The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27
No. At

law, Jan. 9sh, 1891, and was opened
in regular form. Roll was called and
the following officers were present:
z. S. Mercer Present; VIM S. Bart.
lett, Vice President, W. R. Dozier,
Secretary, II G. Ferebee, Treasurer,
1. B. Boushall, Lecturer, W G. Fere,
bee, Assistant Lecturer, II. c. Nor,
is, Doorkeeper, and c. L. Sawyer, As
sistant Doorkeeper.
Minutes of LAST meeting read and
approved. Q. L. Grandy, w. G.
Ferebee and G. L. Sawyer were ap.
pointed committee on credential,
who reported the following delegates
as duly elected, representing the diff.
ferent Sub Alliances: South Mills,
No, 1918, John B. Old and J ohn 8.
McCay; Planters, No, l,2l7, NJ D.
Dozier, N. s. Berry and W. E.
Sawyer. Shiloh, No. l,2I6, Fl. c.
Morrisett and W. G. Godfrey; Lone
Star, No. I,2l8, B. H Forbes, w. R.
Gilbert and II. 8. Tsrkington; Old
Trap, No. l,2l5, D. F. Bray, Geo.
Burgess and Jno. II. Sawyer.
T. B. Boushall, G. L. Grandy and
M. D. Dozier were appointed com.
mittee on resolutions, w1o offered the
following:
Resolued, That w. P. Walston, the
member of the House of Representa-
tives from Camden, and P n Morgan
and James Parker, Senators from the
First Senatorial District, be requested
and instructed to use their best efforts
to induce the legislature, now in ses.
sion, to instruct our Senators in the
Senate of the United States to sup.
port and stand by our Sub Treasury
plan other demands of the Farmers
Alliance, and that such instructions
be made before the vote for u. 8.
Senator be had; and that they, sad
Representative and Senators, support
no one for U. 8. Senator who refuses
to obey such instructions.
Resozved, That the Secretary of this
Alliance be instructed to forward a
copy OF the above resolutions to our
Representative and to each of our
Senators as soon as possible.
On motion the above resolutions
were adopted.
The Alliance took a recess for one
hour, and at 2 o'clock it reassembled.
o. G, Pritchard rendered his resigns-
ton as County Business Agent, and
on motion it was accepted, and Willis
G. Ferebee was elected to fill the
vacancy.
The delegates were requested to
ascertain the amount of fertilizer
needed by each Sub,AlIiance and
notify the County Business Agent as
early as convenient of the same
T. B. BoushalI offered the following
resolution:
ReSolved, That the ladies of Camden
county who are eligible, be invited to
join the Farmers Alliance and thereby
become identified with it, and that
the members Of the Sub Alliances in
the county be instructed to use their
best efforts to induce the ladies to
unite with the Alliance.
On motion the above was adopted.
The Alliance unanimously endorsed
the following, to-wit:
l. We endorse the Alliance plat.
form as adopted by the National
Alliance at Ocala, including the Sub
Treasury plan and other demands.
.. We favor the creation o. rail.
road commission by the legislature.
/ 3. We favor an amended road Law
that will give US better roads.
We favor lower rae OF interest
and the abolition OF the national bank
ing system.
S. We favor a dog tax Of City
cents per head to be paid into the
school fund.
There being no further business,
after the reading of very timely
article from THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and a few remarks for the good of
the order, by our Lecturer, 7. B.
Boushall, and motion to have these
proceedings published in The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER and EcOneD1ist- Fal-
con, the Alliance adjourned to meet
second Friday in April.