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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-15

was 557, owing to consolidation. In
1901, the Legislature made a special
annual appropriation for a four
months school term of 100000; In
10000, it gave for rural libraries
$4,000, and in 100000, $1,000. In
100000, the loan fund for building
schoolhouses was $2O0,0OO; in 1902,
the number of rural Libraries estab-
lished was 500; in 1903, it will be
500, and those to be supplemented
500. In 1903, the amount lent for
building school-houses was $64,311,
and the value of houses to be built
by its aid $145,O 2O. The work to be
done in stamping out i~lliteracy is
shown by the statement that the
white children in North Carolina of
school age not enrolled in public
schools number 1926, who are on
the road to i~lliteracy. The average
salary annually for white teachers is
S111.8O. Nine counties paid super
intendents less than 800 annually;
eighteen less than 5000; eighteen
less than $500; twenty-five less than
$500. The number of school-houses
to be built in districts without
houses is 822, and the number of log
houses to be replaced is 719. The
number of white school districts with
less than IS children of school age
is $500.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-15
MACHINERY COMPANIES UNITE.

Will Use One Office for all Business in
North and South Carolina-R. B.
Fox to be General Agent.
The four divisions of the Interna-
ttional Harvesting Machinery Com
pany, which have their headquarters
for North and South Carolina in
Charlotte, have decided to CONSOLE
date their branch Offices here. Mr..
r. B. Fox, the agent for the Nc
Cormick division, will be retained as
general agent for the consolidated
companies. The Burwel building,
on South College Street, which has
been occupied by the Mccormick peo-
pie, will be headquarters, and the
place at 80 South College Street,
formerly used by the Deering Di-
vision, will be used as a warehouse
and show room. The change will
take effect within a few days.
There are four divisions of the
company here: The Mccormick,
Plano, Deering, and Champion, this
being headquarters for two States.
Until two years ago these harvesting
companies were separate, but they
formed a trust, and this change is a
part Of the carrying out of the plan
formulated at first. The greater part
of the clerical force of all divisions
will be retained.
Mr.. W. Y. Davis, the manager of
the Plano division, will be sent to
the branch office at Richmond, Va.
The entire Burwel building, three
stories and a basement, will be used
for the storage of the machinery,
and the Offices of thee ompany and
two floors and the basement of the
building will be used by the Deering
people.
D. M. Osborn & Co., manufactures
of agricultural implements, is an in
dependent concern, and will still OPP
crate in this city as such.-Char-
lotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-15
Facts Showing the Progress of Public
Education in North Carolina.

The State Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction has given out some
information of special value, show
ing progress in public education in
North Carolina. The public school
fund last year was $1,484,921; in
crease in annual fund since 1874,
$1,15O,19O, and since 1899, $588,389.
The school fund is now four times
that in 1874, and the percentage of
increase in the annual fund since
1899 is IS per cent. The general
school tax is 1874 was 8 1-3 cents on
800, and is now IS cents. In 1908,
the number of local tax districts was
ia; in 1901, it was A; in 1880, only
3. In 1890, the number of districts
without school-houses, was 1889; in
1902, 1922, and in 1903, 527. In 1908,
the total value of school property
was S1,629,8O3 In 1903 and 1902,
the number of new school-hOuses
built was 676. In 1908, the average
length of the school term in weeks
(white), was 1910, and in 1890, 11,85.
In 1902, the per cent of white chill
dren enrolled was 70, in 1892, 55.
In 1902, the per cent of white chill
dren in daily attendance was Al; in
1890, &c.. The decrease in the num-
Der of school districts in two years
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-15
Progress Of Temperance.

In an interview with J. William
Bailey, chairman Of the State Anti
Saloon League, some extremely in
teresting information was obtained.
He says the campaign of this year is
almost ended. Jacksonville, where
an election will soon be held on the
question of prohibition, closing that
line Of work for the season. The
winter will be utilized in preparation
for next years great work. The
Legislature will in all probability be
asked to enact a law making drunk
enness a misdemeanor. It is the plan
to have a great State temperance
convention in April, representing all
the counties in the State. Chairman
Bailey says that over 70 counties have
voted out the saloons, some of these
having adopted the dispensary sys-
TEN. He has in preparation a map
which will show the exact status of
each county, showing which are en-
tirely prohibition, and those in which
there are d~ispensaries. He says the
executive committee is practically
assured of an organization in every
county and is greatly pleased with
the results of the first years cam
paign, now SO nearly ended. Cam
paigning has really been in prog
ress all the year, though the Watts
law, under which the elections have
been held, did not become operative
until July LIST. Chairman Bailey
says that the Anti-Saloon League
has won in eighteen cities and
towns, and has lost at seven. The
last election to be held, so far as he
knows, is that at Jacksonville, where
he expects his side to win, as the or
g~anization There is very fine. In the
current number of the Worlds
Work, Editor Walter II. Page says
the South is rapidly becoming prohi-
bition territory, and he quotes a let
ter from Chairman Bailey In which
he says there is a great demand
throughout the South for the re-
striction of liquor, this being one
of the first fruits of negro dis
franchisement. and the new indie
pendence of the white people-Ra-
leigh Cor. Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-15

the present year IS the most prosper
GUS in the history of the church.
Morganton Cor. Charlotte Obser-
YER: The last Legislature passed an
act making it a misdemeanor to place
saw dust IN a number of the streams
of the county, or put it where it
would drift into the streams. The
reason for this was there are so
many lumber plants in the county
that the saw dust has about exter-
minated the fish in the streams tri-
butary, which formerly were fairly
alive with them. The first arrest has
just been made for the ofense, a
lmberman, named Morrison, being
brought here yesterday under this
charge. He gave bond for the pre-
liminary hearing, which will be held
here the Dist instant. It is said
hat other arrests will follow.
Col. Olds: The New Year will see
the going out of business of no less
than twenty-eight bar-rooms here.
1t is said these buildings will all be
quickly filled by people in other lines
of business. In an interview with
E. A. Taylor, the secretary Of the
Tobacco Planters Mutual Hail In
surance Company, of which o. L.
Joyner, of Greenville, is president,
some very interesting facts were as
certained regarding hail storms and
losses thereby in this State. This is
the first years. business of this home
company, and Mr.. Taylor says it has
1000 policy-holders in North Caro-
lima in the ffty-seven tobocco grow
ing counties; that there were about
$50 losses by hail, the total amount
paid by the company being $4,000,
The figures and facts show that one
fourth of the farms were injured by
hail taking the State over. Not
long ago, the statement was made
in the newspapers that only one field
in a hundred was injured by hail in
the course of a year.
The action of the Trinity College
trustees in refusing to accept the
resignation of Prof. Bassett con
tinues the subject of much discus
sion. It is learned that those who
favored accepting Bassett's resigna-
ton we're: Senator Simmons, Col
J. F. Bruton, Wilson,; Rev. J. II
Cole, Rockingham; Rev. DR.. T. N
Ivey, editor Raleigh Christian Advo-
cate; Rev. A. P. Tyer, Wilson; Rev,
F. A. Bishop, Raleigh; Rev. N. M
Jurney, Mount Olive. It is said that
Senator Simmons and DR.. Ivey led
the fight against asset. Those op-
posed to accepting the resignation
were: J. II. Southgate, B. N. Duke
Y. Ballard, @. ". Toms, all of Dur
ham; II. A. Page, Aberdeen; J. A
Long, Roxboro j. ". Alspaugh, Win
ston; ". R. OdeIl, Concord; Rev. s
| B. Turrentine, Prof. bred Peacock
| Greensboro; Rev. T. F. Mari, Char,
lotte; Col. G. W. Flowers, Taylors,
vile: DR.. W. G. Bradshaw, High
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-15
STATE NEWS
Vp0M cURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From Our Cor.
respondents and Exchanges.

have refused to grant liquor license.
Rev. Jesse II. Page, a noted and
mncb-Ioved Methodist minister, is
dead.
It will give pain to many admirers
IF his genius to hear that MI. John
R Morris, the famous literary drum
mer, is dead.
Eighteen counties are allowed S.
200 of the loan fund by the Board Of
Education, making a total of fifty
three counties thus aided.
Six new rural free delivery routes
are established, two from Lucama,
two from Scotland Neck, n from
Whitakers and one from Saratoga.
DR.. Levi Branson is dead. DR..
Branson was born in Randolph Coun-
~ about seventy-seven years ago and
has undoubtedly been the best known
local Methodist preacher in the State.
He came to Raleigh during the Civil
War and later opened a bookstore
here.
Greensboro Dispatch, The city al
men tonight voted unanimously to
accept Carnegie's offer to build a
thirty thousand dollar library, pro-
vided the city would guarantee
$4,000 per year for it's main
tainance. The matter has been hang
ing fire for two years. The action
tonight was the result of a petition
asking it, signed by a majority of the
qualified voters.
Landmark: The Supreme Court
Of the United States has ordered a
reargument of the case of South Da-
kOta VS.. the State of North Carolina.
This suit, it will be remembered, was
brought by South Dakota to force
this State to pay certain railroad
bonds issued in reconstruction days
and since repudiated by the State.
The fact that a reargument has been
ordered is construed as favorable to
North Carolina. The rehearing will
take place in January.
The State appropriations for
eighteen new rural public school Ii
braries were allowed last week by the
State Superintendent of Public In
Struction and allowances were also
made for five supplementary appro-
prlations for libraries heretofore es-
tablshed. The new libraries are six
each for Orange and Arson Counties.
two each for Columbus and Yadkin
and one each for Robson and Pas
quotank. Of the five supplementary
libraries two were for Wilkes and
three for Jackson County.
One of the greatest conventions in
the history of the Baptist of North
Carolina was held in Charlotte last
week. The president, Rev. d.. r. 81.
Marsh, of Oxford, called the body to
order, with 243 duly accredited repre-
se~ntatives. They represented 100000
White Baptists and came from every
Section &C H. Gill; TIL -o.o-+ &c
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-15

In his annual report Secretary
Shaw says he believes the crisis in
financial affairs is past.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
FOLLOW THE FLOOD WITH sHovELs.
Thousands of Men Cleaning Up Kansas
CITY.

Kansas City. Mo- June 6.-Thousands of men
armed with shovels and brooms invaded the
West Bottoms to-day, following closely the re-
ceding waters, and by nightfall much was done
toward restoring the wholesale and stockyardS
districts to their former condition OF activity
The Missouri fell over two feet in the last
twenty-four hours, and large district was un-
covered. The Kaw also continued to recede at
an increased rate.
To-day hundreds of fatcars loaded with SAND
and construction material pushed several blocks
further west and began the work of reconstruct
ing the miles of washed out or damaged tracks
in the yards from here to Armourdale ana
Argentine The railroads will put several thou
sand men to work and all lines are making
preparations to resume business.
Three shifts of men are working nlght aho Gay
at the pumping stations to restore the water
supply to its normal condition. AS this service
improves the likelihood of an epidemic or SICK
ness is disappearing Few cases OF sickness are
reporfed.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
MAINE woods ABLAZE.
From al Sections Come Reports Of
HeaUy Losses of Timber.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Bangor, Me, June 6.-No rain has yet fallen
in Maine save a slight shower at Houlton, and
the fires still burn everywhere, ready TO rage
again whenever the wind rises. Stories of de-
struction and suffering continue to come in from
all directions The timber land loss is very
large
w J. Curran, lumberman from Trout Brook
country east branch of the Penobscot, arrived
here to-day and reports the following losses in
that region: Township 5-i0 owned by Charles
V Lord of Bangor, and others is about half
burned over. Township SO. owned by the
Stricklands and others, of Bangor, is almost
wholly laid waste Township 6-10, owned by
Moses Giddings and the Bradley heirs, of Ban
gor is half burned over Township 6-9 owned
bv the Katahdin Pulp and Paper and Interna-
tional Paper Company, one-third consumed
Township 5-S, known Spoffordtown, three
fourths consumed Township 6-S. owned by the
Pingree heirs one-fourth consumed.
Hugh Cunningham and b. w. Howe lost 300
600 feet of logs in the pards; Howe $4,000 worth
OF supplies and Cunningham $4,000, the sup
niles having been hauled in before snow left for
next winters operations
In Hainesyille, Genwodo and Webbertown
% 600 acres of good timber have been burned.
Loss ST5 600 to 100000.
township averages 10000 acres. and the
a,erag GO value of the lands covered with good
timber is about 81 an On this basis the
fires near Trout Brook have covered, so far as
known about sixty-seven thousand acres, en-
tailing q loss of nearly $4,000. In the state
the loss must exceed million on timber alone.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
PREPARING TO BRING DOWN RAIN
From Smith Mountain Professor Myers Ex-
poets to Dampen the Burning Woods.

Utica, n. Y, June (Special)-Professor Carl E.
Myers of the government balloon farm at Frank
fort has been asked by Major Edward NJ Burns,
superintendent of Nehasane Park. DR. Webb's pre-
serve, u operate with his rainmakng apparatus
from Smith Mountain about 2.150 feet above the
level An exploding balloon. ten twelve feet
in diameter and of from 500 to LOCO cubic feet
pacty is required The balloon bomb is first filed
one-third fun OF oxygen. generated by decomposed
chlorate of potash with heat. The initiation is com
pleted by about tWo-thirs hydrogen gas, generated
from water by the aid of sulphuric acid and iron
filings.
trical expoder by means of a fuse. The CON
cussion which follows the explosion is something
tremendous Professor Myers says his experiments
in rainmaking have been successful In Texas rain
produced in proportion to the efforts made.
The conclusions small and they were fol-
lowed by a sprnkling of rain, while the big ex
plosions followed by copious rainfalls within
a few hours. Present conditions Professor Myers
says. favorable to rainmaking. and he is con-
fdent that he bring about a shower in the
Adrondacks and deaden the fires.
Professor Myers has balloon makers preparing
he efJujrD jrDrr1er
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
RELIEF COMMITTEE NAMED.
Mayor Low Selects Men to Receive Contri-
buttons for Flood Sufferers.

The following statement issued from the
Mayors Office yesterday:
Acting upon the request of the Board of Alder
men with reference TO the sufferers from the foods
but somewhat enlargifg its scope. hereby appoint
the following committee of citizens 10 receive
fributfons Of money and clothing for the succor
OF the people IN distress in the regions affected by
the late disasters caused by flood. tornado and fire
II is understood that all contributions unless
designated for special purpose will be dis
fYabuted at the discretion of the committee.
Cornelius y. Bliss. chairman: James @. Cannon
president Fourth National Bank treasurer; Will
lam r. Gorwine. Eastern Trust Company. secretary
Morris x. Jesup Alexander E Orr. Charles Stew
art Smith Jacob II. Sohiff. J. Edward Simmons A
D Juilliare. william r. King. Francis II. Leggett
Charles I, Bausher. John d. CrirnTnins, George p
Sheldon. Isaac X Seligman. George Z. Victor and
James {. Eames. SETH LOW. Mayor.
Any contributions which may be received at the
Mayors office will 5e transmitted 10 the treasurer
Of the committee. above named. The Mayor
would be pleased 10 have citizens send their future
contributions directly 10 the treasurer of the com
rusff
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
MILES OF CHARRED TREES.
State the Heauiest LOser-4dTOn-
dack Fires Due to Caretessness.

Giens Falls n. Y, June 6.-According to teie-
grams received here late this afternoon conai
tions are less favorable for the exuhguishihs VI
forest fires than they were twenty-1our hours
earlier In DISPATCHES from Newcombe and
North Creek it said that a strong "ihu
was coming up and that hard sunday "ofA
was anticipated.
Thus far the State has been TIE hea'iest
loser on the Hudson River watershed. Eignt
townships living in the Indian Lake and Cedar
River region in parts of Warren, Hamilton ana
Essex counties have been burned over inese
are townships Nos. 13, IA, 10, 10, IL o. Oh anu
81 Conservative estimates place the ai'"
timber lands devastated in these townships a'
nearly $4,000 acres. Some of the purhea 80
has been burned twice. The first TIME y "a
burned over the damage was conparsa'e'
slight but the second burning stripped 'he A
and all vegetable covering from the gfouio anu
,,o srs ,yorked around the roots Of the trees
and these. under the pressure of strong wiha'
were blown over,
Jumbermen who arrived here from inaiah
Lake this afternoon say the country pe'"e.n
that point and Blue Mountain Lake pfesen.1
a wild scene of desoiation. For miles there 10
nothing but charred timber Cedars ana Do'
sans are stripped as bare of verdufe as pe"f
poles One IumberInan says he cilmoea peeNe
two rocks near the highway to get oet'et We
the moss He went up TO his knee' ou' "ie
out his foot quickly. Underneath the s'eeh
crust of the moss was bed of Goals. 1t was saio
that the fire will work along under the moss anu
the crust of dried vegetation for long distances
and break out in exposed places. Inls ihus-
trates one of the difficulties which the forest nre
fighters encounter.
The fire will not spread rapidly IN the hsi
wood timber owing to the excessive green fo'i-
age. but the moment 1t strikes a spruce OF 'si
sam 1t is like putting match to sRyfocAe''
and the flames rise in the air often twenty iee'
above the tree tops. Had it not been ior lne
vigilance and the prompt work OF the iuiiIoI,
compa nies much more of the State forests wou,u
have been burned. The companies IN ofoei -
protect their own property have been cofnpeiieu
to fight fire on State land, and in great many
instances have advanced the FUNDS 10 pay e eiio
men who have been called out oV Inc III
wardens. A. t,r,
The GREATER menace to the forests is the euth-
ing of fallow The utter disregard TOT conSe
ouences by some of the natives is Illustrated py
man living near North Hudson, VINO o"leu
small garden patch. He burned his falloW eaiS
in the week, after having been warned hot =.
nv the fire warden The fire got away IroiIi
him and ran north for twenty miles, Whele ~
was met by q fire from the Lake fiac'u i couIi
trv These two fires undoubtedly feSpohai
bIe for the enormous loss TO tmper anu ~
camps near Mounts Mcintyre and marcy. ms
man will be arrested as soon as the olncers con
find him. and the lumber companies propose "
push the prosecution.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
BEATEN OUT IN THE FOOTHILLS.
Flames Raging on the Highlands Which
Rain Alone Can Subdue.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO 'aE TRIBr.E.I !

Saratoga, NY, June 6-Sroke and ashes from
the innumerable fires in the Adirondacks to-day
almost obscured the sum- the struggling rays of
which were a yellowish tint. There being no
prevailing wind, the fire fighters made percepu-
BILE progress in the lower foothills. but the un-
bearabIe heat and binding smoke prevented
anything of an effective character being done
i'm the highlands where nothing but an inun-
dating downpour can check the progress of the
devastating element.
The principal fires tonight are i'll the sections
known as Cedar River, Whitney Tract, Rae
quette Lake Waumbek. Long Lake Lake Placid
and Tupper Lake. There is no rainstorm in
sight
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
LIFE LOST FIGHTING FIRES.
William Howe, of Lake Placid, Smothered
Irving to Save Adirondack Lodge
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUHn.l


Ogdensburg. June civilian Howe, OF bahe
Placid, was hemmed in by the flames While nsht-
ing forest fires near the foot of Mount Marcy
in the Adirondacks yesterday afternoon ana
smothered to death by smoke. Howe went OUT
with a party of from Lake Placid 1hurs-
day afternoon Fires which had been smouioef-
ing for weeks were famed into blaze by the
wind which blew gale all through that sec
tion on Thursday The men fought hard all
the afternoon in their efforts to save the Adron-
dack Lodge property. which was burned during
the night, and yesterday, without rest, they
continued to fight to get the fire under con-
troll
It was thought that Howe was exhausted
by his long struggle against the flames This is
the first life that has been lost while hghting
fires in this section far.
Tupper Lake is in a high state or excite
ment The lower end of the town. from the
railroad junction up, is built on foundations OF
sawdust and waste wood. The least spark VIII
result in a horrible fire. Work in the three
big lumber mills at Tupper Lake is practlcaly
suspended as all the men are hf;ltlns nres
or doing patrol duty. Only three persons arrived
in Tupper Lake from NewYork to-day on the
sleepers and business is at a standstlll.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
H0PEWELL CAPE BURNED.
Fires from the Woods Spread Through a
New-Brunswick Town.

Hopewell Cape, n. B.. June 6.-Twenty-fVe
houses are in ashes and financial loss of more
than 100000 has resulted from the fire which
swept through this locality yesterday. For two
or three days flames had been running in the
woods, and yesterday they rushed down on the
town. The greater part of the place was laid
in ruins and the fire travelled on down the
shore The flames did not make clean sweep,
but many of the best residences and the court
house were destroyed. A steamer built for
operation on the Petitcodiac River and the old
steamer Delta were burned.
Warren Dixon, the principal owner of the
steamers was a heavy loser his dwelling house
and store having been burned, besides the YES
sells
Hopewell Cape is the shire town of Albert
County and is one of the leading shipping ports
of the maritime provinces. The residents are
largely wealthy shipowners and sea captains.