The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-15

Legislature are badly of. A Repub-
loan told me some days ago that in
certain sections of the State they
would make the fight of their life.
Asheboro Courier: We wish to
correct an error which prevails in
some quarters. It has been circu
lated and some believe that poll tax
cannot be collected after May LIST.
This is a mistake. Poll tax a be
collected by levy or g-arnishment
either before or after May LIST. So
the only change in the law is that
the poll must be paid by May LIST or
you can't vote. This new require
ment is the only change in the law.
The poll tax is not released by fail
IRE to pay by May LIST. It must be
paid. The law is the same as here
tofore requiring it to be paid. You
lose your vote if not paid by May LIST.
The most important event of the
past week was the beginning of four
rural free mail delivery routes, all
starting from Concord. These routes
are Nos. 1, 2, 8 and 4, and are car
ried by J. Mao Caldwell, Ole T.
Umburger, Joe A. Walter and John
81. Ritohie. These routes were quietly
worked up through the persistent
effort of Postmaster Patterson and
a few earnest workers along the
lines-Books for six public school
libraries in Cabarrus have been
bought. The selection wal made by
Prof. j. D. Lintz of the Concord
High School, each list containing
over one hundred volumes. Con
cord Cor. Post.
Mr.. F. G. Abbott, president of the
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce,
will endeavor TO have the Chamber
of Commerce invite Superintendent
Joyner, Governor Aycook, President
Mower, President Winston and other
leaders to conduct an education con.
ference in Charlotte, at which time
he hopes the people of the Queen
City will do for the country schools
Of Meoklenburg what the people of
the Gate City are doing for the
schools of Guilford. A gentleman
from Durham also said he would not
rest content until a similar move
ment was put on foot in his city.
Wilson, Goldsboro, Winston, Ashe-
vile, and perhaps other towns are
expected to follow.-Exohange.
Asheville Citizen: Is is said there
has never been a time in the history
of North Carolina when 20 many
people we're emigrating as now The
emigration in this section is confined
largely to the mountain districts and
is mostly to Oklahoma and Washing
ton. Nor is all of this emigration
confined TO this section, for large mum
bers are also going from other parts
of the State, also South Carolina and
Virginia. Within the past few years
a number of emigrant parties have
passed through Asheville going
West. 1t is not a floating GLASS of
people that have been struck by the
emigration fever, but some of the
very best citizens Of the country.
These people T not going on uncer-
tainties for they have sold their
property here and already purchased
land in the West.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer :
A special report for 1901 as TO public
school houses was prepared today
by the State Superintendent to be
laid before the educational confer
ence. Of white school houses there
are frame 4,268, log 597 and brick "a,
total 4,899 Of oolored school houses
there are frame 1880, log 353 total
2.183. The number of school houses
built during the past year was, white
So, colored 45. The value of school
houses is, white 1853, $40, oolored
1866 O18, total 81, 1876, 658. The num-
Der of school districts is, white 5,483 +;
number of white districts that have
no houses is 584. The number of
houses for negroes is 2,183, number
| of districts that have ne houses 376
total number of districts for both
races, without houses, $50 Average
value of houses for whites is $177,
and for colored 1921.
Col. Odds: MI. Pearson was here
to day to see tic newspaper folk
about the objects of the Audubon
Society, recently formed at Greens
boro. and of which j. Y. Joyner is