The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15

Deputy Organizer, w. L. For
tune, will commence the work of
organizing Mitchell county within a
few days. we commend him to cur
friends antitrust they will aid him all
they can.
Greenwood Lodge, No. 474, at
Dunn, Il. c., have resolved that they
will buy no commercial fertilizers ex-
cept through the Agents of the Farm
ers' Alliance, and ask the cooperation
Of other Alliances.
At the last regular meeting of
Rockingham County Alliance, Bro.
r. S. Powell was elected correspondent
for The PROGRESSIVE FARMER. The
selection is a good one, and we will be
pleased to hear from him.
"A meeting of the Wake County
Alliance Institute will be held in the
court house at Raleigh on Wednesday
23d January, 1889. 1t is desired that
every Sub-Alliance in the county be
represented. Meeting, II a. m.
The Sub Business Agents of Wake
county are hereby earnestly requested
to meet with me in the city of Raleigh
on Friday, the 18th inst, at Bro. Hub
bard's Office in the postofice building
at IL a. m. ID. Allen, County Agent.
We are glad to learn from the
Secretary that the prospects of Union
Grove, No. 1,43O, are Frightening and
that the brethren are very much en-
couraged. This is a new Alliance
which promises to do effective work.
Red House Farmers Alliance,
Caswell county, on 22d December,
1888, adopted the following resolution
unanimously: ResolUed that we will not
use any manipulated fertilizer after the
first of March, 1889, that is not bagged
in cotton bags.
ALI orders for seals received at
this Office to Dec. 1st, 1888, have been
made and forwarded per express,
charges paid. Any Secretary who
ordered from us prior to Dec. lst, and
has not received the seal, will please
notify us at once.
B. E. Webster, Deputy Organizer,
of Chatham county, at Mt. Olive
School House on the 18th of Novem-
Der, 1888, organized an Alliance with
IL members, and at Wilson School
House, on the 10Th of November,
another with IL members.
The Secretary of Mingo Alliance
sends this resolution for publication:
"ResolUed, That any member who shall
absent himself from three successive
regular meetings, unless providentially
prevented, shall be fined not less than
Is cents nor more than ST., for every
such offense.
"A brother writing on business,
from Sassafras Fork Alliance, Gran
vile county, says incidentally: "Our
little army stands ready to fall in ranks
against trusts, combines, &C., and
when the order is issued we will fight
them, as Gov. Vance said, "till the ice
freezes over"
Friendship Alliance, No. 545, at
a regular meeting, had on the 5th day
of January, 1889, adopted the follow
ing: Resolved, That this Alliance me-
moralize the Legislature to change
the present road law SO as to work
roads by taxation: either a wheel tax,
or by general taxation, or on the poll.
"A brother writes from Eureka, N.
c., Cotton Plant Lodge, No. 647, to
say that they organized last March and
that they now number over one hun
dred. He thinks the Lodge has sub
scribed about 1925 to the Business
Agency Fund, but thinks there are a
few notes out which have not yet been
paid. @fs
Bro. E. A. Holt, writes us to say
his Alliance at Thomas Greek, No.
1890, endorses most heartily the reso-
lutions adopted by Sandy Plains ALI
ance, and requests us. to urge upon
the Legislature the necessity of some
legislation that will "protect the
farmers against the ring and trust
thieves who are preying upon them"
At a regular meeting of South
River Alliance the resolutions of the
South Durham Alliance relative to
pauper immigration were read and
unanimously endorsed, and also the
request of the Sandy Plains Alliance
asking the repeal of the law relative
to the appointment of cotton weighers
and making habitual drunkness a
aTInon on6 tho An1or~o~oo~k IL