The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-17
(By BlON III. BUTLER.)

kinston. Feb. 14.-Naturally on
eoning into Kinston the first thought
that presents itself to q stranger is
the conspicuous part this section
played in the civil war. But it does
not take long for the civil war to be
set aside III the face Of the condi-
tjous that are apparent here now.
The old folks seem to have called
this place Kingston. Curious how we
ahittle our names down until they
.ose their original sounds. But it is
kinstOn now.
tnd Kinston is all right. One thing
chat strikes me at lIinston, and all
long this part Of the country is the
;,ood railroad stations. Another is the
constant signs of life and progress to
le noted on all hands at all of the
GOWNS in the entire neighborhOod.
But Kinston is interesting because
y has so completely thrown off the
burden Of civil war which SO per-
sistenty hung over eastern North
Carolina through so many long and
discoura ginG years. kinston has
crossed the horderland and is now, if
, can read the signs Alright, swinging
along TT i good lively clip on the
sunny SIDE ~ EaSy street.
At guess l should say the town
uas u population of eight or the
Ihousard. and that number will be q
good deal bigger before it grows less,
Tor hinston is the commercial center
If lot Of good farm land.
liinstOn is the center Of a bunch
Of counties that include Lenoir,
Jones. Craven, Pitt. Greene. Wayne
and Duplin, and contests with neigh
boring towns for the trade.
In Bright Tobacco District.
These counties are in the new belt
of the bright fiue-cured tobacco dis
trict They raise about third
or more OF all the bright
tobacco Of the new belt, OF
more than thirty million pounds a
tear. They raise fifty or sixty thou
sand bales Of cotton q year, and q
lot Of other stuff. They have money
The towns are all awake and thriv-
aug. Factories are at work in the
territory. They have all hung out tho
sign Of enthusiastic activity and pro.
GresS.
got to looking into things in thi:
old town Of "kingstown," to give it:
tull name, as our mothers used to dt
with all of us, when we were little
cikes, and l presently encountered
some facts that let me see that Kin
ston is an example of something tina
IS bigger than Kinston, and which
covers the whole State.
To begin with kinston has a prob
tehi. Not long ago local manufac
turing concern brought down from
the North number Of Polish an
itallan laborerS who were sent to tn
Gompany'S camps out in the country
opposition was aroused, and tn
question of undesirable immigrant
began to be discussed. This in itsel
would seem a trifling affair were
not significant Of just what it indi
Gated all over the state, but perhar
emphasized here more than In othe
sections.
Without botbering with any Of TT
.ietail of the local affair which I'D
neen taken up by the pa>Acrs alread.
naturally had to glance more con
prehensively at the county. And tn
is what is seen. All of this countI
IoWn this way is building Up factt
ries. which is the case all over tt
state. The mills and factories al
all over the State. The rapid expai
Sloh of the factories i'll the recel
years has been at the rate Of ten
Hlteen per cent a year. while the il
ITeaae Of population has been n
"herc near so great A labor famiI
'Il many places has threatened.
70 make matters more acute, Il
tactories rs q rule make use Of ia
Materials supplied by the farms. No
Aerc is complication. The facto
Soes TO the farm IT, find its labC
which tends TO leave the farm shy
nandS. and at the same time the ia
t"'F : creating q demand for mo
-fIia stuff, both to run the facto
0''' 10 reed the factory employees.
'GE iirIn catches it both coming al
Labor Situation.
- lt!t me iactory and the farm cor
'e'!h1 With each otIler fol' abor t