The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-05
CHOWAN COUNTY MEETS AND
PUTS IN A PLEASANT AND
PROFITABLE DAY.
AMBoY, Chowan Co., N. c..

AMBoY, Chowan Co., N. G.
Mr.. ED1ToR:-Having seen nothing
in your excellent paper from this
county of late, l take this opportunity
to let your readers know that the Al
lance is not dead in old Chowan, but
are going forward.
Our County Alliance met on the
4th with Wardville Sub.Alliance, No.
I,l46. President L. w. Parker called
the house to order at the proper time
and presided with dignity and ease.
In addition to the regular routine
business of the County Alliance, a re
port with accompanying charter pre-
sented by the committee on manufac-
turing interests proposing the estaD-
fishing of a canning factory in the
town of Edenton, also q cotton seed
oil mill, was taken into consideration.
1t was decided to begin operations
with the canning as oon as sufficient
stock shall be paid in to insure sue
cess. The oil mill was laid over for
further cOnsidera ion with a fair pros
pect of beginning work on that line in
the near future. We hope the time
is not far distant when the whirl of
machinery, under the control of the
Alliance, will be heard in the county
seat of old Go Ean--when the utiliza
ton of home pl oducts and home re
sources shall receive a large. amount
of earnest attention than ever before.
Altogether the meeting on the 4th
was the best that our county has ever
had. The members of Wardville and
neighboring Alliances had prepared
an abundant dinner for the occasion,
which was placed on a long table and
the crowd invited to partake. AL
though there were five or six hundred
persons present, The appetites of all
were amply satisfied.
In the afternoon the orator of the
day, Rev. B. B. Williams, of B9rtie
county, whose mature judgment and
ripe experience, combined with a
blameless life, renders him popular
wherever kno 0n, entertained the large
audience with an open air address of
rare merit, which will De long remem
bered by all who heard it. Bro. Viii
liams was followed by assistant county
lecturer, Bro. Charles Howard, and
County Secretary, H. G. Pr1vot, both
of whom made appropriate remarks.
Thus ended an enjoyable day. The
farmers of the community are learning
to economic and live on the " pay as
you 60" system. While this system
su jects those who practice it to many
Inconvenience for the time being,
they expect to reap the fruits of toll
and care in the shape of increased
prosperity in the near future.
We are careful about our public
expressions as to the political issues
of the day, but are keeping our eyes
open and watching every movement
Of the would-be party leaders, and
will show them at the ballot box if
not before what we like and what we
do not like. Hope you will be able
to give your readers a correct list of
those legislators who accepted free
passes and opposed the railroad COM
mission.
The crop prosect throughout all this
section is better than for several years
past, though we are nee1ing rain in
some places right much just now. We
are looking to good crops and honest
legislation for relief from our present
depressed condition
Lon live the Alliance and The PRo
GREssIvE FARMER to advocate princi.
plies Of justice to all mankind.
Yours fr~aternalIy,