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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-25
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
RALEIGH, N. C., Sept. %, 1

RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. %, 1894.
To SUB SECRETARIEs.-The changes
made in your blank reports for this
quarter is In accordance with amended
Constitution by the State Alliance at
it's annual session in August last. Col
lect five cents from each fem for dues,
and twenty-five cents for each male,
and forward to your County Secretary
the five cents for females and fifteen
cents for males. No national dues are
to be collected hereafter, but are to be
paid from the State Treasury of the
Alliance. The County Secretaries are
requested to send all collected from
females five cents each per quarter)
and ten cents for each male per quarter
to State Secretary. New Constitutions
will soon be sent out.
Fraternally,
W. s. BARNES, Sec'y-Treas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-25
MAJOR GRAHAM WRITES.
He Thinks the Alliance Manufacturing
Company Will be a Success.

He Thinks the Alliance Manufacturing
Company Will be a Success.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
MACHPELAH, N. G..
Mr.J Denmark:
DEAR SIR & Bro. Il have read your
circular on the Alliance M%anufactur-
ing Company and it has my hearty
approval. Six cent cotton and sixty
five cent wheat does not afford the
farmer much surplus for investment
in anything, except debts, beyond in
come, but this makes enterprises of
this kind of more Importance to him.
We do not expect to engage in the
Manufacture of shoes with a view Of
supplying the general market or even
Of affecting it our object being to sup
ply ~Alliancemen with goods and to
take in pay such articles as he may
have to dispose of that can be utilized
in the business. The contributions
from each will be small so that if the
enterprise should be unsuccessful the
loss would do no harm. I do not see
how it could fail if one kind of Manu-
tacture does not prove profitable we
can try another. AS to trusts and
combines breaking US down, I do not
think we have anything to do with
them and if they supply the general
public with shoes cheaper than we can,
all We have to do is to stop, and, like
Daniel when they put him in the lions
Den, sit all night long looking at the
show and never pay a cent" When
prices rise we can start again. I do
not believe there will be trouble on
this head. We manufacture for ALI
ancemen, the public have no oppor-
unity to get our goods until all ALI
ance orders are filed.
The charter will provide that if there
ga profit in the business it shall 60 to
nose who furnished the money to run
IT, If the enterprise is not successful
d contributor only loses the dollar,
atty cents or whatever amount he con,
debts.
Fraternally,
w A GRAHAM
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Special attention is called to the fall
Price List of the Business Agency,
which will be ready for distribution
August 1st.
We believe that we now have the
best contracts for many classes of
goods that we have ever had, and that
we viii be able to offer to the brethren
almost every article they may want at
prices never before obtained. We will
give In addition to our usual list a dry
goods, notion, shoes, pants, etc, most
of which will be shipped out from Raj
eigh. Lot, numbers, descriptions and
prices will be given so that M one need
make a mistake. The pants we quote
are manufactured in Raleigh, giving
our own people all the work. Wehave
40 different patterns to select from,
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NOTE TO THE

Ihave just returned from a trip to
Norfolk, Va, and I find that it pays
the farmer when shipping beef cattle
to only ship those in frst-class order
smoothe, well fattened, stall fed cattle
and weighing 700 to 900 pounds: This
is the most desirable weight. There is
nothing that pays better than the extra
condition in which you car place your
cattle on the market. The market price
is low now, only d to 3 cts. lean ship
to Norfolk or Richmond, Va but very
little demand now and markets over
stocked. 1 wish. also to say that our
brethren lose by sending very small
sized chickens to market. They
are hard to dispose of at a very
low price, while good, we'll grown
chickens are ready sale on a dull mar
ket at fair prices. Be ready for the
egg market which will open about the
1st of September next. Our Boston
house is anxious to handle eggs in car
load lots weekly. n me but first class
eggs should be handled.
w. II. WORTH, s. B. A.
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VINE nay saved this week. Droupht Is
n9urlng peanuts, potatoes and other
late crops considerably. Several re-
ports received of damage to fodder bv
army worms. On account of droueht
late hay crop not very good. Fan
PloWlng greatly delayed, ground being
too dry.
Eastern Dlstrict.-The weather dur
ing the past week has been very warm
and dry. Rain is needed badly, as tur-
nlps r suffering for lack of mois-
ture' and also late potatoes and
peas. Weather was splendid, however,
Tor outdoor work, for saving hay, fod-
der and picking cotton. Fodder-pull-
ing nearly over and hay-making going
on. Cutting rice continues. Cotton
seems to be about half open; there are
some complaints of short staple and
thai 1t has been too dry for late crop
20 mature. The general opinion seems
to be that the cotton crop will not be
as large as anticipated a few weeks ago.
Farmers are busy making sorghum
syrup.
Central District.-The temperature
and sunshine were above normal dur
ing the past week, and rainfall much
below. Dry weather is very injurious
to peas, turnips and potatoes; is pre-
venting the preparation of land for
wheat and oats, and many mills on
small streams r stopped for want of
water. Fodder-making going on since
pulling of fodder some farmers are dis
appointed with their corn crop. Cotton
picking is going on rapidly, with good
weather for it. Crops will apparently
be less than expected. Tobacco is be-
ing cured under very favorable condi-
tions; dryness causing some firing on
hills. Some oats planted. Early areup
to height of two or three inches.
Western District Several compar-
atively cool days occurred during the
middle of the week. Drought continues
to injure turnips and sweet potatoes.
A large supply of fodder saved in good
condition. Hay-making going on, and
weather favorable for that work and
saving pea-vines. Cotton opening fast,
but will not make more than an aver
age crop. It has been too dry to plow
for winter wheat. There were a few
showers in the northwestern part of
the State during middle of week, which
were beneficial.
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-vv FACTORY MOVE.

ia kindling and the fire il
n'9t One brother said, in this
are iost week, that his subAlliance
ohO9, tote s25 worth of stock, and
EOuiI 10 was sure the membership
TBS, r,,n it up to or beyond 500.
Fou n said he had ''sorter
AnU %nJ off, from the lodge for the last
Hoonths but he was going home
Few n work and he was sure we
Snu bear from them. Another said
FOL lad fallen out by the way a year
Do Int was going straight home and
o." and take $40 in the shoe factory,
thought he knew several others
STI you'd do the same. Another
' WV who has not been to his lodge
N"o the last election, offered to take
y. Int was told he must be a mem
e"' IN GOOD standing first. He assured
!" 10 would be that as soon as he
.s,Id get to the lodge" That" said
" 90 "s the best thing the Order has
started and I'm going to have a
hand in it."
Pro, L W. Autry, of Sampson
,,,ntv writes: 81 received the sub
.,-iDtion blanks for the factory and
w. frst man I showed it to said: Eyes,
ri give my 80 eggs and take 10 shares
hssides." I will do my best for this
tSinp, and hope to send you a good list
thames with the money"
Rrn, A. F. Hileman, member Of the
cate Executive Committee, writes:
you have my hearty approval of your
alan for the shoe factory. Will put
III the money in it that I possibly can.
With best wishes for the enterprise,
Internally, etc.
Aprominent Allianceman of Georgia
writing to Bro. Worth, says: 1.-THE
nlsn of starting a shoe factory in your
State is good, and I hope the farmers
will avail themselves Of the opportun-
iy. The plan struck me forcibly how,
With a few eggs, every farmer in your
State could make a start to forever
throw off the yoke, bring the means of
cash returns so large that he could
uon control the manufacture of cotton
and other things just as we'll"
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DIRECTIONS

For Preparing, Packing and Shipping
Poultry for the Boston Market.
Killing and DRESSING. Food in crop
injuries the appearance, is liable to
sour, and purchasers object to paying
for this worse than useless weight;
therefore, keep from food twelve hours
before killing. All poultry, but more
especially turkeys, should be killed by
bleeding in the neck, and picked while
the body is warm; and In no case
should poultry be scalded; wet-picked
poultry is not wanted in this market,
and will not sell for what it is really
worth. AS soon as the poultry is
picked, take off the head at the throat,
strip the blood out of the neck, peel
back the skin a little, remove a portion
of the neck bone, then just before pack
ing, except in warm weather, draw the
skin over the end and tie and trim
neatly. Draw the intestines, making
the incision as small as possible, and
leave the gizzard, heart, etc, in. Pull
out the wing and tail feathers clean.
Undrawn poultry can be sold 10 a
limited extent when there is no other
to be had, provided there is no food in
the crop, or entrails, but as a rule has
to go at very low prices.
Packing.-Poultry should be entirely
cold, but not frozen, before being
packed. If packed with the animal
heat in, it will be almost sure to spoil.
Sort your poultry carefully, and have
the No 1 stock of uniform quality.
Pack the No 2 stock in separate pack
ages. Ifyou haveany old bull turkeys,
put them in a separate package or ~ith
No. 2 stock. Line the boxes with clean
paper, but never use straw III packing
and wrap the birds in paper. Pack as
closely as possible, backs upward, legs
out straight, and see that the boxes are
so full that when the covers are nailed
on, there can be no possibility of the
contents shifting about. Boxes are
the best packages, and should contain
from 100 to 200 pounds. Larger boxes
are inconvcnieut 70 handle. and more
liable to get injured.
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ranging in price from rs cents to 50. so
per pair. Our 50. so is a regular $4.OO
pants. We can also have pants made
on special order.
Shoes quoted on this list will be kept
in stock In Raleigh and ready for quick
shipment, and prices quoted are t. o. b.
Raleigh.
Place orders for crimson clover seed
at once, as prices will probably ad-
vance.
Those having produce to ship North
would do well to correspond with us
We think we can be of service to them.
We again call upon the brethren to
place orders early for cane mills as the
time for using them is close at hand.
Two copies Of the price list will be
mailed to the Secretary of each Sub
Alliance in good standing. One for
the use of Business Agent and the
other for the use of the Alliance.
This is fall price list. Many
goods will not change in price, during
the season, while others will fuctuate.
In order to inform you of these fuctua-
tions a list of corrected prices will be
sent out the first of each month, or as
often as changes are significant.
No n not q member of the Alliance
in good standing is entitled to the use
of prices.
W. H. WORTH, S. B. A.
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THANK4ou. GRNTLRMRN.
A Few Words With Our Friends Who
Send In Subscriptions Weekly.

A Few Words With Our Friends Who
Send In Subscriptions Weekly.
IS. L. Knts. Cabarrus county,
sends two renewals. Thanks.
C. P. Simmons, Halifax county,
sends two renewals. Thanks.
Fl. Moore, Rutherford county, sends
renewals for himself and a neighbor.
John A, Sims, cabarrus county,
sends a renewal. and one new sub.
scriber. Always glad to hear from
Bro. Sims. * II
B. P. Baker, County Examiner,
Searcy, Ark, formerly Of Louisburg,
this State, favors US with his subscrip,
ton. He wantsto keep up with affairs
in his native heath, and starts out right
to do it. 5dtI
r L. Wolff, Surry county, renew
ing, writes: have read THE Pro
GRESSTvE FARMER four years, and dur
ing that time have found manys single
copies worthIHnoPe than the paper costs
for a wholeiyeaf. Some of my neigh
bors say theJs are too poor to take it.
I am too poor to do without it. Too
ignorant; couldn't keep posted without
it. read six other papers, but none
of them can fnsthe place of The Pro
GREssIVE farmer"
In addition the following friends
have subscribed, renewed or sent same
for others during the week: Ed.
Holmes, Wayne county P. H. Fowler,
Gates; Peter Ostwalt, Iredell; r. M.
Ray, Chatham;J. N. Broadwell, J. J.
Andrews, S. Il Scarbore, J. L. Britt, R
L. Thompson, Wake; VIM. Pearsons,
J, G.. Brown Harnette; g. Fl. Koon,
E Ref, w. Q; e lae asaBsm; ST. Ii RSSlhingRR"R A.
Nichols, Pitt; 'Jg b. MINIS, Brunswick;
j. @. Crabtree, J. ". Oakley, Durham.
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THE ALLIANCE PRODUCE Elk.
CHANGE.

DEAR BRETHREN The alliance Pro-
duce Exchange" is open for the hand
ling of farm products. We do not
purchase your products but will sell
for you to the best advantage possible.
Write us what you have to sell and
will let you know about what we can
get for it. Eggs are higher here than
In New York and we have been getting
better prices. Think we will be able
to handle more and more as our plans
for putting only fresh eggs on market
become known. Poultry is in great
demand and we think for the next
three months if not all the summer it
will bring r~emunerative prices. Can
furnish shipping coops and simply
charge rent or sell them to you if de-
sired. We can handle bacon, lard,
fish, wheat, -four, corn, meal, potatoes,
sc. Prices are lower on all products
than they have been for years. We
have sent notice to all of our shippers
not to send any more eggs North for
the present as it does not pay. There
were more than 90, 900. 900 eggs sent
into New York last week. We will
try to handle all poultry and eggs
shipped here to your advantage. Do
not send eggs by express unless rates
r very low.
F~raternally,
w. II. WORTH, S. B. A.
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BAG CLOTH FOR BAL1NG COTTON

Heavy bags cut and sewed together
into sheets of following sizes and
weights: Il lbs. per yard, II yards
wide, yards long, 81 cts. per yard.
2 lbs. per yard, IL yards wide, 8 yards
long, At cts. per yard. +. o. b. New
York or Philadelphia. Two sheets
cover a bale of cotton. Put up in bales
of 300 Yards.
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NOTICE.

RALEIGH, May 8, 1894.
From and after this date Alliance
Sewing Machines sold to persons who
are not members nOtC in good standing
will be charged $22. so and members
ordering must have the seal of their
Alliance on the order or $22. so will be
charged. We have sold about fifteen
hundred, and I doubt if the same mum
Der have been sold by any other person
that has given more satisfaction.
w. q. WoR 81, s. B. A.
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Fraternally,
W. A. GRAHAM.
WEEKLY WRAT HER CROP Bull
LETIN
'OF the Week Ending Monday, Sept
II, 1894.

"" the Week Ending Monday, Sept.
II, 1894.
CENTRAL OFFICE, Raleigh, N. @.
The reports of correspondents of the
weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, issued
W the North Carolina State Weather
service, for the week ending Monday,
T7pt' II, 1894, indicate that the weather
T' continued very dry. The showers
tuesday, evening and Wednesday were
w light to be of much benefit. The
%uperatire and sunshine continued
aToV9 normal except on Wednesday,
"ulcn was followed by several COM
p~aFatYely cooler days. Prospects for
T1''on not so good as was once thought.
Sus crop is about half open, and pick
- Is progressing rapidly. Much pea
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-25
THE FIRST NEW BACCO

The first load of New TObaccoOf the crop Of
1924, sold In Henderson, was put upon the door
OF the popular Warehouse. of BUTLER, JEN-
KINS & CO.. on July 25:h. It was grown by
John r. Reavis, and brought a good prize. In
fact, the prices paid by this firm are always the
bFst. And, because their for selling
are much lower than than those Of other Ware
housts, it PAYS to sell with them every time.
Twelve months ago their firm succeeded the AL
lance Warehouse Company and adopted their
low charges. The motto of Butler, jenkins q
Co, BEST Prices-LOwest Charges" entities
them to q large patronage. Farmers, look 10
your interests and sell your Tcb3cco where you
viii get the most NET MONEY. QESt
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RocKfNCHAM COUNTY coNvEN-
TON.

TIE Peoples party Convention of
Rockingham couatQ will he held at
Wentw0rth on Wednt d Az. Sept.
26th, for4 the purpose Of nominating a
legislative and county ticket. All who
are tired Of Old party misrule are in
vited to participate. By order of the
Executive Committee.
~ w. D WALL, Chm'n.
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srATR AGENCY DEPARTMENT.
Under this Head Will be Found Every
thing Relating to the Agency.

have just completed arrangements
whereby I can furnish all undertakers'
supplies. In many counties some of
our brethren have written to me to try
and get them undertakers' supplies, as
thew have a small business in the coun
try. l can now supply them with all
grades of Innings, hardware, Baskets,
cloth covered and metallic, raised top
and plain collins. Also burial b
for men, women and. children.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-25

In other words, Mr.. Pullman didn't
dare cut his own salary for fear he
might not be able to fill his place if he
got mad and quit.-Detroit Tribune.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-25
DIED.

At Lewiston, on the 18th inst Hat
tie j., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
I. Mitchell.
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WHAT OUR ADVERTISERS SAY.
OFFICE OF
BARNES BROS,
Electric Power JOB Printers,

Nddp1GL1 4Vs O.9 UU4y 90 1910.
Mr.. Denmark, Business Manager:
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is an adj
vertising medium. Besides answers
received from North Carolina, we have
received thempfrom Mississippi. New
Hampshire andrPennsy Wanna, and our
advertisement was only inserted three
times. '<ai BARNES Bros.
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Do you owe this paper anythingG If
you-do send at once. Wehave waited
long enough.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Hon. W. II. Kitchin will discuss the
issues of the day as follows:
Mount Holly, September 9th
LincoInton, 2Sth
Lenoir, 18th
Hickory, October LIST
Dallas, I'd
Shelby, Sd
Charlotte, 4th
Salisbury, 9Th
Albemarle, 9th
Concord, 9Th
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The public is invited to go out to hear
this bold and fearless speaker.
MARION BUTLER,
Chm'n Elk. Com. Peoples Party.
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ADVERTISERS, READ THIS.

RALEIGH, N. c., July Is, 1892.
Mr.. j. ". Denmark, Business Manager
Progressive Farmer:
DEAR SIR:-We recently run for q
short time an advertisement In Tan
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and we run at the
same time the same advertisement in
four other leading papers in the State,
and we write to say that we received
ten replies from the one in your paper
to every NJ received from all the other
papers combined.
Yours truly,
EDWARDS & BROUGHTON.
W0tch the label on YOWr paper and
so0oo oar STboaa a1o0ns oagboN~SNofS0no o0aanSssa0
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JAMES 81. SHERRILL,
Chm'n P. P. Elk. Com. 7th~Cong. Dist.
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SOUTHERN RAILROAD co.
Richmond and Danvilie and North Caro-
lima Divisions.
In Effect May 18th, 1894.

In Effect May 18th, 1894.
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH, n. O.:
6$ fDa1Iy for Durham, Oxford, HendeR.
A ID. son, Buffalo Ldthia Springs, Green's
boro, Winston Salem, Salisbury,
HtckoryA Ashevflle n Western
N SSg Al G TioSiaa po Points St, C6tsrlQ Fs
N. and al points South and souf6%eSs:
Daily. Danville, Richmond, LynchbufF.
Washington and all points North.
Pullman sleeping car from Raleigh to
Greensboro on train leaving ct $40
LOS fFor Selma, Goldsboro, Fayetteville,
M. Wilmington. Morehead City, New
Daily. Berne and al points in Eastern
9:1O
haiT11 Fer Selma, GeldsbOro, Wilson, Tar
Exce5t boro and al Eastern Carolina points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RALEIGH:
Daily.
{ From Greensboro and all points
Bamn7. NORTH ana south
406
Bali.
Up. NJ.
PASSENGERS LEAVING RALEIGH AT 5:B
am. make close connection at Green's
bOrO for all points North and South;
also for all Western North Carolina
points, arriving In Asheville 400 p.
M, and Charlotte l1:25 a. m. Double
daily trains between Raleigh, Char
E. BERKELEY, W. A. TURK,
Superintendent, Genn Pass. Agt.
8. II. HARDWICK, Asst General Pass. Agent,
w. q. GREEN, SOL HAAS,
Gen1 Manager, Traffic Manager,
Washington, D. @. Washington, D., o
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For Preparing, Packing and Shipping
Poultry for the Boston Market.
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Watch the label on yOWr paper and
reneU OUhen gOOr subscription eapiree.
The record-union., 1894-11-03

movement, or operation, as railroad men
term it, To phrase it anew, it is a scheme
10 nave the people of all the States east OF
Inc Rocky Mountains forego their COM
mon interest in the roads and in the re-
coVery Oh the money due to them from
the roads. and present the lines to the
people of California and those west of the
hocky Mountains. That would be, in
TACT, a gift to US of the roads and all the
money they have cost the Government.
Does anyone for moment seriously en-
tertain the belief that the people of the
East will listen, much less consent, to
any such thing? California has no more
right to expect that New England, the
South, the Atlantic Coast States, the Mid
die States and the West will make her
such free gift than she has to expect
that her own people would abandon to
any Eastern State matter of value in
which they had as valuable and a COM
mon interest.
ton TO the end indicated is a taking one.
1t is supposed to be immensely popular
TO exclaim, "Take the roads, pay up the
early mortgage, and then operate the
roads in the interest of the State of Cali
fornia and its people" 1t does not re-
quire any great amount of wit to realize
that when that comes to pass-the taking
of the roads-the demand, nay the order
of the East will be, "If the Government
is to operate these roads, let it be done in
the interest OF the whole country" AS
in Eastern estimation the territory east
OF the Rocky Mountains is about all that
constitutes the whole country, the ad-
vantage California would gain by the
movement can be fancied.
No, the people of the East will never
present us with $500, 100000 of railroad
property, much less ordor it to be oper-
ated solely in our interest. Tie COM
mercial East has not yet arrived at that
level Of generosity. But it will see, and
it does see, we apprehend, that business
wisdom commands that the Government
claim be preserved by an extension of
the time for the payment of the debt at
low rate of interest. enabling the debtor
to earn itself clear of the senior mortgage,
and affording reasonable opportunity to
the Government to secure the return of
its money.