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Money From Potatoes But Where Is Farmer's Share Currituck Potato Grower and Prominent Citizen State* His Experience and Makes l'roi>o*al to the Farmers of the Section to Improve Conditions Whoever may read this article don't let it make you mud, but gi.*l your brains together and think t>ome. 1 see In both of the Eliza beth City newspapers that the farm ers in Elizabeth City had receive** lots of money for Irish potato Ire turns. One paper stated three uuar - ill Hill lion dollars ami the ?"th r $700,000.00. Let us know the in the case. 1 am asking some potato (urmer around Elizabeth City to make a statement as correct as it is possible to make, and state actually what part of this ITOO.OUU.OO did go in the farmers' hands after paying for the seed potatoes, the fertilizer, the barrel*, the. covers but, not least, tlio, delays in transportation to wiiicn ?c are subject, especially tlio.-e of u.; who are served by the North Kivur Line. 1 could mention dozens of delays on this lin* , but will only :? 1 1- ?. one of the most ridiculous. A mu?? i boat called trie H.'ttie ~E. lo;,diM i;t J'oint Harbor en Juiit- 2v, ti'ini;i>?, and tied up along side oi tile Nnrloik Southern dock at Elizab th Cny tli - same day at six o'clock ps m.. wit it Z'M barrels oi Irish potatoes o?i board, all machine graded ? x? ept : very lew belonging to Ell?^ K.t. bee. These potatoes wire loaded on the Hettie E. at Point lltii Imr. coo i and in good condition. Juo barrel or more belonging to the Carolina Potato Exchange. This Hettie E. had undtr deck tile bulk ol her load, with hatches and hatch cloth on. AII_day?Sittut - day this boat "lay " iVy tiie t?Ule . of the dock, the deck load b? - i iiig exposetl to the hot. broiling sun with the thermometer stauding a, ? 102 degres. 1 went on the dock be tween iour and five o'clock Saturday afternoon and learned that this io^o of potatoes were the first to tie up there. 1 also learned that several* loads of potatoes from boats ol ihej Hettie E. class had collie in alter it | did, were unloaded and sent away.! The steamer Yanseiver came in Sat- 1 urday morning and was also unload- j ed. About eight o'clock Saturday] night the Hettie E. was unloaded.: liy this time all the potatoes were hot, especially the ones under deck '1 hese same potatoes were sold f. o b. shipping point for 98.15 p r bar rel. You see the barrel billfc the cov er* and expense of getliug the pota toes out, and Height inu>t be pai i. llemembcr. this UU4 barrels potatoes i laid on <1 *ck and under deck liouis ' right along side of the dock, beside:* i lour hours making the trip. U ha; I showing do we have? Other boat-*! at tht ?ame dock were being unload ed all day Saturday until about fi\e| o'clock p. in., at which time the hands quit working. Besides hard una slow transport;: - tion the farm -rs are up uguinai another hard proposition, llere it is Our Dotatoes are sold f. o. b. shippiiiK point to buyers in the north auu west. On arrival of the many cur* at the different markets, if the mar ket is a little Weak or they arrive in the buy er s city on a declining mar ket, all the buyer does is to wire the concern selling the potatoes as fol lows: "Car arrived heated or rottei or irregular grade, you must take off or allow rebate any where from fifty cents to dollar fifty per barrel." If the market has become real weaK and supply is greater than demand, the buyer will Just wire the seller car No. ? urrived and refused. Right here the man or concern selling the , potatoes becomes utterly helpless, the northern and western dealers tie our hands, we are forced to allow the re bates asked for or turn the car over to some stranger to sell and send us whatever be pleases. What is the remedy? There can not possibly be but on*. First, the j farmers must never have anything more to do with a potato Hog. Sec ond, Pasquotank. Camden and Curri tuclT Counties must become a solid unit In buying seed potatoes, fertil izer, and marketing all perishabl: (ruck. Third, we must by all mean* have a suitable and efficient man it* each important market to strictly look after all truck going from thi: three counties, or any other section near us that will come in the solic unit. There are two classes of people that will never agree to the fore-! going proposition. Here Is r one! class: A lot of men who are usually' living easy In cold weather, while the: farmer Is working hard In the cold.! chilly winds of winter, preparing hit?j land for th#1 crop. He prepares hi/* i soil, plants In his crop, cultivate ? and gets it ready for market In the! hot burning sun of gUTHlner, and then I NOTICE to PUBLIC (?a* Boul Mamif (J. will lruvp of Miiin St. 7 I'. M. Tnrachiy* for Shunt illy Itrucli rclnrninn' whrn nfffwary. ROUND TKIP 30 CENTS. Signed CMOI'KK LINE u s ..,,8 the above class known as potato buyers, potato sellers, pota to brokers or any other uajn* you m?y call them. Jusl su h, farmer s truck In his possession t v wJlisb' I *i cla5s '* the uoor. 1 1 " " "It I U 1 H1L [ g I I,. It "r" "fr"'' lo 'ru?t each other, but will .eadily consign their truek to a .-. ranger in the northern markets. It Uennb.'"! '.V'""' he is a entile. Jew. Chir.mui or a Dutch ciuntrv ,hhaK .JUSl IaDde<l 111 thu wni-h. ;,, y lel " *" befor? 'Key proteitlon. UrKa"iZt f"r "><" ??? 1-ellow farmers what art- vt* tn ir'be! ' . V"U k""w hns llev ' ?' 1 ruer saying than United 'oueru"l"a'fV'd,'J *" "*"? Tlu'r" ??' ne I lass of people that *111 be sat ion?; ,r ,an,"'r* "ecoralnK U is t organization, that' -Uliter h " 14 ^UIIUI U',11 Would kirk. It ia .OIllf n roil ii m,'n ?lI,al 8lan(l bctwi-en tin. v; .ci ,,ur? rout: portal ion inana^VMi" t ."""ri lactones, it|| ,|lt. fer'tiiiz, r , "HI all ,h.. polulo Uok \ '?',U|rK'H' ? led on i,?. ... luk be deliv- 1 1 '?e|, lion again V'ufrT' ''"Ud,Uu" divided w e tall u- Wu .id " , Aii',Urr<-u,uw ?.?r?lyi "IV, we .alien ? Are J '1' *" ^ * *?""> ... our \ZrVr\r f cha*?? souie protei tlon in ,1.1 ll?" 1 n?l only be down ! *">'? tt,; wu. an, | out. I in " , ,**?'. wm "e Klizalfetl, City urea? , . ! furnish .ibt furn.IT orioi,'?i '?t-l|i i Ik-iii be able, i "Money tij on. i,,v luv ' i Uuy e*PeniMfft. < liappeu wliu'n the ,!, I'M e?""S7 i sip , ?fc,. J, set t ling u Kllzabetj, City s?v V" r lM|" ls ?H*abeth City s, ( ,i, /"""?? u. tile . lake i? Pasquotank I'Lr ' Currituck. If thu i' ,' ? 1 ? "?''?i. and Hind to know ImiJ , ' ' w"U'd lie | Hiree banks in i.-||. '!''1,l'v,Uu"'"'s tiu in on.' 1 etil Clt>' receiv | fan.i.;* ilt ,| nlr,'" lx'st Iro"i Hie. " "'a., In l u ri L r," '''- 1 ?>??* I '?'"I to Pay b! , W , ( *ho ha thousand dollars by '"j* ""<1 fiva for l.,: ; , ;4 ?iguli.g not,*: ?'* hundred. | a"otli, r over ?-"?ne relief what ' * i| , " ?111. lie,: i,. ||?. ,d, "le eoi.se- 1 Kan when man hi -I to till' ;o7;a ".u"(kr'iilt una' '?> our j? st , 10 c?"Mniau'i ^Viis to ilri.SK It ao.'r. "t lt? *iirdea. ?r.,,l ,lepr?", "? Tl,. Klrucl. ,.?u? , " ' '''owing I lie war farn.c;, |, s ' r"<l,ei"i'y of the '??> was depreciated VT"1 of faxes, trans.,,.,',- , burdcj ?llslrlbntlng servien H cusls au'1 '"'?I. Teqt fin* moP, '"' reused on more lata, r to . ana The efforts so C t *h"Ki ? farmer's distress h,,,! 1,"'VL' "'oi and unavailing- , bee" highly or?.?|,ned " compelled to sell farmer Is and buy i? y^'"" i"? n.arke, compelled to ask ? h- ."'"m **'' ,,e 13 Or_w'^wll^yo? ?.ke7WHeynec5!.V? few at Ellambeth C'ltv In* ti -VortJi t'Aeolina s"'"' loess, June j?a4 bl"* r ? HESOtJBCKs C?h In \auu amounts due fr";| Trurt"'Cr ""nll,'r"- and i rust Companies .... 2.22l 72 Total fci no "| 8XWSST'*"M~ "?sas -j& s '* faxes paid ? , Jim.':? ,BTS5STnt c*r" "*??"?. ,9,400 0? Jf,wh"Sw ? ? In;!"';i;n< emmc..,,; rn,,vn"!rn' ''syn.ents, Heserve 'f.'.'/'/n forest ?? "?,98 ,r' Hesen'e S-i-.O Heserve fur 1? ? Total .... "T". ? State of v. ...i ? Pasquotank. I92V"" nl,nve ,Z^Ki;h, 1 swear that the I solen.nly trne to , V. .al"'v* iii-ul ls| i.nd belief, ,ny knowledge I *'? "fl-L. Cashier. Correct ? Attest W. I?. nrFK. IIOIIKijt Ii T Wf.oit, "? II mokiiiskttk. ' Subscribe* w lllreclors. fl 1 > thl. -.l, ^ ?*"rn to before - ,hl" <lay of July, ,,24. 'SRAM C H- TWmriv. 1 e?n,n,lMlon c* Plrea'1 'varchbn.' PHONE 114 Standard Pharmacy THEY WILL SEND IT. j be able to say. 1 will take so much. <K I will give so much. Thin would put I him on an equal footing in the realm ' of barter anil trade. Cnited we I stand-divided we (all. 1 appeal lu J the growers of perishable truck iu ? a portion of eastern North Carolina. ? shall we try to go on as we have in the past? Or shall w? organize aiu take charge of the situation? There ..re plenty ot men iu the territo.*;. who are sober, honest, truthful and efficient* that can aud will t a re charge of an organization of farm ers. provided it i* strong enough to stand alone and support the required help. We have a small organization j known as the Carolina Potato Ex change. This Exchange has saved the farmers in Currituck County thousands of dollars in the past eigii. i>r U'li y.-ar?. Thia I am nr..n:,r.,l : . urninr j My object in writing this article is to fiud out if 1 can whether the farmers want to help each other or not. If we raise a crop of sweet po tatoes we want them to no to market '<1 am sorry to say if the rain coi. | tinucs a few days longer we won't I have many to ship.) If the sweets are put on the market 1 believe we will g?*t a good price. In my eiid of the County if our potatoes have, to he put under deck of the class of boats the North Hlver hitn> semis down here.* then we can't expett anything only heated potatoes and i. small price. l"iile.-<.> then- is miui? satisfactory arrangements made w will be compelled t ?> try and g?*t '?.i i ?r e> and put our potatoes through th * canal- to Norfolk. ? 1 am yours truly. 11: fc. G It iocs, to stand by these five words: Co-operate. Co-operation. Co-opera tive, Co-ordinate, Co-ordination. STATK SHIP AXI> TKIOIIN.AKS Continued from Page were unaulmous. wi*h to dev- lop North Car-' olina? Then h-i us adopt this re port and proviue a coordinate sys tem of land and water transportation connecting with the world's shipping at our own seaboard wth the spirit that built the Erie Canal. We have equally cogent reasons with equal or greater promise of success as New. York lias enjoyed because we have' a much more valuable hinterland l> support our development. North Carolina lies in the b"St part of. that j vast coastal and l'iedmont art,;' stretching from Maryland to Florida and thence to Texas. There is no* in the entire World an afeu that hasj been so wonderfully blessed in fer-| iility of soil, variety and healthful ! ness of climate, in variety, value ami! volume of products aud in poten tialities of agricultural and indus-l trial gi i wth. No section that is &*?; self eoi<?nined and independent of! the out.-ldr ft.r support, health and' happiness. And yet this section 1m not more than ten per cent devel oped. North Carolina ha* hut two and a half million and should have a minimum o( ton million of pros perous and contented citizens. To do this we must provide transportation! ! facilities cheap enough for them to I compete with others in the market < of the world. We are now bringing people into the State attracted byj our own advertising and are alsc advertising us. We owe it to these I i incoming people who wish to become I North Carolinians a? well as to pos-j , terity to provide suitable and tin best transportation .facilities that! [our physical advantages will permit. I We must do it ourselves if we ex I' peel the L#ord to help us. As we sec it the carrying out of this improve ment program will help our neigh-| hois at the sunn? time. We I'M II 1 1 ?ll p ' our grain and other producers of the; Middle west by providing addition*.! transportation facilities for their ex port grain and other products and we can help our New York and oth er northern neighbors with congest ed ports by relieving this conges lion and thereby reducing the cost to the producer and retaining til-* business in our own country. Wei have the vision, let fr:' * |j Was Barnum Right? I P. T. Barnum is reputed to I have said, that "The American people like to be humbugged!"; 1 do not agree with Barnum. 1 believe that every normal mind-, ed person wants a Square Deal in every transaction or full value for every dollar expended-,-) and nothing more! If in need of Sunnier Cloth ing. Shirts, Underwear, -Sox.j Coilars. Ties. Straw Hals, Pan ama Ilats, Caps and Shoes for| men, young men and boys, and1 you want all that your money] will buy, come to see us! We've got them at the lowest price ob tainable. C. A. Cooke (IIcad-to-Foot Outfitters.) | ALKRAMA THEATER Tuesday & Wednesday July 15 and 16 JACKIE COOGAN IN BOY | or FLANDERS I A Lad They All Would Like to Be Hcrf'n the youngf? tcr of fvcrjhody'i dreamt*, glorifying childhood i n his most human photo play ? JACKIE COOGAN ? in ? A BOY OF FLANDERS Admission: 10c and 30c HKI'OKT OK I IIK ( DMH t lON or Savings Bank & Trust Co. _ :it Kli/.u belli (lily in tin* Stale of Ninth Carolina, at the close of business, June 30. 1021. Itt'Miurris Loans and Discounts Demand l:oans $1 254.071.04 _ i mm no Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 206.55 I'nited States Bonds and Liberty Bonds 65.000. 00 North Carolina Slate Bonds 28.000.00 All other Stocks. Bonds and Morttfajres 2.500.00 Banking Houses, $75,000: Furniture and Fixtures. $17,806.68 92.806.68 Cn I) in vault and net amounts due from Banks. Bankers and Trust Companies 155.885.76 Cash Items held over 24 hours. Including Cousity Orders .">2.721.82 Checks for clearifin 1 1 .005.52 \ "evU"d Interest Receivable - .. 2.100.50 Kr^num's current expenses Capital Stock paid ill Surplus Fund Cndivided I'rolits, les i'.nd taxes paid 1'ivtrned Discount Dividends Cnp;di Deposits Due Bank. Bankers, and Trust -Companies.. ... ' n i j:;t?'. subjvet to check, Individual Deposits Due Stat" of N. ''. or any Olfi cial thereof De'.aand (Vrtificatis Of Deposit Cashier's Checks outstanding Sa". . Di posits Trust Deposits (net) Bese. ??? I f.ir l)<'pri>ciatiou and Taxes Total I on.oon.no i6o.noo.oo 8.000.00 ."..750.00 ' 7,00,0.00 33,374.83 1 87.080.05 60.613.21 ~l .1,317.00" 7,008.00 761,104.01 1,048.88 3,000.00 .$1,616,386.06 4 of North Carolina ? County of Pasquotank: I, II. (i.'KBAMF.R. Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to til1 V-st of my knowledge and belief. II. KB AM KB, Cashier. Correct ? Attest : .1. T. McCalie, \V. \V. Sawyer, \V. 1!. Foreman, Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this lltli day of July, 1024. M. B. ClilFFl.V, (SICAL) Notary Public. ALKRAMA Today ?TOD BrSwniVoW^u^ HiANORBOARDMAN- FORD STERLING -RAY GRIFFITI TYRONE POWER-WALLACE Mac DONALD A aokowm ratuu \l?? "STACK HtHillT' An Our (?nn^ (ininrdy ADMISSION I Or ft 30r
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