The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
ALLIANCE NOTES.
WHAT TIE ORDER IND IT'S
MEMBERS ARE DOING.
ITEMS OF ISrEREsr re THE FARMER.
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS
OF THE COUNTRY.

The Fort G;iucs. ga. Alliance is con
templatng the establishment Il 9uano
factory and oil mill at that l'.aee.
The South Carolina .AIii,u,c Ex-
change was opened at Grecaylln by
tie State Business Agent On the 9Th Of
January.
A Joint stock company has been VI
ganized II Fairplay, $. G., to lnanutac-
ture the GRADY Alliance plo"stock, v
invented byJ. 0. L. King
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The Executive Committee Of South
Dakota Alliance, have bought the Da-
kota Ruraljst published at aberdeen,
and it will be conducted Is Tie ,iaje or
gan.
The Alliance in lliII>botough county,
Fla. have raised nearly 2,OOo; with
prospects OF s., 600 more, for he rstab-
lishmcnt of an Alliance B'lsines- TX
change at Tampa
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A Minnesota paper Jumped the AIi;-
ance and misreprcscntcd il most bitterly.
The object was 10 keep the farmers from
Joining. An Alliance was organized the
next week with - members.
The Allianccmcn Of Franklin. Rowan
and Ifabcrsham counties. ot Georgia,
have organized Il Joint stock company
WIN Il '-nI,i.--: >.E -sas ona tn sci lh.. pro.
duct raised by their members.
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The appointment OF Mr. \. d. Chase,
the eminent Alliance champion, as rail.
road commissioner, is "a very appropriate
recognition of the farming element in
the state of Dakoto, and gives great sat
sfaction.
The Alliancemtn of Brooks county Zee
sure that they viii succeed in establish
ing a bank at Quitman, Ga. this spring.
The committee report about $1,000 al
ready subscribed to the capital stock,
with eight sub ALLIANCES yet TO hear from
on the third Wednesday Of March.
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The Farmers Alliance has saved the
farmers of America 81, 600 coo in twiae,
So, 500, 900 on bagging, and ii Is claimed
that through the operation, Of the Alli.
ance Exchange discounts have been So
cured that will make the amount saved
by farmers $40, 900, GOO annually.
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The Aliianccmcn in iowa. Kansas. Da-
kota and other western states are sending
in petitions to their representatives in
congress asking them to enact laws to
suppress gambling on The board of trade
by selling or buying products which the
owner does not own nor expects to own.
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The Alliancemcn in Bowie comfy,
Texas, have organized an ''Alliance con
mercial association, the shares Of which
are So each, and bear 10 per cent. inter
est from date On the funds raised III
this way the farmers are easily carried
throtsSh the year in their buying and sell
ing operations
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News comes from every county II Geor-
gia that the Alliance is growing strong
er. AIliancemcn are learning practical
lessons of economy and cooperation !;
those who have had the courage and pa
tience TO stand by the principles of the
Alliance are beginning to reap the bene-
fits of the order.
4 number of Farmers AlIianccmen are
borrowing money at eight per cent, giving
joint security notes, and buying theiy
g,lano and supplies for cash They claim
that at the present way Of managing
they can, with good crops, soon pay out
of debt and get on their feet financially
once more.
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The Johnson County Alliance III
North Carolina, deserves gold medal.
bv the State Agricultural society fol-
largest and best lot Of cotton at state
fair, and with noble spirit Of patriot,
ism it has sold the guano and donated
the money to the Soldiers Home.
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The Ocala, Fla, Alliance calls upon
the Alliances of Marion county to
discuss the phosphate 'craze' As the
are large owners Of the new.
Iy discovered phosphate lands it is deemed
wise to meet and consider the real value
Of tIese lands, some of which, are being !.
sold to spectators at too low 4 figure.
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The Clarksviic. Ga. >>1ttbl says: IN
he Farmers Alliance continues to in
crease for year or two more at the rate
It which it has been gaining during the
asst twelve months, it will soon be the
argest organization ever known in tiiis 0,
my other country; and Il It sticks together
md properly exercises its great power it |
viii be easily able TO accomplish such
evolution in the legislation Of the coun- /
ry as viii result in giving the farmer. not
,nly his rights as Il citizen, b!t after !
,reaking up the trusts and the combines
WITCH now rob- him of much Of bis earn /
ngs, will also place the farmer again in .
position to become & legislator in the in. /
erests Of his country and his claims.
Hall county, Ga, Alliance has adopted |
he following resolutions:
Whereas, the present plan OF raising
unds for the State Alliance Exchange is
nequltable, unjust and oppressive; there
ore be it /
Resolved, That our representatives Of
ounty trustee stockholders be instructed !
o insist on and work for the adoption OF /
he following plan, which will cqualize tha
mount to be paid by each member in
.ood standing now, and make every one
hereafter initiated a member Of th Eek.
hange, thereby putting into practice oui
MOTTO, "Eqnal rights to all, and special .
,rivileges to none
First-Abolish the plan requiring sub
lliances to take stock III the Exchange