The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26
ALLIANCE CONVENTION.
IMPORTANT RECONSIDERATION
TO THE FARMERS.
Basis Upon Which Fertilizers Should
bc Purchascd-CottOn Acreage re.
duction, and Farms to he Made
Self. Sustaininp.

sStoIo opolt IiICIl cFGIIlZerS SnOnIC
DO Purchascd-Cotton Acreage Re
duction, and Farms to he Made
SelfSustaining.
CalG. lister, Goth inst.
The conven. ""lled by President
Evans, of the Alliance, TO coJ,.hr.
matters of import to the agriculture
interests, met in the Hall OF the House
OF Representatives last night. There
were about forty delegates presen,
ventlon was called to order at 8:l5 by
President Evans. A call of the roll
showed the following delegates pres,
emit: Abbeville, j. II. Robertson ; An.
derson, j. w. Bowden, Joshua Ashley,
j. B. Watson Barnwell, S. G.. NAV.
field, w. S. Bamberg, w. Il. Cave, Fl,
Il. Crum Chester, S. II. Mckeown
Darlington, j. w. War;; Edgefield,
W.P. Zimmerman, b. l.. Caughman'
A. B. Watson, p. Nj. Lott Florence,
j.. Il. Pett.grew, j.. S. Mckenzie Hor.
ry, j. A. Lewis; Lancaster, n. r.
Langley, j.. G. Elliott; Lexington, J.
L. Shuler, d. T. Efrd {; Marion, d.
Mcintyre, S. w. Smith, J. d. Mont
gomery, Il. B. Stackhouse, j. G. Camp
bell; Marlboro, III. M. Stackhouse
Orangeburg, j. w. Stokes, j. f..
Fairey /; Newberry, j. l.. Kcitt, j. A.
Sigh Spartanburg, G. w. O'Dell, j.
w. Howell, j. w. Reid !; Sumter, r..
+. Stackhouse, FL. II. Thomas, J.. 4.
Hayes York, w. N. Elder, j. +. Ashe /:
Colleton, j. Ii. Warn; Richland, ID. p.
Duncan, o. r. Chappe,l Clarendon, J..
r.. Davis, D. j. Bradham Fairfield, r..
p. Mitchell.
President Evans said he had called
the convention at the request of sew
eral sub-Alliances to consider tho mat
ter OF fertilizers and the cotton acre
& and any other business tending to
improve the agricultural interests of
the State.
President Evans stated that a com
consisting of j. l.. Keitt, L. Z.
Mitchell, ID. p. Duncan, J. d. Mont
G cry, DR.. j. William Stokes and
j. b. Watson were out formulating
resolutions and on motion the conven
tlon o a short recess to await their
The committee returned after a few
minutes and DR.. Stokes, speaking for
said that the COMMITTEES was some
what self-constitutcd and it only in
tended to facilitate matters and make
suggestions to the convention for
discussion. One question that has
been largely discussed is the matter Of
.purchashing fertilizers on the cotton
option basis. The committee sue-
gested tina farmers pay $40 ( o b for
acid phosphate at Charleston. The
is to give ITO pounds of middling
cotton for a ton of phosphate payable
on November /. Or if the farmer does
not want to pay the cotton to pay 80 in
currency. On kainit 100 pounds or $ll
IN currency.
On the question of freights the com
euggest a r%edecution of 20 per
cent. on all fertilizer rates and that the
Commission be requested to
insist upon these rates and to revoke
The usual thirty days notice. DR..
Stokes said that this was an effort to
have all share equitably in conditions
are inevitable. While looking
after our own interests the committee
not looking solely to their own.
were in the same boat.
The committee also recommended
that less fertilizers be used and that
was used should be Of high grade
than a low grade.
AS to cotton acreage the committee
suggested that the first question should
oe on each farm how much bread and
meat will 1t take to Il this farm this
year. This being decided and the
and necessary to make t. being de-
on, let the rest be put in cot.
or rs much as individual cases
warrant.
The committee also recommended
hat whatever fertilizers be bought be
purchased through the Alliance Ex-
The first recon
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