The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-18
GEoRGIA's ALLIANCES.
Notes From Meeting Room and Fit
of Interest to Farmers.

Notes From Meeting Room and Field
of Interest to Farmers.
The Fulton county alliance holds its next
meeting with Battle Park alliance, near
West End, on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Rev j. r. Speck, the lecturer Of Murray
county alliance, has been appointed to the
Methodist circuit at Ringgold, in Catoosa
county.
The Athens Banner says the alliance
warehouse in that city will not be received
Presume the contractor has not carried out
his agreement.
Butts county alliance met on Thursday
last and the brethren were thoroughly in
structed in the new work of the order by
State Lecturer Beck.
Patterson alliance, in Pierce county, had
a big dinner and some fine speeches on Sat-
urday last, Rev. W. J. Stallings of Jesup
being the orator of the day.
The Chapel alliance, in Laurens county,
has set its face against the use of liquor
With which to purchase votes or influence
elections. 1t will not only vote against any
candidate doing this, but suspend any men,
Der who is guilty of the offense.
The alliances over in South Carolina are
rapidly falling into line in favor of cotton
bagging for 1889, and this will be
universally used throughout the state. The
same demand, however, is made over there
as in Georgia, for a better quality of cotton
bagging.
Washington Gazette. James A. Benson
last week received rebate of $50 on 1871
bales of cotton, which he sold packed in
cotton bagging. If that does not mean
That jnte is whipped, and that the farmers
are winning the day, we do not know what
1t does mean.
If, says the Shoal Creek Echo of Ford's
Store, the alliance uses cotton bagging
another year, why not manufacture it in
mart county on the Shoal creek shoalss his
would be a good investment, and better
location couldn't be found. Such move
ment is projected.
PRESIDENT S. L. Rucker and Secretary d.
W. Devore make an official call in the
Alpharetta Democrat of Milton county
Ia, upon alliancemen in that section OF
tne state to come forward promptly and pay
thelr notes ard accounts, and also settle
tnelr guano indebtedness.
The members of Walton county alliance
are engaged in hog contest to be decided
S9ttheir meeting on the first Thursday in
January. The Jersey sub-alliance had a
Similar contest, and the winners were NJ. T.
Bean. hog of 500 pounds; N. B. Jockey, hog
Of 200 pounds, and l. G. Mobley, hog of PSI
| pounds.
Lookout alliance in Walker county has
started a pig fattening contest. Each mem
p.r on entering pig pays so cents to the
general prize fund. Pigs must not weigh
over fifty pounds. nor be more than -four
months old when entered. The result OF
eus contest will be fine crop OF fat
porkers.
Secretary D.sH. Mobley announces thai
we Walton county alliance has resolved to
use cotton bagging (wider and heavier II
yuallty) For 1889, and to require all goods
ooIgnt in sacks to be ia cotton sacks. Also,
y lar as possible, to purchase guano in q
oouS, and give home manufacturers the
preference.
Inc county alliance of Columbia county
eslres to have the county alliance of Geor
pa counties that trade in Augusta to NEE
- convention, to be held 10 Augusta a
~ az early day. The presidents OF such
tt ~ are requested to send their names
NM n; T. Blunt, secretary, Appling, wht
VIII furnish them important Information
resident J. o. Garrison announces that
a ,,ey. D. A. Mobley is appointed county or
sallser Tor Liberty county. He also AL
TVgVulces a called meeting at Bay View or
,m.o.lnesday tomorrow, to transact i'm
~ ~ tant business. One item will be to de
i t,ae now many tons of commercial fertil-
NJ ny VIII be wantsd by each sub-allianc