The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22

G6,aDident, Secretary, Trustee, Business
Press or Chairman of Executive Com
Ag349nne Of the State Alliance.
BRO. 7. J. Rogers writes from
Henrietta Alliance, No. 1898, that
.Lov have 80 male and IL female
,nombers, and six applications on file.
His Alliance is composed of good,
firm men.
Bro. Geo. Croach, Secretary of
Motifs Grove Alliance, No. 1854,
davidson county, writes that they are
getting along finely; have &C male
and 43 female members and some of
them are of pure grit.
Bro. Geo. T. Baines writes from
Oakland, Nash county, to say that
khev have about 70 members, many
of them as good Alliance men as can
be found in the State; that they
elected a good corps of officers at a
recent meeting.
Bro. W. D. Wall suggests to the
tobacco men of North Carolina and
Virginia that they prime their tobacco
high so as to make the Jugs and cut
ters rich and hold them as long as
possible in order to defeat the OBJECTS
of the tobacco trust.
Bro B. J. Turner writes from
Turner's Alliance, No. 1900, Polk
county, to say that at a recent meet
ing they resolved that they would
support no man nor party unless
he stands pledged to carry out the
demands of the Alliance,
Bro. John Harrison, President
of Denton Alliance, No. 1924, David
son county, writes that they now
have 50 members; that some of them
are very weak, but it is because they
lido not read The PRo 4REssIvE FARMER,
which would furnish their minds
with such food as they need.
A correspondent writing from
Sherwood, N. C., in regard to Senator
.Vance's action on the SUB Treasury
bill, SAYS: " When we have a yard
dog we at least expect him to bark
when the thief comes, even If he has
to back under the house when pressed.
When we have large, fat, well-fed
bull terriers we expect him to take
hold, shut his eyes and stay there un-
til he is choked off or gets his skull
cracked.
Bro. J. D. Scarce, Of Sharon
Alliance, No. POI, Pittsylvania county,
Va, writes thai his Alliance has "A
members in good standing and ready
for anything for the general good.
They bought nearly all Of their guano
from the Business Agent of the North
carolina Alliance and saved money
and are well pleased with it's effect on
the crops. Wheat and oats in that
section will not oe more than half a
crop. Tobacco is good but they have
a bad stand. Corn is better than 1t
has been for years.
B. J. Pratt, of the colored Farm
ers' Alliance, in Arson county, writes
as follows: "The colored Alliance
was in session in Arson county on the
5th inst, and passed a resolution as to
who they would vote for. They
agreed to vote for no man who re-
fuses to sign the six demands by the
white Alliance" He goes on to tell
who they favor for Congress in that
district and for the General Assembly.
But of ourse we cannot publish that
for white nor black He writes that
cotton and corn is looking we'll in
that section.
Bro. W. N. Straughsn, Secretary
of Chatham County Alliance, writes
that they re- rejected all of their old
officers at their meeting on the 4th
inst, except that Rev. O. T. Edwards
was elected Chaplain, their former
Chaplain having resigned. They re,
solved that they would support no
man for any Office who is opposed to
the demands of the National and State
Alliance, and that the delegates mani.
tested a disposition to stand by the
principles of the Alliance. He adds
that the order in Chatham is in a
fourishing condition.