The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-27
DO YOU WISH TO ORGANIZE OR
RE.ORGENIZE A SUB.
ALLIANCE2

Bro Hoover answer Some Inquiring
Brethren in a Way to Interest all ALI
ancemen,
correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
The building up Of the Alliance is
the hope, and should be the object, OF
every member of the Order. There
ere many old members Of the State
whose Subs. have ceased to work and
who are anxious to re-organiz9 their
dormant Subs, but who do not seem
posted as to the proper way to go at
it. And as I receive many letters ask.
ing for information On this point, and
as there may be others who may wish
to know, but do not write for instrUc-
tions, I wish to say a few words in re-
gard to this matter.
If you wish to re organize, call your
Sub. members together, elect your
officers, and make out youE report;
send to your County Secretary with
the proper amount for the quarter,
which is fifteen cents for each member.
II you have no County Alliance, make
YOUR report to this Office just as you
would to your County Secretary, with
same amount. Blanks for these reports
/ will send free on application. Take
in each instance the same name and
number and same charter Crowded it
has not been sent ir). If it has, you
can get it returned without COST of a
new one. The new r tual, with liz
.structions, will be sent on receipt OF
go cents. In every case the report
must come in to this cfice, or if your
report is made to your county, have
your County Secretary write under
seal that toe report is correct.
No rituals will be sent out unless the
Sub. seal is attached to the order.
The time for the july meeting is near
by. 1t is hoped that this will be the
largest meeting in each county for
years; delegates wilt be elected at this
meeting tt attend the State Alliance,
and never in the history Of the Order
has it been SO nCc ,ssRry to send up to
this meeting your best talent. Tne
very existence of the Order may de-
pend on the zeal and ability Of the men
who shell Iegislate for you in this
meeting. The large investmt nts hither-
to made at this place ought t. be put
on a paying basis. Indeed there are
many things that will need the best
financial attention possible to give it.
The Alliance is not dead. It has still
many true and tried patriots in it's
ranks. Mistakes have been made, it
ts true, But these should only stimu-
late US to a more determined effort,
and To the avoidance of these errors il
the future.
The damage to the Alliance has not
been caused by those outside, but thoee
inside It's ranks. Political parties may
nave looked on the Oder with feelings
OF djs,rusE, even OF dread, but they
could nos destroy it The trouble Is
thai The farmer himself, whose organ
Iza5lOn Il is. has grown careless. AND
while CnIs is true, be has only TO lock
around h;n to sea the vast c0m0ina-
tions that affect him. This alone would
teach the power Of organization.
Wren the Order was fret started 10
this country. the argument for its ex-
istence was based largely on the epacu
iattve. To-day these speculaEione
have become realities, aud what wae
Thought TO be the danger, has and ii
Oei z resIlzed. 1t the farmer desir s
and expects to succeed, aid If farming
ia TO have its just share of prosperity.
and farmers homes and lives are to be
made more attrac i've, then all the
various features Of the AlIiac CO mus,
be cultivated, and this can only b.
done by organization.
Besides ald a0ove all this, it has re
aolvad itself into a matter Of self &C.
tor c9. That the farmers of North Caro-
lima form q large per cent. Of it's intel