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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26

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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26

The editor of the Globe says he is scor-
ing victory" That he is putting in
his best ticks" We are glad he told us,
for it could not be discerned with the
naked eye. We realize that the effort is
an exceeding feeble one, but we hope the
dear people of Dodge City will say moth
ing to discourage him if it is the best he
can do Now if he would be advised and
take from four to five. columns of.old dead
adds out of his little sheet and give his
subscribers the benefit of the space by in
sorting some good reading matter, he
would ''score another victory If he
can't stand the expense he might get
some more patent medicine adds.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
tier Smith. Plaintiff.

Perry Widen. Anna L. Widen
and The Dodge City Land Co.,
Defendants.
The State of Kansas, to the above named de-
PENDANTS: You will take notice that you have
been sued in the District Court Of the Sixteenth
judicial district of the state of Kansas, sitting in
and for Ford county, and you must answer OF
plead to the petition of the plaintiff filed therein
on or before the 9TH day of March, 1888, or the
same will be taken true, and judgment will be
entered against you in said court for the sum of
seven hundred eighteen and 1900 dollars, with
interest thereon at II per cent per annum from
the 4th day of Oct. 1887 and for costs of suit,
two certain promissory notes, copies of which are
set out IN the petition in said case.
And the following described land in Ford Co.,
Kansas, 10 wit: Lot IL, Block Is, Dodge City, AS
shown by the recorded plat thereof: and ne !,
sec. 10, and swa }. all in twp. e range - W,
which has been attached in said case rs the prop
erty of said defendants, will he sold To satisfy
said judgment and costs.
january :.5.1 SIS.
FRANkEY lNaMcGARRY,
Ats for Plff
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26

The TIMES is busily engaged in prepar-
ing an illustrated edition, showing the
the wonderful growth and special busl-
ness features of Dodge City and Ford
county. The business men of the city
are lending their hearty assistance to the
undertaking. and we can safely assert
that it will be the largest and best expo
sition of Dodge City and Ford county,
which has ever been issued.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26
YOU WANT 1T.

The special illustrated edition of the
TINES will be the largest and handsom
est picture of our beautiful city and coun
ty which has ever been prepared. Every
one interested in the prosperity of the
city and county, should engage liberal
supply to send to friends and acquaint
ances in the east.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26
DODGE WILL BOOM.

Why not have a boom in Dodge City!
We have the natural advantages. We
have railroads. We have IA large popu-
lation of prosperous citizens with vim
and push. 1t is conceded by all that
we have the largest and most prosperous
city between Hutchinson and Pueblo
All statistics confirm this fact. Hutch
inson is $50 miles east of us. and Pueblo
is about 200 miles west of Dodge. We
are situated SO as to control the trade of
western Kansas If the proper united
effort is made by our people Dodge will
be city with a population of twenty
thousand people in the next five years
Let our people keep pushing Talk for
Dodge City. Write to yoHr Acquaintance
es in favor of Dodge City. Keep Dodge
City constantly before the country. Show
up its advantages. Develop our natural
resources Give inducements to manu-
featuring industries. Tell your friends
of our rich soil and glorious climate, and
our boom will excel anything Kansas
experienced in 1887 Look for it. and
work for it. 1t will come.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
TWO CLASSES.

We live under a republican form Of
government, and he who would classify
our people on the line of vocation or
calling, and attempt to array them
against each other, is an enemy to his
people: and to mankind. Whether a
man drives the pillow Or yields the
sledge hammer or jack plane, or holds
the throttle of an engine, or sits in an
editors sanetum, or sets his type, or
cleans the street, or occupies the seat
of a judge, or sells goods, or breaches,
or practices law, or manages a bank
or a railroad, if he be honest and is a
gentleman he, belongs to n class,
and whatever position he may occupy,
if he be dishonest, he belongs to the
other class: In other words, there
are two classes in this Countrywide
honest and the dishonest-the just and
the unjust. This is the scale in which
the teachings and principles of the
Farmers Alliance would weigh all
men. 1t will defend, Loyalty, the just
and honest, and will fight the dishonest
and the unjust, inside and outside its
walls. We have to guard our doors
and keep out the latter class, if pos
sible, but should they elude our vigil
ance and enter under false c%olors, they
must be reformed or rejected. Let
the members be rue to the great and
eternal principles of the Alliance, and
they can but be true to themselves
and their country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10

This body met in this city on the
9Th inst. The roll-call showed two
hundred and nine delegates present.
and a large number of visiting breth.
rem, representing forty-three Sub
Alliances: The annual election
of officers resulted as follows:
A.. G. Green, President; S. Ohio
Wilson, Vice-President; G. H. Clark.
Treasurer; D. P. Meachum, Chap
lain; and the reelection of the re.
manning officers. S. Ohio Wilson
was elected delegate to the State ALI
ance, and j. j. Dunn was elected
Business Agent. Committee on inves.
tigation of machinery for oil mills and
fertilizer factory made a lengthy and
elaborate report.
Resolutions Of Importance were
adopted bearing. on the general well
fare of the order, among them one en-
dorsing the utility of the Secretaries
Association. A resolution looking to
a reduction of the representation in
the County Alliance was deferred to
the adjourned meeting of the County
Alliance on the third Monday in
August at 10 a.. ~, when the i~nstalla-
tion Of the newly elected officers will
take place, The following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Wake County
Alliance hereby reasserts and reafirms
it's confidence in our State Organ, The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and if it's future
course shall be what it's past has been,
it shall have our continued and hearty
support.
Resozved, That we deprecate TN
efforts by political parties, or parties
acting for them, which are calculated
to create dissensions in our ranks.
The call of the State Executive
Committee for a fund to establish a
Business Exchange, was discussed by
various brethren, and the Alliance ad-
journed to meet in this city at 10 a.
M. on the goth of August.
1t was a splendid body of our best
farmers and citizens and the meeting
was characterized by the best of good
feeling and harmony.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
STILL THEY COME.

The State Alliance Of South Caro-
lima will be organized at Florence on
the 18th inst. by L l.. Polk, First
Vice President of the National Ali
n The State Alliance of Virginia
will be organized on the 18th inst. by
Hon. G. T. Barbee, Organizer of the
7th Congressional District of that
State.
Thus our noble order moves steadily
and grandly forward in its great and
glorious work of unifying and ~consoli-
dating the aspirations and purposes
and interests of the farmers of our
beloved Southland. May the day
speedily come when they shall recog-
nize and realize the potency and power
of genuine, fraternal cooperation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
COMMITTEES OF THE STATE
ALLIANCE.

The following named committees
appointed at the last meeting of
our State Alliance:
Committee on Demands and Reso-
lutions-S. B. Alexander, j. D. Allen,
L.. l.. Polk, G. Mcdonald, A. F. Bizzell,
j. A. O. Kelly and P. J. Wray.
Committee on the Good of the
Order-W. H.. Tomlinson, J. L. Nc
Lean and O. H. Dockery.
Committee on Statutory Laws
Geo. Wilcox, J. P. Hodges and Henry
Haney.
Committee on Printing, Binding,
Papers and Periodicals.. B. Cald-
well, w. G. Allen and Stephen Wall.
State Judiciary Committee. N.
Hubbard; W. D. Smith and Henry
Haney.
Committee on Macune Agency Sys-
tenn. B. Caldwell, J. S. Holt, J..
N. Hubbard and w. D. Smith. .
Committee on Constitution and By
Laws-L. L. Polk, w. L. Williams,
D. 81. Senter, w. G. Cole and R. B.
Trotter.
Under the provisions of Sec. 2,
Art. l, Of our Constitution, the mem
bers OF standing and special commit
tees of the State Alliance are members
of that body, and of course are ex-
pected and required to attend its
meetings.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
BRING YOUR FRUITS.

All sections of our State will be
represented at our State Alliance by
good men-progressive citizens. The
State Fruit Fair will be held at the
same time, and it will be an excellent
opportunity to have the largest and
best display of the various fruits of
our State, that has ever been seen.
Let those interested in the matter
land all patriotic citizens should be)
begin and make arrangements for the
delegates from their respective coun-
ties to bring with them specimens Of
their fruits for the exhibition. It
will cost but little time or trouble,
and the fruits will be transported free
OF charge by express. Let our people
from all sections send in their fruits
and show what our State can do, and
compete for some of the handsome
cash premiums. For information as
to details and premium list, address
Mr.. w. r. Womble, Raleigh, N. G..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
GA NIGER IN THE WOOD
PILE"

Thomas Morrison, a colored man
from Merry Oaks, deputied by the
proper authorities, is now in Moore
county organizing Farmers Alliances
among the colored people. He organ
lied an Alliance here last Thursday
evening and expects to spend some
days among the colored people in this
county in the interest of that ORDER
Sanford (Moore county, Eapress.
1t has been said, heretofore, that no
n but white men were allowed to
join the Alliance concern How is it
now about organizing the negroes p
Charlotte Democrat.
For the informotion of our esteemed
contemporary, the Democrat, we refer
him to Sec. l, Art. ", of the Consti-
tuition of "the Alliance concegm." 1t
reads as follows:
SECTION l. No person shall be ad-
mitted as a member unless he has
been a citizen of the State of North
Carolina for six months past, and not
then unless he be a farmer, farm
laborer, mechanic, country school
teacher, country physician or a minis
ter Of the gospel, be of good moral
character, believe in the existence of a
Supreme Being, be of industrious
habits, is a white person and over the
age OF sixteen years.
We repeat what has been said
heretofore that no one but white peo-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
THE GEORGIA STATE ALL
ANCE.

!. This body met in special session in
the city of Atlanta last week to con-
slider the establishment of an Alliance
Business Exchange for the order in
that State. Fifty-two counties were
represented by ninety-two delegates.
The Constitution says: "The Convention
was composed exclusively of farmers,
and a more solid, intelligent, conser-
vative body of men never assembled in
Atlanta" Nj. Oswald Wilson, Presi-
dent of the Florida State Alliance,
and Mr.. E. H. Brown, representing
the Business Exchange of Texas, were
present. 1t was a most harmonious
and enthusiastic meeting. 1t inau-
gurated steps for raising $1,000, 900
to establish the Exchange. This
fund issnot to be borrowed, but will
be raised by subscription and will
create a permanent fund upon which
the commercial rating and standing of
the Exchange will be based. The
Constitution says:
"The probability is that a State
Exchange will be in operation in
Georgia before the close of this year
perhaps IN time for the cotton crop.
Enough has been learned to justify
this speculation.
One thing is certain. The farmers
of Georgia mean business. They are
determined to buy their supplies at
the cheapest possible rates and to sell
their produce at the best possible ad-
vantage. In other words, they pro-
pose to do business through new chan
nels, created by themselves"
Gov. J. B. Gordon was invited to
address the body. His appearance in
the hall was greeted with enthusiasm,
and he delivered a most eloquent,
sensible and highly acceptable ad-
dress. He said the object of the
Georgia Farmers Alliance was a most
commendable one, and he fully in
dorsed the order and wished it abund-
ant success. It was a union of the
producers of the State for the
PROTECTION OF THEIR INTERESTS.
He saw no reason why the farmers
of the land should not organize for the
purpose of guarding their interests as
well as the manufacturers or men en-
gagged in any other branch of indus.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10

try. AS he understood it, the Georgia
Farmers Alliance was a non-political
organization formed on a business
basis for the sole purpose of ameliorat-
ing the condition of the producers of
the State and thus adding to the gen
eral prosperity of the people.
1t was a most laudable object, and
it would give him profound pleasure
to encourage all legitimate mean for
it's attachments. .
The session was short but business
like and very pleasant. The members
returned home inspired with renewed
confidence and hope and with a
stronger determination to make the
Business Exchange a complete sue.
cess. Let the good news from our
live, progressive brethren of Georgia
encourage our brethren in North
Carolina to broader and more determ.
ined effort, until we, too, shall have
an Exchange equal in strength,
efficiency and usefulness to the very
foremost among them all.
We see that Bro. Pickett, on his
return to Texas, admonished his
brethren that the Alliance of the
laurels or they would be plucked by
plucky North Carolina. Let our
brethren continue to cultivate that
harmony and fraternity which now Sc
happily prevails in our order all over
the State, and we will achieve results
that will do us great honor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
ONE OF MANY.

The following extract from a private
letter of a good brother, shows the
spirit of our order all over the State.
We trust and believe that at the meet
ing Of our State Alliance, the system
for our Business Exchange will be
perfected, and that it will be a grand
success Let every member of the
Alliance come to the support of the
agency with a calm determination that
it shall succeed, and there will be no
such word as failure. We are con-
stantly receiving letters from all Sec
tions Of the State. of which the follow
ing is a fair sample:
every member of our Alliance
over FL years of age, we think, will
subscribe to the Business Agency
Fund. Already AZ of the Sc members
v 81 have subscribed and the others
will do SO. [ have not enough blank
notes. Please send me 25 more.
Every member of our Alliance has
entered heartily and enthusiastically
into the Business Agency movement,
and every one will cheerfully do
his part in furthering all the legitimate
enterprises of the State Alliance.
There are Is subscribers to The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER in our Alliance and
we will increase the number shortly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
AN ENCOURAGING SHOWING.

With this issue of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER its age is just two years and
five months. of the hundreds OF
fattering and congratulatory letters
received, and Of the many kind n
generous things said of it by its clever
contemporaries, our readers will attest
it's modesty, in that it rarely repro.
duces anything which might be con;
strued into self-laudation.
- But it has hundreds and thousands
of friends throughout this and other
States, who are active and enthusiast
tic in its support, and who take the
liveliest interest in it's success. They
are entitled to know how it is pro.
crossing .c
This is the record taken from our
books, on the dates given:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
THE GREAT FARMERS ASSEM-
+~eu5b BLY, IN AUGUST.

Letters are being received from the
different Southern States which indi
cate that there will be a large gather
ing in this city on the 21st prox. Col.
Seabring, Vice-President for Florida,
gave us a pleasant call last week and
spoke most encouragingly for that
State. Letters from Texas, Alabama,
South Carolina, Georgia and other
States, from distinguished gentlemen,
lead us to hope that such an assembly
OF prominent agriculturists has never
been seen in our State. Senator J.
T.. Reagan, of Texas, will deliver an
address, and other distinguished
Southerners will be present to discuss
the great and important questions
which the Association will have before
it. Let North Carolina be strongly
represented in the person of her true
and progressive sons.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10

pie are allowed to join the (our) Ali
ance concern"
Capt. S. B. Alexander, your worthy
and highly esteemed fellow-citizen, is
President of our "Alliance concern,
and there are, possibly, two thousand
of your good people in Mecklenburg,
who belong to "Alliance concern
a one of whom can and will tell
the Democrat that negroes do not and
cannot belong to the "Alliance CON-
Germ" -, = :. are
We understand that the negroes in
Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi, have
an organization regularly chartered,
and which, in its general features, is
somewhat similar to the Farmers
Alliance, and that this organization is
rapidly spreading among the negroes
of the South. We learn that it is be-
ing introduced into this State.
But it is a separate and distinct
organization from oar "Alliance con
Germ" 1t is a different "concerm ,
altogether, but if it shall make them
more industrious, more frugal, more
reliable, more thoughtful, more faith
full and a better people and better
citizens, our concern and all other
good people will bid them God-speed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
9l5 Subscribers Sept. lst, 1887

Since the last issue, we have put on
our books 400 annual subscribers
one weeks work. We thank our
friends again and again for their noble
support and encouragement. We
must have 10000 by the 1st of Janu-
airy, 1889, and we will get them, if
our friends will continue their kind
aid.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
TO

Again we want to say to our CORES
pondents that they must give US their
real names if they expect US to publish
their articles. We musthave their names
as a guarantee of good faith. And again,
we must ask our friends-all-to con-
dense what they have to say-boil it
down. We are anxious to give as great
variety as possible to our readers, and to
do this the articles should be short and to
the point.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
The Progressive Farmer is the
Official Organ of the N. G. Farmers
Association and N. G. State Farmers
Alliance,
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to change the
address of a paper, our subscribers will do
us a favor by stating the Office at which
the paper is received, as well as the one
to which it is desired to be sent. Failure
to do this puts us to a great deal of trouble
and the necessity of going through a long
list of names, involving not only much
work, but much loss of time, when time
is valuable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10

A member of the Alliance tells US
that MI. Alexander, President of the
order in the State, has called upon
each member to pay in five dollars for
the purpose of establishing a cotton
house in England, and perhaps agencies
in the State Warrentom Gazette.
The failure of the Grange exporta-
ton business don't seem to prevent
the trial of such schemes again
Charlotte Democrat.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has heard
nothing of establishing a cotton house
in England by the Farmers Alliance
of our State. There is a movement
on foot to establish a Business Ex-
change, through which the members
Of the Alliance expect to have larger
control of the products and profits of
their labor. They have found that
they are paying out millions of dollars
annually, which can be saved. They
see that they have been too dependent
on the brains, energy and resources
of others, to do for them things which
they a do as we'll for themselves.
They see that the time has come when
they must look after their W in
terests and adopt means for checking
the tremendous drain on their energies
and their pockets, which have we'll
nigh bankrupted the farmers of the
land.
Realizing their perilous condition,
they have resolved to depend more on
themselves and their own resources,
and to strike out manfully to work
out their agricultural salvation. They
are in earnest and even "the failure
of the Grange expectation business"
will not deter them. They have learned
that even a "failure" is sometimes a
bless ng and is the best possible finger
board to success. They propose to
profit by the failure to which the
Democrat refers, by avoiding the
causes which brought it about. 1t is
a grand success in Texas, in Florida,
in Tennessee, in Louisiana, in Arkan-
sas, and wherever it has been estab-
lished, and 1t will succeed here. With
the zeal and interest manifested by the
members of the order in our State,
and with the best business brain,
business integrity and business capa
city to guide and direct it, that we
can command, there will be no such
word as fail. This important matter
will be thoroughly discussed and ma
turely considered by our best men at
the meeting of our State Alliance and
our Alliance Business Exchange will
be established. +
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
RALEIGH, n. c., JULY 10. 1888.

This paper entered as sec0nd-clas matter at the Post
Office IN Raleigh, ". CT
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10

Rutherford County Alliance will be
organized on the 10th inst. by the
Deputy Organizer of that county. He
writes that he expects to organize
with Is to 20 Subordinate Alliances.
The examiner., 1888-03-03
THE DIFFERENCE.

LADY MCKENZIE has opened bonnet
shop in London. The family property es-
tates in the Highlands, no longer pay the
old-time rents. She lately said to an inter-
viewer, SIT is no use trying to shut out the
truth,-Socialism is making enormous
strides, unpleasant as it may be to have to
face it,
Commenting on this the Christian Union
says, ''If Socialism means such changes in
conditions that men and women who used
to live off other peoples industry must
now go to work and live off their own, it is
only another name for democracy, or rath-
er let us say for organic Christianity"
And that is just what true Socialism
means. Never was name so popularity
misinterpreted. It is even represented as
synonymous with Anarchy, whereas they
stand for exactly opposite theories. An
archists would abolish all government; So
cialists would increase the scope of good
government and only abolish the bad all,
of course, as the one and the other became
manifest.