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SCORED ME. CREWS State Alliance's President Goes For Him IN HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS Chopping Out the Woods From Around the Cotton Plant?0111oors Elected--Tip Trust. A great many members of the istalt; Farmer's Alliance thinking that the body would convene in annual session at noon yesterday instead of <s:fH) last evening eame in on tlu? early trains yesterday morning. Most of them snout the forenoon in meeting the sev era. State < !] < > and in -very diree;ion lliev \\ r. iiseu-sbig the possibilities ui.l ] ii?babiiit -s ot the senatorial ran;paign more a> eitizens than as aiiianemnon. lor their order is supposed to be strictly lion-political. It wnulil be hard to rellect the various views of the -ituation expressed. Secretary Iiei<l was early on the scene ami was busy yesterday getting aii his reports in shape to be presented to the meeting. The reports received by him from all over the State indicated that the county organizations are being well maintained. Mr. Wilbortu it is said,being at present vice president of the State organization, will be made president to succeed Mr. heitt. 1'resi dent KeitL arrived yesterday after noon. ('ongressman Stokes is hereto attend the meeting and present a report of a special committee appointed at the last session to look into certain matters relating to the Slate exchange. Among the other notables seen here yesterday were Col. .1. I). M. Shaw ol Laurens. II. II. ('rum ol Barnwell. ox-I'reshlent. M. L.I >?>11 alii ol Creenville, who it is said will oppose Latimer for Congress next year ; Mr. \V. X. Kldor ol York and a great many others. The Exchange ar ' the Trust. (>n Tuesday oven.ng t he annual meeting of the hoard of directors of the State alliance exchange was held. Nearly all the alliancemen purchase their supplies through the exchange, and at this meet ing Col. I). I'. Duncan presented his annual report showing a sur prising volume of business done during the past year and dealing with the light against the cotton tie trust. This report will he transmitted to the State Mlianee. n reads as follows : To lln' President. .1. A. Sii.h. and ilie Hoard of Director- of 'he F.xchantre : < ieotlemen? I heir leave to -nl> mit this, my annual report as manager of the Farmers' Alliance Fxchanire for the year mdin^ .1 uly 'J tth, 1 x!>7. The past year" busiuesyour exchange \v;!l compare v< ry favorably with ii.it ol preceding years. The hurean work, as we may teim it. has increased until now it is one ot tl lead;n.: teat-ires of I In* e.xeha njro husiiie -s. To irive you some idea oft lie way in which the exchange is used as a luireau of information we received d111*i11the past year. J?,i loiters, all of which were on bnsioess mat terThe members of t he organixntion use the information furnish ed tlie-in to luin^ ahoiit coiupcti tion in their local markets, and are much benefitted in lhi> way. We rereiveil orders for iroods. which we think wore tilled in a sati factory manner to the mem ho rs Wo sont out a weekly prion current t hrouirh The ('otton Plant, which contains the wholesale of all articles commonly used on our farms. Ji:*t one year ayo we wore con fronted with the fact ?'?at the en tire production of cotton ties had passed under the control ot one combination and extortionate < prices were demanded for them, i In niv report to the State Alii anee last vear I recommended ! that we use wire or some other : substitute. The State alliance I took such action and your ex- ' change was instructed to see what ' could he done in the way of some substitute. ] After considerable correspond |; once and a personal visit to Now i York we arranged with the Wash r born Moon Mfg. company,Wor-M chester. Mass., for 10,000 bundles j< of wire tit's. The Cincinnati Wire! I j fence Co. made <|iiito a lot of j wire ties which were used ill this' State, and in the southwest : : 1 about 15,000 bundles were used < during the cotton season. i ". '.io conihination on cotton ties 1 was so well managed that we ' j wore not aware of it until it wasjl so late in the season and we were!' at a gre it disadvantage in theji tight made against this irnpo>i-'< I ion. From our correspondence with : the alliance in Nortli Crolina,*' jlleorgia and Texas much interest ? I was manifested. and the reason'; i more active steps wore not taken ; in these States was for want off nusiness orgatuzai ion. We are assuered, however, by ' t them that it'the tie trust kept up I they won hi certainly join us ( another year. j In November, 1 SO<?,the Illinois < Steel Co. sent one of tin ir agents ] to Columbia to see us and to i know if they would make tint ? hoop ties (they had never inside j any ) at the old prices if we would i J use them, they at the same time < I stated that they were not in the < cotton tie trust and had refused i to be a party to it when invited to do so. In March we signed up , a contract for 5,000 bundles of, ties. Columbia delivery, for 70!, cents per bundle ; t his was lor the ( same tie that the trust demanded , $ 1.35 per pundle just one year' ago. An average crop of cotton for South Carolina is 750,000 bales, j j tine bundle ol ties will pack live i bales of cotton, and it therefore takes 150,000 bundles of ties to I pack up an average crop. This, we sin>. with a demand of ( 05 cents per bundle, the eombi- i ^ nation propose to tax the cotton | , planters of t lie amount of ifi'T.OOO. ( I wiien nicy conceived mat tliey had u> at their mercy. I do not want to in ke claim M for more than than is due the'1 j action of the alliance or^ani/a ' tion in our State. hut the facts ' are helore you. < ?ne of the largest iron inanii laetories m the I Hited St ?t? s without any solicitations on our part -out their representative to , ,-oe u^ to make arrangement - lor , cotton ties for the present crop at , liyiuv- :r low or lower linn tiehave ever lieeii tleliVe|'<?? 1 ill the interim'. I !1 VilliV iieiieve tlii- Was llie ( to llie existence of t he oryaniza tinii we have. I have reported , llie matter -omewhat in detail e j an illti-1ration ot theirieat a'lvan t e.r ' there i? in having your hu-i ness organization in proper -h ape w hen any emerjroney arise* I believe I can say without fear of eont radiet.ion that alter tie- I action of vour State Alliance, all the second hand and pieced ties, together with all tin- wire ties our fanners could yyt, were used on our last crop, and less bundles ol new tie<- were ij<e< 1 in proportion in Sonth Carolina than any other cotton State. Your Alliance or . nanization did it. I desire to all your attention to alight weight tie that is offered on the market this season. I am not prepared to say that it is a fraud, because if is offered on the market at just what it is. and no larrner need allow himself de 'reived 1 ?y it. It a tic? that' weighs .'id pounds to the bundle j 1 of .'10 ties as against -15 pounds to the bundle. Wliere the pric<* of the 15-pound tie is fixed at 7"? cents the light weight tie is sold r*t 02.^ cents per bundle. We all know that we have to account. for the 0 per cent, tare tml it stands to icason that it I his is not consumed in some full weight covering that the farmer will lose it in actual cotton. To illustrate: a bundle of 45pound ties at 7." cents; you sell vour cotton for 7 cents and there] is 45 pounds ol ties at a cost of) 75 cents; you sell it for seven! times tr> or $2.15, less tlie 75 i outs or not $2. 10. The "lit pound ties at 02 J cents, sold at 7 cents, [ .rives $2.10, less the 02 I cents ' Mits co?t, or net $1 17 l cents.' tnd you have lost 02 cents on every bundle ot the light ties von use. This is what 1 suppose might he termed tail* and legit imate rob herv, as you are informed before hand. A ."00 pound hale ol cotton on its arrival m ! iverpool.the market that i!i<- juice of cotton for the wo:! 1. i?- asse-ised 0 |>ereent. lor lire, which simply! means 2.0 pounds lo the haie. therefore you should put <?ii a heap covering as near thi> .'10 i jtounds possible and whenever vou fail to do so von rob vour self. Ise only heavy bagging and standard tics : thi< outs your cot Ion in marketable Miape. I think the thanks of the alii nice organization of the State are! 1 ue Messrs. Washburn iV Moon Mfg. company of Worcester.Ma-s.. lor their action in aiding us in >ur light on tiie cotton tie trust nul wo earnestly urge our inetnmembers to make u-e of the pro- j lucts of these manufacturers [ whenever thev meet, them in the market In conclusion we will reportl what we have urged upon the members of the organization in' season and out of season, that in lliis age of combinations that you should stand by your organization. We have no light to make on > any trade, profession or business] interest ; simply to look after ! nur own allairs ; tiy to impose j an no one, and don't allow your-1 self robbed. Consolidate your orders for fertilizers, your machinery, your agricultural implements through your exchange and leal directly through it for these things with the manufacturers. It,.. i.,, ^. ?- - ,i-.?.. i... ?i.~ i . ... uuiio in iiic" xchamre tin* past year amounted 10 $ ?;?..s?'?4. i I and litis was done it a cost of less than per cent.! for all current expenses. All of which is respectfully submitted. I >. P. I hinean, Mgr. I lie a 11 lance met at Still I clock. I he following oHicers j were present : ,Ios. L. Keitt.presi lent ; J r. \\ ilborn. vice presilent and lecturer: J. \V. iieid.j secretary and ti -ao.ier. and \\ . N. K.lder. member ?f executive *omtnittee. I'lie following were appointed for th inn : J. I. Sinith.chan lain; W. N. Kldor. -toward; II. I > AI?* 11 111. doorkeeper; W II. Bluart, assistant doorkeeper ; W. I'. \\ liilman. -erueunt at amis. I ho following delegate- won* present : Al>hc;;!!< S. Craves. Aik> ii- !!. II. Tiimnertnan. A nderson?.1. 1(i leu ii. I >a r n well?11. I i. < 'ruin. < 'olleton?1.. I'.. I karler. Florence?W. II. liaiHc. <iiveiivillo?M. L. Donald-on. I Ion \ ?.lames A. Lewi-. Kershaw?\V in. 1 lolly. Lancaster?.1. Ii. Knight. Laurens?< >. I'. (Joodwin. f i 11' l * i M'MII^ioii?,i. w. Nowhern?W. 10. Luke. < lennco?J. I. Smif h. Oranjrohurjj?O. I?. I\iI< v. |'iekon<?W. T. <>'l>ell. IJiolilaii'l?10. I'. Whitman. .Spartanburg? 11 D Metcalf. Saluda?W. 10. Hodie. I'nion?J. F. Hailov. York?W. II. Stewart. The President's Address. President Keitt read his annual address to the Alliance, as follows: Brethren of the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union of South Carolina : The work of the executive officers of this Alliance has been confined mainly to rou tine business the past year. Since the last meeting I had the pleasure, in company with Secretary Keid. ol organizing Saluda county Alliance. The educational work by the Slate officers luuj been practically suspended on account of existing conditions, chiefly I he poiit ical campaign ol '<a->t year which absorbed the people's attention. l hc demand tor lecturing lias increased this month.' This demand should be supplied where possible. The lecture work and our organ, The Cotton Plant, have heretofore been the two educational agencies to dissem inate Alliance doctrines and maintain medium of communi cation between our members, rim conduct ol The ("niton Plant since <>ur last meeting has been a disgrace and an insult to tin* Alliance. I do not wish to be un derstood in making tliis nssertion to cast an imputation upon the committee in charge of The Cot ton Plant. I have no information that would warrant a criticim of the comittee. The contract with Mr. .1. T. < iantt was brought to our attention last year in the committee's report and was ap proved. A short time after the State meeting The ('otton Plant was not at my ollice. I addressed a letter stating the fact to The Cotton l'lant at Spartanburg, but received no reply. I next wrote to Mr. .1. T. (iantt personally and this letter met the same fate. I then communicated with lion. W. I). Maytield, as secretary ot the committee, and stated the facts. Mr. Maytield replied promptly ami expressed surprise that 1 had not been ireltiiie (Iip tmmir .....1 -- r,- I'"!"*- ' kindly sent me a number of old copies, lie also promised to have the paper sent. One copy was received alter this time while edited l>y Oantt. 1 have since been informed that a number of subscriptions were paid in and the subscribers failed to pet their papers. bast April the committee transferred The Cotton riant from .1. T. (iantt to W. T. Crews of banrens under a contract which has since been published. The tirst few issues were unobjectionable. In the issue of May liT a sudden and radical change took jdace; the constitution of the Alliance was i^noininiouly trampled uu der loot and since that time the Alliance ortran has been conduct <? : as a degraded partisan slicct. Immediately upon reading I In* i-sue ol May 27. 1 soul the editor tIn- lollow in?x letter : Mr. W. I. ( rows. Kdilor Cotton riant. Laurens, S. ( I > ir Sir : I regret ?he norc. <ity that requires me, as j.resident of the State Alii alW'P, to pro t> s{ again-t t lie lanullage and ton of the editorial department ol The Cotton Plant of May "JT. The attaek upon Mr. MeLaurin and lurther ^1111 the charge ol treachery against a largo num her ol gentlemen contained in in what is called "Forty movement" is not only unwarranted, hut highly reprehensible in the organ of the State Alliance. Il the committee in charge ol The i '/.i i.... i ?i ? - i ? wii.ru I 1,1111 IIHI |> I ;*<- IIS veto iijioii it I shall consider 11m* committee as unworthy tin* trust imposed in if hy tin' Statu Alii a nee. This issue is totally at va nance with your excellent edito rial of May !, from which I call your attention to the following extract : ' The Alliance should la* nonpartisan ; that is we should welcome into our order and into our efforts men and women of every shade of political opinion and strive to unite every element of Tutt's Pills V Cure All Liver Ills. Save Your Money. ^ One box of Putt's Pills will save many dollars in doctors' bills They willsurely cure all diseases of the stomach, liver or bowels. No Reckless Assertion .For sick headache, dyspe psia, 4 malaria, constipation and biliousness, a million p< ap!eond< u se TUTT'S Liver PILLS PEACE INSTITUTE.** For Yorxt: / M> / /;.s, n. < f-j* m im.ia't -1-1:. in?:s :mt -..imi I frolluils in 1mi .Ii.ml I.mc.i i with f+m* j.1 nil tiuin Stii'i .it '! .* ry front In ! * ::t:Kb.null.in Tin nn.i i. in It* C nrsi-f. hi. i. . itx Htumlivrtl. UniurMMed li its hif^h monl t >n>' .sin', in it- int"i!<'rtiial and social iniicence. tw?ity mil'mlfli'i-rs :n >1 ti nrln rs Wry r?*nscii.i'.il j.| h- si ii i for niuliikui IAS. i?i.\ yiii>I?JI:, ..ml. . ... ,. . . .. . - |III. >1. /\ II IIIV. \ ; south umim college, < <> 1.1 .>1111.1 s. t. SK>SM ?N ! . .n> Soph nil.it Stilh Classical, l.ltoinr,. Sf oolitic. Normal and l..iw j Course.-. willi Diploma* Sih'cIiiI Cours- s, with \ CortillcaP * Hoard :s a iiioi tli I'otal liocos I *ary i x|? 11 * fin tli> . < n' 11nt-1.1*1 vi- of I rn vol. .iinr, i-loiii t.i:. a:iu Pooksi, fioin till! to *i.M \Vi uion ii<Iti1111* it lii all Classi l-'or further information, address tliu l'rcsl- 1 > dont. wivrmtoploiXiii S( llOI.tltSllll'S A A II lOM K Wt i; I' A 111 I A All OA. TIM\ I?XAMINA'I'ltINS fur tin* award of ^ \ want sinolar-iliips in Wtntlirop Oolloko Hb and for tin- ndiui-sli.ii of now students will ho iieltl at tip: < 'otllit v i oiirt llouso on August tilth at A. M. Ap| ilr mis must not hi o.?s than If, yours of aip- Wtion solinlarships aro vacatod aftor A tot u *t tut 'i tiw-y will ho aw ardod to thoso niakliw tfio hlgh-st ..vorajto at this oxuiiiinallon. Tin-oosi of attond.nl to moliidinit hoard, furlllslioit room, heat. Ilitlil aud washing is only ;?i |hir imn tii. Cor tun nor information aud a catuioguo adilross President, I>. II. 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