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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-02-15

DEALS OFF. BoYsl" HE SAID CHEER
FULLY
II made a big mistake not to be bring
ing the egg out with the baby. but 1
| was fearing To touch IT, It's shaped
| like hens egg, and It's big as a tur-
| keys. and the beautifuleSt blue-just
| splattered with big brown splOtches.
! like me book said. precise. But you
never saw such sight as 1t made on
the yellow or the rotten wood beside
! that funny leathery faced little white
baby"
Tell you what. Freckles." said one
OF the transfers. Have you ever
heard Of this bird woman that goes all
over the country with n camera and
makes picturesp She made some on
my brother Jim's place last summer.
and Iim's 80 wild about them he quits
blowing and goes after her about ev-
cry nest he finds. He helps her all he
can TO get them. and then she gives
him a picture. inns so proud OF what
he has he keeps them In the Bible.
He shows them TO everybody that
comes and brags about how he help
ed to take them. IL you're smart youth
send for her and she'll come and make
a picture just like life. IL you help
her she will give you one. Ii would
be uncommon pretty to keep after your
birds are gone. | dunno what they
are. l never see their like before.
They must be something rare. Any
you fellows ever see bird like that
hereaboutsg
No one ever had.
Well" said the teamster. failing
to get this log lets me of till noon.
and I'm going TO town. IL | was
making living taking bird pictures
seems to me I'd be mighty glad for a
chance TO take one like that"
Then you be sure 10 tell her TO
come" said Freckles.
The next morning Freckles hurried
about the trail. and on his way down
the east side he slipped in to see the
chickens. The mother bird was on
the nest. He was afraid the other |
egg might just be Matching. SO he did |
not venture 20 disturb her. He made |
The round and reached his study early. !
lie had his lunch along and did not |
need To start on the second trip until
he middle OF the afternoon. He
would have long hours TO work on his
lower bed. improve his study and
earn about his chickens.
The heat became more inslstent.
tOon came, and Freckles ate his din
Ter aud settled for an hour or two on
bench with n book.
Perhaps there was breath OF
ound. Freckies could never afterward
emember. but for some reason he
fitted his head Just as the bushes
arted and the face of an angel look
q through. Saints, nymphs and fair
es had tiOated down his cathedral
isle for him many times, with forms
nd voices OF exquisite beauty.
Parting the wild roses by the en-
rance was beauty of which Freckles
ad never dreamed Was II real or
you'd il vanish as the other dreams
nd done? He took step nearer
uzing intently. This was real flesh
nd blood. And IL was in every way
in of the Limberlost. for no bird of
Is branches swung with easier grace
han this dainty young thing rocked
n the bit of morass on which she
TODD. sapling beside her was not
nor rounder than her slender
orm. Her soft. waving hair chung
bout her face with the heat, and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-02-15

Surgical Institute and physician Of large experience and
practice the first to make ALTERNATIVE EXTRACT OIL
roots, without a particle of alcohol or narcotic
to
!
home, HEYEs, Ladysmth b.
Consulted four doctors but
Finally told was in consump-
specialist concerning hat the
be would
which did after months
of health
/ Peces AnHeatng Save and
Pleasant Pellets
troubles. j shall always recommend your medicines
Dr. Perces Pleasant Pellets regulate liver and bowels
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-02-15
FRECKLES
BY
Gene SGraGG0m-
Porter
1904. by DOUBLEDAY. PAGE
q co.
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COPYRIGHT. 1904. by DOUBLEDAY. PAGE
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knew.
Duncan gathered up his tools.
Deals OF. boys he said cheerfuly.
THE log mauna be touched until
Freckles chaukies have finished with
II. We might as weel gang. Better
put Il back, FreckIes. It's just out.
and 1t may chill. Ye will probably
haze twa the morn"
Freckles deposited the baby beside
the egg. When he came back he said:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-02-15


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The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
12,OOOWagonsMade
In Wilson Annually

The Hackney Wagon Company-separ-
ate and distinct from the buggy manu-
facturers-and an Institution born and
raised in Wilson. will produce and sell
l2. 900 wagons this year.
BY this time, dear reader, you must
be willing to confess that II you have
overlooked Wilson in the making up Of
your list OF promising towns, you have
discovered somewhat Of a gem.
Yes, Wilson is the home OF the Hackney
Wagon Company-the largest concern of
its kind east of the Mississippi River.
Here again we have another great in
dustry maintaining a pay roll Of more
than 100000 annually.
This mammoth industry, established in
1903, and covering twenty-six acres of
gound. is but in its infancy. Commenc-
ing operation less than nine years ago.
1t is now turning out EOoo wagons a
year.
Just as fast as human beings can WELD
the hammer and saw, extensions and ad-
ditions to the immense plant are being
built in an effort to keep abreast of the
orders that come flooding in.
The Game OF Hackney wagons Is spread
ing. At the present tim. the business Is
confined to fourteen States Of the South.
But nine years old. and doing business
in less than one-third of its legitimate
field and the present output considered.
the future appears to be full of promise
for another of Wilson's industries, the
growth of which will build up a greater
pay roll and add to the general prosper
ity OF the community.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
l#I#HH|
Wilson Engineers
Reclaim Swan1pS

The first company in the United States
to make a speciality Of draining agri-
cultural lands is located in Wilson.
The nature Of the work performed by
this company, the Britt Engineering and
Contracting Company. is both interest
ing and of inestimable value to the en-
tire South. That the swamp lands Of
our country are located in the South is
a fact that is known the world over.
Because Of these swamps and over
flowed lands q great part Of the enor-
nous acreage of the South has been Of
little value. and lands that should be
producing millions Of dollars worth OF
the products for which the South is
known have remained idle and un-
productive.
The Brett company's work is the re-
claiming Of these swampy lands. The
company will this year reclaim more
than 100000 acres of fertile land, being
at present engaged on contracts reQuir-
ing the excavation of 100000 cubic
yards of material. This company is the
largest engaged in this novel work. in
extent Of operation, in the South At
lantic States. The company operates
FIVE large dredges on its various pieces
Of work. and gives employment to q
large number Of laborers and skilled
men. The increasing demand for the
company's services Is creating a de-
mand for more dependable workers and
skilled men than can be secured here,
presenting an excellent opportunity Tor
men desiring to engage in this novel and
lucrative profession. The good work
being carried on by the Brett company
should impei the whole South to stand
up and shout for Wilson. the town be-
hind. and the headquarters of this re-
markable enterprise
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Wilson Has Active
Commercial Body

The story of the growth and progress
of Wilson with its mammoth industries
and prosperous retail establishments
would be incomplete without a good
word for the activities of the city's
sterling organization-the Chamber OF
Commerce.
Unlike many cities where a Chamber
of Commerce has been formed. Wilson S
organization Is more than a name. The
Wilson Chamber of Commerce IS an en-
terprising and energetic body of men
selected from the towns best material,
who are unselfishly contributing their
time and efforts to the upbuilding of the
community. These men are of strong
character, deep thinkers, and broad
minded. The organization is, happily
free from petty jealousies and local
feuds that are the stumbling blocks to
success. Recognizing the fact that con-
certed action is essential to the upbuild-
ing of their community, matters coming
up for consideration are handled i'm
personally.
The organization is conveniently To-
lcated in spacious and elegantly ap-
pointed quarters. Col. John F. Bruton,
one of the city's able business men and
an estimable citizen. is the president
Of the body. Col Bruton is also the
president Of TIE First National Bank.
H. D. Brown is the secretary, upon
whose shoulders the greater part of the
work falls. That Mr.. Brown is equal to
the task goes without saying. the work
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Sash and Blind
Factory Is Large

In the front rank of the many thriving
industries that Wilson possesses, stands
the big sash. door and blind factory of
the W. W. Simms Company. This is one of
the great industrial concerns of the town.
the plant covering seven acres of ground
The value Of this industry to the town is
Immediately apparent when IL is stated
that the company employs nearly 90
men who are kept constantly busy manu-
featuring a better grade of yellow pine
lumber.
The product of the company is shipped
to many points in the North and the
East, and Is one of the citys industries
that is doing a great share of the work
attracting attention to the town Ample
capital is available for the expansion OF
the business which is taking place from
year to year and Is making II one OF the
Industrial giants of the East.
Wilson Is very proud of its great buggy
and wagon manufacturing concerns; its
pre-eminence as a tobacco market and
the magnitude OF its cotton business. but
is equally proud OF its sash and blind
factory. which Is one of the component
parts in the building up and future sue
cess of the city.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Large Cotton Oil
Plants Are Here

Two of the South's largest cotton oil
plants are located in Wilson. These are
the Farmers Cotton oil Company and
the Southern Cotton OH Company. Man,
moth plants they are. covering many
acres of ground and giving employment
to large number of workers. These
concerns are the buyers of the cotton
seed from which they extract the oil
that is rapidly displacing all other cook
ing fats and is being geheSally recog-
nized as the equal OF olive oil at a much
lower cost. While each Of these COM
pantes Is of tremendous size they will
continue to grow and expand as time
rolls on. because the product of the cot
ton seed is just coming into its own
and there remains not a question OF
doubt but what the time will come when
cotton oil will b. used almost exclusive
ly for cooking purposes by the thrifty
housewife in an effort to keep down the
high cost Of living. Wilson is fortunate
in being the home OF these plants. These
high-grade fertilizer. OF which they PRO-
duce from fifty 10 seventy-five thousand
tons annually. The high quality of the
product commands a ready sale through
out the North and East. The ingredients
used in the manufacture OF the fertilizer
is imported from Germany. South Amer
lea and Chile. and is very expensive. but
necessary to turn out a high-grade
product. Linters produced by these COM
panies are sold mostly in Germany. The
two great plants are OF inestimable value
to Wilson from many viewpoints but
especially so in the making Of Wilson
as a marketing place for the cotton
planter.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
BuggyFactoryHere
Is S0uth's LARGEST

Wilson is the home Of the largest buggy
and carriage mandatory in the South.
Here is located a mammoth vehicle
building concern that produces and sells
5000 medium-priced pleasure vehicles ev-
cry year-The Hackney Brothers Buggy
Manufacturing Company.
The Hackney Brothers factory con-
tains at present 116,0o0 square feet of
floor space, employs 135 workmen, and
maintains pay roll of approximately
SO. 900 annually.
The company recently purchased a
fifty-acre tract Of land on which they
will erect. next year. an entire new
plant. increasing their capacity to meet
the demand for their product. 1t is an
ticipated that their output will exceed
$500 vehicles annually, on the completion
OF the new factory. All of which means
that more men will be employed in Will
son. the pay roll increased, and prosperity
will get another boost
The Hackney Brothers factory is an
old Wilson institution. The business was
founded in 1854 by W. n. Hackney, the
father Of the three brothers composing
the present firm, and was the outgrowth
Of a blacksmith shop. The elder Hack
ney, toiling away in his crude shop in
the days Of long ago. one day became
possessed Of the desire to do greater
things than ordinarily fall to the lot of
the village smithy, and thereupon pro-
ceeded to build what was considered, in
those days, q pretty fine specimen Of a
four-wheeled conveyance. which found a
ready sale.
: That was the beginning. The young
man tolied away. turning out a vehicle
occasionally. each one being quickly sold.
His start made and his work recognized,
he soon gave his whole attention to the
manufacture Of buggies. The capacity of
the Hackney plant at the end of the
first year was two vehicles a week. The
growth Of the business since 1854 has
been gradual and sure, never faltering
a single year, until to-day the annual
output is 5000 vehicles a year, and plans
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

under way that will enable them to
build 1000 to 5000 annually. in anticipa-
ton OF the demand that will surely come
in keeping with the gradual growth OF
the past.
The Hackney Brothers business has al
ways been confined to the States OF the
South. They have never sought a dol
lars worth of business in any other sec
ton of the United States. Is II not just
as probable as possible that this great
institution will some day reach out for
business in a larger field-and get il. be-
cause of their established reputation for
making handsome and durable vehicles,
and when they do. is 1t not just as prob
able as possible that Wilson will then
by the home of the largest buggy manu-
featuring concern in the United States?
This article is not intended as an ad-
vertisement for the Hackney Buggy Com
pany. but the growth and probable
growth Is given as one of the many things
to tell of this wonderful little city that
will some day be a wonderful big city.
just as sure as time and tide wait for
no man.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Home Surroundings
Charm of Wilson

The general aspect Of Wilson is highly
pleasing A walk about the city will
reveal broad streets that are as smooth
and level as a frozen lake; clean, wide.
cement sidewalks. from which rise ma
jesticaIly handsome. substantial busi-
ness structures. occupied by live, wide
awake commercial concerns. presenting
their credentials for your consideration
in the form of spacious, artistically
dressed show windows.
The streets are alive with the hum
and hustle of modern commerce. and an
air OF prosperity and ,contentment con-
fronts the stranger as he ningles with
these serious-minded and high -purposed
people.
But the chief charm Of Wilson lies in
the residential section, where are To-
Gated many pretty homes. Some costly.
some built at moderate price. but all
spacious and well kept Surrounded by
broad gIeen lawns. shaded by great
oaks and other trees. the charm Of these
home reflect the love Of these busy peo-
pie for pleasant home surroundings.
which, after all. is the basis of most
business successes.
Perfumed with the odor OF the rose
and the honeysuckle, which are seen on
Continued on Page Thirteen.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Cotton Raising Is
Big Industry Here

Last year Wilson marketed 1900 bales
of cotton. This is probably a larger
amount that sold at any other inland
point in North Carolina.
The average annual sale of cotton at
this point. based on the sales of the past
ten years, is 1900 bales. Such figures
can be pointed to with pardonable pride.
Last year the South produced 100 pounds
of lint cotton per acre. Wilson County
planted 5000 acres and made 1000 bales.
averaging $50 pounds, and 800 pounds of
seed. showing that Wilson County pro-
duced about twice as much cotton per acre
as the South as a whole. The price of
cotton varies from to Il 1-2 cents per
pound for regular seven-eighth inch
staple and from 16 to % cents per pound
for one and one-sixth to one and one
fourth staple. The price Of seed averages
about 30 cents per bushel Of thirty
pounds.
The Wilson market draws cotton from
a greater area than any city in North
Carolina, because of the buyers here
having large domestic mill and export
orders. The activity of the Wilson buyers
in securing large and diversified orders
creates a demand here for all grades of
cotton at all times. The price paid here
petitive points. Cotton can be secured
here for the use Of the beet mills in the
country. Staple cotton. averaging about
one and one-quarter inch, is raised here.
The average cotton sold In this market.
normal year. grades strict to good mid
ding. with seven-eighths to one and one
sixteenth staple.
America produces approximately 65 per
cent of the cotton Of the world and
Americas cotton fields are all located in
the few States OF the South. giving the
reader an idea of the enormity Of this
industry.
Cotton is the one crop that can be
produced on the lands Of the South from
year to year without deterioration. Pro-
vided the seed or equal quantity of plant
food is put back on the land, as the lint
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Special Machinery
Is Made Here

Wilson also possesses that important
factor in every community where indus
tries are located and heavy machinery
operated-the machine works and iron
foundry.
OF these there are several. each being
well equipped and modern in its meth
DDS. Especially interesting. and prob
ably the biggest industry OF its kind in
Wilson. is the J. w. Shealy plant.
The Shealy foundry. where every
branch of machine work is done and
machinery built to order. gives employ
ment to a large number of men at a
high scale Of wage, and can be account
ed among the big industries OF the town.
This plant was established about twelve
years ago as a modest little machine
shop. but the growth and development
of the various industries of the town de-
manded something more than a little
machine shop." and Mr.. Shealy proved
himself equal to the emergency by
building and adding as well as acquir-
ing competent workmen, until by de-
grees he has established one OF the i'm
portant factors in the city's industrial
life. 1t is important that the prospective
farmer or manufacturer be apprised Of
such Industries. as the relative value of
a great iron works. such as this. to a
community cannot be valued too highly
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
The Cotton Seed:
Big Plants Here

The cotton planter OF the South enjoys
another source Of revenue from his labor
aside from the cotton raised-he profits
handsomely from the sale Of his cotton
seed. of which each cotton crop yields
him a far greater supply than he need
return to the soil, apd which amounts to
about one-fourth Of the cotton crop and
Is increasing In value every year. because
Of the development of its many uses.
In Wilson the cotton planter finds
every facility for marketing his surplus
seed. Three mammoth fertilizer plants
and two enormous oil mills are To-
Gated here. The products Of cotton seed
brought into the8 plants win amount to
more than three-quarters of a million dol
lars annually. These plants produce an
nually from fifty to seventy-five thousand
tons Of fertilizer at a money value of
about N.500, ,00o0o The plants cover about
twenty-five acres Of ground and the pay
roll will sum up close to $20o.OOo00 a year.
The farmer finds these plants equipped
to take this product from the farm and
turn It out in manufactured products,
such as baled cotton. hulls. oil. cotton
seed meal and linters. Another sdvan-
tage for the farmer here is that he can
feed his cattle at a less cost than else
where in the United States, his feed be-
ing the by-product OF his products. Cot
ton seed meal and hulls are not only the
very best, but the cheapest feed on the
market for cattle of all kinds. horses and
mules. Mixed together they form a bal
anced ration. giving better results in in
creased milk and butter productions in
cows, and in flesh. fat and general condi-
ton In all animals than any other feed
in the world.
After the cotton has been baled and sold
the seed produces as follows: The hull
for feed and the manufacture OF paper
M IN and hxrr v,aflt I.
kernel for meal and oil and the hnters
for the manufacture Of mattresses, up
holstery, and cheap shawls.
About Cotton OIL.
The many uses of the oil produced from
the cotton seed are just becoming appre-
ciated. Cotton oil improves the flavor of
all foods in the preparation Of which II Is
used as q fat, and salads, breads, cakes
and pastry made with IL are tempting
because of the sweet. nutty flavor i'm
parted from a perfectly pure and odorless
fat. Cotton oil is becoming generally
used as a substitute for olive oil. Il is
less expensive and just as satisfying. As
a family medicine and toilet accessory
1t has value that should give II a well
come and a permanent place in every
home. Burns. scalds. cuts, and other
wounds are soothed and benefited, and
rapid healing induced, by binding with
bandages soaked with the oil.
The many uses of this long neglected
article are recited here for the purpose
only Of impressing the reader with the
profits to be derived from cotton raising
and also to impress on our reader the
advantages for marketing the product in
Wilson. Enumerating the many uses OF
cotton seed products will also make clear
to the reader why the price Of cotton seed
has advanced and will continue to soar
in price. and why cotton raising will be
more profitable as the years roll on.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Cigarette Factory
A Big Industry

Wilson is also the home Of one Of the
large cigarette factories Of the South.
and the only Independent factory in the
State of North Carolina. The company
owning and operating the plant Is COM
posed entirely Of Wilson business men.
This business is but at the starting of
the great future undoubtedly In store
for 1t. At the present time the energy
and effort of the manufacturers Is spent
entirely upon the making Of one fine
cigarette. which Is now pretty thorough
ly established as favorite throughout
the South. The company. now occupy
ing a factory site Of good proportions.
will. beyond question. assume place Of
Importance In the Industrial affairs of
Wilson when they commence the manu-
facture Of other brands of cigarettes.
which will be soon. no doubt. as the
Contentnea Is now SO well established
that they can spare attention to the
making of other brands.
This institution gives employment to a
large number of men and women and
supports a pay roll that on pay day Is
noticeable stimulant in retail trade
circles.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Gasoline Lighting
System Made Here

Manufacturing gasoline lighting sys-
TENS, the Dixie Lighting Company ocCu-
pies prominent place among the thirty
industries located in Wilson. 1t IS another
Of the Wilson enterprises that is spread
ing the fame OF Wilson throughout the
land. and is the largest concern of its
kind east of the Mississippi River.
The company produces lighting sys-
tenn for churches theaters, stores. homes
and for street lighting that is unsur-
passed. The efficiency Of the system has
been thoroughly demonstrated The sys-
tenn has, in every case. proven to be en-
tirely satisfactory as well asS safe and
economical. The company is incOrpor-
ated and is capitalized at $500 Their
lighting system is in use in every one of
the States Of the South. and many Of
the Northern and Western States
II is another of the Wilson industries
that, while now of goodly size, has a fu-
ture that will tend to make It one OF
the city's greatest industries. thereby
performing a great good in promoting
the general prosperity Of the town to
tie to.