Newspapers / The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, … / Nov. 26, 1911, edition 1 / Page 4
Part of The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
-v- THS The Charlotte News Publlsb*l I>»iiy *“1 Sunday bj THU N*Wf PUBLISHING CO. W. C. DOW*. rr«*W**t mmd 0«». Mcr> aty Editor ... Bualn«M Oflloo j^b OlBc* ITT lit . , isto -*—^— J. C. PATTON A.W CALDWELL City Editor. X W. BURCH Adv. Mgr. *l B»CRlWIOlf RAT** rhr Cliarlott* Daily and Bundajr' TltHl tba Thr*^o inontta •••••••••••••••*•' f'lfi*' .nontb O' HMlC Sanaa# Only Os« jmr 8|x moatto 'ThrM montt* .WMkly. ;ob« yw BIX xmClM TbrM months |«.00 t.oo 1.K0 .10 .13 91.00 1.00 .f« 91.00 .10 .as Ti»# attantioa _of tii* (H tfully invited to the m- In future. Obituary Notices. In eM Card* or Obituary •x or lam Sketches. Thanka. r-r.mmunlcatlODP eeoouBlnj -i*??;"*! of fc private enterpriee of a political ..andlAt* and like matter. ^ rh.r««!_ .r .t.Uf «t. of _ay. c.nu ft Uria There wlU be no deviation from ruia SUNDAY MORNING, NOV. 26, 1111. MEN AS ASSETS. Atlnnta is dettinad to b«ooin« the ■moBt important busin«M city in the iouth. During the past few yeArs its ip'owth has been little short of phe nomenal. In population it is expand- tac more /apidly than almost any city south of the Msson axvd Dixon line At* lanta is becominff a manufacturing headquarters. Almost every variety known in the category of products is made in Atlanta. It is building sky- fe. rapers. It Is attracting capital from all quarters of the globe. The people hrive their eyes on Atlanta. It is do- iBf( things, and doing them on a big I'oale. .\tlanta is the one southern city v nich has made good in the broadest ernse of the word. And why? Atlanta has no peculiar natural advantage which has made rnssible its enormous development. It i - not in the canter of any great min ing territory. It is not favored by wa- ter. It is even further inland than Charlotte. Its chief advantage from r material standpoint is the fact that }♦ is a railroad center. But that did not make Atlanta. Railroads help the fity which desires to help itself, but the great trunk lines centering in At lanta pass through many towns far more favored than Georgia s capital”-* t wns which have ten advantages to Atlanta’s one, and which have done nothing. Then whv this -wonTlerful tale of growth? Why has Atlanta outstripped every city in the south in safe and ■^und development? Why has Atlan ta forced the world to recognize it as a business center meriting attention? Why is the name Atlanta known from the Pacific to the Atlantic as the *iynonym of hustle, of growth, of pro gress? The answer may be expressed ia the one srmple^ord: -“M€n.” Not to her railroads, nor to her sur rounding agricultural territor>’ does Atlanta owe credit for her almost un paralleled growtl^ but, tocher public men. A few men have made Atlanta great. They have done this simply by work ing together. In municipal affairs they have had their ups and downs, their petty spats, and trivial differen ces, but let some one mention a new way of pushing Atlanta to the front and every man would put his shoulder to the load and push. - There-were no dffones pulling back. There were no critic/ on the outside belittling the ef forts of the booslers They were be hind the guns—every mother’s son of them, ^'ar - sTghted men conceived development which has taken place- They mapped it out In detail, and they never forgot their ideal. They labor ed for its consummation. They neg lected no opportunity which would aid in reaching the goal sought after. Let a prospective settler with money be spotted and the solid Atlanta dele :,ation went after him, and went after him with a determin^ition that accept ed no rebuff. Tvery suggestion, which-ield-prom- lae of development was welcomed; everj’ scheme of expansion was inves tigated; every chaiinel of progress was traversed. Not a trick was missed. Not a ■ chance slipped by unheeded. Atlanta’s success, then, i« due to her men. The creators of this municipal fttructur) were large ^ough 16 see be yond the end of tietr nose. They were not .fifrai^to invest a dollar in a new enterprise for fear they would not get a hundred back. They were will ing Just so they got the dollar back, for they knew that the more business establishMentlf Atlanta could secure the more general prosperity for all to Mijoy. -Thej^ were-UberaJ. They were progressive. They were interested in the success of their home city. They welcomed the opportunity to bring to It every line of business possible to Mo«re. They pulled together and they •ncoeeded. And this is the story behind the sue* OMM of every town, hamlet and city la the United States which has sue* eeeded. We might name them by the thous and. Knoxville has no advantage ChacLette 4oea not -and KsozvOtete.Svowing ter mor r&p* r-ihtai 9mr ’vwn Attenu, Ooes not enjoy half the natural advantages thrown about Charlotte. Its railroads ftciliti«B are not fart superior, it does not have^^ broad ■ or as rich a surrounding territory to draw from. It does not enjoy ffuch excellent climatic condiUons. There Is no reason why it should.be at imporUnt a manufactur ing center as Charlotte for It is not as near to the raw material in the various lines as is Charlott®. There is no reason why Greenville, S. C., should attract siJcteen million- dollars* worth of new enterprises in one year when Charlotte practically does nothing in this line. No reason except that in Greenville the leading business men are interested in the growth of the town. Not interested casuallly, or in half-hearted fashion, but vitally, enthusiastically, interested to the point where they are willing to put their hand to the plow and work. In Greenville the leading business men are directly behind the effort of the chamber of commerce. They back it up, not only with their moral support but with their financial mans. They are not afraid to invest a dollar in a new. enterprise which desires to their town. They know that every dol lar spent in the upbuilding of Green ville will find its way back into the channel of commece, and that they will spare the prosperity which sends the city forward. Charlotte has the men—Just as good as the engineers of Atlanta's fortune— just as good as those who are building a great city at Greenville. The one great trouble is they are apathetic. Many pf them will applaud when some one sings Charlotte’s praise, but will turn blue in the face when a dollar is asked to promote some new line of business. What w’e need In Charlotte is an awakening to the imporance of the oportunities presented. We have the talent, but it is buried in a napkin in mtny cases. We have the money, but it is stored away. The coming of the Norfolk Southern and of the interurban railway, the de velopment of tremendous water power sites in our section, and many other important industrial undertakings mean that today we have the greatest chance ever offered a city to become a second Atlanta. The fate of the Charlotte of the fu ture rests with the men of Charlotte, for after all the men of a town are its greatest assets. In financial circles here we have men whose ability is unequalled. We have rwl estate experts, whose vision is of long range, and whose judgment is of the soundest. There are many builders here, men who have the abil ity to'map out, to plan, and to execute great development schemes, but so far they have not .become aroused to the importance of laying plans for a great city. Asheville is going forward with leaps and bounds, because the leading citizens of Asheville prefer to move rather than stand still. Winston-Salem is breaking all de velopment records, and in Winston- Salem the leading business men are not self*centered, they are acutely in terested in the future of their city. They are laying plans for great things, and they are achieving results, . Last Sunday we asked the question, “When .has the Greater Charlotte Club brought to^ Charlotte any consid erable number of new enterprises?” ■We repeat that question. The club has been in existence almost six years. During that time it has done much. It has fought for cheaper freight rates. ^ It has fought for a tar* iff bureau. It has mainly fought for conventions, and most of its enrgy has been expended in advertising the city. And this work has been done so well that the whole country know the exact location of Charlotte on the maip. It is attracting attention. Busi ness men are looking this way, and they are lead to believe that great things wHl be doing here during the next few years? • The failure of the Greater Char lotte Club to bring new industries here is merely due to the lack of interest taken in the subject by the business men of the city who are in position to make a home for capital. If other cities In the state are outstripping our own city it is because those In posi tion to accomplish results are actively engaged in building up their home city. The membership of the Greater Charlotte Club consists of about 600 members. About 550 of these expect the remaining fifty, to make a city while they sit by and oversee the Job. And so long as this feeling exists thtre will be further records of Indus trie slowth. What we need above all things is to arouscf ourselves. An Industrial re vival among business men is neces sary before we may hope to utilize the advantages now offered. What will we do about it? The Greater Charlotte Club Is a good organization. It is the head* is that the most entlbusiastle members quarters of enthusiasm. The trouble are the ones whp are leaft able to ac tually accomplish results. Instead of being a blessing to his city, the busioeas imq. "Who sltf apath* eticaly by and takA tio -hand in the fashioning the fprtune of his city is an enemy. He is a hindrance where hie Gould be a help. > 4 The Newi would love to see Char lotte come to herself. It realizes that it 1b but folly to endeavor to delude ourselves into htlieveing that we are growing faster than our neiglibors, when such is not the case. It believes tljat we ^ve the ad vantage over all cltWs ot the south In natural advantages. It believes we have the men equal in calibre to the best and it would live to see a** great movement started which wouM ®Ji^^ the^ active aupport of every one to lay plans for Greater Charlotte of the future. I The Girl From Rector’s Is having a fairly quiet trip this year through the south. Bob phillips is attending another Methodist conference—demoMtratlng his fld^ity to the sacred principle of pie, as it were. Famous Hebiew Rabbt in Jhe City Rabbi Saul Dayin Late oj Jerit^dlem Now of New York Stops Over in Jhe City on Eis Way to Texas in Search OJ Health. A visitor in the city for a tew days and a visitor of unique Interest is Rabbi Saul Dayin, of Jerusalem, Palestine, who is stopping here en route to Texas, where he goes for his health. While in the city lie is the guest of Rabbi Charles Arlck, ot tahe local Hebrew brotherhood, who is the only man in Charlotte who can converse with Rabbi Dayin* the lat ter speaking only Hebrew and the dialect used by the Hebrews in and around Jerusalem. The visitor i sdirect descendant of King David, “The Sweet Singer of Israel,” it is said, and everywhere he goes throughout the world is receiv ed with distinguished favor by his race. He belongs to one branch of a family in Palestine that through all the vicissitudes of the centuries has been kept remarkably pure from the introduction of alien blood. Not only has the strain bAen kept purer than has usually been possible with the descendants, but the geneaologlcal re cords of his family have been scru pulously guarded and preserved through the ages and Hebrew schools, both of Jewish and non-Jewish blood, give full credit to the records which trace the family back directly to the son of Jesse, the lad of the tradi tionally ruddy hair, who stayed by the flock while his brothers gave battle to the Philitines and who him* self later gained a notable victory. Rabbi Satil Dayin has been In America only about two months, hav ing arrived here with his wife and two children. He is 36 years of age only and is versed in the lore of the prophets, the Chronicles, and other Jewish history as the Shakespearan scolar is in McBeth or Othello. Everywhere throughout the Jewish world he is recognized as a leading authority on Hebrew literature and history. He U a Hebrew of the He brews and has spent his life in re search and study of Old Testaaieiit life, until he regarded almost as a prophet by the learned men of his race. Prophet-like he has Ignored the mere getting of money for things ot far deeper import and as consequence is poor in the goods of the world. Thus interested friends are con tributing to hus support and send ing him to Southern Texas in the hope that the dry climate there will benefit his health. He claima the leading scholars on Hebrew iterature in the world as his friends and ad mirers and is yet dependent on the good will and kindness of his peo ple for transportation to a health-giv. ing clin:Late. He will likely be in Chardotte sev eral days resting before he reBtimfts his journey to Southern Texas in search of health. Two Weeks OJ Comt , Begin Monday Tomorrow morning the first week of .the two-weeks of superior court will begin at tjie county court house at 9 o’clock^ Judge Walter J. Adams, of Carthage, presiding. The first week will be a term of civil court. The mosi important case, from a consider ation of the amount In litigation, is that of Pearl Featherstone a|»infJt the Charlotte Plaster Company, lor $10,000 • alleged damages which she claims to have received while in the emplo3f of the company and by reason of certain chemicals used in the conduct of the company’s busi ness. ♦ The fecond week is a week of criminal court and the two tnost im portant cases are those of Charlie Shepherd, charged with the murder of Cliff Boulware, and Will Durln, charged with the murder of Abe » Cook> the white man from Monroe, who was found on the morning of November ,7th on the porch of a ne gro house on West Secoiid street with his throat cut. ^Teater Charlotte Investment Co, On next Tuesday evejUos. a nieet- [ The Greater -Charlotte in''^tmei»t ititf -wm iwk tiAiH hv Char-' Company will betrun on strict busiif^s ^ by the Greater ^har-, the end in view of mak- krtte Club, at which time the propoel- money for Its etOcWiOlders. It will tloa to form the Greater Charlotte'In- avoid inviting any rtone^ on a vent- -vestiBfent Company will be launched. 'ure but will sffalghtlqrws,rd busi^ On. list Sunday. The' News pc^nted jnjsb propoWttohb t»ckw‘ by^^ x^f In •cha?aotef,ti Witty-and ftidustry. - - ^ out the need of new industries in manager will investigi^e each Charlotte. Even in one short week, proposition and the man or mott mncb has been done by men actively of it and if the facts are favorable, he interested in the future of the city, i will then lay the whole matter before the Executive Commltte, and this com- and the propMed plan holds . „,ttee will pass upon the matter, or Of great benefit to the city. | direct the securing of any further in- We trust the Tuesday evening meet-' formation desired. When the‘executive Ing will Jse largely attended. As we, committee Is convinced that the prS- have endeavored to stress in another PO^^^ion 4s feas^le and the men „ ... “ , factory, the cctfnmittee will refer th« article on this page, a citys greatest board of directors and assets are men—men who will work | place all the facts before them. If th^ together. whole propoirttion meets with the favor The proposed plan Is given here- board, it wUl autlwrise the in* #„n w u ^A A vestment and will elect the directors with in full. Every one should read enterprise that the Invest- It carefully, go *out to the meeting meixt company is entitled to have on Tuesday night and take a hand in the said ,board of directors. movement to bring new industries to! The general manager will assist the ' new company in- sect! ring the - right kind of charter, formulating the by laws, perfecting its organliatlon, open ing up a set of books best suited to "the business proposed, and will give all the assistance to the new enterprise that an able and experienced man can so Charlotte. It Is propo^d to organize and incor porate The Greater Charlotte Invest ment Company, with a capital stock of easily bestow. 11500,000, divided into shares of $10.00 | The general manager of our com- each. The minimum subscription to the P^ny will have free access at all times V .1. V # rtA to the books and records of every com- would be. ten shares, of $10.00 which the Investment company per year for ten years. It should be holds stock and will keep in close provided that any subscriber, after ; touch with the management and know ps.ying one-tenth, or more of his sub-1 state of the business so that he u- XV V 1 1 can promote the success of the enter- ^pOcm can have the balance cancel-! prt„%nd be te a position to protect led by giving three month’s notice. Not the interests of the Greater Charlotte more than on»>teath of each subscrip- investment Company, tlon shall be called for in any one From the foregoing outline one can y«ar, I easily see that the Greater Charlotte It is expected that the Investment' Investment Comx>any offers the safest Company will pay so well that it will possible Investment to the citizens of be no trouble to place with others, the Charlotte and also offers the greatest subscriptions of those who have to fall inducements to any one who desires T#»INITY SURPRISES BlROWN. Providence, R. I., Nov. 25.-^Atter the greatest football battle seen on the local gridiron this year the Bru- nonlans were forced to content them selves with a 6 to 6 tie against Trln Ity. whose undefeaited eleven re turned home this evening without bowing to the Brown bear. Trinity’s score came within the first ninety seconds of play, when Wentworth fumbled a long kick off and Collet grabbed the ball, loping behind Brown’s goal line' for the touchdown, from which Kinney kick- ed a goal. The second half, like the second period, was uxjeventful, neither side making a r«ally serious attock on th^. others goal until the last min ute. Trinity’s defence, however, was practically a stonewall. I^ots of things' are lost that are nev er missed, the reputations of some people, for Instance. It takes mipre than an honest qt>n- fessibn oh this part of the shoemaker to be good for the sole. place of residence, and also the terms I such a mighty potential upon which the Investment company is cold, pulseless anima wlU'.;a4d..thoie-desiring-to establish a Capital' punishme™ bu^ness here. out on account of inability to pay for their stock. The Greater Charlotte Investment Company would have a maximum of to start a new enterprise or bring an enterprise to the city. Briefly, the approvail of The Greater Charlotte Investment Company would 1150,000 each year for ten ye^rs to put, secure at once one-third of the required into select and approved enterprises capital, this endorsement would make The by-laws provide that the Invest- ^ it easy to secure Individual subscrip- m^t Company shall not subscribe for. tions for any amount necessary, the more than one-third of the whole capi-' constant assistance and advice of our tal stock of any one company, there-! general manager and directors would fore this would mean a total of $160,-v be invaluable, the new enterprise 000.00 invested in Charlotte each year | would have the sympathy and support for ten years. Bach new enterprise of all the stockholders of the Greater brought to the city means the bringing Charlotte Investment Company, and into Charlotte of several bujsiness men , would thereby gain much patronage and many useful workers. | and favorable adv^nrtising wherever For the full poriod of ten years this said stockholders might go. The back would cause the investment directly | ers of a proposed business could sub- of $1,500,000 in new enterprises. The mlt their proposition In wrighting and growth of many of the industries es- after a favorable preliminary invest- tabllshed in the. eariier y^rs Would igatlon our general manager would in cause th^ to^ incr^E^ their capital, vite them to CharkJtte for consultation stock, often m^y fold, so that at the. and in this way the matter could be end of ten'‘years the Greater Charlotte, determined without great expense or InvefStment Gompimy ci^ reasonably > loss of time on the part of the back* hope’ to «ee ,Industrie* representing,ers of the new enterprise. If the pre- more than $1,500,000 of capital busily liminary Investigations were unfavor- ehgaged in building up Charlotte and' able the parties - would Informed earning dividends for the stockholders; that we did not care to carry the mat- of the Investment Company. j ter and further and they would be sav- The diarter and by-laws of the'ed much unnecessary expense and Greater Charlotte Investment Company | trouble, provides for the organization and the ^ The backing of such a strong aggre oflHoers common to high-clasa business * gation of capital, experience, an dabll- enterprises. There will be a bofrd of directors, composed oi practical, hard-headed, successful business m)^; the ofllofers be a ;pre«den1^ .th^ee vic^presldenU, #«^urer,^ secretary and general ^an^er. Genemr Manager. The general manager will be the im portant and active oflBcer and he will ity as the Greater Charlotte Invest ment Company would insure the sue cess of any r^^ponai^ enterprise. The stock of thV Greater'Charlotte Investment Comp^^ woltild appeal to every citizen as a,sUre in^wstment. By taking stock in thia company he would have an interest in a diversity of enter prises, under the .careful scrutiny and give his whole time to the work of supervision of our general manager, bringing the right, sort of enterpriises | so that while a few of them might pos- to Charlotte and helping them along sibly fail, the greater number would when the come. Great care will be exer- be bound to succeed and pay dividends cised jiot to bring an Industry here, i to the Investnient Company, while by the field fOr which is already occupied, taking an interest In some one com- Th^re are some lines, in which thejpany not backed by the Investment oportunities are strictly Uniitljd 'and company, he would probably lose the no more competitors should be brought I whole investment. It Is almost impos- in when there app^isrs to be enough {pible for the individual to investigate here alr^y.-On the other hand there:men and propositions thoroughly and are many lines thai are btoefltt^d by if he could it would be a great waste having a large number of factories enriof ti^e for each man to conduct his gaged in the ^nera-l line. For, own investigations when our general instance the best pla(^ to go to estab-' manager with his experience, facilities, lish a furniture factory would be aland ample t^me, cpuld do it so much town where there are already many; better and more thoroughly for us all. such f»ctc«4eB. with a lofig and sue- The citizens cs-n take stock in the In^ cessful cari^. Why? Because there' vestment company, and go o^ about one f could leam more about the bus- his business and feel assured" that hts It can: easily, be seen that the ci^y will jeoelVB a ,vast amount of favora ble ii4vorUllin£ .t)tat cannot fail to ben- ^he.^clts^. oa%ide of the industries thSit will ought into her midst. A. D. Olascoci^ chairman; H. M. Vic tor, F. G. AbJ&ott» .E.. Cole, and John A* li^cPae/ cojnjNtte. $ FROM THE WASTE basket Z Murder for Murder, A yOung man> life-—that myste rious, 9-wful unity Of intelligence, vo lition, and emotion whose conception involves .th^ , hypothesis of an infin ite, divine authority, has flickered out as mechanically as a Iea#en fuse in the path of a short-circuited elec tric current! An aged father’s heart has been tortured with the sorest agO^y and shame that can come to a man; and the'quiet course of his fail ing years has been hars'hly inter rupted! What has been done, in the name of justice! Th^re can be no question of the sober reflectibn~ whlbh this ‘ particular case has incited. Whether a more than ordinary attention, centered in the trial and its conclusion on ac count of- the unusual bnitality of' ^e murder alid the projhinrade of- the persons involved, is responsible can scarcely be' determined. But it is certain that a surprisingly liberal consideration of capital punishment ha^ been- stimulated,' and a well dis- tributed sentiment opposed to the death penalty has been manifest. Governor Mann, of Virginia, in re fusing clemency tempered .his refu sal with the statement that he ws,s “resolved to let the law as It was take Its course.” He declined to go back of the law itself. One of the leading papers in Virginia went further, and' declared that in every conviction on circumstantial evidence was the chance of a mistake, and where a >human life was concerned there should be no dealing with chances. That is a broad, liberal position which is not affected 'by Beattie’s confession of guilt. Most significant of a^, however, are tne letters which poured in upon the governor urging the crime of execu tion. Here are signs that the world is preparing to discard another crudity in its machinery of civilization. And is it not time that men should pause and reverently ask a question about life—What is life that it should be either carelessly or deliberately thrown back into the face *of its Brahma? Is it not time that men should fearfully regard life’s unex plored destiny? A peculiar and un common horror attaches to the fate of young Beattie. Here was youth tn its fullest Vigo? appointed to die at a fixed hour. Oh! That after all-^the dispassionate precision—is cruelest and hardest. Three months in ad vance the poor wretch can calculate the number of minutes left to him just to live. He divides and ar ranges the time in ^every possible combination. With whaf 'desperate in tensity ie sei^s on ^ch ds^yjt and .with what increasing s^^ed the-days pass by. One evfnin% he-^ :waltches Uie sun a»t, and wfth aiidden trilling terror aiid strained eyes he rJpalizes that it il the last-tln» he will ever see the sun. Each passings'minute trebles in sweetness. What thoughts of birds and flowers and light, and the deep joy of motion and freedom rack his confused senses. Until the ffttal moment comes, and he must Walk pf his own accord’—rbrayeiy, even, fOr the sake of a flnaT pride, because the world is waiting to hear how his nerve held—^to his "death; and his heart bursting with the in justice, the ineonceivableness of it! A deliberate hand moves to a switch -^nd all that remains of tUe pre cious quality of existence which had punishment ha7h ‘ cepted as a matter of coursp ^ It has Strangely persisted the sacrifice of little babies Gods was condemned as f w ° practice centuries ago Rn* punishment has not passprf lenged. Murmers have be^n and doubts expressed. An iness than anywhere else, he would find all. the materials and supplies right at hand, skilled labor would be easily available, iBJid he would have the ben^t.of the most favorable freight rates and a supply of special cars necessary to the business^ All these thbigs would be enjoyed because of the long co-operation and strenuous efforts of many factories. This illustra tion applies to a great many lines, In fact to all lines that haVe a general and not 4 local market. The Greater Charlotte Investment- Company should be able to put a fur» nlture factory here and quickly secure for it the freight rates enjoyed by money will be placed in a number of most sound-enterprises, backed by men of proven character, industry, and ability, and that hi« interests in M1 of them will have the expert and ponst9.nt attention ot our general manager, ex©? cutlve committee, and board of direc tors. Therefore every stockholder in the Greater Charlotte Investment Com pany may confidently expect cash divi dends and also the full b^neflt of Jhe qUickw^ igrowth and proSp^ty Of our city. It will be easy .to sell the entire stock In a short Mme. There ought to be 25 men who would invest $500 a year, fifty men to invest $250 a year and furniture centers and sOon make Char- two hundredi and fijfty men to i^iveSt lotte a furniture town, or a shoe town, $50 a year and more than enough men or a clothing town; etc., in like manner, j to take thei b^ance in smaller aments By the intelligent and' aggressive ef forts of such a vast aggregation of capital and business experience acumen as would be united in the Greater Charlotte Inv^ti^t c^- pany, it ought to accompli®!^ ‘‘^r CMr- lotte in a short time wh$.t has ^en done fdr Other towns'in 'a-long time by more or less scattered Individual efforts. ^ j^et it be understood that it is no nert of the policy of this^ company-to bolster up erippl«d ^ m tures that may already wish to come hei*e. And let It pecially noted that this have nothing to do ^th any prop^i- tlon, however good of itself, manager or managers have a re^rd of failure or incapacity in whose personal habiU ^d would not give a trustworthiness or a they would proye desirable addition to our cltljenship. . 1- This company believes ter of prim* Importance i» any n^ bnsllIMSS Is the Kind ef pose to run it. Therefore of ewy man will be }f vestigatad and this company will not a««fi oa»no!t show a ^ to liiTest in speculative ter It is satisfied that the m«n behind it ,wllj do tp tie to, the company will tiMHTougjUy lnyeft^0»-te the prqpo^Ui^ if the proposition is sound and thf>n the way will be open for business. down to $l0fOO- a yea?. It Is earnestly- desire to have every thrifty and ambitious worker in the city to invest^something, if, ojily $10.00 a year. This will stimulate publiili spirit andiv civic pride. This plan applies to investx^ejit and city Dulldtng the bafeic principles that have caused the wonderful success of the Building & Loan Associations. It gathers the easy investments of many people into a vast fund a^d extends its efforts over a ^riod long iAough to acoomplish great results, and its benefits are distributed tO all its lum bers alike. As soon as. the organization is .com pleted, and tjie stock subscribed for, the Greater Charlotte Investment Com pany Will advertise to the whole 6nit^ ed States that a $500,000 corp»a.tlon offera a ^definite-proposition to take one-third of the stock ot approved enterprises and give them the hearty assistance and co-operation of its bl!|- cere and stockholders. If the partjtf wishihig: to •establish the enterprise) hMk no experience in organisation, ac counting, selling, or any other ^emeitt necessary to the success' of an $nter* prise, the Greater . Charlotte Invest ment C»npa.ny will supply any or all and 1^1 Assist in finding thdr. right thatmay be required in t^,Winep6. ' .' The Qri^.ter CharlAtte: Jb^v^st^ent Company will hai^ atimding'advertise ments in the trade and technical Jour nals and in the leading National W^k- and fiett|9g the advantages of Charlotte as a ti^e utd manufacturing center and delightful number of jurors are excusedS*"' they do not believe in the deaft alty. In some states canitai n ment has been abolished has been called on to proviH most humane method of —strange paradox! in fact Sp penalty is excused rather thL tlfled. It iB supposed to be choice whereby Society is , ly protected, and the IS'"' justly punished. « '■ Why, capital piimshment i« « ciety’s safety fuse! a deten-Anf tive is. -furnished strong e2hT keep crime at a minimum whiu u who proves a criminal is’ given T further chance to do harm, is ?h» indeed no other way? Why not way of education? Theoretical an! ideal, is it? The law in its stritol inconsistency recognizes the ia«. ance of youth., and provides the Snr matory,..but the ignorant Indian mZ pay with his life for his uneducaS passions. There is an innate law m conscience which properly encour aged and cultivated win regul»t« Soj3iety’s moral problems. Who i» t! blame" that Beattie’s emotions ana will power were uneducated? u! whose shoulders is the responsibility for Beulah Binford, the indirect mur derer? Whose fault is it that edn cation is directed to a single piiase of a man’s life? A fully educated man could no more be a criminal than he could an igaoramus. a thte* phased education, not the electiic 'dhaiT Is Society’s safety fuse. Christ ianity. in its true conception, is tie essence of the whiteness of huaan nature. It is man’s nature to do me right thing?; Gan Society, by the death-'penaltyj relieve itself of its re. sponsibility for a life gone wrong? Think of an innocent woman bru tally. deliberately butchered! Would we justify our crime by his? “Eye for an .eye” was'the stern law of a stern age; is a barbarous relic of an Christian time. Two wrongs in all the history of the world have never made a right. We hang a man for Qur neglect j we murder to protect ourselves; we take a life in untem- I>ered punishment; and call the mur der by the softer name of justice. Little more than a hundred year* ago witches Were burned. Have we in a century’s time achieved infalli bility of justice? Future covilizatlons will call ours a race 'of murderers, and read with horror that an execu tion was of BO little moment It ns made to suit the convenience or the warden desirous of attending a county fair on the date originally ttt. FROM OTHER SANCTUMS Be a Free Man. The North Carolina senatorial fight is beglning to get interesting, but ii will'be* well for'farmers generally to refuse to tie themselves to any candi date as yet. Be a free man awhile, Wait and see how each man stands and hear what is to be said in beM of each candidate’s views. It I* a year yet until the matter is to be de cided, and there is plenty of tim« to compare records and platforms. I112& time like this the people should de mand a man equally free from taint of corporation control and from the vs- -garies socialism, equall,Y, f^®^ any tendency to bend the knee to weath or to play the dema.gogue wltt the poor, a man progressive enoup to break .with the ultra-conservatism of mbsB-backS atid yet wise enougH not'to swallow.all the tremists. We must get rid of tne flry rot ' which has heretofore mark^ southern politics,'without adopting^ the ,rashness which ^^^.s so^tijes marked western politics.— Farmer. We Can Save Your Teeth Now Why Delay Any Longer ? Never 8llp or Drop. trSIIITHESOCffOlf NO A . By our improved methods ^of Paln^ less Stontistry we^ can make yeur te«% sound an4 beautiful without your feel ing any pain, just as~we> have done Tor hundreds of other Charlotte men and women. Dr. C. M. BEAM of 310-311 ftielklty Buildinjg is associated,with tSe BAItTIMORE DENTTAL PAtOR, Inc., and has supervision of all the work, and the publican can "be\ assured of ^he same hlgh-clajs^jran^l^ntious' ser^ vice that has characterized him dur ing his eight years of active practice at about h^f his' foiteer“ pHcct.~ '''' ' ^ EXAMINATION FREE Terms, well don't worry; these are arranged to suit. Everything modern is waiting ^fer^you at prices and terms you can afford. Sets of Teeth Fillings In Gold, Platium and porcelain ... .50c to $1 “P Gold ■'Crdwris and Bridge Work $3» $4.« White Crowns, match teeth 'Teeth wlthout Plates, per Tooth , „ , Enamel Fillings ^ Work Guaranteed for 15 LADY ATTENDANT phone 365. Baltimore Dental Parlors I Vxt- (INCORPORATEP) _ PAINLESS DENTISTRY 9eet Servtee fornLeast Money, 22. __ south Tryon ^tree- ^ dallyto"jSi30 p. m. V,Sunday to a. m. to 3 p. m. Reic " rwrNSlttoHiil 'Bilrtk Cnd^^Ufil' dn N^iOnal Bank. Ope" ^|IM
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Nov. 26, 1911, edition 1
4
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75