The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-25
ALLIANCE MEETING,
The Work Done by the National Con;
veutiOn Yesterday.

the NORTH wsSs- Ssctiona1isn Being.
Observation-Disclosures Adopted.
ATLANTA Constitution, March 2O.l
The convention 1oftne NationalAlG,
ance which was called by President
Ii Polk, met yesterday morning at
the Alliance Exchange.
President Polk called the meeting
to order, and withoat delay the dele
gates commenced their labors.
Several matters of great Importance
were discussed ft was, however, de-
cided to appoiat a press committee,
who should give out only such lntor-
nation as, was considered proper.
The conversation held three sessions
during the d4y, only a~djourning long
enough to take their meals. 1t was
nearly eleven o'clock at night when
they concluded business for the day.
Early this morning the convention
will 90 into executive session again,
and it may be tomorrow or even the
next day before they finally adjourn.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
1t was learned from the press com
mittee that the following resolutions
were adopted during the day.
ATL ANITA Ca, March l9, $780,
Whereas, at New Orleans, in Septem-
Der, 1889, a conference was had be-.
tween prominent representatives OF
the cotton growers of the south, and
members of the cotton exchanges In
the United States, an agreement was
entered into which vas to take effect
on the first day of October thereafter
fixing the tare on cotton covered bales
at sixteen pounds, and son jute
covered bales at t~wenty-fouf pound,
which was satisfactory to Alliance
smen. And, whereas, by the opposi-
ton of several important cotton ex-
changes, this agreement was rendered
a nudity. And, whereas, we invited
the cotton exchanges of this country
to a conference on this same subject
at, St. Louis on December 5th, 1889,
which they refused to notice by letter
or otherwise. And, whereas, our
president, Colonel l.. L. Polk, recently
urged upon these parties to express
their wishes or plan for IN adjustment
of this question, at a meeting to be
held in Atlanta, Ga, March l9, 1890,
and only one reply was received with
encouragement and hat from Mr..
James Tobin, of Augusta. And,
whereas, after a careful consideration
of the whole subject in all It's phases,
we, the presidents and accredited
representatives of the State Alliance
of the cotton section, in conference
assembled in Atlanta, Ga, March 10Th
1890, do unanimously rea6Hm the
equity and Justice of our demands on
this subject and we do, therefore.
ResoLVed, That We urge the Alliance
men of the cotton States to stand by
the action of the St. Louis supreme
council on the use of cotton bsgging
or any other fiber than iute, and thai
each Alliance man be, and is hereby
instructed to deposit said cotton
covered bales in warehouses, to bt
provided, and, with liberal advances
as can be had thereon, and to allow
'S6Iu C~ObbOu=CON6E0u D610S IuSI0 u
remain until the demands made shall
be complied with.
Resolved also, That your Nationa
and State officials do hereby pledg'
their utmost ability and unceas ms
efforts in behalf of the people to oh
tain full and fair facilities for market
ing their cotton. LII. Polk,
President N. F. A. and |. U.
W. 8. Morgan, Ark,
S. M. Adams, Ala.
W. l. Vason, Fla.
L. F. Livingston, Ga.
T. S. Adams, La.
G. B Dimes, Mo.
IS. B. Alexander, N. G.
E. T. Stackhome, S. c..
s.: D.. A. Duncan, Tex.
R. W. Coleman, Miss.
J.P. Buchanan, Tenn.
THE GROWTH OF THE ORDER.
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