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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1896
Page
6
Zeke Bileins shares a nostalgic reminiscence about a mighty December snow. He recalls Graham Haywood comparing to historic snows of the fifties and describes sledding with children, playful falls, and memories of younger days. He mentions Betey and a playful warning about risky snowballing.
Judge Robinson extended the injunction barring directors from leasing the Atlantic and N C Railroad to a Goldsboro syndicate. Deputy Collector E A Moffitt of Randolph County was killed by Lee Turner, a Montgomery County moonshiner, on Friday night. Moffitt fired back, killing Turner. Two Black men who attacked A C Avery Jr of Morganton, son of Judge Avery, have been arrested and taken to Charlotte. Avery is expected to recover.
A discussion argues that wheat prices rose under gold standard but may align with silver under free coinage. It notes foreign demand raised prices, suggests with free silver wheat would average $1 or more, and urges a financial system stabilizing prices. It also claims advertising in a widely circulated paper, Tot Progressive Farmer, draws customers from distant areas.
J W Dexmark reports an executive meeting to raise funds for a state shoe factory, aiming $10,000 to employ hands for a year. $3,000 remains, $750 received, with planned county and sub-alliance meetings January 9 to February 1. Tannery in operation, hides accepted at market price, leather used for cash, and price lists to resume in Progressive Farmer. Fraternity calls for renewed support, partisan politics set aside, and active alliance service.
The piece recounts eccentric election wagers across American towns. In Boston a bettor shaved half his moustache, two college students turned a hand organ into entertainment, and others paid bets with farm work, weddings, or parades. Philadelphia favorites included a peanut race, a hearse ride, and push-cart feats amid crowds. Milwaukee hosts two men who vowed to leave the country if their candidate won, and many bets featured unusual punishments and public demonstrations.
Professor J M Tiernan, returning from Mexico en route to Chicago, notes strong mining prospects near the Pacific in Mexico. He says Mexico is the most prosperous country, capital flows are high, labor is well paid, and silver dollars are the sole currency, with his mining interests growing rapidly.
The Sylvan Valley News weighs party strategy as Democrats hold the balance of power in shaping the next State and Congressional tickets. It warns that a Democratic tilt could push the legislature toward Populists, while party splits threaten reform unity and control from Currituck to Pisgah.
The Alliance tannery at Hillsboro is in operation with improved hide processing. Leather dealers expect rapid output and the shoe factory should begin by March, after a slow start due to delays. Officials urge cautious progress in these critical times to avoid failure.
Alliance brethren are urged to gather and ship hides to Bro. T Ivey of Hillsboro for top market prices. Hides may be exchanged for leather at half value if the sender accepts not less than two sides. Fair treatment promised.
A dense timetable lists daily and Sunday trains from Charlotte to Norfolk, Greensboro, Goldsboro, Wilmington, and beyond. It notes express and local services, through sleeping cars, dining and parlor cars, and no-change routes via Selma, Raleigh, Asheville, and other points, with connections to Norfolk, Washington, and Richmond. Officials W H Green, W A Turk, and J M Cuxup are cited.
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