The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

has LOST n or Its best men, true and
tried, an enthusiastic worker, always
found at the post of duty, and we feel
that the vacancy caused by his death
cannot be satisfactorily filed. We
cannot better express it than to say
that his head, hands and heart were
always full to OVERLOOKING with yea,
good, words and works for the adj
vancement and prosperity of that, by
him, much loved institution the Ali
ance."
Secretary Safely, of Wilson ALI,
arce, No. 1,514, writes: "Several
members have quit the order for fear
of having to assume some of the re-
sponsibilities necessary to conducting
| the business of the Alliance; three
have left our Alliance on that &C
count, but we feel that we are stronger
without them than with any member
who is not a full-fedged Alliance
man, and the cause still advances and
gains friends. Our Alliance grew
very slow at frs, but we are now re-
ceiving, applications for membership
at every meeting"
4-Thefable editor of the Whining
ton Star, an outsider, though he be, in
referring to our order, remarks very
sensibly "The Farmers Alliance
has one great thing to do-to stick;
If they will only unite firmly and pull
together right along they will easily
win and control the cotton market.
The danger that threatens is within
now. The Alliance has declared for
cotton bagging. This cut off all
dickering, all hesitancy, all bargaining
with the jute men, The pine fibre is
not to be tabooed. The jute men are
the men that the Alliance has agreed
to antagonize. If the foreign markets
discriminate against the farmers, then
they must combine and quit those
hostile markets. Let them withhold
their cotton if necessary. = =
Starve the markets if they are hostile.
The farmers can control if they 80
will. If they grow weak and divide
then they are whipped. That is the
way it looks to a paper always friend
ly to the farmers.
Bro. S. W. Blalock, President of
Mitchell county, says of our State
Lecturer that he is the right man in
the right place. He says: Col. Thos.
B. Long, State Lecturer of the Farm
ers' Alliance of North Carolina, adj
dressed a large and sppeciative audi
ence of the order at Bakersville on
the 7th inst. with telling effect.
Showed the farmer how he was taxed
and at the same time misrepresented.
In fact the farmer did not know that
they were the burden bearers that
they were. Neither did they know
that they were the factors by which
the country a expect relief until
shown by our good brother. | shall
look for every man who is not de-.
barred by the Constitution, to become
members of the order, so / say with
no disposition to fatter that our con,
vention at Fayetteville showed sound
wisdom in selecting Bro. Long. He
said he was the scrub of all the men
selected. If so, we would like to see
the head of the ticket.
-Buncombe County Farmers Al.
lance held its quarterly meeting on
October 4th and the session was large
and harmonious, and much important
business was transacted. The officers
reports showed the Alliance to be in
a splendid condition and on a rapid
and substantial increase. The ques-
ton which most directly concerns the
farmers at present, and one which ex-
cited no little attention, was that of a
warehouse in which to sell leaf to-
bacco, and for general storage pur-
poses for agricultural machinery,
products, stock, etc The committee
previously appointed, after consider
ing the matter carefully in regard to
expense, convenience, accommodation,
etc reported that it was i~mpractica-
BILE and almost impossible to establish
q house separately at 81 late a period
in the season, and the only satisfactory
arrangements they we're able to make
was to rent for one year an: interest
in Wray's warehouse on the corner. of
Patton avenue and Bailey streets,
which was offered on very easy terms
and; a. reduction of commissions al.
lowed to all members of the Alliance
from any, county or section The re-
port was unanimously adopted and
the brotherhood was urged to, unite
in patronizing the. Alliance ware
house, also to ask the cooperation Of
other counties, which they will most
likely do.
TO THE LECTURERS AND AS.
SISTANT LECTURERS OF
SUB AND COUNTY AL
LIANCES. -