Building Construction Breaking All Records In \n I'ri-vion- January lluvr I lon-in^ or ! n?| > i-: --J (??????? at ion* Kt'i'ii < 011 Tin \?lv;in?' New York, Januarv 21? ?More building construction is jcoiu^ 011 in I'nited Stales Unlay than in any previous January in history. This is dm' in part l<> the open weather which has prevail ed ?iuiti* K' "' rally. but the man factors li.'iVi 1.11-u tin- compnlM live stability of material and labor co.?ts and the confidence of builders, hankers and ijivcX tors in the business prospects of 1021. Tin* last three months, of 1923 1 *?lu>v\ed .hi average gain over tin* previous year of about i!"? per cent. '1 he increase was .'So per cent for October and November ..md 18 per cent for Decern Iter. The permits issued so far this month indicate | that this rate of improvement is being fully maintained. These in creases in activity are meusured I against i period which was Lite gnatest building year this country, has ever known." With these facts in mind, real estate and construction men feel that the spring will ghqw- a volume, of building that will be astounding.' At present the construction work Is, confined to the cities, but there -are indications that when the weather settles the smaller towns and rural districts will produce their share of Ml ivitv. Investigation of housing condi tions in t lie cities indicates that the shortage cannot be relieved for several years, even al the present rate of construction. Industrial construction also H increasing. It is known that scores of industries are' extending plant capacities and build-, ing new mills and factories. In spite of this fact, however, producers jud dealers in materials, have exercised the utmost care not to allow prices to run away from from them. They have guar led carefully against advances which might check the demand md sone few building materials have even j shown price declines. This, however, i is regarded as usual at this session of of the year. Production of materials ' has continued brisk. Brick and ce ment p bints have been kept in ac tive operation. The lumber mills in some sections are running "far above ' eight hour normal capacity and the J stiel plants are well occupied, al though not producing at the rate of the 1923 peak. Some German and Holland brick is coming into the port of New V ? rk ! where it is offered at $4 and $i? un-j der the price of the products of the! Hudson River kilns. However, the volume of foreign brick is so small that these shipments have been ab sorbed without visible effect on Up market. About half of the $5,500,000 worth of building in 1923 was done in 2'i cities but every section of '.lie country showed improvement over the preyoiis year. These gains' ranged from'14 percent in the South to is per cent in the Ka*t. So ,ier cent in the Central West and 36 per ctnt in the Far West. Now York had I ho greatest vol ume of hysiness but showud an Mi crease of only 25 per rent over 19-2 while Los Angeles led ill other com petitors wiili 65 per cent. St. Loius was - econd with 04, S;. Paul third! wi'li 00. Milwaukee 'fourth with' 54. Chicago fifth with 45, Detroit sixth with 37. Atlanta seventh with 31, and Cleveland eighth with 20. Ac cording to the F. VV. Dodge (Jorpora-, tlon reports. Philadelphia showed a ; falling off of sixty per cent in build ing in December compared with I>e-. cember 19 22. For the entire yeari the loss as compared with 1923, was 27 p? f cent. I Construction men In Detroit de clare that faith in the immediate and -rultlmafe^futiwe of the nntoimyHHe in? dustry.ls shown by decision of land owners there to proceed immediately with construction of " I ?rge off|re buildings. Work will start at once on three huge structures in the he'.rt of the city. Two will be 20 stories in height and cost $5,000,000 each, while the third, a clul| and office building, will rise 112 stories ancf will cost $2,500,000. The Southern stales are spending great sums lu construction. Nineteen hotels costing over $1,000,000 each have been put up in the l?st year and others are In course of construc tion or planned. % I he grocrrirn money run liny itl prifoe J fuir to I'verymir. Sl-llM-l IMIIIII'll I'ithIi friiilo, and fancy (iroccrii'ii. M. P. Gallop j Company PMONK8 >1 AND 57 Corner Main aihI Wafer At. Permanent Pastur? Interests Farmers Success Of Those Who Have Tried Them Leading Other Farmers Plan Likewise I .Many farmers of this section of tin* country have become Interested! in tlx* subject of permanent pastures. . Tli** siK'C'csri of pastures owneel by farmers has induced others to plan pastures of their own and interest in the subject is keen. Farmers in oth* r sections of the Albemarle re-' gion read with interest Ihe account of the meeting of the boosters Club in Moyock last Tuesday night and more details of the proper prepara tion of pastures are sought after by them. The story of Zenas Jenning's pas ture as related to the boosters crea ted more real interest than a whole library of theory. Practical farm-; ers are willing to listen to actual, experience while skeptical of plans j tried only 011 test farms. .\Ir. Jennings pasture was planted under the direction of Grover W. Falls. County agricultural ?agent. who also addressed the Boosters on the subject and who is authority for the information given here. There is no crop that will give the returns 011 money invested that a pasture will, according to .Mr. Falls, who *idds that the labor required is slight. This will appeal most strongly to those who have suffered incon venience from the shortage of work eis. Every raiser of live stock 111 11st harvest his own feed, says .Mr. Falls. 'ihe failures of pastures attempted ar-? classified as follows: 1. Poor seed. !j 2. Insufficient . preparation of ? soil. :t. Not enough liming. 4. Improper mixture of seed. f?. Lack of ii^occulatio'n. ?5. Over pasturing. Not loss than two tons of lime ' per acre should he used, according to Mr. Palls. Then two crops should he planted and plowed under.. The first crop may consist of rye or oats * iind the 'second of soy beans or a \ tdmi!>u* crop. The land should be ? broken deep and allowed to sottle. it should then he disced and liar-, rowed to thoroughly pulverize the soil. In preparing the seed for sowing Mr. -Falls recommends that all large seed be mixed separately. Kac h mixture should then be divftled in half. The farmer should then sow -.icross the field One way with half the seed and cover his tracks sowing the otficr way with the other half to avoid missing any spots. Hem are the mixtures that have proved satisfactory in this section of, the State: For well drained Kind. X pounds orchard grass ?x pounds red top S pounds of Italian rye. S pounds of Alsyke clover ?I pounds red clover 1 pounds white clover This mixture should be sown in' the spring. Fred P. Latham of Iielhaven omits red clover as he says it will not stana up under his heavy pasturage with hogs and substitute Kentucky blue gra.W. Some tann ers object to t ii?* blue ^russ on the ground that .t 1^ hard t-' kitl. Others > 1/ th?\ i'.m': want Hi kill it. Foi l??u wei lai:d tiii* mixture is remit; isy-nde i - 1 pun no > t.e?pedeza |.uiittd? i a: pet gi;i>? L puaiol- I >;?ll is gras>. Tli?> mixture is ttfr summer and tall mixtures. Until mixtures should be sown from the last ?>i February to the first of Mai* Oii in in": two hogs to the ore. His pasture is 4 acres and lie cultivate* several erops an. I lias about seven head ot cattle. Ilol.lf MAKKKT (OM Ki;K\(i; Kaieigh. January *1 ? The Na tional l'o-op'*rative *lurketihg Con ference will be held in Washington on February 7-S-9 of this ywr, ac cording to a report received here mi'i:?!i irriii'i. from haedquarters. The meeting' of 19 23 was declared to have been siu-Ji a success. and to have proved so h<-l]>fitl to the member* that it was decided to m-ike the meeting a reg ular annual affair. Ithlll ll.lt row KK PLANT Crecnvillc. Jatiti irv 21 ? The filial w 1 : '% on tin- r city has ju?t been com pleted and with its completion its ? vii-i- is carried to another city other than those of which it is now serving. I'nder the new plan the id ant will s- rve Greenville, Bethel, Winterville. t WE SPECIALIZE X x :? In what you want. II it* lre?.ti .*. ? l-'iuit* or \ t'uciahlcs l-'iiio ( aimed or Itoitle (iinmK l>ried X liuii-. or Newly ISaked Cuii- ?|* | fed ion*. lilO.N'K NO. *t* Main Street | | Grocery riioXK ?kw x McCABE & GRICE'S MID -WINTER SALE A Special Lot Of Shirts $1.50 FURNITURE ?SLIGHTLY USED AT? 1-2 PRICE ?AT THE? ['Auction Store j; Matthews Street jl E. L., Silvcrtliorne, Mgr. Back of D. M. Jones Co. \ * FOR HIGHEST MARKET PRICES Ship COTTOtl To WINB0RNF& CO. NORFOLK, VIRGINIA J They pay drafts for 90 per cent on cotton to be ttold on arrival ami 75 per ccnt if to l?e stored. "THATS" FUNNY- "TUEY wz Some apples' uE??E "THIS W0CMVN6 \WUEKl . T ATF BCEAk^ASr /; SEE> TM SETTlN' MUN6BV- ra so AN- SET A APPLE TO EAT . y ? M OH, MOM' AIN'T YA (SoT SCME APPLE'S" l*f^ ONLY "TUESS T?0? FATUER. VWU. UAME 16 SET SOMF MY- WU?W ONff Do you nwawt -this Bis ( ONE WTO "me ViOOM ) HOLS IN T.op "TUS / 6000 LITTlE ) V. ? APPLE ? / let me see T4' SHE OP "TV VJOCM MOLE.' . _ Pl?>in' Safe FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS ALKRAMA Todav Admission 10c and 30c Matinee and Night Closing Out Business Our entire stock of Electric Lighting Fix tures, Vacumn Clean ers, Toasters, Electric Fans, Heating Pads, House Wiring Supplys and all things Electri cal, must be sold by February 1, 1924. 25 to 50 per cent off. To day is your chance for a bargain. W. S. White & Co. PIIONE 64. 120-122 Poindexter St. Elizabeth City, N. C. Alkrama Theater Tuesday and Wednesday January 22nd and 23rd Another big tredt for our ptrronv MARY PICKFORD IN THE LOVE LIGHT Whiten and dinctcd txj France* Marion \ Pbohxjmphcd Ay Charter Qtxhcs and Ucriry Cnonjaqes Cj\w picture ve b*lwve to be tt>e gcee+e?i success Mfa Pkkford hat ever rrmde *9+ move? and ch??r< it softens and refreshes rt stirs and q ladder* s 5Jt charms and appeals Adiui??ion lOr 11 ? if I 3<)c Milliner and Niplil Famo and Lebanon Belle Flour ?? ?b?olut*)y flour* of qnalllj mIiI bj Ike Imullng rrorrr*. ? Dlrtrlbntml B; ? A. F. TOXEY & COMPANY W?ter RtrM.