The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE.
Official Observation-Disclosures of Ma
tional Alliance Executive Committee
Important Matters Discussed
and Acted Upon.

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Important Matters Discussed
and Acted Upon.
A special meeting of the Executive
Committee of the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union was held
at the National Hotel, Washington, D.
@. June 26, 81 and %, Present, Chair
man Butler and members Page and
Demming, also during part of the SEES
sions National Secretary Treasurer
Duncan, and Guardian of the National
Alliance Aid Alonzo Wardall.
The Secretary of the Executive Com
mittee reported that since the meeting
of May 10 much correspondence has
been had with members Of the Farm
ers' Alliance and others pertaining to
the welfare and solid growth of the
Order. He was requested to continue
the correspondence with other farmer
organizations relative to all national
farmers organizations meeting at the
same time and place in annual session
until he has answers from all such or
CARNATIONS.
The secretary reported that the
amendments to the national charter
ordered at the last National Council
had all been made and recorded as re-
quired by law.
The insurance. features of the National
Alliance Aid were taken up, considered
at great length, and a course determ-
med upon to make more satisfactory
and complete all the operations Of it's
life insurance work.
A communication was read from Mr..
| George w. Adams, of Chicago, Ill,
urging a new method of life insurance.
Laid over.
It was unanimously agreed that the
next meeting of the committee be held
at Topeka, Kansas, at the same time as
a special meeting of the trustees of the
National Alliance Aid.
Chairman Butler laid before the com
mittee the status Of the L. L. Polk
monument fund, announcing that over
800 in cash had been received, and
pledges for a nearly equal amount. He
felt sure that North Carolina would be
able to invite the National Alliance to
meet at the laying of the cornerstone
or the unwilling of the monument. At
his request the committee postponed
until the next meeting the question of
naming the place for the next session
of the Supreme Council.
The revision of the ritual and the
secret work of the Order were then
taken up, and both much simplifed
and improved. Changes were made
in the unwritten work, whereby it will
be impossible for tricksters to impose
upon members without being imme-
diately detected. The special commit
tee believe that we have the simplest
and best protective work of any farmer
organization,
The executive committee decided to
have published a National Farmers
Alliance almanac, and Messrs. Barnes
Brothers, of Raleigh, N. c., were au-
thorized to do the work, the whole
matter to be under the supervision of
the committee
On motion of Brother Butler, duly
seconded, the National Secretary
Treasurer was instructed to immedi
ately notify each State secretary that
the semi-apnual word will net be sen
out to the States or Territories that are
in arrears with their national dues.
On motion of H, @. Demming, the
proper officer of the Executive Com
mittee was instructed to correspond
forthwith with the General Agent of
the Chilean Government, and arrange
for prices to be charged members of
the Alliances, in compliance with the
overtures he made to this committee at
the last session, whereby members can
purchase nitrates of soda at more than
$40 less per ton than they are now re-
quired to pay.
Also that the proper officer CORE
spond with the general agent of the
pebble phosphates of Florida and &C
cept the reduced prices offered to mem,
bers Of the Alliance by said agent, who
called upon the committee at it's last
session.
The committee considered the selec.
tion of a national trade agent, with
headquarters at Baltimore, or some
other trade centre. Several names
were suggested, but the matter was
postponed until the next meeting in
order that the committee could secure
the best business talent from among