The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-09-10
CIRCULAR
To the Alliance and Cotton
Planters.


from J. W. Red, Of Re,dviIie, Score
tary of the Farmers Alliance OF
South Carolina. The circular eX-
plains itself, and would ask the at
fention of all cotton rsisers> be they
alliance members OF not, to tho fact |
that they are to be mnlcted OF about
100 per cent Oh the price OF cotton
ties over last years prices, A few
years ago the bagging trust essayed
a similar feat and by united action
on the part Of the alliance it WAS de-
feate'. therefore ali member ask
Of the alliance, and, indeed, all cotton
planters to take some steps to defeat
this Infamous attempt at robbery by
the cotton tie trust, which at a tine
when the cotton planting industry is
in a most depressed condition, is at
tempting to add another burden to
the already overburdened shoulders
Of the planter.
This action on the part Of the trust
is the most infamous as it is taking,
like the highwaymen, at moment
when you are III a most helpless con-
ditiop, at the beginning Of the bar,
ve.ting season when yonr cotton is
being prepared for market, and when
you are in the midst of 20
litical campaign in which you are in
Il life and death struggle with the
money trust" But you are not en-
tjrely helpless, for you eau hold your
cotton in the seed, until such time as
you can make arrangements to adopt
wire tie, which / feel quite sure
will be found entirely practicable,
Such a delay in the marketing "of
yonr cotton will enhance or at least
bold up the price, and thus you will
be compensated in part FIR the loss
II ,o9 al 100000 crop of $l,2S0,00O
of Which the cotton tie trust is endeav-
oring to rob you. The question now
is will you take the "tull by the
horns" or will you allow Yourself to
be run over aud be further crushed to
, earth.
Iappeal to old alliance members
aud indeed to all cotton planters to
rally to this farmers organization
and make fight against monopo-
listic and corporate greed Submit
now and you invite other combines t..
prey upon you; And Fshasf y0dfs
selves less able to fssist Bther alta
further encroachments in tbs futi4te
Fraternally, JOSIAH KLE1FpEREh.
Pres. f. and l. 3. Of Louisiana.
Extract from the Farmers State
Alliance Of South Carolina, 1856.
The committee On cotton ties made
the following report
Whereas, The manufacturers and
wholesale dealers 10 cotton ties have
advanced prices of ties about So per
cent over last season while the market
price of steel only iustities an ad-
vance OF 10 per cent, tide furnishing
us with al other evidence that this is
day of trusts and combines against
all producers and whereas suitable
wire can be had at cost of II cents
per bale against % cents a bale for
ties, thus effecting Il saving of 16
cents per bale on the crop, which
amounts to saving to this State
alone of $l28O00 on oue years crop !;
therefore be it
Resolved, That we ask all alliance
men and farmers interested in the
bailing of cotton in this State and
the cotton States to Cooperate with
rs IN breaking down this newly
formed trust by placing their orders
at once for wire to be used instead of
ties in bailing the present crop #
cotton. 5,s.e;
Aud your committee further recon-
mend that our State business agent
be requested to at once obtain ali in
formation as to the supply and cost
Of using this wire as u substitute for
iron ties and report to all snb all :.
ances, and that our agent also be
directed to correspond With the
agencies of the other Southern
States.
a. J. B. DoUrHrr,
- 7. W. SHANNON,
G. A. PLyLER,.
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