The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-04-09

the roseate pictures of Southern pros.
peritv based upon manufacturing de.
velopment. While there lisa gratifying
and cheerful development along this
line, it is a. sad and deplorable fact
that the farmer as not prospecting and is
not the power in the government that
he should be-"
Senator A. L. Moore, of Rock
ingham county, asks III to say that he
voted against the Railroad Commits
sion bill regulating freights and tariffs,
as he felt that it gave too much power
to the Commission, but that he voted
for the Cooke bill. He says he voted
for the bill prohibiting the giving
away of convict labor and every other
measure which he thought of interest
to the people of the State. The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER most heerfully gives
Mr.. Moore the benefit of his statement,
as it would not deslgnedly misrepre-
sent any one. It wants the people to
know the record of their representa-
tives.
= New York and Boston are eat
ing cabbage imported from Denmark.
One shipment of 1000 crates sold in
New York in March at SIS to Sc per
hundred head. In this connection.
the american Cultlvator says: "The
best cabbage is now coming from
Portland, Me-, but the supply is not
equal to the demand, and prices are
likely to reach even higher figures.
speaking, most of the bunch
received from the South do not
find favor in this market. The pro-
.duce is invariably poorly packed, and
does not reach this city in marketable
order. All the lettuce used in Boston
is locally raised, none being shipped
from Southern markets
Col. R. E. Park, of Macon, Ca,
a prominent farmer and a leading citi-
zen of that State, favored us with a
call during the past week. We asked
him" what do the people of Georgia
think of your Railroad Commission ?"
" They like it," he replied. "What
do your railroads think of it 2" "They
like tin fact, it gives general salts
to the people and the roads.
Our railroads are in a healthy and
prosperous condition" "But," said
we, cit was argued with great earnest
ness during the discussion of a Com
mission bill, similar to yours in our
Legislature, that such a bill would deter
capital from investment in railroads and
would put a stop to their construction
and would ruin existing ones" The
Colonel smiled and said: "Well our
experience has been just the reverse
Of all that. We are now constructing
a railroad from my city to Palatka,
Fla. One hundred and fifty miles is
and ITS stock as today north
and will, it is thought, go to
that price,"
Whittier are we drifting as a
Hear what the New York
has to say on the Legislature of
great State, which is now in ses.
"From this time forth the
vigilance will have to be exer-
cised over all legislation, for the ses-
sion has reached the point where
corruption will influence the passage
Of bills that more directly affect the
interests of the people. This will be
4 great week for this Legislature. The
Railroad Committees of the Senate
and the House will go through the
farce of reporting Mayor Grants Rapid
Transit bill Monday night, and will
hen ask that the bill be recommitted
the respective committees in order
let Jay Gould and railway wreck
,rs like him propose such amend
nents. and make such notifications a
will please him and the interests
lie represents Legislation has reached
hat point where the interests Of the
State must be rendered subservient to
hose of corporations. The people
ave no rights that corporations, leg.
slatively speaking, are bound to &C
ept." nrs
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