The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-05

efforts to secure the repeaEot the tax on
fertilizers. so
ALeesvi1ie- Alliance, Wake county,
| passed the following: ResoEred, That this
Alliance viii not pay $50 POUNDS OF int
cotton per ton for guano, or commercial
fertilizer, for the crop 0 f 1889.
Hill Side Alliances Robson county,
resolved that the members constituting the
| railroad Commission should lie. men
thoroughly qualified for the position, and
asks that they be-eleeted by the people at
our next general election a
Mill Bridge Alliance, Rowan county,
on the 10Th of January, decided to buy
no guano this year unless. they can get it
at reasonable prices they will raise more
dorm. and small grain and less cotton;
make more manure at home, and, as far
as possible, quit buying supplies on time.
Concord Alliance, of, Northampton
county, in regular meeting, suggests that
if the tariff on bagging ties is increased,
that steps be taken to use cotton rope or
some other substitute for baling cotton.
They also ask the General Assembly to
fix the rate of legal interest at six per
cent, and that no greater rate be allowed.
Star Alliance, Lenoir county, passed
a series Of resolutions endorsing the de-
mands Of the State Farmers Alliance. In
addition to these, they demand a general
law f%orbidding the driving of teams faster
than a walk over our bridges They also
demand the sale of the States right in
the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad,
so soon as a liberal offer is made for it.
Oakland Alliance, of Nash county,
passed the following: HeSOlved, That we,
the members Of Oakland Alliance, will
not use, any guano this wear, unless we
get it as low, or lower, than we did last
year; and that we pledge ourselves to
practice more economy in the future than
we have observed in the past, plant less
cotton, raise more grain and live more at
home for the year 1889.
At a special meeting Of Sutton
Branch Alliance, Duplin county, Jan.
18th, the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted: e" r soIted, That IN he
Judgment of this Alliance, the homestead
law is not in the interest of honest peo-
| pie, but of rogues; that it is an instru-
ment Of oppression in the hands OF scamps
and a curse Upon poor but honest people,
and that we demand of the Legislature a
chance to abolish 1t.
Johnston County Alliance, at its last
meeting, decided that, whereas, it is APP
parent that the constitutional homestead
provision has wrought much h~ardships
upon the whole country, by destroying
credit, creating Mitigation, multiplying
mortgages, lansing prices, and causing
general distrust between man and man,
they resolved to ask their representatives
to use all honorable means to secure a
total repeal of said hamestead provision;
provided that such repeal shall only apply
to all future obligations, from the time of
it's repeal.
Beth Carr Alliance, of Orange
county, adopted resolutions petitioning
the Legislature to, pass a law forbidding
the placing Of bogus shoes, or other
shoddy articles, upon the markets of the
State, and making it a ~misdemeanor,
punishable by fine of not less than one
hundred dollars; also, ask the Legislature
to submit an amendment to the Constitu-
ton for the repeal of the Homestead law,
thereby destroying the mortgage system
and placing all men on an equal footing
according to the value of property.
The Rutherford County Alliance, at
a recent meeting, passed this preamble
and resolutions: Whereas, 1t is reported
that the manufacturers of guanos, phos-
pilates, &c, nave advanced the price of
the same from $500 to $500 on the ton
for the coming season, ResOIUed, That we
pledge ourselves not to use a single sack
at the advanced prices also, that we will
not buy any sewing machines from agents
or other m1ddlemen, but direct from the
manufacturers through Alliance agents."
They also endorse THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, and adopted it as Rutherford
County Alliance organ.
Turkey Alliance, Duplin county, Jan.
18th. In consideration of the fact that
sheep raising has been abandoned by
most of the farmers of the country be
cause of the ravages of dogs, which has
gone to such an extent as to render the
business Improbable, and whereas, we
bel eve, if the laws of our State would
protect sheep husbandry, it would add
greatly to the prosperity of our country
at large; therefore, ResoEved, That we
demand of our Legislature now in session
the enactment of a law that will protect
sheep raisers against the rayages of dogs.
We offer as suggestions lst. That a tax
be placed on dogs sufficient to destroy all
worthless dogs: says nOt less than one
dollar, or more than five dollars on each
dog. I'd. That owners of dogs be re-
CURED to keep them confined to their
own premises, under fine of not less than
SIS or more than SO for each offence. Sd.
That we earnestly request all the ALI
anceS in the State to cooperate with us
in this important matter.