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THE PROGRESSIVE
HUSTLER
SAW
MILL
lrtr to
Our Farmers ' Union
Page
Devoted to Education, Organization, Cooperation and Marketing
J, Z. GREEN, E. W. DABBS, C. a WRIGHT, ContributW Editors
-:U?You ought to have'said
& " jVpeecn about
:terworks,-one good ladfsaa '
n ff Of lira 1 tin J , . J ""W tft m,
t uu imisned speaking vT
experience shows that here il M
tire most useful
one of
A Trip To Rowan and CabarrUs
By Clarence Poe "
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linpe nt
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of the
same
A
opinion. Gold Knnk t TT
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the only one in Rowan W W 1"' '
sires, and there are also ,? tle
Perche'ron '.union b hV".r.f :
T 3 A. M. the last Saturday be- club intte South would adopt as the usually large number of voun , u ';
iores ennstmas tne iwo-room program iur uuc uicamg ims ian. ii v.iucnyc on the farms
kNnltinnco nil (ZniA V r,K kiir n - xr3 c n '" -"Qp . fnr n M pp t 5 ri tr ' : F.vprv passed through Cnmm,,:,..: r . We
neigh.
d. school has been established. iar5!
He was then expected to bring this through the efforts of the GW
County Un i
V - --Vli
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J .TV- in 1- I J.1 U r, 4-r em tlint, HP fl P Ifl t h 1 C toll in i
1 1 1 1 w r i neinrp ii i i k hi iiic iiiciiiuci was icuuiicu iu ku iiiiuukii Aan in, a. mnof nt . ,
evening of the same day the patrons his fields and select what he regarded borhoods. At China Grove a farm'fifn
naa met ana suDScriDea enouen mon- as uic uesi sui. ium uc iuuuu
pv tn insnrp thp prprtinn of a two
storv building with suitable auditor- stalk of corn to the meeting and tell ' farmers Union. Th(
ium to take the place of the one-story why he thought it best'. Of course, all "only led the campaign for thp p
burned building and in nineteen such important questions as size and -;'tablishmeiit of this school, but gave
days after the lumber arrived, the type of ear, grain, cob, stalk, number $300 from its treasury as an aid in
building was completed. xf ears, etc., were thoroughly thresh- .striting nd it should be said that
The foregoing is an illustration of ed out in the discussion: Men came wn"e the Rowan brethren had a dis-
the spirit that animates the Gold from five miles around to attend this astrus experience with one businp
meeting, and it is regarded, as per-.- enterprise, they didnt let one failure 1
haps the best meeting Gold Knob Lq down them, but are probably strong- V
cal has ever had.. Forgone thing a er than ever before. The social life
lot or men who had always said they U1 t c Jxuwan communities 4s also
I Knob neighborhood in Rowan Coun
i ty, N. C, and the presence of this
spirit is largely due ta, the Local
Farmers' Union.
FREE a useful gift
given to each in
quiry. write
(or yours
TODAY. "-.
Valuable catalog printed in I
colors and exceedingly
tow aeuverea price.
Pre. Write u today.
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STATE FARMERS, UNION SONG
(Tune: "Auld Lang Syne")
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The question of spreader superiority has been settled.'
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"Meeting together and working to- "couldn't say anything" in-a meeting getting attention. A man told us -
gethen have simply remade the found it easy to explain the strong inere were hve tamily reunions in the 1
neighborhood," as one leader told us. points of their favorite stalks. county the day we left.
"We used to be badly split up, with . V . .
mignty little semDiance oi unity or ine member or this Local joined mere is one more fact about that
cooperation.. Now there is a spirit of in sometime ago and bought a pure- Gold Knob -school building we wish
comradeship and brotherhood that is bred. Berkshire sire, and at the time to commend, and that is having an
ample auditorium upstairs for all
community;-, meetings. We doubt
whether any neighborhood can spend
the same money to better advantage
in any, other way. Have an ample,
comfortable, well lighted hall with
comfortable seats as a meeting place,
always available, and then it's much
easier to get regular meetings of Lo
cal Union, United Farm Women, corn
club, canning club,' debating society,
musicals, etc. We also saw the cred-'
itable little building put up by Pat
terson Local, downstairs the ware
house, upstairs the meeting place.
The brethren did the work them
selves, but they failed to install the
comfortable . seats that distinguish
the Gold Knob auditorium.
The next day after our visit to the
Rowan Countv Farmers' Union we
an inspiration to everybody in this of our visit they were much interest- had the pleasure of attending the an
section.
v
ARE YOU RAISING FRUIT
ORjjfEEDING INSECTS ?
-48ggEi!?.FEEOIN INSECTS!
fgttmfee RA,SE FRUT !!!
WITH
rE'RE sons and daughters of the soil
Of, this old Tar Heel State,
Where agriculture reigns supreme
And men cooperate;
Our-Unlon fired with wondrous power
Now bids us onward move;
CoQperation is our theme, i
Our slogan "To Improve."
Chorus:
Oh, Carolina, state so dear!
Let high our, anthem soar;
All Union men unite to sing .
Thy praises evermore.
A band of comrade farmers true,
Our aim. is brotherhood;
To bring -t oevery man and home
The best of rural good
The best of crops, of tools and stock,
Roads, schools, and social life;
Together buy, together sell,
And silence hate and strife.
(Chorus)- .
We love the country, made by God,
Its homes, made fair by man;
We claim with pride our sturdy sons,
Who boast the cheek of tan;
We love our homes wherein we dwell,
Our farms on which we toil;
We'll build the best state in the land'
On Carolina soil.
(Chorus)
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SUITH-COURTKEY CO, 821 LCtrySL Rlchmond.Vi.
ed in the arrival of a young Jersey 'nual Cabarrus County Farmers' Un
bull also bought on the cooperative ion oicnic at historic old St. John's
And this spirit of brotherhood, we plan. In the case of the pig, fifteen church' and schoolhouse, but we fail
were told, shows itself in very prac- members paid about 65 cents apiece; ed to make the trips over the county
tical ways. For example,v every mem- each member having the privilege of generally hat we were able to
ber of the Union tries to pay cash for breeding one sow continuously as make in Rowan. But we found evi
his fertilizer. Well, some ol the mem- needed. For each extra sow bred, a dence enough that the spirit of pro
bers simply haven't the cash at the charge of 15 cents per pig is made, gress is abroad in Cabarrus,
time. In that case the other mem- Non-members are . charged 20 cents The establishment of cream routes
bers chip in about a dollar apiece, per pig. In buying the Jersey, seven- has helped farmers greatly, these
and let the poor member give his teen members paid in from $1 to $3 routes now probably bringing in $500
note in payment, the note to mature each. ' cash a month. "For example," one
in the fall and bear 6 per cent in- Gold Knob Local also saves quite a man told us, "I know a man who has
terest. "And it seems like we all feel lot of money through the coopera- just received $35 a month on seven
better after we have done something tive purchase of suppliesfertilizer, cows whereas before the cream
like this to help out the other fellow, sugar, plows and tools, lime, fish, etc. routes were established, he used 1 to
said our informant. "And has it hap-" The business agent either buys at have a tussle to sell his butter at 12j
pened," I asked, "that some members Salisbury or orders at wholesale cents a pound.
youvwere rather doubtful about have rates from other cities as he finds Cooperative drainage work has auo
surprised you by responding man- will prove cheapest. helped many fanners living along the
fully to this evidence of faith and creek bottoms. The cost has oeen
confidence?" "Exactly," was the re- Don't you jump to the conclusion, around $20 an acre, but when you get
ply, "the fact that we trusted these however, that the men deserve all the those fertile, humus-filled bottom
men seemed to .put them on their credit for the progress just reported, lands drained, they are very valuable.
mMtlp. and thev determiner! to srinw Here at flnlH IvnoK oc in t ....,.. 1 mn ' said BfO. A.
themselves not unworthy." The preg- ery other community, a little investi- Litakcr, "who made 1,500 bushels oi
nant lines of Lowell come to mind; gation will show that the women corn last year on -lands from whicn
have been stirring things up. Recently they'had previously been getting omy,
tne women who had been nominally a little dirty hay."
YOUR .LABEL IS YOUR
RECEIPT
The date to which your subscrip
ts pid u given on the little red or
yeiiuw titp on page 1 opposite your
name, printed thus, "Johrf Doe. St
pec. it,' mesne that Mr. Doe Is paid
vL b:c,,,m' 31. II 16. etc. After
;L,.''n. ,n 'our rnwsl. it requires
loir I."1,, corrected on
if ih. i.k .l !T,W B,UUe u Promptly
showM,n,.dOU I0'" ot properly
show when your PUbtcrlpUon eiplres.
"Be noble, and he nobleness that lies
In other men, sleeping; but never dead.
"in in iiiajrnvjr iw iiitev inine own. . t. t ,l " tt .
. - nicu.ucis oi me union, Dut, getting
In yet other notable ways this Lo- nothing out of the membership, got
cal Union has called out the finest together and organized a club of
qualities of its members. "It has been United Farm Women. The Local Un
one of our chief aims," said Brother ion meets twice a month on Thurs
Oscar Phillips, "to develop leadership day nights, and the United Farm Wo
rn the more quiet and retiring mem- men's club meets on Saturday after
bcrs. We put such men on commit- noons of the alternate weeks,
tecs and get them to work and -to .
Tho Cabarru.;County Union lost no
A 7 . 7
lime ill - pas"K ,v" .
startinir netiuons ii-"'
starling pcunuua .v-- .:r:ate
county commissioners to appropr iaw
the $300 necessary to get the cotton
grading work for the county, ano
they will probably get it, wncrc
.t..l. i..jV.. nn fnrnicrs' organiza
y nprfi mj 1 1 1 1 ii i vr - m
make reports, and the first thing you R0Wan County, all In all, is one of tion In the county-if it had been
know, they haye developed confi- the finest counties in the state, and case of "what's everybody sbusinc
ucutc iu iiicui&civc9, nave icarucu 10
express themselves in public, and
s i inn mi ii uii ii i is &asw rr.inrr run mitniA a m. a a i. .
- - .....(j miuic me ui inc county, would nav.c ucvu - ,njotiC
, . , t Th.c farms arc getting better ma- county officials in any such emp
Here is one sort of meeting that chincrv. better livr?sinrW and tn f,.M MI don't believe we .
inlil Knnh I.rtral trier! with creat tne.' tn Ia.... . t i m, . .... J...n.t(ratfOn ov .
- - e.v-Mv- iw viuki, uy ucans ana cowpcas. llie
: cess iasi iau, anu wnicn wc wish cv- country homes arc well abo
I ery other i-ocal union and l-anncrs' crage, usually pretty and
me nnesi counties in the state, and case ot "wiiat s cvcrvuuuj -
the work of Gold Knob Local is only is nobody's business" it mg
a specimen of the leaven that is lcav- been five years before the in
cning the whole life of the county, would hav.c been presented o
wpcas.The have a county dcmonstrft,0l?(r,nefS,
ove the av- yet if it hadn't been for the "r!" B.
well paint- Union," said one speaker m tne