The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23

being used. 1t is not at all probable
that tobacco will ever be raised to
any extent in this section again.
Quite a number of cotton and corn
planters have been bought this
spring. A wonderful Improvement
in the line of farming implements
has been made within the last few
years.
Col. Olds It was more than limited
yesterday by the State Treasurer
that he would not be able to pay
any appropriations for building, etc,
this year. Today he wrote circular
letters to the State Hospital super
,lntendents, telling them he could not
pay out any such funds. The appro-
priatiOns were based on the revenue
act of 1901, which really does not
yield money until 1902, so, as super
intendent Murphy, of the Western
Hospital (who is here) says, no build
ing car be done this year.
Goldsborc Argus: The machine
shops OF Messrs. Dewey Bros. turned
out today a locomotive for a large
lumber concern in the State of
Georgia. The locomotive, which
was built entirely at the above
named shops, was taken out on a
wooden railway in the yards of the
shops this morning, thoroughly
tested and found to be all right in
every particular. That a locomotive
can be built from the ground up
right here in Goldsboro is a cause
for cOngratulation on the part of
every citizen in our city.
~Statesville Landmark: One of the
longest as we'll as one of the most in
teresting criminal trials in the his
tory of More county came to a close
at Carthage Friday, when the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty in
the cas- of State VS.. Scott, Petty and
Moreland. 1t will be remembered
that during a circus performance at
Sanford on the 18th of last October
Jim Scott, Ed Petty and Burt More
land-who were special policemen
shot and killed Kenneth McIver
while trying to arrest him. The
trial lasted seven days.
Asheville Citizen: The Biltmore
farms will shortly make very extern
sive additions to the live stock de.
partment. The farms will soon have
on the way thirty three brood sOws
selected from all the leading breed
ing establishments in England, and
like the former Importation, these
will be the choicest that England can
furnish. They are expected to ar
rive about the middle of the month,
staying in quarantine three weeks,
and will probably arrive here about
the middle of May. Shipments of
thoroughbreds and standard poultry
have been more numerous than ever
from the farms, the number increas-
ing every year. During the last few
days sales have been made to Cali
fornia, Indiana, New Jersey, Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, Georgia,
North Carolina, Florida, Alabama
and Arkansas.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer :
A labor agitatOr here says that there
are now textile labor unions at per
haps 20 points in this State. He was
asked if the union had not ceased to
exist in Alamance, and said no it
had merely dropped out of sight. He
spoke of Gompers being in this State
and said he considered him n of
the greatest men in this country.
went on to speak of the ''agree-
nent' which the cotton mill owners
filed with the Legislature and which
was accepted by that body and which
was so we'll received by the general
public. He said the operatives had
not expressed themselves as satisfied
with the agreement; that they
wanted 81 labor law, and that sooner
or later there would be one. He
said the reason why he favored a
compulsory education law was to
bring this about ; that if all the oPer-
atives were educated they could get
anything they wanted.
For some time the Penltentlary
Board has been wrangling over the
election of new officers. There are
five members, and Senator E. l..
Travis. chairman, wanted tn posi-
tion of superintendent. Two men
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