The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-09-17
Bro. Pinkney Rich Of r.,

emit lodges over the State giving ~
counts of what they are doing. no.
me feel that they have a right to beeS
from us. Our lodge was ORGANIZED
some twelve months ago with onI,.
seven or eight charter members
am glad to say that we now numb
fifty males and females who are do;na
all in their power to make the AnS5
ance what it ought to be. We hoIo
some as bright jewels in this AIlianoo
as aver walked this green earth ~
ours. They are earnest and determ
ined, and a good report nav he aT
pected from this section of countrv y
"A sister writing from Farmviilo
Pitt county, says: "You and vonn
many readers need not think that To
are dead because we have not written
We are far from it. We organized
Sept. 9th, 1888, with II male mem
bers, but we have steadily increased
until we now number; 81 males and
- females. We have paid to tho
Business Agency Fund $35, and have
subscribed $35 more, payable Oct. Ist
We have fully endorsed the resoln,
ton passed at the Birmingham Con.
ference not to use any jute baggino
We will use only cotton. COVERING f6r
our cotton. The members of this
Alliance are determined to accomplish
some good. The most of them attend
regularly, both male and female, and
manifest great interest in the work
Good wishes for The PRoaREssIvv
FARMER and it's editor.
Secretary M. Mckay, of Erie Mills
Alliance, No. 279, reports a member.
ship of forty and that the lodge is
prosperous. Several have left the
lodge for the good of the order. The
dross has been run off and left the
pure metal, and those who remain are
laboring for the good of the order.
We have passed no resolutions, but
we ever stand ready to endorse and
support every good movement that is
made. Many of the farmers are
down in the mouth on account Of
the loss of crops on bottom lands.
This is the fourth year in succession
that they have lost crops on the Pee
Dee river, but they are patient and will
try again. Crops are generally good
on high land. Late cotton where not
too grassy may come out wonderfully.
The prospect for a good hay crop is
hattering, if we can have fair weather
to save it.
Bro. j. P. Jessup, Secretary of
Alliance No. 1,lO8, writing from Win.
fall, under date of August 9th, SAYS:
We meet every first and third Sat.
urday in each month, and our meet.
ings are growing quite interesting.
We have not dismissed any but are
constantly taking in new members.
We have transferred twenty-three by
dimit to form another Alliance. What
has become of Bro. Tracy We would
have been glad to have met him. |
think it is the duty of every Alliance.
man to subscribe for The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, so we may be- more able to
understand our great work. The
cotton crops in this neighborhood are
much injured, owing to the prevalence
of heavy rains. And, in conclusion,
I must not fail to compliment our
good and worthy President, A. Smith
Jordan; without him we could do
comparatively nothing"
The Secretary of Madison ALI,
ance, No. 1877, says: eve organ.
lied last February with twenty char.
ter members and now have on roll
ffty,three in all. We have some per.
severing men in our Alliance who
will wrestle Jacob-like to accomplish
the ends of any good undertaking.
There is a variety of workmen in our
Alliance; some. carpenters, some
blacksmiths and some brickmasons.
So you see we are not dependent on
any other source but our brethren to
have u work done. Should we
need a wagon, we get our brother
wagon maker to make it for US, and
when our horses need shoeing, we get
our brother blacksmith to shoe them
for US, and thereby pay our money to
our brethren instead of paying it to
strangers. We have some good old
sisters in u Alliance who attend
regularly, which I think is the very
life of the society"
Bro. Jas. Beavers, of Markhams
Alliance, No. 867, writes to say bis
Alliance was organized June 9th, '8S,
with just members enough to fill the
Offices. Since then the membership
has increased to thirty-two. A few
take The PROGRESSIVE FARMER; Others
would but have no postofice con-
v~eniences. This Alliance has con-
tributed to the Business Agency
Fund the sum of $3.50 in cash, and
pledges due this fall will increase the
amount considerably. Some Of the
members of the lodge own stock in