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THE E VII-WEE KLY ROBESONIAN 2 MAJOR A. J. 'McKINNON. Typical of Robeson's Captains of Indus try Who Have Achieved Wealth and Distinction. Father of Cantaloupe Culture in Robeson. From Robeson County Edition News and Observer. Many men have achieved dis tinction and amfssed wealth in Kobeson county as tne result oi intelligent industry, and in no instance has the reward come mnrp worthilv than to A. J. Mc- has purchased them as low as ten cents a bushel. This year they brought 50 and 55 cents. At that time not more that 8, 000 bales of cotton were raised in the county, and a very little in a radius of five miles around Maxton. Ma'xton cotton buyers this season have bought 50,000 bales, and the actual re ceipts of the town of the cotton bought from wagons has passed the 16,000 mark and will proba- blv exceed 20,000 bales. Then not more than a quarter bale was raised to the acre; now a man in the Maxton vicinage is considered a poor farmer if he crop was the nucleus of the im mense cantaloupe industry of Robeson county. Mr. McKinnon also eyperi mended with aspara gus, from which he obtained splendid results, riis neignoorsj produces less than a bale of cot Xinnon.f Moyton, pioneer trnv profited by his experience, the ton to the acre, while some get cr, successful business mar man- most excellent benefit trom it uwo bales and there have been oeing ine imprfweinennu ium- claims ot three Dales irom one ing methods. The greatest boon acre Through McKinnon Cur that trucking has brought to rip & Co. better stock has been Robeson eountv has been the in- ; f f -krlnorl nn tho farmc Jinn " V . llitl VUU'wVA V W AAAkJj " trouuetiou or better farming w;th better stock came bet pncmlfs and their application ter implements. Mr. McKinnon and modern farm too.s. Dating Was the first to brine- a hav from the cantaloupe experiment preSs and a manure spreader to in 'y the land nas neen prepared the community. Now the' old more intelligently, tarming nas methods and tools have become become intensified, improved im plements have been innovated, more and better fertilizers have been used, until the Maxton area, so far as farming goes, is as ad- uiactuici and capitalist. He sia t ed life with five dollars as an es tate, came to Maxton, where he was to receive a salary of $100 oer annum with board and lodg ing, and the first year demon strated the strength of the fiber he was made of, for at the end of the vear he had saved 67 of the $100. Today he is one of the first men of Robeson county and his section of the State, and it is not exaggerating to assert that he has been of service to his com munity, to the county, to the de gree thathe has been successful in his various enterprises. The sto ry of no man better illustrates the Robeson county spirit, and "Sandy" McKinnon is typical of the true Robesonian. - the nar rative of his hie m Maxton is a history of the town. A. J. McKinnon was born in that part of Richmond county VIEW OF antiquated. In the item of two- horse plows alone, thirty are used today where one was used ten years ago. Mr. McKinnon conducts a less extensive farm mi i,, UM.. J... J.m'..'.i ,u jmii.ijih..i iiiw-yf!few' .. mmmuimammmmmimmmimmm M hwi -Vii-- vanced as any land in tnis or any than formerly because of the other State. The soil is still sus- itini;ifv of his interests. He tne is now running 200 acres, a ten farmers are building it up year horre farm and McKinnon. Cur- byyear, each season revealing rie & Company operate a 20- lts yet greater prooucuvuy. horse farm He introduced to Mr. McKinnon has been prom-h-moWo nf T?fVnPnn ,nntv tho inently indentllied With almost fnTYinn PnrlcvfnrH rnntnlnnnP. every enterprise in Maxton ever seed and between 50 and 80 cars i I J 1 l l A . I 7 . Since tne town nas nao an enter- nf upap innnpa flrpsh nnpH from Maxton each season. Maxton also ships between 100 and 300 cars of watermelons. The Southern Exchange Co. manufactures line poles, cross arms, cooperage material sfnd fer tilizers. It handles and finds; an outlet for all juniper poles, and through its New York con nections finds an outlet for a considerable amount of lumber. The company has had analyses of the soils of this immediate sec tion made and manufactures fer tilizers for them. Four years ago Mr. McKinnon with some associates bought the Alma Lumber Company and he has been president of it from that date. This concern manu factures everything used in the construction of a house that is made from pine timber. t gives steady employment to from 75 to 100 men, the average daily pay roll being $90. The capacity of the plant is 35,000 feet per day. During the panic the company operated on lull time. It has suf ficient buildings to accommodate all its help and has never expe rienced any difficulty with its labor. The company conducts an excellent store, which is patron ized liberally. Its railroad, stand ard gauge, handles freight for the accommodation of the public, and there is a possibility of its Al- MAJOR A. J. McKINNON. which is now Scotland, four , prise to be identified with. He miles west of Laurinburg, in 'never aspired to political office, 1S62. H ;" "a' her was a farmer a!thoi?crh manv timps snliVifori and school tehcaer. He attended i friends to have his name nn rtn being entended to Rowland the public school. He was seven j Democratic ticket, but he has al- ma' wnere tne Plant is situated, years old when his father died, I wavs been a tower of strene-th is located on the Lumber river anu nib muiner oieu wnen neiin ms community, serving the was twelve. He went to Marl-! town as both mavor and enmmis. sioner, when his wise counsels I told lor ns improvement When Ithe Maxton graded school borough county. South Carolina, to live with his unci1, remaining there until he was seventeen, when he came to Maxton to work in a store, continuing in this oc cupation until he attained his majority. Then he entered bus iness on an independent basis, first dealing in horses in a small was and the Seaboard Air Line Rail way. The A. J. McKinnon Co. handles cotton and farm pro ducts It is the result of many years in the cotton buying busi- chartered. being one of the first ness ."s .growtli a decade ago in the State, he was appointed necessitating the organization of to the school board, having serv- ! SLW- tympany, n aiso nan ed in this capacity ever since He dles automobiles. It may be re and his associates have made the mared tnat Ml McKinnon was school one of the best and most ine nrsi Pei?on in Maxton to buy nteroor of top's Great Department Store, Lumberion, N. C. This store and warehouses contain one of the largest and most complete Stocks of Goods be found inNorth orSouthCarolina The proprietors strive to please all customers. Visit this Store and see how well pleased you will bewitn goods orrerea you,ana prices at which you can buy best grade of goods in all lines. Caldwell & Garlvle way and afterwards engaging in 1 efficiently administered in North an automobile. Carolina. Hp vip0.rr0c.,Mflf Mr. McKinnon is secretarv of and member of thf PVPfntiv Carolina College and a member committee of the Southern Cot- of the. board of trustees since its ton Growers' AscApion ot,j organization. It was due chiefiv has always been a friend to and to his efforts enthusiasm and in- a supporter of farmers' organiza- nuence. ai ine C01Iege was lo Hons. cateu in iviaxion. ne is one Mr. McKinnon has large and of its most liberal supporters, has varied interests. Hp is expended considerable energies idetit, treasurer and Southern in establishing and building it manager of thp sntprn p.v. and believes it will be one of the change Company, of New York greatest torces in the life of his and Maxton: president of the Al. community ana section. There ma Lumber Comnany, which op- 1S. no. stronger friend of educa erates twelve miles of railroad on n tne State than he. beginning at Alma, two miles Mr- McKinnon married Miss east of Maxton McKmney, the only daughter of south toward Rowland: nrpsirlpnt Capt. H: R. McKinney, of a most of the A. J. McKinnon Comna- excellent family. His home has ny, president of the McKinnon been bIe3sed with five children I limn At . nrvin . ... ; Lillet! 1H J V n I PFS TIM Tmn enno inconsiderable factor m bnnffinfir aent of thp Rank nf M.JVf He has a son at Tnnitv Colleee wealth to the count y. The first .vice-president of the Rondprl and a daughter at Randolph Ma- Warehouse of Maxton, and he ?on' m Virginia. His residence has other interests that contrib- 1S one tne handsomest inEast ute both to his own fortune and ernT Ca,rfol'n.a to the properity of the town , Mr- McKinnon is a member of mere were about zOO neonle in LI1C ieuiyuisi cnurcn, ana lor a Maxton. then called Shoe Heel, when Mr. McKinnon located in town. Then there were no large businesses in the community. The luiijcutme muusLry was tnen in merchandising. The mercantile business did not suit him, so he developed the live stock industry, which paid well froin-the begin ning. In 1830 he began to buy and sell cotton, handling it direct from the farmer to the manu facturer. This has been his prin cipal business ever since. The two enterprises flourished and grew until 1900 they had reached such proportions as to necessitate his taking in accociates to assist him in managing them and car ing for their future development. All the while Mr. McKinnon was engaged in agricultural pur suits. He is the father of the cantaloupe industry in Robeson s county, today it has assumed immense proportions and is no .umberton, N. C. 4-lld Jo W, MnirclSinsoe & Co. Importers and Jobbersof Hardware,Tinware,Agricultural Implements, Stoves, Ranges, Etc, Etc., 1 09 and 111 North Front Street, WILMINGTON, N. C. 7 ML Write for Prices. 8-10-tf 8 Jh EL 'WA cantaloupes produced in the county were planted bv Mr. Mc Kinnon in 1898-'99. It was an experiment. He had sufficient interests to afford to take some risk, as his income was not total ly dependent upon farming. The experiment was marvelouslv suc cessful. The net returns "frcm sixteen acres in cantaloupes was $3,850. The net profit was $3, 000. Besides the 'loupes there was a ton of hay to the acre, which . was worth $300. Thi- number of years has been chair man ot the board of stewards. (Continued on page three) Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tflhlota mill looi -U j the ascendency and was the dom- sweeten the breath and create a health v in ant interest of this section aPPetlte- They promote the flow cf Cotton seed was then considered JU q6! ,ther?!?y inducing good worthless, and Mr. McKinnon f'kt r Council k ebb lumberton, n. c. Phone 99 Where quality counts We will do your Plumbing, Steam and Hot water heating, Roofing, Gas engine re pairs, Auto repairs and supplies, install Accetelene gas plants and Wind Mills at most reasonable prices. I i tex te fei E i ; r- r i r ; i Between Sefely 1 16 Teuger The wise man secures the protection of FIRE INSURANCE. When fire occurs, the most valuable pa per a man has is a policy in a goo3 com pany. We represent some of the bes companies in existence. They pay promptly and honorably all losses incur red. Some day you may be sorry you didn't let us write a policy tu-day. 1-9 Q. T. WILLIAMS. CAROLINA BUSINESS SCHOOL Telegraphy. Penmanship Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping. Special Preparatory Department; Day and Night Sessions; Splendid Equip- . ment; Rates Reasonable. For terms, etc., address OWEN C. ROGERS, Principal, 8-16-tf Hope Mills, N. C.
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