The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
FARMERS PROTECTED.
Acknowledgement of Hon. Edgar Lime
backs Services.


Editors Sentinel
1t will be remembered, that during
the session of the last Legislature,
bill was introduced, by one Pierson of
Wayne county, providing for reduc-
tion of tobacco warehouse charges to
about one half Of the present rate.
Such proposition naturally alarmed
the warehouse people Of the State, for
if such bill should become law, the
warehouses would be forced to close
their doors, manufacturers and other
buyers would go to the Virginia mark
cts, were they could select what they
want, as they do now. Farmers would
be forced to carry or send their tobac-
CO, where buyers could be found, and
the entire tobacco interest, including
the growers of the weed. would be
seriously crippled. AS soon as it was
known that Mr.. Pierson had intro
duced such bill. warehousemen, and
dealers began to act promptly and
steps were taken to have the matter
properly discussed before the commit
tee to which the bill had been re-
ferred.
Col. A. B. Gorrell was selected to
represent the Winston market, and as
a request had come from the East,
that farmers in this part Of the State
be represented, Mr.. Edgar Lineback
of this county was invited to accom-
pany Col Gorrell to Raleigh. Mr.
Lineback was selected, not only
because he is representative farmer,
but because he had several times been
member of the Legislature, and was
well known to the people Of North
Carolina. After the matter had been
carefully explained to Mr.. Lineback
and he being convinced that IL the
bill in question should become law,
serious injury would befall the
discharge Of his public duties he had
always carefully guarded, he readily
| consented to go to Raleigh, and assist
in defeating the unjust bill. Mr..
Lineback is to be specially commend
ed for his willingness to lay aside his
| farm work to 60 to Raleigh. This
| is evidence sufficient to prove that his
| motives were entire honorable and
| patriotic. However Mr.. Plerson be-
| Of benef1tting the farmer would If 1t
| should become law, strike death
blow at the most important of the
States, Industries, Withdrew it before
it reached the rooms OF the commit
| tee, and the fight was over and the
| matter ended.
| Speaking for the warehousemen OF
this city, and in behalf Of the farmers
| of this section, we desire to make
some public acknowledgement to Mr..
| Lineback for his faithful services to
his people, specially thesfarmers, not
only In the matter above referred to-
but in the honorable stand he has
always taken in the past, in the dis
charge of his duties as a member OF
the Legislature. He has at all times
when 1t become necessary opposed al
measures that might affect the inter
est of his people.
Edgar Lineback Is man of the PEG
pie, and has not grown rich at the ex
pense of his constituents, but like
Cincinnatus, the old Roman Consul
he has ever been ready to leave hi
pillow, turn aside from his green fields
to obey the wishes of the farmers with
whom he could so deeply sympathiz,
and with whose wants he was SO wei
acquainted.
We therefore thank Mr.. Lineback
and wish for him long life of use
fulness, happiness and prosperity.
A. B. GORRELL s. SON.
WEBSTER, TIsE & Co.
BROWN g. CARTER.
M. w. NoRFLEET s. Co.