The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-19
AS Seen from the Caf-Wtnoo"
and Hotel Porch.
Gentleman whose


4 gentleman whose business leads
him 10 Journey ike the Wandering
Jew,"-to and fro over the tace OF the
earth. visiting hut and mansion city
and hamiet.-ia short. 70 net lie
..Drummer."-tclls u that there IS
twice n much >tringency and >uterng
IN Eastern Carol ma. a. n Middle OF
Western y. Counting Ralcig h a. The
Centre lie finds i, hard 20 either sell
or collect East 81 Raleigh whereas
Westward 10 tie mountaiu-tops there =
little complaint. Tie large failures oil
the Battles III Eigecombe. Jarvis in
G~reenvi'ie. and numerous others. are
only the beginning. and are not cue 10
financial m.smauagemeut. 80 much a.
to tie fact HAT when cotton costs II
cents a pound. aud sells for 9. the mer-
chaut who furnishes food IT the cotton
raiser Is apt II hold Tic Aas-4nd
crawl inside.
Tor re Partner aud Mechanic.
The travelling mar III tie old North
state. whether lie be tramp or drum
mcr. when lie secs the widespread
w~hite-robcd cotton fields OF the sim
mon seed and sandy bottoms o., the
East. and going further West along the
central portion. views the waving fields
of grains and grasses. and tie Golden"
Tobacco Leaf: ard further on in the
West sees the high mountain peaks
rearing their heads in all their glory and
grandeur. and the rich farms along their
fertile valleys. : fully and powerfully
impressed with tho thought that this
Dixie laud'' OF ours has been most
abundantly blessed BY the hounteous
hand Of Providence iii the distribution
of natural resources. such Is lis diver
sity of soil. climate. ana productions.
that If ever fully developed. il viii Ic
the crande>t old State OF the Union.
But one thiug we think can he noted
a. Il growing evil IN the farming indus
tries OF the Eastern sectiou-the cNclu-
sivc culture 81 cotton. We DO moi
mean that the farmers should curtall
their cotton crops. or stop raising II. Tor
il is one OF the greatest staple produce
tons of the South. Every crop that Is
raised is sometimes a failure. and the
farmer WHO raises cotton alone. and cN-
poets from that to buy all his supplies,
is making himself a miserable victim OF
chance. When his cotton crop fails. rs
it often does. his all is gone. whereas
he might be independent still if he had
! raised cotton only as a surplus crop
and had others to lean on in case Of its
failure. In Eastern North Carolina.
king Cotton has for years had absolute
and sovereign rule in some sections,
aud while no one would be in favor OF
expelllng llm entirely from our borders,
yet every observing man clnnot tail to
see that a system OF ercluSire cotton Gull
ture is preiudicial to the interests OF the
farmers. and indirectly to all business,
as the farmers are really the backbone
of commercial economy.
LITTLE TO Buy AND PLENTY TO SELL.
The number Of country people throng
ing the streets nowadays is almost IN
precedented II i a fact. too, thar they
come to Go but llttle buy wing, in nearly
every instance bringing loads Of butter,
chickens and countiy produce to sell. Ii
has been many years since they have
been possessed Of such a feeling OF iudc
q EGUucuCc d. lhCy olC tIlo IdiI. iiltN
have had good crops, and have raised
plenty Of meat and enough chickens to
sell to provide for all their money wants.
SO far the weather, toe, has favored
them, making it comfortable to wear
summer clothes and enabling them to
laugh the clothing dealers TO scorn. The
truth of these statements was patent
yesterday, when the merchants were
complaining Of duh trade. while at the
same time the streets were crowded with
country wagons, aud the sidewalks were
thronged with people. 1t is a good sign,
and a harbinger of the happy time com
ing, when our country friends wild all
leave town carrying away ~cash-bought
goods instead of cash eating mortgages
Charlotte Obserrer. Mccklenburg has
the stock law.