The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-02-23
STATE AGENCY DEPARTMENT.
Hinder this Head Will be Found Every
thing Relating to the Agency.

Under this Head Will be Found Every
thing Relating to the Agency.
This page will hereafter be devoted
IN the Business Agency and cO-opera-
tive trade. Communications from all
interested will be accepted. No long
MINDED, theoretical papers wanted, but
IDEAS solicited. We want your best
thoughts and can't publish, as a rule,
more than about n quarter column
articles.
am glad to announce that an ar
rangement has been made by which L
am now prepared to send The R
GREssIvE FARMER, State Alliance Or
gan. for one year to every Sub BUSINESS
Agent not now a subscriber VINO VIII
send me fifty cents. 1t Is hoped that
oUarv Accent will take advantage of
this sDecial arrangement. 1t is absO
Intelv necessary, if you would keep
nosted in the workings of the State
Agency, and thereby be able to serve
the brethren acceptably, that you read
this paper.
The brethren will please take note of
the rise in pork products, all of which
are from one-eighth to n cent higher.
Always give plain shipping direc-
tions, giving the line on which your
station is located, unless it is a we'll
known point, and if a prepay station,
so state.
1t is expected that you will take this
paper to your Sub-Alliance, show it to
the brethren and talk freely with them
about what it contains. Do the same
with every circular, or price list that
YOU receive from this office.
Unless you are a bonded agent, please
accompany each order with sufficient
money to pay the bill. 1t is post
lively forbidden by the State Execu-
tive Committee that the State Business
Agent should send out goods except in
such cases.
All brethren wishing to purchase
garden seed of any kind will find it to
their interest to place their orders with
this office. By so doing they will get
20 per cent. off of published catalogue
prices, and there will still remain a
small brokerage to the State Alliance.
As the amount of bill of some goods
cannot always be determined before
hand, be sure to send enough money to
pay it. If you send too much it will
be placed to your credit. If you wish
small amounts returned, state if you
have any preference as to how it shall
be sent, whether by registered mail,
check or in stamps.
Your bill of Iading always calls for
goods in good order" Be careful to
examine every package before taking
it out of the depot, or before surrender
ing your bill of lading. The transpor-
tation company is compelled to deliver
in good order or make the deficiency
good. If you surrender your bill Of
ladi2S before this is done you have no
claim on them for it.
Do not expect to get your goods on
the day after you order. Remember
that no goods are kept in stock at this
office. Your order will b. mailed to the
manufacturer or wholesale dealer on
the same day on which it Is received at
this office. If you live on a through
line some classes of goods car reach
you within two or three days, others
will require a week or ten days.
In all cases where goods are adver-
tised to be delivered without freight
charges, you will be expected to pay
whatever charges are due at your sta
ton and send to this office your freight
Dill as so much cash, or with request
10 remit. Now, remember this, and
don't get cross because you / V tOpay
the freight. In many instances this
arrangement is necessary in order to
ave delay in shipping.
Under our present system of business,
With SQb-Agents trading directly with
the State, Agent, we already have, and
5-pecG tO{have, a still larger number of
. Wnames on our books. We earnestly
rgqueSt all who open accounts with
ais office to begin right now and make
? note of every transaction. Should at
any time anAerrOr on our part occur,
notify us at once, pointing out as clearly
as possible where the error lies.
"
it is hereby ordered by the Executive
Committee of the North Carolina Farm
erS' State Alliance, in session at Raj
eigh this day, that the State Alliance
Business Agent fill orders only from
County and Sub-Alliance Business
Agents when cash for the full amount
Of the bill shall accompany the order.
Except orders from such Agents as
shall have filed their justified legal
bond with the State Business Agent
for twice the amount expected to be
due at any one time.
w. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. @. f. S. A.
The small amount Of cash in the
hands of the State Business Agent. and
the increasing business of his office,
render it necessary that the above
orders should be made. All agents
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