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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1893
Page
2
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A compilation of reform and political notes from the Alliance period includes calls for land descriptions to box 873 in Hamilton, N Y, remarks on reform literature spread, and commentary on tariffs and trusts. It notes a new paper in Charlotte by Samuel Archer, price movements in cotton, state legislatures favoring government ownership, and updates from President Butler, with local alliances and farm tax displays. It also covers publisher actions, catalog launches, and academic commencement plans at Trinity College Durham, along with Kansas trust prosecutions and force bill debates.
The Progressive Farmer argues Indiana faces heavier debt, citing per capita figures, mortgage totals from 1880 to 1890, farm mortgage shares, and a higher overall real estate indebtedness than South Carolina. The piece notes Indiana’s population growth and lack of cotton farming as contrasts.
The Atlanta Journal mocks Wall Street morals and bankers like Rufus Hatch Russell Sage Cyrus Field and Jay Gould. It argues that pension discharges and industry calamity loom as ex players draw pensions and financiers manipulate markets.
The News and Observer urges development of hop cultivation in North Carolina. Citing Mr. A. L. Jones of Hamilton New York and The Progressive Farmer Bulletin, editors advocate diversifying agriculture, using idle lands for hop fields, and inviting skilled hop growers to immigrate. The paper promises to publish forthcoming Jones articles and to relay reader communications to Mr. Jones.
A satirical piece mocks President Cleveland as a fisherman using a glass bottle trap while railing at McKinley era policies. It warns of bank failures, rising mortgage debt, and the cost of public schooling, urging action on four months’ schooling for all children and criticizing both reform and monopoly media.
The Alliance officers and attorneys refused to name any member who would favor repeal or amendment of the charter when questioned by the Senate agriculture committee. W F Tomlinson of Asheville sent a letter asserting the State Alliance committee recommends legislation, and the committee now holds the matter, with defense or denial awaiting. The Progressive Farmer invites any response.
Fragmentary letter or editorial note attacking farmers and urging action. The writer, claiming education, portrays farmers as manipulated by plutocrats. Tone political and accusatory with concealed authorship hints.
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