The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-04
1924 Alliances in our State today

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1924 Alliances in our State today.
Organizers are requested to read
President Alexander's order in regard
to Deputy Organizers and govern
themselves accordingly.
Bro Alex. Ritter, Secretary of 5l1,
informs us of the death of Bro. Abner
Brown, which took place on the 18th
of August, ult., in the 55th year of
his age. -GH(s@ = 80
The Farmers Alliance of Mecklen-
burg have. opened a cotton Office in
Charlotte. The Alliance men will
take their cotton their, have it graded,
weighed and sold. 4 ~. t-,si ~~
~ The Secretary, E.. M. Gupton, writes
a line stating that Sandy Greek ALI
ance, No. 295, adopted a resolution
endorsing the action of Plain View
Alliance on the Bagging Trust.
Cedar Rock. Alliance is erecting a
large two-story building. The hall
above to be used for the Alliance and
the one below for Bro. Dunn's splen-
did school. This is the right kind of
work.
The Tarboro Southermer says the
Farmers Alliance has rapidly grown
in Halifax county, where there are
now twenty-three Sub.Alliances. In
Edgecombe there are thirteen ALI
ances. a..-.. .ra4 =e,.
Col. G. B. Pickett, National Lee
turer and Organizer, and DR.. D. Reid
Parker Lecturer, of N. C. s. A., ad-
dressed a large crowd of farmers at
Graham on Friday 3lst ult. with great
power and effect. 0D
Blanks for Quarterly Reports of
Subordinate Alliances, the plan for
establishing our Business Agency, and
u amended Constitutions, were
mailed last week to all the Subordinate
and County Secretaries. tas s.
A card has been sent to all our
county secretaries asking for a full
and correct list Of all the sub-secre-
taries in their respective counties,
with the postofice address of each.
Please send them to this office
We urge upon all Subordinate Sec
retaries in the State to be prompt in
making out and mailing to their
County Secretary their, quarterly re-
port for the quarter ending September
3Oth. Do not delay. It is important
that your County Secretary should
have your report as soon as possible
after your regular meeting coo
10 Which Sub-Alliance In our State
will get the premium of five tons of
Raleigh Standard Fertilizer, at our
State Fair :? Remember this valuable
premium will be given to the Sub
Alliance which makes the largest and
best exhibit Of agricultural products
at our State Fair grown by its mem
bers. Who will get it2 1t is worth
working for, $3.50 "a
We mail this week, the official re-
port of the proceedings of our State
Alliance as directed. by hat body, to
the Secretaries throughout the State.
We feel sure that the brethren will
agree with US in saying that the body
did some good work. Let us all
study it well and also our amended
Constitution, SO that we may act in
perfect harmony.
All correspondence relating to the
State Business Agency should be
addressed to w. A. Darden, State
Business Agent, 1Speight'sn 81 Bridge,
n. G. All matters relating to the
Business Fund should be sent to, w.
A. Graham, Trustee, Machpelah, N.
G. Send all notes Or contributions
for the Business Fund to him. He
will send a transcript to this Office and
you will get your receipt.
Z We call attention of County ALI
ances and Deputy Organizers to Sec.
2, Art. 9, of our amended Constitu-
ton. At the first meeting of your
County Alliance the commissions of
the Deputy Organizers of your county
will expire. See tina. your Committee
on the Good of the Order for the
county, recommends one OF two good