The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-06

urged Dy the h1nston, N. O., Free
Press, which is advised by the State
Agricultural Department that the
soil of that section is suitable for
this type of tobacco. Editor Herbert
believes that independents fortunes
may be made by the farmers. The
best that can be done-or should DO
undertaken-in North Car Dina this
year 10 80 experiment. a little in this
MISREPRESENTATION Tobacco Jour
nal.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer !:
Farmers assure me that the acreage
in BORN will be so per cent. greater
than ever before.-The fact that
the Imperial Tobacco Company, the
big English trust, will build tobacco
factories at Greenville and Kinston,
is news which at once interests and
gratifies the North Carolina leaf
dealers. The company is, as Col.
John W. Hinsdsle, it's attorney for
this State, says, right in the fight
with the American Tobacco Com
pany. The growers don't pare how
lively the scrap is. It is said that
the Imperial will have, buyers at a
dozen leaf markets in this State.
Hon. R. B. Glenn is out in a GARD
formally declaring his candidacy
for the Senatorship, and as in the
case of his neighbor and townsman,
Mr. Watson, he prefers a primary.
Mr.. Craig is opposed TO a primary.
Is IL not yet known whether Gen. j.
s. Carr will enter the fight. If he
does he will probably favor a pri-
mary, also Messrs. Frank I Osborne
and Sydenham Alexander of Char
lotte are supposed to still be in the
race, \ especially the former. The
State Convention will settle the
question of the mOdus OperGndi of
settling the. candidacy between the
various aspirants --Morganton News
Herald.
Whiteville Press: We are hear
ing much complaint of the scarcity
of farm labor, probably because the
new industries r offering more at
fractions TO the working man
Judge Robinson can preside with all
the dignity that BELTS a Judge of the
Court and of of the bench joins in
with the joculsr crowd. Last Tues
day afternoon, for want of better
amusement, he accepted q banter to
run a race-and with one very fat
mana 275 pounder-forth TO the
streets they repaired for the CON,
test-the Judge and his fat opponent.
From observers who witnessed the
race we have it that the Judge came
in a close second.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer
The Legislature will be asked to
make provision for a hall of records
and for a State arsenal; two public
buildings which are certainly needed.
If any one could see the condition Of
the public documents in the old en-
rolling clerks office on the third
floor of the capitol no further argu,
ment would be necessary. In the
executive Office a great part of the
papers are tied up in paper and piled
on top of bookcases. They are not
filed at all, but merely tied together
and look like bundles of clothing
North Carolina is surely able to
make better provision than this for
the public documents.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer
It was announced In this correspon,
dence quite lately that the widow Of
Festus Miller, clerk of Pamlioo court,
had sued the State in the Supreme
Court for some s., 300 more of those
pesky "oyster claims" The Auditor
years ago issued a warrant for
several thousand dollars of these
claims, but the Treasurer declined to
pay. The Supreme Court said pay
ment must be made. The Legis,
lature appropriated some $1,000 and
this was distributed. The claimants
were informed that they ought TO be
more than satisfied with this sum.
Now they want more. 1t is very
safe to bet that they will not get an
other cent and your correspondent
has excellent reason for so saying.
Asheville special TO Charlotte OBJ
server: There is being organized in
this city a movement which promises
TO do much for Asheville and her
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