The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-24
TRIP TO HAMILTON.
Crops Along the Roadside Fine Save
Peanuts Which Have Nearly all
Been Planted Over,

Some days ago the writer made
a short trip to the staid old town OF
Hamilton, which with half a show
would become the metropolis Of Mar
tin county. It had been more than
ten years since las We visited this
good town, but we saw few changes
that had taken place during the in
terval, save in the many new and
magnificent homes and beautiful and
we'll kept lawns which are the proud
possessions of the owners.
Along the road Travelled, by the
way Of Palmyra, we saw some splen-
did crops, and especially is this true
Of cotton, corn and tobacco. Pea
nuts in some places were looking
fine, but like all others in this sec
ton the farmers are up against the
proposition of bad seed Of peas and
find it necessary to plant the sec
ond time and in some cases even the
third time.
From a business standpoint the
trip tc Hamilton was a failure, but
We secured the services Of cores
pondent and the readers may here
after look for a newsy letter from
this point in our neighbor county.
These newsy letters will be Of much,
interest to the people Of Hamilton
and that section covered by The
Commonwealth.
The business of the town seemed
to be in a good condition, consider
ing the time of the year. TIE bank
er, with whom we talked for few
minutes, said that while business is
not as good as it was few weeks
ago, it is because OF. local conditions,
the people all being busy looking
after their own interests, great
many Of whom Give at home"
Along the road after entering
Martin county, we noted hundreds
of hogs and cattle grazing in the
fields and woods, and it is evident
that these good people will not be
dependent upon the Western meat
man to supply them in meat next
year. It may be so in Halifax
county, but we having a stock law
all our stock is confined in pastures
and is not seen by the travellers
along the county highway.
One thing Martin county seems to
be behind in, and that is road build
ing. 1t is not at all hard to tell
when one enters the county from
the condition Of the roads, but be it
said to the everlasting credit of the
county the good roads spirit has
taken hold of the good people there
and when they become aroused
there is more than apt to be 'some-
thing DOING Already a force of
hands are at work on the road lead
ing from Williamson, the county
seat, to Hamilton, and on through
to the Halifax county line.
While the town Of Hamilton is
nestled hard by the Roanoke, the
need Of transportation is
evident. 1t is true they have a
water route over which their ship
ments may be made, this IS not
since there are times dur
ing the year the steamboats, cannot
take care Of the demand for trans
poration, and to reach a railroad
they have to travel six or seven
miles, which is not at all satisfac-
tory.
There has been some talk of try
ing to induce the Norfolk-Southern
to build a road from Plymouth by
the way Of Williamson, Hamilton.
Scotland Neck and on out to some
commenting point farther west, but
there IS nothing upon which to base
a hope that this will be done, GER
taln!y no time in the near future.
But it could easily be shown to the
of the road that they would
open up vast area that is at pres
ent unknown practically to the out
side world.