The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-03
WORK COMPLETED
TIE STATE ALLIANCE HAS MET AND
ADJOURNEIp.
Hard on Editor orCrows-RosolutIons Adopt
cd-Coit"n Plant Printing Committee
Continued and It's Course Adopted
(Tho State, 30th.)

| Alliance has boon most unOvontful
aside from President Keitt's hand.
ling Of Mr.. Bose Crows in his an.
nual address and tho resolutions
adopted by the body sustaining the
course of tho printing committee in
regard to tho Grows affair. The
body had but very little to do at
this session, less than at any session
Of recent years. Tho Alliance met
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning for
tho day session, and by 2.3O had
completed all its work and adjourned
sno dio. Noxt yoar the body will
moet in Columbia again ut tho same
timo and in tho samo hall, Columbia
having boon made some time ago the
permanent place Of meeting on &C.
count of it's accessibility.
Tho following information con.
corning proceedings was made pub.
lie by tn" pross committee upon the
adjournment of the body yester.
! day.
Tho annual election Of officers
was ontorod into and resulted in tho
choice Of the following:
Prosident-J. G. Wilborn Of
York.
Vico President and State Lectu.
ror--J. r. Blake, dr., Abbevillo.
! Secretary and Troaaurer-J. w.
Roid, Spnrtunburg,
Member of tho executive COM
mittoo for tho three. yonr term--Jos.
l.. Koitt, Newborry.
Dologato to National Ai!ianco-W.
N. Elder, York.
A committee consisting Of Con
! grossman Stokes, A. II. Crum and o.
u. Goodwin, was appointed to con-
for and not in conjunction with the
! state Alliance Exchange in refer
onco to somo features Of its bust
ncsH.
Tho report Of tho Cotton Plant
publishing committee, which was
road tho evening before, was re-
rond and it was adopted.
The committoo to whom was ro-
! forrcd the presidents address re.
ported, and tho following resolution
was adopted by practically unani.
nous vote:
"Rosolved, That wo ondorBo the
stand takon by President Keitt
against pnrtiHan political action,
both in tho Alliance und in tho Ali
anco organ"
Mr.. &. Fitzaimmona, representing
tho oil mill industry Of tho State, ap-
poarod boforo tho body, having been
granted an audience, and addressed
tho mcmbers for half hour upon
tho subject Of this industry and for,
tilizors. An offer was made, it in
stated by some Of tho mombers, to
exchange moHl and fertilizers with
tho farmers in return for their cot.
ton seed.
The Alliance endorsed tho course
Of tho Cotton Plant publishing com
mittoe in ita management Of tho
paper, and tho samo committee was
continued for another year. A
voto Of thanks for their efficient and
faithful service on this committee
was tondorcd tho mombors.
A resolution WAS adopted heartily
endorsing tho measure introduced
in congress by Congressman Stokos
in roforonco to tho reduction of aala.
rics OF United States officials.
Tho usual vote Of thanks for fay
ors received from tho railroads wa
adopted.
The following resolutions was un.
animously "doptod
| lNohoiFoi, IHhI IIo I'IoI)oHltiOn
Of the railroads to incroaHo tho
freight rates on cotton soed would
bo detrimental to tho interests OF
farmers, and an additional tax upon
our industry; that we ask that tho
railroad commission do not grant tho
request Of tho railroads, and further,
that wo endorse tho action OF tho
railroad commission in reducing
freight rates on fortilizors and other
commodtics.
Tho afternoon trains carried all
the mombcrs who conld get away to
their homos. Tho meeting was a
thoroughly harmonious one in all rs.
spects.