The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-25
Nlr1AHeH. NOTES.

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-ll86 Alliances in North Caroline.
A bgpoicnjc And prubhcspsakingaE
Hunts Springs, in Moore county, on
the 2sth inst. All under The auspices
of the brethren of that county
-BufaloeeI Creek Alliance, No. eel,
of Cabarrus county, has elected W: M.
Barrier, President, and ]. e. Rine;
ksnf1sy Ss9retaryior the IcnrrentteFma
At a called meeting of the Chatham
County Alliance, Bro. w. III! Hatch
was elected County Business Agent.
Hes . man eminentfy qualified Tor
this responsible position
Prospect lliance, No. s2z, has re-
solved that they viii not patronize any
gin OF ginnsr who, twill persist in
usingsiute bagging, to the detriment
of the best interests of our financial
condition" ~v0
"A member of Bethel Alliance, Of
Mecklenburg county, writes thatnt the
Alliance cotton -oHcesis$new open in.
Charlotte, and that it lis presided over
by a wide-awake cotton graderNwho
will grade the farmers: cottonsthis fall.
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Secretary Beam, writing from
Cleveland county, under date OF Sept
18th says: aOur crops are only ordi-
nary, but with favorable seasons andA
late fall. we hopeforsomething like An
average crop 6f corr, cotton, &c. ALI.
ance doing well.n
Brethren often write to the Presi-
dent or the Secretary of the State AlGY
ance and do not give their name,
simply giving the number Of the ALI
ance. Of course such letters cannot
be answered. One of this kind signed
"466 addressed to our President is
before us unanswered.
Joshua T. Barnes, Esq, of Morning
Star Alliance, No. 377, of Nash county,
writes encouragingly as to the Ali
ance work, and says the crops are very
promising, cotton especially-the weed
is not large but is very full. They
are being visited by abundant rains,
and some damage to fodder is feared:
BENZ. Casey, Corresponding Secre-
tary, informs us that at the last reg
ular meeting Rosebud Lodge, No.
700, received six new members and
placed on ilettWalRenaw applications
In this neighborhood, all the farmers
whether members of the Alliance or
not, are "dead against" the bagging
trust. ..-
"A. Gernigan, the efficient Secretary,
writes that Pike Alliance, No, 323,
which was organized about the lst Of
February last has more than doubled
its membership. We thank him, espe-
cially for the closing sentence Of his
note: "Success. to the Alliance and a
long and happy life to The PROGRESS
I'VE farmer and its editor"
BRO. J.P. Pierce, of Hallsboro, ALI.
ance, No. 438, thinks they will soon
enroll the names of most of the better
farmers in that neighborhood:@ He
says: avery few of our farmers have
picked any cotton and if the rains con-
tmueI don't see muehthbpe of4pick-
ing any soon. The crop will fall
short in this section at least one third
of the average crop.
starting with fifteen in March last,
NiAgra Alliance, No. $40, now num-
bef s forty-one members. The Lodge
is thoroughly united and agreed onall
theauestions which r % agitat-
ing the farmers of the country. "Our
crops are cut very short in this section,
by the long drought, but there is light
beyond the cloud; therefore, let us
trustin God and deliverance will come.
Eureka Alliance, Wayne county,
which began last March with only
eight charter members, now numbers
l6Qslive energetic. workers, These
brethren9are enthusiastic advocates of
the "Buasiness Agency Bro. Rufus
West, who writes us, says g We are
doing all we a for our trade agency,
are well pleased with Bro. w. A.
Darden, State Agent, and believe a
better selection could not have been
made. He is undoubtedly the right
man in the right place.
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Bro. W. A. Fleming, Of PittCoa
is one of the most jealous and effective
Aliianve workerssin the state. THE