The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-07

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Ihepeless. Statistics for 1918 show
that in North Carolina towns the white
death rate was 1853 per 100000 popu-
| lation or only about 20 higher than
the white death rate in the registra-
ton area Of the United States
This is the message of the State
Board OF Health to North Carolina
practically on the eve of the submits
| sion to the Legislature of the plan for
a new state policy for the handling
of the tuberculosis problem. This
with the consideration of other state
ments made from time to time by the
State Board to the people of North
| Carolina, means that the officers of
the board have vision of the enortni-
ty of the task before the state in the
elimination Of this disease, but that
at the same time these officers have
a well founded faith in the ultimate
success of their efforts.
"Much satisfaction also is felt,' con-
tinues a bulletin of the State Board,
''in the fact that our white tuberculosis
death rate is decreasing. In 1911 it
was about $50 per 100000 as against
1873 in 1913. Another significant fact
is that those towns in North Carolina
that have really made some serious
effort to combat the white plague
among white people are being reward
ed. Note Greensboro with a white
death rate of 226 in 1911, 127 in 1912
and los in 1913. In Winston-Salem
where anti-tuberculosis work has also
been done, while the death rate has
varied and apparently increased in
1913, it is still not only lower than
the average in North Carolina but
also lower than in the United States.
1.-THE thing that makes the white
mans hope particularly roseate is not
only the fact that his death rate from
tuberculosis is but little higher than
the average in the United States and
is decreasing, but that this decrease
is being made despite the tremendous
tubercular Infection of the negro. In
North Carolina the negro's tubercu'
osis death rate, which is also de-
creasing, is still over 100 per cent
greater than the white mans.
What N. c. Crops Are Worth.
Washington.-The Agricultural Out.
look, the organ of the Department OF
Agriculture, just issued, gives inter-
esting North Carolina figures. II
shows that the cotton crop of last
year amounted to $4,000 bales at
$31, 24S, 900, which is $16,36O,O0O less
than the $4,000 bales of 1913 brought.
The yield per acre last year was 293
pounds against 239 in 1913.
la
year was 100000 bushels against g.
100000 the year before, but the price
per bushel in 1914 was 40 cents against
70 in 1913 The 1914 crop brought
$4,32O,OOO and that of 1913, $2,500,0O0.
North Carolina is the second tobacco
state in the Union, Kentucky being
first. The North Carolina crop last
year was 172,25O,000 pounds at $751;
100000 against 100000 pounds in
1913 at $3O,9S8,OOO, making a differ
ence of 100000 in favor of 1913.
The corn crop of 1914 is worth more
by $S45,OOo than that of 1913 was tc
North Carolina and the wheat crop
$4,000 more.
The Outlook calls attention to the
fact that North Carolina bought out
side of her borders last year the fol
lowing quantities Of foodstufs> Wheat
5,234,OOO bushels, for $5,s1O,0O0; corn,
5 ,276, 600, $4,376,OO0; oats, 1,S14,OOO,
$1,125,OOO; hay, 100000 tons, $780,
900. This makes total of $12, S3l ,OOV
that left the state for food crops last
year.
The Fire Insurance Business.
The Netherlands Fire & Life Insur'
ance Co. of The Hague qualified with
the State Department of Insurance
for doing a fire insurance business in
this state, the license to be issued by
the department at once. There are
now licensed to do business in this
state 152 fire insurance companies, At
mutual life companies, II assessment
life companies, 81 miscellaneous COM
panies, 48 fraternal orders, and 8 live
stock insurance compares. There are
rs nonresident insurance brokers
licensed to do business in the state.
The Insurance Department brought
into the State Treasury the past fiscal
year about $250,000.
Grow Fine Tomatoes at A. e. M.
The horticultural department OF A.
& M. College has grown some fine to-
matoes this winter for the purpose OF
trying out the new green house and
Of demonstrating that vegetables could
be grown successfully with proper
equipment in this section of the coun-
try.
Want lnroads on Timer Stopped.
One of the questions which Will
come before the next Legislature will
be that of conservation of the timber
m the mountains of Western North
Carolina. Appeal has been made to
he REPRESENTATIVES and the Senators