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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
raz SOU MS LITERARY CHANCE

Ed ward Box, writing Of The South's
Literary Chance" in the October
Lao ies' Home journal, gives voice to
the feeling of disappointment pre-
sent with many g udents of Amer
lean literature that more literary sc
tivity il not shown in the South. "No
part Of America is so rich and full Of
color as is the South in it's ~adaptRbility
TO a romantic literature" he truthfully
asserts. There is no period of Amer
lean history at once so poetic and so
full Of the atmosphere of chivalric ro-
nance as that which the South saw for
a score of years previous TO 1860 Yet
very little comparatively speaking,
has been done with il in a literary
sense-so little, in fact, that an entire
generation has arisen which knows al
most nothing of the picturesque qual
titles OF social life on the old plantations
of toe South. Ali that period is chaged
with romance: with stories lived in &C
tual lives: with idyls: with poetry.
The people who were a part Of. the
life of that memorable period still live
in goodly D. nber, but they are grad
ually dying out. Soon both people
and places will pass away and much
OF the atmosphere will be los5. AMI
it is before this takes plaza that the
latent talent Of the South should
awake, and preserve, as it can nov
still preserve at first hand, the 70
mance AID charm of those days of
long ago"
As if ia answer to this appeal, we
notice, in an exchange, this statement:
tine dream of Joel Harris lite is
to write a novel portraying the South
as it really was in anteb9lIum days.
Much has been written Of the slave
owner, the slave boss, the overseer.
the Georgia Cracker and of other
features of Southern life before the
var. but the true Southern gentleman,
The b9s5 element, the R~ristocracy, has
naver been done to suit the lasts of
Uncle Ramus.' Some of these DAYS
ne will produce a book that will make
him more famous than all the books
be has ever written"
There Is certainly a place for such a
book and no living man perhaps is
better qualified for writing &c than joel
Chandler Harris. II is 8 range that
noveilsts have utilized so little OF the
wealth Of material offered by the period
to which Editor Box refers, and his ap.
peal 20 Southern literary talent is both
strong ard timely. Red RJcz" ana
the few other first class novels touch
ing upon life in the old South have
had immense sales, but have olIy
Whetted the literary appetite OF the
public for more works Of their class.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
THz PRICE OF COTTON.

A great many cotton growers yer
in Raleigh last week, attending the
State Fair and the Cotton Growers
Convention. We talked with many
OF them, men from every cotton
producing section of the State, and all
agree thnt the shortage in the crop 10
even greater than the Agricultural De
partment and the newspapers have re
ported, They were unanimously OF the
opinion that tie increase II price
is not sufficient 60 repay the loss occa
stoned by the short crop. Our Rich
mond county farmer who keeps care
full accounts with his different crops
gave an example. Last year be raised
cotton for Al cents per pound. This
wear the average cost Of his crop lie
about 10 cents per pound. Reports
from all sections warrant the 8sser
ton that the price of cotton is now
comparatively ss far belo the cost OF
production OF this years crop, as
prices last year were below the cost OF
production then.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION.

First, we had to destroy the Spanish
fl set and take Manila in eelf-deieDge:
second, pending negotiations with
Spain, we were responsible for the
protection Of foreign property on the
island. Now that peace has long since
been declared, we have at least Domi-
nal control OF the country, the interests
of the foreigner ia our ha0d5, as we'll
as the future Of the FIlIpino7, the
whole question turns on VINE her the
majority of the FIlipinos wan u8 to
help them govern themselves or not;
in other words, if the people as a PEG.
pie are in rebellion against US, whether
they misundeEs stand us Or nO5, 80d do
not want our help, then we have no
business there. The American fig
can not rightly be imposed on a people
who do not believe in what II means
and do not want to. Il, on the otl9f
hand, the rebellion is c0nfh8d to a
single province ana g single land ana
to a single tribe, or part OF a tribe, aoa
this part of the tribe does not represent
the will of the people or their oestn
~terests, then the thing to do is to suo-
due them and preserve order. Just
which Of these two situations i9 the
real one we are free to say we DO not
know; neither do ne think any one
else knows outside OF the soldiers ana
the correspondents who have been
there, and perhaps the government az
Washington.-Ex
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
ALLIANCE GRO WING RAPIDLY.

We hoped to have a large number Oh
reports direct from County Secretaries
for publication in this issue of The Pro
gressive Farmer. We hope that S3c-
retaries who have not yet forwarded
reports to US will do so this week.
The reports received by The Pro
pressive Farmer and those received by
Chairman D3nmark, however, are de
cidedly encouraging. Not a single
county SO far heard from has taken g
backward step since the July meetings.
Ga the contrary most OF the counties
report substantial gains and in a num-
Der Of counties the membership has
fully doubled since the meeting Of the
State Alliance. This report Of the
work OF the first quarter of the new
year should stimulate US to greater
effort and cause us to work with re
ne vel enthusiasm. Toe oder is once
more on the up grade, making steady,
vigorous growth Let every member
double his eff rte IN it's behalf and the
January meetings will show even
greater growth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
THE RvIL OF TaR rR,,s~

Hon. Pearse Pinch writiDo
New York Outlook says: 10 the
In your editorial on The Roll:
Trust" you name overcapitaIjzs, "a the
it that we're all, or at lease "'a az
evil. I will cite you two cases IL 0 main
a greater evil seems to be ill., "oica
Ia a Western State where s..aEed.
BEEN burned to get rid of il mad
mill was started to manufactnroGa Pet~
paper. 1t was found to be a ~, INTO
market for straw, and tbs n n.aOIe
featured was put upon the man. Ianu'
lower price than the product ~ ava
Z Rstern paper combination oa5 we
at a good profit Toe E .ste-7 sui
straight way underbld the 00'n
mill, and the cut in prica ''''a
Then a second cut from thu = us"
concern shut the Western pro5pot OIa
OF it's own home market, ao5 OUt
the enterprise. The result g,, lieu
the investors in the Western NH -Da'
fnan ;ially wrecked. The stra d, n0'9
ket was taken from the f8rma.,
Western consumers of paper vera 49, -U
PEELED to pay a higher price tina, tI ~
at which they could ma~nutactura +b l9'
own paper.
Another instance was the diso,v,,.
Of oil Ia that same Western afa N.
farmers under whose land tbe oil 1.o
found had been having a hard srrr,nIs
between grasahoppers and ho5 vio9a
The uneq7l struggle for taat saclio.
was apparently to fad reIeas. IN ~
newly discovered oil -falds. RI, 40
Standard Oil Company was on bonS
with i5s r~emOrseIess control Of al. ~
operations In oil, and th9 Western 70.
mers could not utilize the mana,
wealth Of which they found 5nernsaIvo,
possessed, MOI induce other operaso,.
to take hold Of it, but were c77norIo5
to make such terms as they could with
the great trust. The result il that tbo
Oil feldsl lie untouched, and toe natural
resources to which the owners ops
there would seem to have had the frat
right are awaiting the pleasure OF The
huge monopoly.
In these cases the wrong does not
seem to be overcapitalization, but the
denial of the right, ia which everv
man should be protected, Of making
legitimate use of the advantages which
should be HE, Gases OF this kind seem
to be the worst iniquity OF which the
trust is ever guilty.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
CO OPERATIVE COTTON MILLS

The Progressive Farmers movement
for CO operative cotton mills is grow
ing in 20 yer and Influence. The PEG
pie see that there is something radi
cally wrong in the distribution of the
profits of the cotton crop. The pro
ducers of the raw material are work
ing for starvation wages while the
manufacturers Of cotton goods are
makiog wonderful profits The q1es
ton of how to bridge over this great
gulf that i5 fixed between the cotton
producer and the cotton manufacturer
is q most important one, and the co
operative Gotten mill efficiently man
aged promises q solution of the prob
lem. The Scotland Neck Common.
wealth it it's last issue endorses our
idea. We quote:
Nov for the proposition: Toe Com
monweslth proposes that Scotland
Neck build a cotton mill and mat the
farmers Of the community take stock
in it to the amount OF five hundred or
q thousand bales Of cotton, and the
balance of she stock be taken in money
subscriptions. This can easily be done,
and with the prospect of so much bet
ter cotton market by reason of such
cotton mill here, the farmers OF the
community could we'll sff I'd to take
the stock in cotton. Indeed, if the
oppo tunity is offered them thy CANNOT
afford to disregard it.
Farmers mortgage their crops,
teams, lands and everything else in
order that they may buy such things
as the selling Of which makes other
people rich. Why can they not come
under obligations for the sake of estab
fishing an industry in their midst that
will certainly enhance the value Of
their products aud tend to make them
independent
I'VE believe the plan is worth con-
sidering"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24

The New York Outlook dominates
Admiral Dewey for Governor General
OF Cuba and the Philippines. That
suggestion striker US tavorabIy. We
do not consider Dewey the proper
man for the Presidency, bus we be-
lie We he ca1 handle our new posses-
sions with credi. to himself and 60 our
country. And it is a position worthy
of she man In commencing the work
OF managing our foreign colonies or
dependencies everything depends upon
having a man of tbs righs kind at the
helm, and he who rightly begins this
work for US will be remembered by the
American people as long and held in
as high esteem by them as the Presi-
dent himself. We second the nomina
ton of Mr.. Dswey.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24

The railroads of the country With b
gross capital;z alton of nearly IL oiilon
dollars, unquestionabIy contain mlcu
water. Assigned to a mileage Oa'is
this represents a capital Of $50 345 P0I
mile of line, a figure greatly II 's1,
of what it would cost to dupilcst9 al
the railroads, and probably a'uU''
what it cost to build them o~rI3inaly'
Were earnings computed and al''
dends on actual cost OF construG'I'D
and maintenance, rates OF freight aD1
passenger tolls could no doubt o. ~
fixed as to materially tighten 'h0 ~.
zen on the people. Too laE9 pow s W
correct all the mistak's Of Iolu IaTs
years, but not 80 with Ike propo 'i,L Sos
of che future. Some OF me s' "o0Ie
no ably M ssachusetts, have at-nI.p 'o,s
laws lImlgIng the powers Of pLOLl and
who seek to rxpiolG watered stooH nerr.
parallel unnecess airy railroads
can AgriculturisE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24

In The Progressive Farmer Of Aug
% 1888. more than a decade ago, we find
a letter from a correspondent sound
ing a note Of warniog, timely now as
then. aid he: IF the Alliance ever
accomplishes the great objects it has in
view, 1t must guard with the greatest
vigilance it's membership. An inves
tigatlng committee composed Of the
best men should examinei into the char.
aeter of all applicants before they are
accepted. Whenever the Oder re
ceiVes into it's membership q man who
Is not strictly honest-who fails in any
Wey TO comply with his obligations, it
iS lnJlred and rendered less eficieni in
tne accom- plishment Of good"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24

Sacrifice ia not the lesson Oh Ind
tianity. Service is, The wnola m aJa tbe
misleading doctrine ha come IT, ao By
false idea that Christ saVto m01T The
diving. H9 saved men by liVInE. vas
diving was an incident His ilYlpS end.
ser vice, service from beglnnlDt anne
It is true that to serve we mu.y Tbiog,
times sacrifice, bus rarely agooIt Ind Of
either life or health or any sejRsh,
well-beiug. We must sacrincg a, is
ness. Service, and not sac - # ger.
~hgt Christ taught. The 10" law Of
vice for service is the Chrls'laN
economics Jas. e. Mills.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24

We thank Bro. j. 81. Evans, Sac-
rotary OF Hereford County Alliance.
for sending US the excellent address
delivered OF BIO. ". b. FELTON, at the
recent Hartford County meeting This
will appear mex week. We are ALWAYS
glad to receive Alliance essays, cd
dresses, etc.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
OUR PHILIPPINE POLICY.

When is that long promised aggres.
sive Philippine campaign to beginG
The slowmoving, snail like policy of
Gen. Otis may please the administra
ton, but it does not satisfy the people.
It is perfectly satisfactory to Agul
naldo and the insurgents; by delays
they have everything to gain and moth.
ing to lose, while climate and time are
Encouraging eni weakening our
forces. Il was stated some weeks ago
that the first of October would witness
the beginning OF an active campaign,
but the American movements are still
sluggish. Why is this7 The people of
the United States are divided On the
question Of what we shall do with the
PhilipplD es, but they r practically a
unit in the belief that a half hearted,
wavering policy is I'm, American and
unnecessary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
TECHNICAL ASSENT.
Great Britain Willing to- Arbftrate
Dispute In Samoa.

WASHINGTON, April 4-The German
ambassador, DR.. Won Holleben, accompa-
MED by DR.. Wilhelm Solf, the newly ap-
pointed president of the municipal council
of Samoa, called at the British embassy
today and had an agreeable meeting with
the British ambassador, Sir, Julian
Pauncefote, and Mr.. Elliott, Of the en-
baSSy staff. The visit was mainly So
cal in character, but it seemed to be
that the subject of the understanding In
regard to Samoa was also under, discus
sion, as later in the day Sir Julian called
at the state department., and it was at
once surmised that he came to, give notice
of Great Britain's assent to the tripartite
commission plan. But this wass only in
part correct While Great Britain was
willing to accept the general principle of
commission, yet the question of details
as to the authority and power of the
commission remain to be settled before the
British acceptance of the concrete pro-
posal is given. On the other hand, the
report coming from an authoritative Ber-
lin quarter that Great Britain had de-
cided not to accept the commission plan
is equally misleading. The status of the
negotiations as given in the highest Off
cial quarters Is that the principle of the
commission is accepted by all three
powers. including Great Britain, but that
the British government withhOlds for
NAL approval Of the commission itself until
all the details of it's authority are de-
termfned. i- ESM
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05

people, acting as communities are to gov
ern themselves
The speaker then referred to some of
the reasons advanced by those who fav-
ored the conquest Of the Philippines and
said:
The prosecution of the war against the
Fll1pinos Is an offense to every producer
and every laborer and every TAXPAYER in
america. Our demand must be this:
Withdraw the troops from the Philip
pines. Leave the islands to the inhabi-
tants. Let them set up a government for
themselves
The next step in the career of public
crime, on which the country has entered
is the creation Of mercenary army. to
4De composed Of men, with whom for the
most part, We are unable to have any
personal intercourse who have no knowl-
edge OF our institutions and who will be
bound to US by no tie except that which
may be established between the oppres-
sed and the .oppressor Mercenary armies
nave been the curse of every country in
winch they have found employment.
The president occupies the position in
reference to the Philippines that Russia
occupies in regard to Poland and a posi-
tlon kindred to the position Austria oc-
cup1ed to Hungary in 1S48. when Kossuth
was carrying on a contest in behalf of
seif-government, In which all American s
sympathized
what sort of government Is the
president setting up in the Philippine
islands! The answer must be this: A
military government set up over a people
VINO nave been Subdued or are to be sub-
dued by military power. The president
asserts purpose to use all the powers
ever claimed by any despot In fine
there is no middle ground in principle be-
tween the repubicanism of the decIara
ton of American independence and the
eroadest claims that were ever put forth
by the car of Russia
Mr. Boutwell, then reviewed the stems
whereby the president had developed the
policy attributed to him by the speaker
and In conclusion, said:
1t is the purpose of the president to
seize and hold the. Philippines by the
strong hand Of conQuest-to subiugate or
exterminate the natives and there are
indications that the two events NAV CO.
1nclde In respect to them The Filipinos
might plead for opportunity to exercise
the right of self-government. nothing
more If the president would accept the
teaching of the Declaration of Independ-
ence we should be at peace The seiz-
ure OF the Philippines by us Is inglorious
policy. In accepting Englands policy in
the East We accept her sovereignty"
Resolutions condemning the policy Of
the administration were adopted
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05

During 1858 there were 6f4, 423 pieces of
baggage handled at the st Paul Union
number The North Western Line handled
lZZi42 pieces. This is one-fifth of the
whole number handled, and a greater
1 NUMBER than handled by any other line.
The North Western I.irfeACe ST p. M <.
.. ratlway-also handleds the most trains,
as well as the most passengers at this de-
POT. large number ofsthese passengers
ited, which still holds, the record as the
finest train in the world. 1t runs every
day OF the year between the Twin Cities
ana Chicago. There issno oextra charge
tages of its superb equipment andsunsur-
passed service can be had at the same
Iare as paid on trains OF Inferior class.
me NORTHWESTERN Line-C., st. p, NJ
q .. raiiway-rUns six other trains daily
between these great cities
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
YOUTH and MILLIONS
VIRGINIA FAIR AND w. X. VAN
DERBILT JR. ARE UNITED IN
MARRIAGE
SHORT AND SIMPLE CEREMONY
Was Performed by Rev. Thomas. f.
Murphy I'm the Presence OF n Linz
tied Number of Guestx--Many
Magnificent and Costly Prevents
Were Received From Relatives
and Friends.

NEW YORK. April 4.-Youth and
beauty, with millions of money, were
Joined together in holy matrimony at
noon today when Virginia Fair became
the bride of William K Vanderbilt Jr.
About one hundred and fifty guests were
present at the ceremony, which took
place in the Fifty-seventh street resi-
dence of Hermann Oelrichs, whose wife
Is the sister of the bride
The house was surrounded by a curious
and mixed crowd
Shortly before noon the guests com
menced to arrive at the Oelrichs house.
The Rev. Thomas F. Murphy, acting
pastor Of the Church of the Sacred
Heart. at Dobb's Ferry, was on hand
early, accompanied by two little. acolytes.
me conservatory and ball room had been
transformed into the semblance of an
old English garden
1T the end of the conservatory dats
mad been raised. Over this was a can
opy OF latticed smilax, clinging vines and
poisoning peach trees. Its luxuriant
foliage shut out the daylight. but tinv
lncandescent lights hidden in the leaves
gave soft and ample illumination.
Almost promptly at noon the single
maid of honor, Miss Mary Baldwin FOL
free, entered the ball room and under an
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
INDUSTRIAL INQUIRY.
Commission VIII Examine. Into and
Report Upon Trusts.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The indus
trial commission resumed It's sessions to-
day, and tomorrow will continue the
hearings upon the various branches of
the work it has been Investigating
Those to be heard this month are B.
Thurber, of the New York Board of
Trade; Prescott F. Hall, Of the Anti
immigration League of Boston: John
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers:
8 NJ. White of Atlanta, who will speak
upon industrial conditions from a South
ern standpoint; E. e. Clark, of the Order
OF Railway Conductors; Edward B. Sa-
bfne. of the Garment Workers aSsocia-
ers. and p. M. Arthur, of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
An extensive inI, Try into mining. con-
ditions also will be made. Prof. jerks,
Of Cornell university, who occupies the
chair of political economy at Ithaca.
has been retained by the. commission to
aid In the preparation of a plan for the
investigation of trusts and their effects
upon prices. He has given the subject
much study and has prepared several
valuable charts which show the trust
laws OF the several states with the court
decisions upon them, as we'll as others
showing the effect upon prices of arti-
cies, which ave come under the control
or trusts, with conditions before and
since their formation. He will prepare
an elaborate schedule with much data
Permission has already been granted
FOR the commission to enter upon each
branch of it's work, and the commits
sloners are more than satisfied The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
HISTORIC HOUSE
where Lincoln Died to Be Repaired
and Preserved.

where Lincoln Died to Be ReDatrel
and Preserved.
The house to which President Lincoln
was carried to die after the fatal shot IN
the Ford theater, which stands right on
posite, is to be repaired and preserved.
the last congress having Appropriated
$o.ooS 800 for that purpose.
The house is an old-fashtoned briclx
structure, having been built In 1S4s. and
mas been sadly neglected in the matter
of repairs, until at present its very fol1n-
datfons are unsafe, and every part of
the building needs attention. 1t was NOT
until two years ago that the government
recognized the fitting propriety of Sc
curing this house, where the last hours
OF the martyred president were spent
and preserving 1t as a memorial to future
generations. and at that time the title
was transferred to the United States
from Louis Schade for a considera tion
of $4,000.
The house was originally owned nv
William Peterson, who lived In 1t at the
time OF Lincoln's death. Mr.. Petersen
sold the property to Louis Schade. who
was the owner when the government tool,
possession. His price for the properly
was $S5,0Oe, but only an appropriation
of $4,000 being made for its purchase.
he decided to accept that sum-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
GERMANS RETICENT,
But VIII Not IndOrse. Any PrOclama
ton by Herr Rose.


ton by Herr Rose.
BERLIN, April DIR. Van Hamann,
under secretary of the German foreign
office was asked today for a statement re-
garding the charge made by Admiral
Kautz, U. s. N, against Herr Rose, the
German consul at Apia.s He said:
THAT is Admiral Kautzs view. The
other view is that the whole trouble came
by others Interfering in the royal cleo
ton. We have no official news about
Herr Rose having Issued a proclamation.
We cannot tell what its contents are.
Impartial as we have been in DR.. RaffeP 8
case, I cam say that if Herr Rose issued
provocative proclamation We shall dis
avow it. That Herr Rose protested at
the consuls' meeting we know, but that
is different thing from proclamation -
When he was questioned as to the
status of the negotiations on the subject
OF Samoa, DR.. Won Hamann remarked:
Baron Won Buelow the minister of for
eign affairs has shortened his leave and
returned to Berlin, because he desires to
carry on the negotiations himself. He
had long conference yesterday with the
British ambassador and today he confer
red with the United States ambassador -