The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-01
MEASLEY METHODS
More About Polk, Macune L. Co.'S
Great Business.
What They Do and How They Manage
to Do 1t.
Resolutions by the Greensboro FiremCn
Regarding Their Kind Treatment
in Durham Last Week.

Another special from Washington to
the New York Advertiser reads as fol- !
lows, and shows the villainy of the Polk |
crowd:
Things are not going right at head |
quarters of the national farmers alliance
enterprise. General Manager Macune
should stop lingering by the wayside to
punish envious rivals who asperse his
character, and come home at once. In
his absence Secretary J. II. Turner is in
charge. Turner, like some other men,
bers of the alliance, was brought up on
farm. In his local Tr0up county (Ga.)
alliance this fact probably operates in
his favor, but in the national OrganiZa-
ton, with its complex interests and re-
sponsibilities-as it at present exists
the case is different The truth is, Secre-
tary Turner lacks the quality which is
the prime requisite in a successful acting
manager of the Macune scheme He has
not that firm, cool, comprehensive grip
on the situation which the celebrated
Texan makes so triumphantly profitable.
ceipts arc bound to fall Off
Readers Of the Morning Advertiser are
familiar with the happy family arrange
ment at the headquarters Of the national
farmers alliance, whereby business and
philanthropy 60 hand III hand. They
have been informed how c. W. Macune,
chairman Of the executive committee,
without a salary, bosses both ends Of the
scheme, and monopolizes the business of
educating the farmers of the country On
his own terms, which are cash in advance.
This is to tell them how Secretary Turner,
with a salary and large office, with a
stenographer, typewriter and a phono-
graph in it, manages to struggle along.
If Macune had been here he would have
turned the conversation into other chan
nels Or chastised the inquirer, which is
another reason why, for the good of the
North Capitol street enterprise, he should
come home at once.
He admits it. So he looked about him,
and, being prominent member of the
local alliance, it was not long before he
worked his way up to place in the state
organization. Continuing to look about
him, he concluded there was something
in the Ocala convention, went there as a
delegate, and was not disappointed. He
accepted the secretaryship Of the national
farmers alliance, and admits that he left
his farm for Washington without deep
regret, The change from farm life in a
large city on comfortable salary was
very agreeable, and would have had a
tendency to make some men indolent
and pleasure-loving But Mr.. Turner
was not built that way. He is naturally
of thrifty disposition, and Macune's eX-
ample was before him daily. So Secre-
Ftary Turner looked about him again. At
first the outlook was not promising. The
farmers of the country must be educated,
but Macune was attending to that and
attending to it thoroughly. Was there
anything else that the farmers needed
that could be furnished them at fair
profit? The secretary allowed his mind
local alliance and there found exactly
what he was looking for. The main pur-
pose of the farmers alliance is to improve
the farmers condition in life How was
this to be accomplished: Naturally, by
teaching him to be more systematic and
businesslike in his methods. One cam
not be systematic and business like with
out proper tools and implements. Secre-
tary Turner, therefore, lost no time in
arranging to manufacture these tools and
implements in large quantities and to ad-
vertise them extensively in the various
publications of the Macune & Co, happy
family.
In these publications Secretary Tur-
ner makes the general inquiry: Has
your alliance an outfit: | don't mean
little flimsy affair, but | mean one of our
standard outfits, that is worth three times
as much as any outfit ever sent out by
our order The Secrctary's stock is a
fine one, 1t embraces a seal for $2.25
each, complete sets of sccretary's and
treasurer's books for - 30, gavel and
ballot box with white and black balls, al
for 81, and badges at prices rauging
from 10 cents to 81 80. 50 far as has
been discovered, no farmer in urgent
need of these articles has been ungra-
cious enough TO inquire how large a
profit Mr.. Turner is making out Of such
schemes, while receiving q good salary
for acting as secretary OF the national
farmers alliance.
Good Cooking
Is one of the chief blessings of every
home. To always insure good custards,
puddings, sauces, etc, use Gail Borden
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. Direc-
tions on the label. Sold by your grocer
and druggist.