The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
ALLIANCE NOTES.

ALWAYS give the name and number of
your Alliance, your p~ostofice and your
county, plainly, when you write to the
President, Secretary, Trustee, Business
Agent or Chairman of Executive Com
mittee of the State Alliance.]
The Alliance wedding at the
State Fair is said to have been an in
teresting and impressive scene, and
the high contracting parties have re-
ceived the congratulations of many
distinguished men of the State
Ro6eSonaGn.
President Evan Jones has ap-
pointed as Executive Committee of
the National Farmers and Laborers'
Ul ion of America, J. II. Mcdowell,
Nashville, Tenn, Chairman; G.. L.
Clark, Stephenville, Texas, and j. A.
Tets, Ruston, Louisiana.
"A brother writing from Grade,
Alexander county, N. c., reports ALI
ance No. l,046 as being in fine work
ing order. The brethren are in har-
mony with each other and everything
seems to work we'll. ave havn't been
giving you the items from this part
of the country, but we hope to keep
you posted as to our doings here
after"
1t looks to as like it will be ad-
visable to increase the weight of cot
ton bagging to one and a half pounds
per yard, thereby requiring twice the
cotton to make it, and insuring the
strength and weight to be sufficient to
satisfy the cotton exchanges. We are
of the opinion that the permanent use
of cotton a covering for cotton is the
best for cotton producers.-LWm6erton
RObesonGan.
M. H. Hawley, Secretary of ALI
ance No. 1O8, Moore county, says his
lodge is moving steadily along. awe
now number about forty, and among
them are some Of the very best men
of this section Our motto is, Never
say die" And l don't think we will
as long as DR.. A. J. Munroe, our
worthy Lecturer, or John Vaughan
and many others live to advocate its
grand and noble purpose.
There is no reason why there
should not be in every cotton produc-
ing State a cotton bagging factory.
If the iute trust has got to be killed
by the Southern farmers, let it be done
| by building up factories in our coun-
try. Let the Alliances, Wheels and
Unions join hands in this matter and
start the work. In Arkansas, Little
Rock would be a good place to estab,
ish such a factory.-Ausamce Iocssn.
The Secretary of Owens Alliance,
No. l,48s, Rowan county, writes as
follows: 1T becomes my duty to in,
form you of the death of Bro. E. M.
Coble, aged about IS years. He died
at Forest Hill Cabarrus county, on
the 21st of September, 1889, of ty.
phoid fever. The brother had left
the county of Rowan about six weeks
previous to his death, where he was
in full fellowship with the above Ali.
ance.
For the information of our pat.
rons, who prefer to make remittances
to. this Office in postage stamps, we
will inform them that by simply rub
bling the gummed side of the sheet OF
stamps ove the hair of the head they
will prevent them from sticking to
gether, when folded and placed in
the envelope. By this simple observ
ance you will save us a great deal O
annoyance, and yourself, probably
some casa.
Bro. E H. Ray, President Of
Stony Hill Alliance, Wake county
enclosing a club of nine subscribers
says that they had a royal time Al
their picnic on the 10th ult. and I
splendid speech from Bro. D. 2
Meachum. His Alliance is In gooC
trim, thoroughly alive to the grea