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The Peojpi?tvk Fabxee, Raleigh, N. C.
sitAiEiG,H .,CL, MAR, 12, 1889.
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The . Progressive Farmer, js , the
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LEGISLATIVE toOTES
"HEN tbe reyenue bill was under
consideration mine jtipuse,.jir.
. flolman ofterai an amendment to Sec
tion 37 by adding that a tax of 25
-. cents be placed upon ach share of the
.. capital stock .of , the R. .1& G. - R,- R, Co.
'in the future.-; Mr. : Leazer made a
strong speech in favor of the amend
ment. He stated that less than $23,000
' tax was paid xm $50,000,000 of this
Trinrl-nf nwihrtv in tliA Rt.at.ft. Tho
amendme:'wa's ' adopted by a unani
mous vote. When it reached the
jSlonoto TV.fi iPflTrno mala n. ctrnnnflofral
argument in its favor and wasopposed
by other Senators. If the Statement
made by Mr. Leazer be true,- and no
doubt it is, then it is a powerful argu
ment for the absolute necessity of a
Railroad Commission. ' ' '
citizens cannot (it tney would) deprive
tKe Statfi rif . "Its inst dues in the wav
of taxes... They, must pay. They
cannot dooge.. uut - accoraing to jir.
Leazer there is $50,000,000 of rail
road values, which should pay its just
proportion o& the taxes, biit which -is
not reached. The right kind of a
Kailroad Cminissidn could and would
unearth it,' nd it will yet be done.
The bill for the sale of the Gover
nor's Mansion, which -passed the Sen
ate, was : tabled ' in the House, :
Mr. Douiehton introduced a bill to
I 4. 1
prevent discriminations in
freights
against the A: & N: C. K: R. which
has become a' law. ' : "
A majority' report of the' Senate
committee' Cri the penitentiary recom-
"mended S75:000 for the' support
of I
'the convicts' and that the0 W. N. Q
v -irk' ' ' , air -i-- . at , , y
each 150 Of the convicts. The
minority report presented by Senators
xjaxxy axxu x wxtbx.-recommenaea - tnat
; tne convictyoe not given1 'to thesen-.
wipLisfca.: xner striKing out 9,ufjy
jluct inserting $4u,uuu, anu requiring
that all convicts shall be paid for after
September Ist 1889,r at the rate of
u $125 each, per annum, -; thfe majority
' report was adopted by vote of 27
ayes to 12 noes; v: ; - J- '
The bill introduced by Mr. Ander-
son to abolish the' B ureau of Labor
Statistics ' was 're committed to the
committed: -'The ill to consolidate
; the Board of Agricnltuie and the.
Bpard of Trustees of our-Agricultural
College passed the House but is still
in the hands- of the ' A gricultural Com-
mittee of the' Senate.' - The -bill to
s to the Senate,' levies a tax of 4 cents
on the $100 worth of property and
u12 cents on the poll. It was amended
'by making it 3 cents on property and
9 cents oh the poll and was adopted
by the following vote: .
Ayes Messrs.' Abbott, . Aycock,
Bailey, Bennett, Blair, Briggs, Brock,
Campbell, Crawford, Emery Farthing,
'' Green, Hughes. Kerr, King, Leeper,
LeGrand, ; Lineback, ' "Little, Long,
Means, Moore, Payne, Pou, Reid,
Robinson, Sills, Smith,' Toms, Turner,
of Catawba, Turner, of Iredell, T witty,
Williams, of Cumberland, Williams,
" of Pitt. Total 34. ,
xxoes iuessrs. uanKs,Daroer,r aiKe
nerr Hampton, Lucad, Lusk, Rice,
Thomas, Waiters Total 9, '
" A bill to change the number; of
directors of the penitentiary from nine
to 'five, with an allowance of $500
' each, passed the House. Mr. Hpbd
introduced a bill to elect these'; by
the Legislature5 - instead of giving
their appointment to the Governor.
The appropriation bill for the In
sane Asylums passed' its third read
ing. It provides for J$52,500 . annu
ally for the North Carolina Asylum
7
at-Kaleighv$.8Rt)00.:for 188 .arid
$90,000 for 1890 .for the v Western
L Insane , Asvlum : . $40 J)00 . .for .1 889
and 35.000 for 18M" for the. Colored
Asylum at Golds boro..
y.Mf Beddingfieldjs bUl requiring the
payment oi a poll, tax as a prerequi
site to voting was 'tabled. f :
A: vast number of billsof a loca!
character were acted on and marry of
them passed during the week.
. The Assembly has attended closely.
as a rule, to its. work. , It. has proven
itself to be,, in., the main, a sensible.
conservative body, and in,no one
thingi perhaps, more than, refraining
from attempting too much legislation.
Ot one thing 'it ciriot be charged-
mat it wantomy 'wasceu ma puunu
money. -It Has been' economical and
watchful vt: the pumio interests in tne
expenditure of money and in levying
taxes. ' . -..
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STATE, tf FAIRLY.
"Prof. J. F: Crowell, President oi
Trinitv Collesre. wrote an article ' to
the Ne6s and OhservVr oti the question
of i a. Railroad Commission before the.
Legislature, opposing establishing
the Commission. The Pkogressive
Farmer anid State Chronicle, have since
leip caued upon to give mm, a lecture
on. good behavior rather, and nave
aavisea nim to suck: to ms coiiege
work, holding that he has hot been in
? North Carolina sufficiently long to ex
press ah opinion on -matters, of State
policy; Grantinsrthe Professor was a
little hasty, those journals were equally
.nd gndite ;and dis
courteous in their manner. o. dealing
with . him and his
communication
What we saw , was rather with .ill
grace. There is quite 'a difference in
a game of bluff and an' argument.-
Better that they had adopted the
latter and answered his argument. It
appears ' after all that the - Senate
agreed with the' Professors and Jcilled
the bill which he was opposing." .
We clip the above from the States
ville Christian Advocate oi the 6th inst.
We do not believe that the Advocate
would do us an ' intentional injustice.
We therefore cannot believe that its"
editor read our. article in reply to
President Crowell. For its remarks
in the above, clipping so far as they
apply to The Progressive Farmer,
are utterly unfounded. Our article
was as free from the proscription and
discdurtesy ascribed to it by the Ad
vocate as.wasthe intention and motives
hic. Prompted it
We accorded to
President Crowell the unquestioned
right to express his views as a citizen
of our State on this as on any other
public question, and we endeavored
to meet him fairly and squarely in the
field, of legitimate argument, just as
we .would, have done with any other
citizen, of our State. We trust tb.e
Adv0 will do us justice
A WORD FROM MISSISSIPPI.
A N esteemed friend
living in Mis-:
sissippi and writing , us
a busi
ness letter concludes ipr'the following
language, for which hfe has: our grate
ful thanks: , .
" I am a subscriber to The Pro
gressive Fabmr, and I feel that I
would be derelict in duty, especially
35 e opportunity is so favoi-able, did
A iau ta add-my testimony to the
worth of your paper. I believe it is
doina commendable, a grand work,
fora noble and deserving people. The
ability displayed, the zeal exhibited.
and the earnestness evinced in its
columns'can hardly fail to be produc
tive of great good; nor can I, for; a
moment, doubt that it meets' the ap
preciation of the noble people of the
grand Old North State. Iam a native
of North Carolina (Gates county) and
feel a deep and lively interest : in her
prosperity in the success, and happi
ness of her people. I rejoice to knOwr
that heif citizens take interest in the
Alliance and that the organization-is
spreading to her utmost borders; I
hope to Uve to see the day when her
emancipation shall .be complete. Bid
ding you God speed in the great wdrk L
you are doing; and witn iuu laun jin
your ultimate triumph- I am, ' -: ,? j
Truly and' fraternally yours.
J. H. B."
INtERESTING, , IF NOT PLEAS
ANT. ...
THE letters, communications, reso
lutions .and - editorial expressions
in our exchanges, which are crowding
our table; in reference to the defeat of
the Railroad Commission bill, would, we
imagine, be; exceedingly interesting if
not pleasant reading to those gentlemen
who voted against thatr . great arid im
portant measure. .The Tarloro South
erner says: " It can safely be said that
the bill was killed by the railroad
lobby and attorneys who are members
of : the Senate." And further: a In
the next election the people will have
to look after their Senate." The David
son Dispatch says: " No two men were
ever ' more thoroughly - cominitted to
the ;. support of a measure than the
representatives of that county were to
a Railroad Commission," but we have
not room to notice specifically the now
fruitless complaints of our people.
They will be heard in the future.
We will have some excellent read
ing - for our patrons as soon as we
can find space for the- admirable
speeches made7 in advocacy of' this
just measure by several of our Sena
tors! ' '" v' ' ":u - '
SHALL. WE .STRIKE pUTOrj
ivNEW .LINES f ;,t
'rjnlJE PR'OGRESIVE FARfE'R'
evident advance' in the industry
stock raising' in our State, Gradually,
but surely, the conviction is growing;
that with pur, climate, the adaptability
of our soils to the successful cultjva
tipn-bf cereals and the grasses , aryi
pur accessibility to the great markets
of the world, North Carolina should;
become a Jgreat siock-growing- tate
It is a'gfatifying h4t and Worthrf
note, that a gentleman irom 'iNew.
York1 State, a farmer and breeder of
blodded stock,i recently -visited a .the;
farm'of. Mr. W-G.: Upchurch, ofthis
city, and purchased onef his bqoded
Jersey ouiis and.snippeu.ii, to ms xsew
York farm. ' This gentleman "pro
nounced Mr. TTpchurchV hefaV tne
hnest he had ever seen. mr. up-
Church, during the past few" days.
shipped ' to purchasers " iiar the' counties
of Sampson, Franklin and Wilson,
and Wilmington, in this : State.
We note also - that one of the
AUiancess' in Rowan county has : re
solved to go into the business of rais
ing, mules, horses and thoroughbred
cattle in the place of so much cottonl
vv nen our Alliance ureturen in tne
South shall make up their miridso
rtiake their farms self-sustaining 7 it will
do more to render them independent
and prosperous than'allthe'orgauiza-
4ions that could ,be- devised N by the
brain of man. - This lies at the very
foundation of the- success of , the Alli
ance. , f.,;- .; ;
i
THE ADVANCE IN FERTILIZERS.
TTR readers know ?tha,t 1 we have
sought earnestly to obtain the
facts as to the advance 'in 1 the prices
of'' fertilizers. We have published all
that we cotfld ; procure. ? We had the
pleasure of- an interview .with rppre"-
aentatives. of the manufacturers r.of
some .of the leading brands last wek,
from whom we got., the folio wing
figures as to the cost of ingredients:
Take ammoniated matter, for instance.
Dried red blood cost last year $2 to
$2.25 per unit; this' year it costs
$2.75. Phosphates (South Carolina)
costs this year $1.50 per ton . more
than last year; muriate potash $S per
ton more than last year; sacks -cost
35 to 40 cents for 10 sacks more than
ast season, making a total increase in
ammoniated fertilizers of high rade
$3 to $4 per ton more than last year.
We do not doubt the correctness of
he above figures, but still the ques ,
tion remains, why this advance irii the.
ngredients ? ri;
THIS LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS.
DUTCHMAN ALLIANCE, No.
18, Wake County, ;met 'recently;
and after a free and full discussion of
our situation as an order,- adopted,
unanimously, the following: oresolu,
tions and requested their publication
in The Proobessive Fabmer: f .
Unsolved, That being impressed with
the absolute necessity of raising, our
Business Agency Fund, and being in
spired with the probability that it will
be done at an early day, we do hereby
agree to invest 50 per cent! of the net
proceeds of our quarterly dues as an
aid to said fund, to take effect March
31st, 1889. i
-f 'Resolved, That we ask the co-operfi-tion
of all the Sub-Alliances of 'VV'ake
county, and that they communicate to
our County Secretary before" our next
regular county, meeting. ' -
" Resolved, ' That we request our
County Alliance to ask 1 the co opera
tion of all the Alliances of our State
in this actions : fv . :
AN ACT f INCORPORATING! THE
NORTH CAROLINA FARM-X-
ERS' ALLIANCE.
passed
BY THE GENERAL 1 ASSEMBLY
of 889. .;. I
An act to
incorporate the
'Farmers'
Carolina
. State Alliance ;of , North
T) r QnV.-A 11ianaa
The General Assembty of ftorth (Jar
olina do enact: ;
' Section 1. That S.; B. Alexander, !
U. Jj. i'oik, J. D. Allen, Elias Carr,
T. : Ivey, John S. Johnston, D. Reid
Parker and such others as may be as
sociated with-them- beandHhey are'
hereby incorporated under - the name
and style, of the.," Farmers' State jiAlli
ance of North Carolina," and - by. that
name they and their . successors .shall
and may have continual succession
and a common, seal which they : may
alter or change at willari'd shall be
capable1 of suing 5 1 and "."being - 'sued,
pleading and being ' impleaded and
contracting and being contracted -with
and of acquiring, holding and convey
ing real and personal property and
shall also have power to elect 'such;
officers as may be necessary for. the.
conduct of its business, and to adopt
such rules and regulations and by-laws
as may be proper for the government
of the corporation that the said -corporation
shall have and "possess all
corporate powers, rights and privileges
conferred upon corporations by' the
general laws of this .State as may be
necessary, appropriate or convenient
to the exercise of the powers and en
joyment ,of the rights and pri ileges
given by this act, and to ' tho conduct
and management of its busiric?. ihairs.
Sec. 2. That the said corporatipn is
authorized "arid empowered to conduct
0
andu
through its duly appointed
managers and servants aJ mercantile
manuiaCtunngDUSinessinauDraiicueaj:
to erect, manage and operate ware-
houses. Stockyards ttrtin elevators
and packing establishments; to manu -
J ' o .
faeture ffuano and other fertilizers and;
generally to conduct and carry on such1
anfai-nn'o o r..i . f ronoii f unfh Knsmess'
as mav be necessary or advisable for
its .profit or advancement or that may
contribute, to the . accomplishment of
the4 general design and purpose for
which it is created and ' for which an
association now existing in mis otate
and known as? The Farmers' State
AUiance of- North .Carolina was: or,
o-amVoi .
Sec. 3. That the corporation hereby
created" mav" adopt the Constitution
a.Tiri hT7. awn rn pr ann rfiirn anons ot
' V ' " 1 ... ;
the said association known " as ' the
Farmers, State Alliance of North- Car-
olina, and by consent pf the said asso
ciation may become its own successor,
acquire its rights and privileges, as
sume its liabilities and . continue to de
yelop and execute its general plans and
purposes, witn tne ngnt to, cnange,
f. . ; ' , . 1. i- it :
modiiy, enlarge andextena tne same
so as to promote the interest of the
members of the corporation, and the
welfare and prosperity of the farmers
and laborers of the State and aii per.
sons encraared in aarricultural or-me-
chanical pursuits.
Seo.. 4... That the .said cor portion
may use and adopt such means, and
measures as,;may be necessary to saise
xuuus xux xts puxuu&cs, tuxu. tu wuuuiu
its financial operations, and especially
ma impose I -fines vv and -penalties and
dues and 'Collect the same; idvyoassess-
ments and provide fori stock subsorip -
tions if deemed advisable. v;.v :
Seo, -5. That. .the said, corporation
shall, - by its proper pfficers agents,
managers and servants .exercise g,en-;
eral control and supervision over tne.
Subordinate Alliances of the btate
hereinafter created and incorporated,
and may prescribe -how the said Sub-
ordinate Alliances: shall be represented
and carry on, by -itsjelf or by
in -the membership, conventions and bagging, and it is now being adjusted C0iinty,:says his Alliance was organ
meetings of the said corporation. T j and placed in position at the factory ized on the 14th day of last ; Novem
.... :ec. 6. That each County Alliance By the 15th-inst, at the farthest, ber1 and now numbers 46 members,
which has been, .'or may hereafter be. evfirvthinc will be ready and the manu- ami Iia hpliAVAa hafm-a nntl)ar lior
organized is declared to be a body
politic and corporate under the name
and style of the Farmers' Alliance of
he particular county in which such
Alliance is located, and under the said
name and style it shall have and ps
sess all the rights, powers , and privi-
eges herein granted to the Farmers'
State Alliance of North Carolina,
which may. be necessary , to develdp
and execute its plan and purposes :d
which shall not be inconsistent of in
conflict with those granted to the si' 1
Farmers State Alliance of North r-,
olina; but shall in all respects be sub
ordinate and, subservient thereto.
Sec,, 7. That each County Alliance
may establish, conduct and prosecute
such mercantile and manufacturing
business and such other enterprises as
will promote the interests and welfare
oi tne saia Alliance ana its memoers
in the county in which it is located
and it may adopt such a Constitution,
by-laws, rules and regulations and pro
vide for such a form of organization
as may be suited to its wants and ne
cessities; provided that the plans of
organization in the several counties
shall be as nearly uniform as possible,
and for this purpose the Farmers'
State Alliance, if it is deemed neces
sary, may prescribe a general and uni
form plan for the organization of .the
County Alliances. .: r ; ..
Sec. 8. That the Subordinate Aili-'
ances which are now or may hereafter
be organized in the several Counties of
the State are hereby' created bodies
pontic and corporate, under sueh name j
anu styie as is now or may ixereaiter
be prescribed by the Farmers' U State
Alliarice,' and uh'der such name ; arid,
style thejr' shall severally -have . and
enjoy .the pqwersl rights nd privileges
conferred by this act tipori; the Farm
ers' State Alliance " and the County
Alliances,- arid which- may be" neces..
sary arid appropriate tO; deve,lopi;and
execute the plan and purposes pj their
organization and they, may .conduct
and carry, or within
their,; respective
localities such business ,and enterprises
as are : of. the. same nature as those
authorized by .this act to be conducted
and carried on by the other Alliances,,
and may adopt such plan of Organiza-
tion-'and such Constitution and by-laws
as may be suited to said purpose; pro-
yidecV that the Farmers' State Alliance
hereby incorporated may prescribed
uniform plan for the organization of
said Alliances . under and by which
they may be formed arid governed
. Sec. 9. "That the Cbunty Alliances
arid Subordinate Alliances,1 the:incor
poration of which' is provided -if or in
this act, may succeed to the rights arid
privileges, adopt the present organiza
tion assume the liabilities and con
tinue to develop and execute the gen
eral plap and . purposes of the associa
tions respectiyely known as the County
Alliances and. Subordinate Alliances,
arid in such case the said Corinty Alli
ances and Subordinate Alliances as
now existing and organized under their
Constitution, by-laws, rules and regu
lations shall be corporate bodies and
invested with c the corporate powers,
rights and privileges herein granted to
County .. and Subordinate ; Alliances,
subject to the supervision and control
of the Fanners'-State Alliance. ; -X
Sec 10. That J any three or more
members of - any one of the -Alliances
hereby incorporated may r unite and
associate with
-.1?rJ . ',
y Ihri
ee or morq
luu vuooo Y ,- i r
or, jorrwie- pur pose, or.-.estaouBuipuv
Uonducting any Ipsinessaurtf
i i . - . t . -l i 1
r ana cnarcter autnoreaipv;De(.fwku-;
lished and condiifcted - ..by, ..theqoipora
tion. created by this " act and " the per;
sons so united and associated lor tna
purpose aforesaid shall' be' a . body;
f politic and .corporate-, hb such cor.
porate powers, -ngnts . and privileges
a-are:by,this act granted ,to the cor:
porations created thereby, .and which
may oe neceaxy. ux u
prosecution of such business or enter-
prise; provided inai me saia persons
H sn mitted and associated snal nrst nie
in th6 officer of me Clerk of the Supe
riof Courtof the 'county in which thd
l . r j. 1 t . T
j nnrnnrannn is to .nave ita uriuuuu
uiace oi Dusmesa arugico wjl a.tii.w i
ment as provided for. in chapter iy oi
. . . r M
the act of 1885; that u
of sucli articles the same prcfeeedmgs
shalLhe had: as; are provided ' for in
SOCUOn D0. anu oov ux iuo v-wc.
oec. ii. xnat tne .rresiuem., oeuro
xary ana xTeasurer or oner qniei. oiu-
I .i il ' t i
cer oi tne said sqyerai,- juiiances now
I existing in this.; Staj;e, with the execu
tiye committee, of., each, may immedi-
ateiy accept ana aaopt tms act oi in
corporation and thereupon they shall
severally be: invested7 with ' the corpo .
..- . , ; . i
rate powers, ngnts ana privileges con-
f erred by this act under their present
plan and organization; provided that
the failure or refusal of any one or more
oi mesaiu. Auiituws w. ixno uouji-
J terprT act shall hotaffect or prejudice
1 those Thich do accept, nor prevent
theni T from, . becoming incorporated
j under 'this act arid "enjoying the Tights
and privileges therein conferrecE?1"' j
Sec. 12. This actishall be in iorce
) from and after its ratification.
i 4 r ; PINE FIBRE BAGGING.
The Acme Manufacturing Company
hay received all the machinery neces-
sarv for the manufacture of pinev fibre"
faeture of the bagging will begin on
an extensive scale, a. numoer oi
capitalists from the North will' then
visit the factory to examine thoroughly
into the process. ' They will remain a
week, or ten days and if convinced
that it is a success, steps will be im
mediately taken to build and equip
factories throughout the pine regions
oi tne aoutnern states: and it tms
pian is carried but quite a number will
be in operation in time for the next
cotton season. -
The Acme Company are so thor
oughly satisfied of the success of their
invention that they entertain no doubt
of their ability to enlist the cordial
co-operation of the capitalists. This
will be very gratifying both to the
members arid the friends of ' that cor
poration. Wilminaton Star.
BUSINESS AGENCY FUND.
Roll of Honor No, 2.
Oak Ridge, Wake county, No. 24, has
contributed $120, and should have been
included in Roll No1.
" BOLL NO. 2.
No.
1, Roanoke Martin Co., No. 819, $11 ft. 00
2. Picnic Grove Dur'm
115.00
" Maple Sw'pEde1 be "
3, Perita Mecklenb'g 44
4, Newt'n Or've Samp "
5, Jona Robeson . "
" Cocoa Edgecombe "
6, Mt-Piagah Chath'm "
7, Hopewell Meck'b'g "
115.00 f
112.50
110.50
110.001
110.00 f
109.50
100.50
106.50
103.50
100.00 i
100.00 f
No.
No.
No.
" 147,
" S57,
" 4,.
" 553,
191,
" 331,
" .483,
" 888,'
44 1,
No.
No.
No.
W A7 Hit a IrAVa MV1opvru
No.
9. Brink'viUe Halifax
p.
10, Ashpole Robeson
All of these report more to coliect, and
some of them will surpass No. 1 on Roll
Moi
juiton
271,
iNp. 1, when collections are compete,
W. A. Graham, Tru'teei.
Machpelah, N. C, March 1, '8&;
FROM PEESIDENT HARRISON'S
; I have altogether (rejected the sug-.
gestion of a, special executive policy
for any sectiqn 6f our country. (
If our great cbfporatidris would' rnore
scrupulously 'observe their legal limi.
tations and duties they would have less
cause to complain of unlawful . limita
tions of their rights or of yiolent'in-
terference . with their operations,
'. -f .Our naturalization laws she
should
be so amended as to make the inquiry -
into the character and 'good disposi-
tion of persons applying for citizen-
ship moi'e careful and searching.
Honorable party service will certainly
not be esteemed by me a disqualifica
tion for. public office, ?ut it will in no
case beallowed tp serve as a shield of
official negligence or delinquency, f
Let us exalt patriotismand moderate,
our party contentions. A party
success that is tujhieved -by unfair
methods, by practices that partake of
revolution, is hurtful and evanescent
even from a party standpoint.
The example of permitting individuals,
corporations or communities to nullify
laws because they cross some selfish
or local interests or prejudices is full
vof dangernot only to "the nation at
large, but much more to those who
use this pernicious expedient to escape
their just obligations, or to obtain an
unjust advantage overothers. f They
will, presently, themselves r-be ' com
pelled to appeal to the law for protec
tion, and those who wquld use the law
as a defense must not deny that use of
it to, others. . ;
1,644 Alliances to date.
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AlLLrANGE NdTES; ar-.
Alnt when irritiBe V us
tney will always eive, the
SV have given the siith and
1 aeyenth pagf s of our pqperto the exclusive nHe of
tne Alliance, wvnwprenror-affl official
SSS'S '
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The Alabama State, Alliance Ex
change Mas been - located at "Birming.
hani v, and.- Announces itself ready for
business.- . - ,
: 'ZZ correspondent writing - from
Haw River, says r " The Alliarice is
growing rapidly in 'Alamance county.
I think the membershiii has mpre than
doubled itself in the past two months."
k,,' - . r , . r . .
nuance uiecuicu wiauunj .u
purcuase corn are reierrea to uro.
- Jno. Roderick, Business Agent of Mt.
rPleasant Alliance, ' Morgan ton; N. C,
hnnJ okMil 1 OAA VincVnls nsvll
wuu iiaa ouuuu xww uuonoio wocu
i Thf aAnrfttarifis of all tb 'Rnlu
jerauljlin. county -will
greyly oblige the County . Secretary
by sending in their quarterly reports
I nr. Ann t.hA first. nrl nnt.
- fi ft.-f .til thAnnnt.v mAAt.iTio'
P. M. Rhyne, Deputy Organizer,
reports having organized Union Alli
ance in Gaston county, January 19th,
188, with R. N. Wilson; President
and Jas; T,.Glenn Secretary. Gaston
county now has twenty -one Alliances
all in fine working order.
-Morning Sun Alliance, No. 451,
has decided to hold a picnic, on Easter
l driday; -ther 22d of April, 1889; at
i wnicn ail Alliance men' are;mvitea to
ba present. -'A number i of C excellent
: speakers ha've been invited-to be pres-
ent and a pleasant day is-anticipated.
1" ljr v. ; r -
--Secretary -W. H. Worsely reports
Kocky Mount Alliance, No. 1Q80, in
a good condition. , At the . last meet
ing the lodge resolved not to pay more
tnan ten per cent. dirxerencQ between.
time r and cash , prices. Heretofore
th,eI ve Pa highas.7,jter.cent.
Secretary Jones, of Blount's
Creek v lodge. No. ; 1.322. Beaufort
vest has come it will numberone hun-
dred
Our State Agent, Bro. W. A.
Darden, wrote to the Acme Manufac
turing : Company of Wilmington, in
regard to the manufacture of pine
straw bagging the coming season, and
in reply was informed that the com
pany expected to put up enough fac
tories to supply the whole demand.
-President L. F. Livingston, of
the Georgia State Alliance has issued
a call to the officers of the State Alli
ance and delegates from County Alli
ances in the State to meet in Atlanta
on April 4th next to form some co-
I . m i .
operative plan ior providing them-
selves with cotton bagging for the
next.season.' . .. . . v
Corresponding Secretary Horton
of Smith Creek Alliance, No 351,
gives us encouraging news. They
have dispensed .with the "middle
men" and are buying direct from
factories and are making large savings.
This Alliance has recently purchased
a hall as a permanent place in which
to hold its meetings.
Le Coute Pear Alliance in Ga.,
proposes to pay out sixty dollars in
premiums on special crops toits mem
bers this year as follows:. For the
best acre of corn, $10;' best acre of
cotton, $10; best acre of hay, $10;
best half acre of cane, $10;; best half
acre of potatoes, $10; and for the most
money made on an acre, $10.
'---The Fort Valley, Ga., 4 Alliance
offers to rriembers of said v-Alliance
premiums, on crops produced :'without
commercial fertilizers as follows: For
largest yield of corn on one acre,' $2 ;
largest yield of ' seed Cotton ' on one
acre, $2; largest yield of sweet pota
toes on one acre, $2; - largest yield of
hay onMonetacre,; and for the
largest yield of syrup, any variety, on
one-quarter acre, $2. : '
Hightower's Alliance, Caswell
county, ,v was organized last May and
now has a membership of 47. All
the best farmers in ; the immediate
neighborhood .1 f are 4 members. Have
endorsed the State. Alliance,lemands
upon the Iegislature, and . declared
against high-priced, fertilizers. J, S.
Warren, having withdrawn froni the
order, has been succeeded as "Secre
tary by Bro. G. S. Walker. - 7
Correspondent G. ,L. Aycbck of
Ferrell's Bridge, No. 1161, Franklin
county, writes: "We are very poor
people and can scarcely make buckle
and tongue meet from the effects of
the credit system and the extortionate
prices charged for our supplies bought
on time, but , glory and honor be to
the Alliance, which is causing a reac
tion in the mercantile circles, which
have enabled us to get supplies on
much more reasonable terms than
heretofore. n -y: ' '
Poplar Branch Aliiance, No.
1,250, xf Currituck county, which
was organized Oct. 16th, 1888, with
only five charter members, ' now num-rssixty-eight
good and true men.
Brb.W. Lindsay, who writes us,
says the brothethood has been greatly
benefited;, by. -the .efforts of. the Sub
and County Business, Agents who have
succeeded in getting reductions on al
most all classes, of goods. Outsider