The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-09-03

this funQ. 1u6g
nnion of the d ~ferent. farmers socie'
t;os and resolved to stand oys
birmingham Conference concerning
the cotton bagging question: Crops
NC Enc a1cept that corn was dam
AGED some in. low lands by high
waters.
Rrethren, read the article in this
issue "Alliance Music" ana ta5A
about it in your Alliance and decide
to take a dozen copies OF the work.
Write Bro. Parker, he is thoroughly
comnetent to get outa first class work
for order and it is greatly needed.
Write him and put the ball in motion
and have good, cheering, lively m1sic
to enliven your meetings.
1T Wyatt, Corresponding Sec
retary of Frick Alliance, 1881, Row
an county. says: aQur Alliance is in
= Aonris6ing condition. We have q
store of our own. Several OF our
members have commenced taking HE
PpoeREss1vE FARMER. Several more
expect to take it very soon, IS we get
more news and information from It
than from any other paper, concern
ing the Alliance"
Bro. Vim. B. Carmichael, Of Oak
Level Alliance, No.66, Halifax county,
Va, saws at a meetingo f his Alliance,
held at Lewis School House August
10th. 1889, it was resolved that ii the
Border Alliance does not succeed IN
making terms with the warehouses; In
Danyille, or in establishing a ware
house of its own, that "wes the mem
hers of Oak Level Alliance, pledge
ourselves to carry our tobacco 4only.to
such markets as will make suitable
concessions. "a
u. G: Warlick, Secretary, writes.
to saw that North Salem Alliance, No.
1878. has adopted the charter as
passedc by the last Legislature. "Our
Alliance was organized last February
with eleven members. We are not
increasing fast, but what we do add
are good, solid men. We have since
received five males, and have two
males and five females to initiate at
our next meeting. We welcome the
ladies in our noble order. I wish for
YOU and our good old PROGRESSIVE
FARMER a long and useful life"
"A brother writing from Alliance
No. 1850, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
county, says he does so mainly to in.
form us that the lodge is still in good,
lively condition and is doing well. he
says, awe had a little trouble con
corning ladies joining our lodge, but
it has been arranged satisfactorily, and
we now have several ladies in our
lodge. I think we are now on the
road to success if all of the brethren
will put their shoulders to the wheel
and push. We have had such an
abundance of rain in this section that
our crops are very poor, but l hope
they will yet be better than we antici.
pate. We number seventy-two men,
bers with new applications coming in
at every meeting and have contributed
about eighty dollars to the business
agency fund, and expect to contribute
more SOON"
Bro. J. w. Mafitt, of Silvan
Alliance, No. l, 13l, Mcdowell county,
informs US that his lodge was organ.
lied some twelve months ago with
enough charter members to fill the
chairs. It now numbers sixty mem.
bers. Art the recent election of
officers N. G. P~endergrass was elected
President and /. w. MaHfitt was
made Secretary for the ensuing year.
The brotherhood have had consider.
BILE opposition in this neighborhood,
and yet great good has been done, and
no one is discouraged. Wheat crop in
this section was very good, and corn
looks pretty well, but the crop is in
jured some by too much rain. Apples
and other kinds of fruit are plentiful
These brethrenuse no fertilizer except
such as they can make themselves
and they r comparatively ~contented
hopeful and happy.
The Alliance brethren and farm
ers in the vicinity of Laurinburg, had
a most delightful time on last Thurs
day. A picnic anywhere in the Scotch
country means pleasure for all who
are fortunate enough to attend it,
Speeches were made by Capt. W. A.
Darden, Hon. Alfred Rowland andthe
writer. Alarge crowd was present, but
many were kept away by the great
flood which visited that section on the
18th inst, and which did such great
damage to mills, cotton factories,
bridges and crops. We were delighted
to e the splendid crops in that sec.
ton, and greatly enjoyed a ride
through the elegant farms of one OF
our good friends, Col. Roper and his
son Archie" Col. Roper has a lot
planted in the Baly cotton which
promises big results. "Archie" has
the best crop, all things considered,