The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-01
AMONG THE
What the Organization is Doing
Throughout the Country.

Throughout the Country.
The Farmers Alliance of Bradley
county Tenn, has appointed G. B.
Cate, it's trade agent.
The Polk County Alliance has com,
pleted a substantial stone building at
Rockmart for their Alliance store.
The Farmers Alliance of Shelby
County, Mo-, met at Shelbina, recently,
and decided to build a $50, 900 mill,
the citizens of Snelbina subscribing
over $4,000.
There is zoe, 900 members of the
Farmers Alliance in Missouri, and
Kansas is not far behind. Look out
for the election in those states this fall.
Colorado Workman.
The Farmers and Laborer's Coop
erative Union of Bradley county Tenn,
propose holding a meeting to last two
or three days at the Wildwood camp
ground the coming summer.
The directors of Terrell County Ga.)
Alliance warehouse have declared
dividends of As per cent on first sea-
sons business. They have handled
over 1000 bales of cotton the past
season.
Chocktaw Alliance (Grayson coun-
ty) invested $1,000 in a gin and paid
the entire amount out of the profits in
two years and last year made 40 pei
cent. on the $1,000 invested. This is
cooperation in the right direction
Southern Mercury.
The Farmers Mutual Benefit asso- I
citation of lola has filed it's charter. 4
The capital stock is placed at $780,,
900. The directors are j. Butter, S.
H. We1th, Thomas Rutledge, R. N.
Purdum and A. j. Fryer, of lola, and
B. L. Thompson and G, S. Lehman,
of Humbolt.
We heard g lawyer say that he was
sati sled the Alliance had been a benefit
to him in that he could guy goods
much cheaper than he could If it was
not for the Alliance. Is it possible
that everybody is going to AL in love
with the Alliance? Just les 'em fall.
Buchanan Messenger.
The Alliancemen of Brooks county
feel sure that they will succeed in
establishing a bank at Quitman, Ca,
tuis spring. The committee report
about $4,000 already subscribed to s
the capital stock, with eight sub ALI, {
ances yet to hear from on the third t
Wednesday of March.
From every county comes the cheer 81
ing news that Alliance is growing d
stronger. Alliancemen are earning n
practical lessons of economy and CO.
| operation; thos9 who had the courage
and patience to stand by the principles u
of the Alliance are beginning to reap o.
| the benefits o the order Solid South OF
Two hundred and sixty for Feb
ruary. That's the number af Alliances
organized in Nebraska during tneye
month of February. There IS a l0ngeo
anxious seat for politicians and otnef
mourners somewhere neal these hesd' n;
quarters, and it is filling up rapidly 9
Lincoln (Ne6.) Alliance. We
Kaufman County Alliance will have
a call meeting and basket dinner ~ aSbo
Lawrence on the 9th. Speeches WIZ
be made by several well known mem<eu
hers of the Alliance, among the nu1noei
her Bro. E. Newton, business manager !
of The Mercury, and s. 0. DsWsrii
State Secretary.-Southern Mercury. neY
The Turon Alliance Milling conn
pany has been chartered and subscrlp 7
ton are being raised to the smounE N
of $4,000, which is the amount o1bat
capital stock. The stock has OeeI -
divided into shares of ten dollars eaCn
The Mill is expected to pass into
hands of a company-Which Is y
Alliance corporation-next WEEKS Il
Turon Headlight. %
SrAUNToN, Va, March 26.-MsYOrt
Geo. Chrisman, Jacob Wissler anyes'
Mr.. Prince, representing the FarLaa9 II,
Alliance of the United States, nS.h Of,
concluded to establish the AlAaIyI ,C
agricultural works at Iron Gate, AZ
ghany county, Va. The works :,
employ from three hundred 10 :
hundred hands, and their Proaugus Z
will go to every SURVEILLANCE IN 1r @roOa
country representing four mID'1e "