The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-08
NATIONAL ALLIANCE MEETING.

Saunders, R9idsville, N. ..
NATIONAL ALLIANCE MEETING.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
We left Charlotte, February Is b, at
9:65 a. m, on the Southern fast mail,
for Washington City, to attend the
Annual Council OF the N. f. A 81 q.
We had a beautiful day and q fine op
p~ortunity of seeing the country. That
part OF the country from Greensboro
to Danville, Va, we had never travelled
over and we were anxious to see It.
After getting Is miles from Greens-
boro, we concluded the land was very
poor. ToDacco appeared TO be the
principal crop, judging from the small
tobacco barns dotted all over the
county as far as we could bee Toe
land is all cleared up and there is little
tim6er. The dwellings are all small,
but apparently neat. We r OF the
opinion that the lands so thin it would
not bear the weight Of large houses,
hence so many small hes We found
DanviIle to be qIite a village. They
run vary good, up-to date eating
works at the depot. We expected TO
see Col. Fair6rother and the Danville
street sweeper scattered about the de-
pot eating works, as We had learned
that one Of toe reasons for those treach-
erous wretches wretcles blowing up
the battleship Maine in Cuban waters
was that they might get rid of Col.
Fair0rosher and his sweeper.
Our next place of note was Lynch
burg. The surrounding section OF the
country ia rather on the billy order.
Much of it looks as though it had
rolled up preparatory to moving, but
the land is much more productive.
The further we went, the better We
found it. Charlottesville, Va, Is qlite
a city; also, Culpepper and Orange.
We noticed some beautiful farms.
When the porter called out "Manassa"
we felt around for our knapSack and
gun. Three miles further brought US
to that famous steam, Bull Run OF
which soma Of US who have celebrated
our fttsth birthday have vivid recol-
lections.
Night was on US and we saw but lit-
tie more of the country till We arrived
in Alexandria, Va, about 2 miles out
from-Washington City at 9:16 We
were in sight of miles of Eecsric
lights in the city. We pulled in to the
car-shed at Washing at 9:35
On pulling ourselves together Wed
nesday morning We found the wind
blowing a gale, and the newsboys also
blowing a gale. Their bio wing was
caused by the blowing up Of the bat
tleship Maine.
At 9 o'clock, we conveyed ourselves
to Vendsms hotel, where Supreme
Council of the N. T. A. & I. q. would
hold their sessions.
The meeting was called to order
promptly at IL o'clock Tuesday by the
President. Mann Page, of Brandon. Va
A quorum being present, the first
business in order was reading of the
Presidents address. By the way we
are pleased to say that it was pro
nouncsd to be one of the best up to.
date addresses ever read before a
National Council.
Resolutions were then in order.
TIE session lasted from Tuesday 10
o'clock to Thursday - O'Clock, three
sessions each day.
The most important change made in
Alliance rules regulating and by laws
was changing the Ritual 80 that will be
almost new. The old one is about wip
ed out and we are satisfied iu advance
that everybody will be pleased with
the change.
Wednesday night the officers for the
ensuing year were elected and installed.
The newly elected officers are as fol
lows:
President, W. A. Garder of Penn
~sylvania.
Vice President. P. h. Nahilly, Of
Minnesota.