The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-31
4 BRENNAN BUDGET
FARMERS THINK THEY ARE NOT
BEING TREATED RIGHT.
According to q Cotton Man, They Get
More for Their Cotton Than
Elsewhere.

Brenham, Texas, August 30.--Brenham is
in the throes OF a controversy between
merchants and cotton buyers on one side
and farmers on the other.
Heretofore the farmer had his cotton
weighed at % platform and nothing was
said about charges. but so cents was de-
Quoted from the price OF his cotton. re
didn't sec It. and didn't care about IL. Now
the difference is given him in the price
and the so cents deducted for weighing
| from the net amount.
The farmers are talking about retaiiat-
| ing, oils the following will show:
| Stone Texas, August 30--At meeting
held at stome August 2s, the following
resolutions were moved, carried and signed
| by all present:
Resolved That we. the undersigned
| farmers OF Washington county. do hereby
| agree not to sell any cotton to any buyer
OF BRENNAN who onforces the resolution
| PASSED by the buyers Of said city, August
lis. Said resolution we consider fraud
and devised to defraud the farmer OF 30
| cents per bale. The prices are the same
as heretofore compared with other markets,
| and we intend to ship cur cotton to those
markets where the buyers treat the farm
ers fairly and honestly. Signed: w. Il.
Manning, August Giese. Ben Franklin,
Martin Trzeiak. ]. e. Butler. Otto For
blanke John Dixon. John Dushinski, Henry
Krumpling, VIII Rial. Stanish Troacioski
John Nouvischi, Frank Batnoric. VIM.
Hailei, Frank Tenford VIM. Mueller, j. a.
Barksclale. Dennis Hopes, s. Fl. Watson
John Rial, c. II. Sander, VIM. Buddin, a.
H. Thaxton, A. w. Watson. Martin Mar
shall. Joe Buski Fritz Boose, Jacob Legies-
XII j. X. Dunlop, J.. e. Foster, Angus
Hacker. Fritz Speck. +. Schuman, s. A.
HALEY. I. l.. Lynn, Martin Kopsckka, w
+. Hailei
. A merchant and cotton buyer OF Bren
ham, talking to Post reporter on the
subject of farmers kicking about the 0t
cent chargeA said:
IAN OF last week. or say the cath, 25tl
and Goth got the prices paid for cotton lr
, Navasota, ono OF the markets where thu
farmers assert that they are only cherge
% cents for weighing. During these day
, our prices were from ia to IA, while
= theirs were from $50 TO 40.
ITO illustrate any CT these days suppos
/, A. carried his cotton to Navasota and soil
two Compound bales at cents they woul,
= have brought SS4, and so cents off fo
- weighing two bales would have left hin
u $3.50 net; Il. brought his cotton to Bren
ham tho same day. sold for 7M. the amour
a ! was SSo.oO. In BRENNAN he pays 90 cent
- per bale or 81 for Weighing which sill
leaves him SS450. against his neighbo
. AS $3.50 that he got In Navasota. Here
" tofore the famncrs have been paying thl
, Just the same but II was deducted frol
the price OF the cotton instead of calllnt
II for weighing which is the only tru
ana right way 10 do II, AS to the charge
= being too high, that is matter betwee
y tho platform men and the planters, but
Is no more than they have been paying al
the time"
!, check for $4,000 on the Third Nnt,ont
y Rank OF Philadelphia was received Monda
y by Secretary II. Cchn Of Prenham counc
y NO. 800, In favor of Mrs. Mary u. Sayl,
!, or Abilene. In payment of the benefit ce,
- tihcate OF the late General John Sayles.
AT the home OF her father law. Ho,
NJ M. Fielder at Chappell hin sunda
~ AFTERNOON at o'clock. Mrs. Dora Felde,
Is wife OF Mr.. r. :. Fielder, druggist
- foakum died after short Illness n,
ceased was shout 30 years OF ace. sh
y leaves husband and two small childrc
~ License has been issued by the cca,n,
~ clerk for the union at Burton next Thur
10 day OF Mr., Frank Reedi and Miss Mimi
10 Granl The bride 70 DO il sister az 7,
IN X. IL. Graul OF this city.
. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ A. Healy spent Sunda
:. at Industry visiting Mrs. Healy's faiths
70 Mr.. Charles Fcrdtran. They were accon
ne panied by Mrs. j. b. Baker and dnurhlc
n. visit ~ VA