The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-08-03
STATE ALLIANCE:
E,nifua; Meeting Heldin Columbia
Last Week.
TIE DELEGATES PRESENT.
President WiIborn's Address. Ap.
pointne1t Of Committees.
Other Business of In
teresi to the Order
Transacted.
Transacted.

he eleventh annual mcctln" OF the
Farmers Alliance Of South Carolina
met in Columbia last Wednesday even
ing al half past eight clock. After
the opening prcliminarics, Nr. J. c.
WiIborn. president OF the State ALI
ancc delivered his address. which was
listened to with marked attention.
1t TIE conclusion OF the address the
president announced these appoint
monts: Chaplain. J. r. Blake. Able
Vile: steward W. " Elder. York:
doorkecpcr. D. y. Etird, Lexington:
assistant doorkccpcr. c. A. Plyler.
Lancaster: Sergeant at arms, \. p.
Goodwin Lauren>.
\ roll call showed the following dele
gates. many Of the counties not being
represented:
.AbbcvilIe-J. r. Blake.
Chcster-S. T. Mckcown.
Dorchestcr-L. W Westbcrry.
Florcnce-J. T. Hutchinson.
Ilorry-A. Il. Dew.
LancaStcr-C. \. Plyler.
Laurcns-A. p Goodwin.
Lcxington-D. +. Efrd.
Ncwbcrry-S. p. Cratwell.
Oconcc-T y. Chalmers.
Orangcbur@-L. ). Connor.
PickcnS-.J. r. BoggS.
Spartanburg-J r. Reid
l'uion-.A. &. LvleS.
York.. T. Ashc.
These committees We're then appoint
ed Committee on credentials. }. l..
Kcitt. j. 7. Boegs and \. r. Dew
Committee on publication. W. \. Elder
:. p. Crotwcll and ). T. McKcown.
Col. }. A. Floyt. thcpubliSherof The
Cotton Plant then addressed the con-
vcntion in the interest of the paper and
spoke Of what it is doing and can be
made to do. Nessrs. Plyler, Evans
and Duncan also spoke on the subject
Of the alliance organ The discussion
resulted in the passage Of motion
that the president appoint canvaSscr
for each county for the Cotton Plant
The meeting then adjourned to Thurs
day morning.
On reasscmbling I thursday morning
an election of officers was held with the
following result:
President. c. Wilborn. York.
Vice PrcSidcnt r. Blake, Able
Vile.
Secretary and Treasurer. ". Reid
Spartanburs
The term OF ". \. Elder as mem
Der of the executive committee had cx-
pircd. but he was reelected.
\ delegate from South Carolina to
the National Alliance was to have been
elected. but this selection was left to
the discretion Of President Wilborn.
The next session Of the State Alli-
ancc will be held on the fourth We'd
ncsday in July, 1899. and Columbia
was chosen as the place Of meeting,
The scheme presented by Mr.. Crot-
well of Ncwbcrry. that the alliance take
charge of selling all the cotton of its
members. thinking that by so doing
they would get better prices, was dis
cussed at length. Mr.. Crotwcll,s plan
was that the alliance grade the cotton
and negotiate its sale for the farmer,
the headquarters for the negotiating Of
sales to be in Columbia \ farmer
could inform the alliance how many
bales he mad on hand. sending 4 sam
pie. ana then the alliance could negoti-
ate its sale to cotton mills in the State
or elsewhere being guided by prices
offered. The alliance would simply act
as the agent for the producer in placing
his cotton to the highest bidder.
After considerable talking had been
done the alliance, did not adopt the
plan definitely, but referred the whole
matter to Manager D. p. Duncan and
the directors of the Alliance exchange.
They will investigate all the ins and
outs of the new proposition and if they
decide that such plan would be to the
advantage Of the farmers it will be
adopted. otherwise it will not. The
fertilizer question was also discussed,
and it. too. was referred to the eX-
change for action.
After resolution Of thanks to the
railroads for allowing reduced rates to
the delegates. the convention adjourn
cd