The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21
Number of Alliances to date, sew.
en- teen hundred and ninety-four.

en- teen hundred and n1nety-tOur.
Official Report of proceedings of
the Birmingham Convention will ap-
pear next week. =.
IN. A. Davis, Secretary of No.
ISL, Nash county, writes that his ALI
ance was organized May lst, '88, and
now has IS members. He says he
wants all the members of his Alliance
to read The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Secretary J. NJ. Rymer, of Yost
Alliance, No. $50, Rowan county, in
forms us that Bro. James w. Bruce,
died of consumptionon April the 18th,
1889, aged II years, Z months and
26 days.
Roanoke Farmers Alliance, No.
$40, organized the 28th of last May
with about twenty members, now
numbers about ninety. Has paid, one
hundred and twenty-five dollars to the
Business Agency Fund.
"A correspondent at Whitaker's
writes that the brethren of Alliance
49,, purchased their guano this spring,
thanks to the Alliance, at a less
price than ever before, notwith-
stand the advance in the price.
C. H. Simmons, Corresponding
Secretary of Harris Alliance, No.
l4l3, informs us that at last meeting
they decided to use no Jute bagging
this year; and also refuse to use any
fertilizer, unless put up in cotton bags.
j. T. Holleman, Secretary of
Good Hope Alliance, Hartford coun-
ty, writes to say his Alliance is pros
pering with %forty-nine members.
The membership is encouraged and
no faintheartedness is manifested by
any.
We are now mailing blanks for the
next quarterly report, to the various
Subordinate and County Secretaries.
Any Secretary failing to receive
them by the first of June, will please
notify me. L, L. Polk, Sec'y State
Alliance.
A line from Bro. A. A. Cain in
forms us that Alliance No. 3l6, of
Bladen county, now has a membership
of one hundred and are moving on
harmoniously, and, consequently, pros
perously. Have made a satisfactory
"store arrangement" by which the
membership have made a considerable
saving in the purchase of supplies.
Secretary Simmons says that
Harris Greek Alliance, No. lab, has
raised money enough to build a hall
18 by 25 feet, in which to hold their
meetings. They meet s~emi-monthly,
They also have their seal and trade
cards. and every individual member
is clear of the books. They have a
debating society known as The Plec-
tonian Society, which is a source of
great pleasure and profit to the ALI
ance. It trains them in parliamentary
usage, and enables them to transact
business with dispatch.
w. B. Mangum of Carolina Ali,
ance, No. 1882, Pitt county, says his
Alliance is working harmoniously
has a membership of fifty which in.
cludes about all the farmers in the
neighborhood who, are eligible. The
usual quantity of cotton and corn,
some tobacco, some grass and clover
planted and about the same quantity
of commercial fertilizers used, al
about the same price. There is a
greater effort among the farmers tc
raise their supplies at home than
there has been since the war.
IS. A. Hausey, Organizer Of
Forsyth and Stokes counties, makes
the following report: In Forsyth
Ruby Blossom Alliance, ]. D. Wad
dell, Secretary; Middle Fork Alliance
T. j. Gourley, Secretary; Rock Hill
Alliance, J. W. Flint, Secretary, Pine
Grove Alliance, W. w. Hunter, Sec
rotary; Bluff Alliance, T. o. Hasten
Secretary; Bold Spring Alliance
Rufus Kinnaman, Secretary; Oak
Summit Alliance, r. l.. Cox, Secre
tary; Kernersville Alliance, Rev. J
w. Pinnex, Secretary; Good vii
Alliance, j. A. Leawry, Secretary
Abbotts Greek Alliance, G. Fl. Idol
Secretary. In Stokes county: Rose
bud Alliance, S. L.. Montgomery, Sec
rotary; Pine Hall Alliance, J. R
Blackwell, Secretary; Dan River ALI
ance, E. S. Withers, Secretary; BootI
Alliance, w. B. Willis, Secretary
Campbell Alliance, j. W. Foddrell
Secretary; Aaron's Alliance, R. F
Shelton, Secretary; .Asbury Alliance
J. G. Clark, Secretary; Kings Cabin
J. S. D. Pullum, Secretary. Severa
other Alliances will be organized II
the county of Ashe.