North Carolina Newspapers

Advertisers Will Find Oar Colnmas a Latch Key to 1500 of Martin Conuty's Homes VOLUME 23—NUMBER 84 Greatest Bridge in the World la Plan ned For 'New fork City Washington, Oct 1 The propos ed North River Bridge spanning froio tha center of New York City to Wec hawken, New Jersey, will be with its connections and terminals, "the most stupendous engineering work yet un dertaken, surpassing in that respect fcd also in final cost the Panama Canal", according to Representative Ernest Ackerman of New Jersey. Hie plans call for a single span of 3,000 feet, without a single pier in the river, hung on four immense cables suspended from terminal towers 685 ft. high or 130 feet higher than the famed Washington Monument in this city. The bridge will contain 450,000 tons of steel, which is twice as much as in all the five well known East Rivar bridges combined, and which far ex ceeds the tonnage of steel in t all the existing bridges spanning the Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi Rivera com bined! The Hudson River bridge would contain more than ten times the ton nage of the stupendous Quebec Bridge in Canada, which is the longest span in North America, and wfiirh took 17 years to buil«L It would contain thirty times as much steel as there is in the great Brooklyn Bridge,. hail ed for many years as the greatest work of man, and would require ten times the tonnage of steel in the Scotch bridge over the Firth of Forth the largest steel bridge in the world. For the structure there will be 16 deep foundations of 80 fee diameter from 120 to 200 feet below the sur face to rock, which alone will require several years work- " Many new pro plvms must be met, The bridge will hang 150 feet above water level in the center to allow the passnpe of vessels. The solid rock formation at the terminal points will give suffi cient depth for the strongest founds tions. The New York terminal is.in almost a direct line with the Queens borough Bridge across the F.ast Rivet to Long Island, which will make a direct line of travel from New Jer sey to Brooklyn. The cable towere} each covering an area at the base '2OO by 400 feet, res t ing upon 8 caissons 80 feet in dia meter, yvill be of steel akeltonry en closed in masonry not only for th« esthetic value of the stine but to protect the steel against the weather. The masonry would cost less tlinn the *ver increasing cost of keeping the t'x posed steel work painted. , The four cables which are to bear the burden of the groat weight will be twelve feet in diameter. They will be protected by bronze shells. The floorway will be in two decks, the upper carrying the promenadeß four surface tracks, and s roadway two and one half times the width of Fifth Avenue. The upper deck wilU form a fire end waterproof roof over the lower deck, which will provide twelve railroad tracks each sapable of carrying the heaviest trains and locomotives. \ The grestesthyeight which the tow els and cables will h»ve to carry will be the 400,000 tons of the suspended spans; compared with this the live loads will b* inconsiderable. The bridge will ordinarily never be called upon to carry at one time more than one-fourth the density and maximum loads for which It was de signed; but it was necessary to pro vide for a transportation capacity and trackage about equal to that of all four highway bridges over the East River combined. If passed through tunnels that amount of traffic would require 30 tunnels under the river in pddifion to the present IB rapid trans it i»iyl railroad tunnels now existing. The passenger traffic available over the North River Bridge was estimated In 1900 at 40,000.000 a ye#r| for the yea' 1940 the estimate is 200,000,000 not including the 100,000000 passen gers who are using the six existing I tunnels under ths North Rlvar, In 1940 it is estimated there will be 25,- 000,000 vehicles passing over the bridge yearly. The grades over the bridge would - - be loss steep than they would have to by in any sub-rivor tunnels at this point.' Tfeo -materials will be of higher grade than those used at present in any construction. The steel railed tor in towers will be 50 per cent Stronger then tha steel used in stand ard structural work. Tho special high-grade steel of the eyebar chains will be 100 per cent stronger than standard steel. - At tha time the bridge was first planned the tinse °* completion was reckoned at ten years, but thia has since been changed to fifteen years. We hope the famous nails-Mills murder case will soon be unraveled. It will relieve the.detectives of such a •train. It seems to have developed into one of the countries most famous murder cafes and yet it has not aroused much sympathy. • It was juat about what have baen expected and was perhaps THE ENTERPRISE MRS. L. T. FOWDEN HURT IN ACCIDENT Last Thursday night as Mr. and Mr 3. Leslie T. Fowden were coming' from the home of Mr. Robert Ever ett into town they met Mr. Aubrey Dixon driving a car belonging to the State Highway Commission head on about two miles from town where the road turns at a distinct right angle and Mrs. Fowden was very painfully, but not seriously hint. Her nose was broken and a cut in her side that was very painful but she is able to be up at this time. The cars were smashed up right badly but it was very fortunate that no more damage was done as they were both going at a pretty good gait and it was growing dark but neither had turned on ,t}heir lights asd could not see each pther on account of vines growing up on the fence. General Crop . Reports Weather—The rains during the week of October 7-14 were accompan ied by mild, warm weather. The rains did much good to crops in gen eral , especially late cotton, pastures and fall, truck. The weather of the past week has been fair and cool, with temperatures slightly below normal, especially in tho mountain area where heavy frost was reported on the 13th and 19th Little dnmage was done, however, as the crops are mostly matured. The showers of the early part of this week have continued to bo beneficial to the development of late cotton bolls, par ticularly in the upper clay soil sec tions. Grains—Corn cutting is now quite general and husking has begun in many sections. From the present out look, it appears thut the corn yield will be good. With the exception of the late corn, which was too budly damaged by drouth, the ears are full the grain is gnod. Prices aver age S»0 cepts per hu. The crop is practically out of danger of frost. - Although plowing is badly behind on account of dry weather, good pro gress has been made in preparing land for smull grain, except in some sections where the soil was too wet. More rain is needed for the germina tion and development of small grains. Cotton—Cotton picking is about completed and much is being ginned. I.nte cotton has been considerably im proved hy the favbrable weather con dit lons, hut the open bolls were dama ged by rain. The bool weevil is in i l easing in portions of the eastern section but appears too late to cause much damage. The yield will he bet ter than expected, especially in the Piedmont. Due to the complete sale of last year's small crop of cotton and this year* shortage, the price re mains firm, *** Tobacco—Th« tobacco market is very attractive. The majority bacco placed on sale has been vfcry light and of poor quality. Much of the grades offered is common, in high order and contains thin lugs. Tobac co is selling for a good average price and prices have advanced since the markets opened. Continued wet weather of the early part of the sea son is largely responsible for the poor quality. The best grades are from the; Old Belt. Hay snd Pastures —Hay is prac tically all cut over the state. This has been a good year for hay, especi ally in the eastern half of the state. The yield and acreage are both in creased. The state's value of hay is high this year. Many acres of soy beans and cow peas have cv|t for' hay. Late pastures have been mqch benefitted by the rains, but more r&in is Pseded for their Con tinued growth. ». Truck—Many s-veet and Irish pota toes are being aug, and many qf the whites pro being stored on afcount of the abqndant supply. The decent rains have been favorable for trans planting cabbage and for other fall and early winter truck. Livestock —The condition of cattle and hogs continues good. Much in terest is being taken in cattle and dairying, and many cotton farmers are devoting more interest to this ac tivity of ty bein(f morv de pendant «nd aemM»e»«tlve, as coin pared with the losses often suffered in raising cotton on account of boll weevil damages and unfavorable we#-, ther conditions. Increased interest in the raising pf pure-bred hogs predo minates in the southern sections. Farm Activities— Farmers have been active in preparing land for small grains and in completing the harvest of cotton and "corn. Much enthusiasm was shown in ths various Fairs which have been held over the state and ths exhibits of agri cultural products are representative of the rsnk of North Carolina aa an agricultural state. Livestock has also commanded a great deal of interest snd exceptional exhibits. done by 4 party or parties ru#ovcr rage apd because somebody't home had beet) destroyed by the in fidelity of » husband or * wife. . i Williamston. M»r»in County, North Carolina. Tuesday, October 31, 1922. LLOYD GEORGE GOES One of the sad things in lif/us to see those go who do the great '.hin; 5. In the passing from the leader hip uf Great Britian by Lloyd Geor e Kid the retiring of Woodrow Wilst 1 frc.n the head of the American Govern ment. It seems the word of J hn t.e Baptist must be fulfilled in paiwh n he said one cometh greater t. in i.»e he must increase but 1 must d .•crer.se though Lloyd Geor ;e a ul Woodrow Wilson did decrease the great principles they stood f r w.il live long even after their bodi s ha . 0 returned to their kindred dual. And these great men are more fo: turn, to than the people of their respective Countries, they are relieved ot hea . > burdens and great responsibilit'es ami their people lose the unselfish ser vice of these great men. There aeems to be some inyt ery tn the way people generally do their leaders, the greater the sacr fice in service and care given by a leader 1' >r the people the more is the dijertioi by the people. Yes, Woodrow W.I son and Lloyd George may b. rep t diated but their work will o mi through many generations and future ages will be blessed by their truth and statesmanship. CAR TURNED OVER EMBANK MENT On Sunday n Ford car own tl and driven by Mr. Tnrkenton of*W,»odard turned over the embankment ut Uir river hill and landed with the b... torn side up. Mr. Tarkenton and a friend were in the car but they both jumped and Were not hurt ill any way. • October 31st, —An off yi .1 it may be Politically in North Cam lina and rouny of the voters are«ap porently of this opinion that the 1 election concern is altogether local but State Democratic Headquarter; realise that there is a State Ticket ii ■the field with thirteen names on it. Of course, everybody who has no' forgotten knows that Chairman W. T Lee,- of the Corporation Commission is a candidate for re-election. The Associate Justice W, J. Adams, o the Supreme Court, appointed to lii the unexpired term of Justice W., K Allen, deceased, is a candidate for thi first time. Eleven members of the Super!" Court bench are to be selected. The reason for the odd number is that th elevation of Judge W. J. Adams to the Supreme Court caused ,a vacancy which could not be filled beyond th first general election therefore, A M. Stack of Monroe is the extra Can didate. The other ten are; William M. Bond, Edenton, N. C. First District. • - George W. Connor, Wilson, N. C., Second District. J. Lloyd Horton, Farmville N. C., Fifth District. Henry A. Grady, Clinton, N. C. Sixth District. E. H. Cranmcr, Southport, N C. Eighth District. Neil A. Sinclair, Fayetteville, N. C. Ninth District. William A. Devln, Oxford, N. C. Tenth District. Thomas J. Shaw, Greensboro, N. C., Twelfth District. W. F. Harding, Charlotte N. C Fourteenth District. James L r Webb, Shelby, N. C.. Sixteenth District. TEACHERS HOMES ,Do yoq r em «inber y°w r kind oli' teacher, no matter how long ago, ii the rural school T Possibly she board, ed and roomed at your home. In ye olden time the teachers semetimef had to board around, but they wer. always welcome at every home. Times have changed since those early days—our rural school patrons ar not very anxious to give the teachei board and room or even to have the teacher around the home. So serious had this problem become that last year over 3,000 teacher's homes own ed or rented by the school districts were occupied by the school-teacher. Over ten thousand teachers enjoyed these homes, usually rent free, am' those that did pay rent paid only a small sum each month, Not all of these homes were In rural districts; a few are in small towns, and ev?n in our city we have teach era' clubs or dormitories. Better home conditions for teacher result in better schdols. MEETING OF CHILDREN'S MIS )BION BAND OF CHRISTIAN - * CHURCH On Satnrday the October rmeeting of the Children's Mission Band of the Christian Church met with Joscphinr Harrison at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Harrison. The meeting was called to order by the president, Hazel Kdmundson and th- sccrotary, Darrell Pfice read the mln utes and called tha roll jtyi then a Very interesting program, relating to . missions was rendered. story of "Sonny" *w told by Ruby Gurganus MISS HUNT'S ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED An event of much interest was an nounced Friday afternoon when Miss Margaret Hunt announced the en gagement of her sister Miss Virginia Ijouise Hunt to William Jackson Hunt er of Williamston, N. C. The lower floor of the home was attractive in its decoration of autumn leaves and chrysanthemums and dainty place cards suggestive of the autumn sea son were used. Rook and bridge were played at eight tables. The highest score rook prize, a beautiful card table cover, going to Mrs. Dewey Groome and the bridge prize, a luster perfume bottle to Mrs, A. E. Pye. Miss Hunt was given a bottle of perfume and sachet. A delicious sa lad course , nuts and coffee were served. Minature bouquets made of sweet peas and swansonia tied with white tjijlle, were given to each guest which to the surprise of every one contained cards reading as follows: "Miss Margaret Hunt announces the engagement of her sister l.ouise to W. J. Hunter Nov. 21, 1922." The bride-elect was given a orsagc of Ophelia Roses and lillies of the val ley, a gift from her fiance. Miss Hunt is the daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. John T. Hunt of this city. Mr. Hunter is the "son of Mr. ami Mrs. W. T. Hunter of Williumstou anil is connected with the Martin [County Savings and Trust Co. (Taken from the Greensboro Daily News) The anouneoment of the approach ing niarriags of Miss lluiif und Mr. Hunter is of great interest to the people of Williamston. Miss Hunt Ims been the house-guest of Mrs. L. C. Larkin for several seasons and is very pleasantly remembered. Mr. Hunter, is a son of Mr, and Mrs. W. T. Hunter and is one of the finest and one of the most promising young business men of Williamston. He has become popular in business cir cles as the Assistant Cashier of the Martin County Savings and Trust Bank. NOTICE! TO THE ADVERTISERS OF "THE ENTERPRISE" You arc requested to get your acU in on time so as not to delay the publication) of the paper as it is a great hin drance to our other work. It your ad runs in Tues day issue, get it in by Mon day noon if you want a change. If in the Friday issue get it in by Thursday noon. By doing this you are insured better service. lIIE MANAGEMENT. OPINIONS OF AMERICAN STATESMEN ON EDUCATION The good education of youth has been esteemed by wise men in all ages as the surest foundation of the happiness both of private famines and of commonwealth. —Benjamin Franklin. Promote, then as an object of pri mary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a gov ernment gives force to public opin ion, it is essential that public opin ion should be enlightened.—George Washington. _ * Wise and judisious modes of edu cation patronized and supported by communities, will draw together the | K ins of the rich and the poor, among whom it makes no distinction; it will cultivate the natural genius, elevate the soul, excite laudable emulation to excel in knowledge, piety, and bene volence; and finally, it will reward its patrons and benefactors by shedding its benign influence on the public mind.—John Adams. A system of general instruction which shall reach every description of our citisens from the richest to the poorest, as it was earliest so will it bo the latest of all the public con cerns in which I shall permit myself to take an interest.—Thomas Jeffer son. Mrs. E. H. Robinson of Pennsylvan ia is here visiting her mother, Mrs. C. A. Johnson at her home on Main Street. - » . "The Indians as Missionaries" was told by Josephne Harrison afld the of Frqit Coo Ms"by Mary A life Dunning. j Delicious refreshments of fruits and cake were served bythe hostess and the meeting adjourned to meet with Hazel Edmundson, in Novfmber. 'V '' '' * *4* "" ' ,|^ MRS. ROBERT EVERETT I)EAI> Mrs. Hannah Victoria Everett died I at her home Thursday niorninK after a short attack of pneumonia. She I had an attack of malaria several days ago but seemed to recover from that and then was taken with pneumonia and though good nursing and medi cal skill were not spared, the disease prevailed. Mrs. Everett leaves her husband, James R. Everett and three small children, the youngest only eight months old and her mother, Mrs. W. R. Fowden, one brother, Mr. Leslie Fowden asd one sister, Mrs. C. B. Clark, all of Williamston. She wus 85 years old and married J. R. Ever ett in 1915. Her life from childhood to her death was full of gentleness and kindness. She was devoted to duty and never failed to do her part of every task that came before her. The funeral was at the Episcopal Church, Friday at ,'i o'clock by Rev. Morrison Bethea, of Kaleigh and Rev. Waller B. Clark of the local church. The pall bearers were C. B. Hassell, O. S. Anderson, J. \V. Biggs, A. R. Dunning, Wheeler Martin, Clayton Moore, C. D. Carstnrphen and W. C. Manning. The lloral offerings were large the grave, being completely covered in banks %f (lowers placed there by loving hands. MAKES BIG SALE OF PEANITS The Peunut Growers Exchange of Norfolk announces that the biggest sale of peanuts ever recorded in the! history of the peanut industry in this section was made last week by the Sales Department, to the Planters Nut Chocolate Company, the well known manufacturers of Planters Brand of Peanuts and Peanut Pro ducts. This big deal represents ap proximately one-quarter million dol lars and it will take most of the pea nuts held by the Exchange to fill this big order. The making of this sale oYql4 pe*-' nuts so near the end of (he season is a tine in4ex\to the general tone of the peanut market. With the great decrease in ttcrtugu this year and the general shortage of the 1922 crop, the prospects now are most favorable for a decided advance in the price of peanuts in the near future. A most interesting feature in con nectidn with tbi«c big sale in the fact that it n'mkes possible for the Ex change to pay its grower members about $!0,000 on peanuts stored by thent at home, and also the payment of about $15,000 to those growers who delivered Spanish peanuts, as a further payment on the Name. In connection with the recent activi ties of the exchange a matter of great importance to the growers is their stockholders meeting to be held at the Academy of Music, in Suffolk the legal residence of the exchange, Wednesday, November Ist. The spec ial object of this meeting is for the members to approve such change in vthe incorporation of the Exchange as will make it possible for this growers organization to have the full benefit of the new Co-operative Marketing Law of Virginia. This change, which will most probably be adopted, will in no wise change the growers contract with his organization, which is bind ing for k period uf seven years, and will make possible a great increase in member* as the growers will be per mitted to join by the payment of a $3.00 membership fee instead of hav ing to subscribe for a share of com mon Btock at the par value of $50.00. NEED OF MORE RURAL LIBRARIES All States have legal provisions for public libraries in cities and towns but there are still several which have 'made no provision fo rural libra ries. The form of library organiza tion which if generally urged 6s tost for providing rural library" facilities is the county system; and within the last Ave years one-half of the States have passed important county library laws. Of these, 17 were new enact rrfents on the subject, and the remain ing 7 were amendments of older acts The following States now have'lawr authorising the establishment and maintenance of county free libraries: Alabama, California, Illinois. Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Miss issippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska New Jersey, New York Noyth Caro lina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania South Carolina, South Dakota, Tenn essee, Texas, Utah, West Wisconsin and Wyoming—in all. In the New England States rural communities are served by town lib raries, and there would therefore seem to be little or no need for coun ty system in that section of the country. Laws of the country type usually provide for the maintenance of a cen tral library at the county seat or oth er important canters and branches in outlying towns. A county library board is generally provided for, and this board is authorized either to erect • new library or to contract with one - ' ' WORTH 19MA DAY m Every day spent in school pays a child $9.02. Here is the proof. Uneducated laborers earn on the average SSOO a year for -10 years, a total of $20,000. High-school graduates earn on the average SI,OOO e year for 40 years, a total of $40,000. This education requires 12 years of school of 180 days each, a total of 2,160 days in school. ' If 2,160 at school add $20,000 to the income for life, then each day at school adds $9.02. The child stays out of school to earn less than $9.00 a day is losing money, not making money. With no schooling—of five million people, only 31 attained distinction. With elementary schooling—of 33 million people, only 808 attained dis tinction. With high-school education—of 3 million people, only 1,245 attained dis tinction. The child with not schooling has one chance in 150,000 of performing dis tinguished service. With elementary education he has four times the chance. With high school education, 87 times the chance. With college education. 800 times the chance. What is your child's chance?—V. S. Government Report. WEEKLY COTTON NEWS Kaleigh, Oct. 30. —Saving "distress cotton" from being sacrificed during the rush season is the big job of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co-op erative Association, according to Gen eral Manager U. B. Blalock, who states that the field representatives of the cooperatives are now devoting their time to showing business men how their interests will be promoted through the orderly marketing of cot ton. *The appeal for cooperation with the Association by mortgagees has met with a tine response all over the cot ton belt, according to Mr. Blalock, but there are still some who feel that they must force mortgagors to dumi/ cotton on the market. That the drive of the Southern cooperatives for "distress" "cotton has proven a material factor in boost ing prices ia conceded by the cotton trade. The proof that the coopera tives have become a in the cot ton markets of the world came the past week when the bears tried to use them as weapons with which to break rising-prices. Rumors were circulated in cotton trade circles that large quantities of cotton wore being sold by the cooperatives, but these proved to be without foundation. The Tar Heel cooperatives continue to receive cotton in large quantities daily and announce that ample ware house space is now available. The overflow of cotton is being taken care of at Norfolk and Wilmington while the congestion at interior points is being cleared up. The congestion was due to slow transportation rath er than lack of warehouse space at. Charlotte and Greensboro and resulted in the railroads putting on embar goes. There will be no let up in the drive for cotton by ttje^TiU - Heel coopera tives, it is annotffcttd by General Manager BlaloclcC üßil all the mem bers have delivereifltfieir cotton. The Association preflared to store alj cotton signed up, find has -issued a call to members to let it come as fast as possible. While no Injunctions have as yet been secured by the Association, Gen eral Manager Blalock states that the management is prepared to take prompt action against violators of contracts and that the contracts will be enforced strictly. Reports of violations of the con tracts are being investigated it is stated, and legal action will be taken in all cases that require it in order to enforce the agreement. The con tract has been declared binding by Judge Frank Daniels in the first case brought in North Carolina to test its validity, and it will be unforced as strictly as any other contract would be, it is announced. I - L , , 'i , . Wallace, the Magician gave a very interesting exhibition of his magical power at the Graded School Auditor ium on Friday evening to a crowded house. The School library will re ceive a portion of the proceeds for the pprpoae of buying new books and lleriodicala. All the patrons of the school are asked to remember the needs of the Library Fund and when ever they feel like donating 'it will be highly appreciated. already existing in a city or town for the extension of its service through out the county. Laws alao provide for or contemplate traveling collec tions of books and distributing sta tions at schoolhouaes and like strata gic point*. IV TOU QUICK RESULTS DBS A WANT AD IN THE ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 181.8 HIGHWAYS Systems of Federal-aid highways, designated by thp*State highway de partments of Arizona, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Wy oming, Idaho and Vermont have been * approved by the Secretary of Agri culture. Improved roads in Wyoming have increased from a total mileage of 1,(24 in 1914 to 6,867 in 1921, accord ing to the Bureau of Public Roads of tho United States Department of Agriculture. A total of 33.3 miles of bridges, ex clusive of small struct urns, have been completed on Federal-aid roads. When children and wi rlfers in our eastern are underfed and corn in lowa, potatoes in Virgina, and fruit in California are allowed to rot, some thing is wrong with the system of transportation. Highway transport can play an important part in the solution. Eighteen feet of roadway is the minimum width recommended by the Bureau of Public Koads of the United States Department of Agriculture for primary road*. Trunk-line Siighways mean too much to the of the' Natipn to allow thetMßo be closed by snow. Now it the time to lay plana fo* snow removal, u IFUANOK K SANLFC\KY DAIRY OPEN NOW The Roanoke Sanitary Dairy has opened for business and can furnish cream, fresh milk, skim milk aad buttermilk at any time. Mr. Fred M. is manage* and says he will fce able to meet the need of the town/in their demand for dairy products. / Thjs is something (the town has loj/g needed and we wel come Mr. l>unstan. He is *well known | ami very popular in Williamston, hail ling from the go%J old town of Wind sor. He and his family are living at Garden Terrace aiul have a large plane there and inV addition to that they have the fair (grounds and will soon be well stoiVed up with pure bred cows. 1 CAN WE COTTON? For the past yew months there have been a lot Lf discussion in re gards to abolishing cotton as a farm crop for one. or/twc years to combat the weevil. ' r , There are ,My re than'one side of this ponderousfquestion. The dam age the world mis received from this Mexican pest y-alnjost staggering, but whether the woruWould do with out the fleecy staj>ft of the south it» another questions „ The largesOiingle item contributed to the wearing apparel of th*JV»rld is the snow white plant. No othnr fabric grown or can possess the qualities that cotton has. With the possible exception of linen no other material has been found which can be made absolutely sanitary except cotton. It wraps the new bom baby ami clothes the dead; and all the stations between these two points P de pend; upon mttqn as a necessary part , of tlieifc yMjjbx apparel. farmer has, with the cflfpo'itfl>w, years, made very little money from cotton. To think that the high,'price of raw cottorr would work a hardship upon the con sumer does not seem justified whew you think that the weight of the average shirt is only about 6 to 8 ounces. There ia no reason that a shirt should cost you $2.00 instead of $1.60 when cottort; is bringing a little over 30 cents per pound. Th« amount of cotton in a pair of "silk" hose would not amount to over S ounces. Still the high price of cot ton ia offered as the excuse for rais ing the price of every article manufac «• tured to limits that seem unbearable. The man who raises the cotton re ceives the least of tho benefits from the plant, still it would he a national disaster should the farmer not de vote a part of his land at least to this plant. Laws forbidding the speculation in th'» commodity would help ths Cot ton farmer more than the boll weevil has damaged him, inssfar as s liv ing price for his staple was concern ed. Demand creates a price is an old saying, and at this time the cotton statisticians claim the world is fac ing a cotton famine and the farmer is receiving no price for it as yet. The future, with the marketing as sociation functioning, gives a better retrospect to the situation and the day may soon dawn when the cotton farmer of the aouth will come into his own. This it the time of year when everyone begins to feel that life la worth living. The resulta of the year's toil it teen tn the ripening' harvest and the live stock that it in for the winter meat supply, the canned vegetables and fruits, the pther products of the field, farm and meadow placed tat the storehouse, makes a fellow glad the fall tetaoa it here again. ' -