The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-28

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crease and in view of a prospective rise
in real estate in the country, would it
not be we'll for the Alliance to invest in
a more desirable location for a shoe
factory and hold this site for headquar-
tiers and school purposes9
Q.-Professor, have yen ever ex-
pressed these views befor
Al certainly did. ABOUT the 18th
of December 1 wrote a letter to Bro. N.
@. English, a member of the State
Executive Committee, giving my OBJ
jections to the site, and asking if the
committee had not made a mistake.
Gin closing the interview, I desire
to ask if you think this discussion will
in any way harm the Order?
Al Think not. This question
should be we'll discussed and every
point should be well brought out. No
ill feeling should arise from an honest
difference of opinion.
PRESIDENT HOLIDAY.
Inext sought President Holiday, Of
the A. & NJ. College, an enthusiastic
member of L. L Polk Alliance, to get
his views. Reaching his home, I sent
in my card and was quickly ushered
into his coy sitting room.
IF my views will in any way aid the
than as I am personally interested in
the welfare of the Order and the good
of every member of it. Business
reasons are many The railroad facili
ties alone, in my judgement, would
Alliance cause, I will cheerfully give
them" the President remarked when l
made known the purport of my call.
Q.-I suppose you have read my in
terview with our Alliance officials? I
began.
Ayes.
Q.-Do you think the Alliance is
moving along the right line in estab-
fishing a shoe factorY7
Al believe, sir, it is the start of
commercial independence. MI. Den
mark and myself talked over this mat
ter two years ago, before the ALI
ance al a body ever considered the sub
ject, and it was my opinion then, and
I am of the same opinion yet, that this
shoe factory alone will save the people
of North Carolina a half million dollars
yearly. Yes, allowing for accidents
and discounting all contingencies
which might arise, I believeit will save
the people more than half a million
dollars annually.
Q.-Whatd do you think of the site at
Hillsboro2
Al like the Cary property better,
but Hillsboro is a good place. 1t is a
healthy location and is among good
people. Yet I.have always regretted
we lost Gary.
Q-Would you advise a change yet
from Hillsboro to Cary7
Al believe 1 would if the Cary
property could be had at a reasonable
price, though I prefer the present site
to any I know of except Gary. Gary,
to my mind, is the grandest place for
manufacturing enterprises in the State.
Three or four years ago, I remember
advising some young men to invest
their money in a manufacturing enter
prise and locate at Cary. So if we
could effect a change without loss,
would say change to Cary.
Q-In your opinion can the shoe
factory be made profitable at Hills.
boro7
Al know it can, yet it is not sc
suitable a place as Cary.
Q-Do you think the Southern rail
road will take advantage of their hav-
ing no competition and raise freight
rates7
40 no. That would be too small
a way of doing business, besides it
would be an act of highest folly for the
Southern railroad to SOW seeds of
deadliest enmity which would likely
make them suffer afterwards.
Q-Do you think this matter should
be discussed2
Al don't see how it could do any
harm and I believe it will do much
good. 1t is not necessary that any i'll
feeling should be engendered between
the brethren. Prof. Emery and 1 hold
different views in regard to this en-
terprise, yet I have the warmest es-
TEEN for him. A frank, honest inter
change of opinion breeds no i'll feeling.
Everything of a public nature should
be ~canvassed we'll before the people.
After thanking the president for his
kindness I babe him good evening and
stepped across the street to the resi-