The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22

IAlW6VS give w Oil oLAN
your Alliance, your p~ostofice and your
county, plainly, when you write TO tne
President, Secretary, Trustee. BUSINESS
Agent or Chairman Of Executive Com-
mittee of the State Alliance
Mrs. B. A. Morgan writes from
Penelope. Burke county, to say that
thew are going to have an Alliance
picnic there on the oath of May. Bro.
W. A. Graham and others speakers
have been invited.
AT a meeting of Warren county
Alliance on the 4th inst resolutions
of thanks to Senator Vance for his
support of the Suo,Treasury plan
were passed.
Bro. w. G. Amich, writes from
Liberty, Randolph county, in regard
to the wheat crop. He says that the
early sown wheat is not injured much,
but the late sown is badly injured by
lice or some insect.
BRO. Jno. F. Murdoch, of Con
cord Alliance, No. 8l4, Iredell county,
writes that his Alliance has recovered
from it's inanimate condition and he
thinks it will run on full time here
after.
BRO. J.. T. Stallings, of North
Brook, Lincoln county, writes that he
thinks the ~sub-treasury bill was in
tended to do good, but that he thinks
a mistake was made; that in it's pres
ent shape it will not do poor men
much good.
Bro. H. B. Whorten writes from
Estatoe, Mitchell county, to say that
his Alliance (Bear Creek has 33 male
and 80 female members with 6 ap-
plications on file; that they have not
raised anything for the business agency
fund in his Alliance yet,
Bro. H. D. Childers, Secretary of
Birdtown Alliance, No. 1,742, Swain
county, writes US that they have re-
solved to support no man for the Gen
eral Assembly who refuses to- pledge
himself to work for and support the
railroad commission bill,
Bro. W. L. MilIiken, Correspond
ing Secretary of New Britain ALI
ance, No. 4O8, Brunswick county,
writes that he thinks his membership
is in better condition than heretofore
and that there will be fewer debts
made this year; that the conclusion is
that monopoly is downed.
Bro. R. J. Ellis, Secretary of
Poplar Spring Alliance, No. 1921,
Henderson county, writes that his
Alliance now has 81 members and
that they endorse the s~ub,treasury
plan and want it to become a law.
Bro. Ellis has our thanks for a club
of three subscribers.
Bro. J. A. Cox, Secretary of
Chapel Alliance, No. 1899, Castor
county, writes that his members have
pledged themselves to vote for no man
for the legislature or for Congress
who will not pledge themselves to
work for the s~uo-treasury plan and a
reduction of the tariff.
Bro. John Wise, Secretary of
Elsie Alliance, No. 1873, Mitche |
county writes that they have elected
Bro. J. @. Keener for their business
agent and are now ready to buy
through the State Agent or otherwise;
that they now have about AZ mem
bers; they have contributed about $l4
to the State agency fund and will
soon pay in some more.
Bro Jas. L, Taylor writes from
Harlowe to say that it was a mistake
about Bro. Ward wanting help to re-
deem his land, it being under mort,
gage as was published. 1t was not
taken from him by a MORTGAGE, but
by heirs who sued for possession. The
money was wanted to pay the heirs
who had agreed to compromise for a
certain amount of money. Bro. Tay-
Tor thanks those who have contributed
and would be glad to get further CON
tributions.
Bro. J. F. McAdams, Secretary
lila AIIlance, NO. I,5ZS,
Orange county, writes US that his Al
lance only has % members but they
are still coming; that every family be-
longing to his Alliance read The
PRoGREssIvE FARMER 1--WE will bet on
Gravelly HilD; that they are getting
tired of the way things have been car
ried on and hope the day is not far
distant when reformation will come.
Bro. A. J. Cobb, Secretary of
BERTHE County Alliance, sends us res
Olutions as follows: Resotved, That we
think the delegates composing the St.
Louis Convention had the welfare of
the people at heart and we therefore
heartily endorse the s~ub.treasury plan;
that we will not support any man for
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