CENSUS DISCLOSES \i
POPULATION TO BE
MOVING CITYWARDI
r Small Towns Sbow Greatest In- ,
crcsjf. Good Roadr. Malte It Pos- j v.
lible for Farmers to Live in City. [,
Industry Spreading On t to Small j(
Cities and Large Towns. t(
By CALEB .JOHNSON :
Except ir? a very few videly scattered
and especiaUj favored regions, ['
the farming districts ot the United
States are losing population.
ThU is true riot. only of the strict- |ly
ag'-un? Rural territory, but of little 11
villages which once were- the farmers'
t rading centers.
Ail over the I'niUd States the ven- P
wj5 v< tut n> so \'Xr completed tell the < '
sa?ie story. The little villages of r>U'> ; K
*r so :uv disappearing Some "1 j ^
then) are already down to the diuu-n- j:i
won- of a filling statem and hoi ?3c?jr f V
rr-nrd. Almost alt of them show a de
?<ir.o in population ?tnee 1020. t
Where haw the people gone, "vh:>
jised to live on the farms and in these 1;
little country hamlet;? To the big ?
itic-s? \1I ?1" the lifg cities show pop
lation eains. The biggest cities nnl
rally show the biggest irainsf
*hat does out mean that the farmers j iT
f the United Stales are flocking to) f.
eh.eagu. Detroit. Philadelphia, and l.
New York. [,
ihey are moving to town, but to ^
nearby, growing country towns.
For while the very smail villages are .
idstJy getting sniallet. the trend j(
census returns to date indicates clear- A
y -nr' tre m cot;?ltr.Y ,j
iovns. ?he larger iunt! communities fj
and the mall cities. \re all growing.
The towins that had a thousand or a
so a r.?2 ' are now mostly in the |1;
1500-2500 classes. Towns of 5,000 n"
ten v. nvr- a'jj^ now nave fv-nrt 7,500
to i 6.'.hh,i inhabitants as a genera* n;
thing. 1 |ue of the most interesting: t".
jingle groups of facte* disclosed by
Census returns as published so far. 0j
is the large number of little cities i fj
which have jumped into the 10,000 I g,
class. And tin ?imi' holds good ai! ^
along tin- lira*. td
We are all moving int . 10$tn. But fs
bhat d?ii-sr.*i mean : bar are ai
becoming city folks. t?
We are nwinj' into 'own or i?ev- tj.
eral reasoni Some of us a good pt
miui'V of OK firnnW- ill I
though living in good-sized communi- \ e,
in thai r-'MH-it we are getting w
U> he bke the farmers of Europe.
ver there rhe farmer roicioni lives t,
ti hi. farm, unfe it is a very big f(
farm, in which ccfcse he usually lives \
in a cusil-- or mamn house and his
tenants, who lent .-'their little farms ?j
Tt oiii him, irve in' a '.yiiicge which he s,
wn.v F:\rm houses scattered ovei the t,
country diU\ a rni'.e o. throe or ton ,M
dies a par'. are almost unknown in \t]
Kurope. *
The Hnromao fa vyn ?> =: h&ve {},
ways lived in towns, however. They k.
ad to live in communities' in the n.
oh; Jays, for- mvt-.'. tion against, wild .
_ ,lJb'aaats~-.?Jui r.'fehV.'-i-ltsr^ir
k?-m ..o *he habit community life, 3l
going out each day to their farms. J:
orhaps several miles away from j'
their homes. On this side of the
lantie. however-. men skirted farm- p,
tng r?e.f?.: ilgjp?, were towns, and vj
t. nai.i! ?{' Irving or
th? s j?}, of ..our de- ,ni
wg*|||.rsib> ?, rn part,
ami m t&mojgft former.. ,.c
could?. ' live V?\ any other way and
\\ e have t:i k< d a lot about thi , ^
joys of rural iif . and there is much |*u
to be saiti for the farm house as a
p'ace for a big family to grew Up I j
in. Hut we've hot raising siieb .big!1
families, and ^ou never heard the }
.won*.--*- i'oifcs f>^ the far in say very j er
jfiuid alu?ai. how happy -they wore
r.y b>- sm- vcS" ',ii! tfiiiie.-. wived- In;.
in sating, and the teams all too busy
t-o iake them l-; vftavri \vncai ,the rc adr
lid barmen ho he passable. (
The niair. Libit s. that we have)
been n ti;J tarms. because-. $
Ave had ; > AV(f had <? until the au?-j
uiobvit and > : h ?*>* , d reads. J
came aionu'. &v*in then :n-e older vren- '
eratmn..,/ifixod ir. its habits, resisted \
the idea of muvhr?r <_?> : toy ft.. rilthougn j
they all enjoyed <?o tiingiih 'tb.wn ear ;
| COOL TALCS I
1 F?R
S WARM DAYS |
alii
* ' I^\ '' I I
5 grooming on Summers sul- 0 c
?j (SI.00) and Duska Taic O t
Q (25c). As soft and fine A a
C as silk velvet! Sold only jr j
I at Rexall Stores. B a
0 Boone Drug Co. Q J
A Tho^&xaML Store A
BOONE, N. C. ft
Stff THE WORtOS L.AAOCST CHAIN Or&Jl!
IJIiiaWBWaT OWHEO M?U4ATCl*?jPyl
Jfe
r and cfteoer than.before. Fut with
it' rise of the monies
?rta.ininent. whh st T
Ml ! -? '. X
y set in st.vongX.
In other wort!-.
"sj no w deimj'*
-large to v. d flftt so
robablv three- quaiun . .. #.- .
ition. The census figures don't snow
tfch great precision jus? what pro
ortion of the total population still
ves in communities having a decidd!y
rural outlook. The "Government
rbitrariiy classes h)J !'
lore than 2,500 as ..... .! . .t;,1
elow ?hat as " rural," iv.it \$2
few bi towns smaller than
h .h r-.aye many lrietropodL'" vr.a
i is tics, and of too. ns oi
[tS eight or ten thousand whb h arc
till rural in their outlook.
The tendency, however, is toward
he same kind of Jiving in the sma
}ties as in the tiig- ere-, in the
owns and villages as in the s'mai:
ifies. We not merely dress alike ail
ver the United States, listen to the
Khie things over the radio, see the
amc movies. read the same magnifies
and books, eat the same food
pom the same kind of cans, drive
he same kind of cars, but because
;,*r hvc in g&'s.e;: contact with, one
mother we tend to think niilo> T'nom
for example, no longer the difrroi:n'
in point of view between the
tty dweller and the inhabitant of
lie small town which used m make
alinost impossible for them to unerstand
each other.
Very well, then; we are becoming;
nation of community dwellers?
ave become such, in fact, without
ntieing the change very much. What
re we going; to do about it. and,
lore important, what is it all doing
> us?
First off. an increasing proportion
f us are becomsug fabricator* of
nished commodities instead of'j
rowers of the raw materials of comuidities.
And thai certainly meanKit
those who do remain on the
irir.s arc bound get along better I
inn was the case when there was
to many growers in proportion to
ie number of consumers of farm
redacts.
Second, wo. as community dwell-!
s, are developing new tastes and
ants and making the market for
I) sorts of manufactured com mo dies
greater than it was. Wc began,
? realize, just after the war. that
inerica had become an industrial
ation. Jvb\c. ten years iater, we find
<at industry is spreading out to the
nail cities and big towns, that hjeb!i
transporar.ion facilities and the
cteesion of electric powc-i liipis are
ringing industries tb little
nnnumitiesgjAncl. gihat means than
r? problems oi rthe \va ge-e a r n or are |
ninp ww.
I , -?<r~ uijivi unu ty ;arger \
:mh< r> of ' people than live prob-J
The Affairs of the community as
ich wimwaiid more and more ntfcen.bp
as communities grow larger,
ivtng i7i crowds ha? a definite of
ci upon manners and customs. The
ressure of the mass upon the indi-j
dun', has a moulding effect on char- j
tor. Personal rights havaitb he sub- .
dinated. hi many respects, to the j
eh is of the social grpup.
It would be interesting, if one i
o:M <!?> it. to < eme hack to America |
hundred years from now. and see j
hat change> have occurred in the )
meviean people, thtmsciyeh^S-ia relit
of the closer-knit.community Ufo
!>on which we, as a people, have
finitely and finally entered.
CLFRK: I'm takir.g a cone-ponilcourse
In get more money, air.
jgggSf Vh. lor, ha :i 1 rl -Pi faksilg -'uiic I
? scs- j
What Will I
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rnB&Smm
When //??/
Children Ciy
for It
There is hardly a household that, hasn't
eara of UMtoml At least five million
omen are never without it. If there are
hildren in your family, there's almost
ally need of its comfort. And any night
lay find von very thankful there's a
ottta in the house. Just a few drops,
ad that colic or constipation is relieved;
r diarrhea, checked. A vegetable prouct;
a baby remedy meant for young
>lka. Casio ria. is about the only thing
on have ever heard doctors advise givig
to infants. Stronger medicines are
angeroua to a tiny baby, however
armless thay s?>y to grown-ups.
lood old C&stoTial Remember the name.
ad remember to bnj it. It may spare
oa a sleepless, anxious night. It ia
Iwaya ready, always safe to use; in
mergencies, or for everyday ailments.
Lny hour of the day or night that Baby
ecomes fretful, or restless. Caatoria was
ever more popular with mothers than it
s today. Every druggist has it.
THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?BV
kjsS&v'OM ?> Guernsey cattle has
aV?';) i> Burke County since
>1 for $5-40
'<!&> fV.-ur $. 'M f' m lor, $730.
-.'ffiv 7 chcf^*1 J
- Atf? ?di vi.i
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; ; i'. win;'r*: ->.? ,-s " . Xpu v.*i:i
>?:<* y.ri.. v by [Boone
' "UK" 1 ??irpn L-dtfi'S. Drug
; Company, ; . < offey, Blow|
inir Ruck.
i SPECIAL NOTICES
CERTIFIED Sweet Potato plants.
iwr i.OOo, delivered. Nancy Hali
.. ci apanese Reds. 35c for 100,
''c'- Opion plants. 25c
: unts. 25c per
. and su( '
en. HUGH
F. vt r.Pi;. years :u ihe business.
>iSop *yV": . Term. 5-15-2
v'_5.0?) REWARD for information
and conviction of unlicensed men
claiming: to be F.y. Specialists. who
are imposing op oar mountain
counties. Peddling: glasses is unlawful.
Dr. A. W. Quia. 5-15-31
Dr. C. B. Baughman. Eye, Ear.
i Note and Throat Specialist, Johnson
City, Tcnn.. v<i?l he in the office of
Dr. J. B. Hagarnart in Boone, on the
first Monday in each month for the
, |ir<iciu.c in i;i& }jroiv.%Mi>n. i u- i i -u
! Mr. R. C. King Tells a Wonderful
Story About Rats. Read It.
"For months my place was alive
; vith rats. Dosing thickens, eggs;
feed. Friend told me to try KATjSNAP.
I did. Somewhat disappointed
j .;t first not seeing many dead rat--.
I hut * 11 a few days didn t see a live
jone. What were riojt killed are not
around my place. RAT-SNAP suit
{ tides the trick." Three sizes. 35c, 6o?-.
I ?1.25. Sold and guaranteed hv Boone
| Drug" I'omjtar.y. Boone; Hodges Drug
[ Oomnany. Boone: D. P. Coffey. BlowI
ing ltock.
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