The Monroe journal., 1911-08-15
THE BELT LINE.
Rural Route No 9 Runs all About
ard is Possessed of Many Good
Ea1tr-

southrrly. 1t is not farther than
or : miles from the post office
when il reaches its fartheresi
point. Ii is u II miles long, has
$50 families exclusive of leemor-
lee mill supplied in Ito boxes.
Ii touches Monroe Nos. / and =
and Waxhaw 1. There are sin
schools. Salem and Tmdlc. which
are also on M. =. Carmel. New
lIopr. Ted Level. eolored, and
GAINESVILLE. eulor,d.
Tho churches are New Salem,
Corintb. Carmel, New Hope. Red
l.evel colored. and Clark>yille,
.olarrd
Mr,>r>. II. W. Helms, :. II.
Parker. \. T.. cook aud ". l..
McCorcle own stores.
\ great number of the farmrrs
ON fuiS route are modern. ana
tight here will ho explained what
Il modern farmer is, in the
writer's estimation \ farmer
who plews his hand deep at the
,laapcy time, SUMS lrgume>.
such rs clover and COW peas. has
a system OF crop rotation. euitl-
Yates his crop according TO the
modern rule. i. t.. level cultiva-
| tion is Il modern farmer,
Mr.. +. p. PRESLEY is modern
farmer lie plows his land deep.
makes good use of the harrow
and drag 10 prepare good seed
bed and cultivates his crops by
| the hest methods.
Mr. Vernon Long is said 10
have the best cotton on the route.
lie is beginning to see the beauty
in nice farming and has credit
for doing such.
Mr.. {. W. Helms is Il farmer
who is making money on the
farm by combining good judy
mcnt with hard labor. He built
= large barn last winter and is
now erecting Il nice residence.
The old Tindle place, now own
cd hv Mr.. W. Il. McCorcle. is ON
this route. II is also on Monroe
) and Waxhaw 4. 1t will be re-
inemhered that this is the place
where the first court was held
in the new county of Union. An
old gin house was the court room
bat old folks say that none ot
tie dignity OF the court WAS
LOST. however.
Nj T. +. Alexander is q huSt-
ling man. has fine stock and IS
doing some good farming.
Nh. VI. +. Alexander is really
a modern farmer, and is consider
ably above the average. lie is
not only preparing his land well
and culliVaiing and improving il
we'll but Keeps pure seed. pure
stock. cattle. hogs. and even his
chickens are thoroughbred. His
hogs are standard 'horoughbrcds
and hc is in Il position to show
semc fine specimens. He is a
thorough farmer and believes IN
purity in live stock as well rs IN
seed selection.
Mr.. j. Il. e. Helms. commonly
known as John Bob. is one oil the
farmers on this route who are
coming to the front Besides be
ing a good carpenter he is Il fine
farmer and is farming by modern
principles. making good yields.
Mr.. a. Ii. \. Belk, Jr.. is a
hard working man and is making
a good living.
Mr.. J. F.DoSter is among the
most busincsS-like farmers ON the
route. He farms on an extern
sive scale, and is modern in ev-
cry department % his farm.
Mr.. Fletcher Broom, who is
brother OF Mr.. 7. j. W. Broom,
is doing excellent farming, 1t is
needless to say his methods are
modern, for he believes that ex-
cellency in farming does not con
sist in the number of acres work
ed, but the way they are work
ed. Mr.. Broom has "A nice home.
Mr. Il l.. Helms is an inten-
sivc farmer. He is not a large
farmer but farms well. lie has
Il nicely painted and convenient
house. and il very prominent
and influential man.
Mr.. $. NJ. Parker prepares his
land well cultiyateS we'll and is
making very good yields. He is
also in the mercantile business.
Mr.. l.. a. Helms is a Confeder-
ate soldier, and about the best
educated man on the route. Al
though 10 years old it is said he
can read Latin and Greek as well
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