The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-30

L. n. COLLINS, Greensboro; Grand
Master of Exchequer, John G. Mills,
Rutherfordton. T. S. Franklin, Char
lotte was elected representative to
the Supreme Lodge. The day was
spent in receiving reports from Off
GERS, committees, etc. Reports show
ed the order to be more encouraging
than at any time in it's history.
There are in the State 1874 lodges and
over 5000 members. Asheville is the
next meeting place.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer /:
The Secretary OF State this afternoon
called your correspondents atten-
ton to an astounding act of the Leg
lslature. 1t is what is known as a
''sneak BILL" that is it was evidently
only read by it's title. 1t prohibits
the shipping of logs out of the State.
Its title is deceptive, can act to pro-
hibit the telling of timber in certain
streams in Beaufort" Only the first
section touches on that matter, all
the others being general, that is ap-
plying to the whole State. Section
3 says no corporation heretofore
chartered or which may be chartered
shall be allowed to hold over 800
acres of timber unless such corpora
ton operates mills in this State, and
none shall have a right TO own or
cut timber on over 800 acres unless
it operates mills in North Carolina,
or cuts or hauls for other mills in
the State. This act will raise a howl.
Will it stand the test of the courts?
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer &:
The charges that there are two de-
serters in the Soldiers Home will be
fully investigated by the Daughters
of the Confederacy.-Mention has
been made of the fact that a dis
covery of a long-lost State book re
vealed that in the mountain district
20 deserters had for years been draw
ing pensions. An ex-official of the
State says there are many other pen
sion frauds. Some of these are due,
it is asserted, ID the -carelessness of
old county pension boards. Many
young widows of old soldiers are on
the lists a lot of them it Is said not
over 36 years of age; but of course
this is not fraud and can't be avoided.
There will no doubt be much purg-
ing of pension lists this year under
the excellent new law, One vas
mentioned at the Auditors office
who had married a "pension widow"
Deep was his disgust at learning that
~remarriage terminated her pension.
He had counted on getting his
hands on it.
The Legislature of 1901, by a bill
introduced by Senator Aycock re
pealed section 3 of chapter $40, Pub
lie Laws of 1899, and put the manage
ment and control of the College Of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in
the hands of the State Board of Agri-
culture, providing also for the APP
continent of Il Board of Visitors,
consisting CT eleven members, with
recommendatory powers, to act with
the Board OF Agriculture Last week
Governor AycOck announced the
members of this Board of Visitors,
dividing them into three classes,
four for two years, four for four
years and three for six years, as fol
lows: For two years: Charles w.
Gold, of Wilson w. J. Peele, of Raj
eigh z. L. Smith, of Stanly j. B
Stokes, of Windsor. For four years /:
w. S. Primrose, of Raleigh; D. A.
Tompkins, of Charlotte Mat. Moore,
OF Kenansville w. H. Raglan, of
High Point. For six years: Frank
Wood, of Edenton David Clark, of
Charlotte J. Frank Ray, of Macon.
News and Observer, 27th: The
newspapers from the Western part
of the State bring news of great
damage done By the recent rains
and consequent flooded streams.
Throughout that whole section the
rainfall was excessive, the wind was
high and the temperature low, With
a considerable fall of snow. In Cleve-
land and adjoining counties all bot
tom lands were overfowed and many
costly and important bridges were
washed away completely or damaged.
In Lenoir and Caldwell counties the
storm was the. most severe yer
known for this time of the year.
The Yadkin changed its course in
several places and all bottom land