The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-09
Falling off in Offering at
Rocky Mount
PLANS FOR AP[sT HOUSE
Near StOney Creek Pumping
station Will be UtiliZed-EOrcSt
Fires Doing Great Damage in StV-
Cral Parts of Nash County-ROcky
Mount Anxious for Baseball.

Cral Parts OF NASH COuHty-ISoCh
Mount Anxious for Baseball.
Rocky Mount, n. c.. Feb. 6.-Ee-
ctipts for the past week on the local
tobacco market ave been the lightest
for the past several months, amount
ing to less than one hundred and fifty
thousand pounds. The weather has
lren ideal for farm work and the
loss in sales is accounted for by the
fact that many of h farmers nave
been busy with their new crop.
The of erings have in a majority OF
instances been Of the better grades
and the prices have been higher than
for several weeks. All grades Of
good ripe tobacco are bringing good
prices while some grades of wrap
rtrS are higher than at any time dur
Ing the season.
The banner sale Of the week occur
red today when one load Of five hun
drcd and thirty four pounds sold for
one hundred and eighty one dollars
and thirty-three cents, or an average
OF thirty-four dollars per hundred
pounds. Many plant beds for the
coming crop have been sown and pre-
IaTationSs for another crop begun
judging from present indications the
acreage viii be about the same as last
year.
lest house III StOteS Sfttk.
According to an opinion expressed
at u recent meeting of the aldermen
Of this city. it is the intention. of the
present board to convert he prOpery
on which now stands the pumping
station of the city, about three miles
from the corporate limits on Stoney
Creek. into a pest house as oOn as
the new power and pumping station
now In the process Of erection Is com
pf.ted. The city owns several build
inEs here and, at a little cost, perhaps
the best equipment for the building
of guarantees of any city in eastern
Carolina. can be had.
The location Is such that it is per-
fectiy isolated from the general pub
lie, which the several houses owned
by the city at that point may be easily
fitted into an infirmary.
Blow at Inc Trust.
THAT Major Jack" .. W. Gravely,
of this city, has the good Of the farm
ers of the Tar Heel State at heart
is evidenced by the argument brought
forth by him at his meeting before
the Judiciary committee from the Sen
ate on Wednesday of this week and
speaking in behalf of the farmers OF
TIE State and in an effort to save them
from the American Tobacco COmpa-
ny. Major Gravely was not the only
w~arehouseman in the capital city on
Wednesday, but was the only n that
had the ourag to raise his voice
against the trust, and not only is he
the only WarehOuSernan in this state
but thus far he has proved the only
one in the nation, that has had the
backbone and the courage to voice
his sentiments publicly.
Forest Fires In Nash.
Quite Il number of fires in the
woods are reported in many parts of
Nash county and they have been rag
ing FOR several DAYS and GirpaGV con-
siderable damage has resulted. Last
nights arrivals on the Spring Hope
train report fires In the vicinity of
Nashville. and that they are in many
instances beyond the control of the
farmers.
Friday morning the train on the
Spring Hope road set fire to a field
on the Gray Armstrong property, n
before the fire could be gotten UNI
der control considerable damage had
on done. and in addition to the
atuft to the wooded part Of the farm
which was considerable, a umbe Of
cords of wood which We're stored
there were destroyed.
Ready For Baseball.
Already enough subscribers to the
stock have been secured for the cor
poration that are to finance a base
pan team for his city next season. to
"1dhe II assured, and If a desire on the
'aFt OF this city is all that is neces-
S'iY IN order 20 increase the league
SIX clubs it is as good as done.
i.'"eEer' there is a fear that another
me q the cities to which the invita-
u ~ 70 ON has been extended, can
- secured and in this instance
me "Railroaders'' cannot enter r. ;s
~ earnest desire of every one here
SEE a delegation from either Eay-
IN Or Durha~ at the meeting
oo1oeooiO on Monday. th.. 1sth