Blow Start Was Feature
This Year's Cotton Crop
RpvicW of St'iiMtu U Lacking in Drumutir IVriod* of
1921 l<> 1923?Iniliul Slagci. of Crop Diwuiiru^in^
1? Farmers anil Had Buyers in ill*- Park
After holdinc'th? ntti-ntio!) and
Interest of tli?* general public for
three successive y.arn. cotton re
tired backstaue In 1924. glvli:u
way to both arain and securities.
A*review ?if th?' s-uann |h. there
for?'. lark i ni: in tie dramatic qual
Itlca of 1921, 1922 and 1922.
when the course nf pric?? com
pletely overshadowt.d ilcvilup*,
meutn In c?irn, \rh<*iii and stocks.
Inst? ad of violMK and sensational
pric?- chatig?s. distiirhinu to the
consumer of raw mat* rial hut r? n
dered Inevltubl?- h> und?r-pr?>duc
tIon to a that i.nelly end?-d
in a virtuul cotton lamin- . a com
bination of utiiN i.inupht r?Ii' f
through Increased >*uppli<s of hotli
American ami lon-iun cot tonu.
Tlie receut an min i Government I
estimate indicates* a 1924 y!? Id ??f
13.153.000 bah*s ^rown in th?*.
Bouth. compared with only 10.-1
170.000 in 1923. 9.7KO.OOO In
1922 ami a crop of only K.OOO.OOO
In 1921.
Thlrtj-fhe tVnN u Year \g?? ??
A year a?:o. roit??n was 3ft cents
or ahov?', a price ihnt m? ant In
evitable curtailment In i t um- in
nil but the most fortunately.
placed textile plants an w? II as
hardship in every direction. Spin
dles and loom* had to ?top run
nlnK an the public could not or
would not pay tin* o??*t of goods
at a price corresponding to Lb?*
high level of raw material.
Throughout the world, manufac
turers felt the shortage and cot
ton advanced to a prohibitive 11k
ure In ord? r t.. nduci chhmiiup
tloa. Wlthio th?> limits of a rapidly
dwindling; supply.
CrlhlM 'I h Mil lene? I
A crisis threaten? d the cotton
trade. such aH had no counterpart
alnce the Civil War and what the
condition would have been with
another poor crop was staggering
jp |th Implication'-. H??fore the
outbreak of the World War in
1914, the South had produced:
crops averaging over 14,000,0001
bal? s for several succeeding years.,
ending lu 1914 with the record-j
breaking outturn of over 16.000,-1
y00 bales.
XJien production decreased un-J
tU the average of the three seas
ons from 1921 to 1924 wan only
9,300,000 bales. Fabrics made of
cotton last for years, but the rev
olutionary chnnKo Involved In a
cutting down of 5,000,000 hales in
the annual yield of American cot-,
top meant such inroada on re-j
serves. the wearing out of ho great
an accumulat?'d stock of g??ods
that it seemed not Improbable'
that another year would And silk ,
cheaper than cotton.
ManufjM turci-N' Problem
1 Manufacture!h were confronted
with a situation thrcatcnlnK ruin j
and nothing reveals th?- deplor-,
able position better than the loss
Of nearly (3,000.000 reported by
the Am oak e a g Mills in lis annual
report for the past year. In an :
effort to meet this unparalleled j
emergency, one of the most suc
Cwful corporations in th?' textile
alness had encountered a huge
loss In op?'ratlng expenses. With
out a larner supply <>f raw mate- j
rial, ottyer mills lesa strong would ,
Try the CLAHK MACHIXK
WOKKK. Wp (nuke rr|mlr* to
mijUiIdk and ?11 k in?I* of r?r
And bout work. Wo ran iimkc
It Hium' mm new. I'llONK HMD.
obliged to go out of bonlne??.
Wlille (h? cotton market Itself
hail liifom?* th?* center of abnor
lit:?I cctlvity. the trail?- suffvml,
business slackened. machinery ran
pari Hum* and the problem faring
mill owner? wan how to hold out
until the iM-w crop appeared In the
fall.
Prte? nt Maximum
With forced curtailment in all
dlr?-c:loiis and the textile trade
pas^iuc through what wan conced
ed to be one of the moat depress
ing phns??s In the experience of
quarter of a century, the first
eight months of the calendar year
were, prime ones. Price* attained
their maximum the day following
Thanksgiving at the clot??* of No
v* mb??r, 1923, wii(n .May con
tract? in New York touched 37.23
aft?T starting their sensational
rise from the basis of 21 centa in
the previous July. Thin marked
the culmination of the upward
movement and though the tide
was alow in receding, from Janu
ary 1st on all factor? opirat? d Hi
the direction of nagging prices.
So many milih found the price
prohibitive that curtailment had
spread with extreme rapidity until
there were Instance? where New
England mills ?hut down entirely.
Thifl wa? not a situation to en
courage speculation for an ad
vance which had already served
its economic function by pushing
the price levjl to a |?olnt where
tli? demand wan reduced coninien
?urate witli the small existing
supply.
Too I'nrcrtAln for Speculator?.
Oil the other hand, experience
of the two previous growing ses
sons. with attendant wholesale
weevil damage, rendered the out
look too uncertain to encourage
aepculative Helling for a decline.!
Though October contracts, repre
senting t lie as yet implanted crop
of 1924 hpd touched 1*0 cents
when the advance reached Its
peak In the fall of 1923. they
again sold at 29.9H during July,
1924.
Anxiety over the atart and
progress of the new crop wa? the
dominating note of thi? entire
eight months' course of event?. At
no time could there be ?aid to
have prevailed any degree of se
curity or feeling of confidence in
an ample crop of cotton. With
the eyes of the world centered on
development? in the South, oper
ators lived apprehensively from
day to day, unable to peer far
enough Into the future to know
whether cotton would sell at 40
cent? or 20 c?>nts a pound ^hen
harvest tiuie arrived.
There were days when the out
look appeared hopeless and It
?eemed as though another crop
disaster impended.
Anxiety Seized Market
Then anxiety aeitcd the market
MONUMENTS
Lawson & Newton
TIIE MOMUMKNT PEOPLE
Kitllnialf? (JIven on Work
S?t < brapUi?
Mnntlccllo Ave., ?t lltfj 8t.
NORFOLK, VA.
and feverish buying movement?!
advanced pricet Ave cents a pound
only to be ?ucffdfd by an abat
ing d-?:r??- of imOIUMM attend
ed with falling valu??. While the
qu?'ntii>n of the hIic of ov?-ry trow
i it k crup provide* an element of
uncertainly ? arh year. details of
the pant w-ns?n furnished a un
ique experience for the trad?- ami
one that will not he quickly for
gotten.
While It i? Inevitable that tie
very ni-ftuslt* of a la rue y|? Id
urodur* si a stat?* of mind wherein
the least unfavorable cliana?* of
weather In exaggerated. It is n? v
erthelM* tru<* that Initial . Mac?-*
wt-rt' in reality discourauini: to a'
degree. With the breaking up of
winter In the Southern State? and
plant* rx ih<-mw>lvt>n eager to rala?
.a bit: rrop. it seemed as though
warm weather would never arrive.
It wan not ?o murh that the
front fail? d to net out of the
ground an that it took ho long for
H?'?*d. once planted, to germinate.
I'nllke some yearn. wh? n late win
ter and ?-arly spring rains prevent
plowing and s?<dinu bevond a nor
?nal dat?-, it wan possible to car
ry on farminK operation* about
, as usual. Hut the aun fulled to
warm up the ground rapidly and
for wr?>k( temperaturen continued
more Ilk* early March than the
month of May. HegliiniitK along
. the- Atlantic S??a board and work
ing westward to the far rotion re
gions of Texan and Oklahoma,
temperature? were progressively
below a seasonable average.
Mercury Ton I?o?v
Taking the montha of Aj>rll and
May an a whole, the average In
?eastern section* of the Cnr?dluas
and Ceorgla was about a decree
or two too low. In Alabama and
?Central Tennesseo, three to four
I degrees below that unuallv expe
rienced at that time of the year.|
In the Mississippi Valley, Ave J
j lo hIx degrees, while In the ex
treme western portion? * of the
i belt temperatures averat'? d at
l much af< eight deun-en b? low nor
mal. Aa a result, when it came
| time to report on the condition of
; the pi-owing plant for th? pltrpo?
i of making up the May 2".th #iov
ernnient estimate, grower* over u
vast area of the South simply,
stated that flfsurea were an impos
nihility either because the seed
had not germinated, wna hardly
; out of the ground or that stands
were so small and late that ac-j
curate description was difficult.
! So Washington called tin*
MEET TOUR FRIENDS
AT OUR
Clean Sodu Fountain
at
THE AltmiECAKT SHOP
dltlou fi&.C, 7 per Cent below the
ten v?'?r average and (he loweat
on r*-cord with the sUikIc excep
tion of 1'?20. The interesting fea
ture of the two crops. 1920 ami
1924. Is the fa<*t that both started
under the mo3t discouraging aur
f'mdinws ever attending a plcnt
iiu* iwaaon. >-( t both < vmtuall^
? i?"ix'd wlili n fin?' yield of c?t
(?Ml.
Crop \K tif Same tnai
While th* acreage thla ???ar wjm
larger thuu In 1*''20, bclcs a rec
ord ;dantln>. of over 40.00v,000.'
th*? jdae of both crops prov* d
about the Ham*. Those familiar I
with cotton culture are of th**t
opinion that the delay following
seedinx developed a tap root rath
er than top growth so that a stur
dy plant resulted. What appear* d
a-hopeless outlook was in reality j
the best preparation that could;
have beeu devised at that stated
and the fo.-mation of a strong tap j
root euabhd the weed to resist'
d? flcient moisture Inter on.
A larger quantity of fertilizers j
was used this year than usual and
of l>ett?r Krade. It is estlmati d
that the increase in fertilizer*
amount* d to over 14 per cent
above 1923 and according to the
Drpurunent of Agriculture com-,
merclal fertilizers were ifsed n:i
.18.7 ?f th?> total area under cot-,
too cultivation.
The fart that the distribution'
of moisture was virtually norma).'
without a repetition of the disas
trous floods and overflows that
prevented the planting of tens of
thousands of acres in the spring j
of 1923,-enabled the itrower to
complete hi* contemplated area, j
Nature Proved <?eiicrous
While rold weather necessitat
ed considerable replanting in
nearly every state, the first of
June found preparation* about ,
WHKN YOU BUY
FUKNITUKE AT
QUINN'S
You Make Money
Quinn Furniture
Co.
More Furniture for
Les* Money
What Shall I Do?
SPECIAL FEATURE AT
Alkrama Thursday
GREETINGS!
Once more wo pnsa anothermilestone in tlio history of the
world! Once inoro another y ar of progress in civilization!
And once moro we stand on th? threshold of nnother year.
Whiit 1925 will bring fortl none of us can foretell. Such
vision 1h not within our province. Bat every indication points
to the fact that the work of reconstruction will proceed ? go
onward with a determination known only to America.
We fare the next 365 days with an optimism that is certain
to bring us to the coveted goal an optimism that will even
tually make America- a better and happier nation.
Lot lis remember that our g?nl can only bo reached through
co-operation, u unity of purpose and a fooling of brotherly
love.
Mi?y the New Year brlnr von liapplncM* and proper
ty, aii<l wo tniMt the cordial rotation? exist log 1k*
tweon us may Ik* continual through our osmwl en
demoe* to
To you?otir friends? we extend the greeting of the season.
H. C. Bright Co.
A. G. JAMES, MWr.
for. Main ? Martin Ht*.
completed and only the appcar
auoe of auiumer weather needed
to forge germinalion.
As though ashamed of her
apathy, her indifference to the,
*p<cial need* of the Southern cot
ton grower, naturo began a pro
ces* of minute. painstaking atten
tion to the requirements of vege
tation in a way that evoked the
admiration of all concerned. Dur
ing the first half of June, she
turned on the heat in western sec
tions of the belt. The mercury
rose gradually so as not to bake
the ground or wilt the tender
plants Just emerging froin cold
storage. Days grew steadily hot
ter until maximum temperatur? s
of over lot) degrees prevailed
throughout the greater part of
the enormous cotton producing
area of Texas. Oklahoma and Ar
kansas.
Th>* plant grew rapidly under
the best possible surroundings,
with warm days and nights re
placing the cold weather of the
previous two months. And thru,
having made her atonement to
the west, she devoted her energh h
to the east during the latter half
of the month of June. Here the
plant was nuiall with a poor start
but under the combined influence
of forcing temperatures aud suf
ficient precipitation to provide
adequate moisture, the season
soon advanced rapidly and in a1
few weeks the Government wav
able to reiiort that in Alabama,
Georgia aud Mississippi what hud
previously been a delay of three
to four weeks had been replaced
1600
S AT I SKI KI) (TSTOMKRH
In ten month?
WK WILL MAK K
YOU
A WKKKLY PAYMKNT
LOAN
Cmno in to arc uk.
INDUSTRIAL BANK
with a condition only a ft-w day?
behind normal.
A\er*jc?* C??n<Ui l??n Improve?!
Ah a r?*ult of thia fortunate r.e
cju.-l of events. il.?' av-raice -coudl
ilou of the growing crop wat>
raised about 71. or nearly hI\
points over figure* of the prevl-(
ous month and apprehension uav>>
way to a fueling that the outlook
now promised a fair crop. This
of course remained subject to
midsummer deve lopmcn;* but
with an *v*-u break. tfuie w?-r.
adequate ground*? for a greater
degree of confidence th?n had ex
1st? d rince 19 20. July and Aug
ust brought oxcFMlVf rainfall in
certain parts of th^ Atlantic*,
with too little moisture in Loul?i
aua aud portions of TVxns, but
the plant In the greater percent
al:e of cotton growing or?;:* con
tinued to make satisfactory prog
ress.
It has always been a moot ques
tion among t h os<- ? nvau?-d in its'
culture whdh-r cotton wa> a wet
or n dry weather plant. The dis
cussions waged for years, ttonie'
contending thai inoiature, others1
that heat wa^ the priuiar requls
it.-.
Ktltlence Favor* Dry*
It look* now. after a careful :
nnaly.?ix of the experience of'
11*24. that those holding the the-i
ory that too tuuch wet weather is
nior?' disastrous than drought
have the Im-*! of the argument. As.
an illustration, take the Texas rec-,
ord. While it is still too early toi
H O O D TIKES
ARE BETTER
E. J. Colioun & Co.
To Srn ici?
Htc Alkiniirle Pharmacy
?atltls Quality
We are Serving Many
Willi our Hoii.-Ji Ili-y awl Dump Wa*Ii. Why
mil you?
Men, -rini h? your ?liirls ami collars.
Albemarle Laundry
PHONE 125
We Wish You A Pros
perous and Joyous
Alkrama Theatre
know the actual outturn fft that
state, .the Government eatipiM
the crop at 4.T70.000 bales. Y*
the detailed monthly rainfall f*i
the Ave month* from June to Oft
(Continued on i'age 4^'
A HAPPY
NEW YEA,fij
May the coming year
hring pi-ace, liappineu
'i
anil si teems to all our '
friemls and customert i
.. 3
Woman Thinks She
Can't Talk
"I had gall atones for 14 y
and suffered severely fro?*
ci" lie and indiicestloa. D
wanted me to go to the bo
but I took Mayr'a Wun'd
Remedy instead, and am now
InK fine and better than I evar
did,- 1- can't talk enough jalKMit
this remedy." It is a nnpff,
harmless preparation that re
moves the catarrhal muaua'from
the intestinal tract and alUti the
Inflammation which causes- prac
tically all stomach, liver tnd In
testinal ailments, lueludltifc ap
pendicitis. One dose will copvlne^
or money refunded, at all -drug
*JKkOK? '
J If Back Hurts -
Flush Kidneys
? ? , , . ? I
Drink Plenty of Wat?* and Talc#
Glass of Salts Before ?
fest Occasionally
When yoor kidneys hart aad yottf
!>ack feels sore, don't get scaftd and
' i-rucecd to load your stomach with ?
1 j; <>f drugs that excite the ttdneys
and irritate the entire urinaqr .If?*
i Keep your kidneys clean like too I
joi-.r bovels clc^a, by ftuahaf f|
with a mild, harmless salts
helps to remove the body's
waste and stimulate then I
1 normal activity. . *
The function of the
filter the blood. In 24
< strain from it 500 grains <
?vastc, so we can readily
the vital importance of
; kidneys active.
Drink lots of good water
drink too much; also get
pharmacist about four crnnc
Salts. Take a tablespoonfttl i
of water before breakfast ea<
ing for a few days and your4
I may then act fine. This fai
is made from the acid o# t
lemon juice, combined witlf I
has been used for years to I
and stimulate dogged kidney?; alta ty
neutralize the acids in the syfVBtn to
they are no longer a sonrce of- Irrita
tion, thus often relieving 4ie<Mbr
weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; ..
jure; makes ft delightful eff<
lithia-water drink which
should take aow and then to
their kidneys clean and
this; also keep up the water
and no doubt you will war
became o# vour kldnfy tr<
backache, fly all means
physician examine your
least twice a year.
YOU MISS
MANY
OPPORTUNITIES
IF YOU
FAIL TO
READ THE
CLASSIFIED ADS
Rich
Richard
Says:
A WORD Ix forr 1*
worth two nftrr.
You'll find tin- CIiih
?ifirfl Ail> full of.
(row/ tcordx to con
lull li c f o r p yon
?prail your money.
Rratl them today!
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mlsttnum II mil, M* ttafc?;
It MdU UMI; II word?.
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?or? Mr ?*?*? Iwrty e?u
V*t montk?In
Whit* ra< Bura
Craphnd 1*1, K MDU ?? inch.
Copy mutt b* la lb* ofk*
br i |. n. lar Mor* lu*r
lion.
? or 8?le r
HORHK A*l> llt'OUY POR UM:
? Apply Mre. nlmml. ?7!
Pf?rl City. derSltrnp |
TWO AIIJ(IIM\'(i l^rtH <"ORVEK
j Odar and Ash atretti Vary dp I
?Irable (or horn?. Ro< a. City
dM. II-Jan. ?pd.
( ARItAl.K PLAHTA, ?|.oo rMtj
1.000. C. H. Taylor. South MIH*,
N. C. I J.in2pd
?"OH H.M.K?I I!! .KI I STIt A?'
berrle? nt R. I,. Oarrett'a. today.
Call ?98 or (197. dec.SO-tt
FOR H AI. K ? \IOi\kHN MOt'SP.
and lot on Cerry atreet with nil
modern convenience*. Apply to
J. C. Perry. Flrat atreet.
dec 27-Jan 3np.
H TO HI?. IIOI'SK ANO l/>1\ PAII-,
nonage utroot eatendpil. near BIH-'
?both City Cotton Mill. Apply
Herbert Thornton. dec ??-)lp
< HI!.I)S VIOLIN KOM KAI.K?
Rood quality. flG with fa?-, i
how and chin real. See It at The
Advance office. tfpd
IIVT ADVKRTIHINd ON THIS
page and lat It help you bay or
Mil your product. tf
???Olt MAMC ? T K.N MH.Allies
Carolina nankin* * Trait Com
Pony atoct. Addrma box 17? ttt
l.o?t and Found c
J. W. HTOKMjKT has WINfc
??p appU'N and ?rnn>frult in liulk
202 South ftorfd utryet.
?l?c SO-Jan Hop.
Miserllanrniis d.
XOTH'B?AM NOT (>ol\(i OI T
of buatneaa. Hove two new
brick bullillnRR for rent In addi
tion to the four I am ualn*. Ap
ply fo W. J. Woodier, wholesale
grocer and aalea agent for Kin*
Plake Flour. Lehigh Cement. Wall
Plaster and Flnlahlnit I-lnie.
decJltfnp.
FARM fl.WMi.WNM, Nil-*: iikhi
drneea. Vacant lota. Cheap. Knay
terma. Carolina Real Kulato.
Phono 806, Illnton Building, Klls
alieth Cily. dec 27-JanSnp.
farmkrh:?in* this paok
for Mailing yo?r produrta. Ask
those who hart triad It. If
"MONKV TO IjOAX TO 7.1 PgR
cent a pp rained valu? on city. r*n
Idcntlal and bualne*? property,
and handled ^Ith scientific pre
cision nnd dlfipatch. Romp loan* '
On Kcrond mortgage*. Macon snd i
?on. special Representative? for
North Carolina, Hender?on, N. C."
dec 30 jah lpd
pwonr mo for njc/urmo
??d preaatnr Work dona
promptly and In gdod ?kap?, if*
MOD I'fl FOB CHX>1>YRAR I*AL
loon* Riding comfort. Auto
Supply A Vulcanising Company
Phone 4*7. decStfnp
HHOH ItKI'MRVltfj. WK CALL
for and deliver. W. F. Williamn.
Pbona 76?. oct.Sltf np
BBFORK YOU TRT THI IlKHT
try tha bf?t?The 8u?y i?ee Cafe.
Special dlanar 60c. tfapd
HAIiAKY I75.00 WHKKI.Y FULL
time. 11.50 an hour ?part time,
?ailing Auarantoed hosiery; all
color?, all ?tylea; ?ample* free to
agent*. Guaranteed Mill?, 6761,
Norrlatowa. I?a.
no lt-J?n 1 Ipd.
For Rent r
ron navr?w>rn rxrin
: nt-hed ronnm. flrat floor, renlml
location. Writ? Box 413 or phone
i 7 76-W rtcfrrrnri' required.
drc.S0-Jin.5-np
roit nrvn?a muck nt n.n
Inga, concrt tc Aooni and fit'**lor*
on 'North Water atreot on Rail
road aiding. Apply to W. J. Wood
I?7. WholciaU Orocar. king rial?? ,
Flour. U iilih cement, jtrpatif t1
wall ?teater. titer flalahlai llm?.,
I HOl'Ric FOR 11R.\T?4'OIINKKI
Church and Elliott utroot, Pas-'
??slon January 1. phone 808-W.
Mr?, r. P. Coh?n>n. Corner iloaii
innu Cliir-h street. mon-thuatf
roR Ai)VKr:risi\o os thih
page, telephone M!m Blount at
The Advance office. Phont
?67,
tf
Special Notices
AS ORMMANCK
DC IT OKDAINED; That no
one family, within the Corporatr
Limita of Elizabeth City, ?hall
have moro than ono cow, nor
flhall thero be moro than one cow
on any one lot.
PROVIDED, A lot Khali be con-1
utruod to be a lot not lona than
40 feet hy 100 feet, nor aliall
there bo moro than on** cow to any
realdcnce or apartmont houae, nor
Khali any cow or cow? bo tl?-d out
on any v?cant lot or lot
Any violation of any of the pro
vlalonn of thl* Ordinance ahall.j
upon conviction, bo flnod 926.00 i
for cach and every offanae.
J. H. 8NOWDEN, ]
doc.30,31 City Clerk. |
UTTUI hLOP^S CH*I#Tm55i.
WAS CTli.1- ??* S-JCM Oou> MAM AT TKS
uAtr ?>Arnr tm*t it *rv?sw am A*?rut.
STA* ? ?/lTO ^ANCFV^ HUO^yir