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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-04-09
RALEIGH, N. c., APRIL 8, 1880.

of our State will be, if our young
men continue to leave the farms, no
one can tell The increased non-pro-
ducing part of our population, such
as women and children and aged per-
sons, will soon overbalance, the pro-
ducers and our lands being still more
neglected, will grow up in broom
sedge, briers and pines more than ever
before.
Having spent almost the entire fall
and winter in travelling among and
speaking to the farmers and organizing
the Farmers Alliance and enjoying the
hospitality of that very kind people,
the writer has had abundant opportun-
ity of learning their wants and their
capabilities, would most gladly give
them the benefit of any knowledge
he may have acquired in a business
life of half century, which he hopes
will be kindly, received and not re-
garded as presumptive bigotry. Let
her citizens improve the soil, water
power, stock, orchard, field and gar
den and form cooperative joint stock
Alliance companies to utilize the tim
Der and other products of the county,
and such food of prosperity will
set in as was never known by her peo-
pie. These things will change cash
capital from the greatly worn channel
of extortionary money-lending to the
more honorable and productive en-
ployments, prevent such a conflict be-
tween capital and labor as now exists
in all the older States and countries,
increase her population, wealth and
happiness, and make Wilkes county
one of the most desirable sections in
all this vast country. If the Alliance
is fostered and we'll worked it may do
all this for the county as it is doing
for others. The opposition to this
honored and valuable institution has
been more formidable and persistent
in Wilkes than any other county
where it has been introduced. Never,
theless, by dint Of perseverance and
hard labor the county has been or
ganized. With few more Sub ALI
ances, the careful nursing of them and
those already at work, the aforesaid
anG vsroatly desired Improvements will
naturally follow.
JOHN F. FoARD,
Organizing Officer.
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No. 8

ers and retainers, every one of whom
are paid far more for handling plant
ers' tobacco than those who raise it
What wonder, then, that the planter
is often paid for his crop less than it
cost to raise it, and he goes home dis
appointed, dissatisfied and dejected2
When we contrast the pay of the
cotton and tobacco warehousemen,
factors and employees with that of the
cotton and tobacco planters, we are
forced to the conclusion that the pro-
ducer-the man who makes and sup
ports these industries-is not justly
and adequately paid (0 What is
needed, is fairer adjustment between
the warehousemen, factors and han
dlers of planters products and the
men who produce them, on the olive
and let live " principle, all around.
Then, if the railroads will grant or
can be forced to concede fair freight
rates and manufacturers will not COM
bine into trusts or in aid of trusts or
combines, but compete freely and
openly for products, prosperity to the
rural industries of the people will
surely and speedily come, and come to
stay,
IT'S true, that fortune at this hour
seems to smile upon those who antag-
onize the welfare and prosperity of
the rural industries; but let all such
engaged therein remember that tits
said:
when fortune means to men most good
She looks upon them with threatening eye"
The industries are moving as never
before, and they have only to catch
the I" tide in the affairs of men, which,
taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"
to shake off the shackles of oppres-
sion and rise to the heights of man
hood, independence and success.
How success is won by Organized
Rural Industry will be shown in our
next. r. L. RAGLAND,
Hyco, Va.
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DIRECTORY OF FARMERS OR
CARNATIONS.

NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE
President-S. B. Alexander, Charlotte,
Vice-President-T Ivey, Ashpole, NC.
Secretary-L. L. Polk, Raleigh, N. g.
Treasurer-J. d. Allen, Falls, N. @.
Lecturer-Dr. D. Reid Parker, Trinity
College, N. G.
Assistant Lecturer-D. D. Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, N. G.
Chaplafn-Rev. Carr Moore, Towns
Door Keeper-W. II. Tomlinson, Fay
etteville, N. G.
Assistant Door Keeper-R. I. Rush,
Mt. Gilead, N. G.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. S. Holt, Chalk
Level, n. G.
State Business Agent-W. A. Darden.
Exrour1yE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Elias Carr, Old Sparta, N. c., Chair
man; Thaddeus Ivey, Ashpole, N. c.; D. s.
Johnston, Rufin, N. G.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; 3.
Otho Wilson, Vineyard, and w. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
VIRGINIA STATE ALLIANCE.
President-G. T. Barbee, Bridgewatar,
Virginia.
Vice-President-T. B. Massey, Wash
ington, Virginia.
Secretary. ]. silvey, Bridgewater,
Virginia.
Treasurer Printz, Luray, Vir-
ginia.
Lecturer-G. H Chrisman, Chrisman,
Virginia.
Asst. Lecturer. s. Bradley, Luray,
Virginia
Chaplain-Wm. NJ. Rosser, Luray,
Virginia.
Door Keeper-B. Frank Beahm, Kim
ball, Virginia.
Asst. Door Keeper-G. E. Brubaker,
Luray, Virginia.
Serg't-at-Arms- h Lillard, Wash
ington, Virginia.
State Business Agents. P. A. Bru-
baker, of Luray, Virginia.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
E. T. Brumback, Jas. E. Compton and
Geo. III. Chrisman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-04-09
THE VIRGINIA BRETHREN.
BUFFALoE LITHIA SPRINGS

BUFFALoE LITHIA SPRINGS,
Mecklenburg Co., Va, March Is, '89.
Mr.. EDITORIALS have been elected
Corresponding Secretary of Sandy
Fork Alliance, No SO, my people will
look for something from me in your
valuable paper. This Alliance was
organized the 18th of January with
the following officers: Messrs. Lum
Yancey, President; Watt Elam, Vice
President; w. D. Pittard, Secretary;
Alfred Moore, Treasurer; Reuben
Chandler, Chaplain; Tom Gordan,
Lecturer; John Pittard, Assistant
Lecturer; Jack Leneave, Doorkeeper,
and Elbert Gordan, Sergeant-at-Arms.
We now have thirty eight members
and applications coming in at every
meeting. We are making great head
way and hope it will not be long be-
lore we have all of the farmers Of any
note IN ranks. Our farmers are 90
ahead people and what they do they
do with a will We have already
bought our oats and grass seeds in a
body Ii the Alliance fails it will not
be the fault of the Sandy Fork ALI
ance. Our Organizer, Mr.. John Gar
land was with us last meeting; he ex
emphfed the work and made rs a
telling speech. He is still organizing
Alliances. l see from your paper that
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THE WAY WE FEEL.

FRANKLINToN n. c., March 25, '89.
Mr.. EDIToR:-From the fact that
we are existing and that few know it,
as we have never been heard of
through your paper, have been re-
quested to write few lines for publ
cation. | hope not much will be ex-
pected of us on paper, for we are con-
vinced that our success depends more
upon the handling of tools than the
handling Of the pen, hence the non
appearance Of our resolutions, &c, in
your valuable columns.
Pope's Chapel Alliance, No, 467, was
organized about one year ago with a
very few members. We have not
grown as fast as some though we
number now 68. Our motto is go
slow and do the work well, and never
tell or publish what we intend doing
until we get there.
It grieves US to know that we have
done more trading than any other
Alliance in our county, yet it is some
consolation to know that we can buy
when it is necessary.
I sometimes feel that we think too
much about buying and not enough
about getting along without a great
many things which we fancy.
We were slow to take hold Of the
State Business Agency; you will re.
member, however, that this is in keep
ing with our motto. We have re-
quired a great deal Of tutoring on the
subject, but feel now that we shall
soon do our part in establishing the
business which we believe should be
the next thing done, for surely
our success depends upon 1t. Let's
have it brethren.
Now, my brethren at large, we have
good organ, The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, and we should patronize and
support it, but let us not publish too
much. [ think our editor is pru-
dent man, and if we leave it discre-
tionary with him ne will never publish
anything calculated to injure US. AS
above stated, in my judgement, our
success does not depend so much on
publishing as on secret consultations
and proper management of our affairs
in the field and around the house.
Now in conclusion, let me say that
if you don't hear from us again soon
don't be astonished, just conclude
that we have something in view, and
wish to accomplish our object before
we make fuss; in other words, we
mean to get there first.
Fraternally,
A. L. ALLEN.
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WHY ARE ALLIANCE MEMBERS DIRELICT
IN DUTY
HARMONY ALLIANCE, No. 18,
Amissville, Va, Nov. q, '89

Amissville, Va, Nov. 81, '89.
Mr. EDIToR:-For three months l
have been reader Of your valuable
paper, The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, but
have not as yet seen communication
from our Alliance or from our county.
By request of one of the officials of
the Virginia State Alliance, I now
endeavor, under the head of the above
caption, to write a few lines, feeling
unworthy of the vocation, but hoping
they may be of interest to the order.
Why farmers who are members of
the order do not discharge their duties
as members is great puzzle to the
writer. Is it obstinacy, want of en-.
terprise, because they have no time,
or because they don't expect to &C
complish anything? Surely it is not
the latter, for the good results of the
order seem so plain that no one can
help seeing them. Brethren, this will
not do. We have our enemies out
side of the order, and they are telling
us it will not profit any one, and try
ing thereby to break down the middle
wall or partition between us and them.
When they address you thus, turn a
deaf ear to them and pass them by.
Let me admonish you as brother, and
as one who feels an interest in your wei
fare, to adhere strictly to the Consti-
tuition and bylaws laid down for our
good by those who, not unlike our
selves, have felt the sting of the nettle
in the hands of our adversaries. Try
and impress upon your neighbor the
advantages of the Alliance, put your
shoulder to the wheel and keep it
steadily moving, otherwise this great
and noble cause will pass into dire
obliviousness. No one has the minutest
idea what the Alliance is doing unless
he reads the organs, of which The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER IS one of the
nobLeSt. | have been trying to impress
this fact upon the minds of the
brethren since have been su bscriber
to the above named paper. Brethren,
loose your purse strings and send for
it; you will never regret it. | have
been informed by Bro. J. J. Silvey,
State Secretary, that we have now
over 1876 Alliances in Virginia, with
cheering prospects for the near future.
Come out, farmers, and enlist under
the Alliance banner, fight the good
fight of faith, and in the end you will
come out more than conquerors. With
my best wishes for the progress and
welfare of the Farmers Alliance, I
am, Yours fraternally,
S. B. MCDONALD, See'y.
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a good many Of the Alliances are
offering many resolutions Now, Mr..
Editor, it is very easy to offer and
pass resolutions but carrying them
out is another thing. Before we put
them in print let us send them to the
State Secretary and let him send them
to all other Alliances and get them all
to pass the same; then we can do
something. Let us all work for the
same thing, the good of the laboring
class of people. P. A. Cox.
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LETTER FROM MICHIGAN.
Not Hoosier," but a " WOLVERINE. ="

Not Hoosier," but WOLVERINE. :"
DAWSON, Mich, March 25, '89.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I think I never got
such an advertising before in my life
as you gave me. Take the last United
States census report and look at the
charts of illiteracy. The South is
brooded DER by sable cloud. But
the letters I get show they read The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER over a wide
range of country and can write splen-
did letters, full of friendly welcome.
I thank you each and all and will an
swer personally, but it will take time
on my part; patience on yours, there
are so many.
Meantime I explain that two Of my
neighbors we're negotiating to buy
my farm, but last week one sold to
I the other, and so am here yet. Sew
eral want my place and am liable to
sell any day. Land sells freely here
this spring at good prices; 40 acres
$4,000, As acres $4,000, so acres
$4,000, n acres So, 500 are samples.
Lots of men want to rent. | was in
i'll health two years and couldn't work.
Last year rented. could have
rented a dozen farms last week-men
came eager for all or part at cabs or
on shares. l am stronger and do
greater days work than l have done
In three years, so [ run it myself. I
think of starting private land bureau
to help you dispose of your surplus
land and aid my landless neighbors to
get good homes. How does that
strike you?
In reading the letters several ques-
tions arise. Why don't you get rich
off such cheap land? Here we fight
the long winter, the tax gatherer and
high rates of interest and figure on a
per cent of profit on farms that aver
! age 80 acres worth $50 per acre.
Plenty men are raising family in
good style, paying per cent taxes,
making more improvements, keeping
10 to 25 head of stock and have good
financial credit, all on 40 acres of
ground. What do you think of man
who runs in debt for nearly all of 40
acres of such ground and pays for it
from the ground in eight totem years?
And that, too, where, to speak after
the manner of men, ave have eight
months winter and four months OF
steady cold weather"
Three years ago we had cold
winter. For over forty days the snow
never entirely melted off my house
roof. l cut my own wood and took
care of so head of farm stock alone.
Many time I've wollowed a path to
the stables and on returning in about
an hour found it filed with drifts
three to five feet deep. With your
climate why don't you get rich ?
Don't you work; or do you work by
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INFORMATION DESIRED.

EARPsBoRo, n c., Johnston Co.,
March Is, 1889.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Will some one please
give US their experience with syrup
cane Tell us how and when to
plant; how many seed to the acre,
how thick it should be left in the drill,
etc. How much will it yield to the
acre Is the syrup good Is there
any market for it In short, tell us
all there is to be told. I have got it
in my head that it will pay to raise it,
if we only raise enough for home con-
sumption. If this syrup is good, why
pay from 40 to so cents per gallon for
foreign syrup? Let's live at home.
Brother farmers, let us hear from you
on this subject.
Faithfully,
Hoe AND HoMINY.
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The Catholics are to have church
in Goldsboro.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-16
FOREIGN FLASHES.
Presidential SciOns Dine
with the Queen.
BOB AND RUSSELL IN CLOVER
The French Senate Adjourns in
Great Confusion - Other
Notes.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
LONDON, July 15.-Mr. Lincoln, United
States Minister, and his wife and Mr.
Russell B. Harrison, son Of President
Harrison, dined with the Queen al
Windsor this evening.
The Pail Mall Gazette says Viscount
Dunlo, aged 20, the heir of the Earl Of
Clancarty, has been married to Belle
Billion, the beautiful music hall artist.
A race mas been arranged for Septem
Der 9th, between Henry searle, the
Australian oarsman, and William j
O'Connor, the Canadian champion. The
articles of agreement were signed today
The German squadron, escorting EN-
peror William will arrive at Dover on
August let, and proceed next day to the
Isle of Wight. The Emperor will remain
with the Queen at Osborne until August
7th. On the Sth he will review the troops
at Aldershot.
The Parnellites held meeting in their
room in the House of Commons today
for the purpose of taking action relative
to the proposed Tenants Defense League.
Mr.. Parnell moved that it was "impera-
lively necessary that tenant farmers in
Ireland combine for self-defense against
their attempted determination by the
landlord conspiracy"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-16
CHINESE ADVICES.
SIX Thousand Lives Lost by a
Flood.


Flood.
SAN FRANCISCO, July l5.-The steamer
City OF New York arrived this evening
from Hong Kong and Yokohama. The
Japan Gazette, of the Goth ult., contains
the following: Intelligence has been
received at Hong Kong that early in the
morning of the I'd inst, the Chan Ping
and Ping Yuen districts were flooded by
the bursting OF a waterspout or tornado,
described by the Chinese as water
dragon ,and the level country was flooded
with nearly thirty-six feet of water.
Seven villages were overf owed, many
houses being wholly swept away, while
others were inundated. Upwards OF
5000 lives were lost.
The great Cher Chou dixie on the
Yellow river has cost twelve million
taels and the labor of seventy thousand
men. 1t is one and one-third miles long
and 1886 feet wide.
Large coal fields at Hongay, Tonquin
are expected to revolutionize the ship
ping traffic in the Orient.
Two large native firms in Hong Kong
have failed, their combined liabilities
being over 100000.
Chinese pirates secured 10000 from
passengers on a boat from Kongmun tc
Hong Kong.
Lassoon, a great opium merchant o
Shanghai, recently paid $4,000 for {
pair Of fine Japanese gold lacqua
screens,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-16
Yesterday,s Races.

BRIGHTON BEACH, July 15.-Five-sev
enths of mile-Prince Howard won in
051a, Major Tom second, Lille Kenney
third.
One mile-Miracle won in 1:4734
Quesal second, Keynote third.
One mile-Battersby won in l :491a
Bonnie S. second, Theora third.
Mile and quarter-Dago won in 2 II
Red Leaf second. Maid of Orleans third
Mile and one-eighth-Miss Cody Won
in 2:03; Tenbooker second, My Own
third.
CHICAGO, July 15.-Track at Washing
ton Park heavy. Attendance fair.
Two-year-old, five.sixths mile-Aunt
Kate won, Pullman second, Fast Time
third; time, 0S14.
Same conditions as frst-Teddy Ven
ture won, Jed second, Roman third
time, l :07.
Mile-Alphonse won, St. Nick second,
Golightly third time, :4914.
Mile-Winning Ways won, Chilhowie
second, Mirth third. Time, 1 :48.
One and three-eighths miles-Prather
won, Arundel second, Tenscity third.
Time, 2:31.
One and one-sixteenth miles-Maori
won, Lewis Clark second, Bridgelight
third. Time. 1 :53A.
All ages, mile-Madolin won, Lulie B.
second, Big Three third. Time, l :48.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-16
Laboring with VLO.D

CHEYENNE AGENCY, OAK, July Is -
The Indians assembled this morning and
were addressed chiefly by Ex-Governor
Forster, who explains fully the provis-
ions of the bill. In behalf of the
Indians, White Swan stated that
they must have more time to
consider the matter and counsel among
themselves. Governor Foster again ad.
dressed the Indians, this time at great
length, explaining minutely the ad-
vantages of the Government pro-
ostion and urging the Indians to
sign. At the close the feeling of the
Indians appeared more favorable than
on Saturday.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-16
Baseball Summaries.

CINCINNATI, July 15.-Cincinnati, 4;
Brooklyn, 6.
ST. LOUIS, July 15.-St. Louis, 3; Bal
timore, 7.
LOUISVILLE, July 15.-Louisville, 4;
Columbus, g..
Boston, July 15.-The Boston-Indian-
apolis game postponed; rain.
PHILADELPHIA, July Is. - Sanders
pitching was too much for Cleveland to-
day. Gruber was hit freely and gener-
ally at the right time. Score: Philadel-
phia, Z; Cleveland g.
KANSAS Cry, July 15.-No game /;
rain.
New YORK, July 15.-Chicago could
not do anything with Keefe until the
eighth inning, when by few good hits
they tied the score. The Giants, how
ever, broke the tie in the ninth, when
Richardson's four bagger brought in
three runs. Score; New York, Z; Chi
cago, 4.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The Senators
batted Galvin's pitching in every direc-
ton and defeated the Pittsburg team
without difficulty. The visitors, after
their first inning, we're puzzled by Keefe.
Score: Washington, 10; Pittsburg, 4.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-16
Texas Fever I'm oklahoma.

KANSAS CRY, July ia dispatch
from Wellington, Kas., says arrivals
from the Cherokee strip today report the
Texas fever as playing havoc with cattle
there. Forty head were seen dead in
one pasture yesterday, and in others
from seven to twenty-five carcases were
lying around. Hundreds of cattle, they
say, are dying in Oklahoma, and they
predict that not hoof will be taken from
there to the North for some months.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-16
Proposed salt trust.

MILWAUKEE, July BE. D. Wheeler,
of Manistee, Mich, one of the most
prominent salt manufacturers in the
West, is in Milwaukee, and gives the
outline of the plans of PROPOSED inter-
national salt trust association to be or
ganized with capital of $40, 900, 900, and
to be incorporated under the laws of
New York. The association will begin
business January 1st. Burt, the de-
feated candidate for Governor of Michi-
gan, will be the first Vice President. OF
the stock, $5,O00,0OO will be held by
English capitalists.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-16
French Celebration.

New YORK, July 15.-The celebration
OF the one hundredth anniversary of
the fall of the Bastile, begun yesterday
today. The French societies paraded
and were reviewed by Mayor Grant, and
spent the rest of the day in picnic and
games at jones' woods.
SAN Francisco, July 15.-The celebra-
ton of the one hundredth anniversary of
the fall of the Bastile was continued to-
day. French military and civil societies,
assisted by number of companies oil
the State militia, held parade this
afternoon, which was followed by
literary exercises in the Grand Opera
House.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-16

lieation of certain editorials in the Repab.
lican, which reflect upon the action OF
Judge Stuart in issuing a writ of habeas
corpus for the release of Deputy Secre-
tary OF State Wyatt who had been SEN
fenced to ten days imprisonment by
Judge Stone of the Criminal Court, for
contempt before him. Wyatt maze the
affidavit upon which the papers for the
arrest of Messrs Hill, Cooper and Sta
pleton we're issued.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-16
LA BELLE FRANCE.
The Legislative Session Closes Annie
Great Confusion.

Great Confusion.
PARIS, July 15.-The Chamber of Dep.
uties, by vote of 461 to II, today ap-
proved the bill providing for a credit OF
$4,000 900 francs, spread over five years,
for the building of war ships. When the
bill went to the Senate it was referred to
committee, and an adjournment was
taken until evening.
At the evening session President Me-
line, in the Chamber, read a decree clos
ing the session. Soon after, when the
Senate resumed, the Vice President an
nounced that the Chamber having de-
creed the close of the session without
notifying the Senate, the latter body was
no longer competent to deliberate. The
Vice President refused to listen to SEN
ators who insisted that the naval budget
ought to pass, and the decree closing the
session was read amid intense excite
ment.
The Senate passed the multiple candi-
date bill today by vote of 213 to "a.
SOCIAL CONGRESS-.
The International Socialist Congress
opened in Paris today. There are pres
ent 1873 French and 1S9 foreign delegates
of the latter so are Germans and include
eleven members of the German Reich.
stag. Leibnecht, who is one OF the
Reichstsg representatives, addressed the
Congress. He declared that working
Germany and working France were
united in this Congress. 1t was not a
theoristic union; on the contrary, it
would result in an alliance which would
exercise its influence throughout the en-
tire world.
RAILWAY DISASTER.
A collision occurred at Grenoble today
between passenger train and freight
train on the Paris, Lyons and Mediter-
ranesn railroad. Twenty persons were
killed or injured.