The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-11-19

immense business that is carried on
by several other big firms and many
other small ones, and you will see at
a glance that Mount Airy ia the
largest and best produce market in
the South.
Mr.. Ira Lennon, a prominent far
mer, has a machine for ~shreddiug
corn stalks, fodder, etc. The ma
chine shucks the ears, and by means
OF an elevator carries it to the bins.
1t shreds the stalks and fodder, leav-
ing it in fine condition for feed, and
by means of another elevator con-
veys it TO the barn loft, or wherever
wanted. Corn stalks, which have
heretofore been a waste, are by this
means converted into feed, said to
be equal to timothy hay.-Chad-
bourn Cor. Post.
Raleigh Cor. Messenger: The Nc
Kinley Memorial Society for North
Carolina was regularly formed al the
executive office to-day. 1t is known
as the Central Mckinley National
Memorial Association Governor
AycOcki is chairman willis G Briggs,
secretary ; Joseph g. Brown, treas
urer. Governor Aycook presided,
u committee was formed to prepare
a memorial and address to the people
of the State, asking their contribu-
| tInna 70 tho f7nI II 10 1noi-oI %6.4
at least 81, 900 should be contributed
IN this State.
The October report of the State
Board of Health says scarlet fever il
vide spread, being reported in 80
c 'unties, BunoOmbe having 30 cases,
and being epidemic in Iredell and
some other counties diphtheria be
ing in II counties typhoid fever in
65, from the sea to the mountains
malarial fever in "A counties hem
"rrhagIc fever in 8 counties (Meck-
lenburg, one oase) smallpox in s
counties Hog cholera is reported
in 10 G unttes spinal meningitis in
horses in Randolph, and staggers in
Chowan ard New Hanover.-Raleigh
Cor. Messenger.
Durham Cor. Post Durham coun
ty is tn have rural mail delivery in
the near future. Mr.. William A.
Barr, special agent TO establish rural
mail routes, has been here to locate
two routes in this county. No. /
route will he twenty-One and one half
miles in length and will accOmmO
date one hundred and seventy five
families with daily mail. The other
will he twenty-five and one half
miles in length and will accommodate
one hundred and eighty five families.
They will be put in operation be-
tween now and the HOLIDAYS. 1t will
be- a great convenience TO u people
Charlotte Ohserver: In answer to
q question of an Obs rver man, Hon
r B. Glenn, of Winston, said ves
terd4y that he would be a candidate
FIR the United States Senate to sue
reed Senator Pritchard. He stated
that he recognized Hon Lees Over
man. of Salisbury, and Mr. Locke
Craig, of AsheviliP, as probable or
avOwed opponents. "And there
shall he no personalities, no bitter
feeling and unpleasantness between
these gentlemen and myself he
added. "BOth are my friends, and
1 propose that we shall remain
friends shall make a fair, honest,
open and manly fight"
Scotland Neck Cor. P at: "Peg
Leg" Williams, the labor agent who
~onerated extensively in this region
about ten years ago, has been in this
community again recently. He says
that the colored people whom he
carried away to Louisiana soma years
ago now have good homes and are
doing we'll. He is telling the cnlored
people that they car get rs cents a
hundred for picking cotton in Lou
isiana. He has not taken any away
vet, and it is not probable thas he
will carry any considerable number,
no matter what his Inducements, f T
oolnred people are getting in better
condition here. Many of them own
their homes and are farming on their
own account.
Fayetteville Observer: DR.. r
FLOYD has shown the reporter little
box, sent to him, by Mr. J. G Ha
mer, a prominent farmer of Mari