The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-04-29
FREIGHT MAKES WESTERN
HAY EXPENSIVE FORAGE
Guaranteeing Profits Ia Railroads
Penalties the Industrious, Says
Jackson Township Man.
On WRESTLING OVER THE WELL
BY N0NUS HOMO
Waxhaw, X. r. ID. 4, April Is

We were uptown just little while
Saturday afternoon tWaxhaw.
mean and some one said 10 us, have
you voted? Voted on what? we en-
quired. Well | think it's something
about roads. road commissioners.
county commissioners, or something
or other. No we hadn't voted. and
we didn't. and blamed il believe any
except the people who live in Wax
haw knew there was an election on
hand We actually heard people ex-
press surprise at the suggestion OF
voting and wanted to know where the
performance was performing. This is
the wrong time of year to vote.
From the way the county is being
flooded with petitions, asking for an
election on the question of any further
bond issues, and from the way the
citizens are sticking their names to
said petitions. it looks very much like
there will be no need for any more
road commissioners right soon. II
the people get a "whack' at the
bonds that are now trying to be born
very firmly believe they will stran-
gle 'em. Then of what use would
road commission be?
Some time ago we stopped over
to see professional well digger. try
ing to make a hole through a mighty
hard rock by the old fashioned meth
cd of drilling and blasting. He had
been at work three days, and had
gone down about six inches. after
putting off several shots in what he
said was the hardest rock he ever
tackled other men had worked as
faithfully in former attempts TO bring
water out of that rock and all had
given up in despair. but this colored
professional was going TO beat 'em
all and show them that man who
knew how" could do things.
Puts II Up To Esq. Flow.
While we were lounging around
and waiting for him to get ready to
put off shot. We decided to take a
peek" down in the hole and see how
| it looked While we were thus reclin-
ing over the frame work at the top.
some evil impulse came over us and
we instinctively began to whistle
some unknown, or at least unremem-
bered air. The poor fellow looked up
In. dire disgust aud pleaded. Say.
Mister. please don't whistle up there. I"
We stopped as quick as we possibly
could and seriously inquired the why
fore. Cause. man." said the col
ored well digger, If you whistles up
over a person when he's down in a
well digging you will make the
well cave in on him." We informed
him that we didn't know that, and
told him we were mighty sorry, and
that we wouldn't do il any more
But in about fifteen minutes that
negro called for the rope, and asked
to be taken up. When he had gotten
out. he made a beehive for his 10th
! er" clothes, put them on. told the
folks goodbye, and hasn't been seen
since by any one in this community.
We have since thought that il
whistling over an open well would
cause il to cave in" when dynamite
wouldn't crack il. that II would be
cheaper to hire a bunch of whistling
Rufuses. and whistle the bottom out.
wonder II Squire Flow can beat
that?
The Cost of Western Hay.
The Progressive Farmer says il
knows of merchant who bought a
car load of hay for $124.0O and when
the shipment arrived, the freight was
$4,000, making the total cost $427.
The cost per ton. including freight.
was fraction over $34. The dealer
sold 1t in ton lots at $2S. In less
than ton lots he sold II at $40. The
users of this hay paid approximately
two dollars per hundred pounds for
IL: the producer OF II probably got
33h cents per hundred pounds.
The lesson In this is that farmefs
should raise their hay and not buy
and freight II at such enormous cost.
But. We have just recently guaran-
teed the railroads six per cent on
the value of their property, water and
all. and what in thunder the differ
ence will II make whether we let 'em
earn IL by hauling us things we need.
or just pay II to 'em out OF the tax
fund in the public treasury?
The people are going to have II
to pay anyway and under our rotten
taxing arrangement. the man who is
most industrious pays the greater,
part. Therefore the only escape for
a citizen is to not try to do better
by supplying as far as possible his
own needs at home. but to do abso-
lutely nothing at all. then he would |
have nothing at all and the system
says a man who Is worthless to society
because OF his Observation-Disclosures
should not pay any part OF the ex-
pense Of the government that pro- I
lects. Therefore. my dear sir. raising
your own hay will not cause you to
pay less Of that six per cent railroad
bonus. II will cause you to pay more
of 1t IL the undertaking is successful
and proves profitable to you.
Let's think some. what do you say!