The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-08-28

as we'll as outfits and instructions for
deputy organizers. AS new deputies
were commissioned and 9 fields
were opened, the correspondence and
work of the Office increased so rapidly
that it was found to be impossible to
meet the growing demands upon the
Office without additional clerical aid.
The correspondence Of the office has
increased until for the past two months
the letters received number from fifty
to one hundred per day. / employed
two irst-class men, one an expert
book-keeper, and with the marvellous
growth Of our order the work has so
increased and enlarged that with con-
slant and faithful labor, we find it
difficult to perform it. :"
[ procured a room for the office at
No. l3, West Hargett street, from
Messrs. Williamson & Upchurch, at a
cost of five dollars per month. Its
location is accessible and convenient,
and thus far has answered the pur-
pose. ~'.
THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK.
At our organization we had 1872
Subordinate Alliances ia the State;
to-day we have 1913. We have So
County Alliances in the following
named counties: Alamance, Arson,
| Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Cas-
we'll. Chatham, Cleveland, Colum-
bus, Craven, Cumberland, Davie,
Duplin, Davidson, Durham, Edge
combe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gran
vile, Greene, Halifax, Harnett,
Iredell, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir,
Lincoln, Martin, Mecklenburg, Mont
gomery, Moore, Nash, Northampton,
Onslow, Orange, Fender, Person, Pitt,
Randolph, Richmond, Robson, Rock
ingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Samp-
son, Stanly, Union, Vance, Wake,
Warren, Wayne, Wilson and Yadkin,
and the work of organizing eleven
other counties is progressing.
The total membership in our State
approximates forty-two thousand.
Absolute exactness as to numbers is
not attainable, since a number of ALI
ances have failed to report for the last
quarter, but the above estimate is ap-
proximately correct.
| give the number of Alliances re-
ported by counties as follows: Ala
nance, 8; Alexander, 2; Arson, Is;
Baden, %; Brunswick, IL; Cabarrus,
II; Caswell, II; Catawba, 4; Chat
ham, 46; Cleveland, %, Columbus,
81; Craven, 9; Cumberland, 80; David
son, IL; Davie, 4; Duplin, %; Dur
ham, IS; Edgecombe, Is; Forsyth, 8;
Franklin, 20; CASTOR, 3; Granville,
30; Greene, 9; Guilford, L; Halifax,
81; Harnett, "a; Hartford, 2; Iredell,
81; Johnston, "a; Jones, 10; Lenoir,
10; Lincoln, 6; Martin, I; Mcdowell,
l; M~ecklenburg, 26; Montgomery, l3;
Moore, SO; Nash, u; Northampton,
10; Onslow, %; Orange, IA; Pasquo-
tank, 5; Fender, Is; Person, II; Pitt,
10; Randolph, Is; Richmond, IA;
Robson, AZ; Rockingham, Is; Rowan,
q; Rutherford, IL; Sampson, 40;
Stanly, IL; Stokes, 3; Union, 80;
Vance, Is; Wake IS; Warren, II;
Washington, l; Wayne, 10; Wilson,
II; and Yadkin 6.
One hundred and seven deputy or.
ganizers have been commissioned, but
several of these have rendered their
designations, and the commissions of
others have been revoked.
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS:
This Office has received
from all sources Sc, O64. SO
Discussed as per vouchers
in hand of Treasurer 4,O5O.5 so
Balance in hand of Treas
urer 2,Ol4.O9
The books of the Office containing
a detailed statement of the receipts
and disbursements have been submit
ted to the examination of your Execu-
tive Committee who will report there
on. For a general statement of the
purposes for which the expenditures
were made, I respectfully refer you
to the report of our Treasurer, brother
J. D. Allen.
THE ORGAN.
It may be my duty, as editor of
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, which
paper was made our official State organ
by the action of your body at it's or
~gan:zation, to state that it's success has
been remarkable. At the date IF its