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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
TOO MANY SPUDS

Irish potatoes are too abundant
this year, says Frank Parker, \. G..
Agricultural Statistician. Great
stocks arc going into storage and
many left to rot. This states late
crop is grown primarily in the west
crn counties. The combined early
and late crops occupy about the
same acreage, have the same yield
and production as last season. The
value, however, is much less. AT IS
cents per bushel, it would mean an
So bushel yield, $6j.25 per-acre-
value, and 4,025,000 bushels mean
S3,01S,000 value. They were worth
twice as much last season.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
THE WEST HAS NOTHING
ON EASTERN N. CAROLINA
TAYLOR GranGy Back Home From
Two Months Tour Found No
Place Better Than Home

After crossing North America and
travelling over the states OF Illinois,
Minnesota, North Dakota. Washing
ton. Oregon, California, Utah, Ncva-
da. Kansas. Missouri. Pennsylvania.
and the Saskatchewan. Alberta and
Vancouver Island in Canada. Taylor
Grandy Of the firm Of y. &. Grandy
& Go. Of this city returned home last
week and declares that i'll spite "i
thr climatic and other advantages
enjoyed by those sections. they are
no better Of than our own section oi
Northeastern North Carolina which
has as many advantages as any 9th
or uart of the country.
Mr.. Grandy was accompanied on
the tour by his sister. Miss Lille
Grandy of this city. They were gone
for nearly two months. They saw
the great stock raising. dairy farm-
ing and fruit growing sections OF
Wisconsin. the wheat and lumber
sections of Minnesota, and North Da-
Eota. In the Canadian Rockies they
stopped at Banff, the capital of the
celebrated Rock Mountain park reg
ion. there visiting Lake Louise, SUR
rounded by towering Snow-cappcd
peaks. The mountain scenery Mr..
Grandy believes to be the finest III
the world. The peaks are Stupcn-
dpuS in magnitude. towering 10 the
gigantic height of 10000 feet and
more.
In Canada they were everywhere
impressed with the extreme courtesy
Of the railroad employees. The party
visited Vancouver in British Column
..I. an island which jUts down int
Puget Sound. Vancouver. city on
the mainland across from the island
is thriving city with Il large cN-
port business, sugar rCiincricS ana
/ iron works and is the center of the
( lumber trade of British Columbia.
/ In the Saskatchewan they saw the
great cattle raising section of Can
ada. Here they also saw the famous
| ROYAL Northwest Mounted Police.
All thru this country Mr.. Grandy
noticed small dwellings and large
barns. Little attention has been paid
to home building. says Mr.. Grandy
| because it is u new country and IN
order TO make living the people
have had to work hard for many
/ wears. Now that the land is settled
and broken up, the farmers have
more time to turn their attention tc
home building.
Another striking thing about tho
Dakota region, is that farmers set
out trees all around their houses
Few houses are sccl which arc moi
cncirclcd by trees.
In Washington they visited Scat
tie, the lumber and fishing center o.
the state. They also visited Taco
ma which has fine harbor and the
largest lumber mill in the world
From there they went to Portland
Oregon, which exports more lumber
than any other city in the world
Portland is a city Of homes and il
known also as the Rose City, Mr.
Graudy declares Portland to have ont
of the best residential sections of an!
city he ever visited. In the rcsiden
tial section the avenues are bOrdcret
with roses, the area between th'
sidewalk and street being covered b.
them. Across the editorial page o
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
ELIZABETH CITY is IDEAL
PLACE FOR ANYTHING

Rev. Geo. +. Hill, rector OF Christ
Church. received letter from
preacher in Port Huron, Michigan
"a the Canadian border, Il few days
,eo asking him to give him all IN
formation possible regarding his eA-
periences in teaching the Bible win
a stereopticOn. The preacher read
in some paper of Mr.. Hills success
in this line. lie wanted to kno"
what sort of a place was EllzaDetn
City-if Mr.. Hill thought 1t a good
place to recuperate from major
operation. Mr.. Hill sent him copy
of The Motorist of 1920 which con-
tanned l.. ID. Cases article on Ellz-
abeth City, which needed but httle
TO be said by Mr.. Hill as to Eliza
beth City's being THE ideal place
for recuperating and d>most anything
else,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
URGES LOADING OF CARS
TO THEIR FULL CAPACITY

Because of heavy shortage of
freight equipment existing now, and
which is liable to continue thru the
winter, the Norfolk Southern Rail
road is urging all shippers to load
freight cars to capacity. BY doing
this the disadvantage of. the car
shortage will be greatly overcome.
The railroad is also urging that con-
signees unload their cars as promptly
as possible, and that freight agents
notify consignees Immediately upon
placement of cars.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
XMAS GREETING CARDS

Yes, you can get Nmas Greeting
Cards from THE INDEPENDENT,
either printed or engraved. Among
others, we show the famous Jenner
Line, one of the finest showings Of
engraved greeting cards to be found
anywhere. Orders for engraved
cards should be placed now. We can
give you printed cards almost any
time. supplying variety Of designs
in boxes containing % cards and %
envelopes to match, imprinting your
name right in the shop.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
This Wonderful Watch Free
To a Limited Number Of
independent Readers

Examine this watch and you
will at once guess that 1t IS
worth $50 to $l00. 1t is in
fact an exact copy OF a well
known watch retailing uni
vcrsallv at 500. And THE
INDEPENDENT is going to
give away a limited number OF
these fine timc-picccs to mcn
and boys in exchange for 4
few hours Of their spare time.
This watch is a thin model
15-icwcl. Standard american
movement in a handsome 70
year gold-hllcd case; a reliable
timc-piccc and an cAtFaord1-
narily beautiful example OF
the watchmakcr's art.
One OF these watches is
YOURS for Is yearly. suhscrlp-
tons to THE INDEPENp-
ENT at $500 u year outside
of Elizabeth City or $Z.oo Z
wear in Elizabeth City. The
offer is made to get new sub
scribcrs. but rcncwai su5scrlp'
tons Of old subscribers will
be counted same as new sub
scribers.
You should own one Il
these watches. In fact, ii yoH
haven't a gold watch it woIlt
pay you to subscrib2 to tho
paper Is years for yourscl.
and get the watch. il y)'
want one of these watches
start to work at once and "n(
Of the watches will be re
served for you as soon as ycl
have sent in as many as five
subscribers. Address
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20

in next years Elizabeth City Fair.
Mr.. White says the receipts OF the
Elizabeth City Fair another year
should exceed $1,000 on an operat-
ins expense of $4,000. With such
prospect the stockholders should
not hesitate To make the necessary
expenditure in buildings and equip
mcntS TO make next years fair fair
TO be talked about around the State.
But who will be the Secretary au-
other year: Mr.. White says he
doesn't want it again. lie thinks the
Association should employ "A whole
time secretary and start work now on
next years fair. And that's u Job
he says he doesn't want.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
RICHES WITHIN REACH
OF EVERY YOUNG MA
Young Men of To-day Seek Expsl
i've Company and Are uswlAlas !
to Save, Says J. q. A. Wood

Every young man in Elizabe)
City has the opportunity to beco1
rich," said J. Q. A. Wood, one of I,
city's older business men to q gr0]
of younger ones on Main Street t
other day. II do not mean that
of you can be millionaires," cont
ued Mr.. Wood, "but that you q
all acquire enough for all your nee
and necessary pleasures"
"The trouble with our young ID
Of to-day" says Mr.. Wood, ''is "
they are too unwilling to Lay, as1
some of their earnings. They tryl
keep too expensive company, lit
remembering that in hard times th|
expensive friends canot be found
young man who is not making md
money should remember that he q
not get ahead when he spends eyS
cent he makes.
"a young man should begin to
aside something every week. II
finds this hard to do, he should
down his expenses in some vi
Riches, can not be acquire witbS
making a start, but as soon as
habit is formed it becomes easy.
"A young man should learn to l
on haf of what he earns. BY &
ting out the silly habits and anu
ments which cost lot, he can
this. In short time he viii hpYl
considerable sum laid up. Thsh I
should begin investing it. Ind
out or buy something with it ~ -
as possible, for then it wilk gr
fast--but, be careful what yen bp
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20

one of the. Portland newspapers APP
pears the legend: "Be calm. be con-
fidcnt be cheerful, and do unto 9TH
erS as you would have them do unto
YOU
In California they visited Mount
Shasta, 1900 feet high. the high
est peak in the state. They rode
thru the Sacramento Valley which
lay behind high mountains, so that
the wind from the ocean was cut OIL
and the temperature was 100 de-
grccs. Arriving at Oakland they took
ferry TO San Francisco. five miles
across the bay, where they visited,
the Cliff House. Frisco is called the
oycrcoat and cap town. ard the wo-
men wear furs there, every month
in the year The weather is cool
nights and warm days. There they
SAW the eucalyptus tree growing, and
visited the art collection given the
city by VI. II. ID. Young, the million
airc proprietor of the San Francisco
Chronicle.
They visited the great Leland
Stanford University at Palo Alto,
and saw the big redwoods, 800 feet
high growing OH the slopes of the
Sierra Nevada mountains.
They also stopped at Los Ansc-
les which lies in the center OF a
rich oil and fruit region and has
large oil rciincricS and fruit Gamer
les. Los Angeles is known as the
( largest city in the wOrld-in area,
since it has annexed Il seaport 20
miles away. 1t is growing ut the
rate of 10000 inhabitants Il month,
and its people are known as the
greatest boosters in the United
/ States.
{ Agriculture is the most important
industry in California. AS there is
+ little or 10 rain during the summer
months, irrigation is used in most
parts of the state to water the crops,
the irrigated area of California be-
! ing larger than the State of COnncc-
ti"ut. Wheat, barley. hops and su-
gar bcctS are extensively grown,
California raises enough raisins to
supply all of the United States and
raises oranges, lemons, olives, al
mondS and grapes. Mr.. Grandy says
he saw one farm of $4,000 acres II
grapes. aud in the Santa Clara Val
ley were thousands of acres oi
pruncs drying in the sun. Most Of
the farming is done by Jap and 9TH
CT foreign farmers who work from
daylight until after dark. The ma
tives complain of the Japs, and the
JapS say the trouble with the natives
is that they are not willing to worl
aud want to make all their money a
once.
The prevailing type Of architecture
in California is the Spanish or mis-
sion style, so-callcd from the Span
ish missions built in California il
the seventeenth century by priests
who migrated from Mexico and es
tablishcd missions all thru the south
crn part Of the state days jour
ncy, or about 80 miles apart. Man.
of these missions are still standing
The party also visited San Dieg
ard Santa Barbara, and on the re
: turn Travelled over the terrible west
ern deserts, went thru Death Val
i; ley, and visited Glenwood Spring
and Salt Lake City in Utah, Color
ado Springs and Denver in Colorado
Kansas City, Mo-, Chicago, and 9th
er points. 1T was all new and in
| teresting to see," says Mr.. Grandy
"but the Albemarle Section of Mort
: Carolina offers agricultural advan
{ tages-soil and location considered
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
TO PREACH AT SALEM.

Rev. c. W. Hood, Of Fountain
Inn $. c. will preach at Salem Bap-
fist Church Sunday, Oct. %, at both
morning and evening services.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
A PASTOR APPROVES
THIS EDITORIAL
Editor of the Independent,

: Editor of the Independent,
Elizabeth City, N. c.
My dear SIR.
want to express to you my
appreciation for your editorial IN
yesterdays paper on THE
: Worst of the Fair" Your stand
ouqht to be the stand of every
father and mother in Elizabeth
City. II parents will do their
duty there is no doubt that the
fair association will cut the
things that are reprehensibIe.
Yours truly,
SAM'L H. TEMPLEMAN.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20

unsurpassed anywhere in the United
States: but what we need is devcl-
opment.'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
nISTRICT FAIR GOT THE
CROWDS BUT NO PROFIT
Tn Many Dead Heads and Total Receipts
Last Week Will Only Just About
Pay Expenses
Pay Expenses

... O.. NsNNl .Nl'NA'AN' ~ '@'N .
l.. Fair at Elizabeth City
.u,,l made no money, but
believed that in the wind
p, # is affairs it will be
,m, Z. have broken even. Its
,-.,,,, amounted in round
mm,,~> ,o Sl0O0O. 1t is be
rr,l that is receipts would
-yc been several thousand
,.".r> greater hut for 4 leak
,.,. that will be stopped an
.hcr wear.
rsos-aud> Who entered the Fair
t:,,.ai, this year paid no admission.
v.rr wru, thru broken fences, 9TH
.,s ,o,k advantage of the co"scS-
n- .. the one admission satc and
..-,I 'h.:r way thru without pay
,. ,ut there was a scaudalouS abuse
= rrr,rIimcutary tickets and passes.
u Thur>day. Oct. l. the crowd was
.,....a-rd al more thsu 1000. There
rr-c more than 1000 persons in the
.-.gd>raud alone. But the total
,aI admissions amounted To only l.
10 aIulr> and $40 children. With
NALL ou only one side uf the Fair
ti-4ads. and three sides incloS"d
.g'y 10y low wire fence, thousands
ra... their way into thc grounds
i-,m rhr unprotected sides, spite OF
r., guards employed to patrol these
adequate fences.
Buxton White. Secretary of the
i.brmSrlc Agricultural Association.
,avS that the construction of safe
,nrr around the entire property Will
,ay for itself in one season Mr.
White has also concluded that better
,rovi>fuu must be made for admiS-
.,.us to the fair grounds. lie viii
commend three turnStilC gates Tor
,clr<trianS. Il special entrance Tor
.rb:.IrS. rear entrance for trucks.
.,~~rm~n. exhibitors and concession
aires and special turnstile for
..,.. holding complimentary tickets
aad passes.
NJ. White will also recommend
number Of improvements in and ad-
r,...., ro the fair grounds and
ltt,lmg>. lie says il is important
,.a, the fair association provide Il
building for poultry exhibits ard an
n,arr exhibition building to be used
extensively for wUmcn'S and chu'
d-,n'> work. arts and crafts. etc. lie
>s,> the new exhibition building pro-
vg.rl this fall should be used ex-
G.>i.rly for county exhibits and
&rm crops.
llr. White will also recommend the
REMOVAL If the midway from its pres
,u- rora,.ou ro the now unused space
of several acres in the rear OF the
rgal=. buildings. The idea would be
20 clear the timbcrrd tract of sew
r-al acres in the rear of the cxhibl-
Ion buildings and lay out i horse
>aor course for midway shows and
c,arrs>iun>. This would relieve the
congestion around the grandstand
aal uakr room for luncheon pavil-
roa, and Individual exhibition booths
OLE par, Of the IoS now used aS u
midway.
Mr. White will also suggest the
grading and putting in order Of the
oya. area inside the race track. max
%: f. suitable for an aviation land
ns &r,I and athletic field. The air
plane employed to do stunts for the
fair This YEAR was wrecked on the
,'eoui day because it had 10 land IN
m1iiy Gcd from which it could
has
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20

For your eyes sake see DR.. j. ID;
Hathaway, Optometrist, Bradford
Bldg, Elizabeth City. n. @. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20
Pleased With the Fair

L'"ryh"dy seems to have been wei
I'a>"" with this years fair ana eV-
".''l Is looking forward u O'7
- "n0 better fair next year Inc
'' a>>'""ai'on has maue 'he rs"'
>4f' securing agricultural I'VE
>''H ana poultry exhibits truly rep
.'~''''''" OF the ten counties 1t
.'r'''"''>. Several counties tha'
.' To- "'Nr exhibits TINS year nave
''" 'h".r mistake aud VIII come III
w., year, On" ot these VIII DC Dare
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20

Good eyesight is inexpensi9i
DR.. j. d. Hathaway, Optonotx|
Elizabeth City. NJ q. =, :. 3 \ = q.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20

w. O. SAUNDERS, Publisher,
Elizabeth City, n. {,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-20

Don't neglect your eyes. See
Hathaway. He Knows. adv
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WlLLEROY-Dlei Doccmbe- - >, n
In Memorianl

In MemOriam y
BARpEN--ln sad bu, loving remember.
aace Of my dear husband 4. l. harden
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cember 20. 1919.
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-18
PREuS::::'T move:
H0MEFR0M CITY
Will Establish Residence at
Alexandra Near Nelson's.

Governor J. A. o. Preus. who re-
ceived severe rebuke by the voters
a. the election last Tuesday. is to
l. Sin Immediately. to lay the foun-
o., lion. for hi prospective candidacy
for United States senator two years
hence, by r:.4:<:hs his residence in
the country, acc ,: ling to reports in
circulation todar.-
The goverr.,, according to these
reports. is to act on the advice Of
Senator Knute Nelson, who already
has selected him as his successor.
and make his home at Alexan dria,
near that Of the senior senator.
Since Senator-alect Shipstsad Is
regarded as Il "city man." republic
can politicians figure that the coun-
try districts, wilr demand a '"'coun.
try man" as the other U. S. senator,
two years. from now. 1t is to qualify
both as a ..'cohntry man. for cam
paign purposes, as we'll as to re-
ceive the tutorship of the senior
senator, Whole, shoes Prels expects
to fill, that til : icon emp lated change
in residence" Has been determined
upon, according to reports.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-18
A|b|0R 70
!. NEE ! CHAMBER
70 &. - - - =; -
.lnvhedzto Name Committee 10
Discuss Traction Matters.

=. The Duluth Chamber OF Commerce
has. invited: the: Federated Trades as
.sembly to. join with 1t: In an effort
to work out: Z satisfactory settle
ment Of the local street railway
question. A communication was sent
by President Harper Of the Chamber
:of Commerce to- the assembly invit-
ing labor.:to. name: two xmbersz to
Serve with two Representatives Of
the chamber. A fifth member. it was
suggested, should be q lawyer.
:: The delegates gave the matter long
and serious thought and finally vot-
ed to name: two labor men and also
a friendly attorney: Mr.. A. C. Nc
Knight was the fayorits Of <fhe dele
Egates. - 80? 80 ~ as =
e. e. The Chamber of Commerce, pro-
yposes, among. other: things, that all
litigation against the company shall
be stopped: that Z, the company shall
build needed, extensions and. that
the present six-cent fare shall con-
1tinue until such time asst can be
determined that !: It can afford to
>Sa1ly QdSScu9cIS AOS'4cSS sSAdA oAA
cents.Ss +: =, ~ =
Labor men generally do not favor
tany-sort of settlement with the Du-
luths Street Railway company at this
late: date. The fight: Was. made in
Minnesota against the. Cole
man act, a sufficient number Of
Representatives and senators have
been elected, it.: is declared, to re-
peal that obnoxious lawsszs;s. ~,
When, the4 Brooks Coleman. act
shall have. been. repealed and the
Duluth Street. Railway company is
again back. under :: city control: 1t
will then be- regarded as the proper
time: for the city and the: company
toy settle their differences, There is
always room for a compromise on
service and fares, but there can not
be any let UP on the fight ~ main
tain home rule in Duluth.SS!rhat fact
must be, clearly: understood ,sat the
outset: Of: any conferences ION !. the
street railway problem $3.50 !.