North Carolina Newspapers

THE CHABLOTTB NEWS JANUARY 8. 1911 4 The Charlotte News rubitshe'i rtniiy anfl Sunday by THE MCWS Prm.ISHIWG CO. r. Uuvid. I'rra. uiid Cirn. 91grr. Mri»SCim»|'IOPI RAT1DII Tll»* Chari cttr !lewis Ual'y and Sunday. Ona year , I Six mop.'h#» Thre* n*ontfcs mt ntn i>ne week S'.nua? Only. ' 'VO > i" ‘•'’X Thii**! . . ' ih» Ilie Tlnip*'DrjiioT«t. C-r\t j t : >x ;nonths 'i hroo DECREASE IN LYNCHING. Ah civilization advances and men come to i’i'apect more highly the courts of jiistU'o, tho tenikuicy towards dein- ontitrallons of inob violence dimin ishes. The C’lilca^;o I’rlbiine has compiled SOUTHERN GROWTH. The past thirty years have witnessed a complete industrial renaissance in the South. In 1880 this vast s-ection was cursed by poverty, handicapped by ignorance, and afflicted with a spirit of apathy From Other Sanctunf^. 4 t $6.00 3.00 l.»0 .60 .1;; 12.00 l.o" .to 11.00 .60 .25 Telrplionrsi ' " ty F ll'or ...... J amrc S77 lifi ]6.0 i'. F’A'r'i-.'JN Editor A. vV- v''AT V)WKrT . ... ..rity Editor W. -I Ajvirtlslng Aitrr. A Rn«>i*-i0s*nipnt. Tb« n»r?nncr. ot tp»- pui>i!o l8 re- ST'f* *1 uilv \n\lto] t > tM- /oHowlnp: In funirt*. .S’otlces. lu Mo- t' of Thank!. V '■ tl'O i>f !' ^ r.-.i'f Oi-UTj-vl?',* >'r li polltiiMi . ,.i . ;.!• r.'.'tior, 'Hi lie « ■' rnt 9 >f five, rents 1; ',r , I ;). '•? w.ll no devlalion from this . some very Interestirj? data on the num- j which permitted bad enough to remain, lit r of lynchiugs in 1910. i There were few schools; few church- The report is encouraging. jes; few factories; few mines, and few .Justice faultily adniinlsteied, with i dollars. Farming methods were ante- lieedless delays, has over had a ten- j dated. Business policies Avere not pro- dency to »rimulfite lav.-lessness, and j gressive. Surrounded by a wealth of encourage mob violence. \\ hen a da?- j,natural resources unsurpassed the lardlv erlme »s committed, if there i» : world over, our people M'ere poor, and perfect Hssv.rtiiu o that t!ie couils will, | partook of the bounties nature offered wiiiiDiit delay «)r prejudice, administer only sparingly. The aftermath of war justice lionesMy and fearlessly, there j had left us in financial distress. It is littU* (Jisposltion upon the part of j required many years to knit together fjir.'iged ami oiifras'od c’'izens to tnke ; the raveled threads of flnanical ruin, the law in the’r own hands, tuul there-1 But a brighter day dawned. Busi- l;.'- make thpuiselvot^ criminals. i uess men began to awake. Capitalists Tlu* report shows that lynchiugs are i «et about to invest in Southern min- iK'coming less frequent. The necessity ] ing, timi^er and textile industries. To for strenno'iK action on the part of progress properly a people must be individuals is graducilly disappearing k^iuipped, and, appreciating this fact, in tJie gcuoral realization t!uU constl-! a movement began to expand our ed- luted courts are tidequa^e to mete out | ucational facilities, ji stice. i our own state the transforma- Ti'is i- one of 'he mo>t wholesome ■ tion was particularly notable. From a ii’di; jtious of tlie (lay. jposii iou as one of the most illiterate iynohinys diir- , si ares in the I'nion, to an era of a new I'ore wore ouiy SUNDAY. JANUARY 8. 1911. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ THE IDLE HEN. ♦ *> O ♦ h ^ . ♦ .? ► «• ing 101 I. 'I'h.o record for li'OO was TO; .school house built each day in the .or .Tk'S va.s j year is the »tory. The state which had (’ommenMt;?' lipcm ihis slowing the j only a few^ cotton mills in 18S0 today virocnsborc' Xowo ve-'y aptly says; 11ms more than any other state in the , , .... , , • , ,1 . „. ..li i "*"he state which had few ■•(;f the i»i Ivncl'.ed in ihe old year all \ in the tM)uth t.ave one. An ; industries in 18S0 is today one Oi i'l nu;b d‘(i n h a wiiite man be-' of the greatest lumber manufacturing i' ' a lavi.e (’ochiu O, • rfv ii; a L'.uuly pea. *> I ■ ! : sl’*‘ .'jU the day. ■ : ■ fr l;ik»'.s Ml.’ ti:;io to ^ - .:;ni;’... r rirc.e. when i 'Vf ^i'.i'.'ip. hen •^ | ■A I I’ ■ ;s ’I', h^'r r''ci'p; .11 ' t-.> 'ci ci a 'riioi': :1 ' V*'’:' ;;i: :iii ri> ^id !lie ; I ! T-' take th >Si' e;;g;> -O ;• ■ lir(5'■ ‘! o:n pt rl'.e ' I'tv d1! t!'.-’ world .1> 4' itl I i ; tti. '■ I’ ( .::s ji' i’ do"'U O* - >v h :. ’vi.ircr O ■aii.i. ui.cl cu's’.s are ■ - ■ • t - !c',,s sr.>iu'.>, that ♦ ; j': ’ ■■ ib al' (!;-.■. and ^ . r:v 1 ■ ■'I'll and hay. •> ■ 'U ' V 'Tied by the irk. ' hi;S jd'HTi ‘V ■ wj; 'I :i (lecu ♦ | ■ ! • ■, V ;; th:;t t hi«'k- ; '-ll O I (i 1 ’ ■■■ i' -i a:'r-»i(l. and ♦ ^ •' 1 • •' 1 Ii'. ^l.o i-ad . 'h ' r '■ : i’ii’: ,''o''SC. ^ , ^ - 1 , t: .rt . ■ni-crfMilr- : ■ . ’Y.'r -.i !■ : ''iv ;;i> s ^ ; : _ wiu u ,1; ■■ ■= 1 -!cop; ?» : ♦ ri.rt ii. r:.a. hr,r. -tiv ^ ■_ ^ in*: • '' ing. nn.i .-.Ic ; • whca h.i!’;; -i c ' ■t' ' U;;; liiC 1 if.n ^ ■ i'.: a fiu S.;;i (lay. a.i.l ^ U;.;.*'- 'i' >!• 1 -I.’; w (*I: av;a> > ■o ' 1, •. • •' • on";-' ^ ^ (’va . : r’uert ougi t ♦> \n I lav/ C> ^ > W'Xi.T M\SOX. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ y» > -8- ^ • > ^ - O ■*> «*> . ^,7‘ • ■ hi > 1 ■ > - ’ GROWTH IN POPULATION. I (.-iO n'''h!> fi t about the census! F wi:ig P'r .N trMi t'arolina is ihat the i t ’.d* iuy •'! (iri:^ irnm rural sectionn ^ 1.J the uny-v- pi'd ( less prn- r.'‘un( *'d h“T-/» Than in many others. .■\.nother i.jteworthy fact is that not a ^In^le t''' n. showing a population of ,'.,(.(>0 or more in diminished in population during the succeeding de cade. Th« -‘ate today has 20 towns with A popnlation of over 5,000 against IJ^ In 19'"'*. Orher fa--rs. r’;;tive to the census 1 I of the '••att in ’01' , referred to brieflv j ; cretof'>’’e tn press* dispatches, fo!- j low Ann^>ur''^:r^r.t by ^he directors of! i!!' i- '>r r-itk'8 and towns in' .'.ortli ’ar( lira h.nving a population In; v\?usp of his activit’. in ooh?lf of the ;ir.ii-saloon icP-'iie. \!’ o- the 7u v.'ere nci-’.n't'.' e-ce>iT ilve. ( M- i'ia and Flori- t!i. hend the li.st 'vnti H' cadi. Alabama and \rk:ii;i-as coT'ie u('\t with oi^'ht eac!?. 'I'cMis follows with six and .‘di;-- siss';'pi V, jth “i' ’. Louisiana, Xorth i’arclijia r.u;l iScuiu t-'i'.roliua had one i'ac)i. 'ca\lT'!^ sciv'U for :he rest of ihc ()i;u»ry. in L( lasi^n.Pi a white uiau nc’.vvl, :d :i'i ii'':;ro. "\V(' tnisi ii!i‘ pic^ci't year wiii bMi'.:v a -ar ;ir»'at(r (icciva''e in the 'n'oev oi' 1'. iichint's. Ti'.e time has t'-. lly come w'len ”.u ’> violeiice J»hould p;!.--: .Hw-'!'’. ii:) ret'son exist- inj- ..'it,. ' in (' i'-'atii ioc !;>wlcs '>- lu .^s. (' Cl' -.! : > and ;ill dei,»artn:rn'ri-; oi r , "c ('Iu if^nt are . d iu the hands Ol '.iie ll' ’niiili..'- I'aCO. I'h belter CUlv'. . , t lu gr(i.'.--- a ■> rl :-..' ar.' ti,.st becom ing a trit.' (•. ti'e race—a"G out- a’u! v'arin'- in cryini; down tiie ci’in'e iV'j’ vvhi' h tae excuse for lynch- iiifi.s aro. e ‘lUd has been 'uaiu!aiuod. speedy trioi> ai'd prc;’)ipi judymeut can Ia' !’'VKi'e(l and 5:.\ecuteil. The f-oi should di^roiss .lutl.^^c l.ynch al- ■(n'“t’’.er and toreve!’. Oti. t se'tions siiov.ld d(^ ii;e s.r.r.o, an.! in? r'r’tire r.a- ' i(U'. 'oeoome law abiJiri':’,'. In of I'C'ovoi ati’Mi Ivnt-'iin^^s always biiii;-': upon a i-x>c ti')U an unjc.st rcpuia- fir r’. j.ct us i o]ie t!':it the record of ::'l 'n !hi?: T-’spoct will no; do vio- iti'.ce to t':e rrveci wt> owe to the m;'je-,iy of the la\.." cvciy v.T.rd of it. There have i.M-. ■■.i...uu'l iu :lie , avd f'r'vcr Tiic* of- I’l i'l • of Tlie U';i(3er;-: of r!.e colored ract- 1(1 (lisci'.'in, ;-r:arice lav\’i‘'ssnesr. hav*' be. i: !’Oi-'inial in the v.radual ii’ii.”ovcnieut Ol the criminal record. V\ I'.r.e the Tribune's figures refer (>!'u^ to i,Nnchin?;s, and shov,' that the and producing states in the Union, And so the story goes. Aiuch has been written about Souih- ein progress duria.g the pa^t few years. It has not been our pleasure, howev er, to find the actual facts stated so foi’cibly, or completely, as by the -tianufaeturers Record thi'"- week. The picture is presented elsewliere on this ;)a,'i::e today, and the article should be clipped out: and j>reserved. 11 ia an encyclopedia of vital facts in it?eif, and to the uninl'orrned it wiil sl;ow clearly that the great center of activity todav is in the South. The next time that Charlotte claims to be the biggest town in the state the chances are that it will not i)e dis puted.—Durham Herald. Julep and Mint. We sympathize wdth Charlotte deeply. She lo.st her julep some time ago, and now she is about to lose her mint. But what is julep without mint. anyhoAv?—Durham Sun. Loss to State. In the death of Dr. W. W. Kincaid of Charlotte, the Presbyterian church and the state lose a man who is the type of those who can be spared with as Charlotte.—Durham Herald. Phillips Right One. Bob Phillips seems to have been taking facts when he gave out that Charlotte interview.—Durham Herald. They Are Hard to Satisfy. For once a newspaper man got what he wanted w’ithout having to put up a fight for it.—Durham Her ald. Hard Luck. It w^'is hard on those towns that had been thinking they were as big as Charlott.—Durham Herald. ^ Gentle Raps at The News i' 6 H've Your Choice. ■ How many of them have you broken?” at^ks The Charlotte Xev.'s. iic sol at ions, e.'^.gs, i >ocke-iHx>ks. or Jicarts, dear?—Wiliuiugtou Dispatch. Watch Winstcn Wigciie. The follov.ing al)out Pro,gressive V.'in-;;on-Si leni is from the Charlotte Xev.'s: “Watcli Winston-Salem Wig- ;:le i'' the slojran we t^u!r,.ie;-t. That hu-tlin.r city is coming to the front. ’l’;ic cou3'-.3 sho-vs that it ranks third lih;ce in the I'opulation schedu'.e, and ’lOt only has the stork been kind to ir, but the goddess of progress has i-inih'd uiion it. Winston-Salem is coming along."—\\'instou Sentinel. ««> GREENSBORO’S GROWTH. hwlk of ihe.sO vere commiitcd in the ^ j^ciith. i; v.'ould I'e uniair to assume! that this record covers tho ground of, isoo Greensboro had op.e mile mob violence. t;v, i\. have been many! oi' cobblestone street, one-half mile crimes dark and heinous, by Black, two miles of cement Flanders in Xew York and other cen- , sidevi idk. in 1SO.0 the city had nine and one- ters of Uie Xorl'u ai.d Wcist; many > jnalf miles of macadam, tAvo arid one- riots as resuhs of f-tiikes. and much ! fourth miles of gravel, three-quarters lawlesness seriort;; iu i»"ou."»rtions. The ‘ ^ uiile Ol vitiified biicn. stisets, and ^ , , ; . - , a i -iO miles of cement sidew’allc. fcoiitli has by no luean. iield a monopo-1 Greensboro had 14 1-4 miles Sticking to the Soil. The census returns from nearly every state has- shown a decided drift of population from the country to the city. This was particularly marked iu Iowa. The richest agricultural state in the country, and in such fine agricultural states as Missouri, Indi ana, Iowa and Kansas, as v/ell as oth er like states. In not a few States the increase in population is almost whol ly confined to the cities. The press and thoughtful leaders have noted tnis trend from the farms to the crowded cities with grave misgivings as to the future, tl is distinctly a movement that i& not healtiiy and is along the lines that preceded the decadence of independence among the people in the ancient republics. The best crow'th is that which holds the bulk of population on the farms. The most discouraging sign of the times, as disclosed by the census flg- ures. in this movement away from the rural to the city hom.e. In every coun- trj' this- tendency makes for race sui cide, an increase in divorce, loss of sturdy independence, and the institu tion of artificial for the more solid s‘;anda,rds. The cr.y for “the simple iiie’’ that is heard from Paris is the cry of those who have lost the virility of strength that comes from close con tact with the soil. The census returns from North Caro lina, as printed today, begin with the .gratifying comment from the Asso ciated Press that “North Carolina’s population did not show tiie sanae tendency of drifting from the rural disdicts to the cities during the last 10 years ■ as was- the case in many other states.” The increase in popu- kitioa of towns and cities having over G.uOO population was slightly over 25 i)er ccmt of the state’s increase w'hile the rural population and the popuM- iion of villages increased 73 per cent. This was a healthy growth and it Is to be hoped that the future increase of liopulation for all time wiil continue in the same proportion. The best growth is one in which the rural popu lation leads and the towms grow slowly and do not become overgrow'n. North Carolina is a better state to live in and has greater proraise for the future with a large number of strong towns lying in the centre of big agri cultural populations than if most of the increase in population had been massed in a large city. North Carolina rejoices in the fact that its towns have grown gratifying- Ij'. It rejoices more that the rural popluation has shown a much larger Increase. The outlook for the fu ture development along good lines is therefore all that could be desired in order to preserve the best traditions and the highest usefulness of the state today and tomorrow.—News- and Ob server. Of the Right Stuff. North Carolina boys go to the front everyw'here. Twenty years ago Mr. Edgar E. Turlington went from Wil mington to New York to begin busi ness. He began in the humble capa city of “sweeper out” in the big cloth ing concern ot Hackett, Carhart & Co. The New York Evening Tele gram prints his picture under three column headlines, saying: “Buys Big Clothing Store He Swept Out Twenty Years Ago,” and gives him high praise. Here is an extract from the article: “Mr. Turlington has carved out a s-ucecssful business career through his ow'n hard work. In 1890 he came to New Yrok from Wilmington, N. C . and one day w'alked into the store oi Hackett, Carhart & Co., and going up to the private office of Mr. C. H. Car hart, said that he was looking for work. “What can you do?" inquired Mr. Carhart. “I can sweep your floors, if neces sary,” responded young Turlington. “Do you think that you can do ?t well?” * “Yes, I do.” “Well, then, tomorrow morning you can come around and I will give you a chance.” “The ?/0ung man was put to work, and after two months was offered a clerical position, which he refused, saying that he wanted to learn the clothing business. He was then put in charge of the shipping department at the downtown store.” --.en follows the story' of his rise in business, step by step, until he be came his own boss and the head of a big business. This incident of suc cess points a moral to ambitious young men—the road to success does not be gin with easy jobs and higli salaries and cigarette smoking. It begins by learning the business from the bot tom up and willingness to do the humblest w^ork in order to get a start. How' many young fellows, seeking a job in New' York, w'ould have been willing to take the menial task w'hich Mr, Turlington used as a stepping stone to large success. If he had de manded an easy place and a big salary to begin wdth, this editorial would never have been written. He is a man of the right stuff.—New's and Ob server. Mecklenburg is O. K. There is nothing the matter with Mecklenburg, even if she did get both the president of the senate and the speaker of the house. The men chos en are all right, too.—Daily Reflector. Mecklenburg Gets Honors. With the speaker of the house and the president pro tem of the senate old Mecklenburg seems to have walk ed off with all the honors of the pres ent session of the legislature, but. it must be remembered, that this couldn’t have happened if the legisla tors had wanted it otherwise and that it occurred, too, wdth unanimity.—Wil mington Dispatch. Honor Worthily Bestowed. In the selection of Hon. W’. C. Dowd as speaker of the house of representa- ties did well. Mr. Dowd is not only one of the leading editors of the state but he has achieved distinction in other lines. The honor conferred on him was worthily bestowed. That he wdll prove to be a most excellent presid ing officer goes without saying.—Wins ton Sentinel. of w'ater mains, and in 1910 21 1-4 miles. in 1900 there were 300 telephones, one Icng distance and no rural phones. In lino there were l.T.^O telephones ant) long distance connection wdth every ci-iy in North Carolina. In 1900 there were three and one- half miles of sew'er pipes, and in 1910 there were 40 miles. There w^as no street car railway in 1900, btit in 1910 there were 11.91 miles. c?;«:ess o; over 2^. p HI indicaies thac slightly j cen» of the state’s total j lncrea.se in poinilatW)a—312,477 inhabi-: tants—was ■ontribnted by rhoao cities | and town». The rural distric‘3 fur-1 iiis!icd 229.'-;)]. or about 73 per cent of 1 the infrf-asf', a^; ron'iD.irccl with the j i^.lOti increase in the cities, j In point of incr^a.-'e in population | Rorky Mcunt boi.is fi’^st p^ace with I a 274 per cent increase. Durham fol- j lows closely behind wUh 273 per cent j High Point shows a 213 per cent i pain. The larger cities rank as fol-1 lows in percentage of Increasp; Char lotte, 88.u per cent; Greeneboro, 58.3 per cent; Raleigh, 4'i S per cent; ,\8heville, 27.per cent, and Wilming ton, 22.7 per cent. The porulatlon of North Carolina, according *o the 1910 census, is 2,20^^- 2^7 against 1,898,810 in 1900. Following is the announcement of all cities and towns In North Carolina ly in the matter of crime violence, i In lat. i^s record, bad as it is, is even . aliead of othei sccliouK-. ! Bt'.t The Ne vs has no desire to gloat over lawlesucjjs in tlie North, or to: eulogize ihe favorable rccord that such ; comparison might give to the South, j Lawlessness in the North or in the j South is equally to be lamented, and j law-abiding citizens the country over | are deeplv concerned in means of im-1 I proving conditions in this respect, j The record made hv our own state ’ during the year, as pointed out by The | New s, is one which gives strength to j | • ! ti*e hope that w'e are gradually drift-1 ing av\ay from the ghost of open mob j year just ended many dis- violence and unbltishing lawlessness. ■ tinguished men and women passed There is much to be done vet, and ! away. Among the authors wiio died all sections can help each other, indly®/'', I^ngthorne Clements I (Mark TwainJ Bjornstjerne, Goldwdn both races can s-trive together for the i gxnlth. Dr. Frederick Furnivall, Wil- The Pi ess is Pleased With SelecHon of Dowd and Pharr The election of W. C. Dowd, of Charlotte, as speaker of the house is an honor worthily bestow'ed. As edi tor of The Charlotte News he nas done much to build up his party and the state.—Rowland. Sun. NOTABLE DEATHS. Made Good Start. The North Carolina house of repre sentatives in the selection of Dowd for speaker has made a good start and here’s hoping it wdll keep up its good work.—^Wilmington Dispatch. betterment of conditions with good restilrs. having a population in excess of 5,- 000; City: 1910. 1900. Asheville . 18 762 14,694 Charlotte . 34,014 18,091 Concord . 8,715 7,910 Durham . 18,241 6,676 i.lirabeth City . 8,412 6,348 r ayetteville 7,«45 4,670 Gaatonia 4,616 .'),877 Greensboro 15,895 lo.oar, High Point 9 525 4,162 Kinston . 6,995 4,106 N«w Bern , 9.961 9,090 . 19,218 13,643 tlDvnA . 8,0.'; 1 2,937 3,642 Balisbury . 7,153 6,277 Washington . 6,211 4,842 Wilmington . 25,748 20,976 Wllaon , 6,717 3,525 Winston . 17,167 10,000 This is a showing of which we are Jnitly proud. GOOSE CREEK FOREVER! I.et ex-Mayor McCall, “Judge” Lit tle, and all the ilustrious tribe hailing from the verdant banks of historic “Goose Creek” lift aloud their voices in praise and thanksgiving: The state is saved. Blessings on a considerate legislature. The author of the bill providing for such distinction tx> the grand old creek w'lll no doubt go dowm in fame along w'ith Mo£5es Harshaw, who sought to have the legislature make It a mis demeanor for horses, mules, asses and other Insects, fish and fowls to eat hay without mayonaise dressing. "The legislature is going to prepare your gardens and set your cabbage plants for you.”—Greensboro News. And if It did, would the Greensboro News give It credit for the service. To Greensboro we can say with fer vor, “I told 3'OU BO.” The boy bandit Industry Is coming along. Not so Po.oular In South Carolina. The Nortli Carolina legislature has elected a new'snaper man as speaker of the house. We fear that newspa per men are not so popular as that among the South Carolina legislators. —Anderson (S. C.) Daily Daily Mail. liam James Rolfe, Rebecca Harding Davis, .lulia Ward Howe and Count L«o Tolstoy. Among the artists dying last year were William Holman-Hunt, ^^n* slow Homer and John La Farge.' Philanthropists w'^ere Darius Ogden Mills and Florence Nightingale. Among public men who died were Thomas C. Platt, senator; David J. Brewer, associate justice; Samuel D. McEenery, Senator .John W. Dan iel, Chief .lustice Melville W. Fuller, John G. Carlisle, David Bennett Hill and Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver. Other notable deaths were those of King Edw'ard VII, King Menelik, Cardinal Satolli, Dr. Robert Koch, President Montt of Chile, Gen. Thom as T. Eckert and Mary Baker G. Eddy. Cnsus of N. C. Towns. Special to The News. Washington, D. C., Jan. 7.—The cen sus announces the population of Rich mond county as follow^s; Hamlet 2173; Hoffman 175; Rockingham, 2155. Editor Gets Deserts. The editors came along all right in getting offices in the present gen eral assembly. Editor W. C. Dowd is speaker of the house; Editor T. G. Cobb and Editor G. Scott Poole are principal clerk and reading clerk, respectively in the house, and Editor Mark Squires is re.ading clerk of the senate.—Dally Reflector. It's a good thing to marry for love, but money naturally makes a girl more lovable. Tribute to Dowd. It was a tribute to Mr. Dow'd to get it unanImouslj% but It was still more a tribute for several others to have an nounced themselves candidates for the speakership and then being forced to backdown completely on account of his strength.—Wilmington Dispatch. Does Fairly Well. Both the speaker of the house and the president pro tem of the senate are Mecklenburg men and the Char lotte papers have almost admitted that for once, for the time being, they are satisfled for Mecklenburg.— Statesville Landmark. Will Make “Ideal” Speaker. We are glad to note -that the house of representatives has elect ed Mr. W. C. Dow'd as speaker. Mr. W. C. Dowd has ably served the state in legislative counsels, having been one of the “immortal five” democrats elected to the senate of 1895, w^hen the state w'ent over- Vvhelmingly anti-democratic. He is a prominent Baptist, a newspaper man of force and influence, and will make an ideal speaker.—Warrenton Rec ord. Has Rendered Good Service. Mr. W. C. Dowd, of Mecklenburg, is the speaker of the house of rep resentatives. Mr. Dowd is the editor of the Charlotte Evening New^?. His election is in no sense due to the- fact that he is an editor and that he has rendered valuable service to the democratic party as, most democratic editors have, bu to the fact that he is admirably qualified by experience in former Legislatures and by his ability as a parliamentarian'to make a good presiding officer.—Newton Enterprise. County Honored. Mecklenburg county was deeply honored at the opening of the general assembly by the selection of the presiding officers of both houses. Hon. Neal A. Pharr was elected president protem of the senate and Hon. W. C. Dowd speaker of the house. Thus both law and order receives a token of esteem.—Southern Republican. A ‘ Good Officer. The' Progress extends its heartiest felicitations to our esteemed friend, Hon. W. C. Dowd, of The Charlotte News. Mr. Dowd will make the house of represenitatlves one of the best as well as the best-looking of pre siding officers.—Gastonia Progress. Mecklenburg at the Head. Ordinarily when one county receives two high honors in one day there are those who are inclined to object that it is receiving more honors than it de serves, but when the senate made Mr. Pharr, of Mecklenburg, president pro tempore, and the house made Mr. Dow-d, of Mecklenburg, speaker of the house on the same night, there was general gratification and approval. This was both because of the fitness of the men honored and because of the deserts of the most populous county containing the largest city In the state. In 1876 Mecklenburg presented Zebu- lon Baird Vance as the democratic candidate for governor, and proudly claimed the great Commoner as its son, yet Vance was “from North Caro lina,” rather from any one county. Since that time, with one exception, Mecklenburg has asked but for one high state office, which is now held by an honored lawyer of that county. Its people have rolled up bigger and bigger democratic majorities until it has become the banner democratic county in the state, and it has been modest in wearing its honors. For its modesty, its worth, and the capacity of its sons, the people rejoice to see Mecklenburg’s sons honored. The example of Mecklenburg in rolling up big majorities Is one that should be emulated, and when such a county asks honors at the hands of the party, they should be gladly given. —News and Observer. Editors Honored. The editors are running things in the house—Editor Dowd is speaker. Editor Cobb is principal clerk, and Edito r Poole is reading clerk.— Greensboro News. The Reflector had Its prediction right. It is Speaker Dowd. And it is cause for more congratulation that he was elected without position.—Dai ly Reflector. I Southern Factors Mak- I ing Sou them Fact The South Yields Annually: $2,090,000,000 from its factories. $2,600,000,000 from its farms. $440,000,000 from -its forests.' $280,000,000 from its mines. $1,000,000,000 of cotton with seed. $730,000,000 of grain. $200,000,000 of live-stocks. $175,000,000 of dairy products. $170,000,000 of poultry products. 150.000.000 of fruit and vegetables. $69,000,000 of tobacco. $50,000,000 of sugar products. $'*28,000,000 of exports. 24.000.000.000 feet of lumber. 1.250.000.000 pounds cotton goods. 1.104.000.000 bushels of cereals. 100.000.000 tons of coal. 25.000.000 barrels of petroleum. 9.000.000 tons of coke. 6.400.000 tons of iron ore. 3.200.000 tons of pig iron. 2.395.000 tons phosphate rock. 305.000 tons of sulphur. As the South enters the year 1911 world The South’s Resources Inciur*.. 27.600.000 population. ’ 806,947 square miles of Janr] 232.400.000 acres of wooded area 10.000 miles of navgabie stre&,nr 2,500 miles of coast line. 71,907 miles of railroad. §2,12,000,000 in rnanuiact\n-irig 265 separate kinds of indusirit. 11.100.000 active spindles. 235.000 active looms. 850 cotton mills. ^40 cotton seed oil mills. 125 blast furnaces. 23.000 lumber mills. 50 leading minerals. 490.000.000.000 tons of co^. 10.000.000.000 tons of iro'n orp 9.000.000 horsepower in streaiiis 1.000.000 hydro-electric power, 350.000.000 acres farm land. 38.700.000 head of live stock 31.460.000.000 of bank deposits. $21,250,000,000 of propert,\. It presents these facts to thp I facts largely the record of 30 years’ development. What i- yet to .$290,000,000, to come is in the exhibit of Southern factors upon w'hich ach:eve>iioni ^ is to depend. The capabilities of the South in this respect are ly show'n in the following summary of advance made between isti and 1910: ^ Population, from 16,369,900 to 27,529,800, or by 11,159,900 cmal «. to 68.1 per cent. Capital invested in manufacturing from $257,000,000 to $2,120,000- a 000, or by $1,863,000,000, equal to 724.9 per cent. ’ ' ^ Value of products oi manufacturing, from .^457,000,000 to $2 6'>0-!^ 000,000, or by $2,233,000,000, equal to 4SS.6 per cent. ’ ’ Capital invested in cotton mills, from 521,000,000 or by $269,000,000, equal to 488.6 per cent. ^ Number of active spindles in cottomnills, from 668,000 to 11,loi). -s 000, or by 10,432,000^, equal to 1561.6 per cent. ' ^ Number of actlR^ looms in cotton mills, from 14,300 to 235,C0ii or « by 221,300, equal to 154.4 per cent. ^ Pounds of cotton used in mills, fi’om 108,695,000 to 1,091.790,000, or o by 983,101,0jit), equal to 902.6 per cent. ^ Number of cotton oil mills, from 45 to 840, or by 795, e(iual to 1766.6 per cent. ^ Capital invested in cottonseed oil mills, from $3,800,000 to $96 - 200.000, or by $92,400,000 equal to ::^31.6 per cent. ’ ^ Pig iron produced from 397,000 long tons to 3,200,000 long tons, or ^ by 2,803,000 long tons, equal to 70G per cent. ^ Coke made from 372,000 short tons to 9,000,000 short tons, or by ^ 8.628.000 short tons, equal to 2319.3 per cent. ^ Value of lumber products, from $39,000,000 to $440,000,000, or by ^ $401,000,000, equal to 1028.2 per cent. ' ^ Lumber cut, from 3,410,000.000 feet to 23,574,000,000 feet or by ^ 20.164.000.000,feet, equal to 591.6 per cent. ^ Value of agricultural products, from $660,000,000 to $2,600,000,000, ^ or by $1,940,000,000, equal to 293.9 per cent. ^ Bales of cotton marketed, from 5,724,00 to 10,000,000, or by 4,276,- ♦ 000 bales equal to 74.9 per cent. ’ ^ Value of cotton crop, not including seed, from $312,000,000 to o $734,000,000, or by $422,000,000, equal to 135.2 per cent. ^ Corn, w^beat and oats raised, from 577,328,000 bushels to 1,076,- ♦ 926.000 bushels, or by 499,598,000 b .hels equal to 86.5 per cent. ♦ ■ Value of mineral products, from $13,800,000 to $280,000,000, or by ❖ $266,200,000, equal to 1204.3 per cent. ^ Coal mined from 6,000,000 short tons to 100,000,000 short tons, cr ► by 94,000,000 short tons, equal to 1566.6 per cent. ^ Iron ore mined, from 842,000 long tons to 6,400,000 long ton&, or ❖ by 5,558,000 long tons, equal to 660 per cent. Petroleum produced, from 179,000,000 barrels to 23,9.78,000 barrels ♦ or by 23.799,000 barrels, equal to 13,295.5 per cent. ^ Phosphate rock marketed, from 191,000 long tons to 2,375,000 long ♦ tons, or by 2,184,000 long tons, equal to 1143.4 per cent. Aggregate length of railroads, from 20,600 miles to 71,907 miles ♦ or by 51,307 miles,'equal to 249 per cent. ^ Value of exports of merchandise, from Southern ports from $263,- ^ 000,000 to $628,000,000, or by $363,000,000, equal to 136.9 per cent. ♦ Aggregate resources of National banks, from $171,500,000 to ♦ 371.600.000, or by $1,201,100,000, equal to 700.8 per cent. ❖ Capital of National banks, from $46,700,000 to $179,700,000, or by O $133,000,000. equal to 284.8 per cent. ^ Individual deposits in National banks from $46,700,000 to $703,- ♦ 700.000, or by $645,000,000, equal to 996.9 per cent. ♦ Deposits in state savings and private banks and in loan and trust ❖ companies, from $83,000,000 to $6,98„000,000, or by $615,000,000, equ&l ^ to 739.7 per cent. Expenditures for common schools, from $9,800,000 to $53,000,000, ^ or by $43,200,000, equal to 440.9 per cent. ♦ . True value of property, from $7,505,000,000 to $21,250,000,000, or by ♦ $13,745,000,000, equal to 183.1 per cent. ♦ Some of the figures upon which these calculations are based are ❖ for the year 1909, and some are conservative estimates. Their true perspective develops in a comparison with the advance made by the ❖ country as a Avhole in the past 30 years, sketched as follow's: ^ Population from 50,156,000 to 91,972,000, or by 41,816,000, equal to 83.3 per cent. ^ Capital Invested in manufacturing, from $2,790,000,000 to $16 - ^ 150.000.000, or by $13,360,000,000, equal to 478.8 per cent. ^ Value of products of manufacturing, from $5,370,000,000 to $20,- ♦ 250.000.000, or by $14,880,000,000, equal to 277 per cent. ♦ Capital invested in cotton mills, from $28,000,000 to $725,000,000, O or by $517,000,000, equal to 248.5 per cent. ^ Number of active spindles in cotton mills, f-rom 10,653,000 to 2S,- O 113.000, or by 17,460,000, equal to 163.9 per cent. ^ Number of active looms in cotton mills, from 226,000 to 682,000, or by 456,000, equal to 201.7 per cent. ’ ❖ Pounds of cotton used in m.ills,from 750,000,000 to 1,838,000,000, or by 1,008,000,000, equal to 145 per cent. ^ Pig iron produced from 3,835,000 long tons to 27,250,000 !on? tons, or by 23,415,000 long tons, equai lo ^,^0.5 per cent. Coke made from 3,338,000 short tons to 44,700,000 short tons, or by 41,362,000 short tons, equal to 1229.3 per cent. Value of lumber products, from $233,000,000 to $830,000,000, or b: $597,000,000, equal to 256.2 per cent. ^ Lumber cut, from 18,087,000,000 feet to 44,585,000,000 feet, or by ^ 26.498.000.000,feet, equal to 146.5 Per cent. ^ Value of agricultural products, from $2,212,000,000 to $8,92(7,000,- 000, or by $6,713,000,000, equal to 303.3 per cent. ^ Bales of cotton marketed, from 5,761,000 to 10,610,000, or by ■).- ^ 849.000, equal to 84.1 per cent. ^ Value of cotton crop, not including seed, from $313,696,000 to .?77^,- ^ 894.000, or by $465,198,000, equal to lii.3 per cent. ^ Corn, wheat and oats raised, from 2,633,000,000 bushels to },04V- 000,000 bushels, or by 2,315,000,-000,000 bushels, equal to 87.0 per cent Value of mineral products, from $455,000,000 to $1,750,00'.',000, or by $1,295,000,000, equal to 284.6 per cent. Coal mined, from 71,50,000 short tons to 480,000,000 short tons, or ^ by 408,500,000 short tons, equal to per cent. ^ Iron ore mined, from 7,975,000 long tons to 62,000,000 long ton.", or by 54,025,000 long tons, equal to 677.4 per cent. ^ Peroleum produced, from 26,000,000 barrels to 182,000,000 barrel- or by 156,000,000 barrels, equal to GOO per cent. Phosphate rock marketed, from 211,000 long tons to 2,395,00':' ioiu. tons, or by 2,184,000 long tons, equal to 1035 per cent. Aggregate length of railroads, from 92,000 miles to 242,000 miie.^ ^ or by 150,000 miles, equal to 163 per cent. ^ Value of exports of merchandise, from $836,000,000 to $l,74.i,0‘ . -■ or by $909,000,000, equal to 108.8 per cent. ^ Aggregate resources of National banks, from $2,106,000,000 to 956.000.000, or by $7,850,000,000, equal to 372.7 per cent. Capital of National banks, from $466,000,000 to $1,004,000,000, or ^ by $538,100,000, equal to 115.4 per cent. ^ Individual deposits In-National banks, from $874,000,000 to |5,o0-s- ^ 000,000, or by $4,431,000,000, equal to 506.9 per cent Deposits in state, savings and private banks and’In loan and tr ^ companies, from $1,319,000,000 to $9,768,000,000, or by $8,449,000,0'"' equal to 640.5 per cent. ^ Expenditures for common schools from $78,000,000 to $400,000 - ^ 000, or by $322,000,000, equal to 425.(> per cent. ^ True value of property, from $43,600,000,000 to $135,000,000,(^0' ^ or by $91,400,000,000, equal to 209.6 per cent That the rates of Increase on so many lines In the past 30 ypcr. ^ have been greater in the South than in the country as a whole partly explained by the fact that the bases for advance in the Sou’h ^ were so much smaller than the basea in the w^hole country, the capi'-'* invested in manufacturing, fo^ instance, in the South, though she ing an advance at the rate of 24.9 p jr cent, in the 30 years as a rate of 478.8 per cent, for the country, still being $670,000,000 le?=; f than the capital invested in manufacturing in the country in ISSO, T .6 ^ advance in the South, however, has been, also, partly due to the ir*' h^ent strength of the South as Possessor of natural resources for Industry, and a notable illustration of this fact is that while the cut ^ of lumber in the South in 1880 was less than 3 9 per cent, of the tovai ^ cut In the country, the South’s cut in 1909 was 5,000,000,000 feet ^ greater than the cut in the country in 1880 and 52 per cent, of the to- ^ tal 1909 cut. So, too, in coal mining and in the textile industry the South has advanced beyond the position of the whole country years ago.—Manufacturers Record. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦