The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-04-16

ABOUT t0U S6t0SLHCu On CH0 IOou UHU
his trade reaches from Pennsylvania
10. Fenahi sSee his adHertisement"@4>h
= "a brother writes to say that Rock
Hill Alliance, No. 1926 Forsyth
county, which was organized January
last, now has a membership Of twenty;
one, with five applications for mem:
bership on file. This Alliances en-,
dorsed the action of 4he brotherhood
generally with regard TO the purchase
and handling Of fertilizers:
On March Both, ult., Pantego ALI,
ance, No. 1851 of. Beaufort county,
adopted a resolution declaring that
they will neither buy from or sell to,
or have any business transactions OF
any kind, with any merchant or manu-
facturer, wholesale or retail, who re-
fuses to sell to Alliance. Agents, or
with anyone who labors to defeat the
Alliance. -, s &
W. "A. Goforth, President Of
Aliens Farmers Alliance, No. l,O9o,
writes from Nealsville to say that his
little Alliance, aperfect unit;sis moving
surely to the front, @thotgh they do
not make much noise about it. This
Alliance contributed literally to the
Business Fund last fall, and at their
last. meeting they added the sum OF
$4,000 more. -.
Mt. Carmel Alliance, No. ll8,
was organized September 10th, 1887,
and to-day has a membership Of 80
who are the salt Of the earth. They
started out with fftyy, S5but they were
not all Of "the right grit, ard sifteed
through and got OUT that is tp say
they were suspended and dropped.
Those who remain are as true as the
needle to the pole.
The. Secretary of Buekhorn Ali
ance, No. 1872, informs usSof the sud,
den death of Bro. Richard Weathers,
which. occurred on the morning OF
February 27th, 1882 Brother Wealth.
ers was one of the charter members OF
his Alliance, and was to have been
married to a most charming and est
mahle young lady in the afternoon Of
the day upon which he died,
A note from a brother at Curri
tuck Court House, informs US that
Snowden Alliance, No. l,247, which
was established October last, has beer
steadily increasing in numbers and
usefulness. The community in which
this Alliance is situated is a progress
i've farming section, and, consequently
it is strongly Alliance in sentiment
They are confident of success.
"A brother who dates his Letter
Simpsons Store, N. c., and signs the
initials ~. M. B,"gives US some items
which would be of interest if we knew
the name or number of his Allience
80 that we might locate it. He neg
lects to give either of these but com
plains that his Alliance has, never
been heard of through The PRoGREss
I'VE FARMER. The letter is on file.
Bro. W. F. Hopkins, of Over
Grove Farmers Alliance, Sussex
county, Va, sends a handsome club O
subscribers to The PRoGREss1vI
FARMER, for which we return thanks
He reports all the lodges of Sussex
county in a prosperous condition, anc
says they receive additions to theil
membership at the rate of two to five
at each meeting. The prospect is very
encouraging.
Bro. T. S. Wilkerson, of Blue
Wing Alliance, Person county, writes
"a line to let the outside world know
that there is such an Alliance" Thi
Alliance, which was organized on,
year ago, now numbers 35 members
all farmers, with the exception of one
who is 8 minister of the Gospel. TIL,
membership has been greatly benefited
by the organization and are nov
earnest and enthusiastic.
Bro. Noah Collins, of No. 2O5
Arson county, who writes to renew
his subsc ription to}FHE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, says thatthe members of hi
Alliance areonow~ Subscribing liberall.
to the State Agency Business Fund
Among other resolutions adopted, a
their last meeting sWasDsone which re
quires that each member shall pay il
advance, at the last Injecting of tn
quarter, his dues forrthe next ensuing
quarter. ~ .@ssit
g. T. Coley, Secretary of Dortche'
Alliance, Nash county, says his ALI
ance was the first one organized in tina
county. It now numbers seyenty-fv
earnest, enthusiastic members, who ar
not expecting to grow rich in a fev
months by the workings of the ALI
ance but who are willing to bide thei
time and see results. These brethrel
I have. contributed liberalv to tn,