The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-04-30
FARMERS IN SESSION.
THE TOBACCO FARMERS ARE
AG iiNST THE CIGARETTE
AND ALL OTHER
TRUSTS.
The People OF Henderson Give q Cor.
dial Greeting and IA Famous Dinner
To the AIliancemen.

The People OF Henderson Give Cor.
dial Greeting and IA Famous Dincer
10 the Alliancemen.
Cspecil Cor of STATE CHRONICLE
HENDERSON, n. o.. April 80 The
Farmers Alliance of the bright tobacco
growing counties of North Carolina and
Virginia have been in session here TO-DAY
for the purpose of taking some action
towards regulating the acreage of tobac.
CO. The following counties in North
Carolina are represented: Randolph,
Mcdowell, Franklin, Surry, Forsythe,
Durham, Halifax, Orange, Warren, Will
son, Caswell, Wake, Chatham, Stokes,
Guiford, Vance, Granville, Eigecombe.
Alamance, Rockingham, Yadkin, and
from Virginia as follows: Charlotte.
Henry, Mecklenburg, Cumberland. Lnn.
enburg, Halifax, Pittsylvania, and Prince
Edward
The A.lilrcs held session during the
mornius aiid a. | O'Clock were welcomed
aud extended the freedom of he cltf NV
the Hon /. /. Hicks, mayor. He was
responded to by DIR. 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
lighting against combines, and we be.
heye we can win. The farmers have
made up their minds to settle this thing.
They have been delegatipg men to rep
resent them, but hereafter the farmer
would represent himself The Alliance
has buried the hatchet of sectional strife
We have mixed up with the farmer o
the Northwest and he is all right. We
have learned that they are brethren
There are great economic qlestious t(
be studied, but we have nothing to d,
with party strife. The power O
the people is in the ballot, and w
will use 1t. We are for saving the coun
try. Ii the corporations and combine
continue TO control the factories wha
may they not dor We have been plan
mag Tor this convention for few days
and while We have, the American Tob &C
co Company have bought the big tac
tories, aud are planning for others, an
even now may have the Lorrillard fac
tory. They will do for the others wha
they have done for the cigarette fac
tories. We are here to take some actio
IN this matter.
After DIR. Parker had finished speak
ing the whole crowd of delegates an
farmers were invited to Burwell Ha
Where a magnificent dinner had bee
spread. 1t was given by the Henderso
Tobacco Board OF Trade, and was mar
aged by the ladies OF the Episcop
Church. All the ladies wore caps of t,
bacco. All the seats as used in the the
tire had been removed and tables place
beautifully decorated with flowers az
laden with most elegant spread.
was pronounced the best dinner ever 81
en- in Henderson, except one given
the Durham TOBACCO Trade by q
Henderson trade little over year az
at the Massenburg Hotel. Ample a
rangements had been made and the col
mittee carried out every detail perfect
over five hundred sit down for Dime
and arose with the fullness Of Hendt
son hospitality forever impressed mp
him. Dinner being over the conyentl
re- assembled for the transaction of bu
ness There will be night session.
Your correspondent was unable to 3
any resolution for publicain ion at t
close of the evening session, Is it had l
been decided what would be given o'
The delegates state that their purpose
TO take some action to protect the sale
tobacco.