THURSDAY,, FEB. 23, 181.1
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it. s the fourth in a series of editorials jointly presented by
newspapers in the terr.lory teived by the Tallulah Falls
Railway.) '. '
Facts Which Should Bear Weight
I'll KM. is sutticicnl . innhcr m the Aantahaia Aa-
ti"!:.i! Forest area tributary to the. Tallulah Falls
ivai.iwrvy lit. warrant its continued operation.
Fiyures compiltMl by the headquarters staff of .this
tis: khvm preserve'., reveal some astounding '.facts
which should hear weighty influence in the ;delihera
tior.s !)i , .he lnie.rsiate (.'otiunerce Commission on the
1 1 : t t i o ; i , it r aliand in.-rue u L oL t he. --line a -petition,
the railroad development of mineral and timber re
sources is 'hardly possible.
The federal government has lent millions of dollars
lo the Southern Railway to help tide it through the
depression. Yet the Southern Railway is seeking to
have the Tallulah Falls line abandoned which, if
permitted, wou'd result in a loss of manv thousands.
)erhaps ini!'r pi (loila-s to the federal govern
ment s i (trcs . .''( I Migs hi o'. ih !.Teorgia ana West
ern North Carolina.
In view of these .circumstances,' it appears that it
would be bai business to allow the "T. F." to be
junked: The' Ihie has .suffered heavy' losses because it
was too slow in adjusting', itself ..to decreased traffic;
but now its expenses have been ' curtailed and it is
in a fair position to' Continue operation .without fur
ther losses. , ,.
The future is bright for this railroad ; but some
people's hindsight seems 't o be keener than their fore
sight.. .
It Makes All tno.Difiorenco In The World-Pycr cnouy-
Clippings
MR. HOOVER'S SWAN SONG 1 debts if they would cut off one
Last night. President. Hoover
made his swan son- :it the Re
ptiblican Cl'ib inVv -York City.
third of. their military expenditures.'
Next to dependence on. the gold!
standard, Mr. Hoover says higher
Winch if grantetl. would bottle up millions of dollars
.There are lo.S'oS acres, mostly in timber, in the
Franklin and Clayton "working circles" of the Nan
tahala Forest anil it is estimated that this territory
can supply three million feet of saw timber each year
ior an unlimited time. The present' merchantable saw
.t'i':!K.r stand is. 174,867, X.)() feet.-
rThe'-a tmtra F-rirrtingr bud getofM hree m i llion feet
wouM load 3(H) cars. This alone is not sufficient toJ
'-.--. , a . raitToa7r"oTT hircharacieffTher. F." in
i-'-eration. i n t there are thousands upon thousands
- cn:; is of acid wood, pulp wood and tanbark avail
.:.:'".'.' Let us iake a look at the official statistics:
The ' Clayton' "working circle," -with an area of
' SI;; acres, tiow has available:
14'.':,' '54.0(H) 'board feet of mcrrh;int:ihl-u.')ur-i ini l-KH-V
' It is published elsewhere in to-j tariffs would help, and the reduc
day's News and .Observer. tion of military expenses is ncces
Mr. Hoover begins, of course, sary. '" .
with' a tribute to Lincoln, claiming ( Mr. Hoover promises the Re- j
him "as founder f the Republican publican party "will support the
i.-iftu " Ac ui-.-.tl.-r hf f:ii't ' M '.' iievtr nfltninictrntirvn 'in prru mpac.
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Lincoln was not a lonuuer. iiu ure xnai win promote puuuc wei
came in after Freuvmt had led the. fare. It must and will be vigilant
way. He was the first Republican in onosihg those which ar harm
President Ho va-rT so "engrossed fnP" All of which is very well
with war problems that he was as- said, but, inasmuch as present con
Tirratprl ''jiitViaew'iniWTrn-aT ' ' doinosiic" Wtiatc (rtidtarrio(rut""1))rrihe
problems. He had not been dead , Reiniblican administrations, he is
twelve hours before Thud Stephens j careful to try . to prove an alibi. The
and the' rest repudiated his policy! only hope is to "Right About
of ailer-thi-svar. t eslbration.- It is Face" from the policies and doings
mmm mn ,i -y w
Sfy fate .
ewji cShh gctt
.1 v' -Z, ,
Lctif-U- jf-c heM nut r t r- ac i d - w t n F
'.f. corns ot tanoarK.
(.'S2.1' cords of hemlock, or. pulp wood.
".e s liTu t j Miles. . ''";.. '" " " II
.wit It n nnnTca-1 i i
. : '' '.J-nrTrsT n T v F as av a il a1 tie ;
TTX1! ) iV'-t", of imM-uhanl ;thhwa fiitly:adhru'e(he--l(t-st
dw of chestnut.
TxtKt-WTFrdf chestnTff extract wc
;u.res on FrankTm ;irf;i not fiTTLnrnHTilxLiiI
inconceivable that an opponent O'f
human slavery could have any part
or lot with the party of Hanna
and Mellon, who have for-'more
4han -aquartcF-of a -century-controlled
the policies which have re
sulted in much white near-slavery.
37 r. Hoover seems to think Melhm
ism and IJncolism are identical.
The burden of Mr. Hoover's ad
dress is that prosperity cannot
come unless all the nations adopt
the gold standard. If that is our
only hope, we seem to be in . for
a long drought. ' Great" Britain is
profiting bv its Libamktimejiici
the gold standard and those na
tlons winch havedone likewise do
not . appear to be in a mood to
abandon their monetary system.
Alaiiyable-.nu-u-belMiwMhi.t India-'
distress -was increased whetr llrii
ain"compcl1ed ft. to, go on the gold
standanl.Z Even .if .Affgr-HHvepMi
at Washington which have brought
this country into disaster and the
remedies which have at least in
some cases been worse than the
diseaser RALEIGH NEWSANT)
OBSERVER.
Your Farm - How to Make It Pay
LET S TOUGH IT OUT
Insteadj of looking to outside
agencies and to .the Government
to pull us through this depression
let's tough it out ourselves. We
have already stood three years of
it and history backs us up in
showing ..that depressions do not
lasL-foj-jexer, One of the ancient
figTit, auT American coiiimercr
-would -4t-4trlprd -hy -an-OTld-wiftf
an it is seriously questioned how
.rin- nallonsaith.'uit.l(LJ.ela:
ducctl "to-change their )iolicy?
' i t i i. ; i
: -its time. ) : : T "'." .
Besides this there are untold, forest resources be
iv.iglv.g to various luinber cofiip'anies and to private
.individuals.. It is estimated that Macon County alone
i ::S an annual timber growth of four million feet.
Of course, forest product shipments have been
i'.eatlv curtailed during the last few vears; but thtrc
Greeks said "for strength, look
within thyself." The rebuilding of
this country, depends on how many
farmers manage their own af fairs
successfully7"h6wTfiany7rnercriants
manage I their affairs -successfully
and . how many families manage
t heir - affairs-su CccSsf uH V3Twn-"4-
rvtn the " averageind1vidual in
th i s""Cou n f f y "can" manage- h is 7w"i
affrrirsnhaT-herlivcswithiriIiis
income and saves a little money
each ,ycar.wewill,Jjc)n-the,-way
to national prosperity. Individ
Mr. TTo'iwef gives -clcafSiiSivefta-lj um irj this. successful way-
BETTER PASTURES URGED
THE main reason why North
awlinadQesnotmake-gteat.
er progress as a livestock produc
ing state is that its landowners
are not expert as cattle feeders,
and the principal weakness in this
is the lack of pastures, says John
A. Arey, dairy extension specialist
at State college.
"We are poor feeders," said Mr
The Farmer's
Question Box
Timely Questions Answered
by N. C. State College .
Experts
IS
contained - in - Extension Circular
No. 122 "The Farm and Home
GardeirWsnBiir and -"copies -will
will be like small springs all over
the country all contributing to
swell the rivers of progress.
neans to organize for cancellation.
1 1 .....
ire good signs that the lumber market is- beginning Out of ins 'disillusionment,- Nfr.
to ,those whosav that 'cancellation
of foreign debts will restfire pros
perity. -Mr. Hoover's - experience
:....:r!.. l: r m-u -..-i r: . ... ... .
niMines ins present ueuei. in-ii v e niusi insist on economy in
he granted the moratorium in 1031. 1 G i -emment. If iir public officials
he believed that postponement of , continue to spend money in the
wav they do the country will
eiiher go. bankrupt or the currency
will have to be debased. Let us
insist on rutting down the cost of
;lebt payment woold stabilize the
world.- It did nothing of the fort.
All it did was to encourage F.uro
t often up. Stocks of cut timber on hand have
v'tik' decreased in the last few. months and more
; 1 r is moving now - than in several years. Many
j.i adiiainted with, the business think that within
; c.arTt)r :- tw-4 he-lejnjoj
Goyernment instead of looking to
JliHixer now says it is not true the Government' to save us and,
that cancellation of war debts further. . let each man look within
would give international relief and .himself for the strength and re
remedy." lie added: "These debts sourcefulncss and initative and re
are but a segment of the problem.) straint which has made this great
Their.-woTld .tradeunportari Mirs Tames ;G. rvMt-
cxnggrraird." . lie adds iharOure1" In FARMERS FEDERA-
Question: Is there a free bul-
Arey last week in addressing the ' letin arSfafe college" that tells "the
conference of extension specialists, kind of vegetables to plant, when
"That will explain why we have t0 plant and the amount tQ plant
not made the progressive jldtaj,omegardcn ;
pe-matemgr- ut course, we were, Aiwer:-This - information
hit a hard lick last season in our
dairy work because of the dry
weather-and the abundance . f Jeed
produced - irr-othersections. The
mid-west folks - harvested an ex
cellent -cropof forage -andother
feed and are able to produce but
terfat right now at a much lower
price"thanwe canYet ""we can
grow as much hay per acre as any
seTticT'bT-the UnTtedTS tates L and
at as low a cost. We can also
have excellent pastures if wc will
but give some thought and time to
the subject. Successful dairying is
dependent tipon pastures."
Mr. Arey says a pasture revival
is needed in the state. The usual
conception of a pasture in North
Carolina, he said, is a .worn out
niece of land, unsuited to crops,
fenced with a strand or two of
barbed wire. This is nothing but
an exercise ground, he claims, and
is often a dangerous one at that
because it is usually criss-crossed
with - deep -gullies:
!r be- iiunnaL pay- their: TION NEWS. -
iTva- will have not onlv enough business to1
aii.ejjliiiLjeho;ugli aj favJha.il d soi n e - p r of it s il
drealv
!. Byrne, supervisor of the Xantahala Forest,
has had inquiries from lumber men interested
.in -the development of. the timber resources of this
;i;.-gio'::. One man, Mr. Byrne said, recently told him
that he contemplated the erection of a large saw mill
: . Franklin if the government will make its stump
. .prices fit' the market and if the 'railroad will get
'!s freight rates-in line. The' government, the forest
TTpe r is rr a-!ded. U 1 lows" ji i u tl icy o rffxuig s t um page
r-ees xu a basis that will attract buyers. If the
:;:lroad will do the same with its freight rates, a
era. of. prosperity. is approaching for this -section.
Bc."d( -e s forest product s, . mineral resources arc
;,; ! i,o lie shipped in large quantities out of the ter-.'lor-.
-.e."id by the "T. F." Despite current adverse
. coalitions, there is more real, conservative develop-
-Ti'- -of niiii.'rai resources in this section now than
there has been since carborundum replaced corundum,
i'lie'-iiiica business is holding its own and is establish
T7 In) vrii ; J cTn lauent ' ha si s New '.discoveries indicate
:i,;at ih.eiv Sf.oi! will be large shipments of cyanite
; 'id, possibly, .of vermiculite. Development of asbes
mines in ' Xorlh (ieoiJgia also is in prospect.'
If the railroad is abaiidoned, millions, of dollars al
r -adv invested will be jeopardized and millions of
dollars of additional capital readv for investment will
be cared off."' ' '. .
It-is difficult to understand why a rail line serving
such a territory should -be abandoned on the basis
that public convenience and necessity no longer exist
The necessity is greater than ever before, for without
Public Opinion
ONE WAY TO GET AN EDUCA
TION To the Editor:
1 am thinking of the many boys
and girls in Macon county who
are not going to scho Some of
you are not going because you have
gotten behind your classmates and
you'-are- afraid -. they - will laugh at
you if you started back to school,
especially if you are in grammar
grades. .There arc '.a 'great many
of yvn 'vho have not had a 'chance
to finish your education. If you
really want to finish school, at
least high school, and 'are willing
to, work hard to do soj I suggest
Berry.
We have a grand school here in
North Georgia, near Rome. -Probably
manv of you have heard of
Martha Berry." , There arc
almost one thousand students in
school here this year, fn-m ' gram-
mnr school to college seniors. Over
half 'f us are working our wav en
tirely, and manv others are work
ing Part of their way.
We are given onportiinities at
Rerry that we could not get at
most schools. We are tatieht to
work with our hands as well as
with our heads. Hundred; uf hw
ami girls have' come here and
ctnrted in the first grade. Most
'"f (hem have finished high, school
and many have gone on through,
college. Any country boy or girl
who does not mind to work for
what he gets, can get an educa
tion at Berry. He will be a bet
ter citizen when he goes oit into
the world to make a home.
Berry is a character building in
stitution, We live here together
in perfect harmony, as one big
family. No one can stay here long
without feeling the spirit of broth
erly love.: Boys and girls, wc are
the leaders of tomorrow, the fath
ers and mothers of the next , gen
eration. Arc we going to face
this great future without the prop
er training? As one great writer
has said, 'The hope of our future
is in our young people." Let us
not disappoint", him. but prepare
ourselves for the great task before
us. -""" '."'
Some of you have probably heard
of -the strict riles we have at Ber
ry. We do not have any rules that
hurt anyone. They are for our
spiritual living. ,
I thank God for the opportunity
go to school' here. V would
like, to see many Western North
Carolina, esoecially Macon county
bovs and girls . in this great, in
stitution. A Berry Boy .
From Macon County.
R. L. POIN1TEXTER, Jr.
The Berry Schooli
Mount Berfy, Cl.
be mailed free as long ast hesup
ply permits. The Governors Re
lief" Officehasprepared "a'lcaflet
giving this information in simpli
fied, form-and -copies-ofthisleaf-Iet
may besecured. byk addressins,',
thatofficeatRaleigh, N. C.
BETTER SEED POTATOES "
4 RATIO of 16 to .1 was se-
(Cjlurea oy iuu growers oi insn
potatoes in seven Western North
Carolina counties by using certified
seed of a selected strain of the
Green Mountain variety.
"In . other words," says H. R.
Niswonger, extension horticulturist
for Western Carolina, "the men
.. A. 1 . . . . . 1 J lj
an average return of 16 bushels '
of good potatoes for every bushel
per cent No. 1 stock and was pro
duced at a cost ot 1 cents a busli-
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tI6bdland Is "needeT for pasture
and " some : of ' tbe - tame grasses
should be planted. If a pasture
has trees on it, cut them down so
the . grasses mayabsorb- the un
light and grow.
Farmers are not in a condition
to buy many pure bred cows at
this time. Mr. Arey said, but he
advises the up-grading of the cat
tle on hand by the use of better
sires.
CAPONS PROFITABLE
Here is a hint to wise poultry
growers in Macon county . . .
Grow capons ; they cost only a
little more to raise than cocks and
they bring about four times as
much. .
A group of Catawba county
farmers recently -sold a shipment
of capons to eastern markets for
21 li cents a pound. Cocks have
been selling here at four and five
cents a pound. Figure the differ
ence for yourself. Macon county
farmers can reap the same prof
its as those in Catawba county if
they will raise capons.
Capons are good foragers and
don t have to be fattened in the
pen until shortly before ' they are
to be marketed, so the feed bill is
not heavy.
If you are interested in capons,
the Agricultural Extension Service
at State College, Raleigh, will be
glad to supply you with informa
tion as to how to grow them.
in tumrasi io tnis, oiner grow
ers who failed to use "the" selected
Ctrl in itlrl mt a4 eaal ( t-srrt tj-rL-
kept from year) to year got a
yield of nine bushels for everv
one bushel planted. This crop
KTaueu oui oniy oo per cent iNO. i
stocK ana was produced at a cash
cost of 24 ccnts a bushcL
Question: Will it- pay to raise
broilers for the spring market?
Answer: Due to the! low price
of chicks and feed a large number
of people are going into the poul
try business this spring, which will
mean an increase in broiler pro
duction. On the whole this in
crease will be with late broilers.
Those farmers producing broilers
for the early market should receive
a fair margin of profit. .',.,
Question: How should Irish po
tatoes - be treated - before planting
to prevent disease? .
- A.nwer: Before cutting for seed
alt-l rish potatoes-should - besoak
ed for 1 to.lVS hours in a solu
tion of one pint of Formaldehyde
and 30 1 gallons of water. They
should then be washed and dried
before cutting the seed pieces.. If
bad weather or other causes pre
vent immediate planting, the seed
pieces should be dusted with fine
ly grounnd sulphur to dry out and
protect the freshly cut surface.
E. M. Currin of Harnett county
produced 1200 bushels of wheat last
season to supply his tenants with
flour and also has enough home
cured meat and home-cooked sor
ghum to carry them through tht
PUREBRED BULLS PAY
Farmers in Louisiana have learn
ed that it is cheaper to own one
purebred bull jointly in a com
munity bull association than to own
scrubs separately. In 1926, through
the advice of the extension ser
vice of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the State
agricultural college, 10 associations
were formed, with 10 bulls. A
small fee charged for the service
of the bull provides for his keep
and for buying another when he is
no longer, useful. By-1931 there
were 32 associations with 219 bulls.
Reports show an increase in milk
production of 48 per cent and. an
increase in butterfat of 58 per cent.
.Thirty-four Caswell county farm
ers saved $250 by cooperating to
get 144 cows tested for tuberculos
is and 23 tested for abortion by a
competent veterinarian.
Steve Donald of Brasstown, Che
rokee countv, reports feeding 16
head of cattle this winter with sil
age saved by the use of a trench
silo and says the animals are all in
txctllent condition.
Niswonger reports 20 demonstra
tions conducted in Haywood coun
ty with an average yield of 160,
bushels an acre recorded. One
man produced 240 bushels. The
average yield of. the county, using
the same old seed stock, was 65
bushels an acre.
The aim of this work, Niswonger
reports, is to replace the old run
down seed stock with certified dis
ease free seed which may be in
creased on the farm. This will re
stilt in the standardisation rif in.
nefylLncrea.sethcvip.ht.--of
marketable tubers ; and will lower
thp Unit mt r( rrrmiMnrr !,..
It is only through such a method
of. producing potatoes, that .the
mcmntain-Rrower-nltTnrike-!
it at present prices.
In addition, he says, the cost of
hauling the Western Carolina seed
stQck into Eastern Carolina is low
enough now that the growers may
compete with the growers of Maine
in supplying eastern commercial
growers with their seed supply. '
HORSE PRICES STABLE
Prices of horses have fallen rel
atively less' since 1929 than any
other important agricultural crop,
reports the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture,
Prices indica'te - that - the country
is already feeling a shortage of
horses, the department says, and in
its 1933-outlook report tlie Bureau
of Agricultural Economics savs
the. number of mules and horses
in the country may be expected
to decline for several more years,
From December 15, 1919, to De-
eemDer - is,- mz, the farm price n(
horses declined 27 per cent while
prices of all farm .products del
clincd 61 per cent. In the same
period the 'price of mules declined
34 per cent. On December 15, 19".
the farm price of horses was $56
a head, the same as a vear pre
vious. The farm price of mules
was $61 a head,
The department says part of the
decrease in prices was probablv
due to older ages and poorer nual
ity of ,horses sold. In terms cf the
amounts of' other farm products
needed to buy a horse, the prices
of horsei at present are the hiirii
lit lince the World War.
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