The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
TAR HEEL NOTES.

Cotton buyers are hard put TO II %
get any cotton. Most OF the little the
farmers bring to market 10 taken d.
rect by the home mills. which pay
moro for II an they can afford TO do.
As rapidly as possible the home mills
are dispensing with middle men and
now spin more than the State produces
Some mills have established gins and
gin the cotton free Of charge or toll
All this marks Industrial development,
and Is a direct gain To the farmer.
rough as IL may be to the regular
buyers. who are doing blu; a 1.-THE of the
business which has characterized past
years.
The States production Of new cotton
ranges from 400 900 to 500, 900 bales an
nually. Assuming that the present
crop will amount to the figures first
named. the price at which it Is now
selling will enable the farmers to re-
ceive In the neighborhood OF $751; 00,-
900 for their crop. AS rule manufac-
$50 more than bale In its raw state,
IL will be seen that the industry is
really worth this year about $50, o00.-
900 to the people of North Carolina.
There are also bi-products of cotton,
such as oil, cotton seed meal. etc,
which give additional value to the
cop.
One of the most careful and prudent
farmers in Cumberland county says
that he had made more clear money
this year on tobacco than he had made
by the cultivation by any other agri-
cultural product since the close of the
war. He does not hope for a future in
it, but he does see his way to good
profit and a good living, and will in
crease his acreage next season.
There is in CASTOR county a sulphur
mine which is not generally known,
that gives employment to some fifty
men. The mine in operation at this
time 325 feet deep with various drifts
running from the shaft 500 feet There
IS considerable machinery at this NINE
The ore is hauled to the railroad and
shipped to Charlotte where it is man
ufactured into sulphuric acid and the
residue into a commercial fertilizer,
which is also made at Charlotte. 1t has
the reputation of being a good fertil-
izer for certain kinds of soil.
| A smelter which will handle 100 tons
of ore day is nearly completed at the
| Cranberry iron mine. The output of
the mine is now about $50 tons a day.
tent the shipments of ore to Tennes-
see. The product Of the mine is all
contracted for twelve months ahead.
| There is an epidemic amongst cattle
in BERTHE county. Mr.. Spruill, chair
man of the board of county commits
sioners, has lost over thirty head, and
good many other persons have lost
from two to twelve head. All of these
cattle are very poor in flesh and
their death is ascribed to eating acorns
of which the range is full
On Friday night of last week the
store room of the Watauga hotel cont
pany at Blowing Rock, was destroyed
by fire. d. C. Morrow was arrested
and tried for the burning before Mr.
w. II. Sweden, was found guilty, and
| n IF ic in ;oi1 %-
await his trial at spring term of court
The model for the Vance statue TO,
Raleigh will be ready for January.
Work on the annex of the State Mu.
scum has for weeks progressed very
slowly. The roof is not on.
| The old folks are waiting for 70,
Christmas, so is the Seaboard Air Line
One and one-third fares round trip
Tickets good for two weeks, if pun.
chased December 22nd
The corporation commission meets
on Wednesday. 1t will consider mat
tiers of interest regarding the Museum
among other things.
There is a special demand for
new and accurate railroad map O
North Carolina, none having been is
sued by Clerk Brown, of the corpora
ton commission, since 1897 He say
he will prepare one early next year
He has sent requests to the variou
railroads for corrections and the lat
est information as to the exact route
of their lines.
There are now three places in thi
State, Prof. Massey, of the A. & NJ
College, says, which are badly infecte
with San Jose scale ON fruit trees
These places are Tarboro, Faison an
Southern Pines. So far as is nov
Known the scale is not found in tn
State west of Raleigh.
e On the 18th instant the leigslativ
I joint committee to inspect the book:
J vouchers, ETC., of the State Treasure
" and Auditor will meet 1t is com
s posed of Senators NJ H. Justice an
W. c. Fields and Representative
Moore, Wrenn and Stubs.
e The State charters the Robesonvill
Tobacco Warehouse; capital 10000.
: Negro Burned at Stake.
.Iayesyilie, KY. Special.-Richar