The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-05
ABOUT SHOES.
Bro Parker Replies to Bro Dixon's Shoe
Factory Queries,

from b O. TA9. is DIXON, Oh EaHALsCO
county, asking you 10 please swer
through your paper cerssiu questions
ChRs ha eass couoernirg the enos fac
tory. Also yUuE eomnanEs in which
you say:
1--WE publish it bscause it's g matter
OF publ tnserea5 end because we be-
.Iieva 30 Parkar would like to an
swer l. publicly. We Ehink~the pres
emit plan can bs improved upon and
feel sure that Bra. Parker and the
Elk cutiv3 gomnitteo will welcome
sueges2,oDs
L. Is not my custom so notice letters
that are published, evidently With g
hidden purpose or intended to draw
out a controversy; but at gugges-
ton I wnl ans e thi~.
In concluding his letter to you he
says: "Pleaee ana yer these question:,
as we have fai!sd as yet to get a hear
ing" TDj5 would indicate that he had
exhausted sill ether means and had az
piled to you as q East resort. What
connection he supp,ses the editor Of
The Progressive Farmer has vi q the
shoe factory, I c.n't im8glce.
He el7o says: 1--WE have failed
trough the Business Agent or Exacu-
tive Committee to learn shy there has
not been a catal ozua and price list
issued 80 the people may know the
styles and prices OF shoes. We have
been unable e. order any for this reason
We have some money invested and ere
anxious to buy our shoes from u own
factory, but cannot because We Go not
know What to order nor how to order"
This ould indicate that be is and
has been anxious to Il ade through this
office, but could not on account OF our
refusal to give him information Sc
By reference TO our books, l fiud that
Bro. Dixon has not traded through
this office since September '95 and only
two billie, amounting to less than $40,
during 1895.
The only letter that I have ever re
ceived from him pertaining to shoes
was written a few weeks after I took
charge OF this eff e, and was as fol.
10 rs:
ALLIANCE, n. c.. Dec. g. 1897
Mr. T. B Parker, S B A Dear Sir
and Brother:
see in The Progressive Farmer for
the people TO send IN their orders for
shoes, with toe cash Will you please
tell me how you or anybody else Cx
poets the brethren To order shoes wish
out samples or catalogue to order front
Also we would like TO know the prices
before we order. The brethren have
sent in their money from tjm9 tn time
and have been very patient, and now
il they cannot get shoes vithou5 fast
sending the money, you need not ex
pect to sell many shoes. Also We would
like to know something about the
money we sent IN on the dollar plan.
(5igned) GEO r. DIXON,
Sec'y Triumph Alliance, No 1,G76
The above letter was written q month
before a pair Of shoes we're turned out
from the factory, therefore We had no
prices. The Superintendent, Mr.. Rob
erts, said he could make no prices until
be could see just what the shoes would
cost. We wanted to sell as low as we
possibly could, therefore could not
afford to guess at prices. We wrote
BIO. Dixon, explaining the situation.
Also told him the moaey sent on the
II T~1I,a ~ N, ru1yHll ~ -og,,.E-1
You will 0 that be wanted to see
samples Samples were sent to his
County Business Agent, Mr. j. B.
Rove, on the 5ah OF February follow
ing, and [ presume were shown at the
county meeting, At any rate, Bro.
Rowe sent us two mor orders for
shoeg. His only criticism was, the
price was higher than they expected
If Bro Dixon did not see these samples
it was probably because he did not at
tend the county meeting.
TIE next letter that l had from BIO
Dixon waa dated October 81, 1898, and
asked the reGurn OF $16, sent by men,
bers of his Alliance On the d liar plan.
This let ,er contained no reference TO
any other business. The sixteen dol
lars was promptly sent. Lsnould have
mentioned a letter dated April 8 h,
1898, asking for 50 % that was to his
credit on books for some hides, but
referred to no other business. The
money "a sent Immediately. II Mr..
Dixon g ever written me aoy letter
other than those mentioned above, /
have no recollection OF them. Certainly
| they are not on file ia this ofhca. @