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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
W. s. MrLL1KEN.
MAKE THE FARM BUILDINGS
COMFORTABLE.

A farmer should never attemp to
winter more stock than he can furnish
with comfortable shelter. Many farm
ers have large farm buildings but they
soon get out of repair. a board off. a
door hanging by n hinge, or leaky
roofs. Such buildings are not comfort
able. The openings allow snow to con
tinually sift In, or give free and IN
interrupted access to drafts of cold air.
In such cases a pound of nails and a
few hours time in repairing often saves
a ton of hay in one winter. A build
ing which is simply boarded up should
have the cracks battened and thus
made as tight and close as possible
Use steel wire nails long enough to be
clinched. This takes a little longer
but the battens will then always re.
main close fitting which means a
warmer room and stock in better con
ditiOn with less fodder. The building
should not be made so close as to be
uncomfortable during the pleasant
days of spring, but there should be
free and thorough ventilation when
the higher temperature may require it.
Fodder may be cheap, but nails and
boards are cheaper, whereas feed is
gone in a single season, while buildings
are a permanent investment. Provide
suitable racks and managers to feed
from, and do not feed from the ground
or snow bank. Keep the different
kinds of stock in a separate inclosure.
Feed regularly, and provide an ade-
quate supply of fresh water. -AmeTt
can AQricuLtuTGSt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
U oPPREssoRs.
RAND's MILLS. n. q

RANDs MILLS, N. @.
Mr.. EDIToR:-While thinking of the
great calamities that has and are vet
Detailing this noble country of ours. I
thought / would write a few words in
regard to the reform movement. The
Democrats say the only way we will
ever get any relief is through and by
the Democratic party, and I venture
to say there is not a civilized man In
this grand republic of ours but who
will acknowledge that the old parties
have all this time oppressed the labor
ing class of people, and the time has
come when all men must come to the
front and join the grand army that is
marching on to victory. Sometime
ago / was speaking to a Democrat and
asked him the meaning of Democracy
and he said he didn't know. l then
asked him why he was a Democrat,
and his answer was because his father
was one.
Now, Mr.. Editor, you know that was
q poor excuse. There are men Ia my
neighborhood who are going to sup
port the Democratic ticket, who, if
asked r they In favor of free coinage
OF silver. would tell you without hest
tatlon that they are. Now why are
10y SUNS W APPOAO isis
They say they want free silver but
they are not willing to leave the old
party to get it. They are cIinging to
partyism and can't give it up. Rather
suffer and see his fellowmen suffer
than to vote a Peoples party ticket.
When we look around us and ask the
question, Who IRE the Democrats2 ask
the old farmer who has titled the soil
three hundred days to the year for
fifty years, and he will tell you it is
the moneycrats and a few who are yet
holding on to the old parties. The way
the moneycrats and extortioners are
depressing the people now reminds me
of q mans dream I once heard of. he
was a poor man, so before / relate the
dream I will state the circumstances
There was a very wealthy man living
who had q mortgage on every man
who was living near him. After 6
while God IN His infinite wisdom called
him from earth to an unknown world.
After a few days and nights had passed
away thlspoor man dreamed a dream.
He dreamed he VENT to Heaven to view
the celestial city over. After looking
for the man who had passed away q
few days BEFORE no trace Of him could
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
H WHEAT CROP.

The wheat crop of 1892 10 probably
less than 500. 600, 600 bushels The
American AgricuLturist has taken i'm
mense pains to apply department. re
turns to the census basis, by States In
detail, verifying the final results by
conference with State agencies for crop
statistics when such exist, and by it's
own system of repairs. The governors
and boards of agriculture Of many
States have cheerfully CO operated in
this work. The Kansas official report
places the wheat area at 4 $50, 900 acres
and "a, 538, 900 bushels; we are unable
to verify this large estimate, especially
as the census showed only i, 1888, 900
acres, and reach the conclusion below.
Space permits only the following con-
densed statement of the
AqricuIturSst's Returns of the 1893 What CrOp.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08

the party. or has the party adopted
the AIianceR While the Alliance was
afhliating with the old parties and
urging their reform ideas through
them, it was never discovered that the
Alliance was i~rretrievably run mad
with partisan politics. But when it
transpires that there is another party
i'm the race, and the Alliance must
either accord to them the consideration
and recognition which their platform
inevitably demanded, or like the old
Niger who said he could not prav In
fun, but what the good Lord Thought
he was in cold earnest. Back down
and say we didn't mean ANYTHING bv
making those demands; we were inst
funning with Congress. But because
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has never
faltered nor taken down her ensign
but continues to unfuFl the banner of
reform, she is denounced, not only bv
her open face to face enemies, but by
the most potent Of all enemies, those
who have essayed to be of her own
household.
I have thus briefly attempted to pre-
sent the Alliance, together with its
official organ, IN it's true attitude. And
now in conclusion, / appeal to q gtner-
GUS, virtuous, candid and thinking
public for a fair solution of the follow
ing problem: Which has evinced the
most partisan proclivities, the Alliance
and its official organ, or the members
of "Iona9"
F~raternally,
VIZ @ NEwrrrr-,~-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
FREE COINAGE OF GOLD AND
SILVER.

Mr.. EDIToR:-The free coinage of
France kept the ratio of gold to silver
at 1 to 154 for the first seventy years of
this century. The first part of this
century three times as much silver
was produced as gold. In 1916 the pro
duction of the two metals was equal
Between 1850 and 1850 tho production
of gold was three and one-half times
that of silver. During all of this fuc-
tuation the price of silver correspondent
to the French law of 1 to 154. We are
a greater nation than France and it
would seem that we could, by unlim-
tied coinage of silver, maintain the
ratio of 1 to Is as easy as France main
tanned the ration of 1 to 151, and this Is
the view taken by some able fnAnciers.
Those who take this view lose sight of
the fact that France was not in debt to
other nations, and the United States is
in debt to England and we are tied to
the gold standard. The indebtedness
of the world has been doubled and
thousands of millions of this made
payable In gold and the United States
owes an immense debt to English sub
jects made payable in gold and this
has created an abnormal demand for
gold that did not exist during the time
France maintained the parity of the
two metals. This abnormal demand
for gold gives the creditor class a "
ner on gold and they can make it a
commodity at any time. Tic all the ma
tions ef Europe agreed to unlimited
coinage of silver the creditor class
could force a premium on gold. If there
were unlimited coinage of silver all
over the world and silver could be held
at a parity with gold, prices would ad-
vance and the purchasing power of
the creditor classes fixed incomes
would greatly ~depreciate. The credi-
tor class of this country and Europe
have manipulated legislation SO as to
double the purchasing power of their
incomes, and they do not intend to
surrender their advantage. The credi
tor class has the m~onarchies by the
throat as they must have money to
MAINTAIN large standing armies. and
to get 1t they must obey the will of the
creditor class. There is as much likely-
hood of the man In the moon coming
to the earth as there is of European ma
tlons demonetizing silver.
After you have absorbed every
ounce of silver there would be a
greater demand for gold than silver
because of the insertion of the gold
clause and the ability of the creditor
class to corner gold and make a com
modify of it and maintain the present
purchasing power of their fixed in
comes.
Financial reformers must make up
their minds that when their principles
are chrystalized into law they will
have to face q huge premium ON gold
that viii virtually amount to q conhs-
cation of all property where q credi
tor class has inserted the gold clause.
Once In power we viii have our rem
edy and this class viii soon an that
cotton is king. JAMES MURDOCH.
THEPROGRFssTvEF FARMER has worked
hard for vou. Now send In what you
- -o an nnu Our dehEe-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
YId per Ac.l Total CrOD,
lumber. BIGshea Bushels.
BRO. M1LL1KEN 70 THE RESCUE.
EXCELSIOR. N. G.

bACHIS1OR, IN. VI.
Mr.. EDIToR:-It was, I believe,
Shakespeare who said: HE that's
giddy thinks the werld turns round
And we have a ~verifcation of the
above in the recent action of Iona Al
lance, IN Robson county. The
brethren referred to will please re-
member that one of the primary OBJ
iectS of the Farmers Alliance was to
create q betser understanding politi-
cally. The most natural inference is
that the founders of the Alliance con-
templated a change of this govern
ment. At least the declaration of pur-
poses intimates it so c~oncIusively that
no sane man could fail to accept that
as the true version. And the Alliance
at once went to work to reform the
government by instituting their de-
mRnds and presenting them to each
Sub Alliance for adoption, and then
through their respective representa-
tIves In Congress (having obtained
their pledges to use their best en-
deavors TO have them enacted into
laws presented them to the legisIativa
councils of the country. During tba
whole transaction THE PRoGRESsTvE
FARMER stood with unwavering devo-
ton with the people In urging their
demands. But no s0oner had those
demands been presented to Congress
than they were shamefully ignored
and defeated, and the hope Of the toll.
ing masses of the American Republic
blasted by a single crack of the party
lash. What hext9 Another party had
stepped upon Athe arena of American
politics, fostering principles according
IN every essential particular with the
demands of the Alliance. Now for the
question. Has the Alliance adopted
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08

tior laD shall be el;ois,
o oo8k SqPPPST ;. Sl & | sSi so s sit 2. "
o Of I IfEs 2aS call for any fS Ssns Be be- aaass.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08

THE PROGRESSIVELY FARMER has WorKed
hard for Won. Now send in what you
owe so we can pay u debts.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
LEr us DIscuss ZEE "TARIFI.

The Homestead affair. Many sGsd
killed. Eight thousand troops
out and kept under arms TOT Tinted
Idaho miners suppressed
States troops. Many klIeq. klled
Tennessee in cpeD war
State troops under arms. Buffalo
Stricking gHtchmen State mill
stopped trains4 Che enel@ to pay
tia under ARM the eeu
generally.
Trouble all aicng the INT ;sonss the
As a remedy st os /,
s tariff burned
Nero hddIed 1he h following
Our model Stat nen aI0
Naro's example gRtt"0"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-24
TRADES Union LABELs.


In another column of this department ap-
pears telegram from Chattanooga, Tenn,
giving the particulars of what our cor
respondent is pleased to term novel in
junction suit. This suit Is to test in the
highest courts of Tennessee the validity
and legality of the "blue label' of the
Cigarmakers' international union, trade
mark which has been duly and legally en-
tered according to law and copyrighted by
the United States. It would seem TO the
unprejudiced mind that the cigarmakers
sh ould win in this suit and be protected in
their rights. The Cigarmakers' interna-
tional union is chartered institution, and
its subordinate bodies obtain charters from
various state governments under whose
jurisdiction they act, and it is fact to be
regretted that their trade mark does not
have the protection given to other patents
Of like character. The blue label of the
cigarmaker is guarantee of the union to
those who prefer to patronize union labor
that the cigars contained in boxes bearing
the blue label were made by union working
men, and the inconsistency of those manu-
facturers who prefer to employ non-union
labor, and at the same time afix to
their goods a counterfeit seal of
the Cigarmakers' international union,
thereby seeking to convey the i'm
preston. that they employ union labor
is plain, apparent, and deserving of the
seYerest condemnation of every man who is
inclined to see fair-play and justice ac-
corded to even the humblest citizen or cor
porate body. So long as the cigarmaker
obeys the laws Of the state and nation, and
puts himself under the operation of laws
made to protect alike the pauper and the
millionaire, he should most assuredly be
protected in the rights for which he has
paid, and the counterfeiting of trades
union label which has been regularly and
duly patented according to law and the acts
of congress, should be made no less crime
than the counterfeiting of our legal tender
currency; the only difference being that
one Is an offense against the government,
and the other an infringement OF rights
guaranteed by the government to the citi-
zen. If justice is to prevail, let each citi-
zen be protected in the operation of our
laws, one of the prime rights guaranteed to
US by our national constitution.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-24
A BETTER OUTLOOK.
THE FORT WORTH BANKS HAVE
PLENTY OF MONEY,
And the Deposits Are Largely in Excess of
Year Ago-What the
Bankers Say.

A GAZETTE reporter was sent out yester-
day to ascertain from the officers of the
banks how the deposits of money com
pared with those of a year ago, whether
there was any difficulty in getting money
enough to handle the business of the city,
and what were the prospects for business.
Without exception the reports were highly
favorable. There is q great deal more
money in the banks now than a-year ago,
and good paper will get loan at any of
them. A few expressions of the bank Off
GERS are quoted:
e. B. Harold cashier First national
,bank-'NIore money than there is good
collateral. Money is easy and plenty of it.
Our deposits are probably 25 per cent more
now than they were at this time last year.
The financial aspect is good and everything
indicates prosperity"
j. G. Mccarthy, president City national
bank-"Our deposits amount to nearly
$500, 1000 more than last year at this time,
and loans about $4,000 less. We have
plenty of money for the demands of our
customers, and collections are much better
now than last year, aqd paper is more
promptly met at maturity. The general
character of business is very much more
salts factory. There is not so much demand
for money as there was last year"
w. G. Newly, cashier Traders national
bank.-''The amounts of our deposits are
year. Our statement March show de-
posits to be S121, 200. The general financial
prospects are far better than they were
last year. We have plenty of money for
our customers, and the prospects are en-
couraging for 1892"
S. D. Rainey, cashier of the Farmers
and Mechanics bank-"The business of
our bank is very satisfactory and in excess
of last years. We have plenty of money
to loan on approved security, though the
demand is not as great as it was last year.
Future financial prospects are exceedingly
good.''
K NJ. Van Zandt, president Fort Worth
national-"Our deposits are fully 25 per
cent larger than they were last year, and I
think the outlook much better. Confidence
has to be restored gradually by positive
proofs. People are more cheerful over the
prospects. We have plenty of money to
loan on good security. There is plenty of
funds in all the banks of the city for legitI-
mate trade. The outlook for Texas is all
right, and prospects generally good"
J. G. Harrison, cashier State national
bank-"The deposits of our bank are 10 per
cent greater than they were last year, and
money is very easy and prospects fattering
for the coming year. Have plenty of money
to loan with proper security. There is no
trouble in handling the right kind Of pa
per-"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-24
A FAIR DIVISION.
A Grapevine Citizen Thinks Tarrant's
Representatives Should Come One
From the City, the Other
From the Country.
GRAPEVINE, TEX, March 10. 1892


Editor Gazstte.
DEAR SIR-Now that Tarrant county
will have two representatives, would it not
be well to make fair and equal division
between the city and county by giving one
to cache
We certainly think SO. In view of this
possible arrangement between city and
county Democracy, we wish to offer for
favorable consideration the name of one of
Grapevine's leading citizens, DR.. II. A
Lewis. Our people in this section have
never to any great extent clamored fer and
claimed what they regard as q reasonable
division of county favors, but have always
been active and earnest in their work for
Democracy's nominees.
In presenting DIR. Lewis name to Tar
rant county Democracy, we accompany the
suggestion with this assurance, that he is
an able, talented and conscientious gentle
man; that he has always been found in the
front ranks of. those who championed the
cause of right, and at the same time he
tries TO be copsiderate enough to give fair
thought and full weight to the views of
those who differ with him; that he has
heretofore been one of the hardest workers
in behalf of Democracy, and has not up to
this time expected or asked the party to
grant him consideration or favor.
If Tarrant county should see fit to con-
stitute DR.. Lewis one of her representatives,
we predict that he would be ever vigilant
in looking after the county's best interest
and that his name would soon appear
among the foremost in tae councils of the
state. Very respectfully,
GRAPEvINE.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-24
THE NEW CITY BUILDINGS.
Work VIII be Pushed as Rapidly as Mel
Can Do It

Work VIII be Pushed as Rapidly as Men
Can Do 1t.
John Bardon OF the contracting firm of
Smith & Bardon was yesterday met by a
reporter of The GAZETTE and asked il any
definite time had been set for commencing
work on the new city hall
The gentleman replied that his firm was
in readiness to begin the work just as soon
as the city had settled the dispute over the
title of the Bailey property upon which the
city hall is to be located.
The preliminaries are now being per-
fected, and when the contracts have been
properly signed and the land title adjusted,
actual work on the building will be inaugu-
rated without further delay.
''We have a large force of mechanics now
at work on the Sixth and Seventh ward
school buildings,'' said he, ''about eighty
men in all, and when the present bad
weather is over we will increase our pay
roll to over a hundred. This sort of weather
is retarding our work to a certain extent.
but we are in hopes to soon be crowding
our present contracts.
''Our workmen are pushing work on the
new additions TO the brewery, and brick is
being laid on the Sixth ward school build
ing while the foundation of the Seventh
ward building is about ready for the brick
SIT will require at least fifteen months to
complete the city hall, possibly not quite
that long, but very near it When once we
get under way we expect to put every
mechanic to work that we can get. 1t is
our intention to expedite the work as rap
idly as it is possible, at the same time to do
the work in tirst-class style"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-24
GENERAL LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

QAustin is to have a union of bookbinders.
indianapolis brewers won their strike last
week.
New Orleans cOppersmiths are out on
Atlanta street car men threaten another
strike.
San Francisco newsboys are organizing
union.
Dallas pressmen will send a delegate to
Philadelphia.
Louisville carpenters are agitating for
shorter hours.
Waco will have branch Of the American
Federation of Labor
The only union of press feeders in the
South Is at Dallas, Tex.
The Labor Herald says 60 per cent Of the
strikes in 1891 were failures.
Galveston carpenters union has recently
had large accessions to its membership.
Last year the Alliance membership in
Arkansas was 10000. Now it Is between
10000 and 10000.
Typesetting is popular industry among
the women of En- gland, of whom $500 make
living thereby.
VIII Lambert late journal Fclerk of the
Texas legislature, is prominent member
of Houston Typographical union.
knights of Labor will hold mass-meet-
ings and parade in Atlanta on May l. The
order is very strong in that city.
Is. The Texas and Pacific company is max
ing u reduction in its working forces, with
the idea of reducing expenses 10 per cent
The man who kicks about paying reason
able dues TO his organization is always the
one who expects most from it Machine
Woodworker.
According to the labor commissioners of
the country, cigar makers had less strikes
and lockouts in 1891 than any other class OF
organized labor.
The Denver and Rio Grande and its en-
ployes have reached an understanding in
regard to wages. This settles all the trou-
bic. The men get an increase in their
wages.
Henry Watterson, during his visit to
Texas, was eulightening some Of our fellow
citizens on the question of finance, and
made use of the expression, ian honest
dollar." y seeker after knowledge in
quired: "What is an honest dollar, Mr..
Watterson2n The great newspaper man
hesitated moment and then replied:
'Wen, id if / know"
Between the Russian famine, hard times
and bread riots in Germany, suffering from
hunger and lack of employment in Aus
tria, short crops over most of Europe ex-
cept Hungary and parts of Italy, and the
great impending coal strike in England, the
utlook of Europe, is gloomy. Australia
also is going through depression; India
has almost famine on hand; the Argen-
tine Republic and Brazil are still laboring
with business disaster and political COM
plications, and Chilli is recruiting her
strength after her late struggle. About
this time it is well to be an American, but
some of our calamity howlers do not seem
to realize their advantages.