North Carolina Newspapers

WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY" 3. 1910 : 1909 SURPASSED THE MOST SUN- ^ EUINE EXPECTHTIOIIS OF ALL A MOST REMARKABLE YEAR Bradstreet Gives a Review of the Business | Year With a Forecast?Progress WasMade Along ' All Lines and the Business World is Very Cheerful. * ; A' /" " SOME RESULTS OF THE YEAR Nineteen hundred and nine may be ?aid In man y respects to have equaled and In some directions surpassed the moat sanguine expectations enter tained at Its outset In fact. It will take rank as a remarkable year In a decade which has seen great changes and wonderful progress. For one witnessed processes of re cuperation and repair. Initiated In the second half of 1908, carried to a triumphantly successful conclusion. Also, while It will probably not be classed as a boom year, it saw many records of flnanclsl and Industrial achievement exceeded, and at - Its close, two years after a worldwide financial paplc, tho progress made hap been so great that man^of the scars made by the convulsion have been effaced, and the country seems to have been placed In a stronger po sition them., It ever before' occupied. Great progress Is ofteii made against; great obstacles, and, 1909 wee not free from unsettling and disturbing! Influences. While Its outset found the buslnSes 4 world cheerful to tho point o^ optimism, thete were some evidences of uneasiness ps to the to alTty of all the Improvement showh In th$ year.follotting the 1907 panic. Certainly. the tariff revision, then im pending; was not At the outset re garded fa > helpfol element. - There was, in fact, a good deal of repres t early because df tariff ? duced public purchasing po*er. and later the remarksble advances of se curities and commodities to hith erto unexampled heights, furnished - ground for conservatism, which was no doubt beneficial In dft*?altn~K ex cesses apparently inseparable orfpa great forward steps In' American trade, finance and industry. WifatL however, there was' evidenced an air moat Inexhaustible capacity for look ing on the bright side of things which made for fresh triumph and Jtor a pushing enterprises forward toward successful' futures. The events of the year tended to confirm earlier impressions that the great collapse of 1907 waa a purely financial affair, not Involving any great weakness in the business' and industrial structure. Whatever may. be said of the merits of the year's tariff revision, there Is no denying that the work was ekillfully done with a minimum of unsettlement to .trade, and with uncertainty aa to this removed in mid-year, the optimism In the stock markets, the ease of mondy, the preparations for and good results from abundant harvests, the steady monthly reduction in business mortality end failure damage, the ex pansion in leading Industries, the boom In that readiest tH ell nm if. mondT' producing trades ? building ? and the preparations made to All the void tn the consuming markets made by two years of repreaslon In buying, all -combined to cause e greet onward surge In all lines of trade, which de spite the steadily Increased cost of all that enters Into human consump tion, resulted in a total trade turn over which will compere very favor Ably with the best that waa witnessed in previous years of abundant pros perity. . That great backlog ol all of the country's Interests ? agriculture ? ? prospered as never before, not so much In the matter of quantity, be cause bumper prop* were few, but In the matter of financial returns, which indeed placed the farmers of the country In a class by themselve*. It is true that the pric^^adv>nces bore hardly on the consuming classes, ami there was shown In the utterance* of public men and Journals a disposl ^ .tlon to .question the reality, of all the apperent benefits that flowed ftom high prices. . ' i f) Home Results of the Year in Trade. The drops of the year, taken as a wholes were abundant, thougb few of broke the best records of the Yields of foodstuffs were large, and corn showing next-to prodilction. and yields of oata, Bugmr, potatoes Ul tattacco an record*, while cotton ?nd OH from th. hl?h lerei ,1.1 d. commodities, the high ? record* of prlcee at time of heavleet movement ?bowed demand waiting closely on ?apply. If Indeed not actually surpaee Ins It, ul this too In a year -.f hen, owing to high prices of our food staffa. foreign demand waa coiaejcu ouely small and exports fall below thoes at the three preceding yearn. |Lar?e Imports previoua to tariff re vision were partly, no doubt, due to deal re to anticipate this legislation, but the record-breaking arrivals of foreign goods, not all of tbem raw materials for manufacture In the late fall, iwelllng the country*! Im port tra.de to unprecedented totals, indtaitqd an expansion of consump tive demand surpassing all expecta tions. In tbe leading Industries the [story waa one of largo, in some cases record, expansion. Iron-ore and cop per production broke tall records, while that yt pig Iron equaled the t>e*t. aad building expenditures showed a phenomenal gain orer-ieO-S even sunfksslng 190?. Business fail ures decreased 15.7 per cent from 1W>8, though exceeding 1907 by IS per cent, and liabilities wer^Mi than half tfcose of 1908 and only about ?o per cent of those of 1407, ?Ion In till lines In a gain of 25 per cent over 1908 'and of 14 per cent The^di'^'iTmUt^toT'^Mc" turn efl In 1908, fleered strongly toward this country. Mention Usa already been made of tbe upruah of prices of commodities. |?ut U(ls record would be Incomplete' without a mora . detailed reference. Except for very slight aeactlons In the spring of the 'year, the course of commodity values may be said to have been steadily upward through out the year, and Indeed tver since the low point was reached, following the 1*97-08 depreaetan, .on June 1 of the latter year. The. Index number on December 1. 1909. waa almost Identical with that touched on March 1, 1907. In fact, prices went from their highest to their lowest of recent years In a year and a quarter and rallied again to their highest In a year and a' halt. The level of prlcee dn December 1 this year was 11 per lent above that of the same date In 1908; waa, as above shown, even with the high -record of March 1, 1907; was nearly ;0 per cent above yhe low level of J?Jy 1, 1904. and 11 Hper cant above the high let el of De cember 1, 1*01, before the parflc of 1901. Much la made, of course, of the fact that the rise from the lowest level of recent years ? that ot July i, 1898 ? la 51 par oent; but It qhoold not be forgotten that tbls level waa an abnormal reafllt ot a combination of depressing causes, and thp com parison marks a contract of extreme oondUlons. If, however, we compare the average of the entire year 1909 with that for 1908, It will be found that the advance la (.1. per Cfnt, while It la only 4.1 per cant below that of 1907. It the additional com parlaon la made with' the yearly aver age ot all the yean from 1891 to 1908, wa Und the preaent year'a level ot values to be 14 pet- cent higher, and if the aeventeen years' average level la compared with that for De cember 1. 1909, we Und a rise of 11.1 par Q^nt. >/ y .A I.ook Ahead. 1 Reasons for confldenci^n an ex cellent, If not record, trade In 1910 are many. The agricultural Interest la prosperous as n#ver before -In the country ir history, and the first of the great crops of the year? wheat ? en tera the winter In excellent condition on a next- to- record area. High prices for all farm produce would aeem to guarantee enormous plant ings of all cropa this year. Spring orders already received by Jobbers and wholeaalere and business booked by manufacturers practically insure the full or overtime now being run until next fear's crop and trade out look takes mors definite form. -While It might be. erroneous to expect the record building expenditures of 1*09 FITTING CLIMAX TO LONE STRING "SOGIftL AFFAIRS The ?lub's Reception * > ? x Many Pleasant Memories of De lightful Affair Will Long Ling' er? Bungalow Artistically Dec "oratcd for Event. many visitors present One otftpe most elaborate affairs ??er planned In Washington social life was the reception of the Country Club on the evening of Friday. De [eember 31, 1909. It came as a most fitting climax to an unusually Ion* string of social affairs of the past year, awl proved to be a most delightful occasion. The spacious bungalow was artis tically decorated In holiday garb, the reception room being embowered In holly and mistletoe ? symbols of the yule-tide, with all Its pleasant prlv The guests began arriving at 8, id were ushered Into this room, where they were met by, the members o? the club/ Xhe early part of the evening was spent in games and In the billiard room, and from 9 o'clock to the music or the Washington Concert Band the merry cxthfd danced out the old year and watched the birth of the new. Throughout the evening delicious refreshments were served the guestB. Many pleasant memories of t^U de lightful affair will long Uhgfer, and It passed Into history as one of the most pronounced successes of the year. The following ladles . and , gentlemen frpre present: . Misses May Hull, May Belle $mall, Katharine Small. Bess Conbly, Ma tilda Haughton, Fannie Lamb Haugh to?r M*ry Carter, Isabel Carter, Mll Dasla. fWllaotLUMarcU Mier*. Miss -Barbara ( Va. ) , Estellft Green (Greenville), Olive "iJtTrbank, May |Ayers, Elisabeth Warren, Lottie Blow iGrewUle). Mom Angel, Maude WlndKy, Hill. Lillian Bonner. Mrs [john'B. Small and Mrs. A. C. Hath ??*&> T Mwn. H. 3. WKrd, Richard S. Nekl, r. H. Bryan, Dr. t). T. Ttyloe, N. 8. Fulford, A. C. Hathawaj, Jobn Bonner. L.tn4wr Warrm. Chu. Moore i Frank Jones, Warren Watson, D. M. Carte*, Jr.. J. H. Bryan. Tom Payne;. Herbert Bonner. D. T. Tayloe, Moore, Dr. A- C. Hoyt, Jas. Ellison, E.. H. Harding, W. B. Harding and Jas. Cprdbn. DID NOT RETURN. On Account of Hlitem Rev. Mr. Plyler Still Absent. On account of the illness of Mrs. Smith. Mrs. M. T. Plyler's aunt, her husband, Rev. M. T. Plyler, pastor of the Methodist Church, did not return from Gates rille Saturday where he has been spending the holidays. For this reason he did not occupy his pul pit Sunday morning and evening. He is expected home some time during this week. GOBS TO NORFOLK. ?Mr. H. C. Harrison, formerly one of the rural free^ delivery carriers, has gone to Norfolk where he has ac cepted a position for the ensuing year. He has oar best wishes. LARGE WAREHOUSE. The firm of William Bragaw & Co. are erecting a mammoth ware house "on Water street at the foot of UnloA alley. The' building will be used for storage purposes, buying are correct, .public purchasing power, despite High prices t .ruling, seems to be fairly normal. All thes6 things Indicate activity In a high de gtoe. Modifying or qualifying thdjse features somewhat Is the question of the efTect increased price levels of commodltes, and therefore of all costs- of business and .industrial op eration, will have upon general busi Iness. These have already lessened profits and bid fair t be productive of much friction In Industrial lines. If the aotlylty confidently looked {or eventuates .active . money markets and firm rates would seetn probable. Indeed the calm In speculation after I earlier activity resulting In new high record price levels Is taken by some [to Indicate that the securities n?rk ?U ta?? already , Tenants in a Panic ' Bomb Explodes in Front of fiBppo & Co's. Bank io York for Second Time in cember. BANKER'S NARROW ork? J?n. S. ? Another 1 Hand attempt ? lb a hcom oh mouth? waa ?!? lata wurt,, teraoon to bloar^p-uw bank otic I Sanfllippo * Co. at in **e-l '!"?? *? ?? *" ?erloualy lore*. but the neighborhood thrown Into groat excitement a I Tie building In which the i, I At tha moment of the Mr. SanAUppo waa behind the i ' <"*? jult lMId. u,. X. and had Jnat flnlahed makli* , receipt for a ateamahlp ticket ! fellow countryman who waa back to Italy. Mr. SanSIti knocked to the floor by the kl * " There waa a ahover of broken ttaaa and the aound of spllatarlag wood. Mr. SanflUppo ac rambled to hla feet and ruahed to tha afreet. Wear by, lying on the aidewalk. waa flail wuTT1' Tmm ?ld' "??? .^ .y^nkU on the ,h,rd^ >VnhlK>rhoo.l In TurmoU. la were running from all the ,n ?>e vicinity. Hv*fy fllhld with head., 'WHd excitement prevailed: Utile Sadia waa carried to her Horn* and Dr- McOnlre of St. vincent'a Hoapitai ~ U# for. By tha. time fcTifr Hro?th. child wa, found to 1 frightened lhan Hurt, alth, had received i * ? ? Wf~?" Ing | iM.egv.d owing to the fact that thi bojBfcwu undoubtedly dropped from the roof. throwing, the force of the explosion downward. w?1 f,liM ln Ue ,how Window. fc"f*tt"ed *nd 'be 'ront door waa Mown out. In, heavy plan* over a ???n? In front of tha doorway waa aaote ten Inchee in dlameiSr ,?Iher! ">?m" tob?a connection be tween the attemiy,made yeaterday to the bank and the one made P'?- 16' ">e latter date the wplualuu occurred lit ?.gO-p_m_ terday at 5.40 p. m. Waited for Clear sidewalk. Mr. Sanflllppo says that at 5.30 o I tbe" We? """I P<? ?ona looking In the show window Where he had aome money exposed io 2Wth Lth'nk" th*t ?T drop. 5T\? ?S" W4Ue<1 ten """??? un til the Place waa clear of people ao tank?w ?m Of" c<""'iiu? "Kb the bank would be Injured. He says he understand why the*, two at tempu have been made, and that hel kaa not at any time received any threatening letters. ' When Sergeant Pierce with Ave po Z" 'r?n "? Mulberry ?treet atatlon he found the atreet thronged with excited persons, many <"PO,"or" "? bank. ,0"' tfcey ,h* "* ? man running to *Wjd^Honaton atreet Jnat before the <Mr lk>mh in Frou | o? Ninth Avenue Otttcery. Mpl0,1<Hl " 8 o'clock I night hi front of tha door lead ?* ?m "allway to the little gro cery ahop of Pa^juale Tomasao m the av^frr3,?0n"n"'nt " No 789 N">"> No one "? injured and not much, damage waa done. KvItTIT1 1? "'d to h"? received 1 ??r?!5or H,nd ,et,,r'' <? ?-i BARACA CLASS HEAR MR. SMALL March in Body to Chamber of Commerce Rooms. 1%enty-flve members of the chlia tlan* Church Sunday . school Bars eft clM? marched to the Chamber of Commerce room, fm terday afternoon In a body tot the purpoee of hearing the addresa of Confrenman John H. Small on the Toung Man and HU Ideal. Thl?.Barsc* claae numbera 40 POPULAR FEELING OE GRATITUDE | SHIM U-S. War Still Continues The Last Vestige of Zeiayanism Win Be Blotted Out of Govern ment ? Insurgents Are Disap pointed.! NEED MORE BATTLES ?< Blueflelds, Nicaragua, Jan. 1. ? Hope that the war would be brought to an end through the recognition of the provisional government by... the United States has been abandoned. Many believe that two more battles i^ust be fought, one in the State ot Chon tales aq,d the' other near Ma nagua. There Is a popular feeling of grat itude tbward the United States be cause of the attention given the Vounded by physicians from the American cruisers and the supplies sent for the relief of the half starred prisoners of war. There is, however, ?ome disappointment that the United 8 tales hss not formally recognised the government of Bstrada. The Impression was strong that Secretary .Knox awaited only a de cisive victory by General Bstrada be fore giving him the moral support of Ihe Washington government. Such a flctory was ^on' more than a week ?i and still no encouraging word Is elved from Washington. A de t in' battle could not depress the Insurgents more than has the fact fent Washington has lost Interest, j^emingly, in the cause of the revolu tion. I^Jf another battle is fought, it Is freely that not less than 12,000 men will be engaged, preparations for {he campaign in the west continue. 3fhe next ten > days will be devoted to jlcurlng more rifles with a view to 2,000; additional soldiers, fhis will bring the provisional Strength up to 6,000 men. A schoon er has been sent to Cape Gracias and *111 bring here horses and mules to jte used on the long m&rch toward TOMpif .iLi . ? ? > a The insurgent genesis have sign ed a solemn pact to the effect that they .ill stand was a unit with Estra da until the last veBtlge ot Zelaya lsro is blotted out of tho government of Nicaragua. ' ? ? _i_ CEIjEB It AT K THE DAY Colored People Observe the Anniver sary of Their Freedom. Saturday the colored people of the city observed the day of their eman cipation with appropriate ceremon ies. They gave a creditable parade through the principal streets of the city and then held exercises at the Masonic Hall, where several address es were made. MARRIAGE RECORD. Marriage Licenses For the Past Year in the County. The Register of Deeds, Mr. Gilbert Rumley, issued during the year 1909. from January l tb December 31, 308 marriage licenses. During the month of December he issued 45. CITY OFFICIALS IN NEW HOME i ? - ? ? ? The Addition to the City (fall ?. Completed. % r The addition to the city hall build ing Is now practically completed and the city clerk and superintendent of the electric light plant are now .duly esconced in their new quarters. Par ties having business either with the clerk or the electric light people can enter their offices through a corridor betwgfen the old building and the "new without having to take the trouble, of going through the mayor's ^ court room. *? The offices are well appointed and convenient. Up-to-date furniture has been 'Installed and both officials of the city can much better' attend to their respective affairs now they are settled in their new quarters. The city has also placed a large and mod ern s?fe, weighing 4,800 pounds, of the Victor make, in the clerk's office. |Thto aafe was made specially for the purpose. It is ample, safe, and will meet every requirement for years to coma. JPo the rear of the business Is the stockroom of the electric Kflg Ifeife $ ?*!?**? 'AM* ELABORATE DECORATIONS at c*ived 40 Per Minute. Washington, Jan. 2. ? President and -Mrs Taft held their first New Year/s levee at the While House yee^ terdsy. Although Mrs. Taft has not yet {regained her fall strength and seenred rather pale In a gown of whlte\s!lk, Bhe carried out her orig inal Intention of remaining In the re celvlnjAllne until all of the members of the opbinet circle, the foreign am mlnlstera and members of ?hold*>and the Justices of is court had paid their re t the end--ot^20 minutes Ye tired. The Vice Presi dent and alkmembers of the cabinet, with the exception of Secretary of State Knox And Secretary of Wkr1* Dickinson, remained In the reeclvlng party until the\ last of the general public had passed. The reception \began promptly at 11 a. m. and enied at 1:65 p. m., when the White iHousc doors were closed. . In the owo hours aqd 80 minutes that he hfeld his' position st the portal of the fat famed blue room. President Taft shobk hands with ex actly 6,575 people. \Thls number f611 considerably short or the figures dur ing the last years df the Roosevelt administration. Tha day overhead was afl night ideal, but melting snow made conditions undeAfoot. anything but desirable. The llde of citizens began to form. howeverXat 10:30 a. m.. although they were ndt scheduled to enter the White Houde grounds ttxiU] l o'clock. \ President Taft began arid ended the reception with a smile, y^or his personal friends among the diplomats the government officials and members or the army and nav^eontlijgenta, Mr. Taft had heftrty words of jrreet Ing. Occasionally a citizen had a word to say to the President and fhe latter listened attentively until .'his aide hurried the visitor alongl to make room for tee rowds in the rfear. The President stood the ordeal spfen didly. The average time of passing was 40 people to the minute. the President declared he felt no fatigue. The standing In ope posi tion so long, however, made him de clare that he felt almost as though he would have to' learn to walk again. The diplomatic display ..this year rivalled any In the past. Practically .every member of corps was In the and each ambassador and minister was Attended by h brilliantly uni formed staff of aides and secretaries. The new Chinese minister and his staff, in heavily embroidered robeB and hats, attracted the usual amount of attention. The marine band rendered music during the reception. The band was divided Into twp sections, and when one alf was finished by one section, a new tune was begu?i by the other section. The early period of the reception was made gay and Impressive as usual today by the appearand* of the diplomats In thfi_fiill dress uniform of \helr ranks and distinction in the countries from which they are .ac credited. This year there;, were many new [?faces in the diplomatic line, which was heeded by Baron des Planches, the Italian ambassador, dean of the corps In Washington. The White House was elaborately decorated wlfh cut and growing flow ers and during the reception the Ma nns' band played patriotic airs. Speaker Cannon was half an hour late In .reaching the White House, and had to go through the line long after the othftr members of Congress had bad their Inning. -Representative l^lurdock, of Kansas, one of the Insur gent leaders of the House, got a most cordial reception fpom the President. So did Glfford Pinchot, government forester. Th?\ delegation of army officers was headed by Oen. Nelson A. Miles, re tired, and Oen. J. Franklin BelJ, chief of staff. Admiral I^eutze, in command of the t Washington navy F*rd. led the naval contingent. Ad miral Dewey did not attend. GO* R TO RAtiKlOH. ? Mr. Paul Tillery, formerly super intendent of the electric light plant, cliy, bow of But Onip, N. J., accepted a lucrative position In C. He eipecu to enter YOUTH MEETS TRAGIC DEATH I* CHARLOTTE Falls Under Engine Young Andrew Stiles Horribly Mangled and -Dragged Across Street by Switch Engine at a Street Crossing. OTHERS NEAR SAME FATE Charlotte. N. C.. Jan. 3. ? Dragged 40 feet, hia head pinioned between the heavy brake-shoe and the rail, Andrew Stiles, a young white man, 22 years old. who -resided at the boarding house of Mrs. Lizzie Helms, No. 811 North Brevard street, met a horrible death a, few minutes before midnight last night at the Southern and Seaboard Air Line crossing and Cast Sixth. street. Young Stilus, accompanied by two companions, Will Collier and Earl Kirk, one a room mate of the dead man. bad been to a number of the vaudeville performances and was re turning to h^a home. Upon reaching the crossing at Sixth street a south ^ound Southern freight train was -pbyUiakout oK the yard and had the 8lxtn^Btreet crossing blocked. Ap proaching from the south came the Seaboard switch engine. No. 39S. The young men failed to see the ap proaching switch engine untll .lt was upon them and it was only by a quick Jump that one of the other young men averted death. Engineer A. Poplin and yard con-, ductor.'c. R. Mlsenhelmer, were In charge of the engine and as quick a stop as possible wa* made. The young man's body was dragged ' ? across the street and for several feet beyond. The head was almost sev ered and the l?ody horribly .mangled, one hand was cut off and lay- a dis tance of about 23 feet from the' rest of the body. Young Stiles whs s-patnter Urttie ? employ of the Chadwick-HoskinB Co. an/1 had only been in the city about a week, coning here from Annapolis, frhere he Tiad been similarly em ployed. Thfe companions of tho youngknan stated that his home was at Travel ers' Rest, S. C.. a small village about 10 miles from Greenville, S. C. It is reported that the parents of the young man live at Travelers' Rest, but their names Ncould not be learned. Coroner Gresham reached the scene a Bhort time after the accident, I the body was removed to the under taking establishment of J. M. Harry & .C0V, where ft was prepared for burial. PACKED HOUSE AT Y. M. C. L. Mr. Small Makes a Fine Address Music a Feature. A 'packed house greeted Hon. Joim H. Small at the Chamber of Com merce roopis Sunday afternoon, where he addressed the foung Men's Christian League on the theme "Tho Young Man and His Ideal." No talk has ever been delivered before thU religious body of young men that wao more highly enjoyed. Mr. Small Is a speaker that always attracts and" In teres 4 and his address yesterday wan in k< eplng with his high reputation. i ever fails to instruct and edu- : cate pis hearers. The music was. ren dered by the First Presbyterian Churlh choir. One of the features of tup music was the singing of a malepuartet, composed of Messrs. Z. M. Potts, R. Lee Stewart, Lyndon Shawtand J. S. Forbes. Every fea ture Jf the program w^s thorough^ enjoyed by all present. CITY ^AI^DERM EN. The j3oard' of City Aldermen will meet in regular monthly session at the city hall this evening. ? ?????????????? ?New Advertisements # * ? in Today's News ? ? Gem Theater. ' ? ? Gaiety Theater. ? Wm. Bragaw ft Co. ? Insurance. ? ? J. K. Hoyt ? Sklrta. ? ? H. B. Goldstein ? Overcoats. ? ? Washington Light ft Water Co. ? ? ? Gas. ? ? Brooks Shoe Store? Slippers. ? ? Gilhooly's Irish Liniment ? ? Vlck'rf Remedies. < ? ? Capudine." \ ? ? Paso Ointment. ?