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THE ROANOKE BEACON,
. Plymouth, N. 0.
We appeal to every reader of Th Roanoke
Baaco , to aid ng in poking it an acceptable and
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Plymouth people and . the public know what is
going on iu Plymouth. Roport to n all I torn" of
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1M0.
Pikhaps the State of Georgia bag struck
the Jute Trust the hardest blow of any io
the Union. According to the repoit of the
State Agricultural Department, over one
Lalf of the last cotton crop in that State
was wrapped in cotton bagging. The
Mobile Register says : "Aotion like this
will do the farmers more good than can be
derived from any amount of conventions
and platforms,"
A Mathematical experts says t Estima
ting the Increased vote from 18S8, with
Montana added, the Democratic electoral
vote wonM be 190 in 1892, against , 168 in
1888. The additional votes necessary to
elect a Deaiocratto President will bo ' for.
uished by New York's thirtv -seven. The
Republican vote in 1892 will bo increased
to 233 votes, including Indiana and taree
of the new States.- The vote of New ; York
taken from the Republican column leaves
them 223, ,: or thrje less than a majority.
Therefore, according to this estimate, New
York remains, as in 1838, the pivotal State.
The successful party must carry new York
to secure the election of their Presidential
candidate.
In October, 188i, one of our subscribers
at Cresweil made comptalnt that he failed
to g-it his paper for some weeks. At that
time wi went In nnrson to the nnRtmaKtpr
at Uresweu, to know the cause, his only
excuse was that if the Beacon went there
foi ench a subscriber some one else got it
he knew not who. , We asked him in the
gentlest manner to be more careful in the
future, which he promised to do. Now the
complaint comes from the same office,
from two or more subscribers, who say if
they cannot get the paper they will stop
taking it. Wo know the paper goes to that
office fur these subscribers and unless that
Republican Postmaster takes more care of
his office we will not hesitate to report him
to head quarters. Perhaps he is trying to
injure us as a Democrat paper, for taking
sides against his party, if so he may be
made to see the folly of bis ways.
.We are reliably informed that the office
at that town is as public as a store, it being
kept in tte b.tck end of a store house with
no means of keeping the public out. We
think it advisable for Mr. Davenport to
make some alteration in his office before
the office takes a change of bonds.
Otra broad minded Agricultural corre
spondent, "Rho Gramtna Phi," has kindly
offered, for the worthy consideration of our
readers, a number of articles on "Southern
Agriculture or the natural advantages of
Eastern North Carolina as an Agricultural
Section." We invite our readers to give
these article'! their attention. He gives
in this issue some statistics on the egg
prod act of the world, etc , which our South
ern people should consider.
As can be seen by refrence to his articles
he La carefully compared the Agricultural
statistics of almost every part of the country
with those of our section, and the result is;
Eastern North Carolina offers as great if
not greater Agricultural inducements, both
in climato and soil, than any country on the
Globe, the only trouble seems to be our
Inability as producers.
- Now then il such be true, as it undoubt
edly is, as shown by statistics, why should
our farmers cleave to the old way ? Unless
our farmers experiment and try to increase
the productive power of their lands thsy
cannot expect to advance. Hence, blest
with, a rich ' and : unsurpassed productive
soil and a climate unequalled, why not the
Eastern section of North Carolina strive to
gain the top round in the ladder of Agricnl.
tural prosperity? Our farmers have the
brains to achieve this great end, if they can
only be brought from out ol the ruts and
gullies made by their forefathers, therefore
we appeal to their better judgement and
ask them to break loose from their present
mode of farming and . grasp the new and
more successful mode, and let the future of
Eastern North Carolina bo recorded and
referred to by all nations as the most p roa,
Perons Agricultural section of the worfd,
and let its mac-ess be attributed to the
knowledge and energy of the preseut
generation.
respondents as "Rho Gramma Phi" and we
invite all who have a word to say in the
intcres of Agriculture or any other euter,
prie, to rise tLe Deacon a their mouth,
p'eca. We give all men the right to use
our columns In ftivlog their views on any
flul'Jii't that Jiiisy be for the god of th
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE.
No. a. :
According to the last report of the Com
missioner ol" Agriculture, the United States
imported in the year 1887 eggs to the value
of $1,970,39(1 ; her exports of eggs for the
same year amounted to $Go,(;8tt, leaving her
fl,8!),7lO still to ay for ejg. To meet
this bill she exported 8.021,497 lb., or 16,043
bales of Sea island cotton, the bales weigh
ing f0t lb, each, aud netting alxut $112.09
each, 614, 3S4 lb. of rice, aud 71,fi3: bush,
els of ouions. Statistics are general v dry
reading, 1 quote these to answer any doubt,
ing one on the egg or poultry business the
above figures are tor exs only, it does not
include poultry dead or alive. What I want
to impress upon our farmers Is this ; there
is a demand in this country alone for about
$2,000 000 worth of eggs annually, which
has to be supplied by foreign ; countries
England wants $ 15.000,000 worth every
year. Now why cannot the Eastern North
Csro'ina farmer help to supply this demaud,
he ha better, aud more Advantages than
those who do supply this demand. Let me
point one or two, first, he has a warmer
climate, which does away with a costly hen
house, it does not require the costly heating
arrangements required in colder climates,
lumber aud labor are cheaper, ' land is also
cheap so that the cost of raising feed is nom
inal. France is one of the largest prodaoers
of eggs and poultry, yet her climate is
much colder and very damp, necessitating
well built, tight, warm hen houses, even
then hens are attacked with diseases no.
known in thisoountxy. Veterinary surgeons
are employed to attend the fowls. France
also imports several million dollars , worth
of grain annually, yet with all her disad
vantages she makes $168,000,000 of eggs
and poultry. The cost of raising and feed,
ing poultry here is comparatively nominal,
hence the proceeds of sale of eggi and
poultry here is nearly all profit. I should
here say that France is a little larger than
California, and that it is Northern , France
that supplies the bulk of the pou try product.
Belgium, mentioned in my last, adjoins
Northern France and is the bast cultivated
and moat densely populated country iu
Europe, it is a very small state. Denmark
is also a small State, although one of the
oldest in Europe, aud is still further north.
Intensive agriculture is pursued in these
countries, in Belgium tha laud is subjected
to the severest tax to make the Bnpply of
food for home consumption, - the eggs are
gathered from the binail farmer-, small
farms and farmers are very ,6carce iu Eng.
land, the land for the most part being owucd
by families and is entailed, goes dowu from
father to son for generations, you can go
on some of the large estates in Englaud aud
find tenants, whose fore-fathers hve lived
on the same estate for hundreds of years.
Like the wealth of America, the land in
England is in the hands of the few. Very
few Englishmen cau really c-ill their home
their own. this applies to those who could
afford to give a high price, as well ai the
poor man. Jus bouse may be built of the
costliest materials, yet the ground upon
which, it is bcilt belongs to another man,
and to the owuer of the land he has to pay
a ground rent, hence those who wish to own
land have to seek it in other countries.
A few days ago I was speaking to a small
farmer in this county, I asked him how
much land he owned? -30 acres." be replied,
"not half enough for a man to live on."
This man says 30 acres of '.and is not half
enough for one man to live on, just let
ns consider this for a moment, ; the last
census gave Washington county a popula
tion of b,t)28 black and white, 30,71 1 acres
or 48 square miles. Jess 9 acres of tilled
land, giving her a population of 186 persons
to every 640 acres of tilled land, now what
would the gentleman owning 8i acres say.
if told that there is a country where . 2,500
person? subsist from each square mile of
cultivated land. Agriculture with those
people is simply market gardening, because
the soil is required to produce more tbau
any ether place in the wor d. The density
of population in Englaud and Wale? is 446
persona to the Bquare mile, in like mauoer
the density of popuiaion of this county is
26 persons to the square mile, in other words
if the total area of this county, swamps,
creeks, rivers, etc.. wood land, and culti
vated fields were equally divided amongst
its 8,928 population it would give e ca
person a 24 acre field and about $ au acre
for a gardeu. whilst if England aud Wales
were divided in like manner, it would only
give the Euglishmau 1 acre, and a little
over a acre plot for a g irden. ; As I have
shown therif U a market for several million
dollar's worth of eggn alone, here in Ame.
rica is a market for abjut two million dot.
lars worth, England wants another fifteen
million dollars worth, there is not much
dinger of the market being overstocked
white this demaud exists.
I have not said anything about spring
chickens, or fattening fowls and capous for
the market. ' I would advise farmers to
club together, dress and ship your fowls in
good order and save the middleman's profit,
farmers will ship a crop of fowU say to
Norfolk to a commission house; . they , will
sell at from 64 to 8 cents per pound. Tho
party buying these rowls. dresses and ships
them, packed in ice, to New York and gets
from fifteen to twenty cents per pound.
Now the man who dresses and ships these
fowls nets about $1.00 each while the pro.
dncer Bets about 25 eta. each." The farmer
however should bear iu mind that in dress
ing fowls for market, he has to conform'to'
the usage of that particular market, pick
your market and then dress your fowls
according to the usage of that market, as
they differ somewhat from eaoh other.
' Reo Gbmma Phi.
One would scarcely believe it but for
the fact that the troasnry . books show it,
that there is yet outstanding of the old
fractional paper currency (known immedi
ately after the war as "shin plasters")
gomethiug like $U, 000,000. Of this
amount it W estimated that not more than
$3,000,000 to $o,0oo,000 will ever come in.
A great deal of it has been worn out by . the
wear and tear of twenty odd years of usage.
Doubtless a great quautity of n has . been
burned op in the many fires that have oc
curred since the true it was issued, and in
muueroos othr ways Las it been lost and
destroyed. Then there are some people
who hold all they cau get to use io sending
mall amounts by mail, finding It very
handy for that purpose. 1 ben, too, the
old currency is now so scarce that peoplo
keep the occasional pieces that come to hand
at curiosities o r pocket pieces. The
National Government on the, issue of this
"war money," - will make a cUar gain of
front ten to twelve million dollars. - Call.
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Forsa'eby J. W. Bryuu. "
SOUTHERN TOWNS.
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IMPORTANT FACTORS IN TUBS UPnUILDINO
OF TUB INDUSTRIAL SOUTII.
Mr Abbott Lawrunctt was probably the
most remarkable and sagaoiona man New
England ever produced. He was a mer.
chant in profeion, but at tho same tim a
statesman, patriot, philanthropist and secf.
History tells us that when Mew England
was first striving to become a tnaoufaotnr.
lug center. Daniel Webster expressed his
doubts to Mr. Lawrence as to whether
the infant iudustnes could compete with
the cheap and trained labor of Great Britain,
but was answered that he need have no
fears of killing oornpetiton as long as. the
fteopla of the iouth refrained fiotn maun,
acturing. Whether this incident is true in
fact, is immaterial, but it is representative
of the foresight of this remarkable tuan.
By the aid of a tariff the infant industries
have become strong and robust industries.
Every industry that tbU tariff fostered has
enriched New England, and in enriching
that section has enriched, the whole coun'
try.
Now the era is dawning hat Mr. Law
renoe cautioned Mr, Webster about. The
South is entering upon manufacturing en
terprises. fhe mauy industries of New
England may not lie driven to the wall bv
the industries of the South, but they will
have in them competors closer than any
they have ever eu Entered.
Two importartaActors in the upbuilding
of the indu8triaeonth are just beginning
to be appreciated, these are the increased
amount of energy aud wealth that every
new family brings to a thriving town, anil
the importance of small industries. New
England has become great and rich by
looking after these small things. Some of
her leading industrial establishments of
to-day started twenty or perhaps fifty years
ago iu a little shed, and her large industrial
centers have grown by drawing to their
population single families at first, and later
on scores of them as a lime. 7 Every indus
try, however small it may ba. creates wealth,
and, in many oases, the smaller the industry
the more wealth, proportionately, it creates.
It requires a thousand dollars or so per
operative to build and equip a cotton mill
or a blast furnace, or boui other such large
industry, whilt many of the smaller mdus,
tries, wood-working estab'ishmenta for in,
stance, cm give oue person employment
for about every two huudred dollars invest
ed. And every industry, large or small,
creates wealth by adding to the volume of
business of every trade and business iu the
town iu which it is established.
Towns in the South that are struggling
for industrial growth, should bear iu mind
this proportionally greater wealth creating
power of small industries over large ones.
When they have tnese smaller ones in their
midst aud have added to their wealth, then
they cau consider branching out and estab.
lishing ' larger industrial plants; Such
economical and systematic growth as this
must be had before the South can compete
with the North in the manner that Mr-.
Lawrence foretold, Manufacturer's Rec.
ord.
CRESWELL LETTER.
Creswell, N. C, Feb 4,'s6.
Elitor Beacon:
' We are glad to note the fact that we are
to havo a daily communication with your
place and with Norfolk, fec., . in the near
future It is trae we have a daily mail
now, hot the mail leaving here mornings
fail to reach Mackey's Ferry In time for the
boat hence lays over until next morning,
thus requiring two days to get a letter to
Norfolk or to our county seat. By the
new arrangement the mail will go direct
from Columbia to Mackey's Ferry, miking
eouuection morning and evening with the
boat, and a new route will be established
from this point to Scnppernong P. O.. to
conuect with the maiu linn. A Post Office
Official was in our' ptace this week and
assures us of a through daily mail. :
Mr. O. L. Pettigrew, a popular young
attorney of your place, and Mr. Thos.
Armistead, also of Plymouth, spent several
days last week in our place. - V
J notice Howell was called upon last
Wednesday to make another couple "hap.
py," viz. Mr. frank Tarkenton and Miss
Martha Barnes, daughter of W N H Barnes
(who lives near here ) The . bridal party
left immediately after the kuot wa ti-d
for a vi6it to friends and relatives below
Columbia. 1
. Mrs. D II Holmes presented her husbaud
with a fice son on . the 1st inst. Mother
aud child are doiug well.
Nearly every one you meet' down this
way, and ask them how they are, tells you
they have the Grippe. It seems to be an
epidemic. .
Mr. A. G. Walker, a popular merchant
of our town, returned home Saturday last
from Norfolk, . where he went to replenish
his large stock of general merchandise.
We uotice.in our place this a. m.. Mr.
Albert Hoffman, representing the old reli.
able and popular tobacco house of L. Hoff.
man, of Norfolk, Va .
Mr. T H Woodley, a former resident of
our place, and who was iu the mercantile
business for several years, of tho firm of
Alexander Sz Woodley, but who has been
attending the law school at Chapel Hill for
more than 12 months past returned last
night, a full pledged lawyer. We have not
le irned whether he thinks of locating here
or not.
Master Edward Tarkinton, a ward and
cousin of Mr. D. Spruill left this a. m-, per
Str. Dickermm for Texas.
Mr. Thos. B. Bate man left this morning
on a business trip to E. City and Norfolk.
Yours &c , X. Y. Z.
CELEBRATED FLORIST DEAD
Re PER, Feb. 1, 1890.
Mr. Editor : I see in your last issue,
"Hho Gramma Phi", meutious ' Mr. Peter
Henderson, the emineut florist aad seeds
man nf Nw .York. Perhans it would bo
of interest to your readers to learn that the
gentleman mentioned, receutly died at. his
home in Jersey City, from pneumonia,
superinduced by an uttack of grippe. The
R. N. Y. says:
"Mr. Henderson was born near Edinburg,
Scotland, in 1823, and at the age of 10 was
apprenticed to a gardner. and a year later
raneAvfA thft " trtlrl , medal offered bv the
Botanical Society of Edinburg for the best
scientifically arranged herbarium. . In 1843,
when la Lis HQ ta year. Mr. Henderson came
to this countrv. He had no capital except
plenty of brains, energy and pluok. He
worked for florists and gardeners for four
years, during which be saved money enough
t.t titan in hnrfiHAHS for himself. This he
did in 184? by establishing himsolf as a
market gardener to jersey uty. uis nigniy
finoaaf nil i-Aifpr jnnM is well known to
our readers, and hi several publications on
gardening and floriculture are house-hold
words, rrobably not anoiner seeasmau or
florist was more widely respected and
b'jlQvai." Ii..G FftiMiTas.
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