The Farmers' Alliance in Wise County, from its introduction in 1880 to its demise in 1897, endeavored to improve the mental, moral, social, and financial conditions of small agrarians in the north central Texas county. This paper details the Alliance's efforts, in cooperative ventures and political activism and third-party politics, to place farmers in a better economic position. Additionally, the paper focuses on the Alliance's attempts to provide educational and social opportunities and moral guidance to the membership. Source materials include government documents and publications, contemporary accounts, the county Alliance's official newspaper, area newspapers, and the original minutes of the county Alliance from 1893 to 1897.

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.