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THE COURIER. I I I COURIER I I .ataxia In TVrVl Naiva at nil I Circulation. J Advertising Columns J Bring Results. Issued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Tear VOL XXXII. " ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, December 19. 1907. : : No 43 , ' 4 ' INDUSTRIAL GROWTH. SPEECH ON THE PANIC. OOVi ROBERT Tryiug to comply with your re quest to write an article for yoar paper of aome it tereet to your read ers, I know of no subject tbat should create more interest or be likely to do uiore good, than a Short article showing the material and educa tional growth of the State during the last few years. If our people will only contrast what our condi tion was thirty six years ago with what it is today, they will have every ieaou to be proud of our growth and feel that in many re spects we have the greatest State in the Union" In 1870, just emerging from' the Civil War, at.d in .the midst of ruin and reconstruction, we were the poorest Stale in the Union. The value of all of our property was only 260 million dollar; our population less than 900,000; our debt 40 mil lion; our people disheartened aud dispirited. We have nw over million popu lation; men and women, pure, brave, sober and industrious. The actual value of property ovtr a billion. No state debt, for while we hav outs'.inding bonds uot due, amount ing to 6 million 800 thousand dol lars we have stock suilicient to pay these off at maturity and still leave a good surplus for the state. A few facts in regard to certain interests: In 1890 we had 177 cotton uiille; value 25 millioa dollars. Iu 190G, 318 mills value 41 million dollars. In 1890 2,254 looms, 149,000 spin dles; In 1906, looms 52,747, spin dles 2,558,114; 5237 kuittiug ma chines and using 115 thousaud six bundled horse power. In 18S0 the number of cotton bales consum ed in North Carolina mHls was 25 thousand; iu 1906 the State produc ed 600,000 balsand consumed more than it produced. North Carolina now ranks second to Massachusetts in the output of cotton goods. This year North Carolina will produce 90 million pounds of tobac co, which will bring 9 million dol lars. Its tobacco factories will con sume upward of 75 million pounds of tobacco with an output in value of 50 uniliou. It has taken the sec ond place in the mauufac ure of plug and smoking tobacco. In 1890 the value of all agricul tural products was 50 ni l lion an d all manufactured products 40 mil lion. In 1906 the agricultural products have increased to 100 million an the manufactured products to over 105,000,000. In 1890 there were 4 furniture fac ories with 123 employ ees and a capital of $41,000. in 1906 there w'ere 126 furniture fac tories, with capital in excess of 5 million dollars, employing over 7000 people with an output of $8,500,000. Agricnltu.r.-.llv we have farms that produce cotton, corn, whe tt, oats tobacco, peanut, r ce something that is not duplicated by any other State. We have a splendid clinut-, cold in the mountain?; temporate iu the middle states; warm along the Bouthem coast; the best of drinking water and very healthy people. In Beaufort county 153 bales of cotton were raised on 150 acres of land and at the same place a profit of $900 was made on 10 acre) of potatoes. Land formerly worth $5 and $10.00 per acre is now worth from $100 to $200.00, the general average in increase in farm, lands being 25. 50 and 100 per cent. The Btrawberry crop will yield over $100 per acre. The people are contented, indus trious and piosieious. We are building common schools at the rate of two a day. Our colleges and uni versities are full to overflowing. The educational spirit is rife iu the State. School teims are longer, teachers more efficient, and parents, realizing the power of edncitun,, are compelliug their children to at tend school and the children them-' selves are more anxious to learn than ever before. The State wai never in better condition morally. Crime is on the decrease; temperance among the peo ple is more geneial than in previous years, and people are proving that industry, soberness and morality are worth nice to a community or State than wee, drunkenness or ldletiesi. Great interest ii now being t-ken in opening up onr water-ways, ami in deepening our harbors, thus soon B. GLBN9T. giving us water transportation, wbioh will aid greatly in settling the vexed question of railroad dis crimination. With our great resources, a thor ough system of water-ways, with railroads controlled but uot crippled by the fixing of reasonable freight and passenger rates, and with the opening up of theOnpnt and South Amer.oa by digging the Panama Canal, the couth will become the gate-way of the Nation, and no state will prosper more than North Caro lina. We need industrious, law-abiding immigiauts, but have no welcome for the idler, goihsi or criminal classes. The prospects for the future are very grea: and every citiz'n, old or young, 6hould do their part in ad ding to the wealth and growth, try ing to make the State better and richer because they h ivt lived in it. With best wishes for the success of your paper tliac has done, and is doing so much, not only for your Comity, but that S-ction of the State. I am, Sincere! v vouts, U. li. Glexjt. MONEY FOR SCHOOLS. Randolph Receives Sl.lOI.Vi lrom the State Hoard. The apportionment of the first $100,000 for the public schools of the Stte on the basis of the number of childran of ech 0 ae, bai been completed. The basis for apportion, ment is 14 cents per capita. Some of the counties and the amount each receives follows: Alamance $1,296 56 Anson 1,113 58 Cabarrus 1,191 14 Chatham 1,194 54 Davidson 1,268 70 Davie 650 04 Unrham 1,452 10 Forsyth 1,814 70 Guilford w 2,495 80 In-deil 1,550 78 Montgomery f86 72 Moore i,2jS8 44 Randolph 1,407 72 Richmond 809 28 Kobeson 2,320 82 Rockingham'l 1.8(5 45 Rowan 1.666.16 Scot and 537 76 Stanley 1,030 14 Union 1,526 (2 Yadkin 742 02 take U alk at Fair View. Mr. and Mr?. Brokaw, who are spending the winter at Fairview, the palatial burning grounds of Mr. Brokaw, were here yesterday to meet a party of New York fr ends who will spend several days at tairview. During the holidays a big cake walk will lie pulled iff there. The cake walks art held annually and people from all parts of the country are sit. iiroka s guests at this time. This year the occasion will be even greater, as Mr. Brokaw is lately mar ried and is spending his honeymoon there. State' l-'inanrex. The Legeslative committee has completed the examination of the books and vouchers iu the offices of the State Tieasnrer and Auditor, and report all correctly rept. Sub Joined is a statement of the State's finances, at 1 he close of business November 30 tb. It shows receipts for the year for the general fund $2, 950,817.73. Disbursements, $2,655, 282.20. Balance ou hand $295,535. 53. Educational fund on hand 9,672.49. federal License I'.vldeiire ol'Gullt. A decision handed down by the Supreme Court makes the possession of a government liceusn to retail spiritous liquors prima facie evi dence that the bolder of 6uch licens is engaged in the business. "It seems strange", stys the Greensboro Tele gram will issue retail license ai quickly in a prohibition territory as in a sectiou when the traffic is sanctioned. The Courier will publish no paper next week. The employees will be given a week off for a much needed and well deserved rest. ROBERT Governor of TO MEET IN DENVER Time and Place Fixed at Meeting Last Week. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC EXEC UTIVE COMMITTEE. Held a Meeting In Washington I-ast ThursdayWill Meet Tuesday, July 1. The National Democratic Execu tive Committee met in Washington last week and deii-hd on Denver, Col., as the place, and July 7, 1908, the date for holdii-t; the next nation al convention of Democrats. The citizens of Denver have raised $100, 000 to defray the expenses of the convention and as this is m re than is necessary there was a spirited de bate as to the propriety of accepting more than is needed for conveutiou expenses Other cities in the race for the convention were Louisville, St. Paul and Chicago. JEFF DAVIS OPENS FIRE. Declared He Would t Walt Till He was CJray in aertlce to Take I p Active Work Passionate oratory from tie new senator fram Arkansas, stined the Senate last Thursday. Senator Jeff-toon D.ivi., of Arkao 88, who, when elee'ed, declined that he would attack the trusts iinm-di ately after taking his seat then ful filled his promise. He began ly declaring that it was not his purpose to retain ins seat until his hair shall have grown gray before taking up' his work actively in the Senate. The speech was fi' led with sensa: tional declarations and was given wi:h that vigor for which the Ar kansas Senator is famed in his own State. Quaint phrasing, pointed d -uunciation and evidences of intense emotion characterized his remarks, lie was given a cartful hearing by Senators and the galleries were veil filled throughout the time he held tin floor. Begiuniug shortly before 1 o'clock, be spoke for little more thin an hour. WAS 84 YEARS OLD. Pcuucl Hendricks Died Sunday fJved Three Miles From Asheboro. Penuel Hendricks, an aged cit'zen living three miles east of Asheboro, died Sunday, December 15, -1907. Mr. Hendricks was 84 years old. Though he had been in declining health for several months, not until three weeks ago did his illness be come critical and the family realized that he was near death s door. lie is earvived by three children, Messrs. J. M.aad G. W. Ueridiickfts who live on Asheboro, R. F. I). 1, and Mrs. N. J. Bonkemeyer, of lUti dleman, H. F. D. No. 2. The funeral was conducted Mon day afternoon at 3 o'clock, followed by the inteYmeut at files' Chapel. B. GLENN, North Carolina. ; COUNTY TEACHERS Association Met In Asheboro Last Week. ADDRESS BY PROF. SWIFT OF GREENSBORO. there Was Good Attendance from All Orer the County Resolutions Passed Expressing Appreciation of Entertain ment Provided. The Randolph County Teachrs' Association met in Ashtbo'o Fri and Saturday. The attendance was 1 rge, but n an ' were kept away be cause of iuclemeijt weather. ' All enjoytd the pvgram, vh'ch was cairied out in tue order pu'il sh ed iu last week's Courier. When asked what was the most interesting nmnbei on the program many declared that observation work in the Asheboro Graded School, ih most instructive. It was on Friday afternoon that, the teachers vieited the school and Spent two hours visit ing the different grades wheie they observed the work of teichintj in progress in the primiry and high school departments. Another interesting feature of the meeting was an address Fridav night at the auditorium bv Prof. Wiley II. Swift, Superintendent of the Greens boro City Schools. His address showed deep study of his subject, and was of value toths people gen prally as well as those engaged in the work in the school iocm. lie impressed upon the teachers the dignity and r. sponsihility in training th minds of the children for life's work, and things that make lor the younc men and young women success in what they undertake. lie nrced upon them the impor tance ot teaching industry --not spasmodic, but daily toil in some honest vocation of life. And, Jalso tne dignity and honor of all honest labor, no matter in wh-it walk of life. The success of the nation de pends upon our voung'men and the success of our voung men depends upon their ability to work. An interesting feature of Sattir davs's ees-don was an address by Mies Edith Royster, of Raleigb, on the work of the Woman's Association for the Betterment of Public Schools. Before the teachers adjourned thy passed the following resolutions. Resolved that we, the teachers of the County Association in session assembled in Asheboro. December 13th and 14th, express our apprecia tion to the superintendent and teach ers of the A sbeboro Graded School in the excellent way in which ihey have co-operated with us in holding this meeting, and also to the people of Aeheboro for their kindness and hospitality iu opening their homes for the enterta.ument of the teach ers and visitots. Moreover, we wish to express our thanks to our friends from other parts of the State for coming among us in the intirest of education iqi the County. ' Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman, of South Carolina, made here today what is said to have been his best speech iu the Senate. lie spoke for nearly twohou's on his resolution, offered teveral days ago. l came not to give light but to seek it," was amonj the lirst things he said. "I am not a member of the finance committee, nor have I much knowledge of great financial affairs. The uicst financiering that I ever did was to try to meet my ob ligations," declared the South Cai o liniau as he looked about the Repub lican 6ide of the ceauiber r Sena tor Aldrich, chairman of the com mittee on finance. ''Three months ago there were signs of a brewing storm, but the masses of the people were prosperous and in the South the great nil road men said ttut tbey could not furnish cars for the busi ness. The Republicans told us of how happy everybody was aud how plentiful money hid become aud what a grand country they had made us. Suddenly there came a collapse ou Wall stn.ee and a feeling of die trust SA-ept over she land., I was away dowu in Texas when trie first cioudj came. But now, tbey Bay, we are over it. If we are not in the midst or a panic, we are in a chill jroductd by the fear of oue. "Tiverywnere iney sa:u an woum be well if confidence could be re stored. Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou ran to New York and emptied the money of the Treasury the money collected for taxes into the lap of Wall Street Morgan, you all well know, called on the President and presently the Treasu ry felt the necessity of issuing bonds. Two classes were to be issued and they called for bids. There has been considerable delay in saying who got these bonds. "What 1 wish to ascertain is whether the Secretary of the Treas ury had any authority by law to is sue the bonds. I want some of the wise financiers or lawyers of the Sen ate to answer this question for me. There is a feeling abroad in the land tha: if the letttr of the law was not disobeyed the spirit was. Therefore I ask, Did Cortelyou comply with the law? "The Republicans have abused the Democrats for issuing bonds in the time of peace to put gold in the Treaiury but h re they nave issued bonds when the Treasury is full of gold. "I have letters fiem every whee asking about this panic ad these bond-, ml i one correspondents charge unfairnese aud others worse. I am a farmer aud want to know if it has been done in the proper way." Mr. Tillman read the President's letter to Coitelyou, upholding the issuance of the bonds, aud theu com mented ou au alleged interview with Dahluian, the cowboy mayor, of Omaha, who called ou the President last week and reported what lie said which was to the effect that he, Dahlmau, could tell the boys in Ne braska that if he, Roosevelt, had ex posed the rottenness of Wall Street by bringing ou the panic he was glad to accept the responsibility. The Senator declared that he did not believe Mr. Roosevelt had said it. lie coald i.ol luiagiue tbat the President could rejoice ovtr the troubles that had come to farmers, manufacturers laborers and others on account of the panic. "But," he continued, "ve do waut to know who struck Billy Patterson, who hurt the business of the coun try. The South aud West were more prosperous than ever before." RAKES WALL STREET MEN. Senator Tillman was not quite at himself until he begin to picture men on Wall street muning here and thtre selling greenback nionev at a premium. ''Why, if a Southern man had money in a New York bank he could not get it out, but when he insisted on having cash to meet the demands at home he was told that it could be b. ught in the market bv payiug a premium of $3 a huudied," said the speaker. "Money is the blood of trade. The buccaneers of Wall street would whisper to Washington and ask for deposits for their banks there. The captains of industry . were blowing air bubbles. Who helped them?" Mr. Tillman told of the conditions throughout the South several weeks ago when national banks issued cer tificates, clearing house certificates, or "shin plasters," as he called them. Some man in Asheville had sent him one and he exhibited it and declared that it shculd be printed i i the Con gressional Record. NO PUT-UP WITH "&HIN PLASTERS." "Yts, they have local currency down Soutn," he said! "It will not float far from home. We want dol lars that will float in .South Caroli na, in WhshiDgtoL, in Maine, every where in this great country of ours. Greenback is good enough for me. I have become accustomed to it. The people won't put up with the "shin pi isters" long. If a man's blood goes wrong it will not be a great while before he is taken to the bone yard. So it is with a country when its money becomes bad. We don't like your "e bin. plasters.' We want leal money for our cotton. There never was a time, until, tbis panic, that cotton would not. bring gold. Now we .ai.iiot get greenbacks for it." Mr. Tillman told the story of wa tered stocks, declaring, among other things, that stocks issued did not go to improve" ents but to fatten the pockets of the Wall street captains. "I will ask, Was the issue lawful? Was the method lawful?" said he. "Why does not Mr. Roosevelt, when he turns on the light that hurts, turn on the handcuffs, find the guil ty and panish them. Uve we not the laws? Then enforce them. H. E. Bryant in Charlotte Observer of Dec. 17. FORGER BOUND OVER. McMillan, Who Embezzled Mone Irons Asheboro Colored People, Behind, the Bars. L. S. McMillan, the negro insur ance agent; arrested at Wadtsboro, charged with embezzlement and forgery, was brought to Asheboro Thursday evening, and was given a hearing before Magistrate J. S. Ridge. McMillan pleaded guilty as charg ed in the indictments. Mr. Ridge required a bond of $00 iu each of the five cases, aggregating $300. As yet the bond hue uot been arranged and the defeudant is in jail. McMillan stands a little more than fo"r feet high, and claim3 Tennessee as his home. He is a tailor by trade. He pleads guilty with no defense and says he has no . accomplice in his scheme. McMillan succeeded in interesting several of Asheboro's colored people in hi 3 scheme but none of them stuck except G. T. Waddell. The latter paid McMillan money to per fect the organization of the proposed company, but later became uneasy and cousulted Solicitor W. C. Ham mer in an effort to recover his funds. As soon as the Solicitor was shown the receipts sent by McMillan, sign ed by Insurance Commissioner James R. Young, he pronounced them forgeries and warrants were issued for the arrest. At first the prisoner declared that the receipts were igns ed by a lady clerk in the commis sioners office, but later made a com plete confession. MUSIC RECITAL. Pleasant ,i:venin g. Spent With Miss lllair'tf Masic C lass. Friday night the music class of Miss Florence Blair gave an recital in the Aurditorum which was at tended by a number of the visiting teachers as well as the people of i Asheboro. All wpre delighted with the program, which showed careful training of excellent musical talent. The work of the pupils waj alike a ciedit to both themselves and I their iustru tir. The program was j as follows: Chorus; Playtime Lnnil. by the class. I NiKlitlnpile Wall... Miss Virile CavmeKS. j The little Carnival, Misncs Mary Swucvr and LB I liau hendni-ks. , Pluyiim Tue. Miss Bertlin Cox En Kout, M ism Cora Redding und Beta Scar. iKtro. (incline BeIR Misa Harriet Hammer. Little I'H-iiMinny. by the class, (irai-eful Couru-sy, MCss lna Aumau. .Snow Bt-ll, Misses Blunctie anil Bert ha Cox. AnimiK theCorn, Miss Ullie I'arrlsh. Le Ciirrillnu, Mines lint Auiimii and Inolla Prea ni'll. Tarn (i-shanter. Mis Blanche An'lerson. Kec-itatlnii; A Kiiolish Little Mui den, Miaa Har riet Hammer. Fanfare. Misses Blanche Anderson and Lynett Swain. Aauglity Kaiiidrop, l.ytlie eluss. .-(- ,
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