The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-09-12
The Alliance State Exchange to be Moved


Sigh. Col. J. &. Colt and myself, for the
,ur, ose of permanently locating 1.-The Far
ncrs' Alliance Exchange ofSouth Carolina.
IN behalf of this committee beg the use OF
our columns II bring this matter properly
,cfnre all those whom ii may concern.
This Exchange was organized Ill December
last. The Hon. NJ. l.. DOnadson, of Green
willie, was elected business agent for The Tx
change The headquarters of the same was
locate Il temporar ly i'll the city OF Grccnville
At meeting Of the county trustee stock
holders ofthc State Alliance, the following
action was taken
.Whcreas il is tho sense of this Conven-
49, 49,. .Lo Sto,o ~ ",,anuo he rcmovoh I"
n NOR, ccutral part Of tho state. Therefore |
be it J
appointed for the purpose Of ascertainng
what inducements other business cen
tres will offer to have the State Ex- |
change established in their midst. Said |
committee TO report to the bonrd of direc- |
tors on or before the lst Of January, 1891, |
nt which time the board shall take final ac-
ton in the matter.
As | have found since my appointment
on this committee tha, there seems tp he
spmc mi'apprchcn~ion among outsiders rs I"
the aim, object or purpose "i tins departure
in its original conception on the part of the
Alll1UtC, n remark bT TWO ny WAY bl tNHIh-
nation may not hc amisS.
The president of the board If directors
in calling attention to its first organization,
stated that
"Thc general purpose Of the Exchange il
declared tn lac To act agen, for the pur-
chase and sale of nll kinds e f,rm supplies
mud products and To ~ all that aprrrt,inS
so the receiving. handling. forwarding, and
chase Of snrrli.s etc. We Ic mike al" %ar- %ar
against no ono; hut believing rs VIC do that
upon the success of the rr"duccrs depends
the success Of those in all other ctllings or
professions, We ask the support not only Of
Alliance men. hut of ali good citizens iu-
tercstcd in the material welfare Of our com
mon country.
We are organized for the purpose Of pro-
tccting ourselves against organizations that
combine. form trusts, synhcntcs OF pray up
on the ignorant and unorgauzcd.
have been told that this movement is
precnncoItcd effort oil the par; of the farm
ors to iniurc, il not dcSir"y the regular
mercantile business Of the country. This
is a selfish aS we'll ~ oil erroneous aud mis-
tax on idcn. II i intended that hit EX.
change shall hc developed far beyond the
mere exchange Of commodities. We read
dnily OH the one hand. and henr it as often
on the other from tho lips of our public
speakers. that agriculture has no: and does
not seem Ia prosper prorortioua;eG prth
the milling. mining aU'.s uctter acquainted
win this fact than tie farmer himsc
Therefore. he has com; together in his h.,
lance fer the purpose OF investigation, "a
has discovered tnnt "a. Tee's more hSht,
more information abor, his own business
how to handle and sell to l." best ndvat
tagc what he has To- dispose E; and to CO."
= --..l. Il.s gnIuc olyaQt
tagc such things ~ his ncccssi,,"s rer,,'iro \
no desires this Exchange 10 be more far
reaching. TO be his bureau Of information.
MS education not only 10 aid him. pcrhnrs
as wo use I" say when boys, to knock the
middle men from taw," or in somcwis. cut
on soTc unnecessary commercial cxcrcsccuc,
tnnt has bech feeding too long ani too vora-
ciously upon us, but T." aid hm .S far os
possible TO carry To- happy contamination
his seven "dccltraiion. OF intentions
In soliciting the interest OF a promiurn,
culzen IN rhis matter was told that the Al.
lance NJ" Il political machine aud he liI
not wish I" have anything T. i. with :,
his 10 ag"ln a IA stake. The ruuk and file
OF the Alliance III not wish or intend thar
tho organization shall br al, !itic,l machine
and yet cau any one who is 1t ~! fanil,nr
with all the c'rtumsianrHS lie SURPRISED tL,, |
In political campaign like lhr ou, wc have |
just pissed through u'Ir Stat. S>,,,.
Of the Alliances should. in some ;ns.s,n,,
directly and in Others inlircc,lv j.. lr,v,
into such n campaign where par,i.nn -piri, ,
was so rife? Allow me to rcres. Il, nn,
DeieVe II - the wish On intention Of the /
average Alliance man I" make this crgln;,1. !.
non I" itIchl one. Il ha- mc /, .uv.
II Is an "dvl"cc step "n u, "ran-c and
oth"r agricultural organizations, ami !, W. !
ultimately sctii" It'cif I" Il" the work 60: T..
~ ''S'".''fT "hich - declared I" h": 10
laoor t'r the education oi tho aglicu.'ura,
o.ns>ts ]" 'he S''chcr 0i economical govern
men I'm strictly .pr.rarii-lu -l!-!t 70
1eHe,"r better STATE. nen'nl'y morally.
S"G"!'! ana h"amciH!.".
ms EA'h'ng" i n;.nici t. IL ne n:
'ne means "-ci III reaching th!a uUcl lc.
''fcl emu Nc"rc NV come !" II tusM"-,
lr"l"sli"n'
The State Exchange agents, together v.,f
,'n ,"u 'u,."'J "ST't@' wa" "C'r "rI iusci t"-
lofe 'nc establishment cf the former. vii
.,; "''''''" y .lf7 worth -