The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-05

organization of Chatham is abont 1cor we
pleted>
+, Many of the Alliances of Georoi.
have resolved to buy only what tbor'
are compelled to have to buv in. hl,IiE
and for cash only.
The Farmers Alliance have a linz
OF steamers upon the lower Mississinni
This looks like the Farmers Alliance
was a pretty solid affair.
The Alabama Legislature hoe
passed a special act incorporating tho
Alabama Farmers Alliance State Ev.
change, capital $3.50, 900.
The Alliance in Texas is on an
upward and steady move, its business
enterprises are pushing forward
rapidly and with each push comes ma.
Ceflaf benefits to membership.
In the State of Texas there .ro
twenty-eight applications for the ofico
OF Railroad Commissioner already IN
file in the Governors Office and 10
organized counties to hear from,
-Atthe january meeting of Orange
County Alliance, it was decided to
petition: the Legislature for the enact
ment of a law providing for the intro.
ductlon OF elementary instruction in
agriculture in our public schools.
The business of the Mississinni
Exchange continues to grow. One
day last week the business amounted
to 81, 1OQ..r Do your business through
the Exchange if you desire manufac.
turers to make your agent the lowest
possible rates. q ~,
The Winona miss. J Farmer saws.
"The business of the Alliance Bust.
ness Exchange has increased to such
an extent that a stenographer and
typewriter has been employed. There
can be no longer a doubt that our peo.
pie are anxious to get out of the old
methods of doing business"
Since our last issue, other Ali.
ances have declared against the use of
higb-priced guanos as follows: Union
Alliance, No. 1882, Hartford county:
Euphrania Alliance No. 9O3, Moore
county; Piney Grove Alliance, No.
308, Durham county; Long Branch
Alliance, Nc. 242, Cumberland county;
Buckhorn Alliance, No. 224, Harnett
county; Ridgeway Alliance No. 1872,
Granville county.
"A brother of Thomas Creek ALI
ance, No. 1890, Wake county, in.
forms us that instead of resolving to
use no fertilizer this year, unless it
could be bought at same price as paid
last year, they did resolve to use none
at any price. If a thousand Alliances
would make the same resolve, and
stick to it, money would be abundant
in North Carolina next fall, and the
cry Of " hard times" would be hushed.
The Georgia Alliances are max.
ing a very firm fight against the ad-
vanced price in guano. They have
heartily resolved that they will not
buy any commercial fertilizers until
the addition of four or FIVE dollars a
ton over last years prices is taken off.
This concerted action will certainly
cut down the sales, and turn the at.
tention of farmers to homemade ma
nure and compost heaps, by which the
State will gain.-Eg.
-Spalding county, Ca. Alliance is
M of the leading Alliances in that
State. It has already established a
warehouse and made four thousand
dollars for the Alliance men. An
other year it will double this. 1t has
resolved to establish an oil mill and
guano factory this year, and is getting
ready for it. 1t has sent a live man
to the Legislature to fight the monop-
olies and trusts that are seeking toget
a foothold in that State.
Bro. M. NJ. Ratchford, of Chapel
Alliance, CASTOR county, writes to say
that his Alliance is working with. a
vim, The membership has grown
steadily since the organization in o.
tober last, and their County Agent
has made trade arrangements which
has saved them large sums Of money.
The editor fully appreciates the pleas
ant illusions to himself, but cannot
positively engage to be present at the
April meeting in Dallas
The Antioch Alliance, says the
Ezbertoe lGa.) Gazette, has done a no
BILE thing in helping. each other. A
few members who were able to borrow
some money, have done SO, and loaned
it to members who needed it, thus en-
abling them to buy for cash, and at
the lowest prices. Such acts as this
will do more to build up, solidify and
~perpetuate the existence of the organ
ization than all the resolutions that
could be passed, or meetings that