The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
VOL. XLVIII
HOW FARMERS CAN GET
NITRATE OF SODA

ders-All Orders Must be in
Hands of Committee by Febru-
ary Soda Must be Paid for in
Advance.
Mr.. R. w. Freeman of Wilson, dis
trict farm demonstration agent, spent
yesterday in Lumberton and perfected
plans for Robson farmers to get nj
trate of soda from the government at
cost. After going over the matter
with Mr.. F. Grover Britt, secretary
treasurer of the Robson division of
the Farmers union, he decided to ap-
point committee to take the orders,
as there is no demonstration agent in
Robson.
The following were appointed on
the committee: w. K. Bethune, chair
man, Lumberton; A. J. McKinnon,
Maxton; AT McCallum, Red Springs;
A. D. Mckenzie, Rowland; J. M. But
Ter, st. Pauls; A. J. Floyd, Fairmont;
w. M. Oliver, Marietta.
All orders must be in the hands of
the committee by February and each
farmer wishing to get the soda must
mite and fill out his individual or
der. No orders can be mailed, 'phoned
or sent to the committee in any way.
If you want to apply for some of tie
soda it is important that you see
some member of the committee in
person at once and make out your or
der.
On February the committee will
meet and bunch the orders and send
them to the Bureau of Markets, Wash
ington, D. G.. The bureau will canvass
the orders and notify Mr.. Bethune as
to how much soda each farmer can
get. Then the farmer must deposit
money enough in the National Bank
of Lumberton to cover the amount of
soda he is to get with the State tax
added, which is around 20 cents on the
ton. The National Bank of Lumber
ton was named as depository by Mr.
Freeman and as soon as the money is
deposited it will be sent to Washing
ton. This does not mean that the
National Bank of Lumberton will fur
nish the money for buying the soda
however. Those who get the soda
must raise the money and deposit it
with the bank.
'Thc soda viii lot pe sold except &C
farmers and they cannot resell it ex-
cept to tenants and then cannot collect
more for it than the price which they
paid the government.
The price of the soda is $3.50 the
ton and the freight from Wilmington
However, the government does no
collect the freight, but this is paid tt
the agent where the soda is delivered
The soda will be sacked 200 pounds
to the sack. 1t will be shipped i,
carload lots and shipped at whateve
time the farmer may want it deliver
ed.
The orders which many farmer
have already made out and sent t.
various places will not be considered
as no Robeson order will be valid un
less made out by one Of the men nam
ed on the committee.
On the order blank a farmer mus
designate the number of acres he vii
plant in various crops and answe
other questions for the satisfaction
OF the government.
Mr.. Freeman says that he hopes t
have a demonstration agent on tn
JOB N Robson in two weeks, all
when the agent arrives he will assis
in the work Of getting the soda 70
the farmers.
Mr.. Bethune will be in the office Q
Miss Lulu NJ. Cassidey, county hon1
demonstration agent, in the cou1
house, or have somebody there, TO TAX
orders for soda from now until Eel
ruary 4. Miss Cassidey's office
on the first floor at the court hous
the office formerly occupied by tn
county treasurer.
No member of the committee wi
receive any compensation for tn
work.