The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-01
ALLIANCE NOTES.

ALWAYS give the name and number of
your Alliance, your ~postofice and your
county, plainly, when you write to the
President, Secretary, Trustee, Business
Agent or Chairman of Executive Com
nittee of the State Alliance.
The Minnesota State Alliance
now has a membership of thirty thou
sand.
Alliance picnics will be the order
of the day in many sections of the
country on the 4th of July.
The Iredell County Farmers
Alliance will hold a two days session
at Sta~tesville, commencing on the 4th
day of July.
"A most powerful farmers organ
ization, a branch of the Farmers
Alliance, is now under way in the
State of New York.
Preparations are being made for
the organization of the Pennsylvania
State Alliance, which takes place the
first week in August next.
The farmers and labor organiza.
tions of Indiana are said to be CON.
bining to control Legislative and Con
gressional nominations this fall.
The Southern Messenger says our
numbers are already sufficient to carry
every point, if every man will be true
to himself and to his obligations.
The Farmers Alliance of Geor
gia is pledged not to support any can,
d date who will not vote for the
abolition of the convict lease system.
The first cotton bloom was sent
US by Bro. A. H. Grose, Secretary of
Alliance No. 80, Moore county. He
says that crops are fine and in good
condition.
The farmers Of Missouri scored
a victory in the nomination Of Presi-
dent Hickman by the Democratic
State Convention to the Office of Rail
road Commissioner.
Bro. 0. A. Hillburn kindly sends
US six subscribers and adds that
Bladenboro Alliance, Bladen county,
keeps wide awake by reading THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The Weekly Union co~ngratulates
the Farmers Alliance of Kansas upon
having such an able, progressive
champion as President Clover, and
says he is doing a grand, good work
for the organization.
The Southern Mercury says the
farmers of Texas are determined to
cover their cotton this year with cot
ton bagging. 1t adds that SO, OOO,-
900 yards will be required to wrap
the cotton crop of the South this year
By a unanimous vote of the Elk,
ecutive Committee of the Farmers
Alliance of Minnesota, it was decided,
Monday, to hold a State convention
of the Alliance for the nomination of
a State ticket at St. Paul on July 18th.
Bro. P. G.. Ward, of Selma, John.
ston county, sends an early cotton
bloom. 1t appeared on the morning
of the Goth day after planting. The
cotton is known as the Pet" and
Bro. W. says he thinks it will be very
prolific.
The Cabarrus County Alliance
will meet at Bethpage Academy July
10th and 18th. Secretaries will please
forward to the secretary at that place
a list of all the delegates who will at
tend, so that homes may be provided
for them.
"A sister writing from Rocky
Mount Alliance, says: "Our Alliance
is in a prosperous condition and all
our members r earnest in the cause.
We have an organ and would like to
know where we can obtain an ALI
ance song book"
The Alliance is only a few weeks
old in Michigan, but already ten L
ties are on the march. TIE Alliance
Sentinel truthfulIy says: "There is
something magic about the touch of
the Alliance. When you get into
this army, now three millions strong,
you feel that you are shoulder to
| shoulder with the patriotic liberty,