The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-02
State News.
FROM CURR1TUCK TO CHEROKEE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From our Cores
pondents and Exchanges in all
Parts of the State.

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Edwards and Broughton and E. Nj.
UzzelI of Raleigh have been awarded
the State printing for the next two
years.
This paper is strongly in favor of
State Federation of Labor, and we
would like to have the views of some
If subscribers on this subject.
We can V be too thoroughly
organized.-Raleigh Labor Union.
The House of Representatives did
not pass the dOg-tax bill, which had
nassed the Senate. So, Chatham's
dogs Will continue to escape taxation,
but the sheep and hogs will be taxed
a. Observation-Disclosures Record.
GoIdsboro Argus: The recent
prosperity among our farmers has
apparently swept some of them off
their feet, and the are running into
debt again. Good times are very
fckie, and 10 cent cotton may never
come again to this generation.
Governor Aycock yesterday issued
d commission as judge of the Supe-
rior Court in the Fourteenth Dis
trict, to Hon. NJ. II. Justice, who is
one of the most able members of the
present State Senate. The appoint
ment of Senator Justice meets with
general approval-Raleigh Post.
Morganton Cor. Post: Mr.. R. A.
Cobb, former State librarian, fell
senseless on the sidewalk between
the store and his home last night
about 9 o'clock. He was carried
home and expired a few moments
later. The cause of death is sup
posed to have been heart failure.
The Southern Railway has placed
an order for $500 freight cars. OF
this crea in rolling stock $50 will
he hopper coal cars, 100 coke cars,
500 ventilated box cars and $50 Ordi-
nary box cars. 50 furniture cars, 100
stock cars, 100 fat cars and IA number
of refrigerator cars.-WinstOn Jour
nal.
The number Of good roads bills
passed by this legislature Is encOur-
aging. If half the plans for road i'm
Drovement are carried out the states
highways Will be greatly improved.
Good roads cannot be built all at
once They are ex e~nsive, too, but
richly worth all they cost-Raleigh
Times.
Charlotte Cor. Post: Alta meeting
Of the Board of Aldermen today it
was decided to accept Andrew Car
negie : proffered gift Of twenty thou
sand dollars toward "a public library
here. on condition that the city pro
vide twenty-five hundred dollars an
nuuIIv for the support of the library.
The aldermen Will raise half the sum
ami the school commissioners the
other half.
Retail cigarette dealers in Green's
59re have been notified that the
American Tobacco Company has dis
continued the plan of giving II pack
age IF cigarettes manufactured by
that concern in return for Il specified
number of cigarette box fronts. This
is taken to mean that the American
TgaaccO Company has discontinued
Its tight against the cigarettes manu-
sa.-ured by an independent factory
In North Carolina Elk.
E.sln Times: One Of the main
ar-.ments in favor of the new
....I t-book law was that it
~.- ii 1--WE the schools uniform text
. at d lower rate than at pres
emf. Tits t. be hoped that 1t will,
is probable. But changes that
. made IN the next year Will
re additional expense which
more tlun Offset the good 30
..r several years. unless con
can be maze with the same
...- winch FURNISH our books
sent.
ne If so much opposition this
a.w bo~t- If four Textile
-vrxtile Workers Union, No.
..rlgrte \ c.; Textile Work
..n. No Poi, Salisbury, n O.;