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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10
HOW TO HELP TOBACCO FARM
6

"
Our friend of the Greenville Re
fector Ices not like the statement
of the News and Observer with ref
erence to the opening of the tobacco
market at Greenville. Our remarks
apply as we'll to all other tobacco
markets. The tobacco trust fixes the
prices everywhere and pays the same
starvation prices at Wilson it pays at
Greenville.
In the absence of any effective
legislation and prosecution by the
State or Nation. the trust feels that it
can do as it pleases. 1t knows that
most farmers are in sore need of
none and must sell as soon as the
crop is ready for market Therefore
it takes the first part of the crop at a
price that does not pay any profit on
the cost of cultivation. If the farm
ers, the merchants and the newspap-
ers make no protest. the starvation
prices will continue. The rule
of supply and demand generally pre-
walls as to cotton. The tobacco trust
fixes the prices Of tobacco regardless
of supply and demand. If the people
say nothing, they keep it down. If
the trust is prosecuted and the Off
GERS are put in fear, if the people or
ganize and make demand for de-
cen prices, the magnates feel that it
is prudent to pay a little more ather
than to court a fight to keep out
of the ~penitentiary. The best posi-
bic way to put up the prices of to-
,baccO WOuid be a reQuisition for
Buck Duke to answer a
criminal charge by the State of North
sort of heroic action, the
could help a little by printing every
day the prices paid and compare the
prices then with the prices in the
years prior to the organization II the
That would teach The trust
while it obs them.
h the public wishes to know
is, not the fancy price paid for az
pounds, or the average price, but
daily showing how many
pounds of tobacco brought 4 cents,
many 5 cents, how many 6 cents,
many and so on. That
the true price. The newspapers
help the farmers get a little more
f they will give this detailed informa-
ion and refuse merely to exploit the
nigh priced few pounds the trust
gives out as a bait or the average
price. What is needed is the full
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10
THE PRICES OF TOBACCO.

Those papers that, in order to boom
the local market, SAL farmers are
satisfied with prices have reference
only to those who got twelve cents
for five pounds and not to those who
were paid four cents for the hundreds
of pounds. Writing of the price Of
tobacco, the Clarkton. correspondent
of the Whiteville News-Reporter says:
your correspondent failed to com
prehend the definition of a prominent
farmer who had sold tobacco on three
of our markets., when to our query Il
few days ago, concerning the price OF
the weed he replied it was forty
miles below H. but upon investiga-
ting thoroughly the columns of several
tobacco journals and the prices else
where, we find the market discourage
lngly low and notwithstanding the
facts that our warehousemen in Bla-
den and Columbus have their interest
welded to that of the farmer and are
doing all they can to obtain satisfac-
tory, prices, they cannot create mar
kets independently of the tobacco
rust. This proves that monopoly
makes heartless Kings Of a few indi-
viduals''.
If the trust magnates are led to
believe the farmers are satisfied with
present starvation prices, who can ex-
pect the prices will be raised?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10

1.-The prices Of tobacco were not as
good as the opening Of the season last
year" writes our Williamson CORE
spondent. Why not? The crOp is
smaller and everything the farmer
buys has gone soaring. Why does the
trust demand the pound of flesh near
est the heart in North Carolina while
giving the Kentucky Night Rider
twice as much as it gives to law-abid-
ing North Carolina?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10

mere IS no sort of excuse> for NOT
po''ins cotton bagging on the FREQ
lst' In writing Of the tariff. the New
YORK Herald -itorially saws, 1T is
d pity that the effort to@ada co++on
= to the free list did MOI, s,ca
go eeu through an amendment Ito he
reSolut1on correcting the boot and shne
with houle: This coarse hempen textile.
is imnorted cotton bales are wrapped,
than 70 the value of little more
ian a million yearly and the revenue
oeiiVeo it is less than $4,000,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10

The tobacco trust took the first to-
bacco at starvation prices, but has
eve now put it dow still lower. The
Kinston Free Press says: About forty
thousand pounds Of tobacco were sold
on the Kinston market today. 1t IS
the opinion expressed by many that
prices were a shade lower than on the
opening break. Whether this is due
to the continued wet weather or not
We are unable to say
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10
COTTON BAGGING ROBBERY

Only four Republican senator's yot-
ed to give the Southern farmer free
cotton bagging. They believe in JUS
tice. Their names deserve to be writ
ten high. They are Bristow, Clapp.
/ LaFollette and McCumber-the Rio
our who vote a square deal instead
Of prating Of it, Aldrich promised il.
but preferred to favor the baggin,
trust, and SO did all the other Repubn-
cans.
All the Democrats favored FREQ
binding Irvine for the Western farmer
and asked the same for the Southr7
farmer. Senator Culberson called at
tention to the fact that three compan
ies-the Ludlow Company, OF Massa-
chusetts, the American MANUFACTURING
Company Of New York, and one Lou
isiana concern had a monopoly OF
the cotton bagging business. He de-
clared that after The Senate had in
good Faith placed cotton bagging on
the free list the Republican conferees
in the interest Of his monopoly and
in gross discrimination against the
great cotton industry, had placed =
duty of 6-1O of a cen per square ward
on cotton bagging, thereby compelling
the cotton farmers of the South to paw
out annually $625,00O for the Wrap-
pings for their cotton, while the farm
ers of the West pay nothing at all in
duty on the binding Irvine with which
they wrap their hay and straw. The
farmers Of the South, with their IA
600, 900 bales of cotton, have been ap-
pealing for years for relief from this
discrimination, n although cotton
held the balance of trade for this
country and was the largest agricul-
power of special interests and the
"cohesiveness Of public plumber" were
great as to give the Cotton Bagging
Trust just about what it wanted It
was a wrong against an entire section
of the country which was just recover
ing from the a Of the war, and
was perpetrated, Mr.. Culberson said,
at a time when the Republican Presi-
dent was making a cry for peace, con-
cord and union.
But Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts,
has to protect trust factories manufac-
turing cotton bagging in his district,
and Taft and Aldrich surrendered to
him and the trust, after Aldrich had
agreed that it should go on the free
list. Pretty soon Mr.. Taft will be COM
ing into the South with honeyed
words. The South a rather have
one unc of justice and square deal
lng than a ton of taffy. MIR. Taft
makes the cotton farmer pay $685., 000
10 the bagging trust, while Western
farmers get their binding Irvine free.
Does he think his sweet wind will
Southern farmers forget the
$62asO00 burden on cotton
oagging?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered in
North Carolina so much good reading
for so little money as we are Offering
under the following proposition: For
$40 we will send the following for
one year:
The Weekly News and Observer, an
e~ight-page weekly, newspaper.
The COmmoner, an able weekly
Journal, published by William Jcn-
nings Bryan.
page North Carolina home and farm
weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy
Gents you can get all these papers
one year.
". c. MOORE Manager.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10

The Whiteville NeWS-RepOrter says:
Nov hat dOg-tail tobacco has been
marketed, prices for the better grades
are a little more satisfactory to grow
ers, but the trust has still its grip
pers clinched on the market And
the trust will never let go unless the
people compel tito do so.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10

HarVle JOrdOn says the harvested
cotton crop will be fully a mil
lion and q half bales short of last
years output from the plantations and
that prices for raw cotton Will run
extremely high before the end of the
present year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10

The Greenville ~<re tor says 'if
they coult reverse HI thing and take
the hide 81 the tariff we would like
it better.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10
n

CHenry HOme.)
If you should escape the cenSure OF
others, hope not to escape your own.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
Birthday Party.

Little Ina STEPHENS celebrated
her 9th birthday anniversary on
Monday January 18th, at the
home OF her grandfather, Jona-
than Stephens, near Saline Point.
At one O'Clock the Chi dren we're
called into the dining room where
a bountiiul dinner was served in
charge of Mesdames Matte Ste
hens and Maggie White, which
consisted OF baked chicken with
dressing and cake, peaches and
ocrries.A Those present were
Mrs. Mary Campbell, Mrs. S. f.
White, Mrs. Phoebe Downing,
Miss Rosa McGuuire, w. A.. Ste
phens, has Mayfield and others.
Ina received some nice presents
and the affair was very onjOy-
abe.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
NAPTON.

We would like t. see the sun
again.
Mis- Jennie Benton clilel on
Miss Sadie Brilgewatec Sunday
afternoon.
l.. ID. MIrre.l all S. w. Fitz.
simmons sold a fine bunch of hogs
this week.
Mrs. S. w. simmons and
little daughter Ella AMI Mi ,
Frances Hinton sIent Sunday
with Mrs. c. j. Fowler who has
lust iate,y novel near NaDtDn
James BuntOn bought a nice
bunch OF catt.r in Kansas City
this week.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
RIVER VIEW.

Mrs. Orson King has returned
rom a three weeks visit with
re ItivC; in Kansas.
Roy Howard has returned home
alto a few days stay with his
Grand mother, Mrs. Bowler, near
! cow.
Ms. Ray johnson and Miss Mat
tie sent Friday with Mrs. Rube
Wi hitp.
D.. f. Piper one OF Hardoman'i
mC3t gallant young men was
cl,,ing on friends here Sunday.
ORION King went to Slater Sun
day.
Ed Leimkuh,cr AMI wife of Lit
tie Rock spent Thursday with
7 the formers Parents Frank Leim-
kua.Cr and wife.
George Bradshaw and w. III.
Wu.l two OF Arrow Rocks most
hu mess like men were looking al
ter tier intere t ; hire Mon 'ay.
Ms. i. II. Heuman went to
, Glasgow Monday returning Tues
day.
John Kammeyer vi-ited friends
and relatives near Blackwater
Monday.
Ice Ucnsick and daughter
made a flying trip to Slater Sat
urlay.
Col. j. II. AucT was buying hoSc
~ A. L.. Kruger here Thursday.
Z. II. Dotmer and Louis Mette
were tranaacting business in
atCr Saturday.
Ray johnson and wife spent
| Sunday with the lattcrS parent
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Deer.
Mis- innie Kruger Is visiting
he" brother A. j. Kruger AMI
vile.
Hugh Craig and daughter, Mi 3
Grace LETT Tuesday for an extern
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
NORTH A PASS

Sam Ruiz left for New Mexico
Saturday, our best wishes go
with him.
il. A.. German and family spent
Sunday with +. NJ. Demoss and
family.
CarClce and Grover GLADDEN.
came in from Texas county, Mo.
to sEenl q few weeks with friend
AMI rC.atiyes.
say Ernst II. do you want to
De Cur next Congressman? II SO
follow my Obligations.
While cutting timber OF Henry
! Wehmeyers farm about one mic
south CT Grand Pass Al Howard
happened to a painful accident
They had just sawed a tree OIL
and as it fell it knocked a large
I limb of of another tree, striking
Mr.. Howard and rendering hin
unconscious for awhile fortunate"
v no bones were broken. He a
| doing nice.y at present and we
| hone he will be out ina few days
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
A Correction

There were about rs witnesses
here last week on the Caste
Shields trial from the southwest.
ern part OF the county. Some
wu.e dry, some wet. Some had
dry wives and "wet" a~ppetites
and so when the Judge dismissed
them on Tuesday those who were
veg thirsty took the train for
Is ackwater. Those afraid to go
stayed here in a dry town plott-
ing to get even with those whom
they considered more fortunate.
Ana it was decided to have their
names published and SO we we're
handel a list Of those who went
to Biackwater as we'll as those
who didn't go, but in some man1
ler we published the wrong list
md as IA result VIM. NJ. Cox
writes us please correct the
statement in last weeks Repub j.
can in regard to the persons you
mentioned as going to Blackwa-
ter. l do not think any OF the
ones named were there. l know
o itive.y that neither Gus Arndt
nor myself were there and that 1
i'll not tell you we were. ! think
t must have been you that saw
| Gr heard doub.e.".
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
OAK RIDGE


lohV "1Ser ohe u 0"''hc '"leS
Inc young Tic was ca'l'lE Oh ''ie
ar sex mere ohe uay ia'l wien
ABOUT % young l'oP' E"|Ne'
el at the ho'hc - a. W. D''''
SATURDAY evening am tLe '"''
was P"9' e
d line 'iine ana "'"e 'o"iee' So''
'EaIl'
@eN'l"l Ho'" H'i'
'"nce AZ H. ""'''N
N''''"5 ""' -
t'iie'
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The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
SALINE VALLEY

We are having di iagrce7b
Weather at present.
Quite n number Of II farmer
COX advantage Of the cod SnaI
AID filled Ice hou ;e3 with nice
ice.
Henry S7reitzer who has a
rorition with Joe AuCr OF Linn
Grove was at home the latter
Part OF last week.
Miss Maiinda ~Stroltmnn re
turned last week after an CXten
ell visit to ro'ativc3 a7l friend
IN ST. Char,.e9 county. She wa
accompanied by her cOu in Mi
Engage who Is her guest at pres
ent.
Misses JoseChl"o MHyr On
Mary O,endorf were trading 4
Little Rock last Thursday,
Several from here attended t"o
dance at Henry Mattlx near S
line City ,ast Thur,day night.
Geo, Joe and Henry Giger were
on the Ridge hunting rabbits IA
Thursday. They certainly mae
the fur f.y and were .ucky i
logging 81 blnnie3.
i. L. Goodman OF near Gillian
was in our midst Tuesday.
Mics Josephine Spreitzer ant
her brother Henry made aflyini
trip to Little Rock last Thurs
day.
Miss Rosa Giger and motheI
were trading in Little Rocl
Tuesday.
Joe Meyer and Henry O'endor
transacted bu mess at the 60 mt
seat one day last wweek.
Ed. and Frank Meyer were Ola
gov visitors last Saturday.
Henry Giger was in Gillian on
day last week.
j. p. Huff OF Gillian was In GU
burg Sunday.
George Noike bought rs blu. @
corn from II. Vlebrock for 62
PER bushel.
Mi 8 Mary Glenn Of near Gillian
is visiting in our community at thi
writing.
Miss Malenda ~Strodtman enter
tanned a crowd OF young peopl
Monday night in honor OF he
guest Miss Glenn and her cousin
Miss Englage. The night wa
spent with music and dancing. al
present reported a good time.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
SALINE POINT

We are having some rca
gloomy weather at Ere cnt.
The Old muddy has n n1tu"a
bridge acrOSS it at this writing
II you want to see the wild rnh
bits cut down, jump them out i"
'front.' NJ w. f. Lynn.
Preaching at Rich Charcl wa
we'll attended Sunday.
The reop.e in this community
ave been busy harve. ting ice 10
he TaSt week and prOb0b Y wi.
continue the rest ~ this week
T. b. Mullins has dug. n hoo l.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22

the ground for the purpo-e o.
storing away some cooiness fo'
he hot summer days.
Mrs. Cha3. Jones eft Saturday
for her home in Iowa, from an
extended visit with her parent
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Burnside.
A new diSh-washcr arrived at
the home OF A. l.. Burnside Jan
18th.
Rev. HasS.er will begin n scri S
OF meetings at Rich Chare
church on Monday night Jan %
II the weather Iermiti.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
BLUE LICK

Jasper Holden and family AMI
Luther Dennis and family left
or California to make that their
future home. We wish them sue
cess.
A,onzo Zeig.e and wife visited
p. +. Dennis and wife Sunday.
Rev. Boulware will preach
ext Saturday and Sunday at
Blue Lick.
Gus Fencher and wife were
shopping in Marshall Tuesday.
There is very little sickness III
this vicinity except colds.
lanes Lakin lost a horse this
week.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
Real Estate Transfers

L w Haynie TO w + Fisher lot
So Latimer's Survey Miami. SEQ
Henry Gerken to Lawson Friz-
zell 81 acres in 30 40 % ...... 1850
Wm c g. Margaret M Piper by
gdn to Thos McDonough, all
int In 40 acres In q 1921 -. 1900
Estate of VIM Piper by exr. to
Jno M Piper 97t acres 10 70,
33-50-2l.. ooZo
Jas w Piper to Jno M Piper
came 49,. L
| WIN A Robinson to l. w Schanz
100 acres in Is 48 20 ........... 47CO
Jas NJ Grant to J Fl Noonen, ct
al part block 80 & part vaca.
ted south Main St. Marshall. $3.50
Mary Hawkins to J M Huff part
lot 35 Hawpe's add Marshall. $40
G p Van Arsdale to Geo Gels.
Ter 20 acres In Is 90 10 ...... HOO
Mason Eigin to Chas B Igo q
acres In 2, ll-49 20. ........... 100
Geo II Chrisman to Lewis P
Chrisman 100 acres In 80 1922 375
J B Stone to G w & B G Brad
shaw lot 7 public square Ar
row Rock 80. ............. 225
Inn Marksbury TO B B Davis
1t acres in Ia 60-2l ...,...... 270O
B B Davis to w w Hsins part
lots IL, IL block ga" English
add Marshall .....,.. ....... 100
Anna IL Duggins to United
States of America lots Z, 8, 9,
7 block 4 Marshall -. -. 4700
Mary Belle Wright to Chas w
Bridges lots 2, 8 block IL
West Slater. 500
Jas w Draper to jenkins &
Mead LOT 3 block Is Baker's
southeast add Slater ........ 90
Marian Darra ali to Albert 8
Brown 81 acres In ~ 6l-23 ". lOOC
W ) Moore TO Henry Jacoby
l43 "a acres in %, "a 40 2l.... 1007C
Henry Jacoby TO w = Moore lot
4 b ock 10 English add Mar.
shall ..,.., ......,...,s. /. $500
Estate Of Robt Garrett, deceas-
ed TO Jos JaepDs % acres 10
l0 4e.2l..,.... .~...."..... 20lO
E w Pollman to Frank w Tuck
or 0 acres In 15~,50-2l....... 5000
Jao Il zeigle u b r Thomas, OF
al trustees Ia In 6-4S, Fl .....,. e
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
81 stay in Texas.

vi oIUy III IVAdS,
We understand Frank Ki5o has
so.d his farm to Mrs. Sarah Field.
Miss Anna Hoy is sick with
.agrippe at present and is not
abe to teach.
c. NJ. Shepard was looking after
ate. e,ts here Monday.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22
sEM 1@MEgeSES.bE3EM
q COUNTY NEWS q
NEW FRANKFORT
GAEaGaWaIEASs&lsaS

Boss Maddox AM fami y arriv
"a here Wednesday from Atchi
:, where the ymovei about q
wear ago. Mr.. Maddox will take
charge OF his farm near Go1d
{ and will make Saline his
hcmp again.
A. Almond and fami v m0"elt'
OK aAoma the firt II the week.
l. Rel ache" was D1 the sick
|! t few days this week.
C1as. ?. wi min Z pent SUI da
in G,aagow.
WIN Winston let la t week -
n no pCctlng tour.
Roy Brightwell OF Eyerick
Okla, i; here on a vi sit to hi
parents.
Miss Blanche Riplett returne'
to her home in Marshall Sltur
day after a few weeks Vi it wit
re ative and friends.
$ c. ching is a thing o. the Iaa'
PHI T~hierreider OF FOre.t Green
s. eat Sunday with home 70 Ks.
Martin LEM shipped a car % I
nj rott'p IN Kansas CITY last
week.
Otto Reidenbach bought a Tine
ROAD hor3e this week.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22

rel are on the sick list Thu
week.
}. j. Scott was among the
Mar.hall visitors Tuesday.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-22

Mrs. David Dennis OF HerndoI
is visiting her parents near Ar.
row Rock.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-02-24
Little to His Credit.

]. K. Giddens, the treasurer of Faulkner county, arrived in Little Rock yesterday to shake hands within his fellow townsman, Gov. George w. Donaghey, which he had no difficulty in doing, and to ascertain if there were any funds in the state treasury due and un- paid to his county. After con sultation with St3ta TrrasIret Yates Mir. Giddens was informed that all the state of Arkansas owed to Faulkner county was S6 in cur rency and $50 in scrip. -Gaz tte.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-02-24
LIGHTNING STRIKES WOMAN
Mrs. I. H. Downs Seriously In
 jured at Vilonia.
Struck by Electrical Bolt while Asleep in Bed Early Tuesday Morning-Res-
 idence Damaged.

Struck by a bolt of lightning, Mrs. J. H. Down, wife of Dr. Down, was seriously though not fatally injured, while asleep in bed, at their home in Nilonia, at ? o'clock Tuesday morning. The bolt also considerably damaged the residence, a handsome new building, causing damage of about S2oC.
 Mrs. Downs was sleeping with her husband and their baby was in a little bed close by when the lightning struck the house. The bolt rendered her unconscious and inflicted severe injury on her hip, but, strangely enough, neither Dr. Downs nor the baby were at all injured It was feared fer a whi' ,eete,day t''&t Mrs Downs might not recover, but a telephone message from Vilonia this after noon states that she is doing nice ly and will probably be able to be up within a few days.
 The bolt of lightning knocked out several windows, tore part ot the root off and seems to have struck the house in three or four different places.
 The lightning occurred during the progress of a storm which seems to have been general over the northern and eastern part ot the state, causing great damage and a loss of life in several sec tiOnS.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-02-24
Educational, Instructive
PROF. SOWDER
 RESIGNS CHAIR

The resignation of Prof. J. w. Sowder from the faculty of the Arkansas State Normal School was rendered to Pres. J J. Doyne and the board of trustees last night. Prof. Sowder resigns to accept the chair of assistant horticulturist i'll the Agricultural College of Maryland, and will leave Conway about March II, when the second term of the present session of the Normal closes. His new position is consld- erably better from a financial stan point than that which he is now holding. Prof. Sowder also prefers to teach agriculture, having taken a postgraduate course in that science in Cornell University last year. He has occupied the chair of history i'll the Normal since it opened last September.
 Prof Sowder' resignation came as both surprise and disappoint- ment to his friends here. His de parture from Conway will be es- pecially regretted by the members of the Presbyterian church, as he has talk en an active interest i'll that church. and has been elected a deacon and the superintendent of the Sunday school.
 President Doyne is seeking to obtain competent professor for the history department whom he can recommend to the board as Prof. Sowder's successor, and the vacancy will probably be filled by the time Prof. Sowder is ready to leave Conway.