Thursday, August 8, i9i^.]
fHE CAROLINA UNION PARMER
l^age Pifteett
Carolina and finds conditions satis
factory will become an immigration
agent. He will write to his relatives
and friends, telling them what he is
foing, and will often attract addition
al settlers. There are localities in
fhe Southeastern States where the
location of a single settler has been
followed by a succession of others
from his former home. I have in
®dnd a locality in Mississippi where a
farmer from Illinois located some
years ago. He has been highly suc
cessful and has kept the people at
l^ls former home informed as to what
has been doing, with the conse
quence that several families have fol
lowed him.
Therefore, if your solicitation of
farm settlers results in locating only
q few during the first year or two of
the work, you should not be discour-
Uged, for each one of them will al-
®iost inevitably attract others. In
t^ct, I believe that one of the most
Effective ways of soliciting immigra-
tluh is through the co-operation of
those who are first located. You al-
feady have in Western North Caro-
iiia men from other parts of the
"hited States. I have no doubt that
^uny of them could give you the
^^Uaes and addresses of friends in
heir former homes who would prob-
hhly be interested in this region, and
oward whom your work of solicita-
hu might be directed with prospects
Success. In many cases those who
Ju already here will doubtless be
h'f to supplement your efforts by
•'fting personal letters.
■^mong the agencies which will be
Active in the building up of this
Sion we should not overlook the
^Ual religious gatherings which are
^®^oming an important feature of
Ijj^hiher life in Western North Caro-
h- such as the great Methodist
Ch
Uutauqua at your own town, th®
j^merings of Presbyterians at Mon-
^hht, and of Baptists at Ridgecrest.
f understand the plans for the
j^®fhodist Chautauqua at this place it
to be, in any sense, a local af-
hut is to be Church-wide in its
When the broad plans for the
efg^^^yement of the grounds and the
of buildings have been car-
Cqj/ °ut, it will be one of the most
and extensive institutions of
^ud in the United States, and I
*ure that it will draw many thou-
ijig. ® of visitors annually. The im-
ute effect of these assemblies is
to
b,
bri
^^8 p
Ho ^ desirable class of people
^ight possibly not come other-
Hr ’ ^^oreasing the business of your
■tot f affording a broader mar-
bro^ your fruits, vegetables, dairy
and other food supplies,
the opportunities for
bavg^^^^oat. But these assemblies
and more far-reaching
educational and moral
are widely disseminated
our entire section. In
to all this they are, I be-
’ ®tfective agencies for spread-
^bd ^oad the fame of this region
^oug those who will attend
he some one who may be-
Permanent residents.
work for the further de-
of this region you have
^ that it is already wlde-
^ known, and in that
’badp ^ beginning has already been
j may best be measured by
tn population. The cen-
the eight mountain
J'bVej. ® Western North Carolina
l^b hy the lines of the South-
^ t9io show a total population
h^‘^2o t ° ^bl,940 as compared with
1880—an increase of 90.1
b 1910 "^^^Pwing for the growth
It^^Platio^ that the
fu these counties to-day
thrivf^ l^^^t of 1880. Your
Ptvp j PS city of Waynesville has
Population from 466 in 1890
hg to this locality large num-
to 2,008 in 1910, an increase of 341
per cent in twenty years.
Such exact figures as to agriculture
and industries are not available, but
it is a matter of common knowledge
to all those acquainted with this re
gion that there has been a material
advance in agriculture and that by
far the greater part of its industrial
development has taken place since
1880. If these results have been ac
complished without any systematic
and comprehensive campaign such as
is now being carried on, may we not
expect still greater progress in the
future?
It shall continue to be the policy of
the Railway Company that I have the
honor to represent to co-operate as ef
fectively as possible with the Greater
Western North Carolina Association
and with every other agency working
for the upbuilding of this region.
As the members of the Waynesville
Board of Trade already know we are
exerting ourselves to secure the es
tablishment of industries and the lo
cation of settlers in Western North
Carolina and to bring a larger num
ber of tourists to your resorts. We
believe, however, that, outside of the
location of industries and the bring
ing in of immigration there is a great
field in which our Railway Company
may properly co-operate for the de
velopment of greater prosperity in
the territory traversed by its lines.
There is probably no other section
in the United States where there are
better opportunities for progressive
agriculture than in the Southeast.
Climatic and soil conditions are favor
able for the widest diversification in
farming and for substantially increas
ing the average yield of farm crops.
There is no one thing, in my opinion,
that would go so far in the direction
of increasing the prosperity, not only
of our farmers, but of all the people
of the Southeast, as an increase in
the volume of agricultural products
through building up soil productivity
and increasing the average yield per
acre.
The management of the Southern
Railway Company is so thoroughly
convinced of the importance of this
kind of agricultural development that
we now have In course of organiza
tion a comprehensive Department of
Farm Improvement Work, which will
co-operate with State Commissioners
of Agriculture, State Agricultural
Coleges, and the United States Ag
ricultural Department. I can assure
you that, in planning the details of
this work throughout the territory
traversed by our lines, we shall not
overlook Western North Carolina.
The special advantages of this re
gion for the growing of fruits and
vegetables of various kinds have been
demonstrated by the results already
obtained. In addition to the work
for general agriculture to be done by
our Department of Farm Improve
ment Work in this locality, we shall
continue our special efforts for the
development of your fruit and vegeta
ble industries. In this connection I
may say that, in my opinion, the or
ganization of the Haywood County
Fruit Exchange is a step in the right
direction. Such an organization can
be beneficial in many ways. It can
advise as to the best cultural meth
ods, encourage the growing of the
most profitable varieties, give instruc
tions as to proper methods of packing
for shipment, investigate market op
portunities and aid in other ways in
the development of the industry. Its
work will tend to establish a reputa
tion for the products of its members
and, by making this locality more
widely known as a fruit-growing re
gion, will attract to it those whose
are looking for opportunities in this
line. The mere fact that you have
such an organization is a good adver
tisement. It is notice to the world
that the Industry in your county is es
tablished and thriving.
In addition to your opportunities
for agriculture and manufacturing,
you have a region with splendid
scenic attractions, with a climate
which, at all seasons of the year, in
vites to out-door work and out-door
sports. It is a region of far-famed
healthfulness in which nature has
lavished conditions which combine to
make it an ideal locality for human
habitation. With all your advantages,
1 am convinced that this region will
reap the full benefit of the general
interest that is being awakened in
our Southeastern section and that
we may date from the present year a
movement that will grow in volume
as it progrjBSses and that will bring
increased population and material
prosperity to Western North Caro
lina.
Overpowering.—“Is you gwine ter
let dat mewel do as he please?” ask
ed Uncle Ephraim’s wife. “Wha’s you’
will power?”
“My will power’s all right,” he an
swered. “You jest want ter come
out hyar an’ measure dis here mew-
el’s won’t power.”—Christian Regis
ter.
Defeated Candidate: “You encour
aged me to run for the office. You
n-now you did. You said you tho.ught
1 wouldn’t make a bad alderman.”
Tiusty Henchman: “Well, the re
turns seem to show that I was right.”
—Boston Commons.
We Want Agents.
We want good subscrip
tion agents, live wires, in
every county of the State.
Will pay liberal commis
sions. Write for our prop
osition.
Carolina Union Fanner,
Raleigh, N. C.
SHOES, TRUNKS
and HOISERY
Best Quality, Lowest Prices
HELLER BROS.,
RALEIGH, N. C.
eJolly ^ Wynne
•Jewelry Co.
Everything in Jewelry.
128 Fayettville St., Raleigh, N. G.
Prompt attention given to Mail Orders.
UMON COTTON BAGGING
CORPORATION
Bagging Ties Bag Cloth
NORFOLK VA. SPARTANBURG, S. C
Take a Thirly-day Course
in our sample rooms, and enter the
cotton business. High salaried posi
tions. Write for endorsements.
Carolina Cotton Schools, Dept., U. P.
31 East Fourth street, Charlotte,
N. C.
Kop Sale!
Some very fine pure bred York
shire Pigs now ready to ship.
THE HOG FOR THE FARMER
D. R. COX, Route 2, Galax, Va.
Farmers* Union
Exchange,,.,
In the future this column will be
open to Farmers’ Union members
who wish to advertise, for Sale or
E ch mge, any surplus product of
their farm, or for any farm imple
ment that they may not have use
of. This column can be used with
out charge by any Union member
in good standing, who is a reader
of this paper.
UMON COTTON BAGGING CO.,
Norfolk, Va.
Bagging, Tle«, Bag Cloth, Etc.
ADAMS GltAlN & PROVISION CO.,
Charlotte, Richmond, and Fayetteville.
Grain, Provisions, Flour, Hay-Feeds, Field
Seeds, Meats, Lard, Groceries, etc.
PKODUCEliS AND CONSUMERS’
AliLIANCE.
231-241 S. Market Street, Chicago, III.
MADE-TO-ORDER CLOTHING.
FOR SALE.—Fine lot of O. I. C. pigs.
Pedigree with each pig. Can mate you pigs
no kin. Registered free. As fine as can be
bought in the South..—OSCAR L. RHYNE,
R. F. D. No. 4, Gastonia, N. C.
FOB SALE.—Fine lot of thorough-bred
Shropshire sheep, an extra line lot of Berk
shire shoats from 4 to 6 months old, one
fine Broad sow, 4 years old and registered;
all at farmers’ prices. Address, OAK RIDGE
FARM, Chapel Hill, N. C.
CHOICE BERKSHIRE pigs and gilts for
sale at reasonable prices. Satisfaction guar
anteed.—A. S. SPEER, Boonvllle, N. C.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
RAILROAD
Route of the
“NIGHT EXPRESa**
Travel via Raleigh (Union Station)
and Norfolk Southern Railroad to
and from all points in Eastern Caro
lina.
Buffet, Parlor and Sleeping Car*
between Raleigh and Norfolk.
Schedule in effect March 3rd.
N. B.—The following schedule fig
ures are published as information
only and are not guaranteed:
Trains Leave Raleigh—
9:15 p. m. Dally—“Night Express,”
Pullman Slepeing Car
for Norfolk.
6:00 a. m. Daily—For Wilson, Wash
ington, and Norfolk—
Broiler Parlor Car Ser
vice between Raleigh and
Norfolk.
6:00 a. m,—Daily, except Sunday,
Sunday, for New Bern,
via Chocowinlty. Parlor
Car Service,
2:40 a. m.—Daily, except Sunday,"
for Washington.
Trains Arrive Raleigh—
7:20 a. m. Daily—11:20 a. m. daily,
except Sunday, and 8:30.
p. m., daily Buffet Par
lor Car Service on 8:30
p m. train from Norfolk.
Trains Leave Goldsboro.
10:15 p. m.—Daily—“Night Ex
press” — Pullman Sleep
ing Car for Norfolk via
New Bern.
7:10 a. m.—Daily for Beaufort and
Norfolk. Parlor Car be
tween Washington and
Norfolk,
3:10 p. m.—Dally for New Bern,
Oriental and Beaufort.
Parlor Car Service.
For further information and reser
vation of Pullman Sleeping Car space
apply to D. V. Conn, General Agent,
or Ralph Duffer, City Ticket Agent,
Yarborough Hotel Building, Raleigh,
N. C.
W. W. CROXTON,
General Passenger Agent,
Norfolk, Vu,
W. B. HUDSON,
General Superintendent,
Norfolk, Va.