The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19
ALLIANCE RESOLUTIONS.

At a meeting held on the 9th inst.
Catharine Lake Alliance, No. 241, fully
and heartily endorsed the resolutions. OF
Sutton Branch Alliance, of Duplin county,
in regard to the repeal or modification OF
the homestead law. Also respectfully ask
the Legislature to reduce official salaries
wherever it is possible to do so, and, to
that extent, relieve the overburdened tax
payers of the State.
Lone Star Alliance, No. 900, joins
the Jones County Alliance in its de-
mands on the Legislature now in session
for the repeal Of the "odious Homestead
law at its present session. Also the
resolutions in regard to persons convicted
Of crime being required to work out cost
on the public roads, and all able-bodied
insolvent taxpayers to be required to
work out the amount Of their taxes on the
public roads.
At its last meeting, Pleasant Hill
Alliance, of Chatham county, adopted the
following: ResoEUed, That we will not
use any fertilizer from any manufactur-
ing company who refuse to sell to us
through our authorized Alliance Agents.
I'd. That we, will buy no guano on
time if we possibly can avoid it. Sd.
That we will buy no guano from any
company who refuse to sell at factory
prices to the Alliance. 4th. That we will
not buy or use any more guano until rock
bottom prices are obtained. 9th. That
we prefer buying guano, salt, and all other
sack goods in cotton sacks. 9th. That
we will not buy any other than cotton
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That any member of this Alliance who
shall wilfully violate the above resolutions
shall be subject to be dealt with according
to the discipline of this Alliance.
Ray Alliance, of Alamance county,
No. 603, met on the 9th inst. and passed
the following resolutions: Whereas, nearly
all of the manipulating guano companies
have increased the price of their goods,
and as we believe it an evidence of a
combination for the purpose of giving
their agents a commission for selling to
those outside of the Alliance and for sell
ing the guano to Alliance Agents at the
same price that their agents put it to
those outside of the Alliance; therefore
be it Resolved, That we ask the Secretary
and Business Agent. of the State Alliance
to inquire diligently into the cause of the
increase of prices, and if any company is
found to be connected with any trust or
combine the same may be made known
through THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Re-
soZved further, That we will use no guano
put up by any company that refuses to
sell direct to Alliance Agents, or that
has connected themselves with a trust OF
combine, and that we will give preference
to those companies using cotton bags
ResoIued further, That we ask each Sub
Alliance in the States of North Carolina
and Virginia to endorse the above resolu-
tons and stand firmly by them.
Woodland Alliance, of Northampton
county, at a meeting held on January
24th, adopted the following "For the
protection of u crops and the laborers,
RESOLVED by this Alliance, lst. That WE will
not hire any Iaborer who has been en-
ployed by a member of the Alliance with
out first knowing that he has worked the
full time for which he bargained. I'd.
| That whenever any laborer shall have
worked the full time of his contract we
will give him a certificate stating that
fact, and also stating his rank, in our
opinion, as a laborer-whether first, Sec
ond or third class, so that, when he seeks
employment he~may be judged by the
opinion of a member of the Alliance
Sd. That if any brother shall employ
laborer who has been employed by
brother, without a certificate, or shall re-
fuse to give a certificate when a hireling
has finished his work, that he shall be
fined not less than five dollars nor more
than twenty-five, the amount to be de-
termined by the executive committee,
and the fine to be paid into the treasury
| of the Alliance. I'D. That a copy Of these
resolutions be forwarded to the County
Alliances of Northampton and HEREFORD
for their adoption, and that all u breth-
rem and farmers generally are requested tc
Join us in this important work, believing as
we do, that it win finally benefit both
employers and laborers, by causing every
one to do his best to secure a frst-class
certificate.