The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21

county. plainly, when you write to the
President, Secretary, Trustee, Business
Agent or Chairman of Executive Com
mittee of the State Alliance.
The Granville County Alliance
Tobacco Manufacturing Company has,
owing to greatly increased business,
found it necessary to double its CAPT
tai stock.
Bro. J. B. Jernigan, of Antioch
Alliance, No. 21O, Johnston county,
writes that they have about 70 good
true members and are going onward
and upward.
Bro. W. II. Russ, of Delta,
Sampson county, sending several
subscribers to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, writes that they endorse the
insurance feature of the Alliance.
DIR. O. G. Person, formerly Of Ere
mont, NC, left last Tuesday to make
Luling, Texas, his home in the future.
The best wishes of The PRoGREssIyE
FARMER go with him to his new home,
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Bro. John w. Kiker, Secretary
of Arson County Alliance, sends us
resolutions to- the effect. that Arson
farmers are still solid in their deter.
mination to use no jute bagging in
1890.
Bro. J. w. Silver, of Blue
Ridge Alliance, No. 1870, writes:
owe have about 80 male and - fe
male members, and thinks more of
their members ought to read The Pro.
GREssIvE FARMER.
Bro. A. D. Shuford, Secretary of
Catawba County Alliance, sends us
copy of resolutions passed in their
county meeting recently, recommend
ing Bro. J. K. Cline's book, entitled:
"Fewer acres with a system of I'm
provement-"
Sister Sarah NJ. Cox, of Oak
Summit Alliance, No. 81, writes that
the members of that Alliance have
come to stay and don't expect to have
any nonsense in theirs. They had a
very interesting county meeting re-
Gently and some of the ladies were
present.
Bro. J. W. Couch, of Whites X
Roads Alliance, No. 425, Durham
county, writes that farmers ought to
do more thinking, and that he thinks
that the insurance feature of the ALI
ance ought to be left over until the
last dollar of the business agency fund
is raised.
Bro. M. B. Johnston, of Deep
River Alliance, No. 1873, Chatham
county, was in Raleigh last week at.
tending the meeting of the grand
lodge. He came in to TEE PRoGREs-
sIvE FARMER Office and renewed his
subscription to the paper, though his
time is not out until next April.
Bro. JOS. P. Thomas, of Swans
vile Alliance, No. 1872, Pittsylvania
county, Va, writes that his Alliance
has SO members and several applica-
tions on file. He wishes to know the
postofhce address of Bro. John Smith,
who organized his Alliance. He says
his Alliance is to the front in all mat
ters.
At a recent meeting of Point Gap
Alliance, Nc. 1873, Yancev county,
resolutions were passed as follows:
" RESOLVED that we will not support
any candidate for the next General
Assembly who will not pledge him
self to earnestly support and contend
for a railroad commission for the
State of North Carolina"
Bro. E. A. Deaton, of Trinity
Alliance, No. 9O5, Cleveland county,
writes that his Alliance has 100 mem-
bers and has contributed S55 to the
business agency fund. They have
excellent officers. DIR. L. N. Durham,
District lecturer, visited them recent
~ and made a fine address which was
very refreshing.
Bro. G. H. Hodges, of Old Fort
Alliance, No. LIS, Hyde county,
writes that his Alliance has 100 mem.
bers, nearly all of them as true as can
be. He thinks more AlIiancemen
should read The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
and that we must labor for the educa.
ton of the farmers in order to reach
the desired goal.
BRO. A. P. Reece, Secretary of
Bethel Alliance, No. 1892, Buncombe
county, writes that they are well
pleased with the Alliance up in the
Gland of the Sky" "but that it has
much opposition, but are encouraged
with the thought that they are On
tending for "a cause that will be a
blessing to our children after we are
dead"
Bro. Johnston suggests that we
call on our readers to throw some