122 HISTORY OF THE WHEEL AND ALLIANCE. 



good being accomplished by the Order in Missouri is very 

 bright. 



THE ALLIANCE IN MARYLAND. 



The Farmers' Alliance first started in Maryland in 

 the spring of 1889. It made but little progress, however, 

 until the September, following, when a State Alliance was 

 organized on the 25th of that month at Marlboro. At 

 that time the membership was only about three hundred. 

 Since that time it has rapidly increased, and the outlook 

 is favorable for the complete organization of the State at 

 no distant day. Hugh Mitchell, of Port Tobacco, is 

 President, and T. Canfield Jenkins, of Pomonkey, 

 Secretary. 



THE ALLIANCE IN MISSISSIPPI. 



In February, 1887, President Macune commissioned 

 S. O. Daws, W. F. Price and others as National Organ- 

 izers and sent them into Mississippi in response to a 

 request from W. B. Hull. On the 3d day of March, fol- 

 lowing, S. O. Daws organized the first Alliance in the 

 State at Oak Hall in Carrall county. On the yth of 

 March, W. F. Price organized an Alliance at Wade Oak. 

 The State Alliance was organized on the 24th of August, 

 1887. So rapidly had organization progressed that at this 

 meeting thirty-two counties were represented. At this 

 session R. T. Love was elected President, a position 

 which he held for two years. C. T. Smithson was also 

 elected Secretary and has since been re-elected at each 

 State meeting. 



At the present time (March, 1890), sixty-eight 

 counties are organized with 1,366 subordinate Alliances 

 and a membership of about 40,000. The Order has a 

 State Exchange located at Winona, Miss., with a branch 

 office at Memphis, Tenn., which is doing a good business 

 and saving the members money. There are some co-op- 



