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Fall Session begins September 13, 1911. , For catalogue and other information address ' ' - ,. ' JULIUS L FOUST, Pres.. Greensboro, N. C UaTker Affora lit We have-heard of a few tenants recently who were offering seventy fire cents per hundred to get cotton picked. Where men farm on halves this makes it cost them f 1.60 per hundred for their half of the seed cotton and about $4.60 per hundred for the lint cotton. If to this is added the work of hauling the cot ton to the gins and then to the mar ket it wjll be seon that it takes about half the cotton crop to get it from the field to the buyers for the mills. Can tenants afford such 'prices for picking? Can they pay big debts at this rate? " ; '. We believe in fair prices for labor. but the prices for some" work is too high now.- The business of farming cannot and will, not afford such wages. we near or some- who are boarding hands in addition to the high prices paid for picking cotton. Some say the pickers could get cloth ing, too, as well as board, if they would demand it The one . thing certain about it all is that it will take two or three months ' to house the cotton. It can not be picked in a week or two no matter how fast it opens, nor how high a price is paid for work. Farmers should do all they can themselves and then get help when it can be had at reason able prices. A lesson to be learned is not to plant much if any more of any particular crop than can be housed with the help on the farm It is risky to depend on outside help. Smithfield Herald. 1 . .. - DECLARED FOR 15-CENT COTTON Convention of Growers Take Important Action. - HOLD IT FOR TiiAf PRICE CwOperatloa Ameni Farmers aal with Beakers aaf Flaaaclers De clare ta B Selatlea ( Ike . . . h rrekleat Tkat Is Teaiag' tke Cottea Growers ' .; f Te-Dey. ' : Wkal Te Oe WUk Cettoa See. ' ' An Associated Press despatch to the News and Observer from Mont gomery, Ala., dated Sept Jdth says: "Five hundred farmers and as many bankers, Congressmen, United States Senators and business men, representing every ' cotton growing State, declared in conven tion today that the farmers cotton is worth fifteen cents a pound and resolved that the farmer should hold, his cotton for that price. The resolution followed a committee re port that the crop in America would not exceed 12,500,000 bales, For financing the crop of this year a resolution was adopted to the effect that the farmer should deposit his cotton in a warehouse and use his receipt as collateral until he could sell his product at not than fifteen cents. . There was also a resolution that the several State legislatures provide a system of bonded warehouses. ,: Declaring - that i organization Last fall the oil mills offered a high price for cotten seed early in the season and consequently bought UQreJhan tbej could care, for jjrojH among ,faana-andi.cc-fipexatior eriy. , Almost every mill , bad to among them with the bankers and work thousands of bushels of dam- financiers was the solution of the pro- age seed, ihey rotted alter they blero. the convention resolved itself had passed through the gins. This into a permanent organization te be year they are trying to avoid that known as the Southern Cotton Con- mistake by not buying so many green gress and ad jurned to meet in Atlan. seed. The price offered is only ta at call of the president E. .J, about 22 cents per bushel. , What shall be done with the seed under the circumstances? . They should be hauled from the gins and placed un der shelter. Once or twice a week they should be examined and if found hot should be moved about to allow them to cool. If room is scarce so they can be easily . stirred, then holes can be -. dug,; with- shovels through the seed to the floor on which they rest so as to give, them air and cool them. A hole can be dug in a pile of cotton seed almost like digging a hole for a post. Keep them under shelter and do not , let them get hot and rot. Do hot seil them for less than thirty cents per bushel. , We know this is good ad vice." Our idea is , that . they will bring more than that later. -Smith- field Herald. - ?4'f:'- Parson's Poem A Gem. , From Rev. H. Stubenvoll la., in praise of Dr. King's New Life Pills. 'Tbeyre sucu a neaiin necessity, a everv borne tbese pills snouid be, If other kinds you've tried to vain, Use Dr. KIdi?s, and be well again. Only 25o at Nashville Drug Co. Watson, Commissioner of Agricul ture of South Carolina. 'i. The meeting in Montgomery is to be followed by a similar convention in every Southern State, to be called by the Commissioner of Agriculture of each.State. , By these conventions the action of the Congress is to be ratified and re-inforced by further steps to await a better price for cot- torr. .--'.f.'T'f' ",v ir - Among the speakers was Senator Smith, of South Carolina, who re ceived the thanks of Congress for his attitude toward the government cotton report' : Congressmen Heflin and Clayton, of Alabama, and Hughes of Georgia .. It was Senator Smith who made the speech which decided the con gress in naming the price of cotton at 15 cents for Congressmen Heflin wanted to make the price fifteen or fourteen cents, with fourteen cents as the. minimum. - Congressmen Clayton declared his belief that with in ten years the world would be us ing f twenty-nve or thirty million bales of American cotton. .v.." r President C. S. Barrett, of the Farmers' Educational and Co-opera tive Union,' denounced as baseless the reports of a btfmper cotton crop; denounced the charge that the Far mersUnion was combine to hold up civilisation and asserted that there is a commission for the purpose of hammering down the price of cotton. As the result of a conference in Montgomery' yesterday evening President C. S. Barrett, of the' Far- mers Union, announced today that a French-English syndicate has guar anteed any amount of money up to seventy five millioo dollars to finance the South's cotton crop. The deal was made with the personal support of the syndicate. The money is to be loaned at six per. cent and the cotton is to be put up as collateral. Details of the "plan art to be perfec ted by a committee to b composed of one Southern banker two mem bers of the Farmers'; Union. The estimate of this year's cotton crop, recommended by the committee of state and adopted by the committee, is approximately 12,500,000' bales. This estimate was based on figures proposed to the committee by the call of States, each State being re presented by its Agricultural Com missioner or his authorized assist ant, and by figures furnished by the National Farmers', Union from its recent convention at Shawnee, Okla and by revised figures submitted by President Chas. S.'Barrett, of the Farmers' Union. . , - - : S 1 : , , , -T. ROBBERS. GET U20.000 BOOTY. POOLING THE TOBACCO CROP Farmers Should-Not Follow Kentucky Brethren. TO ESTABLISH FACTORIES Baa la British Celnmbia Clrnaai Ovt-Taree Hea Entered Baak, New Westminster,?. C, Sept. la. three hundred and twenty thousand dollars in cash were stolen from the Bank of Montreal early today. The robbers escaped. ' Three men enter d4wnk-)MMfietactadrear window, dug through the brick wall into tne vault, wrecked the cage door, blew open the safe and -took approximately $320,000 in gold and currency. Tbey left $20,000 in gold on the bed where they piled their loot and $80,000 more unmolested in the safe. The Chinese caretaker appeared and gave the alarm, after working loose from the bonds with which he was tied. " Chief of Police Bradshaw hurried to the scene. All available officers were pressed into service. ' From the thoroughness of the job and the tools with which, the work was done, the officers believe the same gang which -has been at work in Vancouver did the work here. . It is impossible to say when the men effected an entrance into thebank." " It is presumed it was about 4 o'clock this morning,. When the Chinese janitor arrived he found the robbers. . He was sandbagged, gajrged and tied to a chair. Then the robbers proceeded to col lect the gold and bills in the vault and left the building, taking more than a quarter million, and leaving about $100,000 in the vault behind. Usually there is a watchman on the premises, but he was on a vaca tion. It is evident the robbers knew this Blankets from bis bed ; were used to deaden the noise of the -ex-! plosion, i After a survey by the bank officials it was officially stated the robbers stole at least $320,000.. - ' A turner's Factory ta Ivery Ceaa- tr Weals Leave tke Meoey la tke Caaamaalty aafl tke Farasers WeaU TkerekyBeMack - Beaeflttei. The tobacco farmers of North Car olina are now discussing the wisdom of pooling their tobacco, very much on the order of their brethern in Kentucky, but unlike their Kentucky brethern, with reference to the law lessness indulged in by the latter. The night riding and barn burning injured the cause of the Kentucky f aimers. They could have accom plished so much more by peaceful methods than by handling the pro position as they did. We hope to see the farmers in time organizing stock companies and manufacturing the product of their fields. This it strikes ns could be handled better than in a big pool of tobacco for the entire state. Sup pose the farmers of Wilson county would subscribe sufficient stock to locate a factory in Wilson. Those who could do so would pay for stock with the cash and those who could not could exchange tobacco for same. A farmer's factory in every county would leave the money in the com munity and then every farmer would be benefited. Again, to the factory could be ad ded a re-drylng and storage plant and the manager of the factory 1 could receive this tobacco and look after it without additional expense. Under this plan the- farmer . would get in touch with the consumer and would not be at the mercy of spec ulators, but could sell to the trade a part of the tobacco sent in for manufacture if the management saw fit to do so. f In other words there would be two ways of disposing, of the product to the consumer as well as to the manufacturer. Again the managers of; the factory must of necessity be experienced , tobacco men and these would understand the proper re-drying and re-ordering to bacco, a matter requiring the great est care. V.;,.s" " "... Under the decision of the su preme court which will eventually separate the American Tobacco Com panies into separate and independent entities there is every reason to be lieve that the opportunity awaits new capital and energy in the man ufacture of tobacco and why should not the farmer handle' the product from field to consumer? It is his property; because he made it "in the sweat of his face," and if there is a good profit in the manufactured ar ticle and from the expenence of the American Tobacco Company then Say a Gee4 Word Akeat Tear Tewa. This thing of saying a good word about your town is a habit which the people of this community need to coltivate, and they need it badly IOU 1UBC start out hern anm bright morning yea. even on bright morning when everyone ought to feel good and mention some thing about every citizen, we don't care who he is, or how pure he Is, and you will be "uprised to know how many people have out their little hammers and how with their might they will be trying to use them. Now, how much better it would be if we all had a good word to say of our neighbors. What makes your town but the people who live in it? When you hit them, don't you know you are striking your town, and when yofj strike your town don't you know that you are driving blows on your own little head? Say some thing good or keep your tongue in your mouth. You will feel better yourself, and you will be better. too. Waxhaw Enterprise. PROTECTION! In cold, unassuming figures, here is our guarantee to every depositor, regardless of the a mount he may have in this bank. Capital .... $I0MM Sarplaa m f SO.tOt Bet rreflts $31,000 StockkeMerg Llak - $100,000 Teul $L000 $261,000.00, that amount stands between your deposit and any possible loss. Not a safer Bank ing Institution has Edgecombe or Nash County. Come to see us. f our business. Four Per Cent nterest paid on Savings deposits Compounded Qurterly The Planters Bank, Rocky Mount, N. C WILL BUILD WAREHOUSES. Seatk Carallaa Farmer' Unlos Seek. lag te Flet a $200,000 Ca- . Operative Cerperatlea. One of the most interesting devel opments among Southern cotton farmers is the big chain of ware houses which the South Carolina Farmers' Union is now getting ready to establish The project has attract ed a great deal of attention and we are glad to give herewith a summary of its main features. In the last is sue of the Farmers' Union Sun Sec retary-Treasurer J. Whitney Reid puts the case in a nut-shell as fol lowa:--'- v rr t . v.,..'. . . "The officers of the South Carolina State Union have set their heads to gether and go to work vigorously in the effort to establish a chain of warehouses for the storing of cotton until it shall reach a price at which the farmer is willing to sell. A com psny nas oeen organized, with an initial capital stock of $200,000, to be worked up to an ultimate capital of $500,000. Canvassers are already in the field to secure the subscrip tions to bring the capital stock up to the latter amount According to the blanks prepared by State Secretary Reid, and sent out to the local unions, 30 per cent of the capital stock must be paid by December 1th rail; 30 per cent February 1th 1912. and 40 per cent November 1, 1912. Concluded on Page 2. why shouldn't the farmer get it? if the farmer will place himself in a position to handle the products of his farm he will certainly benefit his community by the encourage ment of the location of factories. For factories build cities; The larg er the city the more benefit to the farmer, for a large population furn ishes a market for his cattle, hoes. poultry, fruit and vegetables." Let the farmer orgaruze stock compa nies, manufacture his tobacco and sell direct to the consumer. Wilson Times. SCHOOL BOOKS And All Kinds of -. SCHOOL SUPPLIES "... At Tke" ' WARD DRUG CO. Nashville, N. C. REMEMBER We are the exclusive agents for the cel ebrated NYAL REMEDIES. .Wood's Fall Seed Catalogue just iseueJ-tella what crops you can put in to make the quickest grazing, or hay. to help out the short feed crops. ' Also tells about both - Vegetable arid -Farm Seeds - that can be planted In the fall to advantage and profit Every Farmer, Market Grower and Gardener should have copy of this catalog. - It is the beat and most com plete fall seed catalog issued. ' Mailed free. Write for it T.W.WOOD O SONS. Seedsmen, - Richmond, Ta. ' c A 1 THE OPENING AT PITT'S WAREHOUSE ;-: v .- ' -:l ,V: :; : ' (Gravely's Old Stand) : ' , ' 'V: V " Rocky Alount, North Carofina ' ; Was highly satisfactory to us and to our farmer friends. The prices paid REACHED A HIGH MARK, and r :: VE AHE LOOIIIuG FOR IfiXREASED SALES DUUirJG THE REi.YJuDER OF , THE SEASQ'l. tr : :: i If you did not sell with PITT on the opening day, try,us with your next load.-: Once a patron of Pitt's Warehouse you will cticl: - to Pitt. Come to see us, whether you have tobacco to sell or not. 7 ... Yourfriend, , , RALPH PITT, Oivner r.nd Pronlor. ' "