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IF COAST LINE AND I
(LINCH1
Crfensboro Newj.
The aniiour.vv.im-; that till Atlantic
Coast Lit:* Railroad ana tfcv
X-oui^yilte and Nashville Railroad
company haM nace arrangements
to aciMM.re a long time 'ease on the
Carolina. Clirxhruld .n?i Ohio Railroad
is the biggest o:vve of news
that has hit thv rati read >rld in the
for Vng . Then.- is:
no announcement that the proposed
least ha - been approved by the Interstate
Commerce Commission but
those familiar with :"a>!-..;id developments
are of the -pinion that the
mstt r would gone so far
as bav ?vg bit stockholders of the A.
5 ee:i tentatively approved by the
. vicjission, I: is ted that inter
t*?.- .viwuir
t:S? i wi*n the Scab ar-1 interests,
are going: to oppose . he lease when
he matter comes : -rroaPy before
the Inter-'arc <" rr> t Commission
for the approve! ' f that body.
A:, the r mere.-: * * r dr.: is that
the Clinchfteki interests art now con- ,
.5inn- rr -r a ipi-aci; f -m Nor: >?:
\ to a' S*. Paul. Va. to connect
tfee.L. A* X. and th* < & '). jfines.
There is at np? "it v * physical vonaeetio!
botwten he two companies
out this extensor will rake care of .
thl>. The Lo'i.-viJe & \ashvi-le is
c ?n:ro)Wt y th- A C. L. which |;
owns a majorfi*. >:" -icefc. The A. C
I.. ?nt? rest>. head-.-d. v Henry W&I-j
texs. aJ-_o u .. m. n*iy < :" the X.
C. V St. L. and hav- \.r.g time lea
: the W. sterri Ha*..way of Alabama.
th- A. & A". P ars<: the Georgia
ra .toad, in adhir; n u? *he control
?.f the Char - on {< W^tern CaTh
is jr'oup of railroads is aleesma
one of the mo.-: ; owerfai in thi
whole southeast ai with addition
of the ClinchfieJd. the system becorrii
the str-regctd .moina-io'i in
*ne south. The \ and the L.
A have he?n -A., kr.own as mo::
making railroad- and were very
successful in rii:h';ne the -hopmen's
st? ike.
Those a ho attended the consolidation
hearings in Washington a year
r* r.in fn.v : ?.
eomnti-sion took up the southeastern
railroads nolle*particular y tftg';
took in the proc < < .Jinpj. It was u. i!
knovn that tu? uliinSifield was <>n the
m.4-kct. and ti;*- contra; manager. ,1.
-) Campion remarked that it looked
as if his line was the "besi Tu-r"
ag the A. C. i.. the S. A. L and the
Southern Sy-terns were ail cencerne 1
ah -at tee final disposition " ta?'
< lirtthfieid. Pr : Ripley who has stu .
v.i the railroad situatira arui was
acting as expert fur the . omnvission |
was keenly interested iu :h- dispo-J
--ion or grouping of the i\ C, A: 0.1
for he felt that .t occupied a v-ry
stragetic po-utier, in the transportation
structure- The homing develop-.
?*d that there was keen rivasr\ for iu-;
< -inchfiold. particularly by th- S. A.
L. an i A. t\ L. interests The Seaheard
lis access to the cos!
mines by a direct line as being most
essential to it - anility to continue us
a pcratt system instead of beCi.m
n.fi a ^ttn ?>? anotnSS raurcad sysTom.
The A. < . L. itself hail no diet
licce.ss to the coal fields and
Atlanta v.'jjs the nearest point that
'i..- A L and the L. & N. lines
joined and this made a most circui-v..
route. This very circuity has
fit 11 red most prominently in the southeastern
freight rate hearings in an
attempt of these carriers to keep the
Atlanta vat e way tc the Carolina
joints open on business moving from
Ohio river crossings. The acquisition
of the Clincbfield will remove this
embarrassment.
About the time of the consolidation
hearings last year there were
very active reports that the Southern
Railway System was seeking to acquire
The Clinch, ft eld. but at the hearings
Vice-President I? E. Jeffries for
the Southern did not ask especially
tfca fcthe Clinchfield be allotted to
the Southern, contenting himself with i
the statement that the Southern had
about all the line.- it needed at that,
titne and in fact too many branch;
lines. The price that the Clinchfield
company wanted for its road was i
never openly stated but it was understood
to have been a very large'
figure,, representing a considerable
profit over co?t of construction. The
making of a leasee rather than an out-:
right purchase would indicate that
the purchase price was extremely
high and the long lease was regarded
as better.
The position of the Seaboard Air
Line in regard to the Clinchfield is
almost tragic. The original purpose
of the Ciinchfield was to work
in conjunction with the Seaboard
and iarge yards were built at Bostic,
and at first much tonnage was;
handled over the S. A. L. lines.
About 10 years ago so Vice-President
Capps of the Seaboard testified at
the Washington consolidation hear-!
jng, the S. A. L. and the Chesapeake j
L. AND N. GET THE A
TELD
I a
V Ohio had negotiated a joint v
y ar least of lb*- Chnchfield the C. r
& O. having the line from Eifchom r'
the i_\ a; O's niai'i : !.t t about ^
Ashland. Xy., But ciiwo-itv nterests r
i- the S. A. L. threatened * > throw
th? road into the hands receivers ^
:f the i a<i was ratified and thus '
?>r the greatest chane*. "he S. A. 1
L- ever had to get the ecu: f ds over r
lines controlled by itself, and with
the passing of the Clinchtu ?: into a 1
rival, it may well he undoes* >od why
the Richmond interests "view with
alarm." 4
Ther: the tonnage gradually dri't- r
, i -way from the S. A. L. ntil last
year tne ce*.- dation he. ng fig- *
rowed tfca* the >n .* - m was
sharing more largely ir. :his tonnage T
an'] aiso that considerate* was going
to the A. C. L. hrougr e C. A:
XV. C. Railroad. The Southern test!- *
nv i that t w- - _, \ ing r. -eh of it? '
>.! from the V. & S. \Y. - to ?ht
i Spi j \ a., and 1
wkir g i: ?aok from then* Marion '
and tat hi- was more e< nomicai '
it f< r its * i Morr:s
wii and Asheville. Ma , railroad
*; n predicted that the t roo< rie lac:
a ?a Id l\>: i th Southern '
ae. u. . the . 0. & O
*' might .-at"' very <pensive "
tra ting of th* A sheville- 5
M"?rist '\vt! lives and the it-building 1
'. u:right he Saluda nn \r.:a:n sec- 1
t "u f - Asheville-Spart&nbur g
. Bot th? n was evident . a pow- 4'
v % ; -i the I. C. ?that -aid the v
livid v.-as not ft r *h?- >outhern s
i* d the reports died down.
X m.'ve a1:!, regard to Clinch- v
t.v- hardly expected e madt f
he ivmr ;? on a- fd its
- ".ida
"i li?
tentative pre u ping placed the ClipchA.
C. the ?
thCT<
a : " r.dvpen'
:' On<
. ;.,i: - : . utv ? .W.n
: '* . A . L. .? ! ; h?
\ . L. that 111.-' !Hat : to iht
5 the A.
he
: > maximum ami save
paj _ an >ther carrier to haul their
fuel coal. On the other hand the N. t
th? 1 & N. hav< had a)
through N
Ya where the two lines conect
by which n considerable volume of
rh >uildin|
I &al< II : g 'h? \. cc W. from
may mean that
this Ti iationship may
be made.
.-V I. 'i.s - to tne ! .
; .?:ui ' . - .... wr.ich was an:
th? egislaturc to
act >ss the mourvtairs
::l a ?. -* tu exceed $!<'..
.*.'00. HUH
L? the engineers can find a pood
that there will be a
: t ' lease it. The proposed line
\v:! t*. " miles shorter from
the Bristol section to Greensboro or
Winston Salem than the present comination
via Marion. This combinat
I . ; > : more than 100 milt s
sh- i-ttr- than the M. rristown rout*,
of the Southern. It would appear
that t: .Southern, owning to Wilkesi.or...
on the one side, and owning
the '.nt-or: tile Tt rmessee side, may
in tne light of recent events, see a
i.Tt'e more merit in the Bowie proposition.
In the meantime, Frank Miller's
surveying . r-.ws will lake the field "
and in a few months something more
definite may be known of the actual
possibilities of the road across the
mountains, and the future of the
project all depends upon locating the
line with a very low grade, so it will
serve the transportation structure of
the country.
Any purely local road will be of
no use to the country, but will bt
.. : 1~
uur.rr Uf. ^ne iran.-ponauon systi*iDs
of ihe countryAMtaCAWTOMCCOaiB
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THE WATAL
HOT SUMMER IN PROSPECT?
Yesterday we bad n> this column
be prediction v? fa cold summer by
ct rtain famous hi hopvi. Today
r?- present i counter preiiiewn by a
.? fiiiio'as His
ia?ue ;s Dr. Charles F. Brooks, ami
ic is euc of the best known astrononer.
u\ America, so they av. Thi?
tmimer urfll be a ho? one. he declares
[espite the late spring which has
keen caused by the sun giving off
our per cent less heat than nornaily.
The reduced heat of the sun was
0 be expected, say-- Dr. Brooks. a>
1 customary part of the "11-year sun
pot period" which reached its greatdevelopment
in 11*17 and recedes
o its lowest Doint in 11*23.
Brooks points out that the sun
very eleven years nomally Roe?
hr iph a period of excessive ac?\
ity and then a recession from it
A'hei: Old Sei is hittinj: on all cyl:.<b-rs,
sur spots appear. These want
vh the >un slou s down and it?
u ;c coois. Not scientific termin
tvcy, but \v? trust we've interpreted
i :t is nnderst amiable by those
. h > are tremendou>iy interested in
he wi-atner but haven't time tc
"st : y up" on astronomy.
t hese spurts of activity (increased
- j* foil wed bj ?ubp >r*na! heat >
ire staged by the sun every eleven
ars. There was an abnormal radiainn
of hear from :h?- sun in 1906 the
an'v as elc * en yt ars later in 1917.
fhe next yv wdl have its ciimax
:
Dr. Brooks -ay-: "There :s a paratox
that 'the cooler the sun the
srarmcr the earth*. The period of sun
pot maximum is one to two degrees
otder than otherwise."
One scientific explanation is that
rhe-r. the sun has a nrld chill, as at
)i esent. its ultra-violet rays have
c. ate! opportunity to escape
brough the uti's atmosphere. These
J 'See what 1
M
ffi not a brush m
a beautiful, sm<
fl ' iSgoing to refinisl
work, floors and
You'll be just t
W when you use P
Lac and see tl
M works on worn s
Pec Gee Ke-\u-t
natural u-ood and
unite gu'.d and si
I Jt3 r, .7
LADY WAS IN i
FROM NERVI
BIloxL Miss.?"1 had, for a year o
more, aervous indigestion, or soit.e font
of stomach trouble," says Mrs. Alonzi
Ford, 1117 Clay Street, this city. "Thi
water 1 drank at that time seemed ti
constipate me. 1 would suffer until 1 go
so nervous I wanted to get down on th
nA?. ?..J ??TI t f.M "I a 1 -? *
1IW1 euiu IUU. i IC11 tuc I cguiD ica
my clothes.
"Every sight, and night after night,
had to take something for a laxative, an
it had to be kept up nightly. My sid
would pain, i looked awful. My ski
was sallow and seemed spotted. I woul
look at my hands and arms, and the fies
looked lifeless.
"I happened to get a Birthday Almanai
so I told my husband I would try th
Black-Draught, which 1 did. I took
few big doses. I felt much better. M
Em acted well. I made a good, wan
teaud drank it that way. Soon 1 foun
;ga democrat
: ra-vuOtt rays truiQ a blank*? of j
around tbv earth. far ovtr- i
h- a?i. Thi-< ozorm blanket absorbs i
; holds much <n the heat which the
:t*. t r: radiates or gives ??tf. (The radtafor.
is what makes the nigh* coo! |
after a hot da\ .? The earth's !
iu..: starts returning back into space!
. d the ozone blanket tends to keep!
-.far us. th*. same as a thermos
- . says Dr. Brooks, there prob-1
is at present a reduce dloss of I
th< earth's heat through space dea
reduction of the amount cf
we're receiving from the sun.
i v oione. formed overhead by nat
to contract th? sun's chill,
ks like asbestos around a steam
The net result," Dr. Brooks coni
its. rtftrring to the coming sumi
"should be ? higher temnom
- . considering the world as a
than at the time a year or two
when the heat received was
. er."
? ?n the facetious who say.
u'j. nature wonderful!** will have
l t marvel at nature's marvelous s-ys
* ??t checks and balances, rever.led
i - ozone Insulation now form?
.'Vt* ou rhead to compensate
f duced >un's h*-at and keep us
l acute suiTer'.ngw?-Winslen-Sa'?
:rnal.
A PRETTY GOOD WORLD
\ ' :y good world if you take it all
round?
i'-etty good world. good people!
b- - be on Than under the
ground?
' 'rctty good world, good people!
l >r he here where the skies are
as blue
A the eyes of your sweetheart
a-sinilin' at you?
.iter than lyin* 'nealh daisies
and dew?
did with ' ^
?e nulac * \\
those steps?
iark?and such Mm
x>th finish.
st the start. I'm
t all the wood- '
i furniture." ^M|
?c gnthusisstic
ee Gee Re-Nu- IBj
rie wonders it
.urfaces. |F|p
Lac comes In 20
' enamel colors, J[ _
fi. er; 25c and up. ?
eeem*
I BAD FIX
9IIS INDIGESTIOH
r: that nervous, tight feeling was going, as
\ was the pain in my side. I found 1 did not
31 have to take it every night. Soon , after
e a tew weeks, i couia leave tt on tor a
3 week or so, and 1 did not suffer with
t constipation... 1 gained flesh. I have a
e good color, and believe it was a stubborn
i liver, and that Black-Draught did the
work.
I "1 went to my mother's (Mr*. Deeters)
d one day, and she wasn't well at all. . . I
e told her we'd try Black-Draught We
n did, and ndw she keeps it to take after
d eating. It certainly helped her, and we
h neither will be without it in our homes.
It is so simple, and the dose can be
:, regulated as the rase may be. We at
e small doses after meals for indigestioa,
a and larger doses for headache or bad
y liver."
n Thedford's Black-Draught liver medd
ldse is for sale everywhere. I at
Plrtfttv good world, good people!
Pretty good world with its hopes;
and fears? t
Pretty pood world, pood people!
Sun twinkles bright through the
rain of its tears?
Pretty pood world, good people! '
Better be here, in the pathway you
know?
Where the thorns in the garden,
where sweet roses grow,
| Than to rest where you feel not the
fall o* th,e snow?
Frctty good world, good people! j
Pretty good world! Let us sing it |
?.hat way? j v
Make up your mipd that you're in
it to stay?
| At least for a season, good people! 1 a
I Pretty good world, with its dark |
and its light 1
Sing it. that way till you whisper, j ,
"Good night !**
Pretty good world, good people! ]c
?FRANK STANTON.
ISUNBURN
!;
As a preventive, apply | '
Vicks as a salve ty.'ore
goinf; into the suri. Rub
well in. To relieve the i
burn, apply Vicks lightly. |
Do not rub in.
VICKS
W VapoRub
Ore r J " - lcrr Used Yearly j
Oak T
Want
55
WE HAVE MOVED
THE CRITCHER BU
* * WE ARE NOW SELL
AT $4.00 PER HUN]
CALL AND SEE US.
Boone Produ
BOONE, NORT
;
Royal Cord:
United St
are Goc
ANNOUNCEME]
shortage of Royal Cor<
year. Production is tit
Demand more
than justifies
this increased
nrnlnrtinii .
Whenever you /
have a chance to /fit
buy a Clincher iff
Royal?take it Iff I
Where to buy USTi
J. B. TAYLOR, . . .
J. H. VAN CANNON,
NEWLAliD GARAGE,
B
MAY 24. 1923
It's A Fair Exchange
it hen a business man places his ready
noney in ihe care of a good bank
ind carries away the co:iventent
ittle book that records the factVrmed
with tins, he nays All bills by
heck, transacts business on paper,
met thus firmly establishes his finan ia?
standing. Backed by the hank's
rreat probity, he takes a short road
o success.
4
Bank of Blowing Rock
Blowing Rock* N. C.
| ' IcOROLD AND YOUNG
I / Tutt's Liver Pills act as k;n<ily
t on the delicate female or intirrn
* oM age as upon the vigorous ma .
I Tutt's Pills
i Tone and strengthen the weak Stomach,
f Dowels. Kidneys, ond Bladder.
anbark
ea ai
i?OUR
STOCK INTO
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.iNG GOOD FLOUR
3RED POUNDS.
ce Company
H CAROLINA
s Rank First
atesTires
>d "Tires
NT ?There was a /yj|
1 Clincher Tires last /Z
>ubled this year. ^
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