The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18

troduce this week, providing for a
reduction in the tax on whiskey. 1t
Is now IL 10per gallon, and Congress
mar Blackburn would make the tax
20 cents. He thinks moonshiners
would cooperate with Uncle Sam
with such a tax in operation.-Ex-
change.
New Hanover county has just sold
$4,000 of bonds, the proceeds to be
used in matchmaking the public
highways. Orange county will in the
near future vote on a proposition to
issue 500, 900 of bonds for road i'm
provement, and citizens of Guilford
are aiding the road fund of that
county by private subscription. The
movement is slow but good roads are
coming along.-Landmark.
Col. Olds: There are now 1900
visitors at Pinehurst. They are
from all parts of the North and West
and some are from Canada.-There
is nothing more amusing than to see
the long and labored articles by
some cranks, endeavoring TO prove
that the smallpox is merely chicken
pox, which is a disease of childhood.
This folly has nearly ruined one
North Carolina town; a good town,
too.
Col. Odds: Rev. DIR. R. II. W.
Leak, one of the best known mem
bers of the African Methodist
Church, is here, and is the real power
in the movement for the State con-
vention or conference here of lead
ing negroes. He says the real OBJ
ieot of the meeting is TO cut loose
from the white Republicans; that
for the past Is years he has urged
this course and is now sure it will be
followed.
Statesville Landmark Judge Spen,
Ger B. Adams, late Republican can
didate for Governor of North Caro-
lima, is still seeking relief. Some
time ago it was stated that he would
be given a judgeship in the Philip
pines but last week he was in Wash
ington and held up his plate for a
more desirable piece of pie-the
Alaskan ju 7geship recently made
vacant by the removal of Judge
Noyes.
Charlotte dispatch: The special
committee appointed by the Presby-
terrain Synod to raise $500, 900 for the
Twentieth Century Eduostionalfund,
at a meeting held here, feel greatly
encouraged. DR.. Stagg has entered
earnestly upon the work and has al
ready succeeded in raising a oonsid,
cradle sum, something like $780, 900.
1t was determined to press the mat
ter of generous contributions upon
the whole State, and PARTICULARLY to
try 80 secure one hundred men who
will give 81, 900 each to the fund.
Wilmington special to News and
Observer: Three public school dis
triots in New Hanover county yes
terday made formal application
through their county superintendent
for the establishment of rural libra
ries, each having raised the 80 by
personal effort, according TO the
terms of the the act of the Legisla-
ture. All the county schools in New
Hanover two years ago furnished
themselves with the nucleus for very
good libraries, but the three which
applied yesterday for State and
county aid, desire TO extend the work
still further.
Wilmington dispatch: The VIM.
Fait Company, of Baltimore, has
leased the George T. johnson Can
ming Factory, near the city, and will
put it in operation this season for
the packing of tomatoes exclusively.
The factory has been out of use for
several years, but it is we'll equipped
and has a capacity of Is, 900 cans per
day. Next year strawberry canning
will be undertaken by the company:
Mr.. VIM. Fait, president of the com
pany which has leased the plant,
spent last week here, urging truck
ers to Guilt vate as many as 125 acres
of tomatoes for supplying the can
merry.
Washington Cor. Post: The ma
iority of the North Carolina delega
tion are outspoken against the re-
mort of the House Committee on