The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-15
In NORTH CAROLINA.
QUESTIONS AFFEC TING THE I'M
TERESTS OF FARMERS.

Comment on the Negro Exodus-The Agri-
cultural Depression In Some Sections
Hopes for the Future Expressed-ciean-
ings.
RALEIGH, \. c., January li.-lSpecial.l
Many sections in North Carolina are affect
ed in one way or another by the exodus OF
the negroes, which continues undated. 10
is estimated here from reports from the
State that already between six thousand
and seven thousand negroes have been in
duced to migrate TO that FL Dorado OF the
states in the southwest. which is found TO
be anything but a Paradise by the exodus
ters who leave Carolina by the car load.
Means OF deportation fail at times, and
the crowds Of negroes gathered at railroad
stations-ior instance, two thousand alone
being reported at Winston-oaer food for
reflection in case severe weather should set
In. For the negroes are comparatively
mOneyless and without the means Of OBJ
tanning great quantity Of provisions. Bad
weather would mean suffering for them,
sickness perhaps, and an unpleasant
problem Tor ncighborhood folks 70 face.
STATE PRESS COMMENT.
The State press contains many comments
on the subject. Thus the Wilson Advance
SAYS: "rhe movement Of the cOlOrcd pcO-
pie towards Mississippi, Alabama and
Texas seems 10 be pretty general from
Edgecomhe, Pitt, Greene, Lenoir and
Wayne counties. 50 far as we have been
able 20 ascertain. and IL appears that the
same tendency 10 migraiion manliests itself
in portions of South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama. And it r. even seen that the col
ored people are departing from Mis-
sssippi and Arkansas for Texas,
and they are also going from Texas L.
Mexico II is not likely that upon the
whole. the per cent. who migrate from North
Carolina viii amount 90 rs much as fifteen
per cent. ofthe colored population, though,
as 10 some localities, temporary neon
yenicnce will De experienced by the whole
sale dcpopulation Of noighborhoods where
this is the chief hired and tenant labor NJ
ceiyo6 upon for the cultivation Of the soil"
The AsheNillo Citizen SAYS: ut might
appear from present indications that the
negro exodus now going ON in Eastern
North Carolina would subject the map Of
that section tO the same gaudy phenomenon
that now makes that Of Vermont 80 strik-
mgiy conspicuous. I'm that State All the de-
serted farm lands are cOorcd red. and the
that ruddy glow is east over the
whole surface. The once Nerdant
paradise. the Green mountains,
is painted red, ominous mark Of mwise
political doctrines. These red markings
expose the extent Of the desolation. In
some towns. tracts embracing 10000 acres
are thus designated. The purpose OF so
distinguishing them II 90 invite 10 their ~
population, the inducement being price
Of from 50 10 $40 per acre, including
buildings and improvements. Vermont
will scarcely ever get back the
hardy, energetic, perseycrng, intelligent
population forming character forced upon
II by the necessities Of position. The
world is now open 10 them where 10 choose.
and the have chosen. Their places may be-
filed by the foreigneI hardly ever again BY
the American; for upon the latter no longer
rests the necessity OF conflict with poor land,
severe climate and almost endless wintern
sin the South it is different. The section
abandoned by the negroes Is productive, the
climate is mild. and it il not unhcalthful,
though IL can scarcely be called inyigorat-
ing. But cultivation Of the soil amply re-
pays toll. not only I'm one thing. but I'm many
things. There need be- the attention 10 no
special staples, but the culture OF many
products, on the pursuits Of many varied
industries
There will be no necessity 10 paint tho
map OF Eastern North Carolina red.'
EFFECT ON AGRICULTURE.
Various views are held as TO the effect Of
this movement upon agriculture. The VIII
mingi0n Messenger says; "Whatcyer else
the agents may propose. there is one thing
they ought not 70 do-to proiract their cf-
forts much later. II they continue their
canvass in the eastern counties they Will
completely dis0rganiIe labor and set back
farming 90 degree that viii De- very
injurious 10 the best interests Of the
state. ihe farmers are already COM
planning, ana they cannot tell az
present what size OF crop % pitch. North
Carolina has between 100000 and sC0.OOO ne
grocs. We can spare 10000 easily, but this
should be done before cropping begins. Lee
the agents hurry up their work for the pre-
sent season and 'get out for good until
next winter
rHg FUTURE BRIGHT.
The Wilson Advance SAYS: "ihc cry OF
hard times has been heard n our section
many times before. tat f0r many years
there has not heoA iLe same reasons for the
cry. ou. people are hard pressed for
moncY-theY need supplies for the coming
crop. The complaint is general all over
Eastern North Carolina"
''ihts fall and winter has been the best
we have ever seen for work on the fram.
and yet there has been less work done than
we have ever known. The depressed
condition Of the pCOp.e-the very cry %
hard times has Knocked the spirit and
energy out Of the people, and many i.them
are letting precious time slip by unim-
proved. e il the heighth 0f folly 10 sit on
the lsnce and cry hard tines iet us one
and all make up our minds 10 accept things
rs they are and work all the harder 20 better
our condition
"'lhe future, from a financial standpoint,
of Eastern North Carolina Is not, we be-
licye, altogether 30 dark as 10 now appears.
There Is a little CLEAN of silver lining TO tho
cloud. Our people will live on less This
year than they ever have. They will culti-
yate their crops for less money than ever
before, and they viii diversity more than
ever. With good crops this year our sec
tion will Dc Od IN many ways than she has
eYeg oeen.'
The Ashcyillc Democrat says on this
point: Outside OF Asheyilie there are very
few in Bunc0mbe. ana in the other western
counties the proportion Is astonishingly
small. There arc only sixty-three c0l0rd
voters in the county OF Macon. To North
ern and European lab0ring men who desire
10 locate in new country this Is strong
inducement.v
Wilmington Market.