COTTON INDUSTRY HOST r
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1 '. McLean, former director of the
1 '•e-'JSnnoee corporation, in an ad
c w here today before the annual
convention of the Cotton Seed Crtwn
e e association of North Carolina,
to and South Carolina his subject be
■ iig' “The Problems Confronting the
Cptton Industry.” r -
• For many years, Mr. McLeanr as
serted, if has been obvious to every
thoughtful person acquainted with
with the cotton industry that due to
a, number of causes, the cotton grow
ers have been gradually but surely
approaching a state of economic ex
hauston, “whereby they sooner or
later would have to abandon the in
dustry because if does not provide
a fair return on the investment of
lands and equipment nor reasonable
compensation to those who furnish
the labor.”
Among the problems confronting
the industry, he said, were the after
math in the form of indebtedness,'
“due almost entirely to the losses
sustained^ in 1920. when the price of
cotton dropped from 43 cents a pound
to eight cents a pound; unfavorable
marketing conditions which had been
brought about by the world war; the
boll weevil menace, labor shortage
due to migration of labor froth cot
ton farms to northern and western
industrial centers, farm tenancy
situation; and the menace of specu
lation- and severe fluctuation of
price. “ „
The damage caused by the boll
weevil since 1909, Mr. McLean as
serted, including seed and lint de
stroyed, has amaanted in the aggre
gate to three billion dollars.
that six miUion bale* of cotton were
destroyed by this pest. The concen
sus of. opinion is that with the mud
winter through which we have just
passed, there < may be eyen> greater
damage during the present year; _ ‘
With reference to the migration
of labor from the cotton farms to
northern and middle western indus
trial centers. Mr. McLean said the
movement is confined largely to the
negro population, because they are
more easily discouraged by the diffi
culty of making a living under boll
weevil conditions and are more sus
ceptible to the alluring appeals of
the emigrant agent.”
“Unfortunately,” he added, cot
ton cannot be produced profitably
without cheap labor. This condition
should not exist but it does.”
Closely related to the problem of
farm labor, he said, is the preva
lence of farm tenancy in the cotton
sections of the Smith. He said rtfcent
statistics show that in North Caro
lina alone, white farm tenants num
ber sixty-three 00*8*“"*.?
with negroes *»Pre®entl"£fi* Jarg?£
sits
tssfuna/azjoss*
North Carolina aflhtrjwi«r ttate?
The fundamental consideration w tp’
make farming more profitable, there
by enabling the tenant to save from
his net earnings a sufficient amount
to purchase a farm of his own.
The ^Farm ^Laml ^banks ^and^^he
contribute Jin ^
The yonly serious limitation is the
fact that under the farm loan act.
loans can only.be made up to 50 per
cent of the appraised value of the
land, pins 20 percent of the apprais
ed value of the buildings.” *'
“While this will afford ample facil
ities to a large number of the more
successful tenants, Mr. McLean
said, some additional facility is need
ed for the small tenant who has suc
ceeded in saving only a small
amount. The state can contribute in
a material way to the solution of the
problem by providing some method
whereby the tenant farmer may be
able to purchase land on long time
on the authorization plan, but in this
connection it will undoubtedly be ne
cessary to load the tenant farmer np
to at least seventy-five percent of
the value of the land. I believe that
a state land bank could be organised
and 'operated upon substantially the
same plan as the Federal farm land
banks, but with such modifications
as would meet the local situation.
The farm colony plan could be utiliz
ed in this general scheme.” [Jk
HALF A MILLION PAID COOPS
New Contracts Poor 'into Assn.—
Likely to Receive Majority 8. C.
Weed.
Raleigh, June 16—More than half
a million dollars were paid out last
week to members of the Tobacco
Growers Cooperative association
from their warehouses in the dark
fired belt of Virginia on tobacco de
livered since February 17. This" pay
ment will be followed by further
cash distributions to members of the
cooperative association in three
states as soon as sufficient sales of
tobacco by the leaf department of the
association warrant thifrd payments
to the members in North Carolina
and Virginia, and a fourth payment
id South Carolina.
The receipt of 61 contracts in one
day last week from new members in
South Carolina marks the increasing
sign-up of tobacco with the coop
erative association in the southern
end of the belt. The South Carolina
growers no# appear certain to fol
low the example of Virginia grow
ers in 1922 in marketing a majority
of their tobacco through the coopera
tive association during the coming
1 season.
That there will be a crop shortage
Af fright- tobacco in Virginia of at
least 30 per cent, or well over 3€,
000,000 pounds, as compared to last
year, now seems inevitable. Similar
losses have been suffered by the far
mers of the old bolt of. North Caroli
na, and it is generally agreed thud
the bright tobacco crop of the old
belt will be 60,000,000 pounds less
than in 1922, even with the most
favorable conditions hereafter.
[ More than 800 crop reports from
local units of the Tobacco Growers
Cooperative association have now
reached Raleigh headquarters. Ac
cording to reports from the county
secretaries of the tobacco cooperative
in 22 out of 28 tobacco-growing coun
ties in Virgrinia there was a prospec
tive shortage of at least 21 per cent
I in the bright tobacco production of
that state up to June 1. It is estima
ted that since that time the continu
ed dry weather and the loss of
plants have increased the shortage
of the next crop in Virginia alotte'iat
the rate of 1 per cent a day, up to
Jtwfe ’feiJfc '$ 4 -
The prospects for eastern, North
Carq)in%< though Jkr pora fkvoraMe
fh«n in the biTJBelL have been im
years [at thisl season, but there as in
the eastern belt, the loss of negro
tebor is seriously handicapping the
Ppaeco farmers.- -
family for burnt, scalds, wounds, piles,
and skin affections; these rained family
medicines for only o cents. Don't miss it.
The Star Warehouse
The Banner Warehouse
Will be ran the coming Season aa AUCTION HOUSES for the sale
of Leaf Tobacco Wy allround competent tobacco people. some of which
hare prior to this year been fat the Warehouse business in
LOMBERTON, n. c.
These men he coming to Lnmbertem with a view af mahing eat •*
Lamberton wane! the beet tehae*# markets in Baatern Carolina, and
the people oi Koneson vounty it snouui prove to he lor the mutual
benefit and advantage of all.
« Hht mwkf^ w^ paflMPHig? $•», th» Urge Tobacco
Companies besides independent bnyers which will insvre to the Fnn
or that h& Whirti^TMW prfeeat all ttama.
Year isterests will b*, jgemfe loafef after by aa* of the parties
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J. D. PERKINS ■
Roxboro, North Carolina.
BeidavSi, ^N^^Qwolina
J. w. CHAMBWtg
Rwtoom North (Min.
Roxboro,
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Boxboro, North CoroHna.
J. w. FEATHEBSTONE
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Roxboro, North Carolina.
The Lumberton Tobacco Board of Trade
Lumberton, ...... North Carolina
C. H. TAYLOB, PrwUmL
f THE NEGRO AND THE SOUTH.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
So Uad« Ru wonts to soar on the
some high plane with the white man,
Eh? Well, Uncle Ras, the negro, or
Ethiopian race never has been and
never will be on the equality line
with the Caucasian rase, and it’s no
use for you or any other brother (or
sister, for that matter), of color, to
start a movement whereby both
white and colored have a joint meet
ing once each year, rub elbows, eat
off of the same table andjmrtake of
the same amusements,
i It is true when the slaves were
freed the white man had to take the
q>low handles and go to work—the
greatest blessing of his life—and he
had a hard time of it, for the negro
had hitherto done this manual labor;
but the white man made a success
without the negro did he not?
' The negro race is laiy, shiftless,
indifferent and cannot stand the
long hard winter of the North, where!
the people put forth all their energy.
to make a living and keep warm in
the winter. Therefore when the no-!
groes were brought over here as
slaves to the Northerners they died
like flies after a “Black Flag” bath.
They couldn’t stand the sudden
change from Tropical Africa to al
most Frigid America, so the North- j
erners sold them to the Southerners!
of course getting a big price for
them.
Now if the South, which gave you
birth, clothed and fed you and in most
cases produced wives for you who
take in washings and do other work
making at least half of the" living,
isn’t good enough to still care for
you, the North, which you say will
protect you ahd give you undreamed
of work and wages, has the same
hard cold winters as it did when your
: ancestors came over to become slaves.
They are seeding back dead negroes
almost everyday to Southern towns.
< When the negro becomes dissatis
fied with the Southerners way of do
ing business he ought to pack up
niMg take a trip North—and if he be
comes dissatisfied there he ought to
sit down and! think’ of the land from
which his ancestors came—Africa—
and take the next boat out,
MRS. H. G. INMAN
Fairmont, N. C., June, 18 1928
ADMINISTBATOX’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator of the
late Anna S. Daniel, deceased, this is to
notify all persons having claims against her
estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at
Lumberton, N. C., on or before the 19th, day
of May. 1924, or this notice will be pleaded
in her o freeovery.
An persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment to the under
signed.
This the 19th day of May. 1923.
E. M. JOHNSON,
Administrator of Anna S. Daniel, deceased.
T. L. Johnson, Attorney. 5-21-6 Mon.
^ J!!±irnning*
uunpnenr
Lumberton Cotton Mill Building
Elm Street Luadberton, N. C.
Office Honrs 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 5
p. m. Other hours by appointment.
1 Phone 377
Hfelerord Will Be Made Him. I
•
E*»fd*y store* dotted over the sooth
will during this month, receive more
customers through their doors than
at any other time in their history, if
the Bum her of persona mho have vi
aited the stores during the first few
days of the sale can be taken as a
criterion.
Thomgavilie Orphanage Will Build
Dormitories.
Thomasville, June 13.—The board
of trustees of the Thomasville Bap*
tist orphanage at their annual meet
ing "here Tuesday unanimously
addfeted the recommendations of
General Manager M. L. Kesler that
two additional dormitories be built
for gfris, one at the Kennedy Home
near Kinston and the other here, and
that ten thousand dollars be given
to the Mothers’ Aid undertaking. Ac
cording to Mr. Kesler’s plans which
were fully approved by the trustees
the new dormitory at Thomasville
wtH be a “unit" cottage for 'a home
economics school and after it is built
all the cottages will be converted in
to the unit type. The home economic s
school i# regarded as an advanced
step and wifi require a considerable
outlay. But the trustees felt in view
of the wholehearted support which
the denomination has always given
the institution that they were justi
fied in taking the step.
Adopt American Cotton Standards as
Basis for World Trade.
Washington, June 12.—The inter
national cotton conference reached an
agreement today for the adoption of
the United States official cotton
standards as the basis for the world
cotton trade. Signature of the agree
ment was withheld pending con
firmation by cable from the various
foreign cotton exchanges.
The conference adjourned until
June 18 to await replies to the rec
ommendations of the foreign delega
tes that the United States stand
ards and other questions agreed up
on be adopted end their signatures
placed on the documents.
tirade increase* the wealth and
glory of a country; but its real
strength and stamina are to be
looked for among the cultivators of
the land.—Lord Chatham.
The unscreened home swarms with
danger of disease.
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JOHN 0. FULLER,
Riversie Service Station. '
LUMBERTON. N. C.
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PORTLAND
CEMENT—
a daily necessity
PEOPLE once thought at
mT k for sidewalks only. Today
Botj^wof permanent buikhng
• _. _ j «*. . -a - «
is crecKu m wnicn ronuna
pert—adding to hs permanence,
its safety, its lit protection*
Your building material dealer
knows types of construction,
knows materials. Ask his advice
on both—he knows the necessities
fer good buflding*
— gBggar .
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PORTLAND CEMENT
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Standard by ivhickaUothtt makes an Tneasund" I
TRUSTEE'S SALE OP LAND
Default bavins bean made hi the pa/meat
of the indebtednen secured by deed of treat
front Lacy T>ner and wife to the undersigned
trustee, dated the 14th day of November, Ittl,
and recorded In Book 66, pace 14 He bee an
County Registry, I will on Saturday the Mtk
day of June, 1922. at U o’clock m. at the
court house door in Lumbartom, N. C. offer
far sale at> public auction and sell to the
highest bidder for cash, the foUowipc de
scribed land, via:
In Raft Swamp TowasWp, Beginning a* a
sUke^on the^hank of a dHek^HMWihMC
a corner of Lot No. S: then oei S'MJI ekatue
to a stake on sooth edge of ChMua KMu
north comer between No. • 6Wl.No. *1 then
with read IS. 17 chelae to thobeginniag. sou
srs Uftv&gi s
mere and W. If. Pate and wfcea to said Lacy
*• *%5Sbf/^™.
Ml-4 Thurs. Trastae.
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NOTICE OP MORTGAGEE'S SALE OP LAND
Under and by virtue of authority contained
in that certain mortgage deed executed on the
15th day of November 1920, by D. B. Mc
Duffie and wife Nora McDuffie to the under
signed mortgagee, said mortgage deed being
recorded in book 51 at page 26®, in the of
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flea of the Res in ter of Deed* of Mtws
county. Notice is hereby given the* the un
der* lx ned Mortgagee win, on Monday the tth
day of^Joty MM, at ^^oVIoch, nwea at Mbs
barton. N. C. offer for cal* for each to the
Highest bidder to satisfy the MW of *ott
Mortgage the following tract of Mod lying
aad Mbs Mi the county of Mow, sad to
Gaddy Township, bounded and dwcrthsd m
piece, pare* or Meet of
iii£n£^£H>s%Hi§
*.*&**■tL wS* of Mb
That the ttfa day of Jw* IMS. •
tv'itszs B‘”WA“
Attorney for Mortgagee. S-U-* liw.
The cabbage worm ie the dread o#
every careful cook and housewife and
caases much economic lose. Write th«
extension service at Raleigh for a
copy of its C. 135, “Dusting Cabbage
to Control Worms.”
The home town paper is more than
paper and ink—it’s a part of your
community life. i
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Advance Fall
Styles
This style gives ft distinguished care free
appearance that it the height of fine
grooming.
Coat-3 Button Young Ifen’s Seek, roll to
any button desired. Extra . Soft Froi$t
Medium Bftflk. 8-in. Plain Vent. Wide noteh
lapel. Coot Bottoms well rounded.
Vest-Preferably wont with abort points.
Trousers-Straight Haag wide trousers.
18 1-2 Knee. 17-Bottom* _
. Other meaiuremente proportionate.
Chas. P. Mac Allister
TOWN OF LUMBERTON
Lumberton, North Carolina
CONDENSED STATEMENT RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
Year Ended May Slat, 1923
RECEIPTS
GENERAL FUND
Bank Balance (6-1-22) ....$ $ 183.69
Tax Collections . 20,866.17
Sanitary Takes . 1,006.00
Licenses. ft Privilege Taxes .. 5,468.48
Light ft Water ... 86,146.18
Misc. Collections . 2,636.18 66,100.02
_■ 866,283.71
GRADED SCHOOLS
Bank Balance (6-1-22) ... * ,«^ 20782
Tax Collections .. * 14,664.11
County Board of Education .. 16,018.68
Tuition ■ • «*•• 1.04642
_ Loans from Banks .. 8,250.00
Miscellaneous i... .... .... 14.46 39,980.67
... III.. .
Bank Overdraft .. 1,75447
$41,960.76
SINKING FUNDS
Bank Balance (6-1-22) .... . 1,684.18
Tax Colleetions ...... •••• 88^63.47
Stxwt^Notes it iitoreit'! 1.’i 246349 44448.69
* i -^.r ' _ - $46432.77
MEADOWBBOOKlOBMETSY,*alfc“ '"** '
BankBalance. 1,246.16
Receipts from Sale of Lots .. 750.00
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$1496.15
EXPENDITURES
Streets .* • • .$12,762.29
Fire Department*.. 3,296.68
Sanitary Department . 1,299.35
Office Expense. 348.89
Salaries ....... ........... 3,699.00
General Expense . 1,639.40
Police Department ......... 2,243.67
Interest.. 53.80
Light and Water Dept. ...... 29,460.76
Miscellaneous.. 4,489.06 69,092i0
Balance in Bank (6-31-28- .. 7491-61
- $66,283.71
Salaries (Teachers * Snpt.) . 30,300.82
Salaries (Janitors) . 1.0W.76
General Expense ... . 1,798-^
hterfit •••**« •••••• • • • • UirS?
Fx*l .. 1WJB4
Equipment and Bepairs .... 3,341.94
Notes Payable . 4/W5J0 41J60.76
$41,960.76
Frank Gough, Chairman Board *
of Audit and Finance . 44460.79
Bank (5-31-28) .... 97148
- $45432.77
Wage..3-..
Material .. 688.26
EMM .... 382.74
Miscellaneous ... •••• 3.00 1,680.54
Bank Balance. 316.61
$1496.15
This is to certify we have made a thorough audit of the Books and Records of the Town of Lum
berton, North Carolina, for year ended May 31st, 1923. and we farther certify the accompanying
statement of Receipts and Expenditures were compiled by ns and are correct
GEO. B. WILSON & COMPANY,
- . .. ■■ By Geo. B. Wilson,
—TT1I P°hUc AccoUDtantg 4 Aodltor8'