The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-10-20
NOTES BY THE WHY.
How Thi1rs Appear to Different
P-cp!a W, Nest.

How Thi:.rs Appear to Different
F:cp!e W, Nest.
Mr.. r. J. Shields, who was a resi-
dent OF Scotland Neck for several years,
has built up large business at Hob
good. He believes in persistent push
and healthy economy.
DR.. X. Leg2ett at Hobgood is inter-
ested In farming besides attending to
his large practice. He says it Is next
TO impossible to get hands to pick cot
ton. A large part of his cotton crop
WAS still untouched last week.
DIR. G. A. Whitehead still has pleas
art things to say about his home
county. He says Halifax people are
among the best people in the world aud
he recalls many pleasant features OF
his early lite in Halifax. He has seen
s.mevh hat Of Western life and has
made many observations for one so
Young; bat sticks to 1t that Halifax
unity is one of the very best places
be has ever found and its people are
among the cleverest and noblest.
Mr.. John w. Day, the we'll known
livery man OF Tarboro, has considers
bic interest in agriculture. He is up
bright and early to visit his farms near
town and Is perhaps as we'll po~ted ON
farming as on horses and mules. He
says the cotton acreage is larger this
year than it Was last year, but the
Weld is not so good and therefore,
the crop will not be any larger. Mr..
Day remembers number of his friends
in Scotland Neck and speaks we'll OF
them.
Mr.. J. r. Harrell, who was resident
of Scotland Neck some years ago, has
been Lying in Ta1boro several years.
He entertains pleasant memories OF
Scotland Neck people and has nice
things to say of them. Mr.. Har-
reIi said that he has often said and
sticks-. to it, that The COMMONWEALTH
is the best weekly paper in the State,
published in town the size of Scot
Land Neck. We made our bow to Mr..
Harrell and thanked him "for the
word"
Mr.. W. L. Stallings, one Of the pros
porous farmers of Edgecombe county,
Gays he thinks farmers have made a
mistake in paying so much for picking
cotton, and that they have shown
themselves too anxious for plckers.
They have sent wagons to haul pickers
to and from the cotton fields and have
somewhat spoiled the laborers. Mr..
StalIings said he bad plenty of cotton
to be picked and If the hands will
come to the fields he will be glad TO
pay them for their work, but other
wise they can let it alone.
Mr.. G. r. Gammons thinks that
labor Is badly dlsorganized, but he still
purchases farm property. We passed
a new farm he has purchased recently.
1t is the Whitfield farm near what is
known as Cofield's bridge. He is
handsomely fitting it up with new ten
ant houses. Besides good overseer's
home he has built seven good framed
houses for tenants. Mr.. Gammons is
one OF the most progressive farmers In
the country, and ma2es handsome prof.
its on his Investments.
Mr.. r. B. Peters, one of Tarboro's
most progressive business men, and
who does a good wholesale business,
says that the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation has worked we'll In Tarboro.
He says that the effect has been good
on business. 1t has helped conditions
wonderfully and made 1t much easier
to collect accounts that heretofore
would be regarded as almost worthless.
A better feeling has been engendefed
among the merchants, and the wo,
of the Association has done no one
any harm.
Mr.. w. E. House, who has been SUI
perlntendent of public road work in
Edgecombe county for four years, has
done some good work for the county.
HIS experience is worth much, and he
|says that the results OF the road work
in Edgecombe are satisfactory. The
tax is Is cents on The 500 worth OF
property and 40 cents on the poll. He
has 33 hands at work now and wciks
the main roads from the principal
Downs first. Mr.. House thinks that no
rood road can be made with narrow
br limit than "a teet.