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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1897
Page
3
State news item notes Lotta Graham a Black woman died recently in Lowesville Lincoln county weighing over 400 pounds. The roundup cites road conditions in Rowan and various obituaries and local incidents across North Carolina.
A letter from Alamance argues for ending internal Populist quarrels and forging a united reform movement. It urges combining Northwest and Southern reform forces, drafting a single platform, and fielding nominees under a new name to win the 1900 election.
In a heated dispute the Senate and House consider bills to cut railroad, telegraph, telephone, and express charges. Senate committee splits 6 to 6, House committee favors relief. corporations deploy lawyers while critics urge action against monopolies. Voters urged to track roll calls as the fight pits people against corporate power. Exports show growth from 1895 to 1896, reflecting competitive labor amid high prices.
Readers renewals and warm notes to The Progressive Farmer shown by posts from J Ivey Jonas Pasour J D Hampton N Hathaway John Aldridge Joseph Tugwell J M Henson R W Cope A B Womack W B Matthews John Dixon J W Starnes Jasper R Shearin J L Britt N J Walker E J Smith W H Best and a long list of names. The letters praise the paper its role in farming and politics and urge continued weekly delivery amid parties and livestock context. An agricultural note explains soil nutrients being largely inert and only an annual release enables plant growth.
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