The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

along the lines. Grcenville, :. C., Ad.
vertiser.
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AN ALLIANCE MAss-MEETIHG
Gates County Alliance had arranged
for an Alliance mass meeting ON large
scale. Seven surrounding counties in
North Carolina and Virginia had official
invitations There were representatives
from all these counties Besides there
were hundreds and thousands of men,
women and children from all points
within radius of 30 miles. The people
aud everything about the grounds were
ready for the speaking to begin at 10
o'clock.
The Chowan Farmers Alliance Band,
twenty strong and all married. but nine
teen had appeared-all Alliancom, Tin
their uniforms of blue with their elegant
and polished Instruments, tho whole out
fit costing $500. The speakers arrived,
having been the guests OF General Rob
erts, and were escorted to the grand
stand by the band with strains Of fine
music. Bro Mills Eure, President Gates
County Alliance, presided. Prayer by
Rev. Bro. Woodson. County Chaplain
Bro. Thos. Cross, Clerk Of the Court Of
Gates county, made a smooth, sensible
speech in admirable diction. happily con.
ceived, welcoming those from the neigh
boring COUNT g, and presented Marion
Butler, of Samson county, our able State
President, who responded, beginning at
Il 80 O'Clock and gave strong, argu-
incentive speech of 73 minutes to a vast
multitude of attentive people.
He said, among other things THE
peop'e I address, because producers,
ought to be the richest-the Nabobs- of
America. But are they? No, from
thousands of upturned faces, no"
In 1867 there were raised 600, 600, GOO
bushels OF corn, worth about 5000, 900,
900. 90 years later the crop was over
|, 500. QCQ. 600 bushels -ianrAa-~--.>f-
ing to a government report, only $579,
900, 900, which is $2l 200, 900 less than
in 1857. Thus three bushels III iti-ffsas9 1889 is
worth less than one 5ushei III 1867.
hen ,U00, 900 bales of cotton, now g.
600, 900 bales. Two bales grew where
one grew before, but i, worth $13, 600,
O0) less"
Col. Skinner who also spoke said there
were more people pro sent than at any
oth.r place where he had spoken. Fully
1000 were present. The band did its
duty we'll all the day through, including
the dinner. And everybody was proud
of the Alliance Band. ALLIAnCEMAN.
National Secretary J. Ii. Turner or
ganized Delaware State Alliance Tuesday,
September 8.
This is their cason of the year, and
the season will last through September
and October. The papers contain fine
accounts of them, as they are held here
and there.
Brother Turner, ma ional secretary, has
received Dotice that consolidation with
the National Farmers Alliencc and In
dustrial Union has been ratified by the
sub Alliances of Wisconsin and State
charter has been issued. Welcome tc
Wisconsin.
DECATUR, GA. Especial The Ali
auce barbecue at Union Hill was big
success.
The barbecue was highly enjoyed by all
present, and the Union Hill meeting will
be remembered as one of the notable
events of the season.
Mckay, the Alliance Judge out in
Harper county, who was brought before
the Supreme Court at Topeka for con-
tempt, came out triumphant in his trial
besore that tribunal. He proves him
self an efficient Judge if he is an Alliance
man.-Alliance Sun.
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| The agricultural fairs and cattle shows
of the rural districts, year after year
have always been OF great use to th'
country. Thes have aided in the in
PRODUCTION of improved methods of farm
ing and stock breeding; they have givcr
opportunity for the display of new ant
serviceablc implements of cultivation
and they have promoted the feeling ot
sociability among the multitudcs o.
country folks who gather together al
them.
The Milton (W. Va) Star says: Quit
Q number of uninformed farmers labo
under the delusion that the Allanc
movement is of very recent origin, ant
will have but an cphemcral cxisieJce
Such is not the case. Texas, the Stat
of its birth, has Just held her twelfth III
nual State Alliance, and the Order i
Texas is much stronger in numbers an
moro united in purpose and more de
termincd In resolution than ever before
The Order, however, in many of til
States is young in years but strong ]
spirit aud growing fast. The Order no'
In the United States numbers about fou
million members.