The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-31
The AEII1 W0KLD.
How the OrdSf is Growing in the
Crest North West.
The Michigan State Alliance Passes
Strong Series of Resolutions and
Propose to Push Them.
of October Cotton Crop.

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self. It's the fellows who are complaining
80 much of the Alliance that need watch
ing.
the Farmers' Alliance have organized
a meat packing company at Macon, Mo.
Capital stock $40, 900 in shares of $5 each.
The Farmers Alliance of Montgomery
county, KY, are making an effort to form
| a company to build $4,000 tobacco
warehouse and establish sales.
Many of the AlidfaSes tl.sSr s.st 81, tAe
sa2HHthera 2HtaSe M stateeee taaateerM eSfton iis
costing from SIC, 900 to$50, 900.
The business men of Comanche, Texas,
have given the County Alliance a a'cotton
yard at a cost of $3.50, and are supporting
it by their influence and patronage.
A careful distinction should be made
between the sub-treasury plan and the sub
treasury bill. The former was adopted
by the National Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union, and it was made the duty
of the Legislative Committee to prepare
the latter. This they did as their inter
probation OF a good plan to carry out the
purpose of the former The committee
and the order generally will be glad to
have any person improve on the bill.
National Economist.
The Alabama State Fair was started at
Birmingham on Monday of last week by
Mrs. Grover Cleveland touching the cleo
trio button at Lenox, Mass, setting the
machinery in motion.
The Alliance Record, Ga, advocates
the repeal of the lien xEdf mortgage law.
Editor Christopher says it makes credit
too cheap and does positive apd absolute
| injury to the farmers who have their mon
ey invested in lands.
The following are the resolutions and
! demands reported by the Michigan State
Alliance recently organized at Lansing,
Resoloed, We demand the abolition Of
national banks and the substitution of le-
gal tender Treasury notes in lieu of ma
tional bank notes, issued in sufficient vol
ume to do the business on cash system,
regulating the amount needed on per
capita basis, as the business interests of
the country expand, and that all money
issued by the Government shall be legal
tender for all debts public aud private.
Q. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
8. We demand that taxation, national
and State, shall not ibe used 10 bpild up
one interest or class lat the 80 1nse of an
ssaes aae:svrv~usanin ss1 -saSsa.-.s-E
of all railroads, ,D,ss pa and telephG =,
Hines in the interest Of 9the public, IocS
manipulated.
5.We demand that eight k<os tlshali
constitute legal days work Iea n facto-
rins rnippe and ehpna k'c%
6. We demand a law ISatting the
debtor to deduct his p%s, sc from his
assessment, similar to- now in force
in Massachusetts, Cafs e'Geaia, and other
States
Z. We demand a gradu2-. d income tax,
by placing the burdenio.t taxation on
those most able to beaEble
8. We demand gble tment loan to
the people on real esttht to,urity.
8. We demand stS of ! secret ballot
known as the Australiappoystem
10. we demand the erection of Pres
ident and Vice-President and United
States Senators by direct vote of the
people.
II. We demand that the State take
unit Uniform sns texS s ueos mr INC people
12. Whereas, We believe that an in
flexible volume of currency depresses pric-
es when the farmers produce is
placed on the market, and initiates prices
after the product is in the hands of the
speculat or, therefore,
ResOioed, That we demand law similar
| to the subtreasury bill, so called that will
secure II flexible volume of money COM
mcnsurate with the needs of the. people.
The October report of the cotton crop,
made by the department of agriculture at
Washington, shows material decline in
| cotton prospects, fall in general percen-
tage from S5. s. to 80. The state averages
are follows: Virginia, 92; North Carolina,
81; South Carolina, SO; Georgia, 80:
Florida, 81; Alabama, So Mississippi, rs
Louisiana, 83; Texas, n; Arkansas, 80;
| Tennessee, SO.
The largest deterioration has been in
Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and
Louisiana, the fertile and productive bot
tom lands of the Mississippi valley. The
cause is too much rain. Excess of mois-
ture, coupled with lack of sunshine and
reduced temperature, delays opening,
causes immature bolls to drop and full
grown ones to rot, and induces sprout-
| ing of the seed. The same cause discolOrs
the open cotton near the ground and dis
charges the coloring matter of the bolls,
staining the fiber. The value of the crops
will be somewhat reduced by discolora-
| iton.
The high expectations of the early sea-
son were first reduced by early droughts,
and later rains seriously by more or less
continuous raius, from North Carolina to
eastern Texas.
| In the southern districts there is some
complaint Of the boil worm, with little
mention Of the caterpillar. The effective.
ness of insecticides, when pcrsistently
applied, is frequently atteSted.
| Natural Gas in Alabama,
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