The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22
BURKE COUNTY ALLIANCE IN
SESSION.

How They do it up in the Mountains.
Mr.. EDIToR:-At the request of the
County Secretary, send you the pro
ceedings of our county meeting held
at Glen Al pine April 5th, couched in
as few words as possible. Before the
meeting was formally called to order,
Mr.. G. F. Chase introduced Mr.. J. F.
Battle, of the firm of Battle & Co. who
are now selling goods under contract
to the Alliance, who addressed the
body for 80 minutes PARTICULAR y en-
plasIzing the fact that every Alliance
man in the county should regard this
store as part and parcel of the organ
ization, and the success of this store
depends greatly upon the patronage it
received from the members of the
organization. And this appeal no
doubt will have the effect to largely
increase the patronage of this enter
prise. President Houk then called
the Alliance to order and proceeded
to regular business. The efficient Sec
retary, S. M. Asbury was at his post
R. A. Cobb was requested to act as
Vice-President. The delegates all
answered to their names except those
who were detained on account of high
water.
The County Lecturer, Mr.. J. V.
Mccall, then delivered his address,
and for half an hour he dealt some
heavy blows at monopoies, trusts,
combines, national banks and men
who are boarding up money by the
thousand dishonesty and at the ex-
pense of the poor wage-earner.
The demands that will be made by
the Farmers Alliance all over the
country from candidates for Office
from President down to the lowest
county officer before the next cam
paign was then freely discussed by R.
A. Cobb, P. W. Patton, J. V. Mccall
and others and plan unanimously
adopted.
The bill known as the sub-treasury
bill was then read and it's merits and
demerits discussed and it was decided
that the movement was in the right
direction, but in its present shape it
would be imperative in this section
from the fact that few if any of the
counties would produce the required
amount, $5OO,OOO surplus.
The enterprise known as the Burke
County Fair Association was highly
commended and every Alliance man
in the county earnestly requested to
put his shoulder to the wheel and not
slack his hold until the wagon was
rolled to the top of the hill.
The subject of an experiment sta
ton to be located at the Western N.
G. Asylum under the supervision OF
the officers of that institution was
brought to the attention of this body,
anh if carried into effect will receive
the hearty cooperation of this organi-
zation. A vote was taken to ascertain
the sentiment of the members of this
body in reference to the no fence law
and large majority voted in favor OF
no fence.
The loss sustained by brethren
Clontz and Lawbacker, one by fire,
the other by wind, was brought to the
attention of the body and nice
amount was raised for their relief
An order was made directing the
County Lecturer, J. V. Mccall, tC
visit each Sub Alliance in the county
by the next county meeting, his ex
penses to be paid out of the County
Alliance fund.
The statistical report shows the
body to be about eighteen hundred
strong in the county and daily increas
ing, the machinery all well adjusted
and in good working order Mr.. J.
L. J. Estes was appointed to take the
crop report of the county and forward
the same to the State Alliance Stats.
tician.
When the hour of one o'clock ar.
rived Mr.. G.. F. Chase announced that
dinner was prepared for all present
and bountiful supply it was. Every.
body ate and was filed and there was
as much left as there was consumed
r. A. Cobb was unanimously elect
ed to represent the Alliance at the
store of Battle & Co., in Morganton.
The trade committee in their re,
port stated that after careful ezami,
nation they found that the merchants
who had been adopted as medium
to furnish goods to the Alliance men
all complying strictly with their con,
tract.
The question of a county banking
fund was brought before the body
and after some discussion it was de-
cided that a sufficient amount be ap,
propriated and placed at the command
of the county bushes agent to enable
him to operate without embarrass-
ment.
This body was composed of intelh-
gent representative farmers, lsoorers
and mechanics from all portions OF