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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23
LETTER FROM SAMPSON.
How the Politicians Treat Us When
We go into Politics.

HOW the FOnC1ClanS 4TeaC Us "HSu
We go into Politics.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Why it is that no
Alliance man will write from Sampson
| am unable to determine. We have
members who are strong in the faith,
there al many whom the writer knows
who seem fully converted, enrolled
and " baptized " in Allianceism. And
there are so many good farmers here
who might write articles interesting
to the brotherhood.
All seem to be interested in the
political outlook. We have been
fooled, cheated and deceived by
scheming politicians till we are deter
mined that they shall not longer pull
the "wool" over our eyes. Very
many are educating themselves in the
great, grand and eIevating principles
of the best order under the sun, ex-
cept the Christian religion, and a good
and true Alliance man is a Christian
Outsiders say W. take an active
part in politics, and if all will be true
to the order, we aim to elect men who
will legislate to the farmers interests.
We are tired of the class legislation
we are now compelled to submit to at
the nations capitol We are entitled
to more than | 3 members because sta,
t1stlcs show that we outnumber any
other profession. We are not mere
"hewers Of wood and drawers of wa
ter, and while we labor in our pro-
profession like honorable men and wo.
men, and think ourselves as good as
Queen Victoria, the Car Of Russia,
Ben. Harrison or any other gentle
man, we intend to elect men allied
with US to do our bidding. We have
trusted too long to political charlatans,
negIectlng to keep ourselves posted in
the current doings of traitors to our
interests. If we can't get the Sub.
Treasury bill or substitute, we aim
10 have its equivalent; our opponents
nad as well accord it to US We are
oaIy increasing in members in %
0tateS, and the time cannot be far
distant when we can elect men who
Will boldly assert and maintain our
rights. We were born free men, and
God willing, we aim to die emanci-
Pated from the clutches of the money
autocrats England tried to enslave
US, AM in an eight years war we
manifested ma to the world that we would
0@lI no man master or be subjects of
Sn 7 nationality out our own.
there are 8,OOO,O 900 farmers in the
United States and about one half of
them are Alliance members, and only
10 members in Congress to represent
us, only cone, solitary" member to
6I5, Isl honest yeOmanry. When an
AlIlance man "talks politics " the
cry is heard, the Alliance is ooino
INTO politics" We are only trvi3g to
secure our rights inside the old n,Tties
W: 1t seems that the old mononolv
Iln8eo, streaked and striped " bosses
are not going to let us if thew can
nelp np 1t. The Alliance has nothing in
'ne world to do with politics; eyerv r,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23
NEW INDUSTRIES.
Enterprises Of Various Kinds to be Put
IN Operation and Things Likely to be
Dine at an Early Day-Rip Van


w OpeTdCtOn ana H1RgS LIhe'y 70 0e
Dine at an Early Day-Rip Tan
WjnkZe Cannot Stay in the
Old North State
Manufacturers Record.I
New Berne-C. J. Scaeelky is re
ported as erecting planning mill.
Marion n-The city will probably issue
$4,000 of bonds for street improve
ments
New Berne- Moore & Brady s oyster
canning factory is reported as being
enlarged
East Durham-W. J. Wyatt is re-
ported as having established a sor-
ghum mill.
Winston H. L. higgins and Frank
Gorrell will, it is stated, erect a to-
bacco factory.
Scotland Neck-The Farmers Alli-
ance contemplates the erection Of
canning factory.
Durham-R. T. Howser & Bro. will,
it is stated, erect the carriage factory
lately mentioned.
Durham-B L. Duke has, it is
stated, purchased a tract Of land near
Durham for $4,000.
New Berne- A Greenabaum, of Sea
ford, Del, will, it is stated, establish
an oyster canning factory.
Asheville The Carolina Wood
working Go, has been organized with
capital stock of $4,000.
Durham-The American Tobacco
Co. is erecting and addition to its to
bacco factory l23xl57 feet.
Henderson Louis Ginter of Rich
mond, Va, has awarded contract for
the erection of five story factory
5OxI25 feet.
RaIeigh-A manufacturing town
will, it is stated, be built near Raleigh.
The Secretary Board Of Trade can
give infor rnation.
Raleigh-E. L, Harris, of Wilton,
has, it is stated, made proposition to
organize a stock company to establish
a smoking tobacco factory.
Greensboro The Greensboro Fur
niture Co., recently mentioned, has
been organized by S. S. Brown, G. w.
Carr, ". |. Ridge and others with a
capital stock of $40, 900.
Scotland Neck-The P anacea Springs
Co., of Oxford, N. c., has purchased
the Panacea springs, mentioned in last
issue, and will start bottling works to
place the water on the market.
Winston The North Winston Land
& improvement Co., reported in last
issue as organized, has been incorpor
ated with R. j. Reynolds president,
and L. Patterson, secretary.
Oxford-A Richmond IVA -syndl.
cate is reported as negotiating for tue
erection Of a 100000 tobacco factory
in Oxford. The Oxford Land, i'm
provement & Manufacturing Co. can
give information.
AsheviIle-The Ashe~ille Natural
Gas & Mining Co. has been organized
with W. O. Wolfe, pre- ,ident; H. c
Hunt vice presid mt, and J. B. Bo5
Tx, secretary, to sink gas wells. The
capital stock is $25,OOO.
Asheville-The Peoples Light,
Heat & Power Co. lately reported, has,
it is stated, let contract to G. B. Shaw,
Eau Claire, Wis, and L. N. Cox, Of
w ashington, D. G., for the erection of
$4,000 electric light plant.
Gibsonville Eureka Mill Co,
lately mentioned as organized, has
been incorporated by j. A. Davidson,
J. L. Whitsett, M. L. FOgleman and
others for the purpose of erecting a
-four and corn mill, lumber mill, etc
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23
GOLD FOGY'S" TARIFF, PROTEC-
TION, AND RECIPROCITY
PLAN.

\ tariff that would protect the
labccer, the farmer, the manufacturer
and our country, would be eminently
just. A tariff that benefits either at
the expense of the other, is pre- emf.
nently unjust. The manufacturer has
already secure a tariff on everything
he can manufacture proftably. The
farmer has a tariff on few articles,
mainly on rice, peanuts and oranges,
arti ;Ies that are raised proitably only
in limited areas, or for which the de
maLd is very small The laborer has
no iarif for his benefit. Labor sta.
tistics show that wages are as high in
the unprotected as in the protected in
dustries.
Pro .ection for the farmer is our
rallying cry. How? By increasing
the volume of our currency, until the
per capita of circulating medium shall
equal the average rate of the tariff
tax. If ~ per cent is the proper
rate of tariff, then let the people have
Al dollars of currency per capita.
Protection for the laborer. How :?
By prohibiting any corporation from
employing any person not a citizen of
the United States, allow no person to
become citizen who has not resided
continuously in the United States for
five years.
We would thus protect our laborers
from the pauper labor of Europe.
Protection for posterity by no. al
lowing any one, not a citizen, from
acquiring public lands, and allow no
one to own more than l60 acres Of the
public domain.
Reciprocity for all by compelling
the i'm porter of goods or products, not
given,in exchange for our goods or
products, without tax, to pay into the
Treasury of the United States in the
current gold coin of the country
where the goods are manufactured or
produced the amount of the tar # tax
on the goods imported. The gold coin
or buli)n equal in value, received as
tariff tax, to be deposited in the
United States Treasury and certlti
ca les issued to the value Of the de-
posit In a single decade we could
draw all the coin of Europe into our
Golfers, or our laborers would be
given employment in manufacturing
goods now imported, to supply our
own demand.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23

s,arH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta, NC.
Vice-President-A. II. Hayes, Bird
own, N. G.
\. G.
treasurer. D. Allen, Falls, N. G.
Lecturer B. Long, ASheVllle,
Y. G.
Assistant LECTURER. B. Hunter,
Huntersville, N. G.
Chaplain-S. j. Veach, Warsaw, n @.
Door Keeper-W. 81. Tomlinson, Fay
.etevilIe, N. G.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. E. King,
Peanut, N. G.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. s. Holt, Chalk
1evel, n. G.
State Business Agent-W. 81. Worth,
Raleigh, n. G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A.
Graham, Machpelah, N. c.
executive COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
S. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
hair nan; J. NJ. Mewborne, Kinston N.
=; J. S. Johnston. Rufin. n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23

President Polk is the great leader
in the move to kill sectonalism, and
leave in the place of that glittering
monster that has been the potent
means of keeping the honest producers
of the North and South so equally
divided that professional politicians
could WELD the balance of power, and
thereby run the Government in the
interest of the exploiting class, a fra
ternal feeling between all honest pro
ducers of every section, race or color
in this great country that will heartily
co operate to maintain ''equal rights
and chances for all, and special privil
eges to none" Ny God bless him In
his noble work.-Natt0nal Economist
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23

Remember what you said about the
Constitution and laws of the Order.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23
r9E NATIONAL FARMERS AL
LANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L. L. Polk, North Carolina.
Address, 5Il 9th ST., N. w., Washington,
Tice-President-B. H. Glover, Cain
Sc. otary-J. H. Turner, Georgia. Ad-
iress, 51I 9th ST., N. W., Washington,
C.
Treasurer-W. H. Hickman, Puxico,
Missouri.
Lecturer-Ben Terrell, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
W. Macune, Washington, D. c.
Alonzo Wardall, Huron, South Dakota.
IF. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
R. G. Patty, Macon, Mississippi.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Arkansas.
Evan Jones, Dublin, Texas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

"Go snowshoeing? ?" q Yes, my dear
madame, why not?-provided the heav.
ems be propitious and furnish the snow,
and there is every prospect Of plenty
this winter. Snowshoeing is as easy as
sliding down hill after You know how,
and you will know how. and how to
form club, and what to wear, and all
about 1t, after reading the breezy article
on "Snowshoeing" in Democrats Fami-
ly Magazine for January; and If yon
don't become enthusiastic about the
subject, we are, mistaken. o. if your
tastes are artistic rather than athletic,
you will be delighted with the excellent
paper on modelling for Sculpture"
with it's numerous and beautiful illustra-
tions, including superb full-page por-
trait of the eminent American sculptor
Hartley; and if you have never model
cd in clay. the suggestions for amateurs
and beginners will be of great assistance.
Usage Maidcns of Cornell University"
is another handsomely illustrated article,
written by one of them, telling of some
of the trials and many of the pleasures
of the life of a "cO-ed" ut that noted
seat of learning; the illustrated Chinese
story is particularly interesting; the
other stories are all good; the "Sanitar-
lam has seasonable articles about the
effects of Cold" and how to take sitz,
foot, and other baths, for remedial pur-
poses; "Chat" and, 1.-The Worlds Pro-
gress'' are especially attractlve; and all
the other departments are brimful of
good things. Indeed, for beauty, varie-
ty, and completeness, Demorest's Fami-
~ Magazine must be awarded the palm
of superiority rs the Family Magazine,
and should be. in every household.
Published by w. Jennings Denorest, 10
East l4th street, New York. .-.-.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

almost innumerable ways, is allowed
to live in AFFECT povery. Her case has
been brought before congress time
and again, but that august body has,
as vet, failed to its duty by her. Miss
Carroll has almost reached life's sun
set, and it is but just that congress
take some action to relieve her in her
declining years. 1t is not right that
Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Garfield, Mrs.1.ogan
and other prominent widows, who
encountered none Cor but few of the
hardships of war, and who were al
ready in comfortable circumstances
(some of them wealthy, should re-.
ceive handsome pensions, while Miss,
Carroll, who took an active part in
the war; who endured the same hard
ships and privations borne by the no.
bic boys who wore the blue; who
was ever present On the bloody battle
field, cheered and encouraged her
brothers, and in every way possible
did service for her beloved country
and did all in her power to keep afioat
in the breeze the glorious stars and
stripes, is allowed toesuffer for the
want of a little substantial assistance
from the nation she served SO well.
Each old soldier'should Immediately
sit down and write to his representa-
tives in congress, and urge them to
work for pension for Miss Carroll.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29
The VOldO Library.

~ page Quarterly, published Ju.
", October, January, April, devoted
to aggressive, politicO-econOmic dis
cussiOn in defense Of popular liberty
and Nationalism as. the. imperative
substitute for plutocracy.
No. Our Republican Monarchy.
No. 2 Songs of the Coming Revo-
' luton. ~. 80.
No. 8 The Hand of Hamilton.
No. 4 What is Natiopalism? -"
Price, 81 a year; single copies 25c.
Sanderson & Co., publishers, HOS
Olive ST., St. Louis, Mo-, P:O. oo1,
706. ,.....
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

IL it be true, as rumored, that Great
Britain is now ready to join the Unit
ed States and other nations In the
permanent reconciliation Of silver,
then the Harrison administration will
be able to put the success OF the Re
publican party in 1892 beyond a
doubt.-Mound CITY Clarion.
That is to say, if the the money
powers Of this country and England
can get together and hatch up some
scheme to fool the people, the Repnb-
lican,party will be able to slip in again
in 49, It won't work. The United
States supreme court has decided that
we can make our own money, of any
material we desire, and we do not
have to ask Great Britain what we
may make our money of, nor how
much we may make. We profess to
be an independent nation, so let us be
amin independent nation, despite The
schemes of the Harrison administra'
ton TO deliver us over to the British.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29
CITIZENS Alliance, No. l, Garnett,

CITIZENS Alliance, No. l, Garnett,
Anderson county, Kansas, organized
on Saturday, Dec. Goth, with a large
number of live, energetic members, in
good working order; and at no dis
tant day this Alliance will be heard
from, as the partisanship Of both old
parties, and the boycotting OF the AL
lance movement of the people, cannot
fail to bring them to the front in this
great moral and political reform
movement. ,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

Peterson for January, with its finer
paper, wider pages, and profuse illustra-
lions shows what a charming holiday
gift years subscription to this admira-
BILE periodical will prove. The steel
engraving. "Her Feeble Steps" lisa pic
ture worth framing, and '"The First
Dancing Lesson" is simply exquisite.
The ten large fashion sheets display the
newest walking, skating and other out
door costumes. "Scenes in Norway" Is
most interesting paper, well illustrated
Miss M. G. McClelland begins novelet,
I'm the Woods" which promises to be
extremely powerful. Clarence M Bou-
telle contributes "a Mans WISH"
which will stand unsurpassed among the
new years stories. ''Jean of Sevres'' is
one of Minna .Irving's most stirring
lyrics. 1.-The Hens Revolt" by Emma
l.. Thomas, will delight The children
with its rhymed fun and its series Of de-
licious pictures. 1.-The Care OF Young
Girls" BY the Newport Hospital Super
intendent, ought to be read by every
mother. These are but few Of the
numbers attractions. Peterson is evil
IDENTIFY determ ined to make its anniver-
sary year triumph. No family should
be without it. Terms $500 year, with
large reductions to clubs. Address
Peterson's Magazine; Philadelphia. :
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

SENATOR INGALLS, wittily said, the
other day: II never could see the
wisdom of the policy Of issuing. a
currency based upon a reserve OF
canned goods. "-Mound CITY Clarion.
Then why don't ingalls, make fight
on the scheme by which money is
loaned by the government to the dis
tillers ?-based upon Canned" or
barreled, whisky. There is no more
injustice in loaning money to the
farmers on their canned goods" Cor
grain in warehouses) than in loaning
to the distillers on whisky in ware
houses.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29
Kansas Prohibition State Conference.

Kansas Prohibition State Conference.
Tie Prohibition party will hold state
conferences at Topeka, January 20
and a.. Elk. Governor St. John will de-
liver an address the evening of the Goth,
and Chairman Samuel Dickie, the even
ing of the 2lst. The day sessions will
bet.taken up i'll reading and discussing
papers on the various phases Of party
work. The state central committee'will
meet at the st. James HOtelat o'clock
a. M, the 2lst. The Potter Pipers will
furnish the music. Reduced rates will
be secured at hotels and over railroads.
j. NJ. MONROE,
Chairman State Central Committee.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

The Republicans of Illinois have
filed five contests against as many
Democratic senators-elect, in order to
seat five Republican senator's, for the
purpose re-electing Senator Farwell.
Illinois Republicans seem to be good
deal like Kansas Republicans. It's a
game of rule or ruin with them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29
Holiday Excursion Rates.

The Missouri Pacific railroad company
will sell Holiday Excursion tickets with
in 200 miles of Greeley, at ~ rates,
, Tickets OIL sale Dec. "A, % and 81. 1896 I;
also, Jan. 1881; good returning Jan: 4.
:.-'s s'',t C.. II. TRIP, Agt.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

JOHN j. got a twO-weeks' leave OF
absence, and is now at home. He re-
fuses to discuss the political situation,
and will return to Washington next
Thursday. Goodbye, John. You
won't stay long.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

The Democratic representatives
elect give it out cold that they will
not vote to return ingalls, to the SEN
ate, Republican reports to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29
The Lemars Weekly Sun

Advocates Free Trade and Direct; raxatisn.
which includes the entire sboli,ion Of the Tsrin
and Internal Revenue laws. The SUN Y ep-
posed TO prohibition aud the legalinstion OF a.
looms by license, believing that the liquor t,ame
should be free. 81 year; 10 cents for three
months. Address The SUN, Eenars, Iowa.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

WHILE a small army of officers
widows are receiving large pensions,
Anna Ella Carroll, who planned Gen.
Grants most brilliant campaigns, and
rendered him invaluable assistance in
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29
from ssThe Greeley News"

THE "Force" bill is not likely to be-
come a law.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

RAILROADS. in Scotland are para
lived by strikers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

Send in your subscriptions, and get
your neighbors TO subscribe.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-29

LIN union there is strength.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-02-07

Appropriate Holiday Gifts.
Elegant Rochester Parlor Hanging
Lamps-just the thing for a holiday
gift-just received at
BRRRY's HARDWARE STORE.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-02-07
A Cheap Type.Setter,

"Mark Twain" has type-setting
machine at his home in Hartford,
Conn.,, which does the work Of several
aud sets and distributes
type at a cost Of only five cents per
1000 ems. The cost Of composition
in the TIMES Office being so cents
per 1000, anyone can see the enor-
nous profit to be realized by the ma
chine. The latter is not quite ready
for the public, however. as Mark
Twain wishes to have it so perfect be
fore he sells one that nobody can i'm
prove upon it. He has already spent
over 100000 in perfecting it, and
expects that it will cost him $4,000
more. All practical printers and
newspaper men who visit it say that
the machine will do all that is claimed
for it, and that it will reduce the cost
of "setting up" books, newspapers,
etc, amazingly.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-02-07

That Is the Cast Of Coal Oil at the
Wells, that Costs US IS Cents q Gal.
Inn Apra

That is the Cast Of Coal OIL at the
Wells, that Costs US IS Cents q Gal.
Ion Here.
Crude petroleum costs less than
half-a cent per gallon at the wells,
and sells for one to two cents u gal
Ion in Ohio and Pennsylvania. When
refined to $50 degrees fire test il sells
for four to y cents per gallon. Tins
being the case, consumers would
doubtless like to know what makes
this illuminating fluid 80 expensive
that It costs IS cents a gallon by the
case, at the stores here.
The TINES is prepared to enlightsn
them. The hulk of the cos, ia freight.
The merchants here do not realize a
profit Of over Is cents a case. as
rule, and never more than 40 cents.
This without reckoning the leakage.
1t sometimes happens that they lose
all the oil in can by leakage; hence
the loss in that case amounts to more
than the profit on q dozen cases.
This is hardly credible, vet it is true.
The various items that 60 to make
up the COS. of this illuminating fluid
are: production, refining, boxing,
shipping, and handling. Cost Of
production is, say, half.a- cent; re.
6ning q cents; FIVE gallon tin cans,
% cents, or FIVE cents per gallon;
boxing one cent per gallon. If to
this be added the necessary profit of
the retailer, which is about . cents
per gallon, which does not exceed Z
per cent. on the capital invested, and
which must necessarily reimburse him
for leakage, storage, handling, etc.
we have a total cost of about III
cents per gallon, at the depots in the
oil regions. The difference between
III cents and the price paid here
represents the cost OF freiyht, a case
OF coal oil weighing about IS pounds,
or 81 pounds to the gallon.
There is much food for reflection
in the above
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-02-07
The Jay Gould Mine.

Mr.. Flynn, foreman Of the Jay
Goulc, says the Ieasers are not trying
to extract ore. They have merely
been doing development work. ex-
trac ing only about enough ore to pay
expenses. They have about 70 tons
on the dump which will be shipped
as soon as there is a crust or the
snow. With the beginning Of sum.
mer, however, ore-shi pments will be
gin in earnest, and the mine will
make good record.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-02-07
An ldahoan In New York.

Major William Hyndman is doing
stalwart work for Idaho in Washing.
ton, having made several visits there
for the purpose, besides interviewing
many Congressman who have visited
New York City during the past few
months. His Office is at As Broad way,
on the 9th floor, and from it's windows
most magnificent view of New York
hsrbor, Liberty Enlightening the
World, Staten Island, Governors
Island, Forts Richmond and Lafayette,
the Quarantine Station. Brooklyn,
Jersey City, ETC., can be obtained.
AS the major is heavily interested,
and has considerable law business
here, he always likes to see Idahoans,
and is generally in his Office from 10
to 3, unless out on "the street" or in
court, attending to business.