The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-31
How the Ordf Is Growing in the
Crest North West.


company Vo DuIu S0U,OUO TOBACCO
warehouse and establish sales.
Many Of the Aildf Ascs thu ss,, s,s.,.l, ,.he
BeEHshsrn Eia M stsigee MD eSfson SEED soif 8M 1s
costing from SIC, 900 to$5O, 900. y
The business men of Comanche, Texas,
have given the County Alliance cotton
yard at cost Of $3.50, aud are supporting
it by their influence and patronage.
A careful distinction should be made
between the ub-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 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 IGfmortgage 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.
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The following are the resolutions and
demands reported by the Michigan State
Alliance, recently organized at lansing.
| Resolped, We demand the abolition of
national haplyo nd fho ,,,lx e l.
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.
3.sWe demand that taxation, national
and State, shall not ;be, used to bpild up
one interest Or class lot the ~ snse of an
Gssn{;ssv.aa d e (
lot all RAILROADS., IN ,eg u "a end telephone
8Aes in the interest Of the public, in the
same manner as the postal service is now
5.we demand that eight hours shall
constitute legal days work in all facto-
fies, mines and shops.
9. We demand a law permitting the
debtor to deduct his mortgage from his
assessment, similar to O law now in force
in Massachusetts,, California, and other
States.
z. We demand a graduated income tax,
by placing the burden of taxation on
those moglcble to bear it.
8. We nand government loan to
the people in real estate security.
8, We demand a strictly secret ballot
known as the Australian system.
10. We demand the election of Pres
ident and Vice President and United
States Senators by q direct vote of the
people. A.
II. We demand that the State take
such %n,tos@P steps ,sx as will insYsto the people
10. Whereas, We believe that an IL
| 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,
Resotoed, That we demand law similar
to thesub-treasury bill, 30 called, that will
secure q flexible volume of money COM
mensurate with the needs of the people.
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Tie October report Of the cotton crop,
made by the department. Of agriculture
Washington, shows material decline in
| cotton prospects, fall in genera percen-
| tage from SO. .5 to 80. The state averages
are follows: Virginia, 92; North Carolina,
| Of; South Carolina, 88; Georgia, 80:
Florida. 81: Alabama, 80; Mississippi, 75
Louisiana, 83; Texas, n; Arkansas, 80;
Tennessee, 63.
The largest deterioration has been in
Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and
lsoaisiana, the fertile and productive bot.
tom lands OF the Mississippi valley. The
cause Is too much rain. Excess Of mois-
tnre, 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. Thesame cause discolors
the open cotton near the ground, and dis
charges the cOlorfng matter OF the bOlls,
staining the fiber. The value of the crops
viii 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 saius, 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 persistently