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THE OABOLINA UNION FABMER
[Thursday, April 3, 1913.
Local Notes.
IJEUIvAVILIaE LOCAL, No. 2108.
Dear Editor:—We have been or
ganized about fifteen months and
have forty members in good stand
ing. We are ordering our supplies
through wholesale houses and are do
ing a good business. Old Duplin is
lacking in organization, although it
is growing stronger every day. How
glad I would be to see the time when
every farmer of intelligence would
join the Farmers’ Union to better
his condition. The thing that we
must do is to co-operate and stand
together in sickness or in wealth.
Farmers, let me ask you as a brother
to stick to the Farmers’ Union and
encourage men of moral character to
join your Local. Wishing the Union
and paper much success.
WALTER M. WILKINS,
Secretary-Treasurer.
FAIR VIEW (TENN.), No. 1295.
Dear Editor:—As you permitted
me space for a short letter in your
valuable columns some time ago, will
ask the same favor again. I am al
ways glad to receive the paper and
read the letters from the different lo
cals and learn how the brother farm
ers are progressing along the lines of
co-operation. I realize that The Car
olina Union Farmer will be a great
help to our newly organized members
of Greene County who are all eager
to learn from any experienced broth
er. We are buying many articles
through the Union, such as fertil-
lizer, wire, sugar, salt, etc. We hope
to have a warehouse soon for the
purpose of handling most all articles
that the farmer needs. A great many
of the best men in the county are
coming in the Union, men who are
financially able to do something.
They are the ones that make a Union
strong and we are glad to see them
getting in line, for we know it means
something. Oiir worthy County
President, John A. Stanton, in our
last meeting appointed a committee
to investigate and locate a suitable
site for a warehouse or storage
house and report at the next county
meeting which will be on Saturday,
April 26. The money will be raised
by members taking shares—$10 per
share. Each Local is to report the
number of shares they desire to take
at the next county meeting. Any
member can take as many shares as
he likes and I am quite sure the
members will be very liberal in tak
ing them.
Best wishes to the editor and all
readers of The Carolina Union Far
mer.
JAMES M. FARNSWORTH.
Greenville, Tenn.
business and have a large bank ac
count. Stop and think who they
made it out of. Did they make it
out of the merchants and money pow
er, or did they make it out of the
farmers? With all this staring us
in the face, we say we can’t help
ourselves. It seems as if our farm
ers are willing and able to make
every one rich who comes along, but
when they are asked to come togeth
er and start a business for them
selves, their plea is that they are not
able, and yet they are able to bear
the expenses of others to make them
rich and support a trust against
themselves. J. D. SWAIN,
Vice-President.
HAWKINGVILLE, No. 1543.
Dear Editor:—If you will give me
space I will tell you about our Local
We have fifty-five members, and we
are getting along nicely. Mr. C. E.
Lee, our Local Agent, has contracted
for our fertilizer and has already or
dered and sold to the locals about
nine carloads and is taking orders
every meeting for one or more car
loads, and we find it a great saving
to us. I hope it will cause the mem
bers of our Local to start other busi
ness of importance. It has become
chronic with our farmers to think
that they are not able to come to
gether and start a business of their
own. They never stop to think that
they are bearing the burdens of mak
ing others rich and supporting al
the trusts and combines of the
world. Dear fanners, have you ever
thought of the many thousand Jews
and others who come to this country
and start with a peddler’s pack worth
about thirty or forty dollars? In a
few years they are able to start a big
OAKDALE LOCAL, No. 1003.
Dear Editor:—Our Local has
twenty-one members and we took in
two more at our last meeting. We
are running on full time and under
a full head. We have made up our
order for guano and have sent it in.
We are all buying the material and
making the guano to suit our taste
and judgment. We are learning to
attend to our own business and to
buy our guano, sugar, oils and what
ever we need. We are also learning
to sell to advantage and find that
we can get better prices by co-oper
ating and shipping our things to a
better market. Our members are be
ginning to see that there is some
thing in the co-operating plan and
that it means money in their pock
ets. As soon as they all see this,
they will take hold like a lion and
hold fast. Then there will be some
thing doing.
W. L. HUDSON.
CHARITY LOCAL, No. 194.
Dear Editor:—It is a difficult mat
ter to convince some farmers as to
their needs, but they all should agree
that the warehouse system should be
encouraged by all members of the
Farmers’ Union. They ought to co
operate in buying and selling through
the same channel. I have heard it
said that the State Business Agency
was not a success. Why? Because
the people did not patronize his work,
but bought goods elsewhere. This
was a mistake. If every Local Union
in the State would buy through the
trade system, I believe that in less
than five years the membership
would increase to double the number
we have to-day. Farmers should in
sist that their guano be bought
through the trade system. If your
County Business Agent gets fertilizer
branded anything but Farmers’
Union, it is your duty to write to
Mr. H. P. Brown, of Salisbury. If
his prices are higher, buy of him any
way and you will come out better in
the end. If you cannot see how this
can be, send postage and I will tell
you. Our State officials are working
hard to help us, and it is our duty to
stand pat ^nd help them.
C. L. STARNES.
Hickory, N. C., R. 2.
in it as manager, and we are doing
business. We have a paid in capital
of nearly $4,000. Some of the good
men have not taken stock in this en
terprise, but there are enough to
make it a live wire.
Now, the task before us is to get
our Farmers’ Union members to co
operate in buying and selling; to
protect their interests and to educate
themselves into economic living and
farming.
There never was a time when the
farmer had a better opportunity or
better possibilities than he has to
day. As soon as they will act, think
and work together, they will have
things going their way. We cannot
afford to pull down any industry and
we must encourage every enterprise
that is for the uplift of our county.
But we must have an equal chance,
and the only way to get it is to co
operate. To succeed, we must stand
together. We learned the lesson too
late that divided we cannot demand
the respect that should come to us as
a class.
I am glad to report that the Farm
ers’ Union has brought some things
to pass. The business of farming is
coming to her own.
J. H. EVANS,
Harrellsville, N. C.
NOTICE, HAKE COUNTY MEETINO.
The regular monthly meeting of the Wake
County Division of the Farmers’ Education
al and Co-operative Union of America will
be held in the library room of the Ma.sonic
Temple, Raleigh, April llth, at 11 o’clock
a. m. All I.ocals are requested to send
delegates, as much Important bu-siness will
come up for discussion.
J. M. TEMPEETON, Preslaent.
W. E. BAGWEEE, Secretary.
It takes from seven to nine months
for a capon to develop its excellence.
Those weighing six pounds command
earliest sale, but nine to ten pound
birds bring best prices. Caponiziug
is performed when the birds are
about two to three months old—be
fore the comb develops.
The market poulterer finds unifor
mity one of the greatest characteris
tics in pure bred poultry. There is
more attraction in a coop of chickens
all alike in size and color, than in a
promiscuous lot, and they sell more
readily. But we place no stock in
the theory that the pure breeds give
us a better quality of flesh; that is
a matter of food and care. A mon
grel properly fed will have better
flavored meat than a pure bred im
properly fed.
Anxiety is the poison of human
life.—Blair.
CABBAGE PLANTS
Frost proof, from best seed obtainable.
“Wakefields” a specialty. $1.00 per
thousand.
F. B. MARSH,
Route 2. MARSBTVILLEt N. C.
(Satisfaction guaranteed.)
HERTFORD COUNTY.
Dear Editor:—I want to be allow
ed to report for Hertford County
Farmers’ Educational and Co-oper
ative Union. To start with, this is a
small county and one whole town
ship in the county hasn’t a Farmers’
Union man in it, I wrote to three
prominent farmers to let me take our
district organizer and come in their
teri;itory and set up a Local and I
was informed that I had written to
the wrong man, and one was sick and
one was silent. Two of the Locals
set up in the county by Brother
Swanson have gone under, but the
rest are alive. Our county is now on
a boom and the co-operative spirit
is catching. The brethren have built
a nice warehouse and put a live man
NEW EMBLIM BADGE
ENAMELED IN BLUE, with the
desisn in gold plate, screw back
style. The prettiest and neatest
Farmers Union Badge we have
yet seen. Price 25 cents each,
or 12.40 per dozen, by mail.
UNION SUPPLY CO.. Marstiville, N. €.
TO FARMERS’ LOCAi S
Brother Farmers will you buy * our CAB
BAGE PLANTS from dealers, brokers and
others who never see the plants but get a
rake-off al your expense or will you buy
from farmers like yourselves who have
been growing plants and truck for 30 years—
grow their own pla' ts and sell them to you
at 75 cents per thousand. 2 thousand tl 40.
Large 1 ts on application. WAKEFIELD
or SUCCESSION. Frost Fioof.
FARMERS PLANT CO.
ENTERPRISE. S. C.
CAROLINA UNION FERTILIZER CO.
MANUFACTURERS
Down Home Brand Fertilizers
NORFOI^K - - - - VA.
If the law becomes generally ef
fective, that cold storage and pre
served eggs must be labelled and
sold as such, there will be little if
any damage done the poultry busi
ness. In that case they will not
compete with the fresh egg market,
and the latter will naturally get a
better price. It is when the stored
egg is allowed to compete with the
fresh article that injustice is done to
both the poultrymen and the buyer.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
RAILROAD
Route of the
“NIGHT EXPRES!>“
Travel via Raleigh i Union Station) and
Norfolk Southern Railroad to and from all
points In Eastern North Carolina
BiifTet, Parlor and Sleeping Cars between
Raleigh and Norfolk.
Schedule In effect January 5, 1913.
N. B.—The following schedule ngures are
published as Information ONLY and are not
guaranteed:
TRAINS I.EAVE R.ALEIGH—
9:00 p. m. Dally—"Night Express," Pullman
Sleeping Car for Norfolk
6:00 a. m. Dally—For Wilson, Washington,
and Norfolk—Broiler Parlor Car
Service between Raleigh and Nor
folk.
6:00 a. m.—Dally, except Sunday—For New
Bern via Chocowlnlty. Parlor Car
Service.
2:50 p. m.—Daily, except Sunday—For Wash
ington.
TRAINS ARRIVE RALEIGH—
:25 a. m. Dally—11:15 a. m. dally, except
Sunday, and 7:50 p. m. daily. Buf
fet Parlor Car Service on 7:50 p.
m. train from Norfolk.
TRAINS LEAVE GOLDSBORO—
10:25 a. m. Dally—For Beaufort aiul .Nor
man Sleeping Car for Norfolk via
New Bern.
6:55 a. m. Dali—For Beaufort nad Nor
folk. Parlor Car between Wash
ington and Norfolk.
3:00 p. m. Dally—For New Bern, Oriental
and Beaufort. Parlor Car Service.
For further information and reservation
of Pullman Sleeping Car space, apply to C.
W. Upchurch. General Agent, or Ralph Duf
fer. City Ticket Agent, Yarborough Hotel
Building. Raleigh, N. C.
E. I). KYLE, W. W. CROXTON,
Traffic Manager. Gen’l Pass. Agent.
NORFOLK. VA
Souttiern Railway'
PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH
SCHEDULE OF TR.4INS FROM RALEIGH.
N. B.—The following schedule figures arc
published only as Information and are not
guaranteed.
No. 21—8:35 a. m.—Through train for
Asheville with Chair Car for Waynesville.
Connects at Asheville with Carolina Special
for Cincinnati and Chicago; also for Knox
ville, Chattanooga, Memphis, and all Western
points. Connects at Greensboro for all Nor-
thfctn and Eastern points.
No. 145—12:40 p. m.—For Durham, Ox
ford, Keysvllle, and Richmond. Connects at
Richmond for Washington, Baltimore, Phila
delphia, and New York.
No. 139—4:05 p. m.—For Greensboro, han-
les through Pullman Sleeping Car for At
lanta; arrives at Atlanta 6:25 a. m. Con-
ntctlng at Greensboro for all Northern and
Er-.f-tern points, also for Asheville and West
ern points. Makes connection In Atlanta for
New Orleans .Birmingham, Memphis, and for
Tf xa.s and California points.
No. 131—7:00 p. m.—For Greensboro makes
connection with solid Pullman Car Train for
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, and all other Northern and Eastern
points. Also with through Pullman Tourist
Car for New Orleans, El Paso, Los Angeles,
and San Francisco, also with through train
for Columbia, Savannah, and Jacksonville.
No. Ill—2:30 a. m.—For Greensboro. Han
dles Pullman Sleeping Car for Winston-Sa
lem, which Is open for occupancy at Raleigh
at 10:00 p. m. Makes connection for points
North and East, also for Asheville, Memphis,
St Louis, and Western points; also connects
with through Solid Pullman Car Train for
Ailanta and New Orleans.
No. 112—4:30 a. m.—For Goldsboro; makes
connection for Wilmington, New Bern, More-
head City: also connects with A. C. L. at
Selma for points South and North.
2s,-o. 108—10:40 a. m.—Local Train for Sel-
rra and Goldsboro. New train service effec
tive January 19, 1913.
No. 144—12:30 p. m.—For Selma and Golds
boro: makes connection at Selma with A. C-
L. Railway, North and South: also at Golds
boro with A. C. L. and Norfolk Southern
Railways.
No. 22—7:30 p. m.—For Selma and Golds
boro, through train with Chair Car from
Asheville: makes connection at Selma with
A. C. L. Daliway North and South, and
Goldsboro with A. C. L. and Norfolk South
ern Railways.
For detailed Information, also for Informa
tion concerning special round-trip rates ac
count various special occasions and Pullman
Sleeping Car reservations, ask any Southern
Railway Agent, or communicate with the un
dersigned.
H. F. CARY, J. O. JONES.
G. P. A.. T. P. A.
Washington, D. C. Raleigh, N. C.
S. H. HARDWICK, P.T.M.. Washington, D.t>-
E. H. COAPMAN. Vice-President and
General Manager, Washington. D. C.