The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-09
AMONG THE ALLIANCES.
What the Brotherhood is Doing and Say
ing Ali Around.

ing All AIOuuQ-
The Alliance is on a boom here.-A.
J.. Weems, Winsboro, Texas.
A cyclone at Midland City, Ala,
blew down the Farmers Alliance ware
house.
The Tulare, Cal, Citizen reports a
number of Alliance picnics and boom
ing Alliances in that vicinity.
The Peoples Press was full Of en-
couraging Alliance news last week.
California is humping herself.
Thirty members of the Brown county,
South Dakota, Alliance, have joined
the Aid Degree in the past month.
A big Alliance meeting was called to
be held at Griffin, Georgia, on the 295h
ult., to arrange about selling cotton.
Alliance reform seed are growing an
other good crop. Dishonest State Off
GERS have been impeaChed in Nebraska
and Texas. Let the good work go on.
The Wise county, Texas, Alliance has
passed resolutions condemning the de
feat of the anti option bill aud the
course of Coke and Mills and the Texas
legislature.
The Alliance in Louisi ma is hardly
ever a topic of national interest, but it
is there all the same. There are nine
spicy Alliance papers in the State, all
standing firm for the cause.
The Rural Reforn5er, Of Boiling
Springs, N, O., suggests hat an Ali
C rally be held in that vicinity about
the first Of August aud asks the Sub
Alliance to discuss the matter and re-
port.
The Alliance has been so inactive IN
Nebraska that the executive commit
tee was recently forced TO withdraw
the State lecturer from the field. But
they are now taking steps to start
again.
Our Alliance IS moving along smooth
ly, an6 Jul members are not the least
discouraged, but are strictly in the
middle Of the road and expect to stay
there. NJ. Fl Evans, Hubbard City,
Texas.
Our Alliance is on the upgrade. New
as we'll as defunct members are com
ing in. Have good attendance, and all
are fully awake to the interest Of Our
demands Jerry Tarbro, Woodbury.,
Texas.
The twentieth annual picnic Of the
Grange will be heIda at Williams Grove,
Cumberland county, Pa from the 28th
of August to the ID of September. r.
II. Thomas, Mechanicsburg, Pa, isgen
eral manager.
The Peninsula Farmer, Maryland,
gives an encouraging account Of the
meeting Of Caroline county. The Pen
insu7a Farmer stands up square for the
Alliance, is a good paper, and we hope
that State will push forward.
By a vote of 80 to 1 at a recent meet
ing of the stockholders, it was decided
to continue the Alliance EXCHANGE at
Fredericksburg, Va, SO we learn from
the Virginia San, which, by the way,
is doing grand work for the reform
cause.
Lewisville Alliance had a fine meet
ing Saturday. Seventeen were added
to our membership. We do not pro-
pose to stop at this-we are going to
make a strong effort to retain the foot
hold we once enjoyed.-M. A. Raborn,
Groesbeck, Texas.
The Alliance all over the State is
gaining ground. Bro. Jeffries is stir
ring up the members. His speeches
are to the point. He is strengthening
the faithful, retaining the back sliders
and giving the struggling campfollow-
ers fts.-Edgefeld, s. c., Farmer.
The Alliance VipdicatOr of Missis-
sippi, says efforts are being made to
put new life into the organization in
that vicinity. We are glad to note
that. Mississippi ard every other
State needs the organization and no
amount Of time 0 work ought to
prevent thorough organization.
The Alliance Aid grows rapidly.
Tuesday of last week II applications
for membership came in. On Satur-
day, 10 and two lodge applications
n with % and the other 25 members,
April 4th they sent a draft for 81, 74O
to the widow of Bro. w. R. Coleman
of San Antonio, Texas. San Francisco
Press.
am proud to write you and tell you
that Dripping Springs Alliance is alive
again, 1 made a call on the terms of
the State President, and nine members
metme and we re organized and elected