The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-28
of the best and cheapest implements

dAu idrIn macnlnefy. Inc Town is lOca
ted on the James River division of the
e. u .. h. R., near Clifton Forge, in the
midst of the richest iron region of the
South. Iron of the best quality is had
at Pittsburg prices, less the freight the
best manufacturing coal is landed at our
doors at from $1.65 to So per ton. and
coke proportionately low; lumber is
plentiful, close at hand and of good
quality, and living as cheap as at any
manufacturing centre. The company
has secured building lots for homes for
its employees, at moderate prices, and
the men will be enabled to purchase
building sites and provide homes for
themselves upon easy terms.
ARTICLES MANUFACTURED.
The following is partial list of arti-
cles manufactured others will be added
to meet the demands of the Alliance
Farmers Alliance plows, right and left
handed, for two or three horses, $3.50;
other manufacturers price, $12.-One
horse plows, shovel plows and cultiva-
L
land rollers, $35; other manufacturers
price, $50. Farmers Alliance threshing
machines, $500; usual price, $400 and
$3.50. Farmers Alliance harrows, fifty
steel teeth, folding frame, So; usual
price, SO. Also spring tooth harrows
of the most improved patterns. Wagons
will form feature of the works as soon
as the factory is in complete running
order, and the designs can be perfected.
Plow castings and repairs are furnished
at about 40 per cent. less than other
manufacturers list prices.
EXTRACTS FROM THE BYLAWS
No person, firm, family or corporation
shall be permitted to own more than
one thousand shares 100000 of the
stock of the company, and no person,
firm, family or corporation shall be per-
mitted to vote in person, or by proxy, or
control in any way, greater number of
shares than one thousand.
In the employment of hands in the
factory or Office, preference shall be Civ
en- to members of the Farmers Alliance,
as far as practicable.
No article manufactured by the com.
bers of the Farmers Alliance.
All articles manufactured by the COM
pany shall be marked by the brand of
the Alliance, thus: Farmers Alliance
Plow," Farmers Alliance Thresher,"
etc., and all articles shall be sold to
members of the Farmers Alliance at
wholesale prices, with no charges for
commission or fees to middlemen. No
persons not members of the Alliance
are permitted hereafter to take stock in
the company, it being the intention to
make the company an institution owned
and controlled by the Farmers Alliance
for the benefit of its members. All the
officers and directors must be members
of the Alliance. The treasurer is re-
quired to five bond in the sum OF $4,000.
The following representatives were
present from Augusta county: Col. H. j.
Williams, Capt. E. A. Fulcher, j. T.
Bear, George NJ. Bear, Matthew Tisdale,
E. M. Gushing, j. A. Huppman, A. H.
Shuey, r. H. Dudley, Henry Hoover,
John Roudebush, j. s. Dudley, Jacob
Hanger, Jonas Lowman and Michael
Hollar.
E. A. Fulcher of Augusta, and Mr.. Nc
Gee, of Albemare, were elected to fill
vacancies in the directory
The new works will be in full working
order by September 1st.
The floor capacity of the buildings is
26, 700 feet.
The meeting was representative one.
There was no attempt at display, nor
waste of time in oratory, but plain,
practical business all the way through.
The meeting was also a profitable one,
and placed the cooperation company in
good standing with all who were pres
ent.
At a meeting of the board of directors
committee was appointed to attend the
meeting of the National Convention,
and to submit a proposition to make the
works at this point National in their
scope.
Mr.. r. w. Harris was elected to repre-
sent the State Alliance in the National
Convention.
sixty-fye hundred dollars were con,
tributed to the Alliance fund.
The visit to Iron Gate was greatly en-
joyed. The Iron Gate Inn, under the
management of that veteran springs
manager. Maj. Joseph N. Woodward,
added greatly to the comfort of the visi-
tors. The table is well supplied with
every delicacy, the walters are polite
and attentive and the house throughout
is handsomely and comfortably fur
nished. It is a quiet mountain retreat,
WHARF you can breathe the pure noun
tain air, enjoy some of the grandest
mountain scenery in Virginia, and
strengthen and build up the wasted
system by natures abundant supply of
superior lithia water. Guests at the
Inn have the free use of the lithia wa
ter for drinking, washing and bathing.
1t is supplied by pipes all oyer the house.
The excellence Of this location, with it's
many and peculiar advantages, and the
management in the hands of Mr.. Wood
ward, 80 well known to the springs
travel, should secure large custom for
the Iron Gate Inn.
HarFisoAbAFe's Baam.
The sale Of lots by the Harriaonhurg
Land and Improvement Company on
the a0th inst, resulted very favorably.
There were 1899 sold, aggregating $6S, 800,
or an average of $S45 lot. The COM
pany was we'll pleased with their first
sale. The central land company, whose