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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1893
Page
2
Notice outlines subscription options including one year and six months with cash payments and money orders. Advises readers not to mail advertising requests and to include post office name and signature. Mentions a renewal label date indicating time is out and asks readers to reference ads.
A broad column collection notes reform rhetoric and political shifts in the South and Midwest. It references Butler as tyrant, mentions an elevator fire in St Louis, and reports on Populists and Democrats uniting for a U.S. Senate vote. It covers Kansas and North Carolina politics, banking profits, and a push for civil service reforms under new postal rules.
The article discusses a legislature ban on free passes for State officers and lawmakers while editors remain exempt. It argues that passes create suspicion of influence, notes calls for repeal, and warns the current legislature would lose public regard if it reverses the law.
The Atlanta Journal argues South Carolina leads the New South in cotton manufacture growth. It cites more operatives, looms, and spindles than any Southern state, with new factories equal to four states combined, and ranks Palmetto State second to Massachusetts in overall Union output.
The Farmers' Voice condemns opposition to a graduated income tax and argues taxation should target income above living expenses. It cites Jay Gould evading taxes as evidence of inequities and urges constitutional changes to ensure fairer assessment for the wealthy and reform-minded tax policy.
A reader critiques tariff changes in 1890 Schedule A noting contradictory percent changes. Coal tar colors stay at 35 and 20 percent while oxide of cobalt rises from 20 to 30 percent. many coloring materials and ether see varied reductions or increases. peppermint oil jumps to 80 cents per gallon, magnesia and Epsom salts show shifts. author promises weekly follow ups and urges saving papers.
Legislators debate the six percent interest bill with many supporting its passage. Opponents warn it will drive capital from the state and hinder investment while some argue market forces set rates as money remains plentiful in New York and scarce in the South.
Speaker argues against high usury and 6 percent bills, noting national and state bonds pay 4 percent. He contends most citizens are not money-lenders and that laws favoring the many over the few align with democracy. He urges Democratic legislation to keep capital in North Carolina.
The text argues that the New York Cotton Exchange will relocate to Canada if a bill passes. It notes the Louisiana Lottery will move to Honduras and criticizes grain and livestock exchanges, claiming they harm farmers. It asserts the country would benefit from ending lotteries and exchanges and support anti option legislation.
The State printing question returns every two years with three Raleigh editors vying for the post. Public interest is tepid as long as printing is needed. Some argue the office should be abolished and a printing house contracted directly to cut costs. The Legislature should investigate and reduce expenses to a sound economic basis.
Hon J G Blaine died in Washington City at 11 o'clock Friday morning. He was a Republican who remained steadfast in honesty as his party shifted. Described as one of the brainiest men of modern times, his colleagues say he was too honest for his party and deserved to lead.
The Mountain Creek Club at Bostick’s Mills North Carolina, in 1886 purchasing through a member committee saved over 1000 dollars. The report in The Progressive Farmer suggests if 2000 Alliances used a similar agency, price concessions could grow proportionally, prompting broader adoption of the State Business Agency.
The article accuses Tillman of promoting a sectional, non-partisan Alliance to wreck the organization. It claims North South rifts are exploited by Polk era rivals and notes leaders of two old parties oppose neighborly ties, aiming to inflame sectionalism.
Fragmented political rhetoric argues that Wall Street schemes threaten farmers and that Tillman and allies must unite across sections. The piece urges Alliance members to resist sectionalism and support reform to counter perceived exploitation and boost common interests.
The Fifty first Congress approved over 8 million dollars for federal buildings, with state by state allocations. North Carolina, District of Columbia, and several southern states receive notable shares, while the West and Northwest show higher per-building counts. The piece urges readers to study the figures and notes that appropriations bills originate in the House.
A fragmented notice proposes sending ten cents to Washington for a political economy lesson titled Points for Discussion and Questions. It urges lodge members to request ten copies of the materials as exercises for study and debate.
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