The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-12

MT. OAVe Advertiser: The NeWbern
Journal, Charlotte Observer, Greens
boro Patriot, ct. ais, assert that
calamity howlers" who tell the truth
concerning the robber methods Of
North Carolina railroads will injure
the State by driving away capital and
strangling enterprises. Quite right;
we should lie like dogs and pirate in
cessantly about the generosity of rail.
roads that absorb the proceeds Of the
truckers toll. By all means, let us
deceive intending investors and smoth.
or the thieving propensities of trars
portation companies. Let US sink
manhood and honor that thrift might
follow fawning."
Q. Q. Moore tells the Charlotte News
of the destruction that the army worm
has accomplished on his farm to the
north Of the city. He statts that he
had a beautiful field of millet which
covered twenty acres. The worms en-
tered the field from one corner and
wended their way in a V shape. At
first he hopsd that the millet on the
sides of the field would be spared. AT
ter the worms had compassed the field
they returned to make good their work
Of destruction. Mr.. Moore says the
field has been completely destroy ed
and he has given up any hope Of saw
ing any portion Of the miIlet. Mondays
News told Of the costly work of de
struction that the worm had done on
the farm of Fred Oliver to the south of
the city. Mr.. Oliver spent for seed
alone 5000. Had the worm not ap
peared he would have realized In hay
alone So. 900. As it IS. the entire field
has been destroyed and nothing will
come Of it.
Raleigh Post, Oh: Presiding Elder
Louis SEenson of Utah has arrived in
the city to take charge Of the North
Carolina Conference of Latter Dsy
Saints, or Mormons. The North Caro-
lima Conference embraces fifty seven
counties Of this State, some Of the ex
treme western counties being in the
Tennessee Conference, and some south
ern counties in the conference Of South
Carolina. The presiding elder says
that about forty-fVe elders are, or
soon will be, at work in the North
Carolina conference. There now six
or eight local workers in the ield
4 Elln~a TNsoDh d Y yoowu on1 D A
Bolina are located in this county. 1.-The
headquarters for the North Carolina
Conference viii be ia G Jldsboro," said
the presiding elder, land l am going
there to establish it now" Presiding
Elder 8 venson says that he regards
North Carolina as one of the best
Southern State for the propagation of
the Mormon belief. Converts are be
ing made rapidly.
People generally don't know what
a fine line of road the Durham and
Charlotte will be when it is completed, "
said Majyr G Ithrie recently. 1t will
be one of the best lines in the State. 1t
has just now reached the point where
it is on a paying basis. I5 has 231
miles in operation, from Calf on the
old Q. T. and Y. V. to Elise, the pres
ent terminus. 1t will run through some
Of the finest virgin timber sections Of
the State and it's connections will be
unsurpassed. When completed it will
connect with three systems, the N. and
W., s. A. L and Southern, at Durham {;
strike the Saaboard at Pittsboro, the
Southern at Gulf, the Carthage and
Western at Hallison, the Aberdeen and
Asheb0ro at Star, the Southern at
AIbemarle and all the systems running
into Charlotte. The road is being
equipped with SO pound steel rail.
About 100 hands are kept at work on
it. It may build On TO Troy next or
the link from Durham 30 Gulf, through
the hard wo)d section Of HAw River,
may be built"
Col. J. @. L. Harris, one OF the lead
ing Republicans of the State, is quoted
in an interview as follows: II do not
think there will be a Republican State
ticket next year. II the Republicans
and Populists desire to make the best
possible fight to regain control of the
State that can be made, the R9publi
cans will not nominate candidates for
Governor and the other State offices,
but they will sand aside and permit
the POpulists to nominate Senator
Marion Butler for G Jvernor, DR.. Cyrus
Thompson for Lieutenant Governor,
W. II. Worth for Treasurer, II. ".
Aver for Secretary OF State, with Other
good men for Auditor, Superintendent