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WAREHOUSE TRYON, M. C.
Large Gathering of Farmers and Bus
iness Men From all Parts of Coun-'
ty. Fine Spirit. Able Ad
dresses Plenty of Din-"
ner and to Spare.
March the 8th, 1922, should be
an epoch in the history of Polk
County Agriculture ; which means
an epoch in the history of gener
al business in the county.
The morning was auspicious.
Nature seemed to smile. : The
mountains surrounding Tryon
stood forth in all their beauty
and glory and seemed to kiss the
the blue over arching canopy of
Heaven, while the smiling .sun-1
shine lit up this glorious pan- j
orma in a way to gladden the!
heart of a poor mortal who might
be inclined to feel blue. " '
This splendid condition of
weather, found the " Farmers
federation Warehouse completed
with the exception of arranging
office, windows, doors etc.
Promptly at 11 o'clock a. m. the
people were seated on crude
seats improvised in the ware
house temporarily for that- pur
pose, and the program com
menced. ; '
Hon. F. P. Bacon, Mayor of
Tryon was invited to preside at
the meeting; who graciously ac
cepted and did so with becoming
grace and dignity; for which he
has the thanks of the Federation.
Rev. W. A. Black, pastor of
the Congregational church of
Tryon, after singing1, All Hail
the Power of Jesus Name ' etc.
Led by Mr. Weigle and Nelson
Jackson Jr. offered an able and
impressive invocation of Divine
guidance. Dr. E. E. Missildine
President of the Board of Trade
of Tryon delivered a very ap
propriate address of welcome
followed by a response in ringing
terms by Mr. Grant C. Miller,
member of the Farmers Federa
tion and architect . and designer
of their splendid warehouse.
Mr. H. P. Corwith, proprietor of
the famous Oyerbrook Orchard,
Saluda, N. C. and President of
the State Horticultural Society
was called on and responded in
nnw . 11 1.1 3 . 1 A
m II I M uuii if iti w- riirri i u u w I
other song, "Blessed Be the tie
that Binds" etc., was sung with
emphasis and fine spirit. 1 Mr.
James M. Grayj Assistant Direct
or of Farm Extension work Ra
leigh N. C, was introduced and
presented in a convincing man
ner the importance of Farmers
organizations of cooperative mar
keting; and that exigencies of
the new times in which we are
living, makes the need impera
tive. Mr. B. P. Brown Chief of
the Division of Markets Raleigh,
N.'C, was introduced and spoke
with force relative to farm co
operative marketing. He insist
ed that there are four fundamen-
w principals necessary to , suc
cessful cooperative marketings
"e saysRaVe'after examining
r charter and by-laws. 2nd.
Necessary capital on which to do
business and erood management
?rd- A sufflcent volume of bus
iness. 4th. Loyalty on the part
ui members of the Federation to-
'toaWl 4-1. . n
- tueir organization, wr.
rown presented his arguements
m a masterly and convincing way
7M, 1 trust every, farmer and
uusmessman went home with
the feeling that our organization
and warehouse wasnot built to
create strife in our business cir
cles of Polk County:-but to be
Jme a mighty force in the cbun
jf to Produce business at the
?efc shall thrive. Now the last;
ULoyjio means the least of the
gram was the part our splen
did ladies from the farms nlavprt
No one saw any signs of anything
to eat m any corner of the woods;
but when we thought all was
over; the ladies raised ahowl and
asked where was a table on
Which to spread their lunch ?
Believe me, there was some hust
ling around and in a very few
""""a a iuue iDie m iroiK of
the warehouse was improvised
witn long clean planks and trestle
benches,- and linen spreads pro
vided arid my; what a surprise.
Mrs. Voorhies, our valuable new
comer to Polk county, Mrs. Fos
ter and Mrs. G. E. Thompson,
of Mill Spring, Mrs. J. T. Camp
breens Creek, Mrs. H. H. Ed
wards Columbus, and a host of
helpers spread a table that made
the spectators V mouth water.
ThoseVho left immediately v af
ter the speaking :i closed, never
will know i what they missed.
The farmers ielt at' home; be
cause they were on ground on
which they Had the right to be.
The farmers from the country
and their wives covered them
selves with glory; And yet there
might have 'been much more
glory. 1 V : . ":
Thus ended the glorious day
March the' 8th, 1922, at Tryon, N.
C. and in behalf the Polk Coun
ty Farmers Federation I want to
thank tie Mayor of Tryon, The
Pres. of the Board of Trade of
Tryon, Bro. W. A. Black, The
brethren who conducted the
singing and every one who aided
in the least in making the day a
glorious success, and I shall look
forward to much greater days in
the future that the ladies of Try-
on with hot coffee, will meet
their sisters from the farms with
their pantry supplies and learn
more of each other's toils, troub
les and joys. Respectfully,
i J. R. Sams, President.
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Farmers, What Will You Do?
1 " ;
Mr. Brown in his addrss'in our
Warehouse on March the 8th laid
down four propositions that in
his opinion jare absolutely'neces
sary to the success of our Farm
ers Federation: viz
1st. A good organization.
2nd. Good management.
3rd. Capital sufficient, and
volume of business to more
than pay overhead expenses.
4th. Loyalty of members to
their organization.
SuDDOse we analyse these pro-
. ,..
positions and see if we can meet
the requirements. If we can,
then lets do it; If not, then lets
quit as soon as possible. 1st.
Mr. Brown says we nave a strong
and crood organization 2nd. our
manaerer and management is
largely untried; but will be just
what we ourselves maKe n. oru.
We have not sufficient capital to
run a volume of business to more
than cover overhead expenses.
4th. Are we loyal to our organ
ization to this
afyMsT the first proposition is
all right and . under it we have
built one of the bes t warehouses
in the state. 5 ! 2nd. proposition
(management) who can gainsay
the management so far. ' To take
the cramped and pinched means
in the hands of our directors ana
enect them to build such a
warehouse as we have, is simply
marvelous. Who of you as an
individual with plenty of money
ronld have done - better 6ra.
We have not the capital on which
we can do a volume of business
fftnnvpr riinnincr exDenses. Can
weget this capital? yes, as easy
a to sav so if farmers are m
Pflrnest to do business for them
selves. How? Let every, director
oWd fltnpkholder cro to his neigh-
MUU m
bor. arifl insist on his faking one
or more shares of stock, 10 men
or women who will each ..take 2
Tryon, N. - Cy
Ejccuse -Oiv Duct
Our! Hard Surface Road
A News dispatch from Raleigh in the Ashe-
ville Citizen dated March, 15, says:
"' s ' 'Eighth distri(--sl3
Columbus to South Carolina line, hard surfaced;
Southern Paving company, Chattanooga, Tenn. ,
$195, 469. 80 . Bridge work to Henry Construction
company, Greenville, '$19,897.60.
shares will raise $10000, 50 tak
ing 1 share each w iU 1 make
$2500.00. Then 20 of pur present
stockholders take each ona more
share, would make $1000,00 all
told $4500,00 which; added to
what we have would supply
plenty of capital, 4th. Loyal to
our organization. Have weall
been loyal? When outsiders have
given us a knock, have we been
true, or have we sanctioned the
knocker? In the future are we
going to buy supplies and sell
our stuff through our business; or
through the business of someone
who knocks us? Which? This
whole idea of our Farmer's Fed
eration is based on the principals
of the sermon on the mount. Of
helpfulness to each other and to
the world of mankind at large.
Who then can object or refuse to
go out and help raise the " neces
sary stock to insure its success.
A Night in Dixie
-There will be an entertainment
at the Schoolv Auditorium March
the 24th, at 8:30 p. i mi :
Similar to, the" one j given last
year under the same name.
There will; be ah -interesting
prdgrame composed of some the
best talent in Tryon. j!
- Proceeds will be jused to help
move the Methodist Church to a
more suitable location. Admis
sion 25 and 50 cts. f j !'
Church of the Holy Cross.
Holy Communion.1 11 A M.
the first Sundays . ;
Morning Prayer... 11 A. M
all other Sundays ,
Sunday School.:. -iU.L-10 A. 'M.
- Friday 11
Liteny: J....L:30 P. .M
Intersessions for the sick
. ii.4:50 P. M
The, flews $2,00 a year:
March 17,1922
Melvln HHI
C. B. Sanders of Green River
spent the week-end with his sis
ter Mrs. Stacy. -
The little cijild of Tilden Hig
gins and wife! who was sick of
pneumonia and whooping cough
is much improved.
Bob Sanders of Green River
attended religious services here
Sunday night j - s
Elder W. a Reed was absent
from church and Sunday school
last Sunday. I : . .
Elder G. a Branscbm filled
his regular appointment here
Saturday and Sunday. - . '
; The Hillcrest girls " spent the
week-end with home Hoiks v as
usual.- ' ' - .
Well it seems that winter has
held oMntiltJiel six weeks " are,
about out. Wonder if the ground
hog shadow, did have -anything
to do with it' : ."'.
A fox chase; was, enjoyed here,
Saturday nighjt minus the fox.;
A dead cat tied to' a "i pole and
dragged through the woods for
several miles j I was ) substituted
which appearantly answered all
purposes "well f enough until j the,
fox hunters ciught up -with 'the,
fellow who had the cat and seem
ed inclined to-resent that kind of
fox and talkedj threateningly ; of
suing the young fellow for dam
ages but in as much as, the cat
was private proprerty, bought
and paid for by the said fellow,
he thought he
had, the right to
drag his cat throught the woods
if he wanted too, and ; that he
was not compelling anybody to
chase; t lopfes like. he fcould
have waited until April 1st. i
A Missourriiian lost control of
liis automible when his creditors
took it away from him;
Saluda.
. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lump
ford, ?March 13, a son.
Hugh Ward, of Fort Motte, is
visiting his parents in Saluda.
Ernest Thompson went to
Spartanburg Tuesday.
Saluda. high school -boys and
the town boys crossed bats on
the Seminary grounds last Sat
urday afternoon. Some good
playing was dope, by both teams.
The high school has some boys
who can knock a ball and make
the bases. A 1 v i n Johnston
knocked a home run. The score
stood 11-8 in favor- of the High
School. Saluda high school is to
play Columbus this week.
C. A. Lord of the Saluda Phar
macy has moved with his family
into Mrs. Lance's cottage. -
The Epworth League had a
party at Library Hall Friday
n i g h t. Notwithstanding J the
continual rain there was a good
crowd of young people present,
0 Id time games were p ay ed with
much jollity. Ice cream - arid
cake were served by the young
ladies.'
This Friday night, another
good party is anticipated at Li
brary Hall. Everyone is invited.
Come and see what fun you can
have on St. Patrick's day. Bene
fit high school .base ball team. -.
Last Sunday afternoon the Ma
sonaof .Saluda had . a service to
which thev public was . invited.
The Masons and a choir of young
people sang, and Archdeacon
Griffith preached relating origin,
intent and the good of Masonry.
Mrs. Campbell and Miss Kil
lian have returned for the sum
mer. Dr. E. M. Salley and H. L.
Capps attended the second quar
terly conference of the Tryon
and Saluda charge at Tryon Sun
day evening. Delegates were
elected to District Conference of
the Asheville district to be , held
in Hehdersohville, May, 16. I
Fishtop w
Bad- weather for the farmer
still continues here. r
J Henderson and T. W. Brad
ley went to Saluda on Saturday.
J. W. Bishop passed through
this section Sunday, L ?
Preparing stove wood for this
summer is about , all the' work
that has been done for some days.
T. W. Bradley has received
six dozen, song; books for his
classes at Silver Creek and
Mountain Grove churches.
J. B. Bradley visited home
folks Sunday. ; . ;
. Newton Case moved from Lan
drum to the Bradley plantation
last week. ;
Clayton Pace and Curtis New
man have been spraying orchards
for themselves and J. B. Bradley
the. past week. :
Pose y -V Henderson, Clayton
Pace; Curtis: and Taft Newman
visited Newton Case a few min
utes Sunday. , ;
r T. W. Bradley sang fpr the
Mountain Gfovechoir Sunday. ;
The irampershave tramped
back home orsSm0 place else,
since their happy visit in the Sar
tin hills; l: v " r " t
Ve hearvJudge Lane is giving
drunken auto drivers down the
country in Henderson county.
Hurrah for him! v
t We are informed that a certain
man received a letter last week
which very much enthused him.
$2.00 a Year
for a while as he thought it was
from his 1 'lady love his sweet
turtle dove" but later found out
it was from Sheriff Jackson.
Mill Spring R. 1.
The many wishes for O. L.
Wilson to succeed in the super- 1
intendentjwork in the Big'Level ;
Sunday school were in - vain, as
Talmage Allen, a former member,
of a Methodist church, took the
place last Sunday ' and we feel
sure he will strive for the best.
Miss Gilreath Edwards who
has been sick with flu is improv
ing, we are glad to say,.
Virgie Ogle called on her little
friend Vestie Odell Sunday.
Miss Fannie Lynch has return
ed to her home at Sutherf ordton
after a brief stay with her grand
mother Mrs. R. Gilbert.
Sallie Whiteside of Uree, spent
the week-end . with her friendsi
Gilreath and Pantha Edwards.
Ethel Ogle spent Sunday with
Maggie Isrel.
Mrs. W. E. Elliott visited . Mrs.
Gettys Tuesday.
Talmage Allen was a welcome
caller at the home of Floyd Mills
Sunday, as usual.
Mrs. N. E. Williams enjoyed
last Snnday with her daughter
Mrs. Ralph Edwards;
There was a singing at W. E.
Elliotts last Wednesday night.
These weekly singings are held
in different homes and are enjoy
ed very much by alLw ho attend,
especially the listeners.
The interesting sermon deliver
ed, by Rev. : WV Jw. Womack at
Lebanon last' Sunday was very
much enjoyed by all that were
nrfispnr -
W W ?-
Dr. Pratt filled his regular ap
pointment last Sunday at 3:30.
Next Friday the 17, is St. Pat
rick's Day. Don't forget your
ribbons and ties.
j No visible sign of the Tryon .
Hosiery Manufactory Co., oper
ating this plant as yetl
: Its' to be hoped that the con-;
tractors who ere they may, be of
the hard surface road from state
line to Columbus will " see their
way clear to begin work soon.
Tryon wants to congratulate -herself
for the progressive -yoter
on her improvement proposition."
A 1 " 1 ! j 1 n -r- t ,
aiso on navmg me r armer s r ea
eration - located in her city.
With the hard surf ace road when
it materializes Tryon should have
quite an increase in business.:
Oh you community people and
local ... school dads what : about
your, promise or your resolutions
last Feb., 1921 to keep your
school grounds cleaned up etc.
Don't become slackers. . -
Thomas W. Cannon and Miss
Dalia Thompson of Saluda were
married last Sunday at the res
idence of Rev. John Arledge who
officiafedr (no cards) At home hi
Lynn,N,'C.
. T. A. Caldwell and wife of
Landrum, S. C, were guests" of
H. G. Cannon and -family - last
Miss Myra Hicks is .nursing, a
very badly sprained ankle.
Miss Parker opened a private
school last Monday in the 4 school
building'chafging only a very
moderate tuition, :
Deputy Marshall Swann- was
at his home with his family last
Sunday. -. -
Roy Swann a student (bt ; the
deaf Institute at Morgaiiton is at
home for a few days.
When a man sets the , world
on fire there is always another
one coming along,, right" behind
him with the fire extinguisher.
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