The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
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Mr.. J. j. jenkins, of Chatham, re,
ports the Alliance in that county
in better condition than for some years
past.
Mr.. 8 A Earnhart, who was in.the
city last week. says Salisbury has
grown more in the past two years than
in all the ten years preceding.
Secretary Parker is sending quarter,
ly letters to Secretaries of Sub Ali
ances making suggestions for the
good of the Order" This is a good
feature and ought to be made perma
nent.
Mr.. g. L. Allen, of Granville county,
rep orts slow progress in Tobacco Asso
cha zion matters in Granville. He wants
the Inter State Committee, which
President Grimes appointed, to confer
with growers of other States to report
progress and let North Carolina know
the sentiment Of planters Of sister
States.
Mr.. 8. N. Rowland, of Wake county.
says that while farmers are buying
much more fertilizers this year than
last that he does not consider this an
indication of a correspondingly, in
creased acreage in cotton. Farmers, s"
he says, -''sre beginning to learn that
guano gays az we'll for corn and other
crops as TOR cotton"
Mr.. e. r. Murray, Of Scotland county,
called to see US last week. He reports
that the farmers Of that county will
greatly increase the cotton acreage this
year. Scotland hes some Of the best
farming lands in the State, as we'll as
some OF the best people. Mr.. Murray
thinks the Alliance can be thoroughly
organized in Scotland after the cam
paign is over.
Mr.. Q. g. Gordon, OF Mecklenburg
county, Va, writes US as follows: THE
tobacco growers Of Necklenburg are
becoming very much Interested in the
Tobacco Association, and, / am glad to
say, the wRrehousemen Rnd ind pendent
leaf dealer also. We are anxious for
the State meeting Of the N. O. Associa-
tion so that we may get more into the
merits of this, I think, a great and
grand move for ell classes of people, ex
cept the Tobacco Trust. We hope it
mey be directed by Almighty God for
the d~eliverance Of the people out Of the
hands of taskmasters." In this con.
nection we will say that we expect to
publish in our next issue a complete
and clearly-written explanation Of all
the workings of the Jordan plan. This
paper has been carefully prepared by
Mr.. W. ]. Groome, of Guilford county,
and is endorsed by Col. Grimes.
Sanford is a live town. She has re
Gently put in water works, owned by
the town. A cotton factory which
will employ 800 operatives is being
built and will commence work within
q few months. Among the thriving
new industries noticed by ia when there
last week, was that or q Cobb and
Thomas Co., m~antels, mould ings, win.
dow and door framts tables, etc., and
the Sanford Broom Co., which ia con.
verting large quantities of broom corn
into we'll made brooms. Broom corn
now commands high prices. A gentle
man who claims to have investigated
the matter assures US that it can be
raised with some profit at half present
prices. This, however, ia denied by
many growers. By the way, we learn
from fridays Statewide Landmark
that Messrs. W. T. Rowland and r. r.
Hsnry, Of the Landmarks town, have
organized the Ssatesville Broom Com
pany and have begun operations. The
Landmark speaks very highly Of their
products.
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