North Carolina Newspapers

The Danbury Reporter. VOLUME XXXII. RTEft THE TRUST. Correspondent Of ilican In Which the to Task For Not mer Some Relief. not intended as a person or party, ng over the situ ation when I noticed an editorial in the Union Republican headed ■"The farmers and their tobacco crop." In which the writer says we farmers are "being discouraged in raising our only moneyed crop." In the whole two column edi torial the writer does not offer us miy plan of relief. He admits we are not getting a living price for our tobacco. We would ask our friend and adviser what remedy he has' to offer V We are ready to accept anything that will better our.condition, and get a living price for our tobacco. You say for B* im'/j "keep cool" and that con tentment to success. Now if you can ttU me how the downtrodden farmer that ia hun grv, ragged and in debt cau bj contented under these conditions, it is a problem we can't solve. And as to keeping "cool" we certainly f do seem as forbearing as any set of people in the world. The writer says the principal difference in the price of the 1902 crop and 1903 crop is the difference in qual ity. I snppose he lost sight of the fact that the last half of the 1902 crop brought no more than the present crop is bringing. We a'sjree with you that it is not a goo 1 plan-to quit the old planta tion, desert our homes and go to the towns and cities as hirelings. But what is the difference, hire _ lings in town or slaves in the country ? Under the present condition we have to live scanty, g.) thinly clad to make a crop, and when it is sold there is nothing left bul a balance due on our -fertilizer mortgage. Why is it that the cry goes out over-production, and gluts when tobacco is low ? Over-production, gluts nor inferior quality has affected the price of the manufac tured article. While the price of leaf (xmtinually fluctuates with no . JiaQrfiik». _to fill the I coffers of millionaires at the ex- of the pjor. The fluctuation 'Jkin the price cf cotton effects the price of theinaunfactured article, not so wit\ tobacco. Then our friend (pretended) gTW® J?s the following trust opiate to try to heal our pains and soothe our sorrows for another year. Tobacoo has sold low, but when it brings seven pents all round taking the entire crop as it is es timated that it will bring this year yn the Winston market, he says lie don't see no cause for any rash the part of the farmers. our frierd may know ho*' *S?4>rint a paper, and make tobac on paper, but I think his cal culations are based on estimations Vind not from experience. The farmer who raiseis tobacco at an of sax or seven cents has it to do at the ex-psuae of some other business, and at these prioes where the average farmer foots up his expense account against his tobacoo crop, he usually finds he oan't make both ends meet. Yet tha Trust says that my family and I can toil and swelter under the burning rays of the summer's sun at these prioes. And the . pkitocratic press say amen and -try tc ) lead us on by telling us we j »should not be alarmed at these prices. If not, why not ? Have , you a remedy to offer ? Will it. b > bast fir us to ourtail our crops, ! or to continue in the same old way ? Now we would ask those who claim that tobacco can be raised at the present prices to give us an itemized statement of the cost of making and marketing about 100 pounds of tobacco, tak ing it from the plantbed to the warehouse floor, after the ware houseman releases his grip on it, taking the average crop as a basis. It is claimed the present crop will average only about seven. Now is this the net proceeds to the farmer, or is the average made before the warehouse charges come off ? Treat us fair in this respect. Don't charge us up with what we don't get. This great octopus, the Trust is not surely crushing the life out of the farmers and the tobacco industry, but it is reaching out after the in dependent manufacturer and the leaf dealers. It is the vampire that is sapping away the very stake* and foundation of all occupations, farming, for without us tlu whole machine goas to pieces, and if it were possible they would rob its of the good God-given pure air and sunshine that floats over these Piedmont hills. It is a known fact that at the be ginning of the present tobacco year the managers of tha Trust met in the town of Winston and agreed that we could stand lower prices, and accordingly put them down. Now was there any laudable reason for this ? Only greed, we know the margin is double what it ought to be between the leaf and the plug. The only difference we see between this form of robbery and that of feudal times is we are robbed now according to law. It seems that money has got to be emperor and it seems to have the supreme power of governing, and our low markets bow to its demands regardless of right, Now if there is -anything in the wide fride world we can do to make a comfortable and honest living and educate our children that this despoiler has not his grip on, we are anxious to know what it is. Now my farmer friends, viewing thesituation as I see it, do your own thinking, make all or as much as possible, your own supplies on the old farm, and then what tobnc co you can, and in a few years you will see old North Carolina and Stokes county in a different shape financially than it is to-day. There are no trusts or combines that can corner on the sunshine and the showers. You have the promise of One who never fails to fulfill all his promises, that if we do our duty "all these things will be added." "BACHELOR." WAMEDOT. Wamedot, Feb. 23. I am glad to see our county j a per improving so rapidly. Mr. D. P. Reid, of this place, has burned some plantbeds. Mr. David Tilley, of Tuttle, vis {ted relatives at this place Sunday, i Wo are glad to note that Mrs. D. P. Reid, who has bsen very ill with blood poison, is somewhat improved. The school at this place is pro gressing nicely, which is being taught by Miss. Mattie Stewart. Miss Sarah Sharpe, of Madison, who is visiting her daughter. Mrs. D. P. Reid, of this place, is talking of returning to Madison soon. Sorry to see her leave. We enjq} reading the letters from B„ S. S. T. and ' "Kitty." Write again, all of you. - BLUE EYED SCHOOL GIRL. STOKES AND CAROLINA. DANBURY, N. C., TIIU GOOD MEN DEMANDED. Woe to the Candidate Who Under-! takes to Defend the Liquor Ques tion In the Next Election. Pine Hall, Feb. 22. Mr. Editor : The coining election promises to be a most important one in both State and nation and it will be u year in which our people will be more than ordinarily interested in their favorite newspapers and candidates. Every place from President down to constable is to be filled and from present indica tions a large per cent of our people including not only the politicians but the business men and the church people will take an active part in these matters this year, at least more so than in former years, as great moral questions are com ing to the front and waking up the good people of the State. The demand for first class men to (ill the public offices is unmis takably evident and the parties will this year nominate their best and strongest men. The Demo cratic party through its legislators has already committed itself to re form upon the whiskey question and of course we may expect some opposition at the poles backed by liquor and saloon interosts. There will be some Democrats and party leaders who may not fully subscribe to the views of the majority. They may make a tight-in the conven tion over this part of our platform and they may prefer other can didates than those the convention may nominate. But we believe this opposition will cease when the convention adjourns and that thev will not wander off into any other party as has been predicted in some places because of the liquor question. It will require a greater and a higher moral issue than the ad vocates of wdiiskey and saloons can trump up to support their cause to split the Democratic party in North Carolina, and no pa' ty can hope to succeed unless they can divide the Democratic party. As I said before great moral questions are forcing themselves to the front in the political world ami there are good Christain men in each of our political parties that have the good of our State at heart more than they do politics, and it will be woe to the candi date of either of our political par ties that undertakes to defend the liquor business, It is reported that the whiskey men of New York have already started a fund with $500,000 to fight the temperance movement that is sweeping over the United States. So the good people can see what a giant they have got to fight. We take off our hats to the good men of the last legislature who for the first time in the history of the State, so far as we recollect, had the moral courage to put their foot upon the neck of this moral lepsr and say "thus far shalt than go and no farther." The tone of the letters from "Bachelor," "Sunday School Teacher," "Kitty," "Faith," and other correspondents of the Re porter show what is going on in the minds of our young people. A bright day is dawning. The poli tician who will opeidy defend the whiskey business, let him be Democrat or Republican, would be doomed forever in the estimation of such young people as this. SUBSCRIBER. The Republican State conven-j tion meets in Greensboro Msy l.Hj SDAY, MARCH 3, 11)04. PINK. j Pink, Feb. 22. Mr. C. R. Meadows, who has been at work in Greensboro for some time, returned home sick last week. Guess some of the girls and •one especially was very glad to see him back, but sorry he had to come home on account of being sick. We hope he will soou be well again. Miss Alverta Pulliam, who has been visiting her cousin Mrs. J. M. Deaton, of Capella, for a few weeks, returned home last Wednes day. Mr. W. T. Hicks is seriously ill with pneumonia, we are sorry to note. ' The smallpox scare is not over yet, as we heard of two oases today in Mr. J. G. Southern's family. From what we can learn those that broke out first are getting on O. K. Mr. B. F. Pulliam has had his family vaccinated and they are now going about with a stiff arm. But guess that is better than to have smallpox, if it is as bod as Mr. Nick Kiser says it is. He said he thought at first it was just a little ailment, but has found out differ ent since it got hold of him. A little colored boy at B. F, Pulliams was badly burned last Wednesday night and is not expec ted to live. He was supposed to l>e playing in the fire when his clothes caught and before any one could get to him his clotheß were in a blaze all over. Mr. John Hicks, who has been very low with pneumonia, is im proving, we are glad to note. P. DELLAR. • Dellar, Feb. 22. As I am not in school to-day I will write a letter to the little folks through the Reporter. How many of you like to go to school ? I do for one. My teacher is Miss Jen nie Ray. We all like her right much. I have no pets. I have two sisters and one brother. I want Mr. Editor to give us little folks a space in his valuable paper for corresponding. We would en joy it so much. We are sorry to learn that little Sallie Tilley is dead. I would be glad to read some letters from some of the lit tle folks of my age—lo. For fear of the waste basket I will close for this time. LUCY LACKEY. CASES. Cases, Feb. 23. I heard a man say some time ago if his tobacco didn't average over four dollars he was going to quit raising the weed. He carried off some and it brought something near five. So I reckon lie is going to back his ears aud come again. Come again, Mr. Bachelor, I like to read your pieces. I think the Reporter is one among the best papers in the State. Success to the Reporter. "LITTLE BARTTY." Peter's Creek To Cut The Tobacco Acreage. Mr. F. L. Moore, of Smiths, was in town last Thursday. Mr. Moore is a progressive farmer and one of the most prominent citizens of Peter's Creek township. Asked if the farmers of his section would plant as much as usual, Mr. Moore ter that the be red u TO SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS. Rev. i. T. Ratledge Makes An Appeal For More Earnest Work In the Cause. Dear Sunday School workers : As you all know Stoke 6 county has a place in the North Carolina Sunday School Association. Our organization has already accom plished good but we want to accom plish much more good this year. Now, we want every township actively organized. If there is only one school in the township let us have the organization any way, and if there is no school at all let some one work and pray un til there is one. The thing we must have is the individual Sun day School or we cannot have the convention. While the conventions do good in this way, yet, as you know, in the good, honest, prayerfnl hard work of the individual school is where the real good is accom plished. There are a great many children, perhaps, in this county, who know little or nothing about Sunday School, who if once brought into it would be as well pleased as those who attend every Sunday, summer and winter, and wouldn't miss Sunday School for anything else. Dear Christians, how shall we spend the bright spring and sum mer Sundays that are just before us ? Scores of children are grow ing up around some of you in al most total ignorance of the word of God. Will you humbly ask God what is your duty in this situation? Try to estimate the value of one child sajed for Christ and Heaven. Christians, I know you all love Christ, then of course you love these children. Will you seek to save them ? To see you on Sunday afternoon with Bible and song book in hand going to some humble place to meet your little class, would make preachers preach better and lam sure you would feel better for doing so. So, good people, let us have the Sunday Schools, if ever so small, then let each one be represented at the township convention. Af ter this comes the county conven tion which must be held at a more suitable time this year than last. Please let everyone remember that this work is strictly interdenomi national. It is no more controlled by the Baptists than it is by the Presbyterians, etc. Let us all pull together in the great Sunday School work, Yours for the work. J. T. RATLEDGE. CAMPBELL. Campbell, Feb. 25. Mr. J. T. Shelton and W. D. Priddy paid Misses Ida Hall and Ester a pleasant visit Saturday night. I guess they had a jolly time. Mr. N. J. Bulge and J. A. Shel ton seem to be crossing Dan River very often. Wonder if some girls aren't drawing their attention over there. I guess they had a fine time last Sunday, they seem to be wearing broad suiiles this week. Mr. P. C. Campbell will soon be ready to move in his new house. Mr. Mart Bullen is at work at the chimney. Guess he will be glad to move. Mr. Luther Rhodes, of Dellar. visits Mr. Bryant's very often. Luther, what's drawing you over there. Some bright eyed girl, I gU6BB. Miss Cora W. is looking very sad being she has been exposed to smallpox and her best fellow to come and she hasn't ffiMjum since Xmas. You must Ifcof that, Cora, he will come npine old time. BL/UCKOAT NUMBER 5 LOCAL BRIEFS.. The county commissioners meet next Monday. Rockingham court is in session at Wentworth this week. Mr. Sam Moran, of Meadows, was in town last Thursday. Another light snow fell Friday, making the third of the season. Mr. J. D. Humphreys is attend ing Rockingham court at Went worth this week. Messrs. Duke Kelly, Herbert Ray and George Simmons were in town Friday. Mrs. Dr. W. B. Moore, of Smiths, accompanied by Mr. F. L. Moore, visited Danbnry last Thurs day. Mr. J. Adkins, of Red Shoals, accompanied by his sister, Miss Susie, visited Mrs. M. T. Chilton .Thursday. Mr. Walter Nelson, of Jewel, recently sold a load of tobacco on the Winston market for which he realized an average of a little more than S2O per hundred. Leff Sisk, the murderer of Sam Lawson, is still at large. It begins to look like he will not be cap tured by the spring terrti of Stokes court, which is only a little more than two months off. There is only one prisoner in the Stokes jail and court less than nine weeks off. Jesse Cheney is the man in jail. He is charged with engaging in a shooting affray with Frank Cardwell some months since. v Mr. A. J. White, of Wamedot, spent a few hours in town Friday. Mr. White had the misfortune to lose a considerable quantity of fodder, shucks and hay by fire H few days since. It caught from fire under a waslipot in which some clothing was being boiled. SANDY RIDGE. Sandy Ridge, Feb. 5}2. Mr. J. F. Dnnlap and family have moved into the house with Mr. D. H. Andrews. Mr. Dunlap will start with the Western tobacco Co. soon. Mr. D. A. V ernon is visiting his uncle Mr. H. C. Thorntoh. Miss Nannie Gregory, of Sted man, Va., spent Friday night in town. Supt. J. T. Smith, of Danbury. spoke to the teachers at Sandy Ridge Institute Saturday. Mr. Necoda Taylor, of Rellar. was in town Saturday. Roy Baj,by will continue teach ing after the free school closes. Good teacher nnd tuition cheap as well as board. So this is the place for school. A number of our young people attended a dance given by Mrs. Jim Taylor, of Hearford, Monday night. They report a nice time. Mrs. Nettie Andrews has been very sick for some time, and doesn't improve very fast. I do not think "a certain little boy," is much uneasy about the "old man." He certainly looked very gay Sunday in spite of rain and ice. The "two Jolly school girls" mustn't lose any sleep over that. TOPSY. GANN'S. Ganns, Feb. 29. A question for Justices of the peac« of Stoks County: What fee is allowed by law for impounding stook running at large in a stock law territory. Justices please answer through the Repor ter. WET J > WTSHER.