The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
MONROE r. r. d. NO. 10.
Starts at Allan and Swings
Around Into South Carolina
and Covers a Fine Section.

soltherlA direction from Allan.
and is - miles long. II has 10
families, supplied in los boxes.
THIS route as whole Is cqual To
The hest in the county. The far
merS generally are up-to-date and
painSiaking and realize that a
share of the responsibility of
the eountry's progress rests on
them, and are. by employing the
best farming methods diminish
ing their labor and Vel nercaS-
ing their yields until farm lie
10 a great extent has been trans
formed from drudgery aud dis
enlargement 10 pleasure rs well
a> profit. Ii is an eaS, matter.
Ia discover without asking any
questions if there is ambition and
energy behind any movement,and
especially is il SO regarding the
farm. The farmers of this route
until recent years had been m
active. content to let the popular
superstition that IF he farms II
is because he cannot do anything
else. reign predomimntly IN
their minds. but now the condl-
tons have changed. Farming is
no more diSrespectful. The field
is one great mass of farmers,
each one trying TO out wit the
other with methods that are cal
eulated 10 raise the standard of
farming until that profession will
be ON equal footing with any 9TH
pr business. The consequence is
better farms. better schools and
churches. nicer homes and a gem
eral desire for better things for
the great mass of people who till
the soil
There are two special tax dis
trictS on this route, Allan and
Trinity. The other schools are
Walters, Wolf Pond and Antioch
lcoloredl.
There are six churches AL
tan, Ehenezer. Zoar, Wolf Pond,
Trinity and Antioch (colored.(
Mr.. Il. f Mangm is the hig
g,St land owner also The biggest
farmer ON this route. Id, farm
fully equipped with iIl mod
rn machinery lie is also en-
@gcd in cattle raising md at
times deals III stock.
Nr ! &, Broom owns and OPP.
crates the only jug f.r.oty in
tlw county
Esq. 7 e Euhanks IS an up
date farmer and is among the
uoSl popular men on the route.
lie is a pull. spirited man and
never shriuks from duty when
tic interest Of the country nj
large is al stake.
Mr.. Il. /. Deese grows a lot
Of pea vines for hay and while
hay he realizes that he
IS improving his land.
Mr.. 4. ". Funderhurk is count
ed good corn grower aud has
corn to sell all the year round.
Mr.. j. Ii. Rape. aside from be
ing a good farmer is a model
road ovcrSeer and deserves Spe-
cial credit for the judgment dis
played in working his section OF
the public road near his home.
Mr.. W. W. Rape has a nicely
painted house and the best all
round crop on the route.
NJ. A. Walters 4 Sons own Il
store, ginncry, saw and corn mill,
and besides are doing good farm
ing. They have a number of ten
ants and their Yields are large.
Mr.. Walters is an ex-Confeder-
ate soldier.
Mr.. +. A. Plylcr runs a five
horse farm and is doing extra
fine farming. lie has nice
home.
Mr.. II. ". Belk is a modern
farmer and displays rare iudg
ment in solving the difficult
problems of the farm. He has
the largest apple orchard on the
route.
Mr. J. E. Carncs is highly
progressive farmer. He uses
more fertilizer than any other
farmer on the route and his yield
is very large He is jolly good
spirited man and good citizen.
Esq v I Chears is one Of
The most influential men on his
route w. is truly public spirit
ed and is thoroughly in favor of
any movement, however small.
that has for its object the bet
tcrment Of conditions that tend
TO develop true and genuine cit
izenship. He has served Union
county in many public positions
once as State Representative.