The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-16
NtETEODISTS' NEED {
SCHOOLS.

NOlCgcS lOE HcII 1OiLIES
Women Somewhat and Start
ling Statistics. i
Rev. Euclid McWhOrter, finan- :
Fcial agent of Carolina College at
Maxton. delivered an exceeding 3
ly interesting and instructive
lecture at the Methodist church {
Sunday evening. Mr.. McWhor-
ter is canvassing for funds for
this institution, which is now in
4 course of construction, and from
various sources ne has MARSHALL
ed an array Of facts that are
startling in their significance and
that cannot fail to convince his
hearers Of the need for the col
lege he represents. He illus
trates his lectures with a series
Of maps upon which these facts
; and figures are displayed in a
manner to present the truths he
wants to impress in the most
l forcible way. His lecture is in
teresting from the standpoint OF
tie information he gives aside
from tie bearing Of that infor-
nation on the need for the col
lege.
i How many people know that
North Carolina is the only State
l in the union that answers every
: question asked by the United
States Census Bl1reau7 That
is one Of the many interesting
: facts Mr.. McWhorter brings out.
t The Census Bureau prepares
a blanks for each State to fill out
with her products, manufactures,
l. etc, and this State is the ouly
s. one in the union that fills out
Il every blank, that produces every
p thing produced anywhere in this
"a country; and more than that,
E North Carolina has to underwrite
u some of the blanks, because she
re produces some things not pro-
d duced elsewhere in the United
e. States. Ninety-six per cent of
"A the population Ct the State is ma
" tive born. The Census Bureau
Vi states that so small is the foreign
Is born population of the State thai
it cannot be indicated by a line
IL North Carolina can raise q great
wv wv er army of native-born sons thar
ne re- New York or Pennsylvania. Tn.
W consumptive power Of the Stat
VI VI has increased since the war 1853.
Ce' 3 per cent, while the consump
M. tive power Of New York has in
1SI1 creased during that time only 8.
re- II per cent.
~ These facts are brought out o.
W. }9- the first map shown by Mr.. Nc
w. Whorter, and this map ais
ne shows the following further gen
III IN eral statistics in regard to tn
~ State:
lII h The population of the State
ulu now over 100000. There ar
~ 853, 668 children of school age
~ $50, 1874 white, 263, 334 coloreC
ely The value Of the States farl
products in 1907 was $500, 600
ng, 600, distributed as follows:
ing Cotton-72O,000 bales $42, O0O,O
eat Live Stock 100000
sh- Wheat 100000 bu. 100000
MY y Corn-4O, 600, 900 bu. $4,000, OC
Oh Tobacco-125. 600, O0Otb -12, 500, OO
s! tG This is the only cotton produ
10y ing State in the union that spin
lole more cotton than it raises, ar
. only two States -Massachuett
lleh and South Carolina-spin mo-
cotton than North Carolina. TT
>. census. ten years ago gave on
rs quarter of a bale as the averaI
production Of cotton, while it
now given as one-half a bale
IN the acre; ten to Is bushels
corn was the average ten yea
ago, now it is rs bushels. ST
Mt is second in the production
Mr.. tobacco, Kentucky being t
day only State that produces nor
eight in the production of cotto
zen and she produces more stra,
; in berries than any other State.
ned Other statistics:
Value Of lumber manufacture
ed 81, eco, 600.
otist Textiles and cotton gooc
as $82, 100000.
l, of Clay and brick, So, 100000,
Wagons and harness, So, 00
ster, 600;
of Chemicals andapplied produc
So, O0O,OOO
out Printing and publishing, S
ayed 100000.
veen Amount invested in street re-
own. ways, S6,OOO,OOO
or of Steam railways, 1000 mil
valued at $13, 1000, 900.
hite- Invested in manufacture
$120. 200, 900.
has After exhibiting the first M
] to with it's general statistics, she
ing also that there are 85,(
<ton white girls of college age in /
atnr, State, Mr.. McWhorter exhit
his second map, which shows
divisions between the North c.
folks DINA and Western North Car,
White ma Methodist Conferences 6
gives some interesting ia
, of showing that the educational
par vantages offered girls by Me
liam odist schools are byno means
equate to meet the deman
10 is The Western N. C. Confere1
eS in mas %, VIZ actual members {
nome ITO, Observation-Disclosures, max
a total constituency of 255, POI
, and this total constituency there
roWn1 1 0O9 glrIS Vi scnool age
! CtCGUdl MEMBERS = NM