION Or l.;TENTIONS.
The principles Of our order should !
ever be the guide To- or actions. VIC
resolve:
!. TO labor for the education CT the
agricultural classes in the science o!
economical government i'll Il strictly /
non -partiZan spirit.
?. TO endorse the motto: an things
essential, unity; and III 81! things chari- !
t..
3. TO develop a bette state men
tally. morally, socially and financially.
!. 10 create IL better understanding |
for sustaining civil officers i'll lnaln-
tanning law and orsri.
>. To constantly strive 20 3cC"rc cntir"
harmony and good Will among al mar
!;iaI anti brotheriy love ai"ong our
selves.
&. 10 suppress personal, local, sec
tional and national prCjuGiccS, all rl-
f!eal;y rivalry and selfish ambition.
!. The brightest jewels which it gar
ErrS are the trarS OF widows ana or
p.lans and its imperative commands
are to visit the homes where lacerateu
| hearts arc bleeding, to aSSuagt the SUI
rering 0f a brother or sister; bury tht
dead, care for the widows and educate
tie orphans, to exercise charity to-
wards Offenders, to conStrue words and
deeds in their host favorable light,
granting honesty Of purpose and good
iutentinns to Others. and to protect the
principles Of the Alliance unto death.
| It's laws are reason and equity. It's
ca.tlinal doctrines inspire purity OF
thought and life. It's intentions are:
peace on earth and good will towa.ds
men,
We are solemnly pledged 10 he gov
erned by these principles and to pro-
tect them ever unto death. would
imp.ess it as a dirty dnvolving upon
sub-alliancC lecturers to frequently
read the foregoing declaration OF in
trntions" to lie members CT their sub
alliances and to c0!rment fuliyOn each
division thereof Only i few Of the
officers arc supplied with copies OF our
constitution which contains the dcC!a-
ration Of the principles and purposes
of the Farmers Alliance. The great
majority Of members arc n9t furnished
with such copies, hunce the necessity
of lecturing upon and explaining the
principles of our order ard the duties
imposed upon its members in the car
rying out Of those principles and in
StructlonS.
COTTON BAGGIEI.
The Cotton Plant of March 22nd nit.
SAYS: That the Presidents OF the Ma
tioual and State Alliances held a con-
ference in Atlanta on Wednesday,, at
which resolutions were passed urging
The alliance men Of the cotton states to
stand by the action OF the st. Louis
meeting Oh the use OF cotton b?gging,
and inStructing each member OF .ilc or.
der 10 hold his cotton until the proper
and Just allowance for tare is granted
by the Exchanges and exporters.
The Executive Committee of The M
tional Alliance, we are informed are
row in conference with the Liverpool
Cotton Exchange in reference to Il re-
duction OF tare OH balei; Cf cotton. We
have but little hope Of satisfactory
adjustment Of tare Oh cotton except by
its sale at net weight in the home mar
l;et. Eyportcrs:mow deduct six per ccnt.
from the price of cotton in the home
market to cover loss CT weight caused
hy the deduction of tare in Liverpool.
This loss OF weight is 30 pounds on q
= 5O0pound'halr-or six per cent. discount
Oh gross weight of bale. This rate of
{ tare is uniform regardless Of light Oh
heavy covering used in baling, there
fore the exporter when his light covered
bales are compressed adtls bagging
enough to equal tie weight OF bales
covered with heavy bagging. This prac-
tice is sufficient to p:crent any reduc,
ton OF tare by the cotton exchange at
Liverpool. The great difference in
weight Of the material us2t covering
bales OF cotton makes it necessary TO
reuuirc the manufactures of bagSing
to make their bagging Of uniform
WeiTht. SAY pounds iOr Jute and q
pound per yard i0r cotton blgging, &c.
Then deduct the actual weight Of bag
gin:. and ties on the bale when sold,
from its gross weight. AS the cotton
is finally sold to the manufacturer at
: net weight, it should be sold in the
home market at net weight. This would
give cotton bagging al equal chance in
the market with jute bagging and pre-
vent exporters from covering cotton
covered bales with jute bagging before
shipping whereby q reduction OF tare III
Liverpool is delayed or prevented. |
. would suggest that an estimate OF the
number Of yards that will probably be
used By each member OF the Alliances i'll
the county be furnished the sub-agents
, to be forwarded through the county
! agent to the state agent. to enable him
to inform the manufacturers OF the
probable number OF yards that will be
+ taken. We should encourage by every
means possible the Manufacture Of
standard cotton bagging 50 that We
: may secure IN early supply, and sui
lirient quantity to cove: the entire crop.
Then We would have uniformity i'll
weight and equality in value; and an
equitable adjustment OF tarC would no
longer be delayed.
/. TIE CURRENCY.
Twenty yeare ago there was fifty dol
lars Of currency per capita III circu!a-
; ton in the /. s. NU% there is less than
nine dollars per capita. The effect Of Il
contraction Of tic currency is 70 d.
press prices Of farm products. TO illus
trate: 1859 when the circulation was
$50 per capita cotton sold at % to 35
cents per pound, and wheat at $'2i8 Per
buslel. In lSS9 when the circulation
was reduced to ~ per capita the price
of cotton WAS reduced to less than one
third of the prices Of 1859. The prices Of
all farm products except cotion are
greatly depressed, %!,G the exception i'll