The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-17
WILL NOT TURN BACK.
The Alliance will Have a Shoe FACE
tory, But the Location Has Not Been
Fixed Still Favor Cary


The Alliancemen are still at sea re
garding the location of their general
offices, headquarters and shoe factory
Some of them still think Gary is the best
place for the location of these enter
prises, both on account Of its location
and its friendliness toward the Alliance
1t will be remembered that the last
meeting of the State Alliance was held at
Gary, and the members of the order were
more than pleased with the place. The
citizsns welcomed them with arms wide
open, and entertained the delegates in
their homes. Both the citizens of Cary
and the Alliance adopted resolutions
congratulating each other on the ap-
preaching consummation of the alliance
between the order and the town.
The executive committee met there a
little later, and took formal action look
ing to the location Of the Alliance shoe
factory at Cary. and authorized the re
moval Of the offices of the Secretary and
Treasurer and the State Business Agent
to that place.
1t was even said that the Progressive
Farmer, the official organ of the Alliance
in this State, would b. removed to Cary
and issued from that place.
Up to short while ago all was Sc
rene, and the prospect of removal seemed
to be rolling along on well-oiled wheels,
The Alliance officials thought everything
was lovely up to Monday at noon, when
the raise on their bid came like a thun-
der clap from clear sky.
But the buying of the property by the
Gary Lumber Company was hot an off
hand deal. From what some of the citi
zens of Cary say, the Alliance people
wanted to form "trust" in the town,
and boycott the --ron-Allianc men in the
place. It is said that Alliance stores
were to be established, and the other
merchants would be compelled to sell out
or have their trade taken away. How
this idea got abroad is not known.
It may have been founded entirely on
conjecture. But, anyway, it has ex-
listed for several weeks.
But the Alliancemen who believe that
Major Angler bid in the Yates property
simply to keep them from getting it are
badly mistaken. Some of the wealthiest
men in the State are behind him, and a
manufacturing enterprise even larger
than the proposed shoe factory will be
operated in the Yates building.
Manager SossamaD, of the Progressive
Farmer, said yesterday that he under
stood that the members of the State ex
ecutive committee had been telegraphed
for, and that the committee would prob
ably meet here to-day. But he was
laboring under a misapprehension, for
no meeting was held here yesterday.
State Business Agent Ivey was seen by
representative yesterday. ''Mr. Sos
saman was mistaken in saying that the
members of the executive committee
have been telegraphed for, "he said. "Mr.
Hileman Is the chairman, and be may call
a meeting of the committee at any time.
But, so far as | know, he has not yet
done so.
II understand that some one has
stated that the Alliance factory would
not go to Cary. This is not settled yet,
and cannot forecast the action of the
executive committee, who have the mat
ter IN charge. Mr.. Hileman is chairman
of this com mittee, and Mr. w. s. Barnes
is secretary. The other members are
Prof. N. f English, Of Trinity Col
lege, and Ex-President MeWborne, of
Lenoir county.
"The location has not get been per
manently fixed. But we are going to
have shoe factory, that is certain. We
have put our hands to the pillow, and
will not turn hack