The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-13

The Atlanta Constitution offers $4,000
cash prize contest for January. February
| and March, 1900 as follows:
| To the person sending a yearly SUBJ
scription to The Weekly Constitution. to-
gether with the correct estimate on the
| cotton receipts at New Orleans during
| the first seven months Of the present
cotton year (September 1. 1S99 to April
| J. 1900
$1,000 If estimate is received during
| January.
$1,000 If estimate is received during
February
$500 if estimate is received during March.
The above are for the exact estimates;
there are besides these six prizes, rang
ing along. $500. $500, $3.50. $3.50. SIPS and SIS.
amounting to $500, that will be paid out
sure for the six nearest estimates to
49, new Orleans cotton receipts at any
time during the three months Of the con-
| test. But you hit it exactly during jan
uary and secure the full $1,000 prize
check
The Constitution believes somebody will
| hit the figures exactly and expects TO
| pay out the full amount of the prizes
| offered-$3 900 in all. In a Constitution
| contest upon the same subject In 1896
| Mr.. r. T. Poole. of Capels Mills. NJ c.
| hit the exact figures and received a
| check for $1,000 as his prize Mr. Poole
| did not try to swell himself I'D at once.
| but very generously paid off a mort
gage on his fathers home place and with
| the balance he very wisely educated him
| self at Trinity college. Durham. N. c. He
| is now doing well IN business in North
Carolina and lives still near his old home.
It IS needless to say he is a warm friend
f The Constitution.
As guide in making estimates upon
the New Orleans ~ort receipts. The Con-
stitution gives the following figures. COM
tiled from statistics Of the past four
years:
NO reefs N. O. reefs. Total US
SEASON Sen. l. whole year crop for
Mch1 Sep1-Aug. 81. season.
1895 II .ose. 5s7 2.1o2.47O s,757. 1854
1897 ..249o. BIZ 2,5761e5 11199 1874
1880. ... ..1,s54.153 2,13o,29e 11274.Sao
The Constitutions market page will
give each week the port receipts for the
cotton season from which you can always
see the New Orleans port receipts from
September 1, 1899. up through the Friday
Immediately preceding the publication.
This will keep you posted to within two
or three DAYS of the time you send in
your estimate.
It IS believed that some Of the Texas
crop, that as a rule is sent In bulk to
New Orleans will be diverted this year
to other points because of the quaran-
tine regulations against New Orleans
The effort of Louisiana to have quaran-
tine raised by injunction from United
States courts will not have very soothing
effect upon the direction Of cotton ship
nents to New Orleans. This IS mentioned
simplv AS a pointer in making up estl-
mates: how much to allow, If anything,
for this cause must bc left to each mans
Judgment.
The $1,000 contest is an express contract
IN which The Constitution will stand IN
every particular Yet 1t is in Its nature
simnfv an advertisement by which The
constitution, combined with this paper
NAV he made better known In this COM
m,,n,tv Send us the subscription to Thu |
Constitution and our paper at the ad-
vert,sed price Of the two and with it |
vour estimate on the New Orleans port
receints and we will forward all together
For YOU On April 1st we trust $1,000 |
check will reach some of our subscribers |
RI helm make times even more easy /
round about u.s.
The Weekly Constitution for 1900 will
he better than ever before. It's special
news features are unsurpassed. The Boer-
British war. the Philippine and Cuban
operations, the busy session OF the most