THE DANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIII.
SOME SUGGESTIONS
TO THE FARMERS
MR. R. A. CULLER, A FORMER STOKES CITIZEN,
ADVISES THE FARMERS NOT TO ORGAN
IZE AGAINST THE TRUST.
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Lemmonsville, Mo., July 27.—1
want to say a few words to the
farmers of Stokes county if the
Reporter will give mo a little
space.
I was barn and reared in Stokes
county near the Pilot Mountain.
I was born in 183(1 and left there
in 1859, with a fortune —one of
Stokes county's best girls, which
was notable for its fine women. I
went 43 years later and never
saw any ene of my old friends.
The Petree boys were reared
right by me. I used to know
thorn when they were sunburned
tike little Indians, while their
father and mothor with their hoes
dug up the ground to raise tobac
co, from which they made a start.
This shows the good in store for
lis if we will only dig it out
While Petree was digging in the
ground they gathered rich pine to
make a light in their fire place
from which the whole family read
till nine o'clock every night. The
family's standing shows the fruits
of patient labor, industry and
economy, and many other noble
families I know of in that county,
and we think we will be back in
Stokes this fall to pass a little
time with them.
Now, friends, while the govern
ment had to take the tobacco
Trust fellows in hand for your re
lief, don't let those silver-tongued
sharks, who yon take to be men,
get you into organizations that
will better their case and make
yours worse. Theirs will be bet
ter, for they will do away with all
the warehouses, salesmen and the
great team of bands to take off the
tobacco after they had swindled
the most of you out of your to
bacco. Some get good prices
while many gets shameful ones, as
I saw it when there. All this ex
pense you foot up. Now, if you
go into this organization you will
be relieved of all this expense,
fjnd they, their trouble, but they
will sit baok on their easy chajrs,
reoelve your sample, buy your tor
bacoo and you haul it to them for
less money than you got before.
Talk about your independence
through the organization. You
have none as long as you have
tyrants over you, worked in over
you by the Trusts to work their
ttcUemes aga(nst you and to their
own benefit. Now lam going to
make a suggestion, and you have
got to come to it or something like
it if you ever get out of the Trusts:
Let each township put up a fac
tory of its own and hire one man
to |tin it, sell a|j l ship, ftnd it;
three years you will have every
thing running as slick as if it was
greased. If you can't control all
at once they will all come in in
three years time. A great many
pf the Western States —Michigan,
Minnesota and Jowa
are now running their cFeam bus
iness by townships. They put up
good machines and pay hands
$40.00 per month to run them.
They ship their butter and give
each man his proportional part of
the money. They are having no
qui} ape rflakjng ijq much
money a# they want. You can
put your business in charge of one
man and let him run it, or you
could have two large factories in
the county.
Study along these lines and let
tftosp organisations alone, for you
will ({lways get tbe wrong man to
run them.
Respectfully,
R. A. CULLER.
Interesting Letter l-rom Peter's
Creek. Va.
Peter's Va., July 29.
Mr. Editor :
While the wheat and corn crops
are good, and the wheat being
threshed, I prefer to call the un
thoughtful farmer's attention in
what difference they accumulate
in making corn and wheat per
acre in this country. lam like
Mr. "Show Me" from Missouri, in
reply to Mr. "Looker On's" letter
from Rooky Ford, Colo., I don't
mean to discourage the readers in
this product. Every farmer ought
to raise enough to supply their
needs.
Now, I will say to cultivate ten
acres, one bushel per acre, which
is ten bushels. (1) that means
$lO, (2) ton bags of Guano, sls,
(3) interest on $(10.00 twelve
months for drill, s3.tio, (4) four
bushels and one-half for toll, av
eraging nine bushels per acre
would be ninety bushels, $4 50,
Now, then, you would have ninety
bushels of wheat at these figures
with $33.10 off without counting
the culture or the time we lose out
of R. J. R.'s crop helping our
neighbors thresh it. I will say
that land that will produoe nine
bushels of wheat per acre with
guano will produoe twenty bush
els of com per acre without guano.
Now say two hundred bushels of
corn at 80 cents per bushel would
be $1(50.00. Hence $33.10 from
$90.00 worth of wheat at SI.OO per
bushel would leave a fraction over
150,00 worth of wheat; and the
oulture of oorn per acre is as cheap
or cheaper than wheat per acre, so
then we have got a fraction over
$L(> 00 worth of wheat for the la
borer making it and 1160.00 worth
corn for the same. So that is a
difference of a fraction over $lO3
in favor of the corn.
So I think every bashel of
wheat we make to sell, over and
above vyhat we oonsunje, was ad
vanced last fall to receive this
same number back this year as
soon aa Mr. George would give a
dollar for it hauled to his mill.
So hit the nail aright, boys, hit it
hard, make less tobacco and more
oorn, raise your meat at home, and
eat of it before it is run through
the press and sold to us for fat
back.
LONG HORN.
GERMANTON.
Germautou, July 29. —The ber
ry season is about over, and all
who haven't canned enough fruit
must wait for the next crop.
Little Pearl Savage, who has
been quite sick, is improving, wo
are glad to note.
Mrs. Ham Davis is visiting her
mother at Walnut Cove.
We are glad to |ee Mr. J. W.
Kurfees at home again,
The Childrens' Day exercises at
Rosebud church wore well attend
ed, tbe recitations were good, anil
well rendered. Rev. Mr. Wolf
gave us a fine sermon in tbe morn
ing.
Mr. Pink Rierson nnd family, of
Charlotte, were Imj'e last week,
visiting Mrs. L. M. McKen/.ie.
Prof. Willis it spending his va
cation with his mother near town.
Mr. F. M. Crews, who travels
in the interest of the Charlotte
Observer, was here a few days qgo.
We ijre glad to set* tyrs. Mo
(lee out again,
Miss Anna Guthrie is visiting
her neice, Mrs. E. J. Styors.
G. E.
DANBURY, N. C., AUGUST ,S, 1907.
THE RAILROAD RATE SETTLED.
The Southern and Seaboard Roads
Agree To Put On Two and One
Fourth Cent Rate.
After a conference between
Governor Glenn and the Council
of the State and authorities of the
Southern and Seaboard Railroad
Companies last week tbe ultima
mation of the Governor which
was issued several days ago as n
basis on which the fight between
the State and the two companies
con Id be settled was accepted. The
result is a victory for the State as
every point demanded by the
State's representatives were agreed
on. The terms are as follows :
1. The railroads put the 2 1-4
cent rate in ctfect not later thau
August 8, 1907.
2. The State to appeal from
the order of Judge Pritchard, dis
charging parties in Asheville on
writs of habeas corpus.
3. The Southern Railway to
appeal to the Supreme Court of
North Carolina in the Wake coun
ty cases, and if the case is there
decided against it to take the case
by writ of error to the Supreme
Court of the United States,
4. That both sides co-operate
to have both of cases advan
ced and argued together and
speedily determined.
5. That the State, at its option,
many indict the Atlantic Coast
Line in one case.
fi. All indictment and prosecu
tions now pending to be dismissed
and no indictments and prosecu
tions to be instituted for any al
leged violations of the law up to
the timo the 2 1-4 cent rate is put
into effect under this arrange
ment as far as the Governor can
control the same.
7. The Governor to advise all
people agaiust bringing any pen
alty suits pending final determi
nation of the question involved,
and ask the people as a whole to
acquiesce in this arrangement.
8. The suit pending before
Judge Pritchard to be diligently
prosecuted without the State, how
ever, waiving auy question of
jurisdiction.
Messrs. Thorn and Humphreys
also as counsel for the Southern
Railway Company, to undertake!
that the Southern Railway will j
not inaugurate rate contempt
proceedings because of anything)
heretofore done by any of the'
State officers in connection with |
the rato litigation and will do what
it can to prevent the inauguration
of any such contempt proceedings
This arrangement between the
Southern Railway and R. B-
Glenn, Governor, is also assented
to by George Rountree, attorney
for R. Neilson Bnckloy and others,
complainants, and Alex Ham
ilton, general counsel for the At
lantic Coast Lino Railroad Com
| pany, except that they do not con
| sent that tho Atlantic Coast Line
railroad shall be indicated in one
lease, but as to that leaving the
State at liberty to do as its sense
of duty may dictate.
SANDY RIDGE ROUTE 1.
Sandy Ridge Route 1, Aug. I.
People are about done working
their crops with th« plow and hoe.
The 11. F. D. inspector has been
over the routes of C. C. Hutcher
son, Bud Amos and M. L Merfitt
for the past few di*ya.
Mr. S. R. Waril has gone to
Roanoke this week to visit hib
son, Mr. R. Ward, of that place.
Miss Sissie James is a little
better, we are glad to note.
A Sunday School convention
will be held at peljn church on
Thursday, Aug. Bth. A nice time
is expected.
Mr. Dault Davis has been vis
iting bis broiher here, Mr. A. W.
Davis, the past week.
BIG WHEAT CROP AT SMITH
The Machine Stops Long Enough To
Let the People Attend the Re
union.
Smith, Aug. sth.
Mr. Editor :
I will give you a few items from
our place.
The crops are looking tine in
this section, and especially tbe
corn crops. From all accounts
there is the best corn crop in and
around Smith that has been in
twenty-five years. Tobacco is
looking well, but thero s lots of |
late tobacco planted on account of
tbe people uot having plants for.
oarly planting but all that did
happen to have plants have got
fine crops. Some among the best
crops in the neighborhood are
those of Messrs. D. F. Wright,
Johnnie Overby, Will Overby,
Jas. and Charlie Joyce, W. M.
Overby and R P. Puckett. We
have just about finished up thresh
ing wheat here, about one more
week will finish it up with nine
teen more crops to thresh yet,
The wheat crops are turning out
tine, as good if not bettor than for
years. Mr. Jack Creasy and son
have done our threshing this time.
They give us tbe best satisfaction
of any machine we have had here
for several years. They give us
plenty of time (o stack our straw,
and evou holp us stack if we get a
little behind, and do every man a
nice job. They stopped Saturday,'
August 3, to give us ok 1 soldiers
time to go to Danbury to the re
union. .They have threshed up toj
the present 4,(>12 bushels and will j
have upwards of 1,000 bushels toj
thresh yet here in our 19 crops.
Practically all of this wheat was
raised in a four mile circle ofj
Smith postoffioe. Some among
our best crops now threshed are !
Messrs. Jas. and Chas. Joyce, 81
bushels; Isham and Jim Dalton,
119; Frank Overby, 104; J. R
Smith, 101; F. C. Smith, 107; R.
L. Hall, 82; T. J. Martin, 92; F.
L. Mooro, 101; G. W. Harf 95; I
W. A. Martin, 109, and a few of
our best crops to be threshed yet '
are Messrs. VV. M. Overby's, sup
posed to be 250 bushels. A. F. j
Wright's 125 bushels A. F. Over
by, 75 bushels and B. A. Overby
200 bushels or more,
Nearly everybody from here at- 1
tended the reunion at Danbury
last Saturday, both old aud young.
Mr. W. J. Overby carried Miss!
Priucie Martin, and Mr. J. D. |
Martin carried his nieces, Misses
Hester and Agnes Collins.
WELL WISHER.
GIDEON.
Gideon, Aug. t». —We are pleas
ed to report good crops and fine
rains recently and farmers gen
i orally have worked out their crops ;
I and gotten them In ttourisbing
noudition, They promise fine yield
of both corn and tobacco if no bad
luck should happen.
Mr. Nick Mitchell has returned
from Roanoke, Va., Business Col- i
j lege, which he has heen attending
I siuce January He has a diploma,
and will now seek a position at
: Winston or High Point.
Mr. Edgar Mitchell is about to
| complete a neat cottage near
, here. Mrs. Martin has also had
her house repainted and other im
provementa are contemplated in
the near future.
Mrs. F. A. Gnnderson, a lady of i
j Ocala, Fla., is spending some time
'with Mrs. Martin at this place. I
She is a thoroughly accomplished
: lady, and a fine music teqcher, be
| ing a graduate of one of the finest
| colleges of Butfalo, N. Y.
H. Y. Z
A sacred song service led by Mr.
Hiram Ford was an enjoyable oc
casion Sunday afternoon in the
! Presbyterian Church to those who
80 ttendqd.
WILL NOT HOLD
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
THIS WAS THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION AT ITS MEETING HELD
HERE LAST SATURDAY.
The County Board of Education
for Stokes was in session at the
court house here last Monday,
members present being Dr. E.
Fulp and R. E. Smith.
At this meeting the Board de
cided not to hold a Teachers' In
stitute this year, but the Superin
tendent was directed to hold as
many township and county teach
ers' meetings as he may see proper,
An order was made that any
teacher who fails to attend any of
these meetings continueusly shall
be debarred from teaching in the
schools of the county.
The following committeemen
were appointed in the various
townships :
Beaver Island J. F. Rothrock
and John Williams.
Yadkin—W L. Smith.
Snow Creek—C. D. Smith.
Quaker Gap—T. J. Thore.
Walnut Cove Special tax dis
trict—W. B. Vaughn.
No other business coming be
fore them the Board adjourned.
The News At Pinnacle.
Pinnacle Route 2, July 29.
Messrs. Henry George, Otto Tuck
er, Joe Til ley and ushers called on
Misses Sissie aud Ida Smith Sat
urday night. They had some nice
music and a good time.
We guess Misses Lilla aud Bes
sie East are wearing broad smiles
this week as Messrs. Powell Thore
and Will Palmer called on them
Sunday.
Misses Cora and Martha Thore
; spent Saturday and Sunday with
Miss Minnie L«e Tilley. Messrs.
•J. R. Cox and John Slawter give
them a call Sunday evening.
Miss Maggie Lawson is visiting
near Snow Creek this week,
Mr, Sunnie and .Miss Vertie
East are visiting in Virginia this
week.
Messrs. Earlie Smith. Fletcher
Vaden, Jim Lawson, Geo. Cox,
Jesse Lawson and others were the
guests of Mr. P. Palmer Sunday.
We wonder what so many went
visiting for.
Miss Rosa Slawter and Miss
Cromer spent Sunday evening
with Miss Ida Palmer.
Mr. J no. R. Covington seems |
quite sad since Mr. W. P. Smith
beat him to bis girl.
There was a large crowd at
Brown Mt. church Sunday.
Tho "big bear" is yet in the
mountain near by, but it does not
stop tho boys from traveling on
Sunday nights. Mr. T. J. Thore
is doing a lot of threshing wheat
this season with a machine about
35 years old. We think if the
threshing business keeps improv
j jng that in about two more years
the threshing in this section will
be done with the great frail.
A Primitive Baptist foot-wash
| ing will be held at Rock House
j church the second Sunday in
August. No doubt but there will
jbe a largor crowd there that day
' thau ever before at a foot-washing.
I Infact, to tell the truth about it,
lwe are old maids of 23 summers
but, we expect to catch us a fellow
■on that day. We will be dressed
j in red, so you may watch for us
RUTH AND JULIA.
| "REGULAR AS THE SUN"
I is an expression as old as the race,
j Oo doubt the rising and setting of
the sun is the most regulnr per
formance in the universe, unless
|it is the action of the liver and
; bowels when regulated with Dr,
King's New Life Pills. Guaran
> teed by all druggists, 200.
NORTH CAROLINA IN THE LEAD.
Consumes More Raw Cotton Than
Any Southern State.
Greensboro, July 30.—A cotton
manufacturer here speaking of
North Carolina's consumption of
raw ootton says that last year, Ac
cording to the United States com
pilation, of the 2,292,249 bales
used in Southern mills, North
Carolina consumed 077,14(5 bales.
This he says was more than the
combined consumption of Geor
gia, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas and Kentucky,
and 0,910 bales more than the
next highest Southern State.
Ten-Year-Old Boy Meets Horrible
Death.
Germanton, July 31.—Yester
day evening at 5 o'clock, at the
mill of Mr. Geo. Styers, of this
place, Raleigh Myers, the ten
year-old son of Mr. Frank Myers,
was caught by a belt in the nia
i chinery and frightfully mangled.
Death relieved him of his sufTer
ing about twenty minutes after
the accident.
The remains were carried to
Friendship this morning for in
terment, being accompanied by
relatives and friends of the deceas
ed.
The horrible accident occurred
late yesterday afternoon in a grist
mill operated by the father of tho
deceased and Mr. George Charles.
The boy was just playing in and
around the mill. His clothing
was caught on a set screw and he
was thrown on a shafting. The
mill had to be shut down before
the boy could be released, He died
in about fifteen minutes after be
| ing rescued.
Mr. Myers has four other child
ren. The deceased had been liv
ing with his aunt, Mrs. Snyder, in
Broadbay township until last Sat
urday when he went home to stay
with his father.
Some Happenings At Germanton.
Germanton, July 29. Our
sleepy little village is now coming
to the front.
The Academy is about complet
ed, and Prof. Carson is hero look
ing after the interest of the school
which opens the 2f>th of August.
The prospect is bright for a first
class school.
Rev. W. H. Wilson fillod the
pulpit of the Baptist church last
Sunday, giving us two able sor
uaons.
Miss Mary Matthews entertain
ed a few of her little friends Sat
urday evening. After enjoying
games, etc., for a while, delicious
refreshments wore servod on the
lawn.
Mr. John Poindexter spent Sat
urday in Winston on business.
Miss Carrie Poindexter is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Sullivan, at
Walkertown.
Mr. Percy Stewart, of Charlotte,
j and Mr. Cleve Crews, of Greens
i boro, are spending a few days with
Mr. Robt, Crews.
Mr. John McKenzie and family
left for their home at Clemmons,
after spending a while with Mrs.
J. E. Crews. They were accom
panied by Misßes Inez Grimes,
Mabel and Sarah McKenzie.
Mrs. J. C. Small and daughter,
who have been visiting Dr. Hill
for some time, returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foy have
returned from the Exposition at
Jamestown.
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