Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-05-04
WILL COMBAT ANY
. RATE INCREASES
NORTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC 40.
f. ISOLATION PREPARES FOR
HEARING.
PLEDGE $4,000 FOR FIGHT
interstate comemres Commission Will
Meet In Atlanta May 9Th 70 IN
vestlsate Freight Rates.

AsSAOA0sss /
Meeting In the state capitol, ths|
North Carolina Traffic association
took definite action to combat any rata
increases which might result from thsI
interstate commerce commission hesrl
ing In Atlanta the 27th Of May
on the Investigation Of freight FatsaI
Tor the southern states.
Investigation means discrimination
In the farm of higher rates." said N.
r. Beaman. secretary Of the associG
ton. I'VE shall do everything In our
power to prevent an investigation Of
North Carolina rates." In less than
three minutes the gathering pledged
upward of three thousand dollars to
carry on the fight.
The chief speaker was James 8.
Griffin, attorney for the association.
who outlined the achievements and
aims Of the association and scored
those individuals and organizations
which had attempted to block ita
work
Mr.. G. H. Ireland, Of Greensboro.
the president of the association, open
ed the, meeting at 2 o'clock in the
house Of representatives In the capitol.
He spoke briefly on tho achievements
Of the. traffic association. and said,
"There is not a jobber in North Caro-.
lima today who does not command the
trade of HIS neighborhood solely from
the benefits he derives from the activt
ties Of the North Carolina Traffic ~
ISOLATION
He told how the battle for lower
classification rates had been won, but
how the fight for lower commodity
rate is the thing with which every job.
Der is particularly concerned" he said.
, ITO put of reduction Of the commo.,
dity rate In North Carolina for two
years would cost the state two million
dollars"
Organization and co-oepration was|
stressed by Mr. Ireland. 1T is all a|
matter Of whether we are willing to|
strive shoulder to shoulder" he con-
\cluded. ~
Patterson Warns Tobacco Growers.
. Warning OF the danger Of an over
production * tobacco, Richard R. Pat.
terson. general manager Of the leaf de-
partment of the Tobacco Growers Co
operative association. pointed out
some errors to BE- avoided BY the
10000 organized growers of Virginia
and North Carolina.
"The fundamental means Of success
as individual, and an assoclatioa ai
present is to make good tobacco" said
Mr. Paterson.
This is especially important with
the. present small demand for low
grades and the continued world Do.
mand for medium and higher grade to.
baccos suitable for cigarette purposes.
;, "The world consumption Of bright
due-cured tobaccos is approximately
oO,000,0O0 pounds . year. Yon can
readily see that It Is to the advantage
of the association to avoid % far %
posi- Aible an over-production. which
wouN mean that we might have 10
carry over the surplus.
"There was produced in 1890 around
600, 100000 pounds Of bright hus-cured
tobaccos in Georgia, South Carolina.
North Carolina and Virginia. The 1891
crop, which we have just finished sell.
ing. in hound figures, was 415.ooo.ooe
pounds. which brought an average
price Of 321.40.
EASTERN Carolina produced Isl. .0o0..
900 pounds and the virginia-C Carolina
oil belt. 1S6 100000 pounds.
There was a great quantity Of the
old belt types which sold at . very
low figure. due to the fact that there
was no market for It. y
IT we have favorable seasons and
the proper care taken Of the growing,
crops. we will not be placed In the 20
sition Of having to dispose Of large
percentage Of low-grade types for