The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-26
Views and Interviews.

tpouC the suggestion OF Sheriff FL
Ington of Johnston, for Lieutenant
governor, said: His friends believe
he Is the man for the place and are
considering presenting his name to
the State Convention. He is a life
long Democrat, his private character
and public life are above reproach
and he is a man for whom the Democ-
racy Of The State would have to make
no apologies. Instead of having to be
carried by the party, he would greatly
help in the fight for good government.
lie IS good campaigner and hard
worker"
My father raised tobacco and
cured 1T with coal long ago, and |
have devoted most of my life to rails
ing tobacco, but 1 am going to quit
1t, said Mr.. G. A. Riggs, who lives
near Apex, who is in Raleigh with a
load of tobacco. Mr.. Riggs is one of
the best tobacco growers in the State,
and got $50 premium last year for
selling the highest average crop OF
tobacco on the Raleigh market, Is
here with another load. 81 had be-
tween six and seven acres planted In
tobacco last year, and it brought me
something over $500. The past year
l had five and a half acres planted. 1t
will bring not to exceed $500, unless
the crop two acres l have now have
to sell brings a sight more than the
balance | have sold tits season. I do
not intend to plant a plant this year
l just cannot pay hands and live at
present prices. | will plant cotton this
year. Most of my neighbofs will cut
down their tobacco crop. The farm
ers last year didn't make anything on
the last crop.
Il will tell you what l saw. I saw
man, sell a crop of tobacco in Raj
eigh the past fall. He had used $74
worth of fertilizer. He sold 400
pounds and it brought him Sal. That
actually did not pay the man for cur
ing his tobacco and housing 1t,
"a big crop of cotton and very lit
tie tobacco being planted is what IS
going on in Edgecombe county"
That was what Mir. +. L. Daught-
ridge of that county said while here
yesterday.
And the cause"
High price paid for cotton and
the low price paid for tobacco. The
farmers will not plant tobacco just
for the fun of it, and the low price
has cut off the crop tremendously"
Anything special going on in
Edgecombe?"
1--WE are progressing, but that's an
old story. I'm here to-day to have Il
new cotton seed oil mill Incorporated.
1t was organized about a week ago in
Rocky Mount and l was elected as the
president of the company. We Will
begin with $4,000 paid in with the
privilege to increase to $50, 900. 1t
will be an independent oil mill and
the work of building it will be push
ed right along
Mr.. A. r. Stronach looked as if
dow
Sold he.
please drop catbird poetry from
the columns of the News and Obser-
yer and in place insert And the Cat
(bird) Came Back as L have seven
teen reports this morning of arrival
of the catbird on yesterday
And thus by authority of Mr.. Stron-
ach we announce that spring is here.
Yes sir. The Eighth district is alb
solutely Democratic, said Mr. w. G.
Newland, of LenOir, who is now in
the city.
And e. Spencer is not going to
win. them" ! asked.
Not bit of it. Democracy is going
to clean up the Republicans and DE
Ate' can safely be marked Demo-
cratic
WHO is going to be the Demo-
cratic nominee 2"
Mr.. Newland looked at me care
fully. / thought there was a look OF
sorrow in his eyes at my ignorance,
for after his scrutiny he SAID:
"Why, | am. And you can put it
down that I'm going to be elected as
sure as fate"
you're a mighty healthy looking
crowd" said a reporter to three Will
son gentlemen yesterday.
In the party were Elder r. ID.
Gold. Mr.. S. C. Wells and Mr.. Charles
W, Gold. Hon. f. A. Woodland ana
his brothers, Mr.. S. A. Woodard, also
of Wilson, were just coming into the
hotel.
Eyes. we are healthy: for we live
in healthy town. said Mr. Wells
land what of it compared with the
west ?" asked the reporter.
Mr.. Wells chuckled as he said why
va are fat and slick in the east and
the western fellows are tau ana
lank."
You can't get ahead of those east
ern fellows, and if they talk TO you all
hour they'll convince you that eastern
North Carolina leads the state as d
health resort
Mr.. Moses Winston, of Selma, who
was here yesterday, says: leII
everybody in Johnston county plahtInS
cotton today. They are bellllu, puI
they are making double tune now ana
will make a large crop this year.
"Just after the war, whel, we start
ed anywhere on the railroad we kheW
that we would be delayed somewhere
but we didn't know where anu we
knew we would get to our journey
end some time, but we dldn hlioW
when. It's even worse than thal lloW,Lol
anybody who lives in our part ol me
State and wants to come TO Ie1l 'tlI H.
We know we will have 10 sup suit
where or have to get up peloIe u4S
or stay up until after mlaiilsi 1T, III
order to visit the State capildi. 1t -
much easier to go to HORRORS or 10
Richmond and since the colliiectloh
was broken at Selma people III our
part of the State, who formerly Visi-
ted Raleigh. now go to NoIloiN VI
Richmond instead, unless 'ileS "ie
bound to come to Ralelgn'
great big journey to get TO I.aaeisil
from Tarboro and as | nave ~. ~ 'oni.
often. ] tell you "a
hard pull on me- sdiu tx OK
Judge Fred Philips VI -
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