Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-12
FORM BY DISTRICTS.
ALLIANCES 70 BE ORGANIZED BE-
TWEEN COUNTY q STATE BODIES.
TIE omecrs and Executive Commisteo
Discuss the Question FuiIy-op'nions
from Practical Agricnlturists.


The Executive Committee Of the State
Farmers Alliance completed its work late
last night. after being in session at Ford's
Hotel for two days. This body consists OF
Messrs. George Chrisman. Of Rockingham
(chairman); Robert Beverly. Jr.. OF Essex;
Julian Ruffin. of Hanover; II. NJ. MeGru.
der, of Blacksburg. and W. ]. Compton. OK
Bland.
The officers OF the State Alliance were in
conference with the committee during its
entire sitting. These are: Major Mann
Page. president: Mr.. j. Brad. Beverly, OF
Fauquier, yice-president; Mr.. ]. j. Silvey.
OF Rappahannock, secretary. and q. 4.
Barbee, of Rockingham, treasurer. MAJOR
A. IL Venable, Jr.. State business agent;
Colonel Randolph Harrison. OF the Alliance
Farmer, and William b. Atwood. OF the
experimental station, Blacksburg, were
also III attendance.
DISTRICT ALLIANCES.
The main question outside OF routine
business considered was the advisability
OF organizing the county alliances INTO
congressional district alliance. Under tho
present re1ime there Is nothing between
the county and State bodies. and the diyi-
sion Is considered too great.
The matter was fully discussed, and the
details arranged, which will be made pup
lie when National President Polk issues his
proclamation.
State-Lecturer Robert Snavely, Of Wythe-
Vile, was to have met the committee last
night, but was prevented from so doing by
an afliiction in his iamily-the death OF
his child.
The powers of the Executive Committee
are very comprehensive, They arrange
for organization and instruction; attend
TO all financial affairs. including the super
vision of the State business agency, and are
the legislative and executive power OF the
State body.
The State Alliance will hold its annual
session in Richmond this year, beginning
Tuesday. August 18th.
THE >vICE-PREsTDEsr SPEAKS.
a Dispatch reporter was at Ford's Hotel
last night Just after the meeting adjourned.
The President was IN hurry to leave,
having important business elsewhere. He
stopped long enough. however. to say
that he and Vice-President Beverly were
at the meeting of the National Committee
in Washington few days ago, when the
question Of district alliances was freely
discussed.
In reply to questions from the news
cinct statement of the growth and aims OF
the Alliance. He said.
The Alliance is founded to-day In thirty-three
states and rapid organization Is pelng pusnea
In all Others. in Virginia there are l,ySo all.
anoes, the membership being over 5000 and
Increasing daily: ninety-three counties are
organized aud subordinate alliances have been
Instituted in five Of the remaining seven. Alex
andria and Northumberland counties alone
have no alliances whatever. Organizers have
ttootn na1 tn flaa turn
are at WORK.
ITS THREE MISSIONS.
Tho Alliance work may be subdivided under
three principal heads, social, financial and edu-
cationaL but the greatest OF these Is educa-
tional as II embraces the first two. socially draw
ing the farmers and laborors together as BROTH
ers, as men having common interest, COM
mon country, q common destiny. wiping out ana
healing up all little petty iealousies, and lar
greater. bridging the |" bloody cnasm." Theres
no Mason 81 Dixons line on the Alliance map.
Financially establishing business enterprises,
associations, and corporations among their
people, endeavoring TO build up, not 70 tear
down.
Educationally instructIng the producers upon
all questions which Affect their interests. This
embraces,questions of goyernment-political not
party questions The Alliance OF the United
States stands 70 q man on the St Louis ana
0cala platform, one Of their cardinal principles
being ain things essential unity.n The Alliance,
farmer-iike, proceeds slowly and deliberately
and educates as It goes.
EFFEcT ON TIE FARMER.
Mr.. Atwood, of the experimental station
at Blacksburg, made very iucid eXplana-
.ss.s .aon as W ''.' '''''' - '''' -A'''-'''>
"From tho very nature OF the farmers occu-
pation,r he said, "his outlook upon tho great
s,pi.tad Ths csrcs aud labor of INC farm are
iGnns s.,G.ou IA cDnns,n@ bsnca "a n mattsr Of
g., ps 49, not gain that broad oufIook upon
.,s 10 ss aoenora.o ,,,ers Witch bs shnnld
81. $500 aie ns.S 60 cnast,ons relating n
y, 70 aet wlssy va tcsaiu :" 9U0''o' As ~
o y, = 80 ,pat ao im,ortan. eeid of the AL
lia,ca uas II hrincs the farmers together in
i,stiSe nos ,,as S,h,cn are ,n some rcsnects
suDol a,,.i s, ,,oir a,aa.,ion IN regard 10
y. .oe ~. a,.,aJ ,tons which affect hi !.
cs11ioa Ala an imnortant mart Of his educa-
,,nn ~ g., th. a,acrss,on NJ practical Questions
beaying unon farm life and practice. This
.n.'.as htrpe rp 90 nacars a bet,er farmer
q r, h,ss ~ reIat,ons ot the sarner heve
"a, aI,.a~. baeo sstisfartory. no. that those
Min whom be deals are dishonest or more In
clined 10 tnke advsntage In trade than ths world
~ .i, ,s hm, In ria isolsted surronndines
N III eno o.. 49, abia N kean himself posfed
aDa au sscnpe observation-disclosures In trade such as
anu sn ro.ssh,o bv camhined effort Thus the or
eanization afTects the farmers occupation 10 q
marked degree by bringing him closer TO me
consumer 1i s1s raw .s,c.es p9a ana mating % nur.
ehssss ,SronSh the same. On the whole, tho
effect Is to make bin better farmer, better
citizen. and raise him to the true dignity OF ms
position as q rector Oh coninahalns Importance
In inc NE Oh 'no o'a0'
LOOKING OUT foh ihAAisA.. 1n' 70.
"The objects Of the Farmers Alliance re.
marked MI hope,, oe'esy 'i, oIv ~ os
Exec sxecutive e,t CoIhmi''oe' Sa Hio "0' ~
'us Sa ,n, nre:s,on that the Alliance Is warring
against oiher classes and Is after third party
In politics and trying to break up the old par
ties arises from Ignorance Of its aims and work E
ngs the farmers are only ,oodns dn ana Su. a. Sr
,,y sosa Wa yet hone 10 Get eli the
1soi,atIon va need In the old party lines What
We want ia to get some legislation favorable to
our business and we also aim OF cooperation
and Of the working together all over me coun.ry
and the educating OF our peopie 70 worA NJ so-
ge;her to put down monopoies ana rosss roS ,rnr
nsvlhg tns' 'ne d oy1 nnfsvoraSe ~ leTisIston we
sGJlo seeE in a peaceabIe but determined way
to get the Legislation wo mead. Tho idea
that the farmers won't work together Is ex-
pi9ded aud they are ureS s,aiss n, and the gene.
a .i we ~ their brsiness Will hold them
toeothsr until times get better and tho re-
dresses thoy seek are gained"
u..,n.s,b Uenrico Alliance.
nv o''as .,',D - - =, ,bo County AL
:. Inc monthIy neesms IA ~ ,,asto.day s.V ~ the
lance or Henrlco was nciu Spi,hiio 81 sEo
Office of the Superlntenueut VI IuDiio