The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-06-26
TIE WEEKS ALLIANCE NEWS.

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National Headquarters.
Mr.. A. Wardal1, member of the ma
tional executive committee Of the ALI
ance, has charge Of the insurance feature
of Alliance work and cooperation. He
is earnestly engaged in efforts to make il
widely beneficial.
His plan is to have it adopted as an
official feature by each state, by means
Of a cooperative degree to be known-as
the state branch of the National ALI
ance Aid association. to be conducted by
a manager selected by the president and
executive of the State Alliance, and APP
proved by tho management of the Ma
tional Aid association, who shall in turn
be under the control and supervision Of
the National Alliance officers.
1t is proposed to issue S 1000 and $4,000
policies at present, assessing for IL
death loss in advance, so that the money
will always be on hand to pay a loss as
it occurs. Long years Of experience
with society companies show that the
average annual cost per 81, 900 of insur-
dollars, while in old line companies it. is
from twenty dollars to sixty dollars The
plan has been in operation two years in
some of the northwestern states, and
they have a membership large enough
to pay a policy in full, and it is growing
rapidly.
The plan has been approved by several
states, and MI. Wardall will present it
in several other states during the sum
mer. By the plan proposed members Of
the Alliance can carry their own insur.
ance at simple cost Of actual death losses,
and a minimum expense account for
T clerical labor. Besides the advantage of
| greatly reduced cost, the plan will keep
all the money at home under the man
agement and control of the people fol
whom it is conducted.
The executive committee are formulat-
ing a plan for a Mutual Fire Insurance
company, under direction by the last SUI
prenle council, and will have it in shape
for the next meeting. This feature is de-
signed to give mutual protection to
members of the order, and at the sane
time do away with the necessity Of send
ing millions of dollars annually to New
York and London, and also to do away
with the ~aggravation which arises from
contested claims.
AT the Ocala meeting last year the
supreme council adopted q strong me-
mortal opposing lottery schemes. This
memorial has been presented in congress
and printed in The Record, but received
only passing notice. News comes from
an official source in Louisiana, however,
that the Alliance has taken up the fight
against the lottery scheme. and that it
is determined to stamp out the evil. The
fight is on III earnest
Secretary Mcfarland, of the State Al
lance, writes: We had hoped that the
supreme court would decide that the
question could not go before the people.
yet when they decided that it should, we
determined to fight it to tie death. And
while we feel assured that we will have
the sympathy and aid Of the good peo-
pie throughout the United States, we
know that upon ourselves depends the
final settlement, and | Think the citizens
Of Louisiana can be relied on to meet
1.-the emergency"
The Wisconsin State Alliance met last
week. President Polk, Of the n. t. a.
and L. o., was present. The Wisconsin
Alliance, which is part of the Nationa
Open Alliance. has 2T0 sub-Alliances
with Il membership Of 5000, G,0O0 c
whom were enrolled during the pas
twelve months. The question Of "unitin:
!, with the National Farmers Allianc
> and Industrial union was Il Of tn
! features of the meeting, and the prevail
ing sentiment WAS i'll favor of sue,
union. The matter will be referred t.
the sub-organizations, however, and i
! they shall decide on the union Wiscon
, sin will be represented at the next nl
tional meeting.
The states of Delaware and New Jel
5 sey are about ready for organization int
| the Alliance. Steps are being taken t
! that end, and they Will be in the Ion;
list of Alliance states within the mex
two months.
President Polk has left his Washing
ton Office and taken the field for the pu,
pose Of disseminating Alliance principles
!. and with a hope Of strengthening the OF
$ ganization. lie will be in the field cor
u ~tinuously till the middle of August, an,
before the first of next November he wi
have visited and spoken in nearly ever
state in the Union. Il. w. AVER,
The government is now loaning none
to the people, through the medium G
national banks as loan agents, at til
rate Of 10 per cent. per annum. Tn
people demand that this money shall b
loaned to them at the rate Of ? per cent
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