The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-29

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promising a few weeks ago, will be a
complete Ca
zette.
Presbyterian Standard: The reso-
buttons looking toward an extension
of the primary system of electing the
candidates for party offices, including
that of the United States Senator, was
stricken from the Democratic platform.
This leaves the question of primary
election in the counties where it was,
which means a steady progress toward
the primary as preferable to the party
convention for nominating candidates.
The next United States Senator from
North Carolina will be elected by the
Legislature, without immediate in
struction by the people in a State pri-
mary as vas the case in the last cleo
ton.
Commenting on the Democratic
platform, the Biblical Recorder says:
mo mention was made of a Reform
atory for youthful criminals, or of US
ing the swamp-land funds for building
free-school houses, or of putting an
end to employing children in factories
or of revising u legislation with re-
gard to the liquor traffic. These are
live issues in North Carolina and
while we regret hat they were not
noticed, we hope the people will make
demands on the candidates with ref
erence to them. The only State is
sues mentioned in the platform are
the Amendment Conditional as ex-
planned above), maintenance of free
school policy, good roads and good
government in general"
The hot winds which prevailed for
a few days are reported to have dam
aged cotton quite much. A few
farmers report the shedding of leaves.
In 1884 it is said that no rain fell from
July 4th till November, yet there was
a large cotton crop made. 1t is prob
able that the first half of that year
was not as dry as has been the first six
months of this.-Twenty counties
are using convict labor on the roads,
thirteen are using improved machin-
cry, four have recently abandoned en-
tirely the old labor system and now
work the roads by taxation. These
four are Forsyth, Edgecombe, CASTOR
and Lenoir. Eighteen are using part
~ the labor and partly the taxation
system, while 50 use the old labor sys-
tem.-Tarboro Southerner.
Manufacturers Record: Applica-
ton has been made for chartering the
North Carolina Central Railroad to
build a line from Concord to Fayette-
ville.-The contract for building
the extension of the Raleigh & Cape
Fear Railrad from Fuquay Springs
to Ellington has, it is reported, been
awarded to A. & @. Wright of Rich
mond. John A. Mills is president and
general manager.-Concerning the
Graham, Burlington & River Falls
Street Railway Company, Mr.. E. W.
Myers, civil engineer, writes to the
Manufacturers Record that the main
line will be six miles long from Bur
lington via Graham to Haw River. A
ffteen-mile branch from Graham will
reach River Falls via Swepsonville and
| Saxapahaw. Contracts are expected
to be let soon.
Asheville Cor. Charlotte Observer:
The proposition has been seriously
advanced in some Republican quarters
that it would be the part of wisdom
to endorse the Democratic nomination
of Judges Conner and Walker, there
by making the nomination of these
gentlemen unanimous, with a view to
securing Democratic assistance in the
effort to encompass the defeat of
| Judge Clark. an end that is devoutly
hoped for by Republicans. Such Re
publicans argue that neither their
party nor the State has anything to
fear in the election of Judges Conner
| and Walker, and moreover, that hun
dreds of Democrats would regard the
endorsement of these gentlemen as an
act of liberality which would strength
en- their inclination to vote against