Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-03
THE ROANOKE FARMS
EXTRAORDINARY CROPS CULT.
WAITED BY STATE CONNECTS.
Superb Corn, Cotton, Peas, and whent-
Senator yance's Silver Letter Creates
Sensational Comment.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
RALEIGH. N. O., August 2.-Your CORE
spondent to-day interviewed Mr.. A.
Ieazar, superintendent OF the peniten-
tiary, who has returned from visit to the
State farms on the Roanoke. These are
the largest farms in the State. over 800
convicts being employed on them ana
some 5000 acres being under cultivation.
MIR. LeaZar said: II will have to use
good many adiectives in describing our
crops this year. for never In oil my lite
have [ seen anything To equal them IN
North Carolina. We have cOrn-held
four miles long and half mile or more IN
width. containing 1900 acres. In all this
there IS not a missing stalk and so luxu-
rant Is the crop that 1t appears almost
black We expect to get 100000 bushels,
il there Is no overflow, and we
expect to sell 10000 bushels. We
intend to compete with Chicago IN TINS
line | never saw sucn superb crop OF
corn anywhere. We have l,6OO acres IN
cotton winch rs also fine. though the cold
weather in the sprIng did IT some injury.
We look for o crop OF 1000 bales. We had
50 acres in wheat sown broadcast. and we
threshed $50 bushels from that Held. our
whole wheat crop turned out 3,OJO ousneis'
1t must be particularly stated that on our
corn. cotton, and wheat not particle OF
fertilizer Of any kind was used. Another
thing particularly TO be mentioned IS that
IN all the cotton and corn not cart-Ioad
of grass can be found.
SALES MADE.
1--WE have / 900 acres in peas. We have
recently sold 10000 bushels of corn IN THIS
section ana we will make very large sales
g En1Iar Va have Already SOLD
IN quantities. Ne have 100 acres III sor-
ghum aud expect 1880 gallons Of syrup
from it, IL IA as fine sorghum as was ever
grown in Louisiana. ] want 10 say again
that the finest sight in the way OF grow:
ing crop / ever saw ia my lite - THAI held
of 5000 acres OF corn. Inside the peulten-
tlary we have only 226 convcts. OF these
about l25 are making brick. Some OF the
Others are III the lrOn-shops maklg ron
work for railway-cars under contract
with q Raleigh firm"
WANTS A SUBSTITUTE.
Governor Car has very positive views
on the silver question. He says he favors
repeal of the Sherman act, as a Democratic
promise, but wants q substitute before the
repeal. He is positive in his belief that
this is the sentiment of North Carolina.
The Executive Committee of the State
Farmers Allanc3 met here to-day. Con
gresham :. Is. Alexander Is chairman. The
meeting prepa 'atory to the meeting OF
tho State Alliance az Greensboro next
Tuesday. Congressman Alexander tells
me he wants the whole Democratic plat
form carried out by Congress. lie does
not expect troublesome session.
PoPULIsr ORGAN on VANCE.
The Progressive FdrmT. Alliance and
Populist organ, has another editorial to-
W. 80 l.sf q l.g tfxy.r
law. II saws: 1T Is amusing To read the
various comments upon Senator Vance's
letter. The dry bones are rafting all over
the State. The tall OF Sumter and the
surrender at AppomattoI were rare news.
but nothing equal TO the sensation
produced by Senator Vance. True. much
of the talk is in an uudertono,
but we can hear it through trusted
sources. The verdict Is that If Vance
means what he says, and not many doubt
that, the Democratic party must come
back to original principles and methods
or Senator Vance must stand with the
true reformers of the country. A few
papers attribute the letter TO 'dotage.'
or that tho Senator has not kept up
with politics during the past few years.
Our opinion is that Vance knows more
about the politics Of the country than anv
half-doZen OF these editors, and what they
SuN Is DlDOl lHhb lAlp pa ~ 41tRo i'Ab 40
moOrings. If Vance was Democrat ten
years ago. then the followers of Gar
Cleveland q Co. are not Democrats to-day,
according TO their own admissions"
CAUsrIc ATTACK.
The most caustic attack ever made on
Senator Vance appears III the Charlotte
ObsorUer in the shape of a correspondents
letter the correspondent having been re-
ferred to as liar. The letter says: "
agree with you heartily, Mr.. Editor. IN
hoping that Senator Vance's letter has
been simply misunderstood. That 1t bias
been interpreted to mean succOr and SYM
patty for the Third party IS undenia-
by true, and by Democrats and Third
party men alike in every part of the State.
can bear testimony that it has already
done the cause OF Democracy in North
Carolina much injury. and II Senator
Vance is the same lmplGcable toe to the
enemies of Democracy "a OF yOre God
grant y he owes it TO that party that has
done SO much for him and to himself 10
settle once for all, and in no uncertain way,
the question as TO whether or not
he is IN sympathy with Third partyism.
Every well-informed man on current poll
tics III the State knows that such question
exists and the Senator Is responsible IN
pert for ITS existence, and the simple
statement from him that he stands on the
Democratic platform - not adequate NOW
10 set this question at rest, SO long as the
leaders of the Third party are proclalming
him as theirs, and its chief organs ore as
sertlng, without contradiction that be has
voluntarily pledged himself to all of the
Ocala demands"
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The Executive Committee ofthe Directors
of the North Carolina Insane Asylum here
to-day awarded the contract for the cree
ton of coneregate dining-room for
females. with wards above accommodating
100 patients. to the Powhatan Lumber
Company. of Burlington, \. &. The build
ing is TO be completed IN six months from
date. There were fourteen bidders.