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FBIDAT, JAUCARY 29, 1904
* We publish in this issue two
articles taken from the South
ern Tobacco Journal, headed :
"Now What?" and "Must Go
Up Higher.'' Head these ar
ticles carefully.
We havn't yet seen any leap
year love tests, nor have we
heard of any of the mnids of
this little burg sending out
aoy. The girls here are not
generally behind (lie times;
better start in time with your
leap year proposals.
Have you heard nnytliing
lately about a furniture factory
or a sash and blind factory?
Dont you think either would
pay? Either one would turn
money loose in town every Sat
urday. Both would be better.
The merchants arc the ones to
talk these tilings up.
A peanut factory would help:
BO would a knitting mill, a
shirt factory, or anything that
would give employment to a
few pcoplo the yetr round.
Let the town wako up and do
■oinething.
Wo are in need of the
monej' that is due u« by some
of our subscribers and if they
will make it convenient to pay
up right soon it will help us a
great, deal. We want -every
family in the county to read
THE ENTERPRISE and we are
willing to send the paper to
them and let thein pay us when
convenient, but we cannot af-
ford to wait a year or two for
our pay. Wo must have money
to live 0:1 and to pay rent, buy
paper and ink, and to pay our
helpers. Please bear this in
mind and when you come to
town drop in and hand us that
dollar you owe, or renew your
subscription for another year,
you have no idea how good it
* will make us feel. Dollars are
pretty scarce around iheso dig
gings just about now.
A Tobacco Talk.
It is now the time when evey
tobacco fanner is thinking
about sowing his plant bed and
getting ready for another to
bacco crop.
From the information we can
gather the crop will be greatly
decreased in this county this
year, in fact, some of the best
tobacco growers say tliey are
going to cut it out entirely"
We arc! not advocating the
planting of tobacco to the ex-,
elusion of other crops, but we
do think that oar farmer*
should consider this move very
carefully, and consider it now
before it is too late to plant
the beds.
We believe in every farmer
.raising a plenty "hog and hom
iny" first, then, put in his
money crops (not crop.) The
larmer that pats his dependence
in any one crop will be sadly
left. #
The soil of this section is
adapted to raising cotton, to
bacco and peanuts, and, there-
fore, wc »ay (o our farmers
raise cotton, tobacco and pea
nut*. We do not mean by this,
however, to advise those who
who have never planted tobac
co to begin this seasan, but to
those who already have their
barns and pack houses, and
who have lands that will grow
good, tobaccc to these wc say
it will be better to plant some
tobacco, than to cut it out alto
gether. There is no use letting
your barns and packhouses
stand idle. Hut do not plant
enough of an}' one crop lo
cramp you when the time
comes to house it—better culti
vate live acres and do it right
than to cultivate twenty five
and not half way attend to it,
It is evident from the infor
mation furnished by the vari
ous papers and espocially the
tobacco Journals that the to
bacco crop will be cut nearly
50 per cent in Virginia, North
Caiolina aud South Carolina
and these three States grow
practically all the bright tobac
co that is used through t the
world.this being true and these
States cut the crop 50 per cent,
bright tobacco will necessarily j
bring bettor prices next full
than it did the past season.
In the face of these predict
ions by some of our best posted
men, we cannot see why our
farmers who have the mean*,
the lands, the barns, and the
experience, should be afraid to
plant a fair size tobacco crop
this season. The demand for
the manufactured article is
steadily increasing; it takes
more each year to fill these de
mands. Consider these thingn
b« fore you give up all idea of
planting a few acres iu tobacco
Inßome cotton sections we
understand that some mer
chants refitie to advance sup
plies on the tobacco ceop. If
these merchants will consider
the situation carefully and from
un unbiased standpoint they
will see their inittake.
Just in this counection let
us warn our farmer s against an
increase in the cotton acreage.
Better plant the same number
of acres in cotton this year that
yon did last year and get 11 or
16 cents for it than to increase
the acreage 25 or 50 per cent,
and only get 7 or 8 cents for
it.
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RALEIGH LETTER.
BY LLKWXAM.
January 25, 1904.
The gentlemen who aspire to
high office, which they hope to at
tain th'pugh nominations therefore
at the forthcoming Democratic
State Convention, havn't much
time left to bestir themselves. This
being a "Presidential year" and it
having been agreed that only one
state convent ion shall be held,
which shall select delegates to the
Democratic National Convention
and nominate candidates for the
State officers, both—it becomes ne
cessary to hold an early one, not
later than the first wrek in June,
and the chances are that the State
Committee will soon call it to be
held during the month of May.
The contest for the gubernatori
al election seems to have narrowed
down to three possibilities; viz :
Maj. Charles M. S ted man, Lieuten
ant-Governor Wilfred D. Turner
and Hon. Robert B. Glenn. Hon.
Tbco. P. Davidson is still a candi-
date, it in understood,but his friends
do not expect to see him nominat
ed, unless some unforseen exigency
should bring about that result.
It is generally thought that Msj.
S ted man will lesd on the first bal
lot, if bis present rates of strength
is maintained, and his friends are
very hopeful and sanguine of his
nomination.
Mr. Glenn's friends dispute the
Haims of the Stedman men, and as
sert that their man is the more
popular one and will lead in the
first ballot, and they, of course pre
dict bis nomination. Capt. Glenn
will be here this week to address
the B. B. B. Class of the Baptist
Tabernacle, in the Sunday school
room of that cburch.
Lieut.-Gov. Turner's supporters
are not making any extravagant
claius, but tbey say their candidate
is gaining in strength every day,
and that when the balloting be
gins in the convention it will be
shown that he has a large and loy
al following. An astute poli
tician said to me.to-day: "Sted
man and Glenn are near neighbors,
residing in adjoining counties, and
the rivalry between them is intense
in that particular section. Stedman
is stronger than Glenn in the east
and will probably show up a larg
er following than Glenn in the con
vention, and he may be nominated.
But if he is not, then Gov. Turner,
in my opinion will stand an excel
lent chance of securing the plum.
Of course Maj. Davidson's claims
would improve, also, if neither
Stedman or Glenn can be nominat
ed, but I think Turner would be
the man."
However, Maj. Stedman and bis
friends are not anticipating any
such result as that. Indeed, one
of them said to me a few days ago:
"If the convention should be held
to morrow Stedman world be nomi
nated on the first ballot."
The convention will probably be
held in Greensboro (the home of
Maj. Stedman) again this year.
Raleigh apparently cares little
about it and is in no better condition
than'in 1902 to take care of the
convention or the delegates.
A state chairman to manage the
Democratic campaign will soon be
selected. Senator Simmons who has
he'd that position for a number of
years and so successfully conduct
ed the las' several campaigns, some
time ago indicated a desire to be re
lieved, bnt there are many who
think it would be best for the party
if he can be induced to retain the
position. Several other gentlemen
are in training for the place, how
ever, as it is considered a pretty
sure stepping stone to high and lu
crative official honors, as in the case
of Senator Simmons.
' * *
The distillers and liquor dealers,
the dispensary people, and the pro
hibitionists, and the dram drinker
in "prohibited" territory (and
these include all classes) are an
xiously awaiting the decision
of the Supreme Court in con
struing the Act passed by the
last Legislature prohibiting the
shipment of liquor into four certain
counties while its sale had been pro
hibited. The language of one sec
tion of the new law is so general itr
its terms that J udge Brown decided
here last week that the act applies
to all the prohibition counties, al
though the legislators who drew
the bill now say they never' in
tended" it to apply to any save the
four couuties named —Cleveland
Gaston, Carrabus and Mitchell.
Judge Cook, at Durham, (now a
straightout prohibition town) two
weeks ago decided the same ques
tion in a case before him,but placed
just the opposite construction on
the act from Judge Brown. So these
two legal doctors of the same class
differ very materially, and it is up
to the Supreme Court to say which
is correct. The appeal will be ad
vanced and the court will construe
the law soon after it meets in Feb
ruary. :
As the Supreme Court is especi
ally strong on the ".u tents" now
a days, it looks as though Judge
Cooke would hp sustained.
The liquor queston promises to
figure prominently in politics in
North Carolina this year.especially
in county and local politics. Just
how largely it will figure iu the
State campaign remains to be seen.
* * A
As usual, there are intemperate
prohibitionists who are losing their
heads over the recent successes of
the temperance forces and are
throwing discretion to the wind
while they "demand" more radical
said stringent anti-liquor laws.
Some of them an already seriously
1 . - _
["demanding," that the legislature
to be chosen this year shall make
intoxication a misdemeanor,per se,
and pass laws that will provide Cor
putting the drinking men in jafl.
Those not sent to jail should be in
dicted and fined a big bill of costs.
Other "temperance laws" of va
rious kinds are also "demanded."
These wild-eyed f ran tics are the
fellows who always turn up at the
appointed time to become stumbling
blocks to the plana of the real re
formers —the true and actual tem
perance advocates—as soon as the
latter begin to really accomplish re
sults. Of course the republicans
and "independents" in every coun
ty are now standing ready to cater
to any opposition to the Democrat
ic organizations that presents itself.
If the intemperate radicals of the
temperance or anti-saloon element
are given free rein this year no one
need be astonished if they succeed
in causing the election of an anti
prohibition, anti-dispensary, "take
a-little - for- your-stomrcbs'a-sake"
Legislature to f bold forth up in the
Capitol building next winter. Then
they'll see they will see, bnt
will never learn any wisdom or dis
cretion.
Sml Fm Tirrttta Naife
The family of Mrs. M. L. Bob
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dying and were powerless to save
her. The most skillful physicians
and every remedy used, failed while
consumption was slowly but surely
taking her life. In this terrible
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Now What ?
(So. Tobacco Journal.)
We have received a large num
ber of letters this month from va
rious sections of Ivastern North and
South Carolina in reference to the
prospects for another crop. Ana
lixing the evidence contained in
these various communications,
our verdict is there will be a great
curtailnieut iu next years' planting.
We are just in receipt of a note
from a warehouseman in South
Carolina, a gentleman who has
been a success in the business, and
who tells things just as they are.
He says : "It loooks now like we
will be without a job this year. We
fully expected, up to January tat,
1904, that there would be a half
crop of tobacco planted, but we do
not think now there will be that
much."
This is a fair sample of letters
we have been getting. Of course
it is possible that more tobacco will
be planted in bright sections than
is now thought, for our observation
is that a great many farmers con
clude that when all his neighbors
are goiug to cut their crop or plant
none ft all, an opprtuniry presents
itself to take advantage ol the sit
uation, and the result is many full
crops are planted. When this is
the case there is always more plant
ed than is calculated on.
But the high prices cotton is
bringing with the expectation that
these prices will continue, and with
present comparative low prices of
the weed, farmers will no doubt
turu their attention to cotton in
stead of tobacco, to a large extent.
We understand that merchants
who do a supply business will in
sist on farmers to whom they sell
supplies planting lesa tobacco and
more cotton. Of course there is
but one result from what evidence
Mr. John H. Cullotn, Editor Of
the Garland, Texas,News, has writ
ten a letter of congratulations to
the manufacturers of Chamber lain'
Cough Remedy as follows: "Six
teen years ago when our first child
was a baby he was subject to
croupy spells and we would be very
uneasy about him. We began us
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
in 1887, aud finding it such a re
liable remedy for colds and croup,
we have never been without it in
the house since that time. We have
five children and have given it to
all of them with good results. Oue
good feature of this remedy is that
it is not disagreeable to take and
our babies really like it. Another
is that it is not dangerous, and
there is no lisk from giving an
overdose. I congratulate you upon
the success of your remedy." For
sale by S. R. Biggs,
we have before m, aid that is a
short crofi next rear, at least in tie
cotton bdas. This being true, a
demand always on the increase for
manufactured tobacco, in the face
of a decrease in the production, we
must expect better prices in the
future.
We do not however, advise farm
en to quit raising tobacco, but it
may be bitter for them to raisuless
of it for a while, and more of some
thing else. This can be done in the
bright belts with good results to al
concerned. It will be better for
aD concerned. It will be better for
the fanner, better for the ware
housemen and the leaf dealer. Con
ditions are different to some extent
in the old belts, where cotton can
not be raised, and where cotton is
the only money crop.
Summing up the entire situation,
we see nothing alarming in existing
conditions. We predict a brighter
day for the tobacco man and all
that is necessary is for every man
engaged in the business to stand
bravely to bis post, quit predicting
ruin and damnation, have patience,
keep at work, and prosperity will
come.
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several years been troubled with
seven hoarseness and at times a
hard cough, which she says,
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was prescribed for by physicians
with no noticable results. A friend
gave me part of a bottle of Cham
barlains Cough Remedy with in
structions to closely follow the di
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This remedy is for sale by S. R.
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estate of Jason Tic*, deceaaed, notice is
hereby gives to all persons holding
claims against aaad estate to present them
to the undersigned for payment on or
before the 15th day of January, 1909, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
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estate are requested to auke immediate
payment.
This 12th day of January 1904.
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