The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23

our Alliance, your ~postofice and your
G JuntY, plainly, when 0 write to the
President, Secretary, Trustee, Business
Agent or Chairman of Executive Com
mIttee of the State Alliance,
-Blounts Creek Alliance, No.
1922, Beaufort county, has resolved
not to use any jute bagging this year,
and call upon all Alliances to stand by
them in the fight.
Cocoa Alliance, No. ISL, Nash
county, has resolved to withhold their
support from any paper that misrpp
resents the Alliance for the purpose of
impairing the strength of the order.
At a regular meeting of Piney
Plain Alliance, No. 1873, Wake county,
a resolution was passed fully endors
ing the course of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER up to this time Gin bringing
some of the people to their knitting"
Bro 81. K. G." of Pattersons
Grove Alliance, No. 1850, Cleveland
county, has our thanks for a club Of
six subscribers. He says they now
have Al male and l6 female members.
They also have a good set of officers.
BRO. W. A. Morris, Vice Presi-
dent of Mt. CARMEL Alliance, No. ll8,
Montgomery county, has cur thanks
for a club of four subscribers to The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. He writes that
they have so members an are in a
nrOSnorO7s condition
Fair Grove Alliance, No. 836,
Davidson county, has resolved that if
any member OF that Alliance be found
guilty of buying or selling votes or
aiding in the purchase or selling Of
votes, he shall be expelled from the
Alliance. THAT is exactly right. -
EDITOR.
Sister Leila Fulghum, Correspond
ing Secretary of Cedar Rock Alliance,
No. 294, writes that she thinks ladies
ought to take more interest in the
Alliance; that crops are good in that
section, and the farmers are rejoicing.
She says her Alliance is growing very
fast at this time.
"A brother writes from Robson
county to say that Bro. R B. Hunter
has been there and made four fine
speeches, but owing to The notice be-
ing so late, the people did not urn out
as well as they would have done had
they heard of the appointments in
time. The speeches were the best
ever made n Robson county.
The secretary of Fairview ALI
ance, No. f,74O, GuiIford county,
writes that they had a splendid picnic
at McLeansville recently. Their dis.
trict lecturer delivered a find address
before dinner. After dinner (which
was a fine one) the members met in
their hall and several brethren made
speeches. All felt that it was good
to be there.
-" Alliance" writing from Lewis
ton Alliance, No, 1926, says they are
growing rapidly in numbers and edu.
eating themselves to the great duties
of the order. They are standing as
firm against jute bagging as George
Washington stood against the British
Army" He says in answer to the
popular query, will the farmers stick
together 2" "that Lewiston Alliance
will be there until the bottom drops
out"
Bro. S. B. Page, of Clements
Sampson county, writes that all of the
nominees for Office i'll Sampson county
are the choice of the Alliance. HI
, says that the people in his county are
willing to stand by those who stanc
! by them. South River Alliance, No
83l, of which Bro. Page is Secretary
is moving along nicely. At their las
meeting a resolution was passed favor
g ing a better system OF roads anC
: fences in the county.
Q At a recent meeting of Oakland
Alliance, Nc. 66l, Nash county, reso
~lutions were passed ~deprecatlng tn,
course of many newspapers. Tn,
q members resolved that they wo1lC
not support any newspapers that per
n slst in disappearing the Alliance
n our National President and THE Pro
! GREssIvE farmer. The action of tn
PROGRESSIVE FARMER in the Sub
Treasury matter was unanimousl
endorsed. They further resolves
I that ~they-would not vote for any ma,
: who is directly or indirectly oppose,
: to the Sub Treasury scheme.
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