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"V k M CHARLOTTE NEWS, "FEBRUARY 22, (904. 8 I) J 5 fit i THE NEXT COTTON' CROP. Ninety-five per cent, of southern cot ton producers are no longer interested in the present, price of cotton beyond what its effect may be on the price, of the next price and itspresent exerting influence on the price of mules mip 'plies, guano and other commodities needed on the farm at this. time. Nearly every farmer who held back ' a portion or all of last year's crop has placed it upon the market since prices advanced from ten to fifteen cents- m the past few weeks. I set a price of fifteen cents per pound on what I held and when the buyers a few days ago offered that figure without sampling a bale, it was accepted. x . 1 hare been actively engaged in farm ing twenty-five years and this is the first time I ever sold a bale for fifteen cents -per pound. Cotton is high and th supply is so- limited, while the de mand is so heavy that it is hard to tell where the market will stop in its upward flight before August. Of course the acreage planted, and the spring and summer seasons, will exercise the usual; in'flfluence in predicting m ad vance the yield of the next crop. That the acreage will be as large as the aver age farmer can make it, there appears to be no puestion at this time. . That a tremendous mistake will be niade in wildly increasing the acreage is hardly needed to be argued. We possess neither the labor nor the facil ities for increasing the acreage over the STATEMENT. . , National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. Condition December 31st, 1903, as shown by statement Capital paid up in cash $ 1,000,000.00 Amount Ledger Assets -,n Dec. 31, previous year 5,727,19o.l9 Income From Policy holders, $3,979,101.45; Miscellaneous, $252, 337.77; Total 4,231,439.2 Z Disbursements To Policy-holders, $2,020.- ' ' 275.15; Miscellaneous, $1,601,642.87; ITotal... 3,621,918.02 ' Fire Risks Written or renewed during year, $486,612,055.00; in f0rce . . 570.485,468.00 ASSETS. Value of "Real Estate (less amount of encumbran ces) $ 393,650.17 Mortgage , Loans on Real Estate 617,715.00 Value of " Bonds and Stocks .v., 4,783,228.00 Cash in Home Office and deposited iri Banks .... 336,779.80 Agents' balances, rep resenting business writ- t ten subseauent to Oct, 1, 1903.. .. .... .... .371,250.57 Agents' balances, rep resenting business writ ten prior to Oct. 1, 1903. 475.47 Total $6,503,099.01 Less Assets, not admit- ,." ted.. - 39,270.42 Total Admitted Assets . . 6,463,828.59 I LIABILITIES. Losses and claims unpaid. $ 417,118.11 Unearned Premiums.. .. 3,173,451.55 All other Liabilities, Re serve Fund for Con tingencies .' 50,000.00 Total Liabilities as to Policy, Holders. .; .... 3,640,569.66 Capital paid up in cash.. I,ft00,000,00 Surplus as regards Policy Holders.. .. .. .. 1,823,258.93 Total Liabilities . . BUSINESS IN NORTH .$6,463,828.59 CAROLINA IN 1903.- Fire risks written, $3,315,308.00; premiums ; received, $31,727.50. Losses ' incurred fire, .$23,741.93; paid, $19,970.11. Losses now unpaid, 5,236.27. President, JAMES NICHOLS. -Secretary. B. R. STILLMAN. Home Office, 95 Pearl street, Hartford, (Joan. General - Agent for service, Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh. N. C. Business Manager for North Carolina, Manager from Home Office, State of North Carolina, Insurance Raleigh, Feb. 12th, 1904. r- I, James R. Young,; Insurance Com missioner, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct abstract 'of the statement of the National Fire Insurance Company; of Hartford, Conn., filed with this' 'Department, showing the condition of said Com pany on the 31st day. of December, 1903. , Witness my hand and official seal the day and date above written. . . JAMES R. YOUNG, Insurance Commissioner. LEGAL ADS North Carolina, Mecklenburg' County, in the Superior Court. -Mathias Boulware Plaintiff vs. Hattle ' Boulware; Defendant. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF SUM- : MONS. -! The defendant above named, who is a jnon-resident of the State of North Carolina and cannot, after due-'dili-.. gence, be found therein, and whose place of residence ' cannot, after due diligence, be ascertained, will - take notice that the above entitled action has been commenced in the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County. North Carolina, by the above' named , plaintiff agamst ner ior tne purpose of - on taining a v divorce a vinculcr matri monii, and said defendant will further . take- notice that she is required ':- to appear i at the next civil tek-m of ., the superior court - of said County of Mecklenburg, to. be held on the second Monday- in March, : 1904; at : the- court house in said county, in Charlotte, Cy and answer or demur to- the com plaint in said action, a-eonv of which will be filed in the office of said Court. according to law, or; the plaintiff .will appiy to- the - Court for the relief de manded in said complaint.:- r i 4 - This January 29th, lSCHU" ' - ' J. A. RUSSELL, r : Clerk, Superior Court. i-30-4w-kg. ..... v It titA on the" Box There's not enough differ ence In price to justify you buying imitations. Five kinds of Welsbach mantles 15, 20. 25, 30, 35c. All Dealers. 0 1 i x i i lumwwwN 28,000,000 acres planted in 1903. V No farmer, can be criticised for entertain ing va deep-seated desire to increase the number of bales per plow when cot ton is worth in the world's market from $60.00 to $75.00 per bale. But we cannot increase the yield per plow with increased acreage, and do so ad vantageously to the prducer. We must at this time seriously consider the best ways and means to increase the yield per acre. . - HOW TO DO IT. r We cannot afford to reduce the usual acreage of spring oats, corn, peas, and other side' crops which help out the supply bills at home. It would be sui cidal to do so even in the face of twenty cents ' cotton. . Then if we are to re strict our acreage to that of last year and at the same time carry out our wishes for increasing the- number of bales per plow, how is it to b edone? We must work hard and begin early to prepare the land better this year before planting than we did last year. vve .must piow as aeep us .y while tne preparation is being made. After the land is bedded, take a good harrow and run it across the beds to pulverize clods and level the land. We must "use better grade guano and more of it, at least 300 to 400 pounds pe acre. Cotton seed and stable manure is bet ter than guano, -but that suply is too limited to depend upon. We must be sure that we have good sound seed to plant that are as little mixed with other varieties as possible. We must plant as early as the weather will per mit and get a soon start. The crop must be chopped to a stand puickly and plowed over every ten days if possible until "laying by" time. Cotton ought to be hoed twice and plowed from five to six- times. Now this kind of preparation, fertilization and working cannot be properly done if the acrea.ee is lareer than can be handled easily. Too man? acres in cot. ton means nodr nrenaration. neelect of corn and other crops, poor cultivation and disappointed yield at the end of the season. Increased acreage will be a powerful factor to depress prices and also to reduce the average yield, Farmers should lend every energy: to make an average of half a bale of cot-I ton to the acre on every farm where proper facilities for working and fert- ilizing can be had. We ought to. make an ! average of ten bales to the plow and yet raise all' of the needed supplies at home. This plan would give a cash income next fall of at least $600 to the plow in case the crop is properly mark eted, and not sold in arush during Oc tober, November and December.. OPPORTUNITY OF LIFE. TIME. Southern cotton producers now alive the opportunity of a lifetime to con trol the cotton market.next season and maintain prices at present high levels, We: are beginnig to reap, the rewards that we have been fightig for. since 190O, when the Southern Cotton Grow- ers' Protective Association was organ- ized aR over the south and a demand w.as made for better .statistical mf or- mation. that was reliable and a cru- sade made in the interest of producers marketing the crop slowly. Cotton has been annually advancing since that time and can be kept at high prices in the future. t The worly now depends upon our bureau reports and gives but little or no credence: to the private estimates which a few. years since were issued for-selfish purposes an which controll- ed: the market for .low prices. Such men as Neil and others of his class nave been put out of business ; and in the future ewe .will get the truth and can no longer be deceived by the spec- uiators.and spinners. We know, also that manufacturers can well afford, to pay. from 12 to 14 cents for our cot- ton and make a good profit at present, prices for dry goods. It was the know- ledge that , the crop was not large enough to meet the demand that caused prices to advance, and that knowledge was foreshadowed by the United States government report and was sufficintly reliable to cause the world to believe it. Speculators could not have ad van- ced the price in the face of a full sup- Dly. but nresent nrices are flnft in the law of supply and demand JEJven with a ii,uinffuuv-Daie crop me next seasons prices ought to be maintained at from 10 to 12 cents per pound. 11 .the far- mers permit the prices to get back-to 8 or.9 cents now. it will be due entire- ly to their willingness to continue to stand Tip and be robbed of their legi- timate profits on this magnificient' sta pie crop. As president of , the (Southern Cotton Grower s Protective-Association, i( is my. intention to go into all the princi pal cotton growing states within the next six months-and have a grand rally of the producers all along the line from North Carolina xo the Brazos river in Texas. ; If ! can secure the necessary co-operation rWe should, have at ' least one big meeting in - each state where the. entire -situation can be- fully dis cussed and plans adopted for co-opera. tive -action in . selling' and, maintaining prices next season, ; . . -r.- ; We could meet at the capitals in each, state; get reduced rates of railroad fare, have large j delegations from every county .and provide for a fight that can and must . be- won by , the ;: . producers." Now is the time, the.; year. 1904-must witness success for our efforts, or the people who have so long dominated the" mjarkets .of this c5untcy, to-tlte .detri ment off the producers-will, pnice more gefrinto control.. I ant willing to: give freely all of the time necessary to cover, the whole aouth on this, matter 3 Thia Shiragjft S" It WEtSBAOl II this year, and all that l asit is uie attive' co-operation of all who are in favor of the movement. We ought to hold one general meet ing in every state, suchas we held in 1901 and 1902. Two general meetings ought tobe held' in Texas. Then after wards meetings oughj; ; to be held in all of the 750. cotton producing coun ties. What every farmer needs :,now most is information as to how 'best to market his crop to make:it bring the bighest price. We can- fix the price for the next crop and the mills will pav it. All that we need is business like co-cperation all along the line and break up the old system of deluging the market iri September and October with cotton at whatever ' price is of fered. - ' ' ' ; : ." "' Let us get together and stand should er to shoulder like -men who 5- appre ciate the value-of .a -valuable product being raised. by their labor and .which the world must have. I would like to have letters from farmers on this sub-: ject Certainly now is the time to win if we ever hope to -do it.- Every far mer can now be posted on the entire situation and with" correct knowledge of actual condition there ' is no need for, us to work any longer in the dark. I want to begin this campaign in the different' states this summer and make, every effort to get the active co-opera tio'n. of every .farmer, , merchant and business man VgenerallyJ who will en list for high prices next tall. SPINNERS ORGANIZING. ' The spinners' all over the world are organizing: now to get prices back to 8 cents next fall. Shall we stand. idly by and do nothing, to strike down the hand that " would rob our families of what they are justly entitled to as a reward for their long years of labor and hard suffering? " We need no com pact or. organization or any 'dictatorial boss. What we want to do is to get together and discuss the situation, learn the truth, know the exact value of our staple: and then' let each man handle his . crop "as a business man ought to handle his affairs. ' This is ai inter-state movement, and must have co-operation in all the states to be made effective,. Every farmer " " . rm this line, write your views for publi cation in this paper, and let us begin to' start the ball in motion. 'It is none too soon to begin now, because time is flying and the selling season for the next crop will soon be here. Let every one raise his supplies and make all the cotton pqssible. Then let us make a united effort to maintain high prices throughout the year's 1904 and 1905. Harvey Jordan in, Atlanta Journal. WONDERFUL NERE. Is displayed by many a man endur-. ing pains 'of accidental Cuts, Wounds, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Sore feet or stiff joints. But there's no need lor it. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill the pain and cure, the trouble.. Its tne. Dest aive on earcn lor jruea, wv c. ax ail uruggisis. Forcing a Decision Governor Mickey, of Nebraska, that staunch Methodist, was visited a few days ago by an escaped insane inmate of the Grand Island Soldiers'; Home, armed with a huge paper-knife. Brand- ishmg iis weapon, he declared that Senator Dietrich, now under indict ment for bribery, . is innocent, and compelled the Governor to express. the same view. ; The Governor was agree ing with, everything he said when Capitol employes rushed in and over powered the lunatic The Governor was " quite right, though the late Dr. Trumbull would probably have declared that he was ly ing. .- It is not a lie to deceive, an insane man to prevent him from injuring himself and others.' A- man brandish- ing a huge knife forced his way into the -presence of the Duke of Welling ton, and thus addressed him: "I am Apollyon, and am sent to kill you. "What!', said the duke, "you see that pile of letters; I can't stop now. Come again "when I have finished , them. The man-'had- nOliteness enoueh to withdraw, and was soon taken in cus tody. Mr. Spurgeon once found him self face to face with a lunatic, 'who had gotten into his private room, and who said to him: "I am sent. by God to do everything you "wish." Said Spurgeon, with the wit that never failed him, , "I was wishing that you would go away; ' and he records that the fellow had sense enough to doit, However, -it hardly does to agree al ways? with the deranged. ' After Abra- ham Lincoln"; was assassinated, clergyman, dressed - in clerical attire, who thought he must agree" with eery- thing a patient' said, visited an asy lum,' and as - he - entered one of - the wards, an mmate, drew near and, said "What a terrible' thing this is that our President should be killed!" "Yes, said the minister, "it is "And then' think, too, that they should beat Secretary Seward almost to death.";.. "Awful! 5 ; said the minis ter "And' then; -that vi they . : should kill General' Grant, after all that he has done," 'Yes? ,aid the minister, "that was worst of alf. - The cenerak had risked fhis life , on ,- many battlefield ror tne umou - , , , v "And then to thhaki?' said the insane man.Vthat: the wretches : should come on to Plyinouth- Church .and slaved Henry . Ward ;;Beecnery ; while he was administering : the -conamunioni so that his blood mingled '.with the wine. "Yes:" said the minister, "that was a most sacrilegious ithing.' ; , "Now here.' -said the lunatic, "vou look like a miniteteri but you are the biggest! liar : I ever met," , . T The insane -often have their mother wit leftand amuse themselves at the expense 'of . those wno stare at them as if they werewiid animals. New York Advocate, A Very close call. There; will be special music -at the services' Sunday evening and the ser vices1 will be-well .worth attending. 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