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

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riment he tr ed in every Sub. A lliancc in
the State, and we will see no more fail
ing off but general up building all
along the lines Grccnville, !. l., Ad
vertiser.
AN ALLIANCE MAss-MkEriNG.
Gates County Alliance had arranged
for an Alliance mass meeting on large
scale. Seven surrounding counties in
North Carolina and Virginia hal 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 20 miles. The people
aud everything about the grounds were
ready for the speaking to heSin At 10
O'clock
The Chowan Farmers Alliance Band,
twenty strong and all married, but nine
teen had appeared-all Alliancemeu--in
their uniforms of blue with their elegant
and polished instruments, tho whole out
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erts, and were escorted to the grand
stand by the hand with strains Of fine
music. Bro Mills Eurc, President Gates
County Alliance, presided Prayer by
Rev. Bro. Woodson. County Chaplain
Bro. Thos. Cross, Clerk Of tho Court Of
Gates county, made a smooth, sensible
speech in admirable diction, happily con
ceivcd, welcoming those from the neigh
boring count 3, and presented Marion
Butler, of Samson county. our able State
President, who responded, beginning at
| I 80 O'Clock and gave q strong, argu
incentive speech of 73 minutes to vast
multitude of attentive people.
He said among other thiug': The
neop'e 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, 600
bushels Of corn, worth about 5000, ,O0O,-
900. % years later tho crop was over
tSE 10 ! EosesSnent seroTt ouiy so4e,
600. OO0, which is &21, 900, 900 less than
| in 1857 Thus three bushels in 1880 is
worth less than one Siishei III 1867.
Then 4, 600, 900 bales Of cotton, now g.,
600, 900 bales Two bales grew where
one grew before, but IL worth $4,000,
O0) less"
Col. Skipner who also spoke said there
were more people present than at any
oth.r place where he had spoken. Fully
1000 were present. The band did its
duty we'll ali the day through, including
the dinner And everybody was proud
of the Alliance Band. ALLIAsCEMAN.
National Secretary J. II. Turner or.
panized Delaware State Alliance Tuesday,
September 8.
This is their season 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: eIe:N.4-S@~~&4ss =
Brother Turner Ma ional secretary, has
receive! So:iIu inat 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.
the agricultural fairs and cattle shows
of the rural districts, year after year,
have always been Of great use to the
country. The7 have aided in the in
PRODUCTION of improved methods Of farm
ing and stock brceding they have given
opportunity for the display of new and
serviceablc implements OF cultivation,
and they have promoted tho feeling OF
sociability among the multitudcs OF
country folks who gather together at
them.
The Milton (W. Va) star says: Quite
q number Of uninformed farmers labor
under the delusion that the Alliance
movement is of very recent origin, and
will have but an cphemcral cxis'eICc
Such is not the case. Texas, the State
of its birth, has just held her twelfth an
nual State Alliance, and the Order il
Texas is much stronger in numbers ant
more united in purpose and more de
termined In resolution. than ever before
The Order, however, in many Of tn
States is young in years but strong i
} spirit and growing fast The Order no,
in the United STATES numbers about fou
. million members