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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22
Discrimination In Classification
of Freight BY the Railroads
Mr.. \. Nj. Shrag0, Wholesale Mer-
chant Of GOldSbOrO. Appears Be
fore Corporation Commission
WbicI, VIII Thoroughly Investigate
sfic Complaint As to Railroads
Methods Described.

Ar. a. Al. Shrago, Of G~oldsboro. a
prominent wholesale merchant, was
in Raleigh Friday to see the Cor
pcration Commission. Speaking of
the disadvantages under which whole
sale merchants labor i'll North Caro-
lima. Mr. Shrago said:
nave the worst clasSiIicGtiunS
i'll freight in the United States. There
is a classification that in fifth class
merchandise the shipper has TO name
every article in the case. though il all
the same articles go separately the
rate is the same. In other States. they
are all shipped under cotton fabrics.
Here. when a merchant puts in half
dozen different articles teach Of which
can DC shipped separately as fifth
class he must state on the package
all that it contains, II il he does II o
do 50 the railroads charge the first
class freight rate. lnaSnluch as some
packages are TOO small, as when ship
ping q small order Of SeNCra different
products Of the mills to merchant.
there Is not room to name each arti-
Gle, the railroad then charges the
first class rate. / had q rate given
me of s1.o5 or first class freight
from Gollsboro Ia Timberland Cum
berland county, in this State. 1T is
only : cents from Goldsboro to Bos-
IOiI IiISt tldSS- toutH ilISh 1IttlSf II l
rates makes it very difficult to build
! up wholesale trade in North Carolina.
and / came to Raleigh to see if the
Corporation Commission could not
give ome relief against this discrim-
| ination against North Carolina"
Mr.. Il. &. Brown. the thief Clerk
Of the Corporation Commission, being
asked concerning the matter pre-
sented by MI. Slaraso to the Commits
sion. said:
This is the first time that such a
com plaint has been filed With rel& :
| ton to cotton piece goods. our North
| Carolina classification in cotton piece
| goods is fifth class. while the inter
| state Classification on cotton piece
! goods is fourth class, a higher rate.
las TO the rate Of S1.Oo complained
Of by MI. Shrago that is "a rate very
much in excess Of the tariff rate al
lowed, and il Mr.. ShraSo has been
| charged this rate the North Carolina
Corporation Commission sWil require
the railroads to refund the oNerehaFge
at once. when the bills OF ladins and
freight receipts are iurniSed the Com
mission.
Mr.. Shrago's complaint which is
before the Commission will be given
a thorough investigations. u the
Commission will carefully examine
into the matters of classification af
I which he makes com plant"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22
90 BAD. TOO BAD.

One Of our correspondents told us
the other day that u ulnbc OF me
farmers in his section OF the county
held q meeting recently and Jointly
ordered a car load Of corn. The idea
Of such q thing rs that occurring II
a county as fertile and as well adapt
ed TO s-~"4ng as Davidson. Why,
it is a disgrace TO the farmers of this
county. Instead OF ordering cars OF
coTn they ought to pc shipping ORR
by the car load.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22
Crop 1910, what will it be-

Rainfall five winter n1anlg. g,
March. lst. 9.24 in. with about - :,
ifSt half of March. it viii pr0Tr..
snow about 10 inches for tho
as compared with $50 BE-
year, not enough difference when
TAKE INTO consideration that tb"
lali the preceding six months WIS ".
1850 as compared with 23.57 tn g..
VlonS year. They started in the J.. .
100 With plenty Of subsoiI amt ~--
race moisture, while they startt':
the tall OF 1903 with very littl.
face and DO subsoil moisture.
The records show that Te>.- +.
never made q largo crop, except ~
= heavy alnfa and that in nr,l'
every instance q heavy winter raul-
Is followed by a heavy summer r."
lall. While q light winter rainIt'
followed by a light summer rain
The records show hat 0lcs
other 80 counties that produce
$4,000 bales in 1906 the rainH1
Ct llttle heaT1e than last year in t..
portion that was the dryest last
Whlie IA he other portions it is q d.
IeSs. Inns section takes in from i.'
worth North West, nearly all Of j.
1eXas and the coast section from
pus Christi East, extending from
70 three counties in land TIrr.
more territory embraced by this -r
tlon u 1t IS not the heavy produo'.-
counties.
Inc x crop last season WI.
larger than in 1907 on 80 r..
increase IN acreage and the good ego
III North East TeNae. O..
pest since 1904. The planting will '.
late in the southwest. and the uu
WeeNil Will set more of the rr".
than usual.
tours truly,
A. IA GLol..
Pres. National Ginnera' A>~n.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

and editor OF the oaI'1 1ral
Irnion Farmer, and Capt. II. " IT, 80
gerton. Of Franklin, chairman % nv
educational committee. 49,,
Twenty counties in Eastern Ia :
lima We're represented ny isar
100. ,gaots ~ the meeting Tuesday,
when vas held principally to discuss
oilanO situation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

tttt Itc x
ticcrs Elected for the Ensuing Year.
An ideal ,1ay for q gathering OF
SUNDAY school workers was yesterday
and the spirit Of the convention at
Cary was in keeping with the weather.
the sunshine and the balmy atInoS-
phere. Most Of the townships in the
central and southern parts OF the
county were Well represented, ana
there were some present from more
distant points. The representation by
denominations was very we'll d1Strl-
huted. Pastors. officers, teachers ana
scholars were M the delegates.
The two addresses-on 0 to have
a good Sunday school in the country,
by Rev. A. ID. Wilcox, and on the
relation of the jnterdenOminatlOnal to
the den~olninational work, by Rev. l..
i. Johnson. We're Of an unusually high
order of excellence. The convention
n~ut-cracker. conducted by Mr.. N. s..
Broughton, was Instructive and il
Illuminating. The music, as is inVa-
riably the case at these county CON
VentIons. Was a highly enjoyable fea-
turc. Assisting in the singing were
three vocal class teachers and "a num-
Der of other excellent signers. The
timer was past description. The
yiands We're appetizing and the dUan-
tity abundant, and, although there
were many hungry people before din
ner. there was enough and TO spare,
and nobody was hungry st the close
OF that part Of the exercises.
The reports Of officers showed thai
| q thorough organization OF the county
by districts II townships was effect
ed last summer, and that the work
is in good condition for progress dur
ing the present year. TO facilitate the
plans for carrying the benefits Of the
organization 10 every Sunday school,,
a committee was appointed, with Prof.
L. Y. Judd as chairman, to prepare "a
map Of the county showing the Ioca-
ton OF every Sunday school, and to
have Il copy made for each Of the
seven districts.
Tfle officers elected were as fol
lows: PRESIDENT, T. Il. Eldridge; vice
president, J.. +. Johnson; secretary
and treasurer Miss Maud Reid: exc
cutive committee, II. Y. Judd, Leo. D..
Heart, Eli i. Marlborough, j. J. Burt.
NJ. =. Dry, j. NJ. Broughton. with
the president as chairman, and the
other officers rs members OF the COM
mittee.
The next convention will be held
Saturday. November 5th. at q place
to be selected by the executive com
mlttee.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

Not Enough to Indicate cood
Cotton Crop This Year
The Planting Will BE Late ia rr,a<
and the Southwest GeDerall, and ID.
Boil WceyiI VIII Get More ot w.
Crop Than Usual,

Especial to News ana Obser<rrN
Memphis, Tenn, March Ill .r
your attention to the comparsts.>
rainfall in 81 counties in Texas tf..
produced 2,617,00O bales, or ahon.
two-thirds Of the crop in 19Os. These
reports are taken from the o.t.i..
bulletins Of the Texas Weather rr.
reau and embraces the territory ,.v.
cred by the following stations:
Abilene, B%allinger, B-rQwrwaa4
Beeville, Corpus Christi, Core.c4n.
Cuero, Dallas, Dublin, Kgnlu.-
Lampasas, Luling, Mexia, Paris
Quanah, San Antonio. San Marcc-
Sherman, Taylor, Temple, Waco ana
WaXahachie. These stations cover the
great Central Black Land Bell and
the western and southwestern por-
tons Of h cotton growing area &
the State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22
BEST CABBAGE PLANTS

Grown in open air viii stans llalt
freeze, Early Jersey Wakefield
CHARLTON Wakefield, Succession. Al
Head Early. 1000 for s1.0e, see,
$4.25. H. L. SIMPSON. r. +. Il. VA.
l, Piedmont S. c..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22
GREAT SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
Convention at Cary Successful
In Every Particular

SPLENDID Addresses, Excellent iiisihs
and Il Feast OF More ouoS''a'
Things - Organization Complete
throughout the County-NeW ouh-
day school Maps to BE Madc-ol-
ticcrs Elected for the Ensuing year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22
FOX SHORT WEIGHT
Inspector Jineback. Of the %or;c,,-
tufe Department. Witfat,aws 100
Bags of Corn Meal ~

Inspector r. C.. ~Lineback, of the
agricultural Department has ra+.
ed from Charlotte. where he WY
Grew 100 bags Of corn meal for tho
Company for short weiah,
re also Withdrew 250 bags for " =
n.eaman q Co. for the same reason
ne goods We're put out by the. Mo,,u-
YAM ti.y M1l Company, of Charta-
noosa Tenn. A'ta-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

Pres. National Ginnera' A~~".
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

The Union Wishes an Agricultural
High, ciloo in Every County
business Agents Enable arnlcT TO
Buy More Cheaply-To Build Ware
hOuscS-GambJiDg in Farmers FRO
ducts should Be stopped.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

coo the first garden made. ard The
first city Cair-Cowfey.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-23

ishing birlcage act when their money did
mysterious disappearance turn about ~
years ago
Though senator Cults is - notches
along the score be isn't one Of those hard
shelled specimens that are held up a.
samples OF rctarding influences against the
growth OF Vermont. Not a bit OF H..
Cults Is the type OF a man that appreci'
ates the fact that neh men operate whiz
wagons, take an occasional sniiter, and
own aeroplanes. He is willing 20 let them
DO such things in Vermont, The senator
lives in town where the summer tourist
business adds a tidy sum to the bank ac-
counts OF the natives and also supports a
first-class hotel The senator isn't guz.
zler and its safe TO say that he wouldn't
know the difference between Seagram and
". o. =. He is, however, a white man,
and is willing TO let a visitor over IN II
condcroga come across into Vermont IN
his auto and do a spin along the lake
shore on the clay roads. Cults wouldn't
urge hanging for such tourists.
Sometimes Mr.. Cults and his wife WIN.
ter in California Though Henry 7. Cults
owns a dress suit and does not hold pillow
during the springs work on his farm he
is a farmer He knows which heifer TO
keep for breeding purposes and he can
tell a lot OF things about the value OF
nitrate Of soda. That is why he was
chosen chairman OF the senate committee
on agriculture.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-23
State Aid for Fairs.
(Springfeld Reporter. J

lSpIllpltlu
We are going to urge to the end that
the appropriation for the state fair which
was cut from $4,000 to $1,000, be not
granted by the legislature. The state talr
was never needed but was foisted on the
people of the state in burst OF enthusl-
asm which gave the appearance OF great
need of the state to be filled only by the
creation of a new exhibition. AS we un-
derstand it one man was responsible Tor
the craze and one man is now deslrous OF
keeping it up at the expense of Vermont
without any adequate return Tor the IN
vestment If fairs in the state We're UNI
known the proposition would be different,
but all over the state are held large ana
successful fairs each year and these have
been carried on for years before the idea
of state fair was conceived. AS we have
already stated many times there were
many fairs that could have been well
turned into state fair. We have one IN
mind whose location and established repu-
tation for exhibits in all branches and the
standing of the men behind it would have
made it ideal in every way to be deslg
mated as the state fair; but no, this would
not have suited certain persons. All TINS;
of course, is now history, but 1t is well
to recall that the state was never emo
tionally insane over the new proposition
The point is this: If the fair at White
River junction is good for anything let 1t
stand on its own feet and not depend upon
the state for an annual appropriation, as
the state has enough to do without going
into business which is valueless All this
twaddle about the state being advertised
throughout New England by means OF the
fair may Just as well be dispensed with
We understand that quite a number of ex.
hibitors last year were paid, which is of
course expensive, and money must be
Forthcoming somewhere The state has
enough to do with its money. Heaven
knows that the corporations are taxed. to
death as it is and they do not care particu-
larly to see some more piled on for the
sake of fair, which should be self-sup-
porting or else give up the ghost. As for
Mr. Stafford's bill to give some money to
some more fairs in some more places
throughout Vermont, the quietus should
be sudden and final. Let the state adver-
tise in some other way where it will do
some good
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-23
Another Big Fire in st. Johnsbury.

Fire early Sunday morning destroyed
two woodworking plants, five granite
sheds and carpet cleaning shop, in st.
Johnsbury, causing loss of over S300 900,
and throwing 81 of the highest paid class
of workmen out of employment. The in
surance is about $4,000, so the loss Is
very severe on the different firms. The
fire started in the boiler room of Jones \
Shields. cabinet makers, it is supposed
from the pipes that heat the air com
presser. It was beyond control when dis
covered about go and it looked when the
firemen arrived as though there would be
serious conhagration as the burning
buildings were in the business manufactur-
ing section of the village. After an hours
hard fighting they got the blaze under con
troll enough to prevent it from spreading
to other manufacturing plants. near by.
The losses and insurance of the various
firms follow:
st. Johnsbury Electric Co., owners of
the building of Jones & Shields, loss 81
500, insurance $1,000; Jones X Shields,
cabinet makers, loss $4,000, insurance
So, 900; A. L. Bragg, contractor and build
er, loss $1,000, insurance $1,000; George
Jones, carpet cleaning shop, loss 500, no
insurance. The remaining firms were gran
tie cutters: Comfy & Vernon, loss $1,000,
insurance 81 800; Union Granite company,
loss $1,000, insurance $1,000; st. Johns
bury Granite company, loss $4,000, no IN
surance: Laird stone shed, loss 81, 600 no
insurance; J. E. Walker, loss 81 LOO, in
surance 500.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-23
NEW FREIGHT SYSTEM.
New Haven and B. & NJ. Designate
Transfer Points.

BY series Of conferences not yet termi.
mated, freight representatives OF the New
York, New Haven X Hartford and the
Boston X Maine railroads have agreed
upon a new system OF freight movement,
and have put il into effect already. IL Is
expected to cut almost in two the time
/ for freight in less than carload lots; It
will save time and labor, use fewer cars
and give more safety TO freight in transit,
Primarily il is the merged companies re-
Spouse 10 the representations OF merchants
who for a long time have been complain
ing on account OF a seemingly too slow
service; il is made possible by the run
ming OF cars OF one company upon the
tracks OF the other with organized regu-
larity.
System has been wrought into a service
which was almost without system before.
lCo-operation is developed where formerly
this kind of freight had to travel much
more than was necessary, and had to be
reloaded several times, exposed to waste
and damage. Seven specified transfer
points are to be named by each OF the two
companies to handle merchandise ship
ments for points on the other road. The
Boston 4 Maine has already named them;
the New Haven road has named only five,
so far. As the business develops other
points may De Hdilltu on DoiH iodiS. luosc
on the Boston X Maine are Northamp-
ton. Greenfield Aver, Lawrence. Salem,
Nashua and Woodville. y II. Those on
the New Haven lines are Worcester, New
Haven, Hartford, Providence and Mans
field-all selected in view OF their geo
graphical locations to serve the whole field,
and with reference to their connections
for picking up way-freight.
The idea of this agreement is that each
New Haven transfer point, for instance,
should load ear daily for each OF the
named transfer points on the Boston x
Maine railroad, if there is enough tonnage
for a minimum load. Hartford will send
one car each day to Northampton and one
car each day to each of the other Boston
| X Maine cities mentioned. Conversely,
Northampton will send one car every day
to Hartford and one to each of the other
cities named on the New Haven system.
Thus there will be seven freight cars daily
from as many points on the Boston 4
Maine railroad to each of the five points
selected on the New Haven, and the mer-
candise will be shipped in the car for the
points nearest the final destination, so that
in most instances the merchandise will be
rehandled only twice. AT Northampton,
for example, it is loaded from the way
freighter, which it picked up, to the car
which is to carry it to the transfer point
nearest to its final destination, and there
it will be loaded into the car that will
make the final delivery. OF course it is
likely to happen that at times there will
not be enough merchandise to send car
direct--a minimum load having been de-
cided upon-and in that instance it will
90 in another car to the transfer point
nearest the final destination to which
minimum load is sent.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-23
Legislative Luminaries
No II
A Yankee Aristeessi

campaign, ils dessnt expect ,hlnss hand
81 10 han "a decorated porcelain bat be
doe skpesi h. iflends 10 do The talking "
ihsy sshl him "a frpEsseni thsn ~ ihs
assembly. The senatoF shloys minsilhe
with the lawmakers and taking part IN
snrh matters as dreiiihs the constitution
aliiy al Ian which would depfiss blue,
Jay IL his right 10 dine 81 the fruits 81
a NsTmonl farmer, senator Cults isnt odd
but he !. old enough % sc the fahns si,is
oi the biennial vaudeville and 4 be should
confess 10 You jus, What he thinks about
the matter he would tell you that u
would be cheaper for the state 81 Vernon,
10 hire dosrn professional vaudeville
artists every winter and move them ahoa,
from one town hall 10 another than 10
employ over go amateurs IN this class 81
shls fiainmeni once ia tNo years.
II is not a hard task 10 put over
bunch II thing on the average legislator,
hut tn II on Henry r. QUITS lie won't AL
fof Oregon orchard stock. Hue Sky smell
ing and Mining company or anything else
tina, lirs under the gTass roots OF soine
western state, lie knows thing or Two
Alou, men who have invested their gold ~
rainbows and be has a number Of neigh
bon IN Orwell who have enjoyed the van
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-23

Ben Franklin blood used TO show points
TO horse show followers.
Henry and Mn. Cults have one OF the
coAcst homes TO be found. Sometimes a
son lives on the home farm and Mr.. Cults
makes his home in Orwell village, but the
CUTS homestead is one that will dispel
homesickness from the heart OF man a
thousand miles from home on Christmas
morn. Ii is the same sort OF home that
senator Cults is mana cheerful one.
senator Henry I. is never anything but
cheerful.
There isn't anything out Of the ordinary
in the career OF Senator Cults, lie was
born in Orwell. has lived there 70 date, Is
a farmer, was once a member OF the house
OF representatives and is probably one OF
the best known horse breeders IN Yer
mont Cults is the kind of a horseman
who does not have TO carry copy OF the
Yearbook under his arm. He has been
down the grand circuit and back again
and he has raised horses that made good
on the track.
Last spring Farmer Cutts's name was
mentioned for the senate and about the
same time the anti Battellites OF Addison
county there are ants TO Uncle joe
produced deck OF cards aud dealt out
several names. Henry won and Addison
county has no reason 10 regret that he
was sent TO Montpelier this year. Cntts Is
not a politician. He isn't so constituted
that he can frame up glveand-take
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-23

hlsh AMI pTseipiiaisly from the TiNsE and
Nhsfe pretty inueh all available railroad
roosn i n0s oeeuplni ID The existing iihs
M control AZ the New Haven company. To
nnd 4 l0lerabls roais the Grand Trunk
os Central Nsfinoni soald syidrntly b.
obliged 10 keep al some Distance westward
AZ the fiysF. And then soaid come The
anssiion whether ihrfr would lse business
enough Tor Two parallel iinrs. The pFusens
single line has never i'een greatly ossipaf
denrd.
lRAilroai Ase Gasr,is.l
Some new phase. Of the thfsaisned
Grand Trunk, New Haven warfare In New
Enslani have dryelopei, Many months
have passed slnoe. the Grand Trunk GOT
its charter from the khode leland iesisla'
tute for the extension 81 the system from
Palmer, Mass,, 20 Providence, u, !. A pre-
liminary survey WAS made, followed b, a
new survey II the Palmer Providence
route. but thus far, apparently, not
sIadcinl III earth has been TUNED OF other
positive sirIs taken ~ the Grand Trunk,
hut on the other side there have been
notes OF Warning. The New Haven j. 10
ASK authority of the Vermont Legislature
Tor power Ia build certain paralleling lines
which will free It's controlled Boston a
Maine from all dependence on the Grand
Trunks connecting links. The Boston q
Maine has a business Of some millions OF
dollars with the Grand Trunk system, and
reported threats OF diverting Il, largely TO
the rival Canadian Pacific, have nndonh,'
rlly iirfnrr basis than rumor. This Is On
the New England side 81 the border On
the Canadian aide the subject II siill inter
mixed with p0liiirs; the government =
harassrl At one extremity ~ iis domain
/ by the western farmers assAiling the high
tariff. and at the other by the maritime
provinces opposing a. detrimental 70 lheir
seapotis, railway extensions into New
England.
The New Haven railway authorities as
sert that il wall COS, the Grand Trunk
SIO.opOD1O 20 get to Providence with
even minor terminal facilities. The Grand
| Trunk people say they can get there Tor
/ half that amount, and they have succeed
ed in winning a case before the NJ assachu'
scits railway commission, from whom the
[ New Haven sought permission 10 build a
line obstructive, II moi fatal, 20 the Grand
Trunk project. Two outcomes now seem
OF about equal probability. One u the
flushing through sooner or later, Cana
dian party politics allowing II, OF the
Grand Trunk enterprise, during a period
OF acute and indefinite war OF two bug
railways. The other Is that, after a spell
OF threats, there will bc treaty based on
concessions hy which the Grand Trunk
surrcnders the Providence INVASION for
new traffic privileges in New England,
very likely reaching TO New York. Incl.
ldcntally, that old thorn IN the New LA.
ven side. the holding Of the Central Yer.
mont by the Grand Trunk, may be with
drawn.