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To the Editor: So much has been Mid by the publicity committee of the Tobacco Cooperative Growera' Aasocletion, that I think it is not ami* to state the view-paint of a traveling man, because I fully real ise that when the fanner succeeds, the merchants, the traveling men, '?nd every one else succeeds- propo r tionately, so what is te follow is said In the interest of the farmer, and he can take it for what it is worth. No association, fraternal or other wise, is stronger than the membership H,,^>'e.i^ji?irai*isiiiatlon; thC iing true, the Tobacco Co-Operative I* Growvrs* Assetlpihm is no sitsjger than the membership composing it. The farmers tell the supply merchant . today that he is not in a position financially to pay h^s just debts, but now through his Co-Operative Grow ers' Association, the officers being his spokesmen, he tells the world that he has money enough to hold his crops, buy |re-drying plants, build warehouses, pay insurance, carrying charges, and all other expenses in cidentals to the marketing of his products. The farmers have been made, to believe this condition is pos sible, having been preached a sort of topless heaven and bottomleaa hell doctrine by the paid organisers. These organisers, in my opinion, are only interested in the "dear farmer" ll to the extent that he knows he is to re ceive a stipulated fee for signing him up. When these organisers get through with Wake county, they move on to Johnston, then to Wayne, and so on down the line, their interest ceas ing the farmer once they get him hooked. The farmers have been told lots about what they are going to receive ae first payments for their crop, but do they find these promises in the five year contract which they sign Supppose these officers were to come to the farmer and say to him j something like this: "We want you to let us have Five, Ten, or Fifty Thousand Dollars for a period of five years, without any security whatso ever; we hope to pay you back within that time, but it is possible that we may pay only a small part." The farmers would readily tell those fel lows that they were either crazy or thought they (the farmers), were. Yet, the farmers are doing this very same thing, when they turn over their crops to the value of this amount to this body of men without any security 1 11 , ' i iStrzr: and their expenaee running about over th? country, come from lomewhere, and he ehould hare eenao enough to know that tbey are not doing it for any lore.they might have for the farmer. It ia only another ease of trying to atop the leak at the apigot and paying no attention to the bung hole. Stop the pay and unlimited expense account of these felows and you will aee the publicity activities and everything ela* connected with the Tobacco Growers' Co-Operative ciation come to an end. K- Only lapt Saturday, the Peanut Growers' Association called on their members to come across with $200, 000 in cash or collaierigl than can be converted readily into cash at your bank," and it is surprising to say that the farmers cashed in Liberty Sonde, other perfectly good securities and took same and handed them over ?o the "dear officers." It remains to be seen if they will ever see the face value or anything like face value for this real money. Every mortgage that has benefited for the past thirty years was done through the auction method of selling his tobacco crop. It how looks a though these mort gages will be recorded again in our court records. It will pay the farmers to givp this careful consideration. ?L. A. SHIRLEY, Raleigh, N. C. in the News and Observer. 0 NOTICE There will be m clinic in Winton sometime not long off; first for the re moval of adenoids and diseased ton tils of school children and others; provided a sufficient number apply for treatment to justify arranging for the clinic. A specialist will have charge as heretofore, assisted by local doctors. The actual cost per person will be about 9 12.60 or not to exceed 915.00. All who desire to have their chil dren treated at this clinic, will please let me know as soon as possible, and if a sufficient number apply, we will nptify you* when the clinic will be held. N. W. BRITTON, ? Winton, N. C. 1 I The United States has invested about the same amount in automobiles as it has in steam railroads. ^ ? JDBCiKa interesting and agitating reaidents of Burke and adjacent counties in North Carolina (Or many years, have, at the instance of Senators Simmons god Overman, been recently investigated for the second time by the United States Geological 8urv'sy. G. R. Mansfield, the geologist defiled fog this work, spent two weeks in thj field, including seven nights of actual observation in company with person* familiar with the light* '* 'Sljrl Brown Mountain, a plateau-like mass"ja Burke and Caldwell count'** about If miles nearly north-north west of Morganton, is about 4 1-2 miles long and 4 miles wide and has a maximum alevation of about 2,(00 feet It has been in part cut away by streams and is shaped roughly likp a horseshoe pointing north. Many conflicting statements have been made about the appearance of the lights, and many explanations have been offered regarding their ori gin. Mr. Manafield believes that hp saw a fair average display of the lights and that he has found tha true explanation of what he sawy His ob servations agree cloeely with those re ported in the first published descrip tion of the lights, given in the Char lotte Daily Observer for September 28, 1918, and his conclusions are as follows. { i ne iignis do not originate on or near Brown Mountain; they originate in the lower country, miles beyond. The lights have nothing in common with the Andes light or with St. El mo's Are, and there is no geologic basis for the idea that they are of! geophysical origin except in so far as favorable natural conditions may be. regarded as peophysical. These favorable conditions include a wide topographic basin in which the atmosphere is disturbed by interning^ ling air currents of different tempera tures and densities flowing down the valleys 'from the Blue Ridge and other mountains. This basin is also perhaps more favorably located for noticing such phenomena than other similar broad valleys in the region. From this mountain strong lights ori ginating from any source in the basin are viewed at low angles, so that the refractive effect effect of the air is at its maximum. Variations in the density of the air and changes in direction imparted to the lights at their sources cause theae light* to flare and diminish or to be extin guished and also give them reddish qr yellowish tints. There is no one source to which the carious manifestations of the lights may be described, but of the many possible sources those determined by Mr Mansfield from instrumental or other observations fall into four class es. These classes and the percentage of frequency of each class are as follows: Automobile headlights, 47; locomotive, i headlights, 3); fixed lights, ss on buildings or streets, 10; brush fires, 10. Theae conditions pgree in part with the opinion of ttfc other Federal geologist who studied .these lights in 1913. A full discussion of the facts upon which these conclusions are based will he given in S detailed report con taining a map, s profile, and other illustrations. Thus the surveyor's telescope, s good watch, a topographic map, a train register, and cold-hearted math ematics, applied .with common sense, explain the "strange lights" as not of riipernatural origin btft pimply as common, "every-night" lights, which are given unusual sapects by sir cur rents. CITIZENS BUY WARE HOUSE FOR AUCTIONS Danville, Va., May 19.?Declaring for the "open shop" principle, a group | of citizens of Sooth Boston have pur chased Independent Warehouse, which was recently sold at auction, and have announced that auction sales will tp conducted in it during the coming season. This will destroy the "100 per cent, pool" arrangement which was seen when the Tobacco Growers' Associa tion leased all warehouses except the Independent, which was closed, it is said. The building brought $83,000. It is reliably understood that the Imperial Tobacco Company, which has a plant at South Boston, became greatly concerned over the prospect of no auction sales, and threatened to withdraw from the local field. The action taken by the citizens in buying in the warehouse is said to have had conciliatory effect The motive in ob taining the warehouse is said to have been for the purpose of giving grow ers who have pot signed the pooling agreement an opportunity to sell at auction there, instead of coming to Danville.?Danville Bee. r?> ! TO THE TAXPAYERS AND I VOTERS OF AHOSKIE TOWNSHIP Lest weak I published a statement setting forth some of the things I would stand for and some that I Would not if elected Road Commis sioner and on the third proposition, I stated; "I am against building pew yoads at this time un)ee# it (a absolutely necessary and the public demands it." I haye b?en informed to my eur that some loaders hav* mis construed my words and argued that I was opposed to working the roads. J am at a lose t? know how apyone could have placed such a construction upon the words used, when I used the word NEW roads. And in the pre ceding paragraph, 1 stated, "1 am for good roads" and how could wa have good roads without keeping them ip repair? Now let me say that I aw opposed to catting oat new roads through the wooda and acroea farms unless it 1* absolutely necessary and for the pub lic good. As for the present roads they should be made as good as possible. But at all times let a dollar of the people's money earn a returp of one ' hundred cents. As a candidate for Road Commis sioner, you have a right to know how I stand relative to handling the road fund and I have nothing to conceal. ' Respectfully, J. R. GARRET*1. SOUR STOMACH INDIGESTION '?* y * ? ti,|M-ir, HI. rl IV...L njL ? MOtrat DiacK-uraafM ntgay KecomfJej bj iTimim Gncar for Tr?bin i? ?eat rfashrille. Tub.- The Imicy of Thadford'a Black-Draught, the (Main*, herb, liver medietas, * vouched for by Mr. W. If. Persons, a grocer of thle city. "It Is without doubt the boot Hver medicine, and I dont bellrro I could got along without It I take it tor aour stomach, head ache, bad Urer. indlgeettoa. and ofl other troubles that are the result eg a torpid Urer. hare known, and need It for yearm and can and do highly recommend R to every one. I won't go to bed with out It la the house. It will do all M claims to da I cent my enough to* it Many other men and women through out the country have found Black Draught Ju8t as Mr Parsons describee ?valuable Is regulating the liver to Its normal functions, and In cleansing the bowels of Impurities. iThedford's Blank-Draught liver medi etas is the original and only genuine, hocept no Imitations or substitutes. Always ask tor Thadford'a. g.m KEEP YOUR HOGS HEALTHY -Clman and Careful Feeding Essential in Successful Hon Raising Here U a secret of successful Ordinary garbage fermenta, hog raising practiced by many forming an acid which ia injurious stock raisers and prosperous farm- to the hog. Red 8eal Lye will re M?" D?n 1 f?ed*our ho?* ,our or move this acid and make the feed ill-smelling garbage. tnoft wholesorae. ?2".5E'SJSS3 iz >?? tablespoonful of Red Seal Lye and ene<* wtth *nt* j** dissolve it in a pint of water. Mix to the hogs, wUl help make healthy, this solution thoroughly with suf- sturdy animals. ficient feed for 10 hogs. .itfMaa. Maka- a ?front aolution of One-half a can of. Red , .-'?WPrS. ?c,t Lj,<> ?t>rtnkl* ?rou?d Seal Lye dissolved in one jfr Kedins"mush*. U?? at'iea.t quart cf water will sweet- HHt * r^w ?<=? ? wttk. en a 50-gillon barrel of aura and ?at tha old ortf swill. feed twice daily, inU, blahaat t??, sranulated night and morning. mLST ^ no ,ub p. C. TOMSON A CQ., Southwark P. O.. Philadelphia, Pa. _ _ ? -- V- -r? J, - "' ''lMM . Sen Your Tobacco With PHAUP II U/ie "IRON HOUSE", Ahoskie, N. C, will positively open Aug. 10, FOR THE SALE OF LEAF TOBACCO AT AUCTION | WITH A FULL SET OF BUYERS I Before signing a Tobacco Contract, think of the Peanut Exchange! Read Cotton Contract before sign- I ing, as it may tie up your Tobacco also! Sign nothing which you do not thoroughly understand! I FIGURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES VIRGINIA TOBACCO GROWERS ASSOCIATION 1112 East Cary St., Richmond, Va. Account of Solo ANDREW T1MBERLAKE, Boll's Cross Roads Grades Soft Order Weight Dry Weight Price Amount BC 60 54 |20 $10.80 LCB 195 175 $11 $19.25 LBC 555 499 $ 8 $39.92 810 728 $69.97 CHARGES: Retrying and Packing $18.20 Storage and Insurance 4.00 j Comission and operating expenses 4.72 Freight paid 3.48 $30.35 ? - 3 NET PROCEEDS 1$85.6? I (A photographic reproduction of the above Bill of Sale appeared in the Southern Tobacco Journal of Fefc^^ajy 21,1922) 11 tr ? ? ' . yr-^V, -v* 1 - 1 ' NOW LISTEN? Had this Tobacco boon sold, fresh from the wagon, on the floor of any Auction Sales Warehouse in North Carolina, there would hare been no (10) per cent loss in weighty and had the price obtained been even |he same, Mr. Timberlake's sale'would hare been as follows: 60 Lbs. at $20 $12.00 196 Lbs. at $11 $21.45 555 Lbs. at $ 8 $44.40 810 $77.85 CHARGES: BMPfcsril Commissions 2 1-2 pgr cent 1.95 __3.45
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