The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-27
NO FENCE LAW.

Dear Sir: Pardon me for call q
ing the attention of the farmers T.
and we'll wishers Of the progress
of our State to the Importance OF 2
the stock or no fence law, as 1t 9
will som be time to begin to +
make selections for our repre- |
sentatives.
Our State will be advanced or /
retarded just in proportion to
the class of men whom we send
to representsus. If we are wise
in making our selection, we will
prosper in proportion. If we
leave this important matter to
the ringsters and peanut poll
ticians, we will suffer as we have
in the past.
What we need is men who are
honest andssw will dare to do their
duty and there is nothing that
they can do to advance the inter
est of our State more than to
give US a stock or no fence law
for the entire State. It is well
known fact that the scrubby cat
tie, and the piney woods rooter
il those counties which they are
permitted to run at large, do not
bring in revenue enough to their
owners to pay for keeping up
their fences around their farms
to say nothing Of the timb Der, the
, young fsrest that is destroyed,
besides when they are ready to
r fattea it is worth one of them to
O get it so it can be put upon the
market, then they bring the
= lowest price.
You will not fad any milk anC
butter in the territory where the
v stock is permitted to run atlargt
% and with few exceptions you will
n find that the so-called farmer'
e rarely make enough meat TO
;e their own use, while you willtint
d in the section where they hav
], stock law, almost every farme
10 with his one or two selected COW
,r supplied with milk and butter hi
1r hogsin his pasture or lot keepin
fatoR as Gttleas it would take
,r keep them from dying if the
is we're allowed to run in thewoodE
r. The former without disease tn
ut latter the distributors of disease
es destroying his neighbours stoc
~ without reward or profit to hi
en- owner.
vs. One of the greatest drawback
or we are confronted with today
ks securing Immigrants from tt
W. Northwest is our present moo
nd of letting our stock run at larg
It, | have had some Of the be:
r. farmers to say that they woul
er not nave q farm at any priC
he where the stock is permitted
he run at large as the expense
e's keeping ny his fence and waste
tie timber with his stock liable
ed catch disease from those runnir
ed at large made the expense t.
EN- great for farming to be profit
to BILE. It is only an imaginary e
,he in the thoughts ofthose who thir
it would work hardship up,
en- poor man. TIE prove this
ew any of those who doubt it go in
the a territory where they have tt
me stock law and see if they can fl
in any one who would go back to t
ian old style of letting the stock r.
og- at large and I am sure they "
en- be convinced that it is all imas
,rt, nation when they thoroughly i
oty vestigate for themselves.
If we are given the no-fen
His law in ten years you will see
lis of our waste places in the san
in belt of our State with a grow
ven of long leaf pine that will be ca
nan able of producing turpentine a
ade rosin by the patent box syste
that would bring the owne
more revenue each year than
land would bring today upon
market, besides it will restc
Dol, our seasons which are becomi
lllv a serious problem owing to t
Tiss fact that it is eithor too wet
for too dry, caused by careless ii
~ bermen, often followed by
for the benefit of a few cat
" that are not worth what is
o1s stroyed by such abuse on a
ter acres of land, then comes
pea woods rooter to nip in the b
lext as we'll as root up and eat the I
Nc root of young pine which &C
also pletely DESTROYED it.
be AS it is at present those co,