The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-28

bullulNsS and modern machinery sup
planting all that was old and out Of
date, 50 that the future will see great
er Importance hedge about the big
shops.
Diversity Of manufactures is just
as desirable a. diversity OF form pro-
ducts. Carthage has a hosiery mill. |
50 big as the buggy factory, and
some day the hosiery mill may out
class in Importance any thing else IN
the town. But cotton manufacturing
is s%prinsing up all over the State be-
cause OF the exceptional advantages
for textile work The buggy factory
nndS no particular advantages beyond
hat a buggy factory can find in al
most any section Of the United States.
and the growth of a buggy factory OF
such proportions here simply shows
that If the right men come to the
front TO put their finger on the wheel
almost anything can ne successfully
launched in the South as we'll as III
the North or in the East.
Quiet Town Not Always Dead.
The impression | get from Car
thaSe and from the buggy factory is
that the town which seems dead is not
necessarily so it is not max
ing a fuss, and probably in making
up our estimate Of any section of the
South it is not wise to conclude that
stagnation is the rule simply because
no great amount Of what our friends
out west call diviating. is noticeable.
Carthage mas been a quiet place,
growing TO keep up with the growth
OF its responsible industry, turning out
it's four or five thousand buggies and
carriages a year. coming along in its
way. Gradually the facilities of the
town find it advisable to try for a
wider horizon, and it is now at this
point that we can perceive that Car
thage has all along been gathering a
certain reserve force which is now
about to be manifest.
| imagine here is a rather typical
town. 1t has a we'll established be
ginning Of farm industry. 1t has a
we'll established basis of manufacture
ing. 1t is surrounded by influences
that are determined to arouse the
county. The big farm idea that has
struck the south side of Moore coun-
ty is showing itself in the Carthage
vicinity.
Folks from the North are beginning
to find on the hills of Carthage the
7 location for a Southern home, and i,
is surprising how some of the roman
tic corners are perking up under the
t mystical touch of money and an al.
!, chitect.
Fruit Raising On Increase.
+ Fruit raising is retaining many al
acre. Industries are projected in al
3 quarters. One novel line of farm WOrl
that is making a hit is the cannin.
venture. One of the first farmers t,
engage in putting up vegetables 70
sale was Zeb Blue, living on a rura
route leading out from Carthage, an
r he turned out a brand OF came
9 goods that made a hit. Now there ar
: many Of them from various farm:
g and the groceries Of the towns Q
this section are carrying brands c
tomatoes, beans. etc, with names G
d local farms and farmers that give tn
s product a very familiar and local az
h plication. The quality Of the goods PIT
e up is excellent, and unlike som
brands of canned goods. most Of tn
d local stuff is in right we'll filled can
Canning Vegetables.
Vegetable canning is in the exper
e mental stages yet, so that the plaC
canned goods will occupy in the II
d dustrial horizon Of Carthage is NJ
e yet certain. It is certain the vegets
: bles will grow here all right, and thu
l. the farmer canning factories can pl
up a quality that is all right. 1t
also quite evident that the mark
will take the stuff that is made. TT
h undecided factor is whether the PR
n duct can be supplied at a price tt
d market will pay, or at a suffciel
IN margan to be tempting to the farm
TX to give his Tim to the work. with a
ct its detail, when he can find other en-
il plOyment in making other produc
re tina require less close attention. ar
m which go out in bigger quantities
RS bigger buyers.
IN In other words it is a questiC
lie whether the operation of a small ca
ming outfit can be mad as profltab
Az as the am thing on a scale b
st enough to engage a larger and -bett
ed organized force where all the econ
SIS mics of a bigger organization a
I'd available.
at So far the local canned produC
r have included vegetables. peache
b~lackberries, pluTns. jellies, of vario
il sorts, and other edibles made fro
es fruits and vegetables, the range
O. good being Of remarkable extent.
ed Fine Location Of Carthage.
X, Carthage sought to be a center
its a wonderful farming country a
in proably will. for it is situated wi
&c a decided advantage in this respe'
lie 1t is on the dividing line between I
DIS sand and the cluy. The cotton fel