HISTORY OF THE WHEEL. 8 1 



Tillman was elected to perform the duties which he had 

 so ably and faithfully discharged. 



On July 26th, 1887, the State Wheel again met at Wal- 

 nut Grove, Gibson county. At this meeting twenty-nine 

 counties were reported as organized, and all were repre- 

 sented. The delegates were addressed by G. B. Pickett, 

 vice-president of the Farmers' Alliance. The question of 

 a State organ w r as again discussed, and the Toiler, edited 

 by J. H. McDowell, of Union City, was adopted. The 

 State Wlieel, of Jackson, edited by T. B. Ruff, was also 

 adopted as one of the official organs. 



Delegates were chosen to attend the National meeting 

 of the Farmers' Alliance and Co-operative Union, to be 

 held at Shrevesport, Louisiana, on the second Wednesday 

 in October, 1887. Delegates were also chosen to repre- 

 sent the State in the National Wheel at McKenzie, Ten- 

 nessee, in November, 1887. The next meeting of the 

 State Wheel was held at Clarksville on the 24th of July, 

 1888. At this meeting a committee was appointed to 

 assist the colored Wheelers to organize a State Wheel. 

 President J. R. Miles, who had so faithfully and efficiently 

 discharged the duties of his office, was again re-elected. 

 A vote of thanks was tendered C. C. Adams for the val- 

 iant and efficient sen-ices he had rendered the Wheel, and 

 by action of the State Wheel he was allowed $575 for his 

 services. 



At the same meeting the committee on ' ' State of the 

 Order " made the following report: 



4 ' The Order is growing rapidly and strengthening 

 every day. One year ago twenty-nine counties were rep- 

 resented in the State Wheel, while to-day representatives 

 from thirty-seven counties are present, while five County 

 Wheels are not represented. At the last State Wheel, one 

 year ago, the Order covered the territory from the Missis- 

 sippi to Dickson and Hickman counties now it reaches 



