The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-19
ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Pursuan to announce
ment, the members of the various
Subordinate Alliances of Mitchell
county met at Mt. Vernon school
house, or church, on March I'd, 1889,
to organize County Alliance.
The meeting was called to order at
IL o'clock and Hon. S. w. Blaylock
was chosen temporary chairman.
Deputy Organizer W. L. Fortune ex-
planned the object of the meeting,
after which the various Alliances were
called and the delegates duly recog-
nized representing the twelve Sub
Alliances in this county. Their re-
ports show that during the last few
weeks there have been II Sub-Ali-
ances organized that have a member
ship of 371 males and lis females,
members in Mitchell county. Besides
the delegates, there were some SO or
IS other men, all farmers, or men
who make their living by manual
labor, and also some 25 or 80 lodge
members
The following gentlemen were
elected for the ensuing year, which
expires the first Friday in July, 1889:
Hon. S. w. Blaylock, of Ledger,
President; Maj 7. D. Vance, of Plum
Tree, President; Capt. J. W.
Gudger, of Bakersville, Secretary; Mr..
R. B. Mckinney, Bakersville, Treasu-
rer; Rev. W. H. Oils, Plum Tree,
Chaplain; Hon. S. M. Silvers, Glenn,
Lecturer; Mr.. S. G. Vance, Spruce
Pine, Assistant Lecturer; Mr. New
ton Wilson, Doorkeeper; Mr.. D. F.
Blaylock, Spruce Pine, Assistant Door
keeper; Mr.. Isaac Cox, Spruce Pine,
Sergeant-at-Arms; Hon. J. W. Gud-
ger was elected Business Agent.
The County Alliance will hold it's
quarterly meeting the first Friday in
April, July and October and then in
January, 1890.
The President appointed the follow
ing gentlemen committee on arbitra-
tion or good of the order: W. B. Chill
ders, G.. A. Bowman and II. T. Lead
ford; executive committee, Benjamin
Harrison; w. A. Hollifeld, J. G.
Keener, Moses Young and Samuel
Mckinney.
A resolution was passed recommend
ing Mr.. S. E. K. Buchanan and W.
L. Fortune County Organizers, Mr..
Buchanan to work with Mr.. Fortune,
but specially voted for Mr.. W. S.
Fortune to remain and finish up our
county.
The County Alliance passed reso-
luton recommending Mr.. S. M. Sill
vers and D. F. Blaylock, and they
were endorsed by the committee on
the good of the order as suitable men,
and ask for them a commission to or
ganize Alliances, and they will go
wherever needed. The following ALI
ances were present: Grassy Greek,
Mt. Vernon, Blue Ridge, Crabtree
Tar River, Roam Mountain, White
Oak, Bear Greek, Snow Greek, Mine
Greek, Mckinney Cove and Elsie. Two
Alliances not yet completed or fully
organized, to-wit: Little Rock and
Cane Greek.
A resolution was voted unani-
mously, respectfully requesting The
Progressive FARMER, Western Demo-
crat, and McDoaOeH Bugle to publish
the proceedings of our meeting and
that the Morganton Star copy. The
Alliance voted to hold our next county
meeting at the court house in Bakers
vile on the first Friday in April. The
ub-Alliances are respectfully re-
quested to send in their Secretarys
reports by the first day of April and
they will please observe article 2, Sec
ton 7 of the Constitution. After a
few short but appropriate remarks by
several of the brothers of the Comfy
Alliance, the Alliance adjourned to
meet the first Friday in April, 1889.
We hope to have a full attendance.
S. w. BLAYLoCK, .Presd't.