The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-23

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crease in facilities for handling it, The
situation is serious now and it is be-
coming more so. as the trucking in
dustry increases"
The Remaining Crops.
The marketing of the potato crop
will begin June 1gt, the cucumber
crop June 10th, and the pean crop is
just being picked, there having been
a few shipments made.
The potato crop will amount to
more than 10000 barrels, which are
expected to bring $500 per barrel
The cucumber and bean crops are
expected to bring about $30 900 each,
and other crops will be worth $780,
600. These figures cover the entire New
Bern section, including Craven, Jones,
Lenoir, Pamlico and Carteret coun-
ties, but Craven and Pamlico cdun-
ties afford the most considerable util-
lied trucking acreage. A conservative
estimate of the value of the entire
crops this year, including the two
crops of lettuce, says Mr.. Willett.
amount to over $3.50 600 The fall
lettuce crop was attended by enor-
nous profits, but the spring crop
barely repaid the farmers.
Marketing the potato crop. if the
future may be judged from exper-
within ten days, will prove a serious
problem. The potato crop is reported
tremendously large South, especially
in Georgia and South Carolina.
The bulk of the Southern crop
should be out of the way before the
North Carolina shipping begins, but II
is feared that the delays in digging
and shipping of the bulk of the South
ern crop will leave such portion of
IT to go forward with the North Caro-
lima crop. that the railroads will he
taxed beyond their facilities for hand
ing 1T. All the truckers are looking
forward with keen anticipation to the
completion of the Pamlico. Oriental
and Western Railway, and" they say
that if a connection is made with
Washington, n. c.. this ,-ill give them
2 hours quicker transportation to
Northern markets.
What the Railroad Says.
Officials of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Company remove all the
blame from themselves and assert that
the change in freight schedule was
made for the accommodation of the
truckers. They say that the termini
OF their railroad We're at New Bern, but
nave been changed and trains run
from Morehead City and Kinston as
Wei as New Bern. for the sole benefit
or the growers. They declare that if
there has been delay it was on other
mes, and that their trains running
from New Bern to Goldsboro have all
arrived on schedule time at the latter
place, where they connected with the
Atlantic Coast Line northbound trains.
One of the officials said that the loss
OF the crop was due to a bad market
as well as to other adverse conditions
Labor Conditions
The labor conditions here are worse
than they have ever been. The ne
groes are considered the best labor
ing people available
About so Portuguese men were
brought here, and have proven to he
unqualified failures as workingmen on
both railroad and farms. Although
TABOR is scarce the labor condition is
better than at most places in the State.
There are no strikes. no riots. and
the negroes are content with what
they receive as wages.
Land Values.
The land around New Bern varies
from light sandy to a deep black
SOIL the deep black soil is very fertile
and grows heavy crops of staple pro-
ducts; the Hight sandy lands are con-
sidered more desirable for truck crops
because they are warmer, and conse-
quenlly the crops are earlier but in
certain crops there is an exception.
the deep black soil grows much
heavier crops of potatoes and cabbage
than the light lands and are Just as
early. There are excellent lands above
and below New Bern on and near the
lines of the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad Below New Bern there
is a large area of rich grazing lands.
natural pasturage. and. in addition to
its other advantages, is we'll suited
for cattle raising, horse raising and