The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-04-30

the county be represented, and WEI
think the delegates will have some.
thing interesting to tell you on their.
return. Send your delegates without
fail. Remember that our Memorial
Celebration comes off the same. after.
noon. Ex-Gov. Scales will deliver an
grafton and the Chief Marshall BAR
nestly asks that all ex-Confederate
soldiers take a part by acting as.
Assistants. He wants every old
soldier to.be mounted and on hand.
The true mission of the Alliance,
says the Griffin Alliance Journal, is to
build up the farmer, morally, socially,
intellectually and pecuniarily. The
lodge inculcates obedience to the Bible,
on which the order is founded. 1t
brings neighbors together, and makes
all friends. By papers, literature and
lectures it. improves the minds of the
membership. Last but not least, it
helps the farmers to make money by
buying at cheapest prices and selling
IN best markets.
The following County Alliances
have. contributed to the Business
Agency Fund, viz: Johnston, $50;
Franklin, $50; BERTHE, $25; Moore,
$25; Pasquotank, $40; Lincoln, $40;
Brunswick, $40. The following ALI.
ances, in addition to those published
ON rolls Nos. l and g., have exceeded
500 in the payments to the Fund:
No. 3Ol, O'Kelly, Chatham county,
$4,000 No. 433, Stanly Greek, CASTOR
county, $1O5; No. sic, New Hope,
Durham county, $IO4.5O; No. II,
Saddle Tree, Robson county, $lOI.50.
w. A. Graham, Trustee.
Windsor Alliance, No. 1876, Of
Windsor, Va, was organized with
twenty members and has. had many
additions since and the outlook is
encouraging. Our correspondent says:
"Our principal crops r corn, pea
nuts and potatoes. These crops were
all short last year; the peanut was
unusually short, Owing to the heavy
rains of late the farmers are backward,
| think your paper q very valuable
help to the agrieulturist Of the South,
especially to Alliance men, as it is full
of valuable information and lets us
hear of each others prosperity gen.
orally.
BRO. fvey Lanier, Of Alliance,
No. 7s5, of Onslow county, gives a
coed account of his lodge and says
The brethren are cheerful and hope
full. He says: A successful farmer in
our community, Mr.. II, N. Gurgan-
our, raised last year, with one mule,
I35 barrels of corn, 1900 pounds of
cotton, 1000 pounds of pork, 1000
bushels of sweet potatoes, 800 bushels
of. peanuts SO bushels of field peas,
IL, 200 pounds of fodder, Is gallons of
syrupsand Irish POTATOES and other
vegetables. He did this without the
use of commercial Fertilizers" What
an Alliance sermon J
Chalk Level Alliance, Nc. 434;
at the last meeting, adopted the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions:
"WHGREAs, 1t is currently reported
that some members are exposing our
trade secrets, through ignorance or
other causes unknown to us, and as
such is detrimental to our cause, by
by keeping our common enemy posted;
therefore be it, RESOLVED, That it is
the duty of all members in good
standing to look after all such cases
and report the same to their Alliance.
I'd, That when member is guilty of
such conduct, and the facts a be
fully established, the same shall be
expelled from the order as a spy, and
a dangerous and uncompromising
enemy"