The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

- North Carolina is a slow old
State in some respects, but in Alliance
matters she gets there every time.
We take pleasure in telling the
brethren that the L" bosses" have put
their ponderous feet down on it. We
must not go into politics.
3 The great Northwest is moving
grandly forward. Consolidation, CO.
operation, organization, is the cry all
over the West and organizers are
greatly in demand.
< Many cooperative stores are
being built by the Alliance through,
out the country. W. think that with
good State and subordinate business
agents, this plan might be dispensed
with.
- The brethren need not think
there is danger that they will do too
much, but they cannot be'too careful
about letting the world know what
they do, and especially be careful
about telling what you are going to do.
= We are requested to say that
the proprietors of the Capitol Tobac-
co Warehouse in this city has on
hand for free distribution, a guam
tity of first class tobacco seed. Far
mers in need of seed should call on
them.
Reports from every section of
the country show that the Alliance
cause is making fine progress. Some
of the brethren make mistakes, but
this is to be expected in all things.
Try to be sure you + right and then
go ahead.
We are glad to note the many
manufacturing enterprises being in
a~ugurated by the Alliance people in
different sections. These will pay,
and everybody will be benefited. They
are much safer than stores and kind
red enterprises.
It looks like cotton bagging
will be the future covering for cotton.
It will be furnished this season at a
much lower price, for the National
Alliance has said we will use it and
the manufacturers will not hesitate
about getting it ready.
4 The Alliance all over the South
is trying to make the best arrange
ments possible about getting fertili-
zers. They should use great caution
in purchasing this stuff. 1t is a great
swindle at best, and when purchased
in large quantities, the buyer is worse
off in proportion to the quantity he
buys.
4 A part of the men in a rolling
mill at Birmingham, Ala, are on a
strike. It is said that, unless the
matter is speedily settled, the mills
will be closed and more than 1000
men thrown out employment. This
is a pitiable state of affairs. Doubt
less the hands and owners are both to
blame.
+ We must beg u readers to
bear with us. The "grip" laid his
iron hand on our Office and nearly all
our working force has been COM
PEELED to succumb to his demands.
We hope in the near future "to be
ourselves once again" and to be able
to meet the wants and expectations
of our friends.
& In the u. S. Senate on the 3Oth
ult., Mr.. Hale, from the committee on
the census, reported back the bill re-.
quiring the Superintendent to ascer-
tain the number of persons who live
on and cultivate their own farms,
and the number of farms under
mortgage. Hon. G. W. McCune,
editor of the National Economist was
appointed to press this matter before
Congress. One million dollars were
appropriated to carry out the work. It
will be of great value to our farmers.
It was passed in the Senate by At yeas
and 4 nays, the negative votes being
cast by Senators Mcpherson, Sher-
man, Stockbridge and Morrill,.