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PKOGKEi&fSflM THE G& gtt0gM0 gfltaW t t pot IT - - .editor, i D. H. BKOWDEE, Baqrai Raleigh, N. C. SUBSCRIPTION: Single Subscriber, One Year.... . R it cl. Vnntha flVG tJUUDUlUT:iD Av, .... 10 00 'toe copy one yeaMree, the one' sending Club r Ten. . , Cash Invariably in Advance. Money at our risk, if sent by registered letter or soney order. Advertising Rates quoted on application. Tn nnrramondentt : Write all communications, designed for pubrica f AW ATI rtTlA ni.-1i rf thft Turner onlv. We want Intelligent correspondents In every County In the State. We want fact of Talue, re in ts accomplished of value, experience; of value, plainly and briefly told. One solid, demonstrated 'act, is worth a thousand theories. .. , 3 Addre8 all communications to . Thb Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, 1. C. BALEIGH, N. C, JULY 16; 1889. This paper entered as second-class matter at the Post . .uyicetnjsateigrh-Jt' "J . The Progressive Farmer is the Official Organ of the N. C. Fanners' Association and N. C. State Farmers' Alliance," and the Virginia State Farm- ers' Alliance. uo you want your paper uuauu y . i a another office? State the one at whicn you nave ueeu tjeicxufi - i Do von want vour communication pub-, lished? If so, give us your real name j and your postomce. Our friends in writing to any of I our auverusera, win w.ui j . ing the fact that they saw the advertise- The date on your label tells you when your time is out. OUTRAGEOUSLY BRUTAL AND DISGRACEFUL. ITH what feelings of shudder- W: me horror the American youth t i ,i t j i i I nave reaci OI ine eiauiaiunai uuuiesw i ,JZ,l rt L,,,, where thou. n,athd I w i""rwi;: W t SrehorherTntre arena Ttc Tgratify a brutal and barbarous desire among culture the bullfights of Spam and IT : 1 T,,x V. Jnni.t n nHnanoa I tl i, vtt I rr ,nnlftll.M; them. What a sad and deplorable I i - I comment on our uoasteu uviiuuu, was the brutal and barbarous pje ??x J :xv, qv Micoiaoirm? bttween those brutes in human form is to be said of the hundreds who trav- elled thousands of miles and the thou- sands who flocked hither from New Orleans to witness it? Sullivan will return to his home in cultured Bos ton" to be applauded and lionized by wi ntiL ht.i1 crranH ovations o rlf rlnr-irfcr r,,.r,t. W9.rS lj uiv - 0 J have had much to say about relics of barbarism." Every consideration of decency and self respect demands that the people should put their seal of condemnation on the American Drize fiehter. He is a foul and dis- graceful blot on our civilization and should be stamped out without mercy, They and their aiders and bettors, when caught in any btate, should at once be introduced to the ball and chain, the mortar-hod and the anvil in the penitentiary, ana required to give exhibitions of their muscle power With this distribution of lands, giv for twelve hours every day for ten ins to its millions permanent homes. years. It is said that the State au- thorities of Louisiana and Mississippi made some effort to prevent the fight, but if the printed reports oe true, it is eviuent mai iuu euuiw wcie uul seconded by the local authorities. In- .deed it was claimed oy tne gang that there was really no law in tnose states to prevent it. If ttr.s be true, there .should be no excuse hereafter. No decent American can read the sicken ing and disgusting story without feel ings of humiliation and shame, and no reflectihar "man can witness the avidity with which they are con sumed" by the ; millions of readers, without being profoundly impressed with gravest apprehension us to the iuture oi our civilization and or our .- . m 'i i . i xountry. THE STATE ALLIANCE. THE meeting of this body-will be regarded with interest by the whole brotherhood throughout the State. Important matters will claim its attention. Umcers for the ensuing year will be elected. The matter oi the consolidation of the -Alliance: Wheel and Union will . be acted on, and in anticipation of its consumma- tion, important questions should be considered. In the national meeting nearly twenty States, having organi-. zations, will be represented. The action of the Birmingham Conference will come up for consideration and the ways and means by and through which we may aid in accomplishing the purpose of that meeting. The ri ll . . .a viiany important matter oi placing our State Agency on a safe, practical, working basis must have attention, lhis can and must be done. But we feel assured that the State Alliance, when assembled, will be tv, demands or emergencies, lor the selections of delegate Vv tho w - 7 ' admahif' Dle First-class men have been . r chosen. . It -will be an able, conserva- tive body and we confidently look for gOOd WOTK. i 1 ' XJ n ,r -a-a wa LW wv oauv,, SS3jfifiJUff ance comfortable and pleasant as Dossible. "We hope to see a properly accredited delegate from each of the eighty.fi ve counties organized with a goodly number of visiting brethren. Else where we puonsn reauceu raies with instructions for delegates and members. jtw We would advise each dele gate or member who expects to attend tne meeune 10 can ou wen i agent at their earliest convenience and ascertain if lie has received instruc tions to sell tickets .at, reduced rates, if he has not, .notify us a once, so- we may arrange it. , : " OPPOSITION . TO TRUSTS. , THERE is a very strong sentiment' among the people of Washington! Territory, which is soon to become a. State of the American Union, in op position to combines and trusts, and it has been known for sometime that an effort would be made in framing' the constitution of the new State to inRprr. a cIausa -nrohibitinff forever - r o h t known to the rjresent erenera . oo . . , , . . , . - , , - . session at Olympia, W. T., for . sev- eral days, but the hrst intimation oi a fight ' on the question of trusts and combinations was made on Wednes day last, when John Kirmear, of Seattle, chairman oi tne committee on corporationSr introduced a very plain- trusts and combinations as araon? the worst existi ng evils and likely to in- terfere with the industrial growth of the new State. The resolution calls for the instruction of the special com mittee to report in favor of a clause P" ? & . . . r wiuu uuucx uui uuxauuus, as wen . . a. c 1.x. as forelf.n ones' to fix the price of any commodity .pon the pain of forfeiting P? d fies immediately. MfSe Henry of O1?- moved. Sullivan, of Tahoma, - tive, but his point was overruled and " xvxvc, the reference motion prevailed by a . 00 . ... vote of 43 to 23. The committee will jrtwiM i j "". u the opposition of delegates who, under thelr ?f'. or a ?. 1S 5e 5 at and combines will not be f"0 to prey upon the people of OA vyasxiington xnere are "",.w tb giau w say, ina Slmilfaf clauses will be inserted m the constitutions of the two Dakotas, and alS0 m ttat ftf Montana. THE STRENGTH OF A NATION IS IN ITS HOMES. THE last census of France showed that out of 18,513,325 rural popu- Nation, there were 9,000,000 land owners living on their lands, 4,570, 000 farmers and tenants, and only 3,255,000 day laborers. The value of land under tillage varied from $105 to $323 per acre and the rent of land from S3. 64 to S12.14 per acre. and with its liberal provision for a widely diffused diversified intelligence among its people, founded on a wise system of practical, industrial training, need we wonder at the proerressive- ness and prosperity of the French government ? THE- COTTON CROP. r l HE June report of the statistician JL of the Department of Agriculture, at Washington, shows an improve ment in the condition of cotton dur ingthe past month. The early.planted, areas are well advanced. That which? was planted in . May and that which nsn nni. nrprminaion nornra t n o (-aaenTi had not germinated before the season of drought is late and small. There was frost nearly throughout the cot-; ton belt on the last' "of May and the first, of June, which prevented cermi- nation, already long delayed, and ar-1 rested the growth of plants. There is general complaint or the effects of ; a dry and cool season continuing through May and into June in delav-, ing germination and growth and favoring the prevalence of lice. The percentages of condition by States is as follows: Virginia, "83; North Car- olina, 85; South Carolina, 84; Geor- gia, 86; Florida, 90;-Alabama. 87: Mississippi, 91; Louisiana, 92; Texas, 90; Arkansas, 83; Tennessee, 82; gen- eral average, 87.6 The wide varia- j tion m date of germination has had the effect to make the crop later by a week or two than that of 1888, and the stand is not so good. Some plants . i i . . i came up in April and some late in I June, lhe caterpillar and boll worm have appeared in Texas and Louis I lana and some parts of Mississirjm. I The settiner of lights and tho catch inc of the miller that nrndnpia th nnitrr w m mm V-T. W MWW VUV W V t W- I worm have been general, promising I thn -&ivu wx xtxvuxo ucuicuauuuoi croP was generally kept clean I during the period of drought LET THE VOICE OF THETEO- PLE BE HEARD AND X RESPECTED. "The Progressive Farmer is still quarreling about the failure of. the passage of the Railroad Commission bill. Is not brother Polk ever go ing to forgive the farmer mem bers of the last Legislature for not voting as he directed ?. He should not be so vindictive. ' Farmers, even if they are members of the Legislature, should be entitled to opinions of their own as well as editors." . . . , We clip the above from lthe Daily Plant, a paper that was .decidedly opposed to a Railroad Commission, but a large majority of whose readers among Ibe business men and farmers, were in favor of it. If advocating the rights of the people against the encroachments of corporate - power the interests of -the many against the manipulations of the few, and expos ing the trickeryof those who deceive and misrepresent the people is to be characterized tas r "quarreling,"- then; The Progressive Farmer . would in-, form its contemporary ; that it , pro poses to "quarrel" until the rights and just demands of the people are respected.- This paper assumes, to "direct" the votes of no one. It .did its duty faithfully and fearlessly, but always respectfully, in the contest over the Jailroad bill. It stood by what it knew to be the wish of the tens of thousands whom it represented,- and made a straightout face-to-face fight with the most formidable power and influence that exists in. our State. In reviewing its course, it has nothing to regret. And it is a matter of very little concern whether or not The Progressive Farmer is "ever going to forgive the farmer members of the last Legislature for voting against the Commission bill," but it is a question of interest (to those members at least) whether or not the farmers who sent them there, will ever forgive them. The Progressive Farmer is not " vin dictive;" it simply has convictions and stands by them. We have long been of the opinion that the farmers are as much entitled to their opinions ' as editors, or anyone else, but there are lots of men who do not think so. 1 We know some who did not think so during the struggle over the Commis sion bill last winter. The Progressive Farmer thought that the 60,000 fann ers who petitioned the Legislature for a Railroad Commission were entitled to their opinions, and it said so. But where was the Plant when these 60,000 taxpayers expressed their opin ion? Did it believe then that the farmers were as much entitled to their opinions as editors ? Did it say so then ? Did it come forward t& aid the farmers at a time when by so do ing it could, at least, have demon strated the sincerity of its friendship ? We are gratified to note the interest shown by the Plant in this matter, for be it known, that ample opportunity will be afforded in the future for that paper to show its devotion to the rights and interests of the business men and farmers of the State. They feel that every consideration of justice and equity demands that North Carolina should have a Railroad Commission, and they are going to have it. The very same game was played in the Legislatures of Dakota, Arkansas' and Texas that was played in North t. aro lina, and it has opened the eyes of the people. Yes, brother Plant, The Pro gressive Farmer is with the people in this matter, and it intends to stay there and keep up their " quarrel " until they are heard. ? FRESIDENT ALEXANDER'S SUC- CESSOR. It is right funny to see some of our State papers which are outside of the Allance suggesting names for the Presidency of the State Alliance which meets next month and which will elect a successor to Capt. S. B. Alexander, who is-ineligible after this term; and it is right interesting to observe the spirit ' with which Brer Polk, of The Progressive Farmer; resents these outside suggestibns. The only thing certain so far is that the man whom the outsiders suggest' will not get1 the place. If you will tell us who Brer Polk is for we will tell ytou who will. -Statesville Landmark. ' The Progressive Farmer." although the official organ ' of the State Alli ance, would not presume to obtrude its personal preference, (if it had any) for th0 omces of the order, on the brethren. That body will be composed of solid, substantial men, and if any one, whatever his position, should' so underrate their independence as to presume to dictate to them how; or for whom they should vote, he would surely get the rebuke he would de serve. No, Brer Caldwell, you have "some of the points down fine," but "woe be to that man" who would undertake to dictate to that body and particularly in the matter of selecting its officers. However, some of Brer Caldwell's points are well taken. The editor Jof The Progressive Farmer, accompanied by his wife, is spendmg a few. dav:, m the western part of the State. .e has been in feeble state of health for the past week, and it is believed that a season of rest and relaxation in the moun tains will be of great benefit to him. SCOTCH-IRISH CONGRESS. THE Executive Council of the Scotch-Irish Congress of Amer ica, consisting of the President, Robert Bonner, of New York; the Secretary, A. C. Floyd; the Treasurer, Mr. Frierson, both of Columbia, Tenn., and the Vice-Presidents from the various States and Territories, met at the Glenham Hotel, in New York city, on Thursday last, to transact business of importance. Among the Vice- Presidents present were Col. T. T. Wright of Florida; Mr. A. G. Adams, of Tennessee: Dr. Hervey McDowell, of Kentucky, and Mr. Wm. O. McDowell, of New Jersey. Among letters of regret from other Vice-Presidents were those from Hon. A: T. Wood, of Hamilton, Ont., and Col. . McClurej - oi. Philadelphia. The meeting was lentbusiastio, . and meas ures were passed which insure the continued and accelerated progress of the organization. All matters not definitely settled by the council were given in charge .of an executive com mittee appointed Dy tne cnair. On this committee were appointed the secretary and treasurer, Col. J. F. Johnston, of Birmingham, Ala.; first vice president at large, Col. T. T. Wright; Dr.. J. S. Mcintosh, of Phila delphia; Prof. Geo. McKdskie, Prince ton College; Dr. Robert Pillow and Col. H. G. Evans, of Tennessee. The president was added to this committee, which meet at the Glenham Hotel on Friday to arrange some important de tails, notably the publication of the first Scotch-Irisb history, which will be principally under the control of the secretary. The annual dues were fixed at $2, which also entitles the applicant to a copy of the annual pub lication. All members of the Scotch- Irish race are eligible. The organiza tion is social and historical in charac ter, and devoid of political or sectarian significance. HARRY TRACY'S APPOINT MENTS. BRO. Harry Tracy, National Lec turer of the Farmers' Alliance, will speak at the times and places named below. His time is limited. He cannot give more than one day to a county. All who read this notice will render a public service by adver tising it as largely as possible. He is one of the original Alliance men of the country. His time and labor and heart and brain are thor oughly 'devoted to the success of our cause. When you hear him you will not wonder at his great popularity as a Lecturer. Every officer and member of the Alliance, every laboring man of what ever vocation and especially those who are opposed to the Alliance, should hear him. He will give you many things to think about. He will strengthen the weak, encourage the wavering, convince the doubting and confirm the faithful. - He cordially invites the ladies to come out and hear him. & Remember that he will deliver a public lecture, to which everybody is in vited, at 1 1 o clock a. m. and a private lecture to the Alliance at 2:30 o'clock p. m. at the places and dates given below. Brethren, give Bro. Tracy a rousing reception, and he will do you all good. OE WILL SPKAK. At Whiteville, Tuesday, " Elizabethtown, Wed., July a 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 29, 30. 31. Lumberton, Thursday, a Maxton, Friday, Rockingham, Saturday, Auburn, Tuesday, Foy vil'e, Wednesday, Gibson's, Thursday, Carthage, Friday, (C u it Pittsboro, Saturday, Wadesboro, Monday, Monroe, Tuesday, it " Charlotte, Wednesday,- By order of the Executive Committee, 5 L. L. Polk, . v Sec'y State Alliance. EDITORIAL NOTES. 4A The funeral of rthe widow of President John Tyler took place in Ricomond, Va., on. . Friday morning last. .. ' i The total exports of agricultu ral products from the United States for 1888 was less by $22,268,460 than, for the year 1887. There has been a heavy fall in the price of sugar in London on the refusal of the German syndicate to continue purchases. 7 When thieves Jail out, honest men get their dues.'' . Major T.- M. Field, assistant secretary of the British and Amerii can Mortgage Company, has been ar raigned in London and remanded to prison for fraudulently issuing cou pons of the company to the amount 01 .5,000. During the period from 1877 to 1,888, the average net imports of wheat into Europe per annum were 203,000,000 bushels, of which the United States sent 95,000,000 bushels, or nearly half, and Russia supplied 71,000,000 bushels. In the issue of The ive Farmer of June the Progress 11th, Mr. Jas. .Norwood, of niiisDoro. made a statement concerning lucerne, which has attracted the attention of several of our readers. One of them, a good farmer of this county, desires us to request Mr. Norwood to give through the'columns of The Prgressive Far mer, explicit instructions as to how to raise it. H& desires to know the kind of land best suited to the plant, what fertilizer is best, the , best time for sowing, and any other information Jie may be able to give, concerning it. It is a curious fact, says the Tennessee Parmer, that only two Euro pean countries, Germany and Great Britain, at; the present day import as much barley as the United States. Practically, all the barley consumed in Europe is grown there, except that received from Canada. . Since the last issue of The Progressive Farmer, Klrain and Sullivan, the pugilists, . have met in the State" of Mississippi and fought. The battle, which lasted two hours, was a thoroughly brutal affair-"and resulted in the defeat of Kilrain; who received 'terrible punishment.- The Governor of Mississippi is making stenuous efforts to arrest the men, and says he is determined to do it if they remain in the United States. - The National Potters' Union, which was in session at Wheeling, West Virginia, last week, unanimously adopted a resolution condemning, in the strongest terms, all trusts and combines, and declaring them to be prejudicial to the interests of capital, industrial enterprise and the consumer. The union also, in discussing labor saving machinery, decided that the time has not yet come when skilled labor could be replaced -: by automatic machinery. At the last meeting of the Cum berland County Alliance a local com- mittee, consisting of brethren W. H. Tomlinson, W. W. Huske and G. W. Lawrence, were appointed to make the necessary arrangements for the meeting of the State Farmers' Alli ance, which takes place in the city of Fayetteville on the 13th day of August next. At the same meeting , Hon. Wharton J. Green was chosen to represent Cumberland in the an nual meeting at Fayetteville. At the beginning of the pres ent year North Carolina had 1,639 miles of railroad in operation; capital stock, $25,561,801 ; bonded debt, $25,638,500; unfunded debtj. $1,523, 145. The total cost of our roads, with their equipments was $50,050, 693. For the year 1887 the gross earnings of our roads from passen gers, $834,511; from freight, $2,136, 147; from all sources, $3,269,078; net earnings, $998,344; interest paid on bonds $792,659; dividend paid on stocks, $516,000. ALLIANCE NOTES. Always give the name and number of your Alliance, your postoffice and your county, plainly, when you write to the President, Secretary, Trustee, Business Agent or Chairman of Executive Com mittee of the State Alliance. A brother writing on business, from Toisnot, takes time to say, " Harry Tracy has helped the cause wonderfully in this vicinity." Organizer W. F. Tomlinson, of Haywood county, reports the organi zation of Haywood County Alliance, on the 3d inst, with J. M. L. Mc Cracken, President and Robt. Win field, Secretary. In this county there are now eleven Alliances in good work ing order. A member of Alliance No. 571, of Rowan county, says it is still lively and that the members are taking a deeper interest in the work than ever before. The great complaint in this section, is too much rain. Corn is looking well, but ..cotton is rather backward. Bear .Creek Alliance, No;. 1,101. Cabarrus, county, elected officers June 27th. A note from J;-H. Moore in forms us that the brethren are heartily in favor of consolidation with the Wheel and Union and have endorsed the action of the Birmingham meet ing. He says: "Though few in num ber and weak financially, we are all regular " tar heels " and will stick, and you are requested to remember it. At "the last meeting of Berry's School -Housb Alliance, No. 1,51 6n the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That this Alliance , hereby accepts and adopts the act of "assembly! entiued jxn .ct 10 incorporate the Farmers btate Alliance, as its char- ter of incorporation and constitution' and by-laws, rule and regulations which may be prescribed by the properly constituted authorities there-2 under." " ' ! Bro. T. S. Wilkerson, of ;Blue Wing Alliance, No. 632, .writes us a letter in which he proposes, as a speedy means of raising the Business Agency Fund, to require every male member of each Sub-Alliance to pay at least one dollar to this fund, and have it understood that those who re fuse to pay that amount, are to reap none of the benefits to be derived from said fund. His Alliance has subscribed about forty dollars, part of which has been paid in. Bro. D. Gardner, of New Hill Alliance, No. 184, says: "Please give space in your paper for us to echo back to the brethren when they ex claim, 'We yet survive.' At our regular meeting, July 6th, we in stalled "officers for tho enfminrr term The membership now seems to be more enthusiastic and ready to take bold of the work than at any previous time. I don't know but we are going to have a real revival sure enough- if we do it will break out about 9 o'clock July 27th, 1889. The neighboring Alliances are invited to be with us and help carry on the good work I'll tell you about it." ' Secretary Harrell, of Rutherford ?n J .;llianTce writes as follows " On Friday, June 28th ult., we had the pleasure of listening to some of the best speeches that we have ever heard President S. B. Alexander ?J; W, A- GraQam and R. B. Hunter, of Mecklenburg county were with us on that day. The rain poured all day and prevented the people from coming out, or there would -have been more people in Rutherford ton than had been there ior many a day. However, the speeches will db an immense amount of good. They will be 'as bread cast upon the waters.' The County Alii met on yesterday, with 104 delegates present' and elected officers for the ensuing year" "W"..0. Jarman, Secretary, writ, ing from. Purgatory, under date of July 2d, says that Whaley's Alliance No. 335, of Onslow county, at its last meeting, adopted the., act incorporat. ing the State Alliance, and endorsed the consolidation of the Alliance Wheel and Union, and also the action of the Birmingham meeting, in rela. tion to cotton bagging. The Alliance, however, opposed the proposed con stitutional amendment making the fees $1.50 instead of 50 cents. Crops m this section are looking well, but they are having entirely too mucli cool weather, caused by the almost incessant heavy rains. TWhen we remember the point from which the brother writes, his reference to coo rains is indeed refreshing. The Goldsboro Argus is pleased to say of the recent Alliance meeting in that city: "That was a grand gath. ermg 01 larmers that assembled in this city yesterday to hear Mr. Harry Tracy's address. He did them the compliment to say that it was as fine a body of honest, determined looking yeomanry as he had ever addressed in all the rounds of his glorious work. The farmers of Wayne county are up and doing, and Goldsboro, as well as the country round about, is feeling the beneficial results. One of our largest supply merchants told us yes terday that the cash trade of Golds boro from the farmers is better and more extensive in every way than he has ever known it in the six years that he has been engaged in business here." H. C. Peeler, Secretary, writes that at the last meeting of Rowan Academy Alliance, No. 1,383, held June 23 d, the following business was transacted: First, the election of new officers for the ensuing term ; second, the Incorporation Act and Consolida tion were taken up, discussed and unanimously adopted; third, the ques tions proposed by W. A. Graham, in The Phoqressive Fakmer of June 4th, were considered and approved; fourth, the Business Agency Fund was tab n up and the amount of $27.50 was subscribed and paid in on the spjt. This amount was nearly equal to one dollar for each member of the Alli ance, and they declare it to be their purpose to increase their contribution to that amount, and ask every Alli ance in the State to do the same. Bro. J. N. Henry writes: White Oak Alliance, No. 881, Pender county, N. C, was organized one year ago with only 15 members. We have now 35 male members and 4 to initi ate at next meeting. Our farmers having made a failure a few years back as Grangers, have consequently been slower to take hold of the Alli ance than they otherwise would have been, : A - first-class lecturer in this section would do more to build us up than anything else. Like our brother in the tobacco section, the bagging question does not concern us so much. Ours is :a tar, pitctf and turpentine section.- It is needless to attempt a description of the way in which the bloodsuckers have in the past ten years served us. Too much rain for the past week;, crops -badly damaged. Success to The Progressive Farmer and the Alliance. A. brother writing from Liberty, says: "Please insert in the columns of The Progressive Farmer the fol lowing resolutions which wef"na7nl" mously adopted July 5th, 1889: Kt solved, That we the members of Sandy Creek Alliance, No. 1061, heartily en dorse The Progressive Farmer as the official organ of our order and recom mend the zeal and untiring energy 01 that stalwart philanthropist, Col. 1 0 as its editor in defending our principle and in sustaining the combat for our cause as he did during the last Ley--lature. Resolved, That The Pbo oressive Farmer is the best educator in North Carolina, and that an ance man is a better Alliance man, farmer a better farmer by reading this noble paper; and we earnestly desire every one who drives the plow to subscribe to and read it. Brethren, help now." The editor is truly grate ful for such kind and hearty endorse ment, and expresses it fully when he ; says, I thank you.