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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1895
Page
4
Bill Nye narrates a satirical Washington page filled with anecdotes at the White House and Capitol. He lampoons finances, receptions, etiquette, and society, including a climb up the Washington Monument, corny notices, and a jibe at anonymous contributors. Nye signs off as BILt NYsg.
F. W. Moszey of Clinton Iowa critiques cream raising schemes, denounces self styled inventors and patent claims, and argues for knowledge of the Swedish system and proper practice over gimmicks and fraud. The letter cites 1877 submerging milk claims, patent expiry, and the neglect of agricultural professors to embrace proven methods.
A compilation features quotes from reform papers praising bold, patriotic arguments and warning against economic misrule. It highlights calls for cheaper dollars, agricultural prosperity, and political reform, with many regional voices urging vigilance against elite power and financial manipulation.
The piece explains the origin of horsepower named by James Watt and cited in the Magdeburger Zeitung. It recounts an early watt engine powering the Witbread brewery pumps and a horse labor test lifting 168 pounds three feet per second, noting this was exceptional and not the true measure of average horse power, which is about 65 to 70 pounds.
The American Home Building and Loan Association of Richmond Va reports a splendid first 11 months with over 15 000 shares in force and more than 100 local branches across Virginia West Virginia the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware and Pennsylvania This strong listing highlights trusted officers led by President Otis H Russell and veteran Col J A Pattee among others The firm asserts prudent lending from stock payments to first mortgages on real estate and limited stock loans with agency contacts available through J A Parris in Richmond VA
A Richmond Evening Star report on Senator Patrick Walsh of Georgia rebuts attacks on the South. It cites bean production statistics showing the South produced 11.8 million of 15 million US bushels. The piece argues Southern progress in trade, morals, and education outpaced other regions despite wartime devastation. It also praises Southern congressional representatives for low rates of corruption.
Jas H Wright Carlton organizer Sixth district with Johnston Wake Durham Granville Vance. C McG Dunn Populi organizer Seventh district Cumberland Robeson Bladen Columbus Brunswick. Elijah W Flake Rockingham organizer Eighth district Harnett Moore Richmond Anson Union Stanly Montgomery. Geo E Hunt Michael organizer Tenth district Guilford Rockingham Stokes Forsyth Davidson Yadkin Surry. J P Sossaman Huntersville organizer Eleventh district Rowan Cabarrus Mecklenburg Gaston Lincoln Iredell. First district Currituck Camden Pasquotank Perquimans Chowan Secor as av. T W Babb Hertford Ninth district Randolph Chatham Orange Person Alamance. J R Means Trinity College Fourth district Don C Sanders Burgaw organizer. Wayne Duplin New Hanover Pender Sampson. Twelfth district Alexander Wilkes Alleghany Ashe Watauga Mitchell Surry. J W Cox Edwardsville George W Hahn Tuscola Fifteenth district Haywood Jackson Swain Macon Graham Clay Cherokee. A W Parker Sylva organizer Fourteenth district Buncombe Yancey Henderson Transylvania Polk.
The Raleigh meeting of the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union on February 8 1895 endorses sweeping reforms. It calls for a national flexible currency with silver and gold at 16 to 1, postal savings banks, land reform reclaiming alien and railroad lands, government ownership of telegraph and telephone, public utilities regulation, and direct election of United States Senators by district voters.
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