The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-10
OUR ROBESON LETTER
Full of Interesting Facts and Horse
Sense Comments.
Red SPRINGS, n. c., September 6.
Editor Messenger:

Red SPRINGS, N. c., September 6.
Editor Messenger:
Delightful weather has succeeded the
long rainy season and farmers are busy
saving fodder. The prospect for cotton
is very poor and Judging from obser-
vations the yield in this section will
not exceed one third of a crop. Re-
ports from ether sections are more IA
vorable. Largo crops of sweet potatoes
will be made. Corn promises a fine
yield on uplandS.
Two young ladies from C~hristiania,
Norway, spent some weeks in Red
Springs as guests of Miss Mary Nc
Kinnon. One of the ladies. Hiss Lar
sen, was a student at Dresden, Ger
many, three years ago, with Miss Nc
Kinnon. These young ladies will spend
a ear in America.
A reunion Of confederate veterans
will be held at Red Springs on the 18th
of September. Arrangements are be-
ing made to entertain a large crowd.
Among those invited to address the
veterans are Generals Carr and Toon,
Major E. j. Hale and State Auditor
Dixon.
l.. P. Crunp, of Lilesville il Arson
county, died here on August 29th. after
a long illness. He was a veteran of
the war between the states. A high
toned gentleman of unblemished in
tegrity has gone to his rest. His re-
mains were carried to Lilesville for in
terment.
Several students have already ar
rived at the military academy. The
exercises begin on September 10th. On
the same date the fall session of Red
Springs seminary will begin. The
prospects of both institutions are very
fine.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
season. the tobacco crop promises a
good yield. Many Of our farmers were
discouraged with he results of last
year in tobacco culture n during this
season but q mail area was planted.
The fine timber in this county is fast
disappearing before the axe Of the
lumberman and in coming years the
sole reliance CT the people will be in
agriculture and manufacturing. I'm
less a different system of farming is
practiced, many of our people will en-
igrate in search of better lands. We
sadly need a diversity of crops. There
is no reason why a Robson county
farmer should have to buy a single
article of provisions save the article OF
coffee. With a good soil adopted to
raising corn, peas, potatoes, rye, wheat.
cotton oats and barley, there is no
sense in having haystacks in Maine
and corn cribs in the northwest. With
w~aterpower i'll Robson county alone
sufficient to ruin all the machinery or
Rhode Island we have recently estab-
lished two cotton mills only. The truth
is it is too easy to make a living here,
to incite Our people to that industry
which has made the eastern states rich
and powerful. The education Of the
young make dreamers who Sc no in
ducements in a life Of toll on the farm
with poor results n are driven to
other pursuits, and often seek new
lands in the west. An old veteran OF
the war remarked to this writer There
is no use talkin'. Nothing but necessi-
" viii ldrive EN-. Our farmers fight
grass all summer and buy hay next
year and they would not take a thou
sand dollars for the privilege of buy
ing Yankee hay. Granddady did that
way and why should not they do the
same?"
1t is idle tc tax Of Improvements
while agriculture is in a languishing
state. All prosperity depends on sue
cessful agriculture, but then some one
may say I am q calamity bowler and L
had better close. II. McM-