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ESTABLISHED 1876 LINCOLNTON. N. C, MONDAY APTERNOOM APRIL 25. 1921. S Cents Per Copy, $2.00 Per Yer. TAX ON GASOLINE GOES INTO EFFECT Users of Fuel Will Contribute One Cent Per Gallon to Roads State Will Collect From Big Distributors Tax Will be Passed on to Retail Dealers and by Them to Consumers Expected to Net Road Fund Half Million. Raleigh, Apr. 19. Beginning this morning every citizen who buys a gal lon of gasoline for the propulsion of his vehicle or for any other use whatsoever will pay a tax of one cent to build and maintain the road over which he is about to drive. The gaso line tax of one cent per gallon goes into effect today, and in the course of ' a year will net the road building forces in the State (600,000, according to estimates of the automobile depart ment of the office of the Secretary of State. Unlike the tax that is levied by the .Federal government upon the National df ink, the tax will be collected at the source of supply ,and the purchaser will not have to bunt through his pockets to see if he has an extra pen ny. The wholesale dealer will pay the tax to the State, and the charge will be handed down through the retailer to the consumer. Gasoline is expected to rise from 80 to 81 cents a gallon. State Uses 50 Million Fifty million gallons of gasoline were burned by Tar Heel motorists during the past year according to the i estimates of the authors of the State road law, and a cent a gallon would raise half a million dollars for the general road fund. Rebates are provid ed for the users of gasoline for pur poses other than automobiles. Indus trial plants using gasoline for mo tive power may make application for the rebate of the tax. Details for the collection of the tax are left largely to the discretion of the automobile department in the wording of the law. J. E. Sawyer, head of the dartment, has worked out a system of collecting from the wholesale rather than dealing direct with the retail dealer, thus eliminat ing of a vast amount of bookkeeping and the necessity for a corps of in- spectors to keep check on reports made by individual dealers. Collection of the half million dollars is expected to be effected at a cost of not more than one--per cent of the total collec tions. Near 200,000 Automobiles Arrangements have also been per fected by the department for the col lection of the annual license fees for automobiles in the State, aggregating, according to tl.t estimate, two and a quarter million dollars for the year. License fees together with the gaso line tax, will bring a gross revenue to the State road fund of approximately 82,760,000. It is estimated that 200, 000 license will be issued during the year, as against i,uw ior me y"tion; Chatham, equalization provi drawing to a cloae. (sion; Chowan, no reduction; Granville, Four car loads of license tags have. 33 3 per cent reduction; Davidson, been bought by the department at a 30 per cent reduction; Davie, 15 per cost of 11.5 cents each. The tag tjisent reduction; Durham, 25 per cent year will be the same size as last reduction. year's tag, with black lettering Edgecombe, 25 per cenf reduction on . 1 in AAA M L. mm against a white background instead of the yellow as now used. Mr. Sawyer is organizing his staff of clerks for the tremendous rush that will be occasion ed when the present licenses expires and new issue required. More than 60 clerks will be at work for six weeks. Under the schedule of fees charged last year, the sale of license netted the State $1,800,000. bomewhat high - er rates, and the increased number of ears in operation this year will run the figures beyond the two million mark. The schedule this year is as fol lows: 24 h. p., or less, $12.60; over 24 and leas than SO h. p., $20; over 30 and less than 36 h. p., $30; over 35 h. p., M0. - "REAL ARGUMENT" AGAINST GOOD ROADS IN CATAWBA Hickory, April 22. One Catawba county farmer went to his polling place in the recent election and cast his bal lot against the bond issue, N. W. Clarke, who was working in the in terest or roads at that place, spoke to the farmer and urged him to pat in a "It's this way," replied the fanner. "I live three miles from Hickory, own no automobile and have only a horse and wagon. I live on a fairly good road now and when I start to town, here comes in automobile honking be hind me. I pull out on the side, the automobile passes, I get in the road again, and another comes along. By aga.ii, im " m v the time I reach Hickory I have tra- veled five miles three miles in the, ties of Burke, Mitchell and Mc-Dow-maH nH two miles milliner in and out ell. coin to or comin from Hickory. You can't make me believe that good roads are the best for me." "You are right friends," Clark an- swered. "That's the only real sxgu- ment I have heard against roads." FORTY FOUR COUNTIES AVER AGE 28 PER CENT CUT IN VAL UATION. Expiration of Time for Reporting Ac tion by County Boards Finds Half Counties Not Making Report; Ten Find Present Values Fair. Raleigh Apr. 21. Horizontal reduc tions in property valution, ranging from 10 per cent to 60 per cent of the 1920 valuation, with a general average of 28 per cent were made by the 44 counties heard from when the statu tory time limit for reports to the State Tax Commission expired yes terday. Two counties had declared present values fair and just values. Some doubt obtains as to the status of the 44 counties making no report to the commission, and the question as to whether they may subsequently file reports of reductions will likely re main in doubt until after the organi zation of the revenue commission May 1, which takes over all the functions of the tax commission, including the review of the action of county boards of commissioners. Time Limit April 20. Under the law passed at the past session of the General Asembly, the county board of commissioners were directed to meet on the first Tuesday in April and determine whether there should be a horizontal reduction in property values, and if there should be the percentage of reduction that should be made. The law directed that report of the aation of the county board? be submitted t the tax com ¬ mission for review not later than April 20. Widely scattered as are the coon ties and as widely divergent as are the actions of the commissioners in the several counties, approximation of the result and the equalization of in ter-county values will likely develop into one of the knottiest problems that will confront the new revenue com mission. Under the law, the full com mission only has jurisdiction as an equalizing board, charged with main taining an equality of values among the counties. No action will be taken by the tax commission as at present constituted, and the entire matter will be transfer red to the revenue commission when it comes operative May 1. No member of the present commission would discuss the situation yesterday, except to haz ard the opinion that the time limit set up j the law could very likely be held against the submission of any re port from the 44 counties not heard from at all. Action By Counties. The report-by counties received by the commission is as follows: Alexander, 33 1-3 per cent reduc tion; Alleghaney, 33 1-3 per cent re duction, Avery, no reduction; Beau fort, 25 per cent reduction; Bladen, 15 per cent reduction; Burns wick, pro vision for equalization; Burke, 33 1-3 per cent reduction; Cabarrus, 15 per cent reduction; Carteret, 60 per cent reduction; Caswell, 33 1-3 per cent re duction; Catawba, 30 per cent reduc- !- V '. . ". . .. .. ( property in incorporated towns and 60 per cer,t on rural property; Forsythe, no reduction; Greenville, 33 1-3 per cent reduction; Gates, 10 per cent re duction, Greene, 60 per cent reduc- tjon. Halifax, 40 per cent reduction; Hertford. 33 1-3 oer cent reduction: Hoke, 25 per cent reduction, Jackson, ( assessment not in excess of value; johnston 3 3 cent reduction; Jones, 30 per cent reduction; Lincoln, 25 per cent reduction in county, Martin, 33 1-3 per cent reduction; Mc Dowell. no chanires: Monteomerv. 20. per cent reduction; Naah 26 per cent reduction; in town property and 50 per cent in county; Onslow, 30 per.tary and treasurer.. cent reduction; Pamlico, 26 per cent reduction; Pasquotank 10 per cent reduction; Pender 26 per cent re duction; Person, 30 per cent reduction, Polk, present valuation fair and just. Richmond ,new valuation; Rocking ham, 25 per cent reduction; Rowan, 10 per cent reduction; Sampson, 25 per cent reduction; Stanley, 25 per cent reduction ;Stokes, 33 1-3 per cen; reduction; Surrey, 25 per cent reduc- jtion; Swain, provision for equaliza- 'on. no reduction; Union, pw cwre reuucv.on; per reductmn Watauga, 25 per cent , reduction; -Wlke, 20 per cent reduc ' or i. J i.1 l a. in tion; Wilsoii, 60 per cent reduction; Yancey, 10 per cent reduction. Wide Diversity Shown. The disparity between the action of county boards is illustrated tnsthe re- , - - ports from the three adjoining coun- Burke had a property value of sev- en million in 1819, whieh was raised ( to nineteen million in 1920, and the, commissioners ordered a reduction of 83 1-8 per cent. I McDowell had a valuation of six million in 1919, which was raised tu twenty one million in 1920 and the commissioners declare that the valua tion is fair in 1921. Mitchell county had a valuation of two million in 1919, was raised to eleven million in 1920, and the com missioners now declare that it is fair and just valuation. Eastern counties furnished the most drastic reductions, ranging from 26 to 50 per cent, but among them are coun ties that declared against any pres ent reduction in values. Wilson coun ty presents the most sweeping attaCK of the present valuation by declaring 'or 60 per cent. Wilson' - values were seventeen million before 1919, were raised to sixty-three million in 1920, and would now be reduced to twenty six million. Dissenters Not Heard From. Among the counties missing from the tabulation are Robeson, North ampton, Ashe, Bertie, Harnett, Gas ton and Craven. Representatives of these counties in the General Asembly fought for bills that would provide for state-wide reduction of from 25 to 50 per cent horizontal reduction. No reports have been heard from them, and if the guess of the commission is correct, they are debarred from fur ther action this year. Approval of the revenue commis sion, composed of Corporation Com missioner W. T. Lee, Attorney Gener al Manning and Revenue Commission er A. D. Watts, must be forthcoming before the action of the local boards becomes effiective. The phophesy is made that some adjustment will be made in property values, toward the end of equalization among the coun ties, and less toward the sweeping re ductions, ordered. ' Question of Rate Raise With the submission of the reports from the counties comes the question of whether the individual county with its reduced property values, will be able to get along with the income pro vided for in the constitution tax limit, and the question of whether the coun ty will be allowed to use all of the 15 tent limit, when it is provided that the State may levy five cents if it needs it. The question of the division of the 15 cent limit between the county and the state has been raised about the capitol,but thus far the Attorney Gen eral has not been asked to pass offici ally upon it. It is understood that he is of the opinion that the county may be restricted to 10 cents, and in that event, the county will be even harder driven to live on the income of a ten cent rate against a radically reduced valuation. Many of the counties were forced to resort to the funding bond to meet last year's expenses under the new limit of tax rates on the basis of the present valuation, and it is pointed out that a reduction of the values of property without the ability to levy a correspondingly higher rate may in volve the counties in a still more con fusing financial situation. SHORT NEWS ITEMS. Washington, April 21. Delegates to the National Farmers' union conven tion here were received on the south lawn at the White House today by President Harding who promised to give "serious consideration' 'to their suggestion that a conference of re presentatives of labor, capital, the basic industries and the railway ex ecutives be called to consider means for reducing freight rates. The Presi dent said the suggestion was deserv ing of sincere thought. Roanoke, Va. April 2-Fairfax Harrison, president of the South ern railway, tonight was re-elected president of the Virginia Hereford Catle Breeders' Association in s9- sion here. Other officers chosen were A. C. Byers, Harrisonburg, vice president, and Robert S. Orr, secre- Hickory, April 21. Advocates of the good roads election, which carried by a majority of nearly 400 in Catawba county for the success of the issue in Hickory township was due to the women workers. There was a little friendly "kidding"' of the ladies at the polls, but the men said then and repeated afterwards that the $600,000 bond issue would have been lost without them. Rutherfordton, April 2L A con tract was let Tuesday by the town of ficials to pave the streets leading to the Rutherford hospital. Ross brothers of Fredericksburg, Vs., secured hc contract and will begin work next week. The street will be 24 feet wide when paved. The contract is to be completed in 100 days. The price of the work is $2.40 per square yard, which is about $1 per yard cheaper than the present pavjng throu to the Seaboard depot About yards of paving will be put This will connect the hospital, tow and Searboard depot with a good road and will fill a long felt need for the town. TRIBUTE TO MR. ft J. 1H. RHODES Tribute of Respect Given by His Pas tor Rev. W. J. Roof at the Funeral Service of Mr. Rhodes Last day. John Melanchton Rhodes was August 29, 1849 in Gaston Coi He died April 20, 1921. His sojourn was 71 years, 7 months days. He was brought into the c by the holy rite of infant ba Early in life tie was confirmed a mained a loyal member of the gelical Lutheran faith, until called him away. December the 15, 1S70 he was ried to Margaret Susan Aclerhol this union was bom seven chi! two sons and five daughters whom are still living. ' November the 20, 1917 the L wife and tender mother was from time to eternity. On September 1, 1919, he m Nina C. Crowell of Lincolnton leaves to mourn his loss a wif brother, four sisters, seven eh thirty-one grand-children, three grand-children and a wide refatives and friends. cirdfe of I On October 22, 1905 he Uansfsred his letter from Bethany E. L. Chlrch, Rhodehiss, N. C, to Emmanuel s. L church Lincolnton. He has bean a powerful factor in the work on our congregation here as well as colgre- grations abroad. He has been a ftem ber of the church council of thiacon gregation ever since moving to Lincoln ton. Because of his feeble health he resigned aa elder only a short Rime ago. But was made an honorary mem ber of the council by a unanimous vote "of the council and congregation. As a congregation we can neverlhope to estimate his usefulness in fvery respect. He was always readyt and willing to do anything for his when he saw it in need. For fa! ness in attendance of worshi left us all an example. His place was never found vacant because of indif ference or lack of interest. Our con gregation as well as the town and community sustained a great loss in the death of this faithful soldier of Christ, The greatest desire of his latter life was to see a new church erected for this congregation. It was principally through his efforts that we now as semble in this new house of God. God through his providence has so decreed that Mr. Rhodes' funeral should be the first to be held in the building he loved so dearly, and for which he contribut- ed so liberally. If we were to select one passage of scripture to coincide with his life, it would be found in the fifth chapter and sixth verse of St. Matt. "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled." Nothing more beautiful and nothing better than this can be said at this sad hour. No other words than these which his friends secretely applied to him would have better pleased him. These words suggested at once the course his life has taken, and they point to that grand goal, which through the grace of God his finished life has reached. It was the one desire of his life that God's Word should appease his hunger and quench his thirst With a holy earnestness he was ever ready to confess his sins and acknow ledge his devotion to his Master. Even though a successful business man he was not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ for it was to him then, and is now "the power of God unto salva tion." He was a most earnest hearer as well as a doer of the Word. His pastors could ever find a sourse of in spiration written upon his counten ance as he eagerly listened to the preaching of the Gospel. His useful ness as a spiritual man was not con fined to his congregation alone, but reaching far and wide, wherever he could help in his master's work. Like a man he stood by his college and gave it his support when it was so sorely in need. But the voice of our friend and brother has been stilled in death. His righteous hungering and thirsting has been satisfied. Without a struggle he has gone home, like a weary child, into the arms of his heavenly Father. Knowing that he is at home how can we mourn? A long life was his, and it was a life of usefulness. His departure is a lesson for us all. Far the grave in which we place his mortal remains should inspire us to hold fast that which we have received from our fathers and fore-fathers, and make it the guiding star of our lives; namely, that which alone will crown us eternally, Jesus Christ the c .ucified and risen Lord. His life is finished, his race is run, no more of earths trials to face, no more temptations to fight, yes cold in death. But we find comfort in the words of the prophet: "He shall enter into peace, they shall rest in their SCHOOL TRUSTEES BUY COBB REALTY All of the Cobb Block on South Aspin Street Purchased For Use as High School Building Site. The Lincolnton Board of School Trustees has made a deal whereby the Cobb property on South Aspin street becomes school property, is the information given out by a member of the school board. The entire Cobb block including the old residence, is purchased. There are about 5 acres in the plat, and it will be used as a site for the new high school building bond money having recently been voted by the citizens for a new high school building. The price paid for this property was $19,500. This location for a high school building is perhaps the most conven ient to be found in the city, and af fords sufficient room for the building and a fairly good sized playground and the school trustees are to be con- graulated on securing this desirable site for the new school building. According to the school trustees, the first thing in the way of new school buildings, will be the erec tion of a primary school building at some point yet to be selected in the southwest section of town, the pri mary building being the most press ing need. It is the plan of the board to get the primary building and the building for the negroes ready for use by the fall term if possible. ! The bids for the school bonds re cently voted, will be received by the Board on May 9th, the time set for opening bids for bonds. Further plans for improving school facilities will not likely be taken up until after the date set for opening bids for the sale of the $200,000 school bonds according to members of the school board, as it is thought they have gone about as for as they can until the bond money is available from the sale of the bonds. Newton, April 22. Judge' Thomas B. Finley yesterday appointed John P. Yount, of this city, receiver for L. C. Bickett, wholesale gTocer, of New ton, Mr. Yount taking charge of the business today. In the meantime friends of M. Bickett are anxiously awaiting some word from him. He dis appeared from home on Wednesday evening, April 13, was seen in Salis bury the following day, and since that time there has been no trace of him. His assets are placed at about $25,000 and liabilities between $35,000 and $40,000. Mr. Bickett's financial affairs wcre jn bid shape, it is said, and in ability to meet creditors Is believed to be the reason for his leaving the city. His stock of goods is worth at least $10,000. Mr. Yount estimated, and his handsome home on College street is valued at $10,000. Mr. Yount will endeavor to close out the stock of goods in bluk in order to save more for the creditors who are said to be numerous. Washington, Apil, 21. Sena tor Harrison democrat, Mississippi, charged today in the senate that the appointment of George Harvey by President Harding as ambassa dor to Great Britian was a "reward for his efforts" to discredit the Wil son administration. -beds, each one walking in his upright ness.' We will soon surround his grave as christains, not as heathen who have no hope. We will see his remains slowly lowered in the earth, we then hear the master words to those who doubt the resurrection: "Thou fool that which thou sowest is not quick ened or made alive except it die.' Rest on then thou that steepest, for you have found that rest and peac for which you have longed. Yes we commit his body to the ground, that there it may rest in its narrow bed, while his immortal soul has found its way to fields of eternal bliss. He was faithful unto death, there fore a crown of life is his. We christ ains believe in a love which rules the whole world and every individual be ing; which even in the darkest hours of life brings peace to us, and will finally guide us through the valley and shadow of death and the grave into the eternal city not made with hands. May wc watch and pray, labor and stirve because we know not how soon the hour will come upon us when we work no more. We bid the deceased farewell. He has been dear to many of us. We thank nim lor an tne love wnicn he has shown us during the time of his pilgrimage in this world. His the company is selling about one hun memory will be cherished not only by dred and fifty to two hundred cases of the bereaved family, but also by the thirty dozen each of fresh eggs each large number of friends. May the rich blessings of God be showered abundantly upon the mourn ing wife, the weeping children.the sor - rowing relatives, yea even upon us all is the prayer of your humble pastor 1 and friend. Amen HISTORY OF THE LINCOLN CREAMERY (From Charlotte Observer.) The Lincoln Creamery was organi zed by a small band of farmers back in 1915 on a co-operativo basis. The plan of organization doomed the com pany to failure, for no chance was provided whereby the company could finance itself through a period of de pression, it being provided that the company must pay six per cent and never over that amount. In the year 1917, two years after the organization, the company did a total business of $12,000 not enough to pay one specialized man. The company was foredoomed to failure, and yet the creamery idea was sound, as later events have prov en. Wonderful Growth. Last year this company did a total business of practically a quarter mil lion dollars. It is known today as the Lincoln Creamery and Ice Cream com pany and the company is on a sound business basis, and is highly success ful. And thereby hangs a tale. It was back early in 1916 that Blanton, who had been with the Mooresboro Cream ery the first creamery ever estab lished in North Carolina came down to Lincolnton, bougnt the control in the Lincoln creamey and set about to put into operation those policies neces sary to put it on a sound basis. Because of the plan of organiza tion Mr. Blanton had to overcome a lot of diffculties, but he had things go ing in good shape in 1919. To show you how the business be gan to take shape, the total assests in 1918 were $10,000 with total liabilities of $15,000. Capital stock was $4,000 and total volume of business $12,000 In 1919 the total volume of business had increased to $100,000. In 1920 the total sales of the company ap proximated $247,000. The capital stock is $30,000. Total liabilities today are $62,000 with total assets of $74, 500. Thoroughly Modern Plant. The company has a plant today at Lincolnton which is amply able to take care of fast growing business. All machinery and equipment is new, not a thing being in use which was in in 1918, and all equipment thoroughly modern and up to date and the product is sold over a wide terri tory. A high quality of product is made and it is sold right. The plan of or ganization of the company is a sound one and has worked out in a bene ficial way to farmers on the thirty organized cream routes which feed the creamery today. Price Fixing Plan. On the seventh day of each month the seven directors meet and fix the price of butter. By that time they know what butter has been produced and what it sold for. After making a small allowance for profit they can figure out the price which shall be paid dur ing the coming month. The seven directors are as follows: E. I. Mostel ler, W. C. Riser, T. A. Warlick, Al bert Sigmon, and R. C. Ooon, all of whom are farmers, and Lyman Riser, superintendent of the plant and Mr. Blanton. The directors absolutely fix the price to be paid farmer for their product.. The Farmer Benefits. The creamery has revolutionized farming conditions in the territory where its influence is felt. If you have travelled over the countr;- of latej you have no doubt witnesses the spec tacle of farmers plowing up cotton much of which is unpicked, and pre paring that land for more cotton. Up in the territory where this creamery operates, the farmers have learned the lesson and tested the value of the doc trine of diversification. What a far mer on a good cream route actually receives in benefit, is a market right at his door for his products with cash price paid. He nets from ten tj fifteen dollars per month for his but ter fat and this profit is in addition to the value of the manure and the skim med milk. He also has a quick mar ket for his eggs and the number of cows and number of chickens kept dn these routes has increased in rapid percentages. The Cream Routes The company today buys its butter fat and eggs in Lincoln, Gaston, Meck- lenburg, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba counties, and as stated, has thirty well organized routes which are covered twice each week. The products of the creamery is easily and quickly sold. As for eggs week and has never been able to fill all of its egg orders - 1 During the month of March the j company made and sold five thousand pounds of butter more than was made and sold in March of last year. This ( shows how the batter business Is in SHORT ITEMS Chicago, April 21 Federal of ficials today received confidential information that William D. Hay wood, secretary of the I. W. W. and scheduled to begin a sentence at the Leavenworth, Kans., penitentiary had fled from the United States and now is in either Moscow or Rigo. Exports of 3,000 bales of cotton to England, France, Italy, Portugal, Ja pan, and Germany is involed in trans action according to Engene Meyer, di rector of corporation. The applica tion, Mr. Meyer added, was a dircet result of a recent conference in New Orleans with southern bankers. When you watch religion at work, you find a morality; when you con verse with religion in its thoughtful mood, you find a theology; but when ever you get to the heart of religion, you find a song. Percy C. Ainsworth. Lenoir, April 20. The school bond election of Granite Falls for $75,000 carried in yesterday's elec tion by a majority of 132 voters over the registration. There were 380 voters registered with 256 voting for the bonds, 47 against the bonds and 77 voters not voting. The women of Granite Falls saved the day is the way a visitor from that place put it yesterday. Birmingham, Ala., April 21. Government agents were continuing their search over a wide area today for Albert H. Thompson, son-in-law of the late Carter Harrison, former mayor of Chicago, wanted in connec tion with the allaged "bunco syndi cate", which is said to have operated extensively in Atlanta, according to postal inspectors here, who arrested Jimmy Connelly, alias A. J. Conway, of Atlanta, on a similar charge. Greensboro, April 21. Mrs. Lilian Kirkman, daughter of Policeman Bob Skenes, of this city, was the victim of an attempt of assault last night by Fred Abernathy shortly after 7:00 o'clock on one of the main thorough fares of the city, according to allega tions made in municipal court this morning. Abernethy denied everything in toto. His case, after the prelimin ary appearance in court, was post poned until Monday for trial. Aberne- they was placed under a $1,000 bond whichwas furnished . He is an em ployee of a local garage. Gray, Ga., April 21. The bank of Gray, a state institution, closed its doors today and a state bank examiner will take charge tomorrow, it was an nounced. Directors explained that overdrafts had been extended to the amount of $40,000, taking the avail able funds of the institution. It will be reopened, it was asserted. Lenoir, April 20. Only 33 persons out of 420 voting, voted against the $150,000 school bond issue here Mon day. The majority for the bonds was much greater than any of the bond ad vocates anticipated. For several weeks prior to the election it seemed that quite, a bit of opposition had de veloped. However, it failed to show up on election day. The number of votes cast by women about -equaled those cast by men. creasing, and it must oe rememDersa that during that month the company had to turn down orders for 25,000 pounds of butter which they were un able to fill. The capacity of butter is now one hundred thousand pounds per month. Ice Cream Business In ice cream, the company has of this year ran $4,100 ahead of sales in March of lost year. This cream is sold in every town between Ruther fordton and Monroe on the Seaboard and everywhere between Blowing Rock and Chester, S. C, on the C. & N. W., as well as in Charlotte and other territory in big quantities. Sales of this cream during March met with wonderful success in the sale and distribution of its Lincoln cream. In addition the company is furnish ing five of the lp.rgest ice cream plants in the state with their dairy products. For example they arc supplying two large concerns in the central part of the state with 30,000 pounds per month. The state law requires eight per cent butterfat but the Lincoln people are putting an average of 10 per cent in their ice creams and they are ena bled to do this because they have their own dairy products at hand with out any cost of freight added or with out ar.y middleman's profits whatever. The Lincoln creamery is in good hands and is serving a great purpose in aiding the farmers in this section to attain greater independence by providing them with a ready cash market for their products. Local Representative The Lincoln Creamery products are distributed in Charlotte by W. W. Adams, merchandise broker of IS 1 8. College street