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Travel Thirty Days On Tenancy Investigation North Carolina Land Tenancy <'.ommi*Mon Collect* Invalu able First Hand Information in Upward to "John Smith" on Kecent Western Tour i*y TM. H. sT.\mmn i Raleigh, Sept. 4?Thirty days of i travel over something like 8,000! miles, with each day tilled with strenuous work, gives an idea of the territory covered, during July and August, by membets of the State Land Tenancy Commission in Inves tigating land settlements and all the various problems confronting "John Smith" on a tour which took in a large part of the western section of the United States. Dr. Carl C. Taylor, dean of the,! graduate school at State College, a member of the commission. Is very cnthubiastlc over the rcMilts of the tour and states tlint the commission I collected invaluable datn which will be Incorporated in a full report to I the next General Assembly. Accompanying Dr. Taylor on the trip were Senator I). P. Giles, of Ma rlon, and Representative Sumner Burgwyn. of Northampton. T. L Gwynn of Henderson, and It. M. Cox of Forsyth. Mr. Cox returned to th?v. State after the first conference held in Washington. Starting from Washington. wher<r the commission spent two days inter viewing experts of the United States Department of Apiculture and the Interior, the party headed westward to Chicago for a day's conference' with the Illinois Tenancy Commis-i slon. Another two days were utilized in studying tenancy problems at Madi son, Wisconsin. The State of Wis consin, according to I)r. Taylor, hits perfected an admirable system of. completely mapping Its agricultural lands, the work being done under a state director of immigration and land settlements. The data collect ed Is tabulated and filed for the in formation of prospective settlers who can he supplied with full details rel ative to any agricultural land in the state. While in Madison, the party also Interviewed officials <if both the University of Wisconsin and of the Institute for Research In Land Kc- [ onomlcs and Public Utilities. At St. Paul and Minneapolis the commission studied the Minnesota Rural Credit Bureau. an organization established by the state to assist farmers In owning their own homes. ' The "Argonne Farms." a soldier set tlement operated by the Federal Gov ernment. was also inspected, and the party was taken f'?r automobile 'trip of fiO miles thronun one of ifre nne Minnesota fjirmlnu s. rtions. From Mr. Wallace, editor of "The Farmer," who Is a brother of the Secretary of Agriculture, the com mission sectored the story of the d* ?elopment of the Minnesota Ilural Credit Bureau. The bureau is oper-1 ated by selling bonds of the rfnte to J ^provide a fund to lend to pro; neet ive j land owners. Mr. Wallace stj?t? d that thte referendum submitted to the to*-I ers creating the bureau p-i>-. d by a! majority of more than 190,000. South Dakota, says Dr. Ta>lor, has ( In operation the biggest organization in the country for the relief of-"John ! Smith." Through it* Iturnl Credit j Bureau, established'in l??17 utfder ! the direction nr Claud Henry, the state has issued bonds amounting to $42,000,000. More than 11.000 farm-} ers have borrowed from this fund to buy their homes and during the last financial depression thousands were saved from bankruptcy by having the resources of the state behind them. Government has established a model soldier settlement at Brook ings, South Dakota, sponsored the State Agricultural College, and still another Is in operation at White Bluff. Washington. The Brookings project is a model In every respect and It is being used largely as a "lab oratory" by the Government. The ex-service trainees ar esettled on small farms and the agricultural col lege is advising how each farm may' be operated to the best advantage The results obtained will be used by the Federal Government as a basis for the establishment of similar set tlements In other sections of the country. The land settlements at Delhi and Durham. California. In many respects the most famoUH In the world, were thtroughly Investigated by the com mission. Under the direction of Ell wood Mead, known Internationally for the success of his colonization projects In Australia, who conceived the Idea of the California settle ments, the state has transformed a desert of sand Into flourishing farm ing communities. The amount of Rtate credit loaned Have your houae wlreil by ?killed Electrician*. It will pay you In more waya than one to get our eatlniate on, your Job. We make a apeclalty of wir ing home* ml II.MI a week. \o note* to al?ti. PEUG J. MIDGETT mom ?w-w. 241 W. Fearing Street by California 1m small compared with that of some other states. but the fCheme. of colonization is unique. The Mate first acquired the land by pur chase and then proceeded to devel op it by putting in irriKation systems and other improvements. The farms are small, being from Ave to ten acres, but the type of farming fol lowed. that of fruit growing, truck ing and dairying, makes the return per acre relatively high, once the prospective owner is established. Farms are sold on a basis of their original cost plus the cost of their development. The purchaser must have enough money to make the Ini tial payment, which usually amounts to about twenty dollars, and lie is al lowed to give long term irotes f?>r the balance of the purchase price. The stat** will also lend him money for improvements. Including buildings, the purchase of livestock, farm ma chinery, ?'tc. Karli colony has Its director who has offices in the community house on the project, and he Is in close touch with every family in the sec tion offering exeprt advice, through his assistants, on any problem relat ing to the farm. Each settlement la made up of practically every nation ality in the world, and there Js also good sprinkling of ex-service men. The Durham colony, embracing 150 families, was started In 1918 and Is now settled to its full capac ity. The colony at Delhi has about 200 families, at present, with an ul timate capacity of 300 settlers. In a majority of cases, according to Dr. Taylor, the settler had barely enough money to make the initial payment, but the state has not lor^;? cent on Its colonization scheme, and it is interesting to note that only one of the 500 odd settlers Is willing to sell. Dr. Taylor has a wealth of stories about these California settlers, and many of them are Interesting In the .extreme, dealing as they do with the human element Involved in the age old struggle of the less favored class es to rise to the position of land ownership. I>l ItllAM CilKL .WVAltPKP rm/.K FOIt I.KK ESSAY Durham/September 4?-Miss Ruth Ilensley, of this city, has been hwarded the University of North fnmlinn?i-i'holar? hip offuru. lTnited Daughters of Confederacy to the high school seuior of the State writing the best essay on Robert E. Lee. Weaving Exhibits To Be Interesting Carolina Cotton Mills Will Provide This Feature For State Fair Raleigh. Sept. 4?One of the in teresting features of the North Car olina ?tate Fair this fall will be sev eral complete weaving outfits by North Carolina cotton mills. The Rosemary Manufacturing Company, which last year had a blue ribbon exhibit In the shape of two highly complicated looms for making table cloths and napkins, will be back again this year with a larger assortment of machinery. ( The Erlanger Cotton Mills, of Lex ington. will also Install a loom for the manufacture of light shirtings. Other Tar Heel cotton mills have In dicated their Interest In the Tair. and the textile feature will b?> one of the jlijrtlnct attractions this fall. Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt. the liustl int: president, is interested in th?? development of the furniture indus try. and is particularly interested in having exhibits at the fair, for the reason that High Point is the second largest furniture manufacturing city in America while Lenoir, another N^rfh Carolina city, stands third. Several furniture manufacturers have mad? reservations of space, and this new feature of the fair will give added interest to the plan to chow what North Carolina is doing in the way or'manufactures. Reservations for space in Floral Hall, which will be given over entire ly to the Industrial enterprises of the State, indicate that the fair will hare the most complete line of exhibits in this department in its history C. W. Davis of Manteo was in the city Monday on his way to New York, where he will purchase fall goods for his clothing store. Advice from Cleopatra "Use Palmolive" the royal message would be, because it is blended from the same palm and olive oils Cleopatra used to enhance the beauty of her complexion. Their lotion-like cosmetic qualities are imparted to the smooth, creamy Palmolive lather. That is why it is the most soothing and beneficial of all cleansers. Best of all, the popularity of Palmolive makes it popular priced; although it is the purest and finest facial soap modern science can produce, you can afford it for every toilet purpose. Palm amd oltv# oils ?nothing else ? give natmre'i green color to Palmolive Soap Volume and efficiency produce 25-cent quality ft ? m m C 10 OA cThe 'Balanced Gasoline 1. Positive, instant starting 2. Quick, snappy pick-ups 3. Smooth, even power flow at all speeds?high or low 4. Clean burning for low carbon 5. Long mileage for economy 6. Ample power for the hills 7. Uniform quality for uniform satisfaction. No gasoline can give you any more and there is no other so convenient to obtain when you need it as "Standard". The price is right. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) THE CHINESE HAVE SAID? "If the current Is not rapid the fish do Dot jump." l'roverb. In other words, competition is the life of trade and makes The Apothecary Shop A Better Drug Store I'lione 100 STORAGE BATTERY PRICES CUT TO THE BONE "EXIDE" The Celebrated Batteries Old l'rlre New Price jFOKD SIZK $21.00 II Plates 8 10.0.1 roitl> and CIIKV KOI.CT SIZK $27.85 18 Plates -S 20.83 IILICK. ALUL'UX. I 1 IIAI.MKIt*. lw>HT. 1)1 IIANT SIZK, $1:1.30 13 IMates ^ ^ M23.00 Liberal discount to dealers. All makes of slorage batter ies repaired and recharged. AUTO & GAS ENGINE WORKS INC. C. W. GAM HER, I'rc-t. lO.j Water Street W li e 11 in need of Fresh Vegetables and Fancy Groceries call 187 J.W. Shannonhouse & Son FOR nburn Tan, Fre title# PimplM. BUcWK*?d?. ale. !. *? ? .. ?r* eotnpli-slon. w>?kr? akin wtr. .bwiutif'jl. D*!W*t?-. lMt1 iik fr?fr?nr?. Wftf. ( nib OIt. mpawibtf to iV IKt B?!<1 IDMllUI, " " " pMtptfcJ. gnolii S? Balm r?- ?*??<! m V fir TWM om*- Hratf i tr*Al BwftK fhH*. rw-K h. BUI* ?4or. LYON MFC. CO. 41 u riiik ??.. BcMkir*. n. t. ''.iiiiiiiiimmnaiiiiiik LW gjXfgi' loo PtKCB DINNER SET $55.00 Will sell for *1.00 curb liny until sold. Hee window di?|d?>. H. C. Bright Co. (.itrKNt J^welm In KnMcrn North Carolina 666 Is the most *po*>dy remedy we know for r??nii(l|MUion, nilknwnew, <ol?l?? HrMUrhfti and Ferer.
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