Il8 HISTORY OF THE WHEEL AND ALLIANCE. 



accomplish all that for which it was intended. The fight 

 on jute bagging began in Georgia, and has been successfully 

 waged in every section of the State. That much good has 

 been done is the universal admission on all hands. And 

 much more remains to be done." 



The Georgia Alliance certainly deserves much credit 

 for the great work it has accomplished. L,. F. Livingston 

 is President and R. L. Burk, Secretary of the State Alli- 

 ance. The officers of the State Exchange are W. L,. Peek, 

 President, and W. S. Ledbetter, Secretary. 



THE ALLIANCE IN KANSAS. 



During the year 1887, a member of the Alliance in 

 Texas, whose name we have been unable to obtain, was 

 visiting some kin-folks in Cowley county, Kansas. Dur- 

 ing his stay in that county he succeeded in organizing a 

 few Sub- Alliances, and from this beginning the Order took 

 its start in the State. Sometime after another organizer 

 by the name of Shives came into the State and effected a 

 number of organizations in Harvey and adjoining counties. 

 About the same time W. P. Brush went into Cowley 

 county and succeeded in organizing many Alliances in that 

 and adjoining counties. The first County Alliance was or- 

 ganized in Cowley county. Others followed soon after, 

 and in November, 1888, W. P. Brush was empowered by 

 the National authorities to call a meeting and organize a 

 State Alliance. This organization was effected in Decem- 

 ber, 1888. B. H. Clover was elected President, and J. B. 

 French, Secretary. B. H. Clover, the worthy President 

 of the Kansas State Alliance and Vice-President of the 

 National Alliance, writing of the situation at that time, 

 says ' ' Immediately after the State organization the work 

 commenced in earnest, and the alarming business situation 

 caused a stampede into the Alliance ranks, in order to 

 formulate some plan of relief from the power of monopo- 

 lies. " 



