The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
A MODEL ALLIANCE.
CENTER ALLIANCE, No. l,348,


| CENTER ALLIANCE, NO. ,34S,
BERTHE county.
Mr.. .EDIToR:-Having been appoint.
ed Corresponding Secretary of Center
Alliance, will give few dots that
may tell on US. The working capacity
considered, perhaps there is no ALI.
ance in the State about which so little
has been said as from our Alliance.
We now have about s6 mem bers, with
still others nibbling at us.
The purchases made by this ALI
ance for the last few months would
amount to several hundred dollars.
You see, our people, when they take
hold OF anything, are determined to
be made the better for so doing; and
the result is they have saved con.
siderable amount of money through
our sub-agent, who, We believe, takes
great pride in working for the ALI
ance, thus saving to as what otherwise
would have gone needlessly to fill some
dudes pocket.
One great popularity about Center
Alliance is that it is composed of men
representing many trades and profes-
sions. We have farmers and coopers,
blacksmiths and mechanics tax col
lectors and fishermen, school teachers
and preachers-well,a as to lawyers, you
should hear our prosecuting attorney
on case of arbitration, you would wish
to know where he procured his Gre
dentials from; and as to beauty and
maids with roset cheeks to veterans
old, whose long gray boards hang
flowing AS a whole, some certain
members of this Alliance keep exceed
ingly well posted in Alliance litera.
ture and our treasurer furnishes the
officers with The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and the National HcOnonaist And,
not being satisfied with little we'll
dong, the Rev. W introduced
a new feature in the appointment of a
librarian, whose duty it is to keep in
charge all good literature furnished
by the members and to distribute out
promiscuOusly among the membership,
and it is amusing to see him come out
like old Santa Claus with his arms
full of papers, drumming around. We
think he will make a success of it If
he will stick to it. But we may ap-
prehend some danger of this pluck
leading him to something more re-
munerative.
In honor be it said, we are the ban.
ner Alliance of old Bertie and we
don't think that we would exaggerate
when we say that should every other
Alliance in the State collapse, Center
Alliance would be the last one to die.
We put our force upon the head of
the bagging trust and helped to bust
the concern. Thus, Alliance principles,
when prompted by the right spirit,
and it is hoped that it may be ever
thus prompted, will make its votaries
heard and lead to unerring success.
And may it be our purpose and aim
to work out manfully the declaration
of purposes of the Alliance, guided by
the g olden rule "dOing as We wish to
be done by" and lavish special favors
on none.
There is move now made among
US to have public turnout next sum-
mer. If we undertake it we anticipate
a success, for it is thought we have
much good brain here, but we hope
none will be so modest as to own up,
but we think there can be furnished
brass and brain enough to mount the
stump in behalf of a glorious future
for the Alliance.
Greeting to TIE PROGRESSIVE FAR
NER, and may it do much good.
Yours fraternally,
w. w. OUTLAW, Sr.