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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18

speak too highly of the conduct of
the students during the year. The
faculty unites in declaring that the
years record for character, conduct,
scholarship and efficient performance
Of duties generally has far surpassed
that of any other year in the history
of the college,"
Fayetteville Observer: Fayette-
vile is to have a negro exhibit at
the Charleston Interstate and West
Indies Exposition that will be a
credit to the State and to the South.
Rev. L. w. .Thurston, Superintend-
ent of the Ashley Bailey Silk Mill in
this city, has been appointed Chief
Director of the Manufacturing De-
partment of the Negro Buildings at
this great exposition. Superintend-
emit Thurston will send several of
his best machines to the exposition
in charge of a number of his picked
employees, and will thus give practi-
cal demonstrations of silk manufac-
tuaing by negroes. The cloth which
is woven there will be cut into num-
erous pieces and distributed to
visitors.
A textile school is already operat-
ing in connection with the North
Carolina Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College at Raleigh and is being
greatly enlarged and improved. It's
new building is now approaching
completion. In it's construction, ar
rangement and equipment it will be
a model. Instruction in North Caro-
lina's textile school is already both
technical and practical, but the prac-
tical operations will be much more
extended when the new building is
opened. The State gave $50, 900 for
this structure and it will receive
much from individuals in North
Carolina and outside friends of tex
tile education in the State. Georgia
has n of the best textile schools in
the country as a department of her
School of Technology, and we are
glad to know that North Carolina
will soon have a first class establish
ment of like character.-Atlanta
Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18
OUR TRUCKING INTERESTS.

Wilmington Messenger: The pa
pers outside are finding out that big
trucking is done in North Carolina.
1t may be mentioned that the straw
berry men have had a good run with
good average prices. The lowest
prices have been about 81. so per
crate, delivered at the railroad plat
form. We find the following appear
ing outside:
''The trucking industry in North
Carolina is assuming immense pro-
portions. The official figures show
that last year 66,495 packages of
vegetables. 4,544, $50 pounds, As cars,
II, 5O4 crates of canteloupes % cars,
4,153, crates of dewberries 55 cars,
80, $40 crates of beans and $40, 989
crates, 17,499, 45O pounds of straw
berries were shipped from Whining
ton section alone"
If North Cardinals great capabili-
ties could be fully developed in all
of it's manifold interests it would
astonish the natives and arouse the
curiosity of the people beyond.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18

which was worth $5 to $40 an acre
four mouths ago, now commands
$4,000 an acre spot cash. The &C
tual cash sales of land since the
boom commenced four months ago
have.been over SO, 600, 900, SO a lead
ing banker informed me, all of the
transactions having been for full
cash, no deferred payment sales
having been made. Many fortunes
have been made and stories without
end could be told of individual profits.
ga Southern Pacific Railroad me-
chanic who moved to California a
year ago tried without success to
sell a small tract of land near Beau
mont for $500. Unable to find a
buyer he kept the land and when
first we'll was strdck he returned
and sold his $500 property for $780,
900 cash. A friend from Mobile who
was with me met an old acQuaint.
ance who had gone out with money
to invest but had refused to pay
$4,000 for a tract of land only to g
it sell for $24O, 900 within a week.
"Such fairy tales are heard every
where, but unlike fairy tales they
are true. But speculation has reached
a dangerous point and conservative
investors are now holding off. While
many sound oil companies have been
organized a great many wild cat
companies have been started to catch
unwary buyers.
wherever there are chances for
such enormous profits there must be
corresponding chances of loss, and
hence oil stocks are hardly a wise
purchase for any one who cannot
afford to lose his entire investment.
The buyer of stocks may win heav-
lily, but he may also lose and hence
such operations are not suitable for
people of limited means. 1t is really
a rich mans game because he can
afford to take the chances of loss
for the chance of making a big strike.
Cali Texas is stirred up over the
oil business and the activity which
it his started will spread % neigh
boring States and inaugurate a
greater general industrial and rail-
road activity in that section than
the South has ever witnessed. These
things suggest that the whole South
should make a careful investigation
of it's u~ndeveloped wealth, for it
may find riches as little dreamed of
now as was Texas oil six months
ago."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18
NORTH CAROLINA RESOURCES.

We find the following in an ex-
change. 1t is a condensation, we
suppose, of a report sont out from
one of the State departments at
Raleigh:
"North Carolina has 153 varieties
of native woods, III varieties of
minerals, 20 kinds of gems, and i'm
mense stores of mica and corundum.
'North Carolina has $500 miles
of rivers, of which LOO miles are
navigible. North Carolina has pro-
duced in the past century $21, 700, 900
in gold.
North Carolina, it is estimated,
could furnish 1929, 600, 600 feet of
long leafed pine"
We may add that there are eighty
rivers and innumerable lakes, sounds
and canals. 1t is possibly the best
watered State of all in the American
union, now.-WilmingtOn Messen-
ger.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18
PLATT AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
The Cubans Agree, by a Vote Of 16 to IL, to
Make It a Part of Their Constitution.

The Cubans Agree, by a Vote of 16 to II, to
Make It a Part of Their Constitution.
HAVANA, June 12.-The Cuban con-
stitutional convention today accepted
the Platt amendment by a vote of Is
to II. A resolution to accept was
carried without discussion. Immedi-
ately after the opening of the $685.
sion SenOres TamayO, Villuendas and
Quesada, constituting a majority of
the committee on relations, submit
ted as a substitute for the commit
tees former report the Platt amend
ment as passed by Congress, recon-
mending that it be accepted and
made an appendix to the constitution.
In the vote on the resolution the 81
delegates present divided as follows
In favor of acceptance Senore
Capote, Villuendas, Jose M. Gomez,
Tamayo, Monteaguedo, Delgado,
Betancourt, Gibera, Luorente, Que
sada, Sanguilly, Nunez, Rodrigues,
Buerriel, JuileZ and Ferrer.
Opposed to acceptance: Senores
zayas, Aleman, Eudaldo, Tamayo,
Juan Gualberto Gomez, Cisneros,
Silva, Forum, Lacret, Portuondo,
Castro and Manduley.
Senores Rivera, Correoso, Gener
and Robau we're absent. The latter
two voted against acceptance in the
previous division. Senior Ferrer
voted with the Conservatives, ex-
planning his change Of attitude by
asserting that he believed acceptance
would be the best solution of the
problem. The convention will now
appoint q commission to draw up the
electoral law.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS GRATIFIED AT
THE NEWS.
WASHINGTON, June l. 1.-The news
of the adoption Of the PIatt amend
ment by the Cuban constitutional
convention was received with gen
uine qualification mere. The admin
istration officials all along have felt
confident that its ratification would
be accomplished when the Cubans
realized that this government was
firm in it's attitude regarding the
amendment and its acceptance would
be necessary before the United States
would consent to withdrawal it's super
vision from the island. Now that
the Cuoans have demonstrated their
good faith in the United States it is
expected that a fairly speedy evacu-
alton of the island will follow, con-
tingent only upon the establishment
of a stable government in the island.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18
WHY TEXAS IS WILD WITH THE OH
FEVER.

The Recently Discovered Beaumont Wells
Yield More Oil Per Day Than All Other
American Wells Combined AIaddin's
Lamp Outdone.
BALTIMORE, June 15.-In editorial
correspondence in a recent issue of
the Manufacturers Record Mr. Rich
ard II. Edmonds summarizes the re-
suits of his observations in the Beau
mont oil field. He traces the events
which in four months have given
what was known to a few as an i'm
pOrtant lumber and rice center a
national and worldwide name. He
shows the marked difference be-
ing the search for gold in Califor-
MIA and the KlOndike and the dis
covery of oil in Pennsylvania and
those connected with the Beaumont
developments. He describes the
leading features of the speculation
in the new field, and he gives a
warning of the dangers involved,
although for the time speculation
has halted. Regarding the present
situation and the prospects of the
field Mr.. Edmonds says:
"The gushers which have been
struck so far are all within a small
area, probably half a mile in dame
ter. The smallest is said to have
a capacity of $4,000 barrels a day,
and it is claimed that the largest can
produce 10000 barrels a day. But
suppose that all we're turned on at
the same time and that their aggre-
gate output was 1OO, 900 to 200, 600
barrels a day, that would be greater
than the total product of the 10000
or so, 600 wells now in operation in
the United States. In other words,
these Texas wells may be able to
produce more oil than the entire out
put of the United States at present.
But nobody expects them to continue
to have such an enormous flow.
When the tremendous pressure
which forced the oil $50 feet or more
into the air in a great stream has
been relieved, pumping will doubt
less be necessary as in other places !;
but, admitting this, we will have a
condition that is of worldwide i'm
portance and influence. The new
wells now being bored will soon
prove the extent of the field. If it
be confined to the narrow area where
all the gushers have been found,
then we have a remarkable discOv-
cry of immense value but if the
field is broad and over d great rea
and the only final test, the drill,
proves that oil exists in anything
like the quantity to be reasonably
expected from the conditions already
known then we have a proposition,
which, as has we'll been said, must
stagger the worlds oil trade. IF it
is found that as much as 200, 900 bar
rels a day can be safely depended
upon from this field, then possibly
500, 900, 900 or more will need to be
invested in order to provide ample
pipe lines, storage facilities and tank
steamers, of which would be
needed than the whole tank steamer
feet of the Standard Oil Company.
"Of course, there has been a
wild speculation in land and in
stock companies. Land within the
charmed circle Of the 'gushers',
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18
General News.
ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT"
The Facts Boiled Down and Presented in
Convenient Form for Busy
poo1ars

The Facts Boiled Down and Presented in
Convenient Form for Busy
Readers.
The slight improvement in Mrs.
McKinley's health which manifested
itself about a week ago continues
and hope begins to be felt that she
may after all recover from the pres
ent attack.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease has filed
a petition in bankruptcy. Her assets
are $2,298.75 and her liabilities
$3,247.55. This is the Mrs. Lease
who canvassed with Gen. Jas. B.
Weaver in 1892.
Hon. Charles Foster, of Fostoria,
Ohio, ex-Secretary of the Treasury,
has made application in the United
States Court there as a voluntary
bankrupt. His debts are set down
at $747, 700, and there are no assets.
Rather complete failure.
John D. Rockefeller has agreed to
give SIS, 1000 to Carson and Newman
College of Messy Creek, Tenn, pro-
vided the trustees raise $50, 900 ad-
ditiOnal by 1905. Carson and New
man is a Bapti~t college, co-educa-
tional, supported by the Baptists of
East Tennessee. 1t has about three
hundred students.
One of the ablest of English re-
views is authority for the statement
that the English Government has al
ready spent over 1925, OOO, 900 in
South Africa, and that the present
rate of expenditure is something like
$50, 600, 900 a month. It estimates
that the eventual cost of the war
will be about 81, 200, 600, 900.
Ex-senator Charles A. Towne, of
Minnesota, last week announced that
he is out of politics for good and that
henceforth he will devote all Of his
to business. Former Governor Hogg
made a similar announcement a few
weeks ago soon after he began MAX
ing big money in the Beaumont oil
field, and a declaration of the same
kind is expected soon from Governor
Mcmillan.
The Cabinet last week unanimously
decided that existing conditions do
not warrant the calling of an extra
session of Congress this summer.
Secretary Root and Attorney-Gen-
eral Knox bother rendered opinions
to the effect that the authority to
govern the Philippines vested in the
President by the Spooner amend
ment is ample. These opinions were
concurred in by all the members of
the Cabinet.
There seems to be a general under
standing among the Democratic rep
resentatives who have from time to
time visited Washington since the
adjournment of Congress that there
will be no contest next December
for the minority leadership such as
marked the scramble for the honor
two years ago. There was much OPP
position to Representative Richard
son, of Tennessee, who received the
nomination last time after a rather
sharp campaign. This year, how
ever, it is asserted that Mr.. Richard
son will be unanimously nominated
just as will be Mr.. Henderson, who
was Speaker in the last Congress.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18
FROM FIVE TO TEN PER CENT.
This Seems to be the Increase in the Cotton
Acreage.

Alas SCCUS W D6 Gu6 4uCEGdSG III the GOGbOQ
Acreage.
NEW YORK, June 15.-Dispatches
to Dun's Review from the entire cot
ton belt make a most satisfactory
showing. Unfavorable weather con-
dition during the opening weeks of
the season injured much of the seed
and made replanting necessary. This
adds to the cost of the crop, but does
not prevent a full yield. There
seems to be from five to ten per cent
increase in the acreage under Guilt
Walton, and while damage undoUbt-
eddy has been severe in some sec
tions, fairly good weather from now
to the beginning of picking would
insure an abundant yield. Excessive
rain has made the growth of grass
unusually rapid, and the scarcity of
labor, together with large grain
crops, makes it difficult and expen-
1 to keep the fields in good con-
dition. Injury from insects is light
in most States, except for boil weevil
in parts of Texas, and lice in regions
where moisture has been exception
ally heavy. These pests are not as
harmful as usual, however, and aside
from the probable increase in cost,
the planters have cause for grati1-
cation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18
GOOD SCHOOLS AND GOOD ROADS.

We have declared many times be-
fore that good roads and good schools
are the two great needs of our peo-
pie. 1t must rejoice the heart of
every loyal North CarOlinian to see
nope for these ripening into reality.
Never before in the States history
has there been such interest in these
two lines of permanent progress.
Especially has the news from the
May elections all over the State on
graded schools been gratifying. On
every hand we are hearing and read
ing of more schools more books,
more libraries-all of which means
a freer, greater, and more enlight-
ened peopie.-GaetOnla Gazette.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18

port the Secretary acted as related
above. The eleven thus punished
r said to be the ringleaders, and
and the others who took part in the
demonstration are to be dealt with
later, with less severity.-Literary
Digest.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-20

NEW YORK, january la---Ir- G
Hughes OF, New York, who, during the
presidential campaign. was the chairman
of the Executive COMMITTEES Of the
National Association OF Anti-Imperialist
ta.nhs. has been elected secre treasurer
% the American Liberty League, under
which tie the anti-lmperialsts al over
The country gill. in future, be united.
Mr.. Hughes explains iilc objects OF the
,lc,r organization as follows;
The American J. gcr,y League is designed
to bc Il permanent national citzens move
,rlent. II has in its list OF officers men
eminent IN every walk OF life in every
State of The Union and IN the Territories,
INCLUDING even for-.iway Alaska.
There is 4 powerful sentiment throughout
the country among thc syInpathizers OF
The league in favor OF u third cal1ldate
IN 1905 for the presidency. Either eH-iTesa-
dent Harrison or cX-fTesIdeni C4eFeiaid
would be acceptable. II is claimed thai
either Of The two ex-Presideuts would
enlist as supporters among others Richard
Olnsy JiId.sUn Harmon. Andrew Carnegie,
Senator Wellington, Senator tioaT, eH-
Speaker Thomas Is. Reed. Carl SChuIz.
Ga1nalicl Bradford. Herbert WEIGH. and
l1ous r. Enrich The platform naturally
would favor the safeguard ng OF the Con-
stitption and would have as Il plank 4
declaration against the United States GOV
ernirent'2 holding colonies a. dcpendcn-
CieSs.
TIE PLATFORM
Tho american Liberty League has made
its final organization. ana has adopted
constitution II VIII only be necessary t.
quote Article / TO make clear the purpose
and the scope of the work that will be
undertaken by it:
The primary object of this league shall
DC to oppose Imperialism. cOionialisnl in
The sense OF colonial dependencies. TO
uphold tlls Declaration Of Independence
and The Constitution of the United States,
and 10 maintain and spread the spirit OF
American political principles and insitu-
4ions as interpreted by the fathers. and
TO resist TnilitarIsm, and to deny the power
of Congress and the President 10 rule
vast territories and millions or men out
side and in disregard of the Constitution:
10 advocate home rule amt local-option
Constitution of lie United States to make
it conform 10 the spirit of the Declaration
of Independence.
The programme Of the American Liberty
League is TO be an Independently agrees
give one. The Legal Committee will fight
IN the United States Supreme Court
against the policy announced by Attorney
General Grigss and by Senator Lind say
in their arguments before The Supreme
Court The league will pin lis faith to
the Supreme Court. and has adopted as
one OF its mottoes the following quotation
from De Toequevilles Democracy in
America: There is in the United states
a power Omitted States Supreme Court
which has neither fleets nor armies al its
command, and yet, like the Amphictyonic
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-20
,rur 11nEs R1cHMoND VA SUNDAY. JANUARY 20. 1901.

States have an organ in the Living
Church of Milwaukee. High Church Spis-
copal leaders OF the West announced I'M
rnediateiy upon the arrival OF the Duke
and his party that they were satis'lsa
with their organ. So it was agreed oy
the Duke that an effort would only DC
made in the East. That explains WY VIZ
its are making only to News ork' bose
ton and Philadelphia for the purpose OF
tiispoSing of the stock. A few are taxing
hold of the matter. and there are rumors
that the Catholic Champion Will be par-
chased and made the nucleus OF the ne"
plant 1t has been run at q loss for some
years, but has attained a good deal OF no
toriety. As rule, High Church Epis-
copaMans look with disfavcr upon the
project, partly because satisfied with thslf
own Organ but chiefly because they WISH
to avoid dragging English Church contFo-
verSies into American Church AFFAIRS
SO far not a ripple OF the English troupe
has been felt in Episcopal circles IN TINS
country, and leaders of al parties are
especially anxious 70 keep them out Ihey
say they have troubles enough OF their
own The proposition is to have a 'Church
Review edited in England and party
here, but the projectors are meeting WIN
small announcement.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-20
THE ABSOLUTE SEPARATION
OF CHURCH AND STATE
President Asked to Maintain This Altitude in
.Neu Possessions.
BAPTISTS MAKE THIS APPEAL.
Jesuit immigration to the United States-The
Home Mission Work.

Tie people ana newspapers Of Santiago
generally sided with the Baptist mission
airy. and the local Military Governor eX-
pressed desire 10 treat all alike. But
Inc Rev. DR.. Mose!y, III his cominunica-
tons TO the Baptists here who support
him and his work, charges that Governor
General Wood leans strongly toward the
Roman Catholics, and, while he is Compel
ed 10 stay out o. the orphanage for boys
the Catholic sisters are unmolestrd in
their Work in the orphanage for girls.
The question is a burning one throughout
Eastern Cuba, the peCp.e generally cam
orins for the enforcement Of the Ameri-
can idea. but the authorities apparently
The Catholic sisters are unmoiested in
The question is a burning one throughout
IN some fear of Roman Catholic power.
STIRRED UF INTEREST.
The visit of the Duke of Newcastle
and his friends. Clifton kelwey and the
Rev. Harry Wilson. ana their efforts 10
establish on this side of the Atlantic an
edition of the English Church Review
has stirred up a vast deal OF interest
among High Church Episcopalians This
''Churdl Review" in which the Duke of
Newcastle is only Slightly Interested Is
a very old publication that of laIe years
has taken up the extreme cause of the
English ritualists. 1t has a very small
circulation and its extreme views are de-
clared 10 be shared by few. The American
edition is sought for business quite as
mucn a. for Church reasons The Duke
is not urging it as an investment but
Clifton. l1elway. tue editor, is seeking TO
place $4,000 capital stock of The concern
here. On his way TO Florida the Duke is
being used to lend standing to the under
taking, but has several times, since MIS-
arrival, declared his very slight Interest
III the matter.
high Church Episcopalians in Inc United
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-20
NEW YORK Is SAID TO BE-
SOLID FOR DAVID B. HILL
FOR The NEXT PRESIDENT
4 Prominent Political Writer Declares That
the Master of WoLferf>s Roosf VIII
Be Candidate.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING FOX ..:l
AND TURNING AGAINST RICHARD CROKER.
The Tammany Chief IS Thought TO Be Hanging
Over the Ragged Edge Of Dangerous PrecI
s.ice With Punishment Awaiting Him.
By ". T. MANNING.
Copyright; all rights reserved.l

candidate for the Democratic min 0,H.
and he has resolved 10 BATE. foe
against all Corners Tee =.storatt,n OF l.-
old Democracy is MS battle cry 49,
during The coming Your years he belle IS
that tEle overwhelming majority OF ,tie
party in every State in the Union vii DC
lined up on that platform Is Mr.. Glove
land a candidare2 That question Is ott,.s
asked but there IS no answer 70 Il e&-
cept what can lie OWNED from his PRINT
ed newspaper and other articles l-'-,'
he has many admirers Is unquestionab.e'
but they are not among the act-E- party
workers OF to-day. the men thai set UP
delegations and run conventions Among
them he is as weak as Hal IS sIroA5-
but then Cleveland never did have nani
enthusiasts supporters in that class with
the exception of Dan Manning ana score
of Others, in different States
What of Mr.. Whitney? BY some II IS
surnised that his Old Secretary OF the
Navy is the candidate Of Mr.. Cleveland,
but if it be true the secret IS q T'eiL-kspt
ono.
But however this may be. Hin is the
only candidate in sight in this section
and hardly a Democrat can be found &c
say one word against him. For Hill Ne"
York State IS solid