The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-11
BETTEf, TIMES AHEAD /,
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
All Agree that the Country is Getting
Better.

q number Of persons on
the condition Of the country.
The following is the question which
was put to each one What is gour
opinion Of the basis on which the peo-
pie Of this country start upon the Ne~
Year,"
Following are the answers OF some OF
the persons we have Intercepted, and
they are given in order az we interro
gated them. without letting any one
know how others had answered before
him:
w. II. Hulk, farmer in Halifax coun-
tv: The country, III my opinion Is
in better condition than since 1880.
There is hardly farmer in my section
but has plenty of corn and meat. Some
are selling meat. They have little
money, but are well prepared to
start a new crop. No man is pressed
near me. Mems trouble is old debts.
l know man named Lewis Dickens
who could not pay for his land by
making cotton. But when he quit
raising cotton and went to raising corn
and meat he paid for his land"
w. F. PARKER, county Treasurer
1--WE are at the bottom and climbing,
and we will gradually improve. There
are more supplies and less money in
the country than since 1868"
A. f. CARTER, farmer in Halifax
county: Farmers start the new year
in better condition than year ago
There is more meat and bread in the
country, and this makes it easier fo,'
the farmer"
J. A. HOUSE, farmer in Halifax coun-
ty: Money is scarce but there Is
more corn and meat than I have seen. y
E. c.. BIGGs, farmer Times are as
easy as usual There is more bread and
meat in the country and the people are
no more in debt than one or two years
ago. Prospects are as good as they
have been in five years"
W. f. DANIEL, lawyer and president
Weldon bank Farmers have album
dant supplies. The low price of proc
ucts has kept money scarce. Business
of merchants for the past ten years has
changed very much. Banks appear to
have plenty of money. The credit bus
mess is less than formerly. Merchants
pay cash and sell for cash more where
as ten years ago the business was done
on time Necessity forced the people
to economy ! am not in sympathy
with the financial policy of the admin
istration."
DR. H. B. FURCERsoN, physician :
"There are more supplies in the coun-
try than in several years. Very little
money. The condition of the farmer
is better In my observation, good
portion of the crop of 1898 is still on
hand"
w. w. RossER, farmer: Farmers
are in better condition, as to supplies,
and less in debt than they have been in
several years There is very little mon
ey. There are fewer mortgages given,
and [ think there will be still fewer
this year"
MAJ. 7. l.. EMRY, merchant and far
mer, Weldon "The condition of the
country is better than it has been in
20 years. There is more meat and
corn, and more paid mortgages. My
collections nave been the best this win
ter I lave ever had"
L. G. GRADY, Jeweler, Halifax !:
'tThe farmers in this section are in bet
ter condition than they have been
since tie war They have had more
money sometimes than now, but their
supplies were not greater"
w. J. WINGATE. merchant. Wake
Forest: ''There is less money in nv
section than in 10 years Farmers are
in as good condition as they have been
in 5 years. Plenty of corn and meat,
which makes tt EN- practically indepen-
dent. The crop of 1898 was made at
less expense than any l have ever OBJ
served"
J. T. LYMAN, farmer, Conoho: Ear
,,,ars ara in hatter condition than j.,