The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-02-13
nnnlY ard on. that accOnnt prices

supply and on, that account prices
have greatly advanced. This cpndi
+ ton Of affairs. which, By the way.
enables Won To pay Your debts aud have
few surplus dollars besides. so much
50 that they (pr"rnpt"d. Of course, bv
their special Interest in your good
fprtunr) strongly advise you to in
crease Your crop. when they knoW
hat is he only Thing under The shin
j,g heaven That can and will put the
prices Of tobacco down. | could give
yuu hundreds Of reasons why prices
Will advanc, or decline in proportion
to the decrease in acreage ali Of
which fade into insignificance when
c"mpared with the one great indis-
pntahle reason-eNprri-nce
Yes, my friends, the crop for the
last past two years has been de-
creased and prices have correspond
inglv advanced. That bottom dog, to
.n1rh | referred in an article on this
subject two years ago. is now glori-
ouslv on top, and | rejoice most
heartily over the fact that | was one
who suggested he remedy that placed
hirl there And I tell you as sure as
the sun lights the day an'l the moon
AMI the stars the night, just so sure
Will the cause that put prices up keep
them up.
Theories are possibilities but eX-
pelipnct. is the truth. Hope and ex-
D Citations are but desires Of the heart
aud nfttim-S but air-ca~tles of the
mind bat the lesson of experience is
| the safe guide to success. You have
purchased your experience at great
pr c-: Won arc u>t emerging from the
, dark ,iavs Of ~ervIlny into the light of
| freedom and plenty, and you have
only t. continue the course you have
pursued for the past lew years to
| land in the midst of the glittering
ravs of prosperity, highest ambitions
and sweetest hopes. a strict a'Iher-
ence to the short crop idea and plan
will make you. so far as the price OF
YOUR tobacco is concerned, lord Of all.
| No increase in acreage means extra
d,llars in your pockets; no increase
! in YOUR acreage means your early
liberation from debt, no increase III
acreage will make you the money
| lenders instead Of money borrowers;
no increase in acreage means your
owning the merchants instead OF the
| merchants owning you; no increase
in acreage means a happy, we'll
| dressed wife. educated and useful
! children, proud father, a prosperous
farmer. an independent citizen. But
! an increased crop Of tobacco means
! the surrendsring of all these happy
| blessings and privileges tn the mer-
chaat, the manufacturing, the dealer
and The trust. while Your good wife
! lives in slavery and the sweet chill
dren whom God has given you so
! clothed in rags and grow up III ignor-
ance, and YOU. ths unhappy farmer.
while away YOUR life in disgust and
despair. Let me beg You, yea let me
enIreat YOU. not for my sake (fnr YOU
tshand we'll know that |. as ware
hon~rman. would be materially bene-
fitted by big crop of tobacc"). bat
for the sake of yonr wife. your chill
drrn. Your happiness and freedom.
not to increase your crop Of tobacco
this vear Don't say my neighh Dor
is r0inr to decrease his crop AMI this
is the time for me so plan, all can.
Don't d. that. for if You do. my word
for it, you and you alone will be the
loser. J. O. w. GRANELY.
Racky Mount. n. c.