Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-11-26
OUR WEALTH RETAINING POWER.
+ Declared Not to be Equal to Wealth-
Producing Power; Reasons Why.

Is North Carolinas capacity to re-
tain wealth commensurate with it's
Wealth-producing power? Does the
wealth produced stick to the palms
that sweat it out? This engaging
topic was discussed By the North Car
DINA club at Chapel EiII ii it's recent
meeting, Fred r. Yoder, of Catawba
county, leading the discussion. Figures
carefully compileI, dictated tlat
North Carolina produced far greater
crop wealth per acre in 1913 THAI
Iowa, Illinois or Mclean county, Illi-
nois, one of the eight banner agrieul-
tural counties in the United States.
North C~arolina's per capita wealth
was $24 per acre over against SIT in
the State of Iowa. This wealth does
not stick to the palms that sweat it
opt-the bulk of the yearly farm
wealth seems to disappear as if by
evaporation, scattering to the far ends
of the earth. The inability of North
Carolina cotton farmers, in the many
years of fat, to lay up a sufficient
store of wealth to tide themselves
over a depressed business period
brought on by the limited demand for
cotton, ~conclusively proves that the
States wealth retaining power is not
commensurate with it's wealth produc-
ing power. The a is apparent:
Excessive farm tenacy and it's associ-
ated conditions of the one-crop, sup
pIy-merchant farm civilization. This
prevailing condition slaps in the face
any concerted effort for the diversif-
cation of crops and the development
Of livestock industries. The natural
consequences is a efficiency of home
raised feeds and food-stuffs. The
Notwithstanding power Of the State
Of Kansas the only State in the
Union absolutely free from debt-was
contrasted with that of North Carroll
ia. Kansas is a self-suffcing, home
ownership, livestock growing State.
The single farm wealth of Kansas is
two thousand dollars over against
three hundred and twenty-five dollars
i'll North Carolina. The dairy pro-
ducts of Kansas are valued $685. 29;
dairy products of North Carolina ST.
787,245; Kansas poultry, $11 ,623 1882;
North Carolina poultry, $685. 12;
Kansas animals, $780, 1885, 64; North
Carolina animals, $7,2O 1903; Kansas
feedable crops, $~22,911,128: North
Carolina feedable crops, So ,061, 1888.
The two types of farming are illus
trated distinctly in this State. Scot
land county represents the one-crop,
farm-tenacy, supply-merchant system;
Allegheny county represents the
many-crop, livestock, ownership sys-
tenn. The food produced per capita in
Allegheny county is $106; in Scotland
the per capita production of food is
$42. Allegheny produces a surplus
food for marketable purposes $780,
800; Scotland county has to expend
for. imported food stuffs $685. 46.
The North Carolina Club has bulle-
tined for discussion land debate a
batch Of live topics for the years pro-
gram. The subjects are calculated to
arouse the students of the University
to a proper appreciation of North
Carolina problems and thrS further
link up the State University with the
soil. The topics are: "The Decreas-
ing Meat Supply of North Carolina
and the Increasing Cost Of Living"
Local Packing and Refrigerating
Plants" "Are Farm Lands Bearing an
Unreasonable Share of the Tax Bur-
den;" Debate Query-"A Statewide
Dog Tax for Schools - "The Farmers
Share OF the Consumers Dollar"
Debate Quary-"Resolved, That Home
and Farm Ownership is Beneficial to
the Negro and the Community in which
he Lives;" "New Zealand's Graduated
Land Tax."-By S. r. Winters.