The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-06
THE STATE FAIsNIEFsS' ALLIANCE.
N strong Fight Will be Wagcd OH
the Cotton-Tie Trust-Every FARM
or Omght 10 Join in The Eip:lt

cr Ought to Join in the Fight
The State Farmers Alliance held its
| annual session in Columbia last week.
i'res. Jos. l.. keitt submitted Il report
Tor the past year, showing an increase
Of interest in the Alliance. The an
nual election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Hon. j. l.. Keitt was unanimous
~ reelected president. Hon. j. G.
Wilboru was reelected vice president
and State lecture:. j. w. Reid was
unanimously reelected secretary and
treasurer. DR.. j. l.. Shuler, Of Lex
| 1ngton, was elected a member of the
| executive committee to succeed e. II.
Walter, OF Orangeburg, who declined
reelection on account Of his health.
President Keitt was elected delegate
to the National Alliance.
The committe on cotton-ties made
its report, which was unanimously
adopted and is as follows:
Whereas, the manufacturers and
wholesale dealers in cotton. ties have
advanced prices Of ties about 95 per
cent. over last seasons while the
market price Of steel only justiiies
an advance Of ten per cont, thus
! furnishing us with another evidence
that this is a day Of trusts and COM
bincs against all producers; and where
as suitable wire can be had at a cost of
II cents per bale against Is cents a
bale for ties, thus oifccting n saving OF
l6 cents per bale on the crop, which
amounts to saving Of $l2S, 900 OH one
| years crop, therefore be it
Resolved, That we ask all Alliance
men and farmers interested in the
baling Of cotton in this State and the
Cotton States to cooperate with US in
breaking down this new formed trust
by placing their orders at once for wire
to be used instead Of ties in baling the
present crop of cotton.
And your committee further recom-t
mend that our State business agent be
requested to at once obtain all infor-
nation as to the supply and cost of
using this wire as a substitute for iron
ties and report to all sub-ulliances, and
that our agont also be directed to
correspond with tho agencies Of the
Southern States.
(SlgneO j. b. DOUTiIT,
II. w. SHANNON,
&. a. PLYLEk,
Committee.
The committee in charge made q
! report on the condition of the Cotton
! Plant, the organ OF the State lliance,
which was unanimously adopted, and
includes the following: 1.-The COM
mlttee in publishing the paper in this
city on their own account did it at q
cost OF about 800 per week. This ex-
pcnse they found they could not con-
tinue to bear and they made contract
with Mr.. j. Il. Can't, Of Spartanburg,
a practical printer, beginning March
|, 1896, to print the paper for $50 per
month for the present year. This
arrangement has proven very satisfac-
| RI
scription list has about doubled in the
desires to call your special .atten-
tlon to the State organ aud bospeak
the hearty and cordial support OF all
Alllancemen for its advancement and
usefulness. We think Mr.. CAN'T is to
be commended for the earnest zeal
with which he has entered into this
work and the improvement he has
made in the paper, and we feel assured
the paper will continue to improve and
only needs tho hearty corporation OF
the order to make it one OF the best
Alliance and agricul tural papers in
the country"
The committee on State Exchange
made verbal report, stating that the
institution was in tho best Of shape and
that 1T was doing a ilourishing business.
1t was decided that the next meeting
OF the State Alliance be held in Colum-
pa pa on the fourth Wednesday in July,
1877. Columbia was chosen on account
or oeing In the central portion of the
Ihe thanks of the Alliance were ex-
tended It's officers for their faithful and
circlent services. A resolution was
ADOPTED endorsing the sentiments OF
president keitt's address.