The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
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an Alliance store,
An Alliance, paper is to be published
at Oakdale, Washington Territory.
Fannin county, Ga, has decided to
establish a co operative store at Blue
Ridge
A general store will be opened at
Wellington by bhe Summer County
Alliance in a short time.
An Alliance store will soon be es-
tablished at Olcott, Reno county by
the Alliances in that vicinity.
The East Point, Ca, Pzow6oy says
the Farmers Alliance at that place is
taking on new life.
The Asheville warehouse last week
awarded premiums for the best grades
of tobacco sold through its agency.
Eskridge Alliance Exchange Co.,
Wabunsee county, Kansas, have or.
ganized with a capital stock of$4O, 600.
Hurlock Alliance, in Maryland, is
a thrifty one. Nineteen members
we're initiated at n meeting a few
days ago.
The Cabarrus County Alliance has
passed a resolution not to purchase
books, agricultural implements, &C.,
from travelling agents.
Cooperation seems to be the order
of the day in Kansas. New corpora
tions, mostly connected with the ALI
ance, are chartered daily.
The State Lecturer, Col. T. B.
Long, has moved into the northern
suburbs offAsheville, and in future
this will be his ~pOstOf6ce.
: The Alliance at Almena shipped
about 10000 bushels Of corn and done
about $1,000 worth of store business
during January.-AHiauce Tribune.
The Ro6&som6ion learns that an ALI,
ance warehouse will be built at Lum
Der Bridge, Robson county, at an
early date. 1t will be used for storing
fertilizers and other things.
,. If it is possible to get a branch rail
road to Gainesville, Ca, the Alliance
men. of Franklin county are going to
accomplish that very desirable object.
They r working hard and feel hope
full of final success.
The Kansas State Grange and the
Farmers Alliance have united and
agreed upon an iron clad platform.
Among other things they favor silver
certificates being issued in unlimited
quantities, and want the Australian
ballot system adopted.
Alliance men of Barlow county, Ga,
have decided to build a cotton seed
oil mill and fertilizer factory in con
nection withthe Alliance men of Cobb
and Gordon counties. The shares
will be placed at $40 90 each, and the
capital stock at $40, 1000.
The Cordelean, of Cordeie, Ca,
says the Farmers Alliance is a power
in Dooly county: The Sub. Alliances
all over the county are fourishing. If
they will unite on the question of a
fair this fall they can make it a grand
suceess.-Ah0nta Journal.
"Plow Boy" writing from Cromer's
Mill to the Gainesville, Ca, Enter
prise, says. the farmers of that section
seem to be in good heart from the
way they are bestowing labor upon
their farms. Mr.. w. II. Roach tells
him all the credit for this improve
ment is due the Alliance.
At the last meeting of the Talbot
County Alliance, says the Talbotton,
Ca, Era, it was resolved that the
Farmers Alliance Of Talbot should
buildaa warehouse in Talbotton. We
are informed that $l,25O was raised
on the spot. Committees were ap-
pointed to select a site for the proposed
building and to solicit subscriptions
from merchants of our town to aid
them in purchasing a site. The last
named committee is at work and
meeting with substantial encourage
ment from our business men.
The Farmers Alliance wave that has
swept over the South and West with
such gratifying results, has at last
struck New Jersey. On Sept. % DR..
J. A. Mudd, of Washington, organized
Branch No. l at C~enterton, Salem
county, with "a members, including
some of the most influential farmers
in that section. On Oct. 8 Branch
Nc. 2 was organized at Vineland by
DR.. G. P. Atkinson, who has been
commissioned to organize local ALI
ances in this State. Other places are
about to organize branches, and the
movement bids fair to spread soon
over the entire State.-FGrm and
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