The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-01

wards of our labor, while you are
standing aloof and won't help us r
And the anti Alliance farmer walked
off as if he had a /" flea in his ear"
It is the purpose of The Pro
GREssINE FARMER to give proper credit
in all cases where it use the matter
of it's contemporaries. 1t believes it
is not only courteous to do so, but
that it is just and right. 1t desires to
thank such of its contemporaries as
observe this rule and especially, the
Rwrat Messenger and Pee Dee Alliance,
who never fail to give full credit.
= The Sanford Enpress, one of
the very best weeklies in the State,
enters the fourth year of it's existence,
under encouraging auspices. We
read the Erpress with pleasure and
profit. Bro. Sinclair, though young
in age and in the profession, has de-
veloped in strong lines, some of those
qualifications which are essential to
success in journalism. He is vigilant,
persevering and bold in his convictions.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is proud of
it's young brethren of the press in
North Carolina.
: North Carolina never wants
more than a fair showing. Give her
that and she will never suffer. We
are proud to note the compliment re-
ceived by our good friend N. W.
Craft, of Shore, Yadkin county, from
the Paris Exposition. He is one of
our best and most successful orchard
lists. His apples were given a promi.
nent place and he received a gold
medal on his wines, and this, too, in
the land that is presumed to lead the
world in this industry. Another step
forward, old Rip!
= The editor, as Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the National
Alliance, goes to Washington to day
to audit the books and accounts of
the National Secretary and Treasurer,
preparatory to the transfer of these
Offices to the National Farmers and
Laborers' Union, in December. He
has urgent invitations to call at Luray
and Staunton, Va, and address the
people during the trip, and if practic-
able, he designs availing himself of
this opportunity of shaking the hand
of his Virginia brethren.
A prominent Alliance man in
Alabama, bought a roll of pine straw
bagging, but on reaching home he
discovered that it was jute, dyed ex.
actly the color of pine straw bagging,
and had been sold to him for pine
straw. Of course he sent it back to
the merchant. We see that some
merchant was kind enough to send
ourIgood friend Henry Hsinie, of An
son county, a roll of jute bagging and
he, like a true and loyal Alliance
man, that he is, promptly sent it back.
The Alliance is standing for a great
principle in this fight.
= Bro. Foote, of the Gazette, and
Secretary of the Warrenton Fair,
writes US that Gov. Fowle and State
Auditor Sanderlin will speak on the
first day of the Fair, October 9th,
Capt. S. B. Alexander and DR.. D.
Reid Parker on the 10th and on the
18th Hon. W. J. Green will address
a grand reunion of the exc Confederate
soldiers from North Carolina and Vir-
ginia. Every Alliance man in all the
country round about, has been special
ly invited. Last, but not least, The
Progressive Farmer wGU be on hand to
swell cts subscription list.
= A very old man, a subscriber,
wrote US in August that he could no
longer read our paper, owing to fad
ing eyesight and expressed his great
regret that he could not renew We
now receive the following from him:
"I am the same old man, seventy
three years old, who stopped your
paper in August last. l have felt ever
since like one of the family is missing,
so please send it again to me and ]
will send you the money" May our
old friend be greatly blessed in his
ripe old age and may he never again
miss hss one of his family.
The Charleston Cotton Elk.
change declined to send delegates to
the New Orleans meeting, upon the
ground that they thought that the
question Of tare should be left to the
Liverpool and other foreign markets.
But some how or other the majority
of the American cotton exchanges,
and a majority of the cotton farmers
of the South, do not agree with them
and seem to think that the people on
this side Of the water, have some
rights and some opinions, which
should be respected. But Charleston
will be all right ere many moons shall
come and Co., ~''@s
Athens, Georgia, is a COCO
| cotton market hat II has not ho11oht