The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

out Of the way.
This can be done only by raising
nome supplies, and raising your cot
ton as a money or surplus crop. I
Will digreSs and say the man who de-
Ponds on buying his supplies for the
next few years Will have to have a
good bank account or else he may get
hungry.
The prices of meat and bread
stuffs are today higher than ever re-
corded by Western markets and the
government is alarmed at the cost Of
living. The truth is, too many people
have left the farms. No farmer, then.
can afford to buy these high priced
food stuffs, besides. when he plants
all cotton he is helping lower the price
OF what he produces and helping raise
the price OF what he must buy.
Don't do this III 1910. Don't any more.
Raise every pound You an as surplus.
but raise home supplies first and raise
plenty Of it.
with the world depending on our
next cotton crop for its covering. with
Increased uses coming up each day for
both seed and lint products it would
look like We have our enemies at our
feet and ours would be a smooth vOy-
age in the future. But one thing
thou lackest. 1t is national legislation
that Will put the exchanges that spec
u}ate on our cotton out OF business
entirely. or put them to doing business
on an actual cotton basis. II the rank
and file knew how much the South IS
robbed annually by these methods, /
believe they would make war that
would completely eAterminate the
whole business.
Gould anything ~lositimateiy con-
Quoted reduce the price on Your cot
ton in the face Of an actual and con-
ceded cotton famine $l5 per bale in
three days without war, or some un-
natural financial disturbances? This
orr b,,o o, crowd did il 9St week Do
You hin your bales Of cotton worth
SIS less today than It was three days
ago" It's the same bale Of cotton
Some mill has got to have il to make
cloth that will actually be needed be-
fore another crop is produced. Then
let's at least inlpiOrc our Senators ana
REPRESENTATIVES, to relieve Us of this
burden. No greater favor could be
done the South and the man or men
who will accomplish his should be
crowned with honor in life. and with
a monument pointing high towards
heaven when death shall have claim
ed for the great good they have done
the South and the Southern arm era-
should we as brave men Of he
South permit this heritage to be q
gamblers plaything with which they
J enrich themselves and rob all the le-
m interests engaged IN produc-
ing or manufacturing at thelr ",Il:A
say no. Every man IN the south
S1OO!N say no.
= At the conclusion Of Mr.. Mckin-
: mons address Mr.. Cobb declared tho
5 exercises at an end. 1t Was remarka-
BILE tina through the five hours OF con-
nuous speaking. the large area in
5 front of the speakers was nlled Win
interested hearers.
All the speakers and other guests
were invited to the home of eH-Sherifr
Mcleod for dinner. where a most
bountiful dinner was served on a most
hospitable table, graced by the pres
ence Of q most entertaining host.
/ School prizes.
| All the leading schools Of the Coun-
ty were represented by large dele
cations. Misses Gill, Avent and
Rowland, committee to award the
5 prizes for the best floats. rendered
their decisions as follows:
? First prize, $500 awarded 70 RAFT
; Swamp School.
: Second prize, $1,000, awarded to
5 P~hiladelphus High School
Third prize, $500, awarded to Ten
Mile school.
The prize of SIS, offered for the
t largest attendance as per enrolment.
l was awarded by County Superinten-
dent J. r. Pool to Rl~oomingdale High
per cent Of enrolment.
. per cen of enrolment.
5 The second prize of SO. for sec
S ond best attendance as per enroll
= ment, was awarded by Supt. Poole to
Back Swamp school.
. The prize of IS for third best at
/ tendance, was awarded to HoWells-
= Vile District No. 7.
. The prize of $500 for the best at
e Tendance considering the distance OF
. the school from Lumberton, was
awarded by Supt. Poole to Parkton
t Graded School.
No accurate estimate could be
e made as to the number of chool chill
dren in the parade, but the number
0 can safely be placed betWeen $500
and 5000.
Lumberton graded chools led IN
the parade with 500 children.
More than half the SO schools OF
/ the county were represented by en-