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CHARLOTTE SUNDAY OBSERVER, SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1917. FARMERS FACING Spending $4,000,000 Annually Outside of County. ? : Chamber of Commerce, After Careful Study of Situation, Offers Solution. Mecklenburg County farmera are facing one of the most serious prob lems which can confront citizens of any rural district, according to statis tics compiled by the Chamber of Commerce, showing that $4,000,000 is annually spent outside of the county conflnes for food and feedstuffs. How to remedy that problem and bring about a solution which will benefit all concerned, Is a matter Chamber iff Commerce officials and committees have been studying for the last several weeks.' Secretary Edward N. Farris, es pecially has given, it his attention and has submitted to the agricultural bureau, under Director Joseph Gari baldi, a plan, which all 'who have heard It, claim will mean the salva tion of the situation. $4,000,000 Spent Annually; "The farmers of Mecklenburg County are spending 14,000,000 each year, which they should keep at home," said Secretary Farris, when interviewed by an Observer reporter, Saturday afternoon. "That $4,000,000 la being spent for canned vegetables, grain and feed, cured meats and other necessities of the kind. "The matter is thoroughly treated In statistics which have been compiled and sent out by the State department, and with a little sttfdy, farmers of this section can be shown how to remedy the evil, and Instead of spending that $4,000,000 with agents of farmers of the North and Bast, they can keep it at home to spend for developing their farms. "Those figures will show that for the last several years there has been a decrease In the rural population of Mecklenburg County. There has also been a decrease in the number of swine raised, the number of beef and dairy cattle and the amount of vege tables and feedstuffs produced. "For one year $2,600,000 Is shown to have been spent outside of Meck lenburg for those things alone. With $2,600,000 the farmers of the county could build 626 miles of the finest roads at $4,000 a mile, could erect ICS school houses and build ,a big court houHe, with a Jail thrown In. Conditions . Are General. "Those conditions are not only true and applicable to 1 Mecklenburg County, but you will find that they are true of every other county In the Bute, and of practically every county in the South. "The solution Is a simple one and the farmer can be made to seejt and profit by it, if a little time and care is expended In showing him what are actual facts. "If the farmers of Mecklenburg County can be induced to raise more hogs, more dairy and beef cattle, more poultry and more vegetables, and other things of the kind, then they will be able to Talse cotton and take the proceeds from the crop and either put.it in their pockets or in the bank. , "That will make the farmer a cash customed and the merchants of the different towns and townships will not have to carry him from season to season aa a credit proposition. "First, he must raise enough to feed himself and his stock, and then he can raise his crop, or crops, 'for the profits which can be derived from them.:'' ' "In . that way the $4,000,000 will be spent at home, right within the confines of the county, and the farm er and his friend, the merchant, will reap the benefits. In time, that sys tem will bring about better roads and a general rural development, which I do not think could' be brought In any other way. Self-Sustaining First. "First, be self-sustaining, and then reap the profits from the cotton or other crops. Not only will the farm ers be enriched, but the towns of Mecklenburg County will show a gen eral Improvement after that kind of system gets to working." In the campaign now being con ducted by the Chamber of Commerce and its agricultural bureau, to or ganize auxiliary Chambers of Com merce to the one in this city, that Is the argument which is being pre sented by the workers. Ndt only are they firm believers in It, but county agents and farm devel opment workers have taken it as the slogan under which they, too, will work. Meetings which have been held at the Chamber of Commerce during the last several months have all had up for discussion, the problem of first building up the rural community sur rounding Charlotte, before working for a greater and bigger city, and it Is felt by those interested, that that is the solution to one great problem. "Feed yourself first," Is the slogan Chamber of Commerce workers are taking to the farmer, and according to reports which are being daily re ceived here, the farmers are listening to the slogan and are preparing to fall Into line with the campaign to pull with the city merchant and manufacturer for the general growth and development of Mecklenburg County, and this section of the State. rrrrtXMVyi nf society " possess a fine sense of distinction. They were first to distinguish the distinction possessed by the preparations of Prfinaef Rose Violet Wistaria Corylopsls Talcum Powder 15c (h glut bottle) 25c Fce Powder 50c Toilet Wtr 75c Cold Cream . . . ,S0 Kitract f 1.00 76 WJiado St Telephone 2&36 Special Attention to Mail Orders. " .'W'H'fJJ."V urn Avant's Coal a"" Wwd It Is Guaranteed Avant Coal & Wood Co. 402 PHONES 403 OF OF No Places Available to Take Care of Number of Persons in Short Length of Time Allowed. i Within the next several weeks Charlotte will be brought face to face with a problem, which will have to be solved, and solved quickly, ac cording to reports In real estate and railroad circles Saturday. Within a short length of time several hundred employes of the Southern 'Railway' will begin pouring into the city, and as far as can be ascertained there i are no facilities for housing them. A canvass of real estate offices has shown that there are practically no facilities at the present time for handling an extraordinary influx of home seekers. No apartments are re ported vacant throughout the city, that are not flanked with long wait ing lists, and every available house of the kind which will be required is said to be rented or on the verge of being rented. By February 1, it is asserted that there will be at least 100 families of railroad people to come here for lo cation, with the establishment of the general manager's headquarters in Charlotte. At Least 300 Persons. One hundred families will mean at least 300 persons, according to rail road officials of the city, and the question Is, where will those 300 per sons live? That the situation is a serious one and one for which there must be a remedy found, is the assertion of busi ness and commercial leaders who are doing everything In their power to work out some way in which to pro vide the facilities, which are going to be required. It has even been suggested that railroad boarding houses be started, but that brings on another question, as to who will start them and where they can be located? With that question Is the problem growing from the fact that the South ern employes coming to Charlotte are all a high class of people, and will necessarily require good substantial homes of the best character. It is an assured fact that at least 300 persons are coming here, and also an assured fact, according to the re ports, that there are no places avail able for taking care of that number. What is to be doner is the question which is now before realty men for a solution. No New Announcements. No new announcements were made from the Southern office relative to the probable location of its new head quarters here Saturday, although re ports were that several buildings and sites are being Investigated. Other than the Piedmont building, ample office space has been offered In the Commercial Bank building and the Charlotte officials are said to be considering both propositions. B. Herman, chief engineer of main tenance of way and structures. Sat' urday announced the appointment of J. S. Lemond, as his asslsant wltn offices in Charlotte. Several' railway employes were in the city Saturday, with the end in view of getting a location for their families, and according to reports from one office of the Southern, were discouraged over the outlook, which they considered unfavorable. Some real estate agent may have a solution to the problem. In the event there Is such, both railway officials and civic leaders of Charlotte request that the solution be presented. POLICE OFFICIALS TO ASSIST IN CgASS Approaching: Publication for Benefit of Pension Fund, Will Be Boosted by Members ' of Force. Chief Horace Moore and his men will personally assist in the advertis ing canvass, which is now being car ried on in the city by Leon M. and Lewis V. Black, representatives of The Policemen's Monthly, the New York magazine which is to evolve a history book of the local department for the benefit of the recently founded Policemen's pension fund. Chief Moore or some other member of the force will accompany the solicitors upon their daily quest and actively aid In the work. The volume, which will be pub lished about February 16, will treat the present police conditions, methods and needs in a broad way, and while providing a record of present-day efficiency and concrete Improvements realized since the appointment of Chief Moore, will cite statistics and facts demonstrating the crying need of yet more adequate policing by the necessary addition of more patrolmen, more desirable quarters, permanent and substantial pension fund, etc. Local firms and individuals will be Invited to make the record thoroughly representative of Charlotte by placing dignified announcements in a section provided for that purpose, and since the book will be placed In public libraries throughout the South and otherwise circulated, this work is ex pected to prove of much Interest in' the years to come. CHARLOTTE MINISTER TO LEND AID TO MEASURE Dr. A. A. McGeachy, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of this city, will speak In the First Presby terian Church of Raleigh, this morn ing, with reference to the proposed establishment of a State home for fallen women. The bill which is receiving, and has received, the hearty support of the Charlotte minister for the past two years, will be presented before the Legislature within the next few days by Senator Scales of Guilford County. In a personal letter to each legislator. President Edward Kidder Graham, of the University of North Carolina, has requested assistance for the measure. Doctor McGeachy will remain in Raleigh until Wednesday, in the In terests of the bill. BISHOP KILGO AT CALVAKY. Bishop John C Kilgo will preach a special sermon at Calvary Methodist Church this morning, at which time a special musical program will be ren- L4)4.. .-4i-4L BUILDERS' EXCHANGE TO HOLD RALEIGH MEETING Members of State Organization to Enjoy a Fine Program on Tuesday and Wednesday. Big Banquet Planned. Special to The Observer. Raleigh, Jan. 20. The eighth an nual convenUon of the Builders Ex change of North Carolina will be held here on Tuesday and Wednesday. The general sessions of the convention will be held In the Chamber of Commerce rooms and the convention headquar ters will be at the Tarborough. The Builders Exchange Includes In its membership leading building con tractors and manufacturers of build ing material from all parts of North Carolina. Its annual meetings are al ways largely attended and there will be an unusually large gathering at Haleigh. The program Includes addresses by A. L. Brooks, Lieutenant Governor O. Max Gardner and Attorney General J. S. Manning, of North Carolina, and B. A. Ruffln and R. B. Tucker, of Virginia. The most notable feature of the en tertainment program will be the ban quet, which is to be held at the Tar borough on Wednesday night. The officers of the exchange are: President, Joseph W. Stout, Sanford; first vice president, J. R. McClam roch, Greensboro; second vice presi dent, E. D. Tessier, Greensboro; treasurer, L. O. Berry. Charlotte; sec tary. Philip Williams, Winston-Salem; traffic manager, J. R. Burch, Greens boro; attorney, Philip Williams, Winston-Salem. HOW TO CHECK THAT COLD When it Is painful to breathe and fever sends chills up and down your back. you. are In fora cold. A timely dose of Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey will stop the sneeiea and sniffles. The pine balsam loosens the phlegm and clear the bronchial tubes, the honey soothe and - relieves th sore throat Th -rs)eiee.)a44e)"ia4ll gFefSrr-4)fvV the congested condition to relieved. I Croop, whooping cough and chronic I bronchial fractions quickly relieved. I At att DruggsU, :5c V i L BE HELD AT THREE CENTERS County Farm Demonstration Agent Announces Itinerary for Ensuing Week. County Farm Demonstration Agent R. W. Graeber has announced his itinerary for the ensuing week, which will Include the organization of farm loan associations in two townships and the inauguration of dairy schools at three different community centers. Monday he will be at Mallard Creek Township, where a farm loan associa tion will be formed at a meeting of all farmers of that section, at the Mallard Creek school house. Another farm loan association will be formed at the Observer School In Steele Creek Township, Tuesday aft ernoon at 2 o'clock, and that organi zation will make the ninth of its kind in the county since the inauguration of the farm loan association move ment several months ago. The dairy school work will be be gun Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Fiddler. School In Lemley Township. The second school is to be conducted at Mint Hill Thursday, and the 'third one at Carolina Academy in Providence Township on Friday. At each of the schools, J. A. Arey, of the Dairy Field Office at West Ral eigh will be In charge of the program of work, assisted by Mr. Graeber and other county officials. Each of the schools will begin work at 10 o'clock In the morning and will he in session until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. During that time the latest improved methods of dairy farming will be shown and illustrated lectures will be given by the experts. There will also be demonstrations in handling dairy machinery and cow judging, and according to assertion on the part of Mr. Graeber, repre sentative audiences from each town ship are expected to be present at each school. CONDITION NOT IMPROVED. The many friends of Mrs. J. N. Parker, of 308 West 12th street, who has been critically ill for the past week or more, will learn with regret that her condition Is not improved. W. R. Parker of Greensboro, who has been with her for several days, re turned to his home yesterday. GIRLS' CLUB AT WORK. The Girls' Club of the high school Is at work on clothes for the loan chests of the Associated Charities. The members are now rehearsing songs to be rendered at the banquet January 25, under the leadership of Miss Ella Ivey and Miss Mildred Roe. DR. HENDERLITE HEARD BY LARGER AUDIENCES Castonia Pastor Charmed St Paul's Congregation Special Musical Service This Evening. The first week of the two weeks' series of meetings at St. Paul's Pres byterian Church was a decided suc cess In spite of the Inclement weath er the first part of the 'week. Dr. James R. Henderllte, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Cas tonia, conducted the meetings. Doc tor Henderllte's sermons were clear, analytical efforts, which were heard by attentive audiences. Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock a special effort will be made to secure a large congregation. At this serv ice, Doctor Henderllte will preach on the subject, "Prepare toV Meet Thy God.". There will be a special mu sical program at the evening service, directed by Nat C. White. Miss Es telle Redfearn and Miss Marie Beattie will render a duet, "The Lord is My Shepherd." Nat C. White and Miss Redfearn will sing a dueti "Will There Be Light?" A special invitation is extended to the public to attend these meetings. THIEF STEALS POTATOES. Maxton, Jan. 20. C. L. McLean, of the Coast Line agency here, had his home visited by a thief, who stole 10 bushels of potatoes. Doctor Tells How to Strengthen r. Eyesight 50 per cent In One : Week's Time In Many Instances A Free PresrrpUon Too Can Have Filled and Use at Homo. Philadelphia. Pa. Do yoa wear glasses. Ar you a victim of ay strain or ethar T weakness. If ao, you will ba (lad to know thai according to Dr. TOwla there la real hop for yoa. Many whoaa evee were falling say thejr have had theli eyea re atorcd through the principle of tale won derful frM preemption. On man aaya, af ter trying it: "I wan almost blind; could not see to read at all. Sow I can road everything without any glasses and my eye do not water any more. At night they would pain dreadfully; now they feel flna all the time. It waa Ilka a miracle to me." A lady who' used It aaya: "The atmosphere aeemed haiy with or without glassea, but after unlnit thla prescription for fifteen daya everything eeema clear. I can even read fine print without (laaaea." It la believed that thousand who wear Flames can now discard them in a reasonable tlmo and mul tliudes more will be able to strengthen their eyes ao as to be spared the trouble and eipense of ever getting it lasses Eye troubles of many descriptions may be won derfully benefited by following the atmpts. rules. Hera I the prescription: Oo ta ear' acUvs drug store and get a bottle of Bom' Opto tablets. Drop one Bon-Opto tablet la' fourth of a glass ef water and allow to dissolve. With this HqUld bath the eyea two to four times dally, Tou should aotioa your eyea clear up perceptibly right from the start and Inflammation will qutekly disappear. If your eyes are botherlag yea, even a little, taka atepa te save these now before It ia too late. Many hopelessly bllsd might have been saved If they kM eared for their eyes In time. Note i Another prominent Phyatahui te whom the shore article was submitted, said: "Bon-Opto Is very remarkable rem edy Its constituent Ingredients ar wall known to eminent ey specialists and widely prescribed by them. -The manufacturer guarantee It to strengthen eyesight It ker cent In one week's time la many Instances , or refund the money. It can be obtained, from any good druggist and la ana ef ra very few preparations I feel should be kept . on hand for regular use In almost every family." It Is sold in Charlotte by K. EL Jordan A Co., Beatty's (I) Drug Store and other druggists. MOST WORKERS READ OBSERVER WANT ADS. MONROE MAN TO CHARLOTTE. Monroe, Jan. 20. Horace Neal of this city has accepted a position with the E. C. Griffin Company in Char lotte, who are State agents for an automobile manufactured In New York. Mr. Neal Is well qualified to meet the demands made upon him. Owing to his inability to secure a desirable location, Mr. Neal will not move to Charlotte for some weeks. For Those Who Suffer Pain in Stomach, Back . . or Joints (By Samuel Hamilton, M. D.) k In recent years investlgatons by means of X-rays, the observations of scientists, such as Cannon, Grutzrier, Pavlov, Fowler, Hawk, prove that an abundance of water is necessary in good bodily housekeeping. To drink a pint of hot water before meals Is a good practice, and those suffering from a catarrhal condition of the stomach will find benefit in adding about 10 grains (one-sixth of a level teaspoonful) of baking soda, drink ing it an hour before each meal. If your kidneys are sick and you suffer from lumbago or rheumatism at times, pain In the back of the neck, take a little Anuric before meals. Anurlc (double strength) can be found at .any good drug store, and waa first discovered by Dr. Pierce of the Surgical Institute , In Buffalo, N. T. When run-down, when life indoors has brought about a stagnant condi tion In the circulation most every one la filled with uric acid espelally la thla ao of people, past middle ago. This uric acid In the blood often causes- rheumatism, lumbago, swell ing' of hands or feet, or a bag-like condition under the eyea. Backache, frequent urination or the pains and stiffness of the Joints and high blood pressure are also oftsrr noticed. Ev eryone should drink plenty of pure water and exercise In the open air aa much as poMribie. I nave found otic acid poison and that tt will dis solve the accumulation of uric acid In the body much as hot water dis solves sugar. Here's a Winner Clothiers and Furnishes For Dad and the Boys. STORES Charlotte Salisbury Greensboro KUPPENHEIMER and other High Grade Clothing at 25 per cent Also Our Semi-Annual Sale of Manhattan Shirts We save you money and guarantee satisfaction. V. Wallace & Sons 31-33 West Trade St. Charlotte, N.C. Comfort Supreme Lamps for desk or table or to stand upon the floor. Stems of wicker or mahogany or plain and decorated enamel with shades of wicker-covered cretonne or shirred silk in all the most popular and becoming colors. A very recent shipment added to those alreaay in stock makes the showing complete. Sofas The three cushion style shown, done in handsome, flowered tapestry with chair and rocker to match. The luxurious Chesterfield type, in figred velour, and lighter sofas and settees of mahogany, leather and ta pestry for more formal rooms. If it's anything in Sofas, it's here. Easy Chairs in every way deserving of the name. Great overstuff ed affairs on the order of those shown or in the also popular "wing" or fireside style. Chairs as recommend aWe for their durability as for their ease and beauty. We feel perfectly safe fo stating that "the chair of your dreams" is here. Parkei -Gardner-GOi CHARLOTTE, NTC -
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