The progressive farmer., 1900-12-18

,s state Press-Drops of Turpentine
Cream .. ms of Rice From the East-Clusters
anu -, ',,.,s and Tobacco Stems From the
oi I.,rtb-StaIks of Corn and Grains
If Wheat From the West
Peanuts and Cotton
seed From the
South.
The board of missions and Sunday
.hooIs of the North Carolina Bap-
E.t Convention apportiOns $25, 900
for its work for 1901.
II is said that there is now more
cotton in the hands of the growers
than ever before so late in the year.
Most farmers say they will not sell
sta less figure than 10 cents.
Gen. Thomas f. Toon, who will
next month take charge of the office
of Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. appoints John w Duckett, a
veteran educator, of Lumberton, his
chief clerk.
c. NJ. Busbee, who was F. NJ. Sim
mons campaign manager in the race
for the Senatorship, has received the
long-desired returns of the primary
from Cherokee county, which gave
Simmons 657, Carr f33 The COM
plete official vote follows: Simmons
1O3, 9O8; Carr 1926; Simmons ma
iority 56,1l2.
Pittsboro dispatch, 18th: Notice
of contest was served today on H. A.
London by J. A. Goodwin for Lon
don's seat in the Senate, and on R.
q. Hayes by Jesse A. Giles for
HAYES seat in the House. Mr.,
Hayes thinks Mr.. Giles made a mis-
take and intended to serve notice on
E. w. Pou but failing in the latter
will contest POu's seat later.
In reply to telegram, asking for
his opinion in the matter of cotton
prices. Mr.. S. L. Patterson has wired
the following to the Atlanta Journal /:
II do not believe government report
IN
consumption last year, nearly four
teen million bales, exceeded produc-
ton by one million seven hundred
thousand bales. According to best
authorities the present supply, as
suming correctness of government
report, is not sufficient for similar
consumption. If farmers market
their cotton slowly and discreetly
nzI7J must remain firm. -
Durham's growth is certainly re-
markable. A travelling man says it
does more business than any place of
its size in the United States. The
American Tobacco Company has
within the past few days completed
its thirteenth warehouse there and
now its warehouses cover more than
eight acres of ground. Two very
large new cotton mills are under
construction at the suburb known as
Elgemont, while extensive additions
to the Erwin and East Durham Cot
ton Mills are being built. The pre-
dicuon is made that in ten years
Durham will exceed Raleigh or Char
lOtte in pOpulatiOn.-Ex.
Weldon correspondent: The Wei
don Cotton Seed Oil Mill was totally
destroyed by fire this week. The
loss is over $4,000, insurance $4,000.
The mill was owned and run by the
Roanoke Navigation and Water
Power Company, OF which Major
James W. Wilson is president. A
tine horse belonging to the company
Was burned to death The fire came
near burning the entire works. The
corn and -four mill, grain elevator,
RoundIap Bale Ginnery and electric
plant we're all in danger and exposed
to the fire. A long frame seed house
Was saved by splendid work and that
saved the other buildings.
DR. G. D. McIver proposes to raise
an endowment of 100000 for the
State Normal and industrial College,
the same to be utilized as loan
fund for the needy students. The
plan for raising this fund is to find
LOCO men and women who will give
500 each. 1t is stated that the plan
Was suggested to DR.. McIver some
umeago by d prominent North Caro-
nnlan, who asked to be allowed to
head the list with a subscription of
S'VO. Such fund would accomplish
great good and if any man in the
"I'te can raise it DR.. McIver is the
man and hence we expect him to