fl The Carolina Home and Farm and The Eastern THE CAROLINA HOME and FARM and EASTERN REFLECTOR Published by THE REFLECTOR COMPANY, Inc. D. J. WHICHARD, Editor. GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. Subscription, one year, . . Six rates may be had upon application at the business office in The Reflector Building, corner Evans and Third streets. All cards of thanks and resolutions of respect will be charged for at cent per word. Communications advertising dates will be charged for at three cents per line, up to fifty lines. Entered as second class matter August 1910, at the post office at Greenville, North Carolina, under act of March 1879. FRIDAY, 1910. GREENVILLE TOBACCO MARKET. A news item in this paper Friday, calling attention to the fact that it was the of the Greenville tobacco market, the first sale taking place hero on the 23rd of 1891, makes The Reflector feel some what reminiscent It was a long time ago, yet seemingly not so long when looked back upon, and the changes in the intervening years have been many and varied. The history of the tobacco market itself has been told before in these columns, and the readers of the paper have been kept informed of the progress of this, Green greatest industry, and the de- it brought to Greenville and the surrounding country. The first few years of the market a tobacco department was conducted regularly in The Reflector by Mr. O. L. Joyner, and to the of the market was largely due. The paper recognized the tobacco market as I he leading business of the town, and our mite was contributed to its. growth and development. Through all these years we have en freely and liberally our time and to aid this important Industry, and while we are not complaining in the least, the warehouse business, with one exception, has not placed under any obligation to it. From the day of the first sale Mr. O. L. Joyner been connected with market, and during the first few When there was doubt to the future of the tobacco industry in this section, he was It strongest backer the mainstay of market, Al- though the business at that time was email, be a liberal advertise and always paid what he got. Many others reap I reward from his work, ho did not quit because of that. On the contrary he Increased his after year, ending his means liberally and working arduous- for the of the market. We are going to repeat what it has given us pleasure to say that Mr. O. L. Joyner is the real founder of the tobacco market here, and Green ville and Pitt county owe a large measure of gratitude to him. He is doing more today for the tobacco farmers of Eastern North Carolina than any man engaged in the Our friendship for him, and his liberal advertising, does not prompt this expression, but we say it because it is the truth, as will be recognized by everyone who has fol- lowed his work since the beginning of the market In this connection perhaps it is not out of place to mention a matter that a gentleman called to our attention a few days ago. Discussing the mat- of tobacco warehouses and ware- house advertising with another gen- the latter remarked that the columns of The Reflector were closed to all warehouses except those operated by the Farmers Tobacco Company, and that none of the others could advertise in it. The gentleman informing us of this said he did not believe a word of such statement, but felt that he would speak to us about it. Of course there is no truth in such a statement, as any one who has the least knowledge of postal laws knows that a newspaper, in order to be admitted to the of second class mail, has to open its columns to all legitimate on the same basis. And any other warehouseman knows that he can get space in this paper at the very same rate that the Farmers Consolidated Tobacco Company pays for the ad- it gets. It is a fact that the Farmers Tobacco Company's warehouses arc the only ones that for some time have advertised in The Reflector, but the reason could be not get space if warehouses could not get space if they wanted it. As has been stated before, we had faith in Mr. O. L. Joy- and always appreciated his ear- nest efforts to build up tho market, and when he organized the Farmers Consolidated Tobacco Company we believed there WM merit in his enter- prise, thought that it was the best step ever taken for the tobacco farm- and did not hesitate to say as much. Its growth and achievements have proven beyond argument that this opinion of and the were well founded. If the real cause of the other ware- houses not advertising In The tor is wanted it can be given in a few words. It well known that when the Farmers Consolidated Tobacco Company was organized, the other warehouses combined In a bitter fight But the paper has managed to get along, and has gone right on year after year working for the home tobacco market in season and out of season. It can be truthfully raid again, that if it was not for the Farmers dated Tobacco Company the farmers of Eastern Carolina would get little or no information about crop and market conditions of tobacco. There is not a week that passes but this company sends out circulars and ad- not only to its own stockholders, but also to other co planters, keeping them advised as to conditions and prices. Of course it costs much money to do it, but it is done in the interest of the tobacco grower and for his benefit. Were it not for this the growers would be informed, and they would be an easy prey to the and country buyers who would gobble up their tobacco at much less than it would bring on the warehouse floors. Only a few days ago we spoke to another warehouseman about this, and asked why he did not do some advertising or send out something to help inform the farmers. His reply that he had not mailed a nor spent the price of a postage stamp this season in sending out in- formation. The information goes just the same, and it is the Farmers Tobacco Company that sending it, while the other men do nothing In the way of public- to help promote the market, b it reap their part of tho reward off t labor and expenditure of others. people, and it carried overwhelm- This very clear that a large majority the people of the State wanted prohibition, and as a result of election every barroom and dispensary in the State had to close. Through some misjudgment on the part of the legislature a gap was lowed to slip in the prohibition law permitted the of what is called near-beer, and where a has a governing board without sufficient backbone to stand up for the prohibition law, licenses are granted for the sale of this stuff. And under this license there are In Greenville today perhaps more saloons than there were formerly barrooms. There is not a bigger farce than near-beer, and the places open for the sale are selling the article And there is plenty of rumor that other are sold at these places. The who wanted prohibition voted for prohibition are getting tired of the lax administration of the law that permits a business of this kind to be carried on. Among the first acts of the next legislature should be one to close place of thin kind in the State. ---------o TIME TO CALL A HALT. hi the effort to break it down and mm its Repented attempts made to use the columns of The Reflector to run down and sent tho which was de- and for that reason the other warehouse simply boycotted The Re- There is a condition in Greenville that needs some plain talking about, and the plainer the talk the better. The reputation the town is getting these days is by no means creditable. Reports may be overdrawn, but where there is so much smoke there is apt to be some It is an disputed fact that liquor is being sold in Gr and if any effort is being made to stop It, tho results In that direction are not worth mentioning. This may hit some- body, if so we can't help it, as the thing needs to be talked about plainly. The condition exists because It is lowed to exist. The Reflector spoke its opinion in regard to the use of liquor the recent primary, and It going to its opinion in re- to this and of th-i law. Some years ago the people of Green ville prayed, worked and some actually close the barrooms here and substitute a dis- therefor, the latter being re- as the lessor of the two evils. This action at the time a step prohibition, that being the ultimate aim of those who took a Stand against the. V few years later under a State wide movement, the of was submitted to ft vote of the If it becomes generally known that the Sultan of fourteen wives on a month he will be en a great reception when he reaches the Leader. Yes, there will be plenty of them who are anxious to learn how it is done, for they find it hard to support one wife on that amount. It reminds us of a story about a tramp printer who went to a country print shop to work on the sympathy of the force Tor a square meal. He was met at the door by the office devil, and In- formed that personage that he was hungry, having gone six days without a bite of food. The astonished devil hurried in to the presence of the tor exclaiming, there's a fellow at tho door who says he has not had a bite to eat in six him right in, commanded the editor. he can learn us the trick we can keep the paper going another If Greenville people do not be up doing to stamp out evils, they them- selves will be to blame for conditions that exist here. Public sentiment should become co strong that every near-beer joint, and other evils that upon tho town will be rooted out has started, and it should be up until Greenville is a moral town. The would suggest that a mooting of the men of the town be at an early date to perfect a civic righteousness organ- and start to work systematic- ally With good leaders to bring about the reforms desired. In way something can be accomplished quick- Just the name of Marion Butler Should enough to turn any away from the Republican party. The Carolina Home and Farm and The Eastern Reflector. ARE HUMAN OF M Are hogs, cattle and crops of more value than human beings One might readily think this is true from the at- of the government along lines. Let there be an infection of cattle ticks or an of hog that threatens the of these animals, and the govern- sends experts to investigate, spends large sums of money and en- acts regulations to exterminate the ticks and eradicate the cholera. If the cotton boll weevil or other crop destroying insects appear in numbers, the government likewise takes steps to check their ravages. Are the lives of human beings Given the same care We hear much the fight against tuberculosis, hook- worm and other diseases, but is this warfare carried on by the govern- And In the matter of whiskey, does not the government itself the traffic in this poison that annually destroys more lives all victims to epidemics of contagious diseases, and wrecks more homes, causes more sorrow and makes more criminals than any other evil Would it not be a safeguard to humanity if the government would stop licensing this destruction of life and happiness Again, the government spends large sums of money to Improve rivers so that the transportation of may be carried on, but is the same interest taken in the health and welfare of the people There are many sections throughout the country where whole communities are subject to the ravages of typhoid fever that claims thousands of victims because the people have drank impure water, are surrounded with the germs of ma- and have improper sanitation. Does the government take steps to correct such things as this and save the lives of those people It spends large sums for irrigating arid lands that they might become productive. Is it any more unreasonable that it should spend something to give in unfavored sections pure water to drink It all right to look after the hogs, the cattle, the crops, the navigable streams and the farm lands, but it is far more important to look after man lives. The former should be done, but the latter not be left undone. A hundred good deeds are forgotten in the presence of one bad one. Relations between Bill and Teddy are getting strained. Sometimes a man thinks he is on to his job when he is not. No one man knows it all The Odd Fellows in Atlanta are giving the city a chance to show her- We note that the dramatic success Other is playing North Carolina. How it. Which Wilmington Dispatch. She hasn't come around this way yet When she comes we'll let you known. A Georgia man shooting his dead because the latter failed to cure him, end then trying to kill himself, is a new kind of treatment. It would not do for that kind of to become general on doctors who failed to make They fall out with each other one day and deny it the and Teddy. o- Congressman meets Cooley in joint debate, It will be Cooley. The Republicans of the fourth dis- have endorsed RAP Cooley for congress, and he is happy, even if it is a worthless endorsement. North Carolina is sad today beyond expression over the death of Dr. B. F. Dixon, State auditor, which ed suddenly Monday night in Raleigh. He was one of the State's most useful men and best beloved citizens. Not only was he a gallant soldier in time of war, in the days of peace he gave his best service to the of his State and her educational interests. are not usually the sub- of monuments, however much some may deserve them. The them along through life building their as they go in deeds to all around them, greater To- ward than a of duty well performed. But we are that there Is a movement on foot to build a monument to an editor, the late Col. R. B. of Elizabeth City, who gave more than half a of service with his fluent pen to his section, his State and the land. He wrought nobly and his should be perpetuated. The Charlotte folks are up a-guess over a new of fruit which no one seems able to name. The Chronicle calls it a The advance census news that large gains in population v. ere made in the South, is giving comfort to some of the largest North Carolina boasters. The worst scared crowd on the list are the Republicans. The pros- of being prized away from the pie counter gives them a shiver The number of cigarettes In a pack will be reduced from ten to eight meet the increased tax. That is twenty per cent, less danger in a pack ---------o The fight is on in the New York Republican State convention this week, and it will be seen what kind of a hand Theodore Roosevelt plays. We have not heard a Pitt county say he was getting anything ready for ac the lair. as much as the county hoe that could be exhibited creditably. Greenville is not going to reform herself just so. If you want to see anything done you must take hold and help do It. Whenever you strike a Republican and a discussion comes up as to those fraudulent bonds that the Sate repudiated, you can tell from his expressions that he Is In favor of paying the bonds. Thus can be seen the influence that Marion Butler is exerting over the Republicans, and just as sure as they could get. control they would bankrupt the State. It Is time every thinking man should be pondering these things. The Sunday issues of the Charlotte News are just covering that paper with glory. The last one was a ion number of pages, and it set the pace. Marlon Sutler is the keynote of Republican campaign speakers. In- stead of issues, their speeches are mainly eulogies of But- North Carolina has not had a more dangerous man to the interest of the State than Butler. The people should beware him and his fol- lowers. Motor Cycles for Carriers. In a unobtrusive way the rural letter carriers of North Caro- constitute one of the most agencies now at work in the the Commonwealth. In the days of the old star the diffusion mail matter was in the public mind with dilapidated-looking buggies and rather horseflesh, but these conditions have passed forever. The Newton News calls attention to a Catawba county carriers who covers his route on a motorcycle, weather and roads permitting, which inspires The Greenville Reflector to record that one of Pitt carriers has em- ployed such a vehicle for a number of years another actually his rounds by aid of an All of which goes to show that the North Carolina rural letter carrier has measurably come into his own in the case of these individuals at least. The foe delivery sys- rivals the rural telephone in the benefit it has proved as far as the country people are concerned, and the carriers cannot possibly be- come more efficient without a responding benefit falling to the share of their The influence which the mail men exert, indirect- as it were, in the direction of good roads is by itself more than a sufficient of their activities, and believe that if of them experiment with mo- this wholesome influence would necessarily considerably en- Observer. Judges for Special Terms. A recent tragedy in Nash county serves to call attention at this time to a needed reform, which, while not necessarily immediate, should on ac- count of the importance of the sub- be given much thought. The chief of police Spring Hope was mortally wounded by a whom he was attempting to arrest, and the criminal has been caught and is at present in Raleigh for safe keeping. The citizens of Nash county are re- ported to be anxious, for obvious sons, the the prisoner be given speedy trial and have petitioned Gov- Kitchin to order a special term of court for that purpose. The Gov- finds, however, that there is at resent not a single occupant of the superior bench available for this duty and consequently the case must wait the regular November term of Nash superior court. In South Carolina and as we in Tennessee, the judicial machinery provides for just such a contingency. Governor Kitchin is limited by law in his selection of a judge to hold a special term of court to one of the sixteen superior court judges, and at the present juncture it is impossible to send one of these to Nash county. Under similar cir- Governor Ansel or Gov- Patterson would promptly de- some member of the bar whom he knew to be in the to act as special judge for that term of court. The record of the Tennessee Ex- with regard to the judiciary of that State tends to emphasize which have been made to particular method of extending court work. Not a few lawyers and lay- men fear that this discretionary power would lend itself too to abuse in the hands of a governor to strong prejudice. An easier and certainly quite as ex- a solution lies in increasing the number of superior court judges in this state. It is widely believed that the sixteen members of this court are the most over-worked of our public officials, and time would not hang heavily upon their hands should room be made for half dozen additional judges. The Nash county episode illustrates a need for some such Observer. Hold for Twenty Cents. Senator E. D. Smith, of South Car- in an interview, advises cotton growers of the South to combine and hold their cotton for cents a pound. He also severely the of the tariff Jaw, and censured Attorney General Wick- for his prosecution of the so- called cotton pool. He said in regard to holding shall not attempt to dictate to tho farmers of the South what they shall do, but under the circumstances, I would be delighted to them com- and hold their cotton from the market wherever it is possible for them to do so until it shall bring such price placed upon manufacturing by virtue of the tariff. My honest conviction is that cents a pound for the present crop is none too high, in view of tho supply, the cost of production, the comparative value of cotton with other textile and with the artificial prices that now ob- on the manufactured goods Charlotte News. It isn't the depth of love that counts so much as the length. How important a woman feels tho first time she takes her to church.