The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-28

AAOy nave PoLO AAOOIdA1y
to our State fund, are solid on the
union of the farmers organizations,
and are ready to move every time the
word is given.
Bro. A. J. Daily, of the Alliance
Tobacco Factory, Oxford, N. c., at
tended the Birmingham Convention
and was greatly pleased with the pro-
ceedings and with the enthusiastic
favor with which the products of his
factory we're received by the brethren.
He told them many things which, for
a long time they have been wanting
to know.
AT a recent meeting of Triangle
Alliance, No. 34l, a resolution wasin!
troduced and unanimously adopted
appropriating the sum of $500 to the
business agency fund. They request
all Alliances, who have not done So;
to contribute to the fund a similar
amount so that the agency can be at
once established and put in operation.
Bro. w. W. White, of Vance
county, writing from Middleburg,
says: Our Alliance No. 400 is small
in numbers, but we have all the far
mers in the township in the order, *.
cept two, and I think they will come
in soon. Ours isa very small township
and only contains twenty-five white
voters and twenty Of these are in the
Alliance.
"A brother writes us in regard to
a member of his Alliance who is the
agent of a guano company. How can
the agent of a guano company be a
member of your Alliance? Brother,
we commend to you a more careful
reading Of your constitution and see
that the member either abandons such
agency or drop him from the Alliance.
Stand By yom zaws.
j. M. Edwards, writing from
Cedar Fork Alliance, Duplin county,
says the brethren in that county are
not dead, but that the loss of the
Railroad Commission bill seemed
almost to paralyze some of the mem
bers who had set their hearts on the
bill. This Alliance has contributed
the sum of fifty dollars out of the
treasury in aid of the Business Fund.
The reports for the quarter end
ing March 3lst have not yet been re-
ceivedf from thefollowing counties: Ala
nance, Durham, Guilford, Mitchell,
Northampton, Fender, Sampson and
Yadkin. We r now sending out the
new semi-annual word, but it cannot be
sent to these counties until their re-
ports are received. We ask the County
Secretaries. to forward their reports at
once, so the brethren may have the
new word.
Mount Pleasant Alliance, of
Burke county, was organized last Sep
TENDER, with about ten members, but
now numbers sixty odd, all trying to
do something for the good of the
order. The Alliance men of the
county have made arrangements to
get their goods cheaper than hereto
fore. Our correspondent says: | speak
for myself. 1 have saved enough
already in buying goods at Alliance
prices to pay all of my dues, so the
| Alliance has cost me nothing; and |
| think all the members can say the
same thing.
"A brother writing from Wolf
Pond says that Liberty Alliance, No.
1879, was organized in December last
with eleven members and has more
than doubled it's membership up to
date. The writer says the farmers in
this section r considering the i'm
portance of planting and raising more
home supplies and trying to "have
their corr cribs and smoke houses at
home" The Alliance may meet as
often as they please, talk and pass as
many resolutions as they please, but
unless they get to raising sup
plies at home, the Alliance cannot
avail them much.
Bro. W. j. Forney, of Oak Hill
Alliance, No. 1925, writes: Oak Hill
Alliance was organized in September,
1888, with sixteen members, and to-
day we number l26, of both sexes.
We have 20 Sub-Alliances in Burke
county, with very neal 1000 mem
bers. We have 1aised $50 for the
Business Fund. Our members are
now making arrangements to receive
President S: B. Alexander, who will
be with us the 5th of July. We have
already accomplished a great deal of
good, and think when more of our
members take The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER we will be better prepared for
work.
A correspondent says: Buncombe
now has % Alliances with a member
| shin Of l6nn or 1000 rnnd farmers