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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1900
Page
2
From Col. Polk's Salutatory February 10, 1836 the Progressive Farmer declares state political aims. It pledges to favor industrial and personal interests of the people, speak fearlessly, defend right, condemn wrong, and serve the whole state without master or faction.
The piece lists T B Parker secretary of the State Farmers Alliance speaking at Bethel Church near White Croce in Oarge county on Saturday April 14 at 1 o’clock. It notes public invitation and urges attendance at the County Alliance meeting while reporting Boer leader Joubert's death and Boer prospects. It discusses growing Grange activity and rising publishing costs affecting subscriptions. It ends with a reminder to overdue subscribers to remit payment.
The issue highlights an article by W J Groome of Guilford county explaining the Jordan plan in detail. It also notes Prof Gerald McCarthy's rice culture piece and reports on the Agriculture Department's new Japanese rice variety seed packages.
A Progressive Farmer correspondence explains dry rot or black scab in sweet potatoes is a fungal growth from manure use. No cure exists for stored or sprouting potatoes. prevent by selecting healthy seed, avoiding manure on fertilizing, and using commercial fertilizer instead of stable-yard manure.
Editorial urges replacing platitudes with real action on four month public schooling as required by the state constitution. It argues for an amended constitutional provision to ensure education for voters without denying rights, warns against political manipulation, and notes the State Dairymen’s Association meeting being postponed.
A Progressive Farmer dispatch reviews the Carnegie Steel saga, Frick’s suit over stock value, and the birth of a giant trust. The piece cites profits, tax avoidance, tariff protection, and calls on voters to study the trust problem and act. It notes Carnegie’s compromise with Frick and warns farmers about hidden costs in steel prices and national policy.
A correspondent asks whether the entire proposed constitutional amendment would fail if Section 5 the grandfather clause is found unconstitutional. The editor argues the sections are interdependent, so if Section 5 is struck the whole amendment falls. cites Judge Cooley and a January 1900 Illinois case to support the view.
The article reviews Mr W B Harwood’s portrait of the British government telegraph system after 1870. It notes aims to reduce private tolls and prevent privatization, reporting that by 1899 telegram use rose sharply and costs fell. It cites staff growth from under 300 in 1869 to about 3000 in London, with substantial annual maintenance and a surplus after deficits.
A review summarizes pieces in the Atlantic Monthly Review of Reviews, Century and The Delineator. It notes professor Harry Pratt Judson’s discussion of Congress powers and frontier possessions, and highlights Dr Gree Peckham Murray on the fevers of childhood. It touts Kipling and G D Roberts for animal stories and mentions Miss Sidmore’s travel piece and Benjamin Wood’s serial about hardships at sea.
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