The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-16

stalled officers for the ensuing term
The membership now seems to ha
more enthusiastic and ready to take
hold of the work than at any previous
time. l don't know but We are poinc
to have a real revival sure enough. s
we do it will break out about 9 o'clocl-
July 9th, 1889. The ne~ighborino
Alliances are invited to be with ne no
and help carry on the good work III
tell you about it,"
Secretary Harrell, of Rutherford
County Alliance, writes as foIooo
"On Friday, June 28th ult., we boj
the pleasure of listening to some ~
the best speeches that we have ever
heard. President s. B. AIexander
MAJ: W. A. Graham and R. B. Hunter
OF Mecklenburg county were with us
on that day. The rain poured all dav,
ana prevented the people from comino
OUT or there would have been mora
people in Rutherfordton than had been
there for many a day. However, the
speeches will do an immense amount
OF good. They will be as bread cast
upon the waters The County Ali.
met on yesterday with IO4 delegates
present and elected officers for the
ensuing year"
W. c. Jarman, Secretary, writ.
ing from P~urgatory, under date Of
July I'd, says that Whaley's Alliance
No. 335, of Onslow county, at its last
meeting, adopted the. act i~ncornorat
ing the State Alliance, and endorsed
the consolidation of the AlIianoo
Wheel and Union, and also the action
of the Birmingham meeting, in reIa,
ton to cotton bagging. The Alliance,
however, opposed the proposed con.
stitutional amendment making the
fees $3.50 instead of SO cents. Crops
in this section are looking well, but
they are having entirely too much
cool weather, caused by the almost
incessant heavy rains. when we
remember the point from which the
brother writes, his reference to cool
rains is indeed refreshing.
The Goldsboro argus is pleased
to say of the recent Alliance meeting
in that city: "That was a grand gath.
ering of farmers that assembled in
this city yesterday to hear MI. Harry
Tracy's address. He did them the
compliment to say that it was as fine
a body of honest, determined looking
yeomanry as he had ever addressed in
all the rounds of his glorious work.
The farmers of Wayne county are up
and doing, and Goldsboro, as well as
the country round about, is feeling
the beneficial results. One of our
largest supply merchants told us yes.
terday that the cash trade of Colds.
boro from the farmers is better and
more extensive in every way than he
has eve known it in the six years
that he has been engaged in business
here"
:: H. G. Peeler, Secretary, writes
that at the last meeting of Rowan
Academy Alliance, No. 1883, held
June 23d, the following business was
transacted: First, the election of new
officers for the ensuing term; second,
the Incorporation Act and Consolida-
ton were taken up, discussed and
unanimously adopted; third, the CUES
tions proposed by W. A. Graham, in
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER of June 4th,
were considered and approved; fourth,
the Business Agency Fund was TAX n
up and the amount of $3.50 was
subscribed and paid in on the spot.
This amount was nearly equal to one
dollar for each member of the ALI,
ance, and they declare it to be their
purpose to increase their contribution
to that amount, and ask every ALI
ance in the State to do the same.
Bro. j. N. Henry writes: White
Oak Alliance, No. 88I, Pender
county, N. c., was organized one year
ago with only Is members. We have
now 35 male members and 4 to Until
ate at next meeting. Our farmers
having made a failure a few years
back az Changers, have consequently
been slower to take hold Of the ALL
ance than they otherwise would ave
BEEN. A first-class lecturer IN This
section would do more to build US up
than anything else. Like our brother
in the tobacco section, the baggLng
question does not concern US so much
Ours is a tar, pitch and turpentlne
section. 1t is needless to attempt d
description of the way in which tne
b~loodsuckers have in the past Ten
years served us. Too much rain 1or
the past week; crops badly damaged.
n Success to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and the Alliance.
IA brother writing from Liberty,
says: Please insert in the oluLnnS
of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER the lo!-
! lowing resolutions which were unanl-