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iff: EUZABHCITQ TUESDAY SEP? EhiB mi A 191S f i i U tfttN0ft2 VOL IV II UK CLUBS: lit 1 SHOULD FIGHT Twelve-Cent Prices Are Demands, by The Crop Condition of The Country and by The Opportuni ties Now Afforded by The - Federal. Reserve; $ys-tem"-A Campaign to Save, 1250,000,000 to South ern Growers XBy CLARENCE POE, Editor o the Editor The Advance: I beg space in your columns, Mr. Editor to present a sub ject of ' utmost importance to our Southern country. There is no doubt in most thoughtful minds but that the South's cot ton crop is going to be worth S750.OOO.000 to the men who own it next Spring but it is; Vorth only, $56a,00O000 to the producers at present prices nd it is to save to Southern wmrers And to our Southern Country this extra quarter of a billion dollars that the united energies of press anjd peopiej should now be directed. The fundamental tfact sjeem to be ciear: 1 Cotton, even though the new crop of 1915 has started coming on the market, is stilli selling on the basis of priices fix; ed by last year's 17,000,000 bale drop. ' I 2. These proces must soon be( adjusted however to fit the conditions 'of a 12,000,000 bale crop (or proDaoiy aDout a 10,000,000 or 11,000,000 bale crop), and this adjusted price' ought at the very least to reach twelve cents a pound for iuid dling. 'A briefly now, as clear argument will permit, I wish to point out and emphasize the truth of these statements. The World Demands Twelve Cent Cotton Assuming even a 12,000.000 bale yield of Southern cotton this year (and it will probaby will be less), this year's world production will . be :$,000,00 bales short of the world's con servatively estimated consump tion during the coming twelve months. This is to say, the world will consume every pound of this years's crop and 3,000, bales f the present surplus. Secretary Hester of the New Orleans cotton change estimates bt year's soul hern production ''ot'the comniercial crop), at 17,004,0011 bales. The United States (rovernment estimate ClG,134.4!tll plus 704..4(4 linters) is !;.!2ii.:54U iracti3iilly 17,- 0OU.000 bales. Tliis was over' 2.000.000 bales in excess of the I'll 3 crop. Now what happenefl with this bumper 17,000,000 bale orop in spite of all the demoralized con ditions of trade and finance the crop of which it was said said last fall we should not ex port 4.000.HH) bales? The facts are that the world used so much of it that the total world's visible supplv of all cotton in mid summer tkis year was only 5.43S.168 bales against 8,522,276 bales the year before. In other worlds, with a 17,000,000 bale Southern crop "to handls Hie world's risible supply in creased only ljOOO.OOO bales. 11" X. r1:. L-r. tnl .Lr T'lZ LZ 17 ' , '"" ASTJOSSA 25! this query brings me to, another FQR1I12C- COTTOU Justitted by The World's Outlook by The Financial The Progressive Farmer) point: The World's Crop Prospects Justify Twelve Cent, Mr. W. P. Harding of the Federal Reserve Board early in the Summer se mired reports irom consular omciais ail over the world indicating a total cut in the world's cotton crop this year of 5,000,000 bales. Egypt and Jndia reporting ra- fwiucuwiK ui acreage reductions in lnce time the prospects have further declined, But even if we accept this early over estimate of the crop we see that if last vear's crop, being U000,000 bales bigger than this year's, yet increased the surplus only 2,000,000 bales, then this year's crop will leave a 3,000,000 bale Ajeftcit -to be drawn from the surplus, 'Pne 'acts aro however, that even a twelve million bale estimate for the South now seems too high. This is not simply my view but the view of manv experts, including so competent an authority as the New York Journal of Commerce which has just declared that in view of present conditions the yield seems likely to be nearer ten million than twelve million bales. And now, comes the Wall Street Journal itself quot ing William 8. HaJlinburg, of Daniel O'Dell & Co., as saying: "The current season's crop, may be as low as 10,5001,00 bales. It is entirely within the reach of present conditions tliat we shall see 12 l-2c cotton before the end of the season." These two authorities lase their estimates chiefly on con dition reports from all over the .South but might have added the further testimony that the South cut its fertilizer consump tion this year from 4,431,000 tons to 2,f36,.000 ton almost in halV and the effect of this ut will probably make itself most evident from now on as a closer scrutiny is given the fruiting of the crop. The reader can easily see for himself therefore, that if we have only a ten million bale crop, tlie factories of the world would utterly drain the market dry. leaving it subject to sued ' condllioi as occured few years ago when carried prices to speculators 17 and 20 cents a pound. And now having pointed out that twelve cent prices are jus titled because the 1015 crop is certainly 3,000.000 and possibly 5,000.000 bales short of the world's demands, meaning that factories and munition factories will consume all the prosnt yield with the greater part if not all the world's1 Risible surplus. I also w:sh to call attention to the fact that. American- Prosperity Justifies Twelve Cent The American Banker's Asso "ation has jt been meeting in Spatle, Washington, and what -. (Continued on. Page Three) FARMER'S PlCniC Helpful Discussions Heard and Pleasant bay Spent at Corinth About six hundred , people fanners and their wives and their chilkn with a sprinkling of Pble from, Elizabeth Oitj" attended the farmer's institute and basket picnic at Corinth church Friday. Congressman John H. Small was master of ceremonies, as sisted by H. M. Pritchard of Weeksville, representing the farmer's Union. Mr. Small stated the object of the meeting and made an interesting address on the subject of co-Operation. He explained the meaning vt co ojieration by apt illustrations, pointing out particularly what the fruit, growers of California have been able to do by work ing for jnstead of against each others interest. Mr. Small has just returned from u trip to Cal ifornia and in his remarks spoke of what he had actually seen. Present also was Mr. It. W Freeman, who some time ago apjteared before the county, com missioners here and induced them to secure a county farm demonstration agent 'for Pas quotank County. Mr. Free man urged the importance, of this work and the need of co operation between the demon- strator and the farmers whom he serves. He also empha sized the need of farm 'demon stration in Camden, this county having quite a large represeuta' tion at the meeting. Mrs-. James 8. MjcKiinmon of Italeigh was the next speaker Mrs. McKimmon has charge of the girls canning . clubs of the state and she had an in teresting talk about the value of the work in making better homes in the rural com munities through the saviug of fruits and vegetables by scienti flc canning. Through the canning clubs, the speaker said, the girls are taught habits of economy and the value of pre venting waste. Through their work they not only provide for the home table but. may earn llvlihood as well . Tick eradication was the next thing discussed, and the speaker was nr. T. M. Owen or tne bureau of animal industry. l)r Owen told of how the cattle tick hurts the price that may lie obtained for beef catle ship ped from Elizabeth City 1 and Ul rehired that there could be little hope of the attle tick's eradication and of improved stock in the county until the county adopted a. county wide slock law. He then discuss ed the method .f tick eradica tion and staled that this was a matter comparatively simple after tiie adoption of the stock law. He predicted that the stock law is bound to come in Ibis County within the next few years. from one o dock un lil half past two was given over to recess for dinner, and during this time SJie crowds 'gathered under the trees and around the table to enjoy the good things provided for the occasion. It was a basket picnic, aim the groups were small but those who had brought no dinner fou'iid abounding bospibility ever where. In the afternoon came oue of l he most interesting events of (he day-an address on rural "M'.iitatioii by Dr. Luuraoefi of tlie Ini;ed States Depart::i-i-' of Health. Dr,. -Lmiisdcn showed himself a speaker, of un usual charm and despite the hot. weather was ' heardV1; rwith . ... , . ! :..- t-t Girls of Pasquotank Give Demonstration in Can, ning at Picnic The Canning Club Demon etration of the Pasquotank To mato Club .Girls was one 'of the most interesting features on tht grounds at the Corinth picnic Friday 1 "!i ZV".M Just after dinner the girl gave their demonstration while both. men and women looked on with keen interest. The de monstration was iu charge of Miss Marcia Albjertsou, under whose supervision the cliib has been organized und the work carried on. At two big tables covered with white cloths the girls, 'dressed in white and wearing their aprons and wpN with the Club emblem . and motto, did the work; Misses Winnie Wood, Lynda Heed. Fiances Staunton, and Roberta Coefleld peeling and, packing, and M.s:ies Mat tie and Irene Hrigi.t sealing aiifl tipping tlu cans. The big rie tomatoes were quick!)' and skillfully peeled, and pack ed, passed to tin canner, ex hausted' for three minutes and passed on the second table where the cans were sealed and and tipped. Besides the four g.rN in the demonstration tiiere wove piescnt from the Oprii.tn Club, Misses Bessie Carter, Auiiie f'ritchard. Gertnide fc'tia pie, Ida Mae and Mary Leigh Thornton, and Mrs. Pritchard from tne Nixonton Club, Misses Kbbie and Beulah Parker, Francis Stanton, Martha Coe fleld, Josie Iee Cartwright, Mrs. Blount ankl 'Mrs. Kekl. The Tomato Club Girls have canned this season between 2,000 and 2,500 cans )f toma toes in addition to other fruits and vegetables. At their ex hibit arranged near the demon stration talile were to be seen in glass jars most tempting jteuJies, jearsi. apples, snap beansV lima beans, com, pepper mangoes, baked pears, Tomato catsup, chili sauce, and tomato mince meat, Itesides their tin cans of tomatoes which bear the club label. The speakers of the, day, par ticularly Mr. Small ami Dr. Lunisiilen referred to the work oi tne gins wun great appre ciation, lr. liUiusden speaking especially of the excellent spirit of co-operation that character- rized the work. Mrs. Mc Kimmon also expressed much pleasure in (he excellent pro gress made by I he girls in their first year work, selectiag from their exhibit a few of the most attractive specimens of canned goods to be sent to the State Fair ht Ittileigh; mnong these, pepper niangioes. tomato catsup, and- ihtli sauce. The speakers also recommend ed and urged an appropriation of five hundred dollars next veas from the countv for the extension of this work, and it is believed that this an be done. The shelves of the club members are beautifully stocked with vegetables and fruits, and many orders have been filled for housekeepers in the city here. As soon the canning seasen is over as (he girls will liqgiii marketing the remainder of their stock. closest attention and interest Much more interest has been manifest in these institutes since thev have come to be heh at Corinth instead of Elizabet City. E And Others Return to Work From Special Sum mer Courses Elizabeth City's High Scbod! will oiien on September 20th with a corps of teachers whose record in training and exper ience promises a year of the best work in the history of the school.. . All of the old teach ers during the Summer have been making them, selves ' bet ter fitted for their work, while the new teaclvrs who have been added to the faculty come es pecially well trained for and expertenced in their particular branches. Miss Slough, a graduate of Illinois ' University, who has taught for fourearys ofthe O taught for four years in that state, will have (barge of the department of Iatin, and Miss Houghton a graduate of Guil ford college, who has done spe cial work in English at Rad io d, will teach the classes in high school English. Mr. Newsome, the new teacher of Mathematics, is a graduate of the State University where his work won particular recogni tion, giving hinr the 'highest re cord1 in that department achieved during the last seven years. Of the old teachers, Miss Housekeeper wjuo "has the. de partment of scienre has been doing special work at Columbia University this Summer, while Miss Albertsou has been taking special work at Chapel Hill. At some time durin,gj the fall term Miss Albertson hopes to do ob servation work at the Washing ton Irving High School of New York, where the method of teaching history has attracted attention all over the country and been the subject of much comment and interest. Mr Sonntagj, who is in charge f the department of modern anguages has been taking a ourse during tlu Summer at 'hicago University. Swerintendent Spraginsj, who s now entering uion his sweond ear's work"" hew, is pleased with the outlook and expects a large niollment on the opening day GOOD MEETING C10SED Uev. C. . Angell has just lo-yl a ineclinsr at Ballards i'.ridge with good crowds attend ng and a nunioer ot new meni- ieis added to the church. This church has culled Itev. A. . I.uller of Maxton as their i ustor and Mr. Butler will live in the parsonaire at Ballards I'.ridge and preach at Ballards Bridge and Whiteville drove. Mr. Butler was for several yearn pastor of the Baptist curch at Hertford and ill be warmly wel omed back to this section. SAWVFR-UPTON Frank Sawyer the son of Mrs Missouri fiawver of Belcross and Miss Maude Upton the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W rj'. Upton, of Beb toss were married heie Sunday by Itev. I. N. Loftin. Both are mem bers of prominent families ef Oaniden county and hdve num bers of friends here. , They were accompanied by Miss Beu lah'Crcekmore and Mr. W. C. Morrijette,' Ell QUIPPED ;EflffilOI: Midnight 'Prowler; Fright ened by Screams Escapes on Freight Mrs J W Flood, who lives bit ' Pearl street and who was at home last night with no other protection at her house besidel v that of her small children, .waul awakened shortly' after - mid " niht by the noise of a window being raised. Thinking, that the noise was at a neighbor! ' house she was on the point " 6Z ' dropping bark off to sleep .when she was starteled Into the know ledge 'that some one was trying' to gain entrance to the ydoor of her bedroom. Her screams ' for help attracted the attention. of her neighbors but before as- sistanre could reaoh her the in-. v truder had escaped by the back door. Bloodhouiids were brought to ' the scene and took a trail to" the Norfolk Southern railroad ' tracks. A freight train hjftd v just passed and it is thought that the burglar escaped bj boarding the freight.. Mrs. Flood spent the rest of the night at the (home of a ' neighbor. Search this morning failed to discover that the in terloper had taken anything; from the house. ' HOSPITAL HEWS The following patients were discharged from te hospital this week: Mrs. Banks, Main Street, Elizabetii Cityv and. Mr.1 Ml. L. Miles, Edenton; Mar geretN iBailey, Pasquotank coun ty; L. Hinton, Elizabeth City. Mrs. Jordan Ryland, Mr. Newlern, Powell's Point, and Mr. Cowell of Salem township are sitting un daily in the sun parlor. ' Mr. T. Crank of Elizabeth City, and Mr. Hal stead of Weeksville, are doing well. Among the recent admissions aw: Mrs. ftdna Mizzell, W eeitB- ville; Mrs. Maggie Pappen dick. Pearl street, Elizabeth City; Major Mornsette. Road street; Mrs. Caroline Seyfert, Pennsylvania Avenue, Mrs. Margaret Humphries of Wood ville, and Mr. George Culpep mm who was brought from Nor folk Saturday night and opera ted! on immediately upon his arrival at tlu hospital. DAIRY LICENSE REGUCEO The aldermen met in called session yestewlay afternoon to pass on the question of (he dairy license tax,, which was fixed in " (he beginning at two dollars for every milk trow. At t hi meet ing the amount was reduced from two dollars to one dollar. Persons having cows within the iMty limits; but Jiot operating dairies are not subject to license tax. The tax levy of $1.51 recom mended by the city manager wjmi adopted. Whereas a license filed by the state for a concern doing a real estate anjd rental busi ness is fifteen dollars, the board passttd the ruling that any one desiring to do only reatal bu siness should pay a license tax of ten dollars. The city manager reported that certain mills and manu ' , fajcturing plants which hare..' been blocking the sjdewalk have'- been notified that this ipac must be-kept clear. v,. '- I':' :,.-. ' 't ' :. .. ' s if.:.
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