The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-29
SHOE FAC
Echoes From the Brethren.

bro. '. n. SeaWeu writes: II sub
mltted your plan to our Sub. at its las
meeting. The plan is endorsed and si1
of US agree to pay one dollar each"
Bro. A. P. Whitehead: 81 think your
plan for starting the shoe factory 6
good one, and 1 hope the brethren viii
take hold at once and send in their dol
lars and start the wheels. I am very
anxious about it,"
Bro. John w. Aldridge: 81 love the
Alliance as a part of my family. Am
ever ready to lend a helping hand for
its success. Ihave been praying, work
ing and watching for it's SUCCESS ever
since 1888. l am yet On the watch
tower for its aims to be carried out,
equal rights to all and special privileges
to none Your plan for shoe factory
completely fills the bill. 1 am going to
the county convention of the 18th inst.
and start the ball to rolling. If the
shoe factory goes down, I believe the
Alliance will go with it, and that will
make it harder for US than ever We
must all work, and work in harmony"
Bro. r. A. Gill: "At the meeting of
our Alliance the shoe factory was dis,
cussed and several of the brethren sub
scribed and others said they would in
the future"
Bro. J. W. Cole: Enclosed you will
find dollars on your shoe plan"
Bro. J.. E. Person: II am so much
pleased with your plan of starting the
shoe factory that I send dollars for
that purpose. If all the brethren will
do the same, the factory will go to
work. I look upon the success, or fail
ure of this enterprise as the veal or
woe Of the farmers of North Carolina.
1t failure, then eternal servitude to the
clutches of monopoly is as inevitable
as fate. If successful, the farmers of
our Safe will be regarded as pioneers
who have blazed the track that other
farmers may broaden into a high road.
Bro. W. M. B9attie: "Our people all
like your plan for getting up the funds
and County Executive Committee
instructed me to write you for 10 or 10
pairs Of shoes as samples that 1 may
visit all the lodges in the county and
try to get up all the money I can OF
once. We are very anxious to gee
shoes through the Alliance" 1T is a
matter of much regret that we have
not the samples to send this brother,
and others who have made the came
inquiry. Not a shoe has been com
pletod
Bro. J. F. Cole: "Please write me
your plan to raise money to start the
shCe factory and I will go to work and
do all I can. There were seven present
at our last meeting and six agreed to
subscribe one dollar each, provided, If
there was not enough raised to start
the factoly, you would return their
money" I'VE leave the det2''s of rails
ing money for the brethren at home.
They know best how to proceed in each
community. The money will be placed
in a separate bank deposit and will not
be used unless enough is raised to
justify the starting of the plant.
Should a sufficient amount not be
raised, the money will be returned to
the subscribers
Bro. A. f. Hileman, Chairman Exec
utive Committee: 81 like your articles
in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER all o. K:
Hope you will keep OF till you get work
started up again."
Bro. @. II. Forbes, in making the sec
ond largest remittance received, says:
II assure you that you would hear
from me in a much larger amount but
for low prices and scarcity of money.
Hoping that the amount needed will be
made up"
Bro. John Mayner: II think your
plan to put the shoe factory in opera
ton is a good one, and I will suggest a
plan to shorten the time. Let the State
Secretary notify all the Subs to have a
call meeting at once and bring it before
the members. / think it will take like
hot cakes, as all will soon have money
in hand"
Bro. D. A. Montgomery: II have
read your articles in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER on the shoe factory and the
plan of the Executive Committee for
raising funds to run it one year, and
must say that I fully endorse the plan.
If there could be a live, active man en-
ployed in every county to visit every
lodge and let none escape-a man who
would get a hustle on believe the
monev-everv dollar of it-could be