The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-05-05
NO. Is.
FARMERS IN SESSION.
THE TOBACCO FARMERS ARR
AGAINST THE IcARETTE
AND ALI OTHER
TRUSTS.

The People OF Henderson Give q Cor.
dial Greeting aud Famous Dinner
To the aIiiauecmen.
Especial Cor. OF STATE CEgo>soLEl
HENDERSON. n. G., Ap-il - The
Farmers Alliance of the bright tobacco
growing counties of North Carolina and
Nirx MA have been IL session hero TO-DAY
for the purpose OF taking some action
towards regulating the acreage Of tohac
co. The following counties in North
Carolina are represented: Randolph.
Mcdowell, Franklin, surry. Forsythe,
Durham, Halifax, Orange, Warren. Viii
son. Caswell, Wake, Chatham, Stokes,
Guilford, Vance. Granville, Eigecombe.
AlAraAnce, Rockingham, ladkin. aud
FROM Virginia rs follows; Charlotte,
Henry, Mecklenburg. Cumberland, LINN
enburg, Halifax, Pittsylvania, and Prince
Edward.
The Alliance held q session during the
morning and at O'Clock were welcomed
aud extended the freedom Of the city by
the Hon +. I. Hicks, mayor. He was
responded to by DR.. ID. Reid Parker,
State Lecturer of the Alliance. He said
that the memory of this Henderson
meeting would last forever. We believe
We are right in this fight We are here
fighting against combines, and we be
lieve we can win. The farmers have
made up their minds to settle this thing
They have been deiegating men to rep
resent them, but hereafter tho farmer
would represent himself The Alliance
has buried the Eatchet of sectional strife.
We have mixed up with the farmer OF
the Northwest and he is all right. We
have learned that they are brethren.
There are great economic questions 10
be studied, but we have nothing to do
with party strife. The power OF
tho people is in the ballot. and We
will use it. We are for saving the coun-
try. If the corporations and combines
continue to control the factories what
may they not dol We have been plan
ming for this convention for a few days
and while We have, the American Tob,c
co Company have bought the big fac
tories. and are planning for others, and
even now may have the Lorrillard fac
tory. They will do for the others wha
they have done for the cigarette ,ac
tories. We are here to take some action
IN this matter.
After DIR. Parker had finished speak
ing tb whole crowd Of delegates ane
farmers were invited to Burwell Hal
Where a magnificent dime, had beer
! spread. 1t was given by the Henderson
| Tobacco Board of Trade. and was man
aged by the ladies Of the Episcopa
| Church. All the ladies wore caps of TO
bacco. All the seats as use ia the thea
tre had been removed and tables PLACED
beautifully decorated with flowers ant
laden with a most elegant spread. l
! was pronounced the best dinner ever Civ
en- in Henderson, except one given t.
the Durham Tobacco Trade by tn
| Henderson trade little over year ag
at the Massenburg Hotel. Ample ar
| rangements had been made and the com
mittee carried out every detail perfectly
Over five hundred sit down for dinner
and arose with the fullDess of Hender
son hospitality forever impressed upol
him. Dinner being over the convention
re assembled for the transaction Of busi
ness. There will be a night Session.
Your correspondent was unable to &c
any resolution for publication at th
close Of the evening session, al 1t had no
been decided what would be given out
The delegates state that their purpose
to take some action to protect the sale G
tobacco.