The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-06-03

library building at Trinity College is
nearing completion. It is expected
that the books will be moved to the
new quarters by September. The IL
brary will have a capacity of 100000
volumes, and this capacity can be
greatly increased by the addition of
more shelf space.
Littleton Reporter: What has be-
come of the monumental association
which was so near organization some
time ago to take in hand business look
ing to erecting in Warren County a
! monument to do honor to the patriotic
life of one of the greatest men North
Carolina ever produced, and who was
a native of Warren County? Interest
in the Hon. Nathaniel Macon surely
was more than a breeze, and had other
purposes than to secure the ground
that marks his last resting place.
Wilmington Messenger: Vance
County, formerly a part of Granville,
with small slices added from Warren
and Franklin, makes an excellent show
ing in behalf of educational progress.
AS published IN the Messenger yester-
day, there are only fourteen whites in
the county between 6 and d, who can
not read and write. Even the number
of negro illiterates is small-114-of
the class named. We would suppose
that is the best showing of any coun-
ty, the population considered
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer: 1t
is learned that the funds in hand for
the statue of Sir Walter Raleigh,
which is to be placed in one of the
parks here now amounts to $4OO. Much
of this is from penny subscriptions.
THE Republicans who are here in
considerable numbers this week are
saying that their nomination for Chief
Justice is mighty apt to be w. P. By
mum, Jr., or E. w. Timberlake. 1t is
said they are trying to induce z. v.
Walser to run for Congress but that
he is very shy indeed. Judge Bynum
says he is not a candidate.-Ed.1
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer:
Speaking about compulsory education
today State Labor Commissioner Var
ner said the development of the move
ment is remarkable as all the replies
from his report show. In his own
county all correspondents favor it.
He expects it in five years. 1t is
much stronger in the West than in the
East. He says this is, however, be-
cause a majority of the white people
in the parts of the State where the ne
grOes are numerous do not want the
negroes educated at all. In the West
ern counties, where negroes are few,
this attracts no attention.
The Atlantic Educational Journal
notes the following bits of North Car
DINA news: Mr.. Carnegie has offered
New Bern $4,000 for a public library.
Every white public school in Durham
County has a school library. Waxhaw
is working for public schools of eight
months and with high school grades.
Concord will build two schools this
summer, instead of one, as previously
announced. The Moore County School
Board has appointed a committee to
correspond with the people about the
consolidation of districts, with the
hope of reducing the $50 schools to
100; this is educational progress"
Waynesville will make a $4,000 addi-
ton to it's public school building.
Col. Odds: Six millions of dollars
for commercial fertilizers is a pretty
heavy bill for North Carolinians to
pay in one year. That was last years
figure. And half hat was a dead loss.
The rains washed it away or "leached"
it out of the soil. This sort of fertil-
izer is of no permanent benefit to soils.
Cotton growers here are slaves to the
"guano habit" as bad in it's way as
the cigarette habit or a lot of others.
THE State has a quantity of valua-
bic property here. The cost of the
public buildings is something like ST.
385, 900, these including the Capitol,
Supreme Court and State Library,
Agricultural building, Hospital for
the Insane, p~enitentiary, Agricultural
and Mechanical College and Executive
Mansion.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer;
Governor Aycock, who is always think
ing of and planning something for
the States advancement and develop