The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-11-13
ALLIANCE NOTES.

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No. Of their Alliance. We have given the sixth and
seventh pages OF our paper to the exclusive use OF
orders, rulings, notices, &C., the brethren will ex-
anime these pages.]
Read the Wilson county resolu-
tions.
-l,29S Alliances in North Carolina
to-day - - z =: .<,..-
Remember the call meeting of
Wake County Alliance on the 3oth inst.
How many members of the Ali
ance were elected to the Legislature ?
Send us their names,
The s. G. State Alliance meets. in
Columbia, on the first Monday in De-
cember-special session.
Will brother j. N. Pate please
give us his postofice as he failed to do
so in his letter of the I'd inst &?
The Farmers Alliance of Meek
lenburg have in prospective a large
roller Touring mill in Charlotte.
The farmers of Burke county will
hold a meeting at Morganton on the
22d inst, in the interest Of the Alliance.
"A brother writing from Caswell
county says the order has made salts
factory arrangements for trade and
r now looking into the matter of a
reduction of charges in selling tobacco.
Bro. Jno. L. Mcdowell, of Island
Ford, Rutherford county, gives an
encouraging account of the Alliance
in that county and says they are great
ly interested in seeing our Agency
System established.
We are panied to learn that on
last Friday, Bro. -- Andrews, of
Alliance No. l6S, Wake county, had
his right arm. so terribly mangled in
a cotton gin that it had to be ampu-
tated at the shoulder.
The Business Agents Of the Sub
0lllduCOo VI "dI1OA SouuGy ol0 COL
nestly requested to meet me in the
town of Warrenton at 10 o'clock Sat
urday the Oath inst. w. B. Fleming,
County Business Agent.
Bro. G.. B. Pickett, State Organ
izer, has been compelled to return to
his home in Texas to look after his
private interest. We presume our
State Executive Committee will put an
organizer in the field at an early day.
Let every Alliance in the county
see to it that it is well represented in
the call meeting of the county ALI
ance in this city on the 3Oth inst.
Matters of vital interest are to be con-
sidered. See call of President A. G.
Green.
"A correspondent writing from
South Durham Alliance gives a cheer
ing account of their progress. The
action of the Business Agents meeting
was heartily endorsed and it was de-
cided to do all in their power to set
up Bro. Darden.
The letter of Bro. William ,Mer-
ritt, of Person county, suggesting a
meeting of the tobacco growers at
Durham to-day, seems to meet with
general favor. Wake will be repre-
sented, and we hope it may be produc-
tive of great good to this important
interest. i-f 11@ '"'
The meeting of the National ALI
ance, which was postponed on account
of the prevalence of yellow fever will
be held ontthe 9Th Of December, at
Meridian Miss. It was at first decided
to postpone until January, but this
was reconsidered and December 5th
agreed upon.
"A foundry has been established
at Peachland, Arson county, for max
lug all kinds of castings for plows,
mills, stoves, &C., and the President of
Alliance, No.'532, at that place wants
the address of all the Secretaries in
the State, that he may send price lists,
&c. Write to him.
Read carefully the address of our
State Executive Committee, through
it's Chairman, Bro. Elias Carr, in re-
lation to State Business Agency Fund.
Let every member in the State PC to
work in earnest and raise this fund.
SO the order may begin to reap the
benefits of the Agency.