The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-06

| afar, the bride leaning upon his arm
while he looks down into her face and
says: Behold thou art fair, my love!
Behold thou art fair"
THE STATE ALLIANCE EXCHANGE.
Put lHto Practical Working Shape--Iio,y
The B"sincHs is Conductcd--I Big Trade
Alrendy Developed.
Grcenville News.
a reporter for lh" News Yesterday Wis.,
ltcd the office at lhv State Alliance Ex
change, which is located in tins cIty.
over the store Of Wilkins, Yoe g. Co.. on
Main street il. l.. Donaldson. the State
BUSINESS Agent, &Dd his assistant, Thos.
NJ. Berry, formerly Of Chcraw, were IN
the office
The exchange has been open for three
weeks. Over baIf this time Was de-
voted 10 correspondence, the furnishing
o, pilce lists, etc, and the first 0r,:cr
Tor goods was received something over a
wock ago. Now the cI.crs come in con-
tlnuouslY and Mr. Dona.ds,u SAID to the
reporter that tho bu.incss IN that short
time had b en- highly satisfactory to
himself aAd 10 Col. j. c. Coir. Of Cae-
raw, the President OF the Exchange,
WHO was mere q lew DAYS ago
The office Is fitted up comfo1 tably and
many visitors have called since business
was begun. The business agent has two
desks and chairs "nG tic ilDol is carpet
cd. Samples Of flour and other articles
are to be seen lying around.
MIR. Donaldson stated, ia answer to
the question on what plan the business
was managed, that it was conducted
somewhat on the principle of general
brokerage business and that the money
winch was necessary 10 tho running cx-
pcnses OF the exchange was paid by the
hrms which sold goods bhrou9h the cx-
chaDGe, the same as broker gets his
pay from the firm which he represents.
MIR. Donaldson said that only those firms
that were known to be strictly honest
and trustworthy were dealt with and if
their goods do not come up to their rep
resentution in the price lists further bus,
ineSs with them ID stopped Immediately.
~ obtain price lists" said Mr.. Don.
a'dson, from manufacturing establish
ments and concerns all over the Union.
representing every product that the far
mer has any use for. The lowest prices
are quoted These lists are constantly
coming to me. | prepare from these a
when wanted to the business agents of
the County Alliances. In turn the busi
ness agents send them 10 the respective
sub.AlIianceS in their county. Then
when goods are wanted. the sub. AL.
lianccs find out how much and what
each member wants. The price list is
his pocket book and puts up the money
he ntc 4 l;I.
wise. An order for y certsin amount of
goods is made and the money and order
sent to the county agent. He forwards
1t to me and | send the order to the firm
or firms which handle the goods and put
the money in the bank. The goods are
shipped direct to the county agent Of the
cnurty which orders the goods and if
they are received and found to meet the
requirements the money is then forward
cd to the firm.
"Thus, it will be seen, everything is
done on strictly cash basis and the
members OF the Alliance get advantage
of the lowest Wholesale prices. The
beauty OF the plan Is that cash business
is encouraged and the farmers
will find themselves falling into
cash System instead Of the credit bust
'N'S' IL VIII NC UDC iDcSDS, Balu the
business agent, "of landing our people
out of the mud on the solid rock"
~ have received orders from nearly
every county, from Horny to Pickens,
and many of them are for large sums.
Some orders are for as many ns 100 tons
Of guano.
"lf the exchange gets one-twcntieth
Of the cash trade of the farmers Of the
State 1t will do an enormous business. {"
Mr.. Donaldson was asked how the
poor farmers would get money to patron
lzo the exchange. He said that matter
Is regulated by the sub Alliances. Some.
times members Of the sub.Alianccs, who
are able to do 50, furnish the money to
their poor brother members and take Sc
curlty. The loans are made at small in
tercst and there is no charge for papers
additional clerical assistance viii be
needed as the business of the exchange
grows,
The counties adjacent to Grccnvillc
have been the most liberal up to this
time in buying through the exchange,
but every county that holds stock in the
exchange will fall into line and a heavy