The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-16

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forwarded to the Cogressman, who
has an inspector sent at government
expense. The route is then estab.
lished according to the inspectors
report and suggestions. Full infor-
nation as to how to proceed will be
sent free upon application to "The
Postmaster General, Washington,
D. c." Likewise The Progressive
Farmer will be glad to give further
information to interested readers.
In every neighborhood in which
The Progressive Farmer is read, let
thinking farmers begin the discus
sion of this subject. We hope that
a hundred applications for routes
will be sent from North Carolina
this midsummer season.
K X X x X K
Another praiseworthy movement
that ought to be considered by every
wide-awake community in this State
is the rural school library plan pro-
posed by the last Legislature. It
ought not to be necessary for US to
repeat that it provides simply that
when the patrons of any public
school raise SO or more for the
establishment of a public school
library the county and State will
give an additional $40 each for this
purpose. But only six schools in
each county now have this priv
lege-the first six that make appli
cation for this State and county aid.
In the following counties this quota
has been reached: Arson, Beau
fort, BERTHE, Durham, Guilford, Ire
dell, Nash, Rutherford, Union, and
Wake. Persons residing in any
other county, if work is begun with
out delay, may take advantage of
the opportunities afforded by this
school library plan. The official
figures given us last week by Super
intendent TOon show that at this
time applications for State aid have
been received from the following
thirty counties, the figures following
the name of each showing the num-
Der of libraries to be established
BERTHE 8, Wilkes l, Yancey l,
Wake 8, AIlegany 1, CASTOR 2, Bun
combe l, AnSOR s, Rowan 3, Watauga
1, Onslow 2, Brunswick 1, Duplin l,
Lincoln 1, Columbus L, Orange l,
Franklin 1, Wilson 4, Mecklenburg l,
Caldwell 1, Bladen l, Henderson l,
Warren 4, Greene 2, GuiIford s,
Union 6, Nash 6, Beaufort 6, Dur
ham IS, IredeU s, Rutherford g..
The ten counties having six or
more applications (printed in i~talics)
are the only ones in which State and
county aid can 40 longer be given.
If yours is not one of these, there is
no reason why you should not raise
so among the patrons of your public
school,, get the $50 additional from
State and county funds, and give the
children of your neighborhood the
benefit of a library of we'll selected
books, such as will be recommended
by the State Board of Education. If
the money cannt be raised privately,
set a "library day." as suggested by
Gen. TOOn, get the patrons Of your
school together, and raise the $40
needed.
These two movements should have
the attention of every truly pro-
gressive farmer just now. From
actual experience we knowsomething
of the disadvantages the farmer
suffers as a result of the old style
country %postofice system of mail de.
livery, also how much the farm boy
loses by the absence of the library
advantages enjoyed by his city
cousin.
And we have a very poor opinion
of that man who went wild over
p %0litics last summer and fall, neg
lecting his work in order to attend
speakings and conventions, but who
now takes no active interest in the
rural free delivery system and the
public school library plan, intended
to improve his own community and
to benefit his own people and his own
children.
IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
The South Carolina Farmers State
Alliance will hold it's annual meeting