The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-08

at our next meeting. We have only
four or five members of u Alliance
who subscribe for THE PRoGREssIvE
FARMER, but several say they will take
it SO soon as they sell some cotton and
get the money. I had the pleasure
of hearing Bro. Tracy speak at Ruth
erfordton a few weeks ago. His
effort was a grand one; | don't think
l ever heard anything to equal his
speech in my life. May the Lord
send us more such men as he is.
Corn and cotton crops are good in
this county. Success to The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER.
-Tmportant.-The "Code," re-
ferred to in certain communications
to the brotherhood sent out from this
Office to County Secretaries recently,
is withheld for the present, through
instructions from the proper author
ity. They simply want to be sure they
are right and then they will ago
ahead" This paragraph is an answer
to numerous enquiries for the "Code."
Isaac ". Davis, Secretary of
Bethlehem Alliance, No. 1850, Nc
Dowell county, informs us that the.
first name to go upon their death
record is that of sister FL. A. Jones.
She died on August the 10Th, last, in
the 44th year of her age. She was a
true member of the Alliance for ten
months and three days, and was a
true member of the Church of God
for the last twenty-six years of her
life. And those who knew her feel
that she is at rest.
Bro. VIM. J. Hill, of Pleasant
Ridge Alliance No. 1907, says his
alliance was organized about a year
ago and now has a membership Of
thirty odd in good standing, and all
are working members. They have
contributed $32.5O to the Business
Fund and the correspondent believes
if all alliances will do as much, &C.
cording to membership, the fund
would be secured at once. The breth-
rem in this (Gaston) county have an
alliance store, which opened about the
lst OF the present month.
President Macune, President
Jones and President McCracken, have
jointly issued their official Proclama-
ton, declaring the ratification of the
Constitution of the National Farmers
and Laborers' Union of America, by
the required three-fourths majority of
the State and that said Constitution
now supercedes the present Constitu-
ton and is in full force and effect from
and after the 3Oth of September,
1889. So we are now all under the
Constitution of the National Farmers
and Laborers' Union of America.
We will publish the Proclamation
next week.
Bro. F. M. Morgan. of Rivertown
Alliance, No. 1852, writes: "The
Alliance having been organized but a
short time in Macon county, it could
not be expected to have made much
progress, but her sons of honest toll
are taking a firm grip and a steady
step in the Alliance cause. We are
all for damning the trusts, monopolies
and combines. We are in favor of a
Railroad Commission, and we mean
to have a farmer at the head Of af-
fairs another term. We of the west
don't raise any cotton and don't need
any bagging, but we say to the east,
go ahead and down the jute. We are
behind, but marching onward and *
pect to win. The Alliance means
work and no grumbling. Will some
brother tell US something through
The PRoGREssIvE FARMER about buy
ing goods on best terms. Write to
Bro. W. II. Worth, our State Bust
ness Agent.)