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THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, MAY 15, 1888. . . . . . L. L. POLK, - - Editor. D. H. BROWDER, Business Manager.! v. Raleigh, N. C. ' SUBSCRIPTION: Single Subecriber, One Year 1.25 t? " . Six Months ..75 Five Subscribers, One Year ....... : 5.00 Ten " . 1 One Year . . . , . . , . . . . ...... 10.00 One copy one year free, to the one sending Club of Ten. ' - i , - Invariably In Advance . . j ; their time expires, and if they do .not renew, the ouoscriDers wui re notined two weeks before n -.. Active agents wanted in every county, city, town . and village in the State. Write for terms. Money at our risk, if sent by registered letter or money order. , . . ; . Advertising Rates quoted on application. '. On all business matters relating-to. the paper, Address . ' " Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. C. To Correspondents : . . ,. Write all communications, designed for publica--tion, on one tide of the paper only. - . We want intelligent correspondents in every county in the State. We want facts of value, re iBults accomplished of value," experiences of value, plainly and briefly told. One solid, demonstrated fact, is worth a thousand theories. Address all communications to The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. C. paper will stopped promptly, RALEIGH, Nr C.i1 MAY 15, 138 . This paper tntered as second-class matter at the Post ' Office in B(deighy X. a - The Progressive - Fanner is the Official Organ of the N. C. Farmers' Association and N. C. State Farmers Alliance. PLEASE NOTICE. in writing to this office to change the address of a paper, our subscribers will do as a favor by stating the office at which the paper is received, as well as the one to which it is desired to be sent. Failure -SMr Hst of names, involving not only much work, but much loss of. time, when time is valuable. SUBSCRIBERS, READ THIS. Is there a Cross Mark on the margin of your paper ? We adopt this as the simp lest and easiest method of informing our in other portions of the State are con patrons that their terms of subscription temnlated have expired, and that the paper will be fcC,"lowu- stopped if we do not hear from vou. We' are irlad to announce to the So if you see the Cross Mark, let us hear TO CORRESPONDENTS. Again we want to say to our corres eafnamefif thtct their articles. We must have their names as a guarantee of good faith. And again, c iiiu&L as our inenas ail to con dense what thev h down. Ye are anxious to give as great variety as possioie to our readers, and to do this the articles should be short and to the point. ' SOME OF THE WORK ACCOM PLISHED BY THE FARM ERS' ALLIANCE... The order originated among the farmers of Texas only a few years ago; and has grown and spread witlx astonishing rapidity until now it is an established institution in nearly all of the Southern States. It promises to supercede all other farmers' organiza- tions in the South. Its great strength lies in its straightforward, practical policy in dealing with all questions, and in its admirable adaptability to developing individuality in its mem- bership. It cultivates and fosters in- dividual responsibility and manhood, It proposes to recognize and act upon the great and deplorable truth: that . ..n. . prospering, umxl yivyu to worK witn mignt and main to lift from.it the intolerable aim uuiiisi uurtuens unaer wn en it.is i 1 j staggering and -languishing That it cdn anu win ao tms, we nave only to .1 "11 'l .1" . I w I look at some of the work it has already accomplished in those communities where it is well organized. In Texas, for example, where its member, ,,.1. -rr- tuuu&axiu farmers, it has over 200 cotton yards under its control and -belonging to it, nearlv 50 mtpnt vrnllpr fl with a capacity of from 50 to 500 bar- rels of flour per dav. the larcest woolen mill in all the South or South v ' o I west, a number of cotton factories in process of construction implement lactones, and a nrnnert.v rn wrnrrt id a property on which Alliance Female Umver: factories, an sity and a great city is soon to be built, a State Business Exchange for selling tne produce of the farmers and i. xi , . i TOr miVinjT t lPir snnn hoa tvqV.; &c?inbulk and at wholesale . prices This Exchange is on a perfectly solid MAAiAHAAai UO.QXB. H 3 V 111 ti xa 1LH Hll 1)1 MITT. I XTOT. - t in vtKe commercial world about five nundred tnousand dollars in casli as a guarantee fund, r It has besides all, this: the largestrimplement; machinery and hard waie ;house in the' South or Southwest,' : and which did a business of over two hundred thousand dollars "during; last: month. These 'are the more: prominent features of the busi- Never have we seen such v an en ness system of the order in the State thusiastic interest such a spontan- f f m , ' UL ACia lu y " of the hun- dreds of smaller enterprises now being prosecuted, , .. In the..other States - the .order is catching the . spirit, of their brethren in the "Lone Star" State and are preparing to move i along the same line as fast as they become able to do so. In our own State the growth of .mo oruer xias ueen almost marvelous, eguaneq, m our ptaie. . , v, , , At the organization of the State Alii- 'Astute, observant and wise politi ance oh the 4th of October last, ,there dans are astonished at the strength. he was, scarcely a .thousand members in I .1 i-Y . . . - . tne. btateto-day.we feel safe m saying that wa number over thirty thousand members and " still-they: come." - Already the brethren are becoming restive and want to move. "We are daily receiving letters enquiring as to when we can Mart our Business Sys- tem, and offering to advance money fn Jir. a to flve our btate Agency commercial rating and standing in the world of trade. Some of the brethren have the initia establishing manufacturinff enterorises. Mecklen. burg is. moving for a roller flourine . &i mill and a cotton yard. Auburn Alli ance, in Wake, has raised a consider able sum towards establishing a cot ton seed oil mill and other enterprises brethren throughout the State that at a very early day an address on the important subject of the State Business Agency will be issued to them bv our State ExecntivA Pnmmiffoo TA outlook ' order is as encourag mg and hopeful in- our State as its most ardent friends could desire. ALEXANDER, THE COMING MAN As the time for the nomination of a candidate for Governor approaches, the interest am5r:the respective uv AAAA.KJA KSAAV C0JJ 'ilLA L, XIX creases. The other positions to be filled at the election seem' to be for- frifiTins nf - tho rtrfFnf-n ' oerT.ti I gotten. In this section there has never been such deep and active in- terest manifested by the farmers in the matter of a choice for Governor, Never were they so nearly a unit, Thev put forth the claim that they should be represented in the. Gubernatorial chair. They bring forward a man upon whose record and character there is no blur or blemish a high-toned, educated gentleman, a practical and successful farmer, a man of splendid ability and whose whole life, has endeared him to the noble people among whom he was raised and among whom he has livpd and wno will testify their esteem for , , - ' I mm Dy tneir undivided and enthusi- astic support. Such a man isCaDt. Aiexander.thfl farmora' fotfl , , . He has not aont. t.M. "'WiilD. P" - VUilliClllC. He says m the Charlotte Demosrdt of . - last week that he has not sought it; that' he has not" written a line" to J one in regard to it, except in reply to lAtters on Afl anW,t : "V; Ir:J m1' uauun were lenaerea mm it would be ah honor he would appreciate and would not feel at liberty to decline, and industrial and hna.W, w the State ask ' " v tuuuu UVICI JiUl, TTT . . - I vve regret to learn tnat in certain sections his record on the fence law, andhis position on the homestead law ia rinrr norciVant tr ; i, .being potently misrepresented in the interest of certain other candidates, Ihe pest answer to all this can be found very easily in his record, and r the action of the townshins of Wl v " i vlllJIjrj yu w eunesaay.- xnat record has arAeycncc.7ab Arf. W'lWA-.- . . ; . x llfiflTS nPTrVTP fit fTm a 4n I L I representative, and ihe people of Wae l on last ..VYeanfsdaouiiaeoAaiQign; answered the charge overwhelmmgjgr, 1 by declaring almpa unanimously that he "is (heir first choice for GoverfidrT' He is a man of ther people, with the people and for the people, and Jhepe knoioit." " ' eous uprising among the -people for any man, and as, we predicted that inereS. s .spreading and. -grbwing and strengthening. -every; day. We.rconfi- dently predict his' nomination, and -we Lconfidently predict that such .'real, -Kealous pervading enthusiasm aswill characterise the great mass of our people,' has neei Jbesenv surpassed, if is deveiopiner, and everythirisrndicates I -. .. . . . ' - ' ' ' ' his nomination; A VERY DECIDED PROSPECT." Our; esteemed contemporary, ;the Fayetteville Observer, of the 10th inst., Woi w . mu , v : fL 'V "There are now before the people only two candidates Steadman and Fowle with a very decided prospect for another, Mr: S. :B. Alexander, as a candidate of the-Farmers' Alliance." lfc 1S rather early to begin .cam- PaiSn iokes" but our genial and pleas . j m : ? e it aui lnenu ox me uoserver is so lull oi ..... i ' ' " ' . good humor, that " it just bubbles pyer." "Stedman and Fpwle..,the only candidates 1" . But there is " a very decided . prospect : oi another I" " Very decided prospect" is good 7 We presume our good friend was aided in nis discovery of this third and probable canaiaate, or ratner that there " is a "erv ueciueu prospecL oi anotner Dy s?me reports he has , heard from the counties of Lenoir, Richmond, Frank lin, Robeson, Columbus, Moore, Edge combe, Wake,: Warren, Granville, Rockingham, , ; Chatham and yance. And it may be that he has talked to men nearer home.. ' The people of these counties seem to have learned some time ago that Him ut.. 'iW i," mere were more man "two can -i . . 7. ' . . . . V, act as though they want but one. Dear, good brother, .if you will communicate te j . IZ. J? , 8 ovou muum, jrou wm enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that you are perfectly correct - when you say that "there is a very decided prospect of another." The fact is. that there can be found a few men in each of these counties and there are , several even in the city of Raleigh, who be- lieve even now that Capt.-Alexander is already a full-fledged and a verv lively candidate. A w1rA1 i, . Well, thats encourainfr. at w VSV&VLWt Li WO I pect !" least. .But the very core and marrow of the joke lies in that part of this very "" jvo-c "oo m mu uaxu ux LUIS verv Uav nt ai" i u:.:'?ZZ:i n- . vuuuiuoio ui mo i' aimef 8 Aiuance VI fim rA7Q nt hot nai. -rr.il 1 I 1,1 - 1 , - . ... I 7 w Wlli , UL ueaDie to suppress a smile when they see this, w if will come un on th q nth in Z n I fll the 30th mst ie;wi l ! " VA " W1AU1 uumoer 01 men representing all-classes and pro- fASSinTls WhL tTZ.Z ZZlLT jokes. i-w . .1'" A M0ST ENJOYABLE OCCASION. As a rule, our farmers and toi. famUies have less nf Rvi ' AAUAA , and pleasure than ,v ntw our people. Hence when they . , . . J e- . for a social gathering and commit ling, they enjoy it with a zest thatis th inof ctit -,. , 5th mst such a gathering was had on " . . . . I . xr ? . cuj iue xiarper place m .Lenoir county. The young and the old came trooping in f rbm aU k & - a VUWUU1 U?PP7 people, naa S-. T e i , . I funny discovery, wherein the Observ r11'' grained,, progressive sembled as could be iound in a, month s travel. A splendid -dinner was served and; every thing passed off .as pleasantly a& i)ossible Col. G. , B. --Pickett, of Texasand" the 'writer made Speeches, and we' imagine if a certain lady had been there jipd .eejiegallant and chivalrous Colonel, almost over whelmed . ;wjth . compliments smiles and magnificent bouquets, ;&ome pn6 would have 'taken the' : " arm-clutch " on the gentleman and inarched him off for Texas. ' But he bore his honors meekly and bravely. Everybody; was m theory best ; gbod humoi and we were made to feel that truly our . " lines bad lllen innlfiasant nlace ." and "while we most armly appreciate the uniform kind- w ness of that warm-hearted people, l we must tender special thanks and acknowledgments to our. good friends and their : ; fanlilis- Messrs. C. P. Davis, B. G.- Scarborq,;W.; I: W. H. Worth, Sutton and H. Worth, vol - in, , b. vvmineia,, Tor special n.r,vAT . t nrifiHlUt JiL! -1 ' l favors ' and courtesies.7 We will not soon idrget them,, : IMPORTANT MEETING. The State Btisiiiess Agents of the Farmers' National Alliance and Co operative Union of . America held a very important meeting in the city of New Orleans on the 1st inst. The following gentlemen were pres- ent : Dr. C. W. Macune. President N. F. A. and C. U. of A. and Business Agent of the State , of .; Texas R. B. Carl Lee, of Arkansas ; Oswald Wil son, of Florida; W. D.; Clarke, of Tennessee; H. P. Bone, of Alabama, S. B. Erwin; of KpntfmW- R 5 TT Jackson, of Georgia; A: T. Hatcher, t r m t Vm of Louisiana; R. T. Love and C. T. Qt,-w:' Vr- v ' v Xm bmitnson, of Mississippi.- plflTlfl ' , - Plans were adopted for the estab- neif t xt- t - v lishment of a National Exchange, v. , -.. ...- - . . ' which are to be submitted to the Various State Allianrsfis fn'r anrvrnvn.! 9tl(1 . , .. : ; : ' and by which it is expected; to secure , - , . . uuuiiuiuj, ZrZ ; 7 J ; represented one of the greatest and most powerful industrial movements j vr aguaieu any country and i II' w k . A. " 1 - m 1 I give it a new ' 1 impetus. The f arhiers of the South think there is a wa7 yy, which they can have more control , over' the products of their labor and they propose to find that way. At an early day tte Business system will be adopted by the Alii- ance of North Carolina. An Eastern correspondent of the News- Observer in its issue of Mav 9th. 1 ... 1 declares that Capt. S. B. Alexander, of Mecklenburg, is the people's choice or Governor, and adds ; ; , "In all North Carolina there is not a more available man than S. B Alex- ander' of Mecklenburg. While he is L-v. " - "I u I1U meai15 a aemagogue, nor a T-rkiifinoi rrnV n i. ,,,fn f: .1 "1 -uvv .u, DU1CWU juugmeni and bright intellect, a man of enerv. of wide information, fluent in speech, xv,iU1wiuii, "uciiu m sueecil. ana aggressive, a man who has many eementev;pf strength that' no other man in t.hA s atn nAoofloeno . " oOT. uv iy a young man, the People of Mecklenburg sent him from his- farm to reoresent t.hpm i the State Senate, and they still conW to W W There he has . made a L mosfc ije, use- Green and nas Alexander achieved greater success and done morfi r county and State than in Hoble caning of farmer. As apractical and successful farmer he stands tn-H t'!5e?rrin.d .? frlend t.0.116 falig lma - we don't believe there is a m.an m mis grand old commonwealth . . h WCml? ,mlke a better a wiser r more useful Governor.- His highest wrSj - - piuuiuie tue uest m-. .tNbrS Sn.UlJer people- A nephew of one of the best and aafool- xt a i i s101' uuvemure x orxn Carolina ever had, S. B. Alexander is much greatest Governnrs Knrf.h r - t , . ,' Alexander iiiie mm in nead and heart -A. Dure . man, a brave soldier, a patriotic citizen, liftvutai Attixxiei:, an nonorea States- OUT ta-xt ftnvAmnr r ? ' , -, I vi, ug aaim v u. xj. AlHJLaiKIRr Tflf I "THE GOVERNOR." ,i Under tlie aboye caption, the Hick ory Clipper, having -under discussion the nam.es of he three leading gentle men who are now., mentioned in con nection with the .Democratic nomina tion ' forrGovernor-LFowle, Steadman and; Alexander closes its article, in these words : . We are very much mistaken, in summing up the signs of the times if Alexander . don't count as many friends, in the .nominating convention as either one of the others. - the na'm6 of AlexlndJ' V. A 4- their choice and' they compose the great bulk of i the party. They have stood by the party through thick and in andvhave feeenodest in their VACUJCbXXU.O 1U tXiO ppbQV, . UUl) LLUjy Will now feel greatly disappointed if they fail to be heard in this instance. ' 'We are in favor of - the nomination of Mr. Alexander, ' however, not be cause he is a farmer, but because we LcWor, vi n,Lnn t Z I- . J yet mentioned. He has no record to defend and is fully able to cope with any candidate that may be put up against mm, and tne masses will rally to his standard, if nominated and give to Democracy a rousing victory. We believe that the nomination of Alex ander would insure the success of the Democratic party in North Carolina. Money is scarce and hard to get. We want at all , times to adapt The Progressive Farmer to its surround ings, so if you can't spare a dollar for our paper, make up a club at 50 cents .for , 6 months. ;. This will reach the next cotton crop. l a A mi WAKE COUNTY PRIMARIES. Af Alexander Far Ahead ! At the earnest request of a large i i . , number of our readers m Wake, we x, , ' ge the names of delegates to the ri n ' x , County Convention from the various trkm-;i,; A j townships and, wards, : so far as we . , ' I . . . . ' P u.uyv tum. juage Jj owie leads in iialeigh township,' but it is but just to -41. , 1 1, , JJ Alexander to state that he had a very strong following ii in some of the wards. Indeed in the second largest he was Wpm . Anlv , f f , in -JZZr ,7u? 7 I I IT is conceded on all hands that Alexan- HoT. . . .A . all others in Wake: WARD DELEGATES IN RALEIGH. First Ward-Av A. Thompson, C. C. Crow, Samuel Wilder, W. H. Pace, Thomas Harris, S. G. RyaH, G. Haywood, ? W- Lambeth, Spier Whi taker, F. . T-B- Crowder, ,V. Eoyster; W. aZ, K3 Second Ward J. J. Johnson. W R. Womble, L. C. Bagwell, F. W. Honey cutt, C. A. Goodwin, C. F. Harvey, Jas. Arnold, T. B. Mosely. Third Ward R. H. Battle, J. F. Cordes, P. Cowper, P. F. Faison, J. N. Holding Fourth Ward -F. H Lumsden, Geo. H. Snow, Fred Keuster. Fifth Ward Henry Horton, Robert uooom, 15. raric, JN; Whitfield, J. A. Briggs, G. E. Leach, Chas. E. Johnson, eVT - Allen, A. Jones, J. Uutside Uast-R. G. Dunn. W. C. Stronach. Ontsi wn r-n;. w Betts, W. E. Ashley, J. M Peatrcs T. A. Parting. A. Turk, Chas'. 'Root. . ' TOWNSniPS. Barton's Creek J. D. Allen, E. G. Penny, G. C. Bledsoe, GK H. Mooneyham, R. D. Honeyeutt and A. Carter. Cary Dr. S; R .Waldo, C. H. Clarke, a. VV. Coover, R. A. Young, J. H. Stone, and J. W. Young. 5 St. Matthews Dr. J. B. H. Knight, A. P. Upchurch, J. L. Watson, A. C. Green, B. Buffaloe, Buffaloe. gene Beddingnld. T aninerra-c-McCuiiers, j. w. JoneB, TiKffw T. H. Turner, New Light L. Wodlief, Dr. S. W. Thompson, R. . Jonee. P. M. Manffum. W. n. T?av w n Pmnnr P. urtn:,. o ' sax. ri ttt . 'i V ' " White Oat-S.C. Seagraves, H. C.Olive, J. J. Rogers, A. T. Olive, W. H. Holleman, L. L. Ed wards, H. E. Noma, J. C. Burnes, A. C. Council, Rufns Barbee, Augustus Herndon, L. D. Baucom, Buckhora-. Walter Collins, N. G. Burns, Dr. B. TV-?U' W: B- Wheeler, Fred Avent, T. B. Holt, J. M.Dennis, A. C. Burt, G. B. Alford, Barney Johnson, J D. Marcom, J. T. Judd, Dr. B. S. Utley, J. M. Dennis. ' T-W& W. H.Edwards, I. S. Bai$ M-Arnold, J. W. Parker. t16-- Grime, L. H. Smith, R. A. Blalock, Jeff Stephens, Alfred Powell, W. H. Burt, R-H. miey, W. H. Holland. . St. Mary's-D. B. Buffaloe. D. P. Meacham, B. F. Walton, P. A.Whitaker, Gaston Jones, Thos. Johni?, Bryant Todd, P. W. Dowd, A. D. Honeyeutt, Jesse Langston, N. B. Bagwell. Sion Pool. Houses Creek W. G. Allen. W. T. Smith. W. R. 1 aRaJ. TTT -rw iTTt a m ' i? VY- wnitaKer, a. j. Thompson, A. 31. orreH, R. H. Sanders, C. H. Jackson, Marcellus j"HUk.TH?.K&JCT tmn' u. uaaaeu, j. w. Jones, -J. A. Stell, Wm. King. B. J. Unchurch.? Ti.". n stpr.hr,mn J R. Qnrift Plr -PA . T nr. it t -r",1 Mrain, j. u. langston. For Alexander.