The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-05
NEWS FROM CHATHAM.
EVANS, Chatham Co., N. c.,


Mr.. EDIToR:-If you will give me
a little space in your valuable paper,
| will give you few words from Fair
Promise Alliance, No. 437. We know
that the Alliance has been great
blessing to the farmers of this part of
the State, and has saved thousands of
dollars to Chatham county, and we
think it will do more in the near
future. I attended the county meet
ing, at PiTtsboro, on the 4th, and was
surprised at the interest manifested by
all present. We had very interest
ing meeting altogeter, but if more of
the brethren would attend these meet
ings it would do them good, and the
cause good by causing them to be
more in earnest and feel deeper in
terest ~ the Alliance work generally.
We must stand together or our con-
dition in the future will be much
worse than it is at present, so urge
every Allianceman in the State to
come forward and let's raise the bust
ness agency fund at once, for we all
surely see the need of it and quit this
slow method of ours that is responsible
to a great extent for our present con-
dition, and hope the brethren will
never adopt so slow method again as
long as time shall last, for I have seen
the words eco Slow" so often that it
almost makes me sick to write them.
AS a rule we are too slow in every
thing we undertake, and after trying
the Alliance as we have, | think we
should go ahead and push it and not
let it push us any longer. Where
might the Alliance have been if we had
done our duty? We can hardly real
ize the great good we might have OBJ
tanned from the State business agency
if we had a fund worth the name,
but surely we cannot expect any
benefit from the Alliance if we just
let it run itself, but we must take
hold of it and run it ourselves, for it
has run itself long enough. So let's
raise s.the agency fund next month
and be done with it, and if no other
way lets levy tax on every member
in the State, and think that is the
surest and quickest way to come at it,
and if any one refuses to pay his part;
expel him from the order for he is no
account to it if he will not help in any
way he can to benefit himself and his
brethren. We had better pay one
dollar to the business agency than to
pay five to some merchant or some one
else.
To show the readers of The Pro
eREsslvE FARMER what we are doing,
| will mention the Alliance store at
Siler City. We run the store about
ten months and took an inventory and
made a handsome profit and sold
goods so cheap that an ordinary farmer
kept an account of what he bought
and says he saved thirteen dollars in
the difference in prices in goods at
the Alliance store and other stores Of
the same place. [ could give you
some OF our prices but fear some of
the brethren would not believe it. l
will just say we sell soda at four cents
pound and other things in proper
ton. We are selling goods so cheap
that you would think the tariff had
already been removed.
In fact you may go, one and all,
From sunny South to mountains tall,
And not one time will you see
One who'll sell you goods like we.
Soon we'll have our line complete,
And we DEFY any one to compete,
For there is a thousand or more
Bargains at the Alliance store.
Now Wen add Just one word more,
The place to buy is at the Alliance store.
new frame house built neat and well,
Just in front of the Guthrie Hotel.
Respectfully,
r. F. MOORE.