The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19
THE BRETHREN OF THE N. C.
F. s. AEEfkNCE.

The Executive Committee, believing
it to be to the interest of the Order,
have instructed the Business Agent
that ON and after Che first day of jan
nuary, 1894, to PLACE ORDERS for mem
bers of the Alliahe8 only who are
known to him to be in good standing
or upon whose order the seal OF the Al
lance has been placed, except upon
wagons, sewing machines and organs
which can be sold tolo1tsiders at an ad-
vance over regular Alliance prices. No
order for a County Tor Sub Business
Agent shall be flted whose accounts
are over due, unless accompanied by
the cash. hEf r.
It is further ordered that the State
Business Agent shall not keep his prices
standing in the colamlns of any news
paper, but shall furnish nee a month
or oftener if necessary to the Secretary
of each Sub Alliance asmany copies as
needed by the SubdG aprinted revised
price list. 1t is advised by your com
mittee that these prices shall be kept
strictly within the Order, not made
public. and that members be urged to
attend their meetings in order to learn
prices for buying and selling that they
alone may reap tBa9 benefits Of the
Business Agency. We urge you further
to keep all matters pertaining to the
Alliance strictly among. yourselves, as
it is not right for aSSg. one tOhO does not
belong tothe Order pioPtain the bene-
fits of our organization. 1t is the de
sire of your Executive Committee that
not only lowest profession buying shall
be furnished you, 'but that your prod
ucts may be sold 'i17the best markets
of the world, and, that you may reap
the full benefits Of our organization
financially and otherwise. Already
your Business Agent has issued a
circular in regard to the shipment of
eggs, etc. The plan has been thorough
ly examined by us,2ahd we give it our
full endorsement and1Syfge you to take
hold of the matter AsIhe has suggested.
The Executive Committee at the rec
ommendation of yoprs Business Agent
has permitted him to, engage the SER
vices of brother WIS Barnes, your
Secretary Treasurer, to push this mat
ter, he having given much thought to
the subject and having a thorough
knowledge of the plan and has shown
conclusively to your committee the
great benefits that Rill:be derived from
the plan to our organization, it not
only building it up, butfor financially
helping the poorest members of our
Order. ttcE
Your State P~residentjhas been given
full authority to reorganize dormant
Alliances, and we hope every brother
will assist him in restoring these Subs
to their proper places among us.
We suggest to yoNH further that you
plant largely of food crops. Make
everything you cantor your needs at
home, incur as few. debts as possible
and p~atronize your Business Agency
both in buying and selling. At the
present prices of cpJton, tobacco and
wheat, which have been our main
money crops, we. cannot continue to
plant for that purpose with expecta-
ton of lettering ourtcondition, as we
cannot expect any better prices under
our present financial system. AS soon
as possible let each one of us get to
trading upon a CASH basis, thereby tax
ing our labor and our products from
the hand of ShylOcka greed.
On account of rough weather and the
unsettled condition of our people gen
orally, in January we have concluded
it is best not to fill but few applications
for speakers until nextquarterly meet
ing. At April MEETINGS we hope to
have every county visited.
We find that our organization is
growing in members and sentiment,
though its members are very poor
financially, and we hope this increase
will continue until the objects intended
by our Order shall be accomplished.
But to succeed IN doing this, it is the
duty of each membertUo put his shout
der to the wheel and push with all his
might to this end. NIX,
Fr~aternaEly,
MARION BUTLER, Chmn.,
J. j. LONG,
A. f. HMEMAN,
Eommiftne