South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-05-17
History of the Farmers Ali,
ance.
For South Branch In,ellis.oe.

For South Branch Intel liaeneer.
To the Farmers OF Hcmpshi e
County:
The Farmers Alliance was s,sried
ia Texas bout the year 1879. Il,
has undergone several very impor.
tant notifications since FIST in.'itu
ted. from 1855 Ia 1887 /, made g
wonderful growth in Texas, and n
bout the same time In Loui-ia,a the
same orgsnizatipn in pr ,ncipies and
ohj cts hou,i-hed under The name OF
The Fsrmcrs' Union. About three
wears go dc'e2ates from the two bod
les met and organized the N,t onal
rn' ners' Alliance and ca creraiive
un' n ~ America. A charter ,aa
procured nv filing articles OF incor.
pora' len in tie District Of Columbia.
board was formed ft.r the ex,en.
zion Of tie work in o her Safes, and
, org'n'zars sent ont 70 exD'ain the
Objects anti work Of the Alliance. r.
IL by tli- Assoc iatin, I am cent here
to this county. anil for the above
namet purpose. To hotter q ur con
di'ion sthe object before ia. Think
OF what may BE- acc rmp'ished by n.
n ted rc'ion. In twelve months az
ter the Grst Alliance was organized
IN @ o-r'a il had 10 organized coun.
ties with 1890 Alliances and a mem.
berstip of $4,000 Texas kns ) 500
subordinate Alliarc 8 and 200, CQ9
members. Think OF hi, n an Der Of
men with the same objects in view,
working to accomplish the ma @, DO,
What may we not accomplish ]
might say anything we undertake.
The Alliance il hus;n asa organize
ton. In Mississippi they hive
Business Exchange, and their deals
are about seven hun lred dollars
day and rapidly Increasing. Goods
are shipped direct rom manufactu
rers to parties ordering, over mos,
direct and cheapest routes. Every
transaction has given perfec. sa'i fac
tior. If You want to he inform cd M
to tic progress of tie Alliance. sub.
scribe to the National Ec n omist.
l,Ol5 G Street. corner 1lth. n. W.
Washington, which is the organ OF
he National Alliance, or the Pro.
gressive Farmer, Raleigh. N. c.. or
gnn of N. C. and Va Farmer s. ste
Alliances. W. b. PARuAM.
SPRINGFIELD. w. VA.-Ma, IA
l839.-Mr. and Mrs Edw Wash
ington ana Mrs. Michael Blue are
visiting the formers daughter. Mrs.
Ill. w. Campbell--in Moorefield.
Mr. John Martin Sr. went over
to Pennsylvania Satur day to see
his aged father.
Mr. Ed. Wilson of Gun. berland
was The guest of his brother. in law,
Mr ID e Twigg, last week.
Mrs. DR.. Griffith expects to start
Wednesday to visit relations in
Washington ID. e. and ammo A.
rundel Co.. Md. =:
Rev. G. w. Finley preached an
excellent missionary sermon here
Sunday. He will not preach
Saturday evening at this place and
Stone Quarry as heretotore-but
Will hold services ut the school
house, near Mrs. Donaldson's,
Sunday afternoon, about 4 o'clock,
oil ihe day lie breaches here or OF
Stone Quarry.
The Sunday schools at Donald
sons ord Grace's school house are
doing well.
DIR. Moore's old rid ng inrse,
"Old joe" died last week. lie
was IL veteran of the civil war and
"a tie mn aged horse.
MI. Jacob Adams has Just
bought nice new side box buggy,
for his family TO come to church
! III.
Rsv. w. +. Lock will reach
here I'D. ". next Sunday at 1920
! f.. NJ. GUESS.