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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07

loch's charges was true-al this IS
but one case of many in which MrS
Payne is said to have shown insin-
cerity in the Observation-Disclosures
Rural Voice.
Nor is the apparently successful
corner in cotton a favorable COM
mercial factor, though it has carried
cotton for July and August delivery
above IA cents a pound, which of
course is a very profitable figure for
those who have real cotton to sell.
But most of the real cotton in sight
seems to be owned by "King' Brown
of New Orleans, and his clique of
bull operators. Cotton mills in New
England are shutting down because
they can't afford to buy cotton at
current prices; and those who have
it prefer to sell their stocks on hand,
because there is more profit in tax
ing cash for it than in making it into
cloth in the present or prospective
state of the market. Foreign manu-
facturers are making every effort to
open up new sources of supply for
their material, so as not to be de-
pendent upon hal of the United
States. Cotton is already raised to
a considerable extent in Central Asia
and India, as well as in Egypt, and
there is almost indefinite room for
expansion by the use of European
capital and the adoption of improved
methods which it would facilitate.
Besides, the opportunity of cotton
culture in Africa is believed to be
very great, and both Great Britain
and Germany are preparing for ex-
periments in hat direction. In both
these directions the cotton corner
may do incalculable harm.-Country
Gentleman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07
Effect of the Cotton Corner.

1t appears that it is New Orleans
spectators who hove cornered the
supply of cotton and run the price
for July and August delivery to IA
cents. The Durham Herald truly re-
marks that 12-cent cotton at this
season does more harm than good,
since the farmers are not benefited
and the mills are losers; and the
New York Journal of Commerce OBJ
serves that simultaneously with this
fictitious price and the prospect of
higher, "come additional reports of
cotton mills in New England shut
ting down in consequence of the
cost of material" and further, that
"the spectators in cotton r sup
plementing the efforts of striking
labor unions to injure the cotton
manufacturing industry of the coun-
try, simply because they have a
pense of each other and of those en-
gagged in legitimate business" 1t
continues that they are stimulating
the efforts OF foreign manufacturers
to open up new sources of supply,
and while we do not consent that the
primacy of the South is seriously
threatened in this industry by the
possibilities which Central Asia and
India, Egypt and Africa present, yet
it is justified in its criticism of the
predatory methods" of the specula-
tors and in its denunciation of them
as "bandits and pirates of COM
MERGE" Undoubtedly they are, for
their own benefit, doing infinite dam
age to men who are interested in cot
ton on a legitimate basis, but unhap-
PLY they cannot be reached by law
and there is no avenue to their hearts
and consciences through which they
may be appealed to.-Charlotte OBJ
server.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07
Boom in Kansas for Judge Clark.

Topeka, Kan, July "a big edi-
ton of Bryan's paper containing a
Presidential boom for Walter Clark,
is being circulated in Kansas. Clark
is Bryan's choice, Bryan says he IS
the greatest man in the country and
is close to the people. It is Bryan's
idea that the next fight is to be be-
tween the powers of p~lutocracy and
the "plain common people" Bryans
boom for Clark is addressed especial
ly to the people of Kansas, and his
effort is to offset the movement to
carry Kansas for Grover Cleveland
or some other "gold bug" in the next
Democratic national convention
Bryan argues that there can be no
compromise with Oevelandism'
which he declares is exaggerated Re
publicanism. He says that Roose-
welt is preferable to Cleveland. Bryan
wants Kansas to come out good ana
strong for Clark and show plutocracy
that they have not re~pudiated d
Chicago and Kansas City platforms:
Walter Clark is Chief Justice Oh
the North Carolina Supreme Court
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07

committee of which Representat;vo
Joseph Cannon was chairman. T.
further appears that Representative
Joseph Sibley is a stakeholder IN
the company and it is rumored that
Representative Cannon and other in.
fuential politicians are also. Tho
company sells to the government
goods amounting to approximately
100000 annually. The father-in-
law of Mr.. Sibley is president of the
company and his son-in-law is the
Washington representative. Refer
ring to the subject of members Of
Congress being stockholders in COM
panies which sell supplies to the gov
eminent, a prominent official said
to-day that the practice was becom-
ing a fearful abuse. He said that
once such stock was purchased or ac-
cepted there existed a constant temp
tation to make liberal if not extrava-
CANT, appropriations for the pur-
chase of the products of such com
panies and, in his estimation, the
loss occasioned to the government
thereby was not less than $780, 900
a year.
THE SPEAKER TO PREVENT ANY FIEAN.
CIAL LEGISLATION
CONSERVATION has been created
among Eastern politicians and bus
mess men by the announcement that
Speaker-to-be Cannon, in his capacity
of Speaker, will not permit the con-
sideration of any financial legisla-
ton at the next session of Congress.
The Aldrich subcommittee has de-
voted considerable time this summer
to drafting a somewhat
along the lines of the Aldrich bill
which it has been anticipated would
be passed early in the next session
and there is little doubt that the
measure will pass the Senate, but I'M
der the existing rules of the House
the Speaker is all powerful and it is
regarded as doubtful if the opposi-
ton of Mr.. Cannon, if he persists in
it, can be overcome. There is already
some talk of changing the rules of
the House as soon as Congress con-
venes but the tremendous power of
the Speaker, who has it in his power
to make all the committee appoint
ments, is a difficult thing to contend
with. A. B.. M.
Washington, D. O., July 4, 1908.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07
GENERAL NEWS
WHAT THE DISPATCHES TELL.
The News Boiled Down and Presented in
Convenient Form for Busy Readers.


In 1897 there was in Atlanta but one
Catholic church, with a membership
of 1000; now there are two churches
with more than 5000 worshippers.
Senator Pettus takes a gloomy
view of the outlook for the Demo
cratic Party in the next Presidential
campaign. He thinks inter-party
quarrels will prevent the Democrats
from going into the campaign with
any chance of winning.
Attorney-G General Bell and District
Attorney Bee, in the name-of the
State of Texas, have fled the first
suit ever entered against a labor
union under the antitrust law, seek
ing to recover heavy penalties and
asking an injunction restraining the
union and officers from making and
continuing a boycott that has been
called.
In an address at the Yale com
mencement on Monday Andrew d.
White, former president of Cornell
and ambassador to Germany, called
upon the m~illionaires of America to
give $14,OOO,OOO to the universities
of this country for professorships
and fellowships in public affairs, pol
itics, administration, American his
tory and kindred studies.
The Mississippi prohibitionists who
have established political headquar-
tiers at Jackson, have sent letters to
all the candidates for the Legisla-
ture, asking them to pledge them
selves to vote for a prohibition
amendment to the State Constitu-
ton. While a majority of the can
didates have not yet answered this
query, all who have answered have
expressed willingness to vote for the
amendment and submit the question
of constitutional prohibition to the
popular vote.
One of the most embarrassing
things in connection with the pres
ent situation is the personality of
the present Postmaster General. No
other man in that position ever en-
joyed so little of public confidence in
this very direction as does Mr..
Payne, although it must be said for
him that the troubles which now have
torn the department asunder are not
of his making, but are the heritage
of past crookedness which has come
down to him. But as a spokesman
of the spoilsmen, as a man known
to be partisan first, last and all the
time, Mr.. Payne's own conduct in
the matter of the present ~investiga-
ton has only confirmed the suspi-
cions of the people that he will not
let the truth be known, no matter
at what cost he suppresses it. His
attempt to laugh down the Tulloch
charges, followed by his attack upon
ex-Cashier Tulloch's character, fol
lowed in turn by his insistence that
Tulloch's charges were a reflection
upon the late President Mckinley
and then, last of all, the compelled
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
New Rural Mail Delivery Regulations
The Postofice Scandal.

Postofice Investigation was an
nounced to-day. It consists of the
adoption of a new policy in the adj
ministration of the rural free deliv-
cry service whereby Congressional
districts will be hereafter ignored
and the service installed only as con-
ditions warrant it. It is explained
that heretofore there has been the
most insistent pressure brought by
members of Congress who regarded
the establishment of rural routes in
their districts as essential to their
political success and in many in
stances such routes have been estab-
lished, regardless of the warrant for
so doing. So serious had this condi-
ton become that Postmaster General
Payne regarded it as a serious men
ace to the business-like administra-
ton of the Postofice Department and
as threatening to saddle the Depart
ment with a deficit as large or larger
than that occasioned by former
abuses of the second-class privilege.
POLITICAL INFLUENCE AND RURAL
DELIVERY.
Under the administration of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Gener
al Bristow, all this is to be changed.
Hereafter the only relation which
members of Congress will sustain to
the free delivery service will be in
the presentation to the Department
of petitions from their constituents
asking that rural routes be establish
ed. The clamor of insistent Con-
gressmen that the routes in their
districts be first inspected will prove
unavailing; the Inspector going into
a State will take up the petitions in
the order in which they have been
filed and will report without preju-
dice the advantages and disadvan-
NdSGS VI tIIC pIOpOOCo 1OuGCOs A1IOOC
routes which will serve the greatest
number of patrons will be first es-
tablished, whether the districts be
Republican or Democratic, and,
the rule that every route
must be approximately 25 miles long
and serve at least 100 persons will
be adhered to. It is appreciated that
the new policy will meet with the
most vigorous opposition from Con-
gressmen who desire to strengthen
their political fences by means of
the free delivery service, but MI.
Bristow has the assurance of the
Postmaster General that he will re-
ceive hearty support in his policy of
administering his bureau for the best
interest of the government, regard
less of the political fortunes of indi-
vidual members of Congress.
ANOTHER PosToFFICE SCANDAL.
Some interesting facts are coming
to light in connection with the in
vestigation of the General Minfold-
ing Company of Franklin, Pa. As
has been told in these letters. this
company makes a patented duplicat-
ing paper which it sells to the gov
eminent ac O roC771+ &c .
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10

Voting against it were Beasley. Justice.
Pharr. ~Pritchard, Spence and White.
There was applause when 1t won.
The bill OF Senator White amending the
Law of 1901. relative to the distribution
of the second 800 600 to the PNoilc
Schools of the State was adopted with
amendments by Senators White aud Mann,
tba latters being TO reduce by a small
ner cent. the mounts reserved to build
school holuses.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10
THE FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
Col. John 8. Cunningham Talks About its Prog.
ress and Fair Prospects.

Col. job S. Cunningham, president Of
the North Carolina Farmers Protective
Association, said of the outlook of the
association, that the farmers in the
State are taking a deep interest il the
movement. He added:
1.-THE time has come when the farmers
in all of the counties of the State should
organize. The recent heavy decline in
the price of tobacco, in so short a space
OF time, leaves the farmers in an un-
decided condition as to what to do. For
many years prior to 1901 and 1902 to-
bacco was very low, and now while to-
bacco and cotton has been selling we'll,
it is advisable and wise to prepare to
meet the conditions which now confront
us.
THE farmers who take an interest,
and joint the association, Will profit by
it in many ways. The necessity OF
growing ones supplies upon the farm.
and not getting all of these things from
the North, and West, is exceedingly
important. The question of labor is
giving the farmers much concern, not
only in North Carolina, but in other
States.
There is much to be learned b. a
careful study of the present conditions
that confront us. Labor-saving ma
chimes must be used by our farmers.
Our farmers must pay attention to
the raising of cattle, hogs. sheep and
corn, wheat, oats, peas, clover, as we'll
as tobacco and cotton.
"The farmers will find it to their ad-
vantage to use a high grade Of fertilizer,
and to make a careful study of the kind
of fertilizers best suited to their soils,
and crops to be grown.
Our organization has been perfected,
and meetings are being held and or
ganiZers are in the field and / am re-
ceiving letters, not only from all over
North Carolina, but other States, ap-
proving of the organization and thei"
desire to join it. and to promote the
organization and to build it up.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10
IN CHR|ST'S CAUSE
The Y. M. G.. A. of North Car
DINA Convene.
+. C.. Abbott Elected Presideni---Annual Re-
ports Read---Federation of Association in
the CaroIinas Probable.

Especial to the News and Observer
Winston-Salem, n. c., March THE
twenty-seventh annual convention of the
North Carolina Young Mems Christian
Associations opened here tonight.
After a song service, Chairman Hanna,
Of the State Executive Committee, sub
United his annual report which showed
that the past year had been a prosrer-
Gus one for the various local associa-
tons. The State committee expended
So, $685. 80 during the year. The receipts
were 50, 1885, "a. Another report made
showed that the receipts for foreign
missions last year were $32S.56.
Officers of the convention were elected
as follows:
President, F. C. Abbott, of Charlotte
Wce-Presidents, H. L. Smith, of
Davidson College; B. ]. Sheppard and
K. B. Crawford, of Winston-Salem.
Secretary, E. Mcdonald, Of University;
assistants, r. NJ. Harper, of University,
and r.. NJ. Alexander, of Wake Forest.
State Secretary Knebel appealed to
the delegates to refrain from the use of
tobacco while attending the convention.
The pulpits of the various city
churches will be occupied tomorrow by
Y. NJ. C.. A. visitors.
A mass meeting will be held tomorrow
afternoon for men. State Secretary
Coulter, of Virginia, will deliver his
famous address on The Chains that
Bind"
The attendance upon the convention is
unusually large.
1t is probable that a federation of the
associations in North and South Caro-
lima will be effected at this convention.
This will be N the interest both OF
economy and efficiency.
Following the convention there will be
a conference of the employed officers
Of the two States, at which time the
foreign field and its need will especially
be considered. An effort Will be made tC
secure full support for a foreign secre-
tary tbs year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10
Proceedings of Legislature.
(Continuer from Page Fve.)

towns derived their powers from the
General Assembly.
He considered the bill an excellent one.
and not by any means too drastic. Surely
IA hours a day was enough to ply cry
trade. There was real temperance in
the bill.
Nh. Parker, of Halifax, likewise con-
sidered this the only real temperance
r easure that had been before the Legis-
iature.
Mr.. Woodley, Of Chowan: Amend by
excepting the town Of Edenton.
General Davidson counseled leaving
these matters to the towns themselves.
He cited the experience Of Asheville to
show the force of this.
D,. Alexander, of Tyrrell, supported
the bill.
Dr.. Alexander, of Mecklenburg, asked
if the town authorities regulated this
matter as it should be regulated. He
then proceeded to speak for his bill on
the mora, side. There could be no OPP
position on that line. No that the Watts
bill had passed, the drinking men of the
rural districts would rush to the towns
and there would be more debauchery liz
the towns than ever before.
DR.. Alexander then called the previous
question.
Mr.. Woodley's amendment was lost,
The bill passed second reading by a
vote of 50 to 20.
Those voting aye were Messrs. Alex
ander of Mecklenburg, Alexander of Tyr
rell, Beasley, Bowman, Britt, Bullard,
Cowan, Croker, Curtis, Daniel Of Vance
Daniel of Warren, DeHart, Erwin. Foy
Freeman of Mecklenburg, Gay, Gluyas
Goode, Graham, Graham, Hall, Hami
ton, Hamlin, Harrington of Harnett, Har-
rington of Moore, Hinton, Hunter, Jar
1ett, King, Kreeger Leeper, Little, Love
Mason, Micnael, Moore Morphew, Mac,
Call, Mcneil McRae, Newland, Gilman
Parker of Halifax. Ray, Riddick, Kicks
Rucker, ShiPman, Siler, Smith, Stevenson
Thomas, Walters, Warren, Watts, West
Whitaker of Guilford, Whitaker of Wake
White of Halifax, Willis.-Ayes, SO.
Those voting no were Messrs. Benbow
Rryan, Carlton, Davidson, Dockery
Drewry, Etheridge, Fuller, Grant
Hughes, Luther, Morton, Nissen, Quicke1
Self, Shelton, Stubs, Sugg, Thompson
Woodley.-Noes, 20.
The House took recess at 2 oclocl
until 4:3O p. N.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10
Thursday Nights Session.
SENATE.

The Senate bagan it's experimenting
at night on the bill to make it lawful
for railroads to furnish free passes to
eX-Confederate soldiers. 1t had been in
troduced by Senator Wellborn and the
Committee on Pensions, gave it a favor
able report.
This amendment was offered by Sena-
tor Webb: provided that such ex-Con-
federate soldier be on the pension roll"
The amendment was adopted.
Senator WelibOrn wanted the bill to
apply to all ex-Confederates. The bill
was ~antagonized by Senator Pharr, who
expressed opposition to all railroad free
passes. So did Senator Justice who de-
clared thai the influence Of such was
bad and that the people had clearly
shown this. He moved to refer to the
Committee on Railroads but by a vote of
II to Is the bill was put on it's third
reading, and the ayes had been called
when Senators Brown and Pharr OBJ
jected to its third reading. They were
too late but Senator Pharr was declared
to be in order when he asked to debate
the bill. He declared that he was not
to be classed as in opposition to the ex-
Confederates but opposed the idea Of free
passes.
Senator London spoke for the bill. He
said that the inmates of the Soldiers
Home We're allowed this, and exclaimed
tFor Heavens sake allow the pensioners
to have these passes if the railroads give
them"
Senator Glenn urged the bill vigor-
ously. AS he cried out THANK Cod" he
was interrupted by Senator Justice who
inquired about other people having been
given free passes by railroads. He dis
claimed any knowledge of such and Sen
aort Justice said Why, don't you know
that the Southern railroad, for which
you have worked was indicted for this.
Glenn: These were for persons en-
ployed."
Justice: why, it was a man working
for the government, one Halliburton
Senator Glenn declared he had come
side in the discussion.
Senator Travis considered the bill an
entirely different one from others here
tofOre presented. as it threw safeguards,
as to residence, requiring five years and
the act only applying to cases previous
to 1903.
1t was because people did not live up
to the Bible that divorce laws We're
needed. There We're many instances
where divorces We're necessary and
where the lives Of both would be happier,
even though there was no Bible cause.
to the Legislature years past and found
legislators with passes who were not in
1uenced by them. The law forbidding
passes in North Carolina he declared
was a relic of Populism and he wanted it
wiped out that he wished that State Off
GERS, judges and others might receive
them.
Senator Milton declared that he was
opposed to passes but These old ex-
Confederates who, without owning slaves,
had gone to the front and offered their
lives should be allowed to receive them"
The bill passed by a vote of SO to G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10
Work Of the Flfty-seventh Congress
(By the Associated Press.)

- tiS iCoot
Washington, D. c., March 4.-The num-
Der of bills introduced during the FIFTY.
seventh Congress aggregated 1860, of
which 1913 were reported and more than
1000 passed. The House calendar is
nearer cleared at the close of this CON-
gress than it ever has been before, only
% bills remaining undisposed of. In the
Fifty-ffth Congress 2,114 bills were re-
ported and 1,473 passed, in the Fifty
sixth, 2,7S7 were reported and 2,204
passed. The nearest approach to the
number of bills introduced in the Fifty
seventh Congress was in the Fifty-sixth
Congress when 1889 were brought in,
and the greatest numbe reported was
in the Forty-ninth Congress, the aggre-
gate being 4.1S1.
The number of private bills passed by
this Congress have been exceedingly
large.
Fifteen members of the House died
during the Congress just closed, an un-
usually large number.