The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-07

""' Union county. 'e,
D.. BRO. W. W. Gibbs, of Dir.s.,
fS1a county, wants Mr.. Georga S TaIo'
neld, OF Burke or Mcdowell nol,
TO write to him at the above a5ISSlnEy,
We are glad to see Bro.
Holman, of Iredell, R. P. HIM.. ., b,
M~ecklenbuag, and apt. w a Of
den in TIE PRoeREssIvE par'
Office last week. ARSER
BRO. H. W. Phelps, secr.,..
Of oGuppernong Alliance, No, \ ae}y
w ashington county, writes tho ,,opi,
AHlance now has Ga members III; us
several applications on file. with
Bro. ]. W. Aldridpe n.
from Friendship Alliance NJ hung
says that with Sc members, 6.i H4o,
them ladies, they have paid sIsn OF
the business agency fund. 70
Bro. ]. A. Harris, writino
Seaboard, Northampton c,2ngt rom
ports crops almost a total faiIEro ~
his section. He fears that manV q
the poor people will suffer. 01
Bro. Geo. s. White, of Rv1.u,
Chowan county, sends three n5.orp'
ers to The PROGRESSIVE FARwvD ~
says that his Alliance now nnm6a uu
80 male and IS female members
BRO. A. G. Person has mou
from Fremont, N. c., and will m.Gl
Luling, Texas, his home in the fn +~As
The best wishes of The PRoqRSSsTr]
FARMER go with him to his new boraa
BRO. S. G. Lassiter, Secretary 90
Walnut Ridge Alliance, No. 3oo
Randolph county, writes that his An
ance now number As excellent mem.
bers and that his county is on a bio
boom. "6
Bro. J. F. p. Harton, Secretary ot
Smiths Greek Alliance, No. IS w.
rem county, writes that crops are verv
short in that county, cotton not maf.
ing more than a bale to ten or twnIvo
acres.
BRO. J. F. Crowder, of Wada.
vile, n. c., in renewing his subscrjn.
ton to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 70.
marks that he thinks the members
soould read their State organ and
keep posted.
Bro. P. D. Bridgers, of Loveiov
Alliance, Nc. 98I, Cleveland county.
writes that his lodge now numbers IL
members, and that they have con.
tributed literally to the business
agency fund.
Bro. R. P. Holmes, Secretary Of
Harmony Hill Alliance, No. l,o67,
Iredell county, informs US that his
Alliance is moving along slowly, but
they have contributed $50 to the
business agency fund.
Bro. W. R. Mckee, Secretary of
River Bend Alliance, Orange county,
sends US resolutions in regard to pat.
ronizing the Alliance tobacco ware.
houses. That is sensible. S. ok to
your warehouse, brethren.
Bro. W. W. Wash, Correspond.
ing Secretary of Hurdles NJ lis ALI.
ance, No. 1876, Person county, writes
that his Alliance has 70 members, and
that they would like to have some
brother to deliver them a lecture.
Bro. E. L. Crowder, Correspond.
ing Secretary of Dyson Creek Ali,
ance, No. 2l2, writes that his Ali
ance has been organized 2 years, has
IA members on roll and has not been
visited by death since it's organization.
Bro. Alfred Gates, writing
from Asbury, Warren county,
says that the cry of "hard
times" is heard in New Jersey just as
often as it is here in the South, and
attributes the cause to high taxation.
Bro. W. M. Pearson, writing from
Apex, Wake county, says that corn is
not more than a half a crop and cot.
ton one-third in his section; that he
killed a Jersey pig ten months old
recently which weighed 3O7 pounds.
Bro. W. E. Mccoy, Secretary Of
South Mills Alliance, No. 1913,
writes that his Alliance now numbers
about sc members. They have con
tributed SIS to the business agency
fund and expect to give at least 81
each.
Bro. P. G. w. Walker, of Tolls
Greek Alliance, No. 1870, Rocking
ham county, writes to say that DIS
people are well satisfied that the AN.
ance has come to stay, and that tls
State Business Agent is the rightm@
for the place.
Bro. w. H. Neal, Secretary Of
River Bend Alliance, No. IS, Plttsyt
vania county, Va, writes that tney
fully endorse the proceedings OF tnS
Border Alliance in endorsing the ler