The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15

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dOrsement for the position of a large
number OF the most eminent Demo
cratic lawyers of the State and this
was doubtless an exceedingly agree
able incident in the closing DAYS of
his rather stormy administration of
the executive Office.
S~tatesville Mascot: That is bad
news to the tobacco men of North
Carolina, both growers and manu-
~tacturers which comes from Winston
that the Hanes companies there have
Joined in with The R. j. REYNOLDS
Tobacco Company. 1t looks like the
plug industry of the State will be
absorbed by one company, as has
the cigarette industry. The smaller
factories will be forced to sell out.
or go out OF business. When this
IS accomplished the tobacco farmers
will be forced to sell all their tobacco
to n concern, and their experience
with cigarette tobacco teaches them
what that means. The future of the
tobacco industry in North Carolina
is gloomy indeed.
Wilmington Messenger: We we're
surprised to see it mentioned by the
Washington correspondent of the
Atlanta Journal that Hon. Edward
w. POu, representing the Fourth
North Carolina district in the Fed
eral House, was a native of Alabama
and born in 1868. We had supposed
he was "a Tar Heel" of the original
pattern. His father moved into
North Carolina after the war, and
settled at Smithfield, Johnston
county. He was educated at the
University of North Carolina. The
correspondent gives an interesting
sketch showing his activity as a poll
tician since 1896, when he be became
chairman of the Democratic County
Committee.
Southern Tobacco Journal: The
estimate of the North Carolina Labor
Commissioner, based upon reports
received from all over the State, is
that the cost of growing tobacco is
81 cents a pound. The average
price paid the farmers, even this
year when the crop is short and
fetching more than usual, will be
less than IL cent above that. Ordi-
narily they barely come out even.
What wonder, then the North Caro-
lina-and indeed all SOuthern-prO-
ducers of leaf tobacco are against
the trust that dominates the market?
Why should they not seek means to
protect themselves from a manufac-
turing monopoly that deprives them
of a reasonable return for their labor
and investment?
The WadesbOrO Messenger gives a
table of population by Congressional
districts from which it appears that
while the Bird district with Il large
cOlOred population has 100000 in its
boundary, the 0th with a very small
negro contingent embraces 235, 600,
or 80, 900 more than its Eastern sister.
In other words about rs, 900 whites
here have u member as against 10000
whites in the East. As an instance
of White Supremacy this is not flat
tering to pride. We understand the
necessity of gerrymander, we know
requirement of a division by Federal
population but, after all proper al
owance for these, the fact stands out,
not only in the Bird but in the 1st
district as we'll, that the West, as
usual, is carrying the long end Of the
pole. This should be exactly re-
versed this winter.-Morganton
Herald.
Raleigh Times-VisitOr The re-
port Just issued by the Postmaster
General contains some facts Of inter
est to the people Of this State. North
Carolina has more postOffices which
take in less than $50 Il year than any
State in the Union. There are 1,64S
such offices in North Carolina. Zen
nessee comes next with 1912, Ken
lucky with 1896, Georgia 1905,
Alabama 1879 and Virginia 1,116. No
other State has as many as 1000.
There T 1929 offices in this State
that take in less than 81, 600 a year.
North Carolina has u gain in money
order business for the year ending
June 3Oth last of 2.13 per cent. and
this exceeds the gain in any other