The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-31
GOOD WORK OF ROWAN COUNTY ~
I Frs ALLIANCE.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer
The July meeting of the ROM.
County Farmers Alliance has oon1
and gone, but leaves upon record %
the minds of some of the best cit!
zens of Rowan county the MENU
of another social gathering, fratarns,
greeting and a meeting of bnsinoS
capacity.
This was July meeting, and -.
time for the election of of3oo1o
which resulted in a general cbanm.
placing R. L. Brown in the cbos'
and J. G. Bernhardt, of Salisbnr~
Secretary. This change was nado
not because of any Incompetence -,
neglect of duty, but the Alliance l.
still true to it's principles and still
opposes perpetual office holdino bn
the same man. The Alliance in4s
ence has been felt, and some Of tbo
great political bodies of the present
udJ 1dNO 40dAAOu oOLu6 valuable les.
sons from it. Yet they say the All.
ance is composed of a set of ounces
simpletons, fools, dotes, ~ignoramusas
wiseacres, blockheads, numscuIIs
billiards, dunderpates, clodpoIIs
chuckle-heads, jolt-heads, nincom.
poops, sap-heads, and as many other
bad names as they can think of, vet
they have bowed to the teaching Of
these ounces, and must confess that
they have learned something from
them.
Besides the regular order of bust.
ness, the subject of independent
thinking was brought up. Here
again the Alliance has food for all
good citizens. He who has no thought
Of his own is servant and slave 70
him who thinks for him, and is liable
to be bought and sold, or cheated
and robbed by his master. Such to-
day is the condition of many of our
honest citizens their political bosses
dictate and these good farmers do
not think for themselves, but bowin
humble submission, while their
superiors suck the life-blood out Of
a good living.
Alliancemen I generally indie
pendent thinkers and the Alliance
has in store many good plans by
which the farmer could reduce his
amount Of labor, increase his amount
of income, live more comfortably
and prosperously. These are honest
facts, and are within the reach of all
the tillers of the soil. But these
plans cannot be given out or brought
into effect without combined effort
or organization. Let it be stated
that these advantages are in
store for you if you will come through
the proper channel to get them.
Another subject for consideration
was the ~sub-store plan, i. e., ~letevery
Sub. adopt some plan by whichitcan
receive and deliver to it's members
such articles as are most needed in
the family. This might be done by
making each Sub. a stock company;
each one put in SO much stock, and
sell to outsiders as cheaply as they
get such goods anywhere else
and to members of the Alliance for
less. Something like this is prac-
1t is human to count gains
and losses this would bring a gain
10 the stockholders, no loss to out
3iders and an inducement to be a
member of the Alliance. A central
county store might be gotten up on
/ similar plan to supply these stores
A beneficiary fund was also sug-
Something like this let
each Sub. have a beneficiary treas
Try, then let each member, or the
Boys or the girls, take a nickle or
more and trade with it. This would
De winning workers for the Alliance
md instilling in the minds OF the
children a talent for business. When
sufficient gain is attained, use 1t
or whatever object desired say to
'uy Alliance literature, to teach d
school, or to keep it as a re-
erve fund, belonging to each mem
yer of the Sub. this would hold the
MEMBERS together and a chance for
'thers to come in.
The Alliance monument was not az
II forgotten, or is in no way feu
hrnuoh Instead of q Mat of lana