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PAGE SIX ■Some Facts Concerning Our ■P;'. Wonderful North Carolina |»y Mm. TV. W. Fk>wo, April. 1924 K;The following paper was read be Bare the studv club by Mrs. \Y. W ■owe, April 1924. BpThe firi'ik expedition sent out by Slir Walter, Raleigh was destined to Sand on the shores of Nortli Caro Boa, July £th, 1384. b The travellers carried back to Eng ihnd glowing accounts of the country paying thqj, iand was covered with great cedars, sassafras, pines and other trees. The woods were filled With deer, Bears, hares and fowls. The Boil of the islands and mainlands which the English afterwards visited I was, they thought, “the most plentiful sweet, fruitful and wholesome of al 1 the world.” ( The story of our state is the story of a slow growth, beginning with a se ries of failures and marked by re curring periods of depression. Heav *n has perhaps done too much for us If we had had an ungenial climate, a stony soil frozen half the year and few or no advantages from nature we might hnve developed more activ ity, exhibited more perseverance and built our walls more rapidly, showing ourselves in many ways more aggres sive and mere calculating. * This has not been our way. how ever. Ours is the story of a quiet contented somewhat unambitious peo pie, not sttidious of change, not easi y provoked, a people loyal to law and religion, steady, modest, sincere and brave, prodigal of their best, when called upon by others, or in defend of their own rights, but moving to Slowly and" cautiously when not under the strong stimulus of specia occa sions. But these occasions have shown the world that North Carolina is worthy of high honor. Our state has always ,sprung to, the front in resistance to has been the first and freest to abed her blood and the last to furl her flag—she has maintained her self respect and her credit in Crises where others have wrecked ;both. North Carolina’s story has been too long unsung by ourseives, but touay. because of others, we have publicity throughout the world and have a, last attained the heights our proud State deserves. In the last fifteen years North Car-; olina has taken many steps in ad- j vance of any former progress. Old | railroad lines have been extended and many new ones have been built and projected, opening up uew sections, uniting their towns and developing the resources of counties hitherto hardly known. Manufacturers have CHRYSLER “70” SENSATIONAL New Lower Prices REDUCED SSO TO S2OO Sensational new lower prices on the six-cylinder Chrysler “70”, saving from SSO to S2OO, effective midnight, May Bth. Old Prices New Prices Savings Coach - - --$1445--$1395 --SSO Roadster 1625 -- 1525 - -100 Royal Coupe--1795-- 1695 --100 Brougham -- 1865 -- 1745 --120 Sedan - - - 1695-- 1545 --150 Royal Sedan - -1995 - - 1795 - -200 Crown Sedan - - 2095 - - 1895 - -200 All prices f. o. b. Detroit Subject to current Federal excise tax CHANGED IN NO WAY—EXCEPT IN PRICE In the accomplishment of the widespread preference and ad new sensational lower prices of miration. . - Chrysler “70” there is abso lutely no change in perform- These sensational reductions ance, quality, comfort, style, today establish Chrysler “70” equipment, design, materials or even more emphatically as the workmanship in the body or “world’s one outstanding motor chassis which have won such car value in its class. S. A. EUDY AT WHITE AUTO 00. Phone aw . sprung up everywhere, mines havf >een opened, neyv industries have been introduced, new towns have arisen and >ur old ones have grown and im proved as to be scarcely recognizable All this ims been affected by the aroused spirit and the steady indus try of our own people, unaided by rntside influence. Capital has not come here in any luantity to be invested, despite our publicity. Some people well informed on oth er subjects express all they know ibout the South when they sing “Way Down South in the Land of Cotton." “Start an ice plant in the South? Vhy that section is no place to man ifaeture ice on a big scale,” was the retort of an ice manufacturer in New fork state to whom it had been sug iested that he could do an all-year •nsiness selling ice in the South. 'an Garrie, of Florida, invented the irst successful ice-making machine, e had to be told and Columbus, eorgia, was for years the principal <fer for the manufacture of ice ma chinery. "No unskilled mill workers for me. That's why the Southern cotton mills have not grown faster.”' Such was lie “reason” given by a Northern ■i ton manufacturer for not moving 4 u:h. Southern cotton mills consume more than 60 per cent, of the raw cotton used in this country The truth isl f course that the South and espe ■•!« 'y North Carolina is a vast unit in the nation's industrial madiine. i' is ;ur. ii-g its 'own raw materials finished prod". •'* " lav.- re.'-v’ -1 om the hands !';<■ A might i imate so un equalled. s temperate balmy and healthy, a so”, so full of mineral wealth and adapted to such a variety of prod ucts and industries that it needs only a strict attention to our own resources to raise our fortunes. North Carolina has her mountains, the equa. of the Alps and oil these slopes and in other sections of the s'ate are found a great variety of ree- In fact, no part of the Unit ed States has a move splendid and va uable forest growth. There are twenty kinds of timber used in ship bui ding in the ship yards of the great | cities ot tne world and they are all ! found in great abundance here We j have nineteen varities of oak, hickory, I black walnut, wild cherry and differ ent kinds of maple, all valuable for cabinet work. Hence we are a center for the world in furniture manufacturing. It would take a book in itself to discuss all the trees of North Carolina, as we have a greater variety than any other state in the Union. We have a soil so diversified and composed, in connection with such favorable climatic conditions as to of fer the greatest agricultural possibil ities. We rank fifth in crop value in the United States and second in the South. Cotton, tobacco, corn, wheat, oats, rye, rice, sugarcane, buckwheat, peanuts, potatoes, and tea. We produce all and of excel lent quality. Fruits of all kinds apples, peaches, figs, pears, plums and berries of all kinds. These yield to none in size, color and flavor. This is the nation’s home of the grapes and we have given the world four of the finest varieties known. Os course we have the finest of grazing lands, but as yet we have not used them to full advantage. We have excellent material for road construction and in consequence hnve the finest system of highways to be found in the Southern states. South America is sending a delega tion to the United States for six months to study good roads and "tit of this time it is their intention to spend ten days in North Carolina The value of the fisheries cannot be estimated. I am sure no other state in the Union can compare with us on this. Here we have fine fish, oysters, clams, crabs, terrapin, etc. It is predicted that North Carolina wi 1 soon be equal to that of any South Atlantic state in the prodtie-; tion of oysters, because we now lead in laws and methrds of administra tion if not in production. When I speak of the mineral wealth of our state, again a volume could be written. It is not generally known that we have 184 different va rieties of native minerals Practical ly every known mineral in the United States and some n't found elsewhere can be found in North Carolina. We have beautiful building stone, differ ent granites, sandstone, marb e lime stone clays which are made into bricks, pottery and china, mica, both sheet and scrap, gold, iron, sand and gravel, talc, soapstone, millstones, precious stones, copper, silver, tin. coal, feldspar, peat, etc. The existence in most parts of our state of abundant waterpower with the available raw material has made North Carolina foremost among the s ates of the Union in manufacturing The waterpower together with our minerals make this an ideal home for chemical industries. In manufacture ing. building and equipment are large-' !y initial costs but power is a eon- j stant cost. Hence the quantity is a 1 decided aid to us. In waterpower, we rank next to New York- First, less than one-fifth of the total possible amount is now in use. Thirty-two per cent, is used| THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE rntside the state and thirty-one per cent, is used at Radin to extract aluminum. The remainder is avail able for general industrial and public use. We have excellent mineral waters at which places hotels are built to give the people access to these springs. For nearly two hundred years North Carolina was the commercial world’s chief source of supply for tar, pitch and turpentine, but this com modity has been somewhat exhausted. In our production of herbs, we lead all the states. No state sends such a quantity or such a variety of medi cinal herbs to market. We supply China with ginseng. Upon the sacred soil of our state the first white child of America was born—Virginia Dare. The baptism of Manteo. the first Christian convert, was in North Car olina. The first pitched battle of the Rev olution was at Alamance on May 12, 1771 Previous to this time the “Black Boys” had staged their “gun powder plot” and one man had been wounded. On May 20, 1775. the patriots of Mecklenburg met in convention and declared the independence of the col onies. Bancroft says: “We shall find that the first voice pub’iely raised in America to dissolve all connection with Great Britain came not from the Puritans of New Eng’and, nor the Dutch of New York, nor the planters of Virginia, but from the of North Carolina." The part played by North Caro lina in the Revolution was second to none of the thirteen original states. We were backward in adopting sc ission but when we finally decided to ont"r the conflict, our state, with a military population of 115.369. yet furnished 125,000 soldiers and the impartial historian has so written of our deeds, in the War Between the States that we can proudly boast that we were “First at Bethel, farthest at Gettysburg and last at Appomat tox.’" The first soldier killed in battle was Henry Wyatt, of North Carolina, at Bethel. In the Spanish-Amcrican War, North Carolina gave the first life to the cause. Worth Bagiev, of Raleigh ; and we all know it was the presence of North Carolina men in the 30th .division that caused them to break I the Ilindenburg line, j North Carolina had the first Worn - ■ en’s Patriotic Society Daughters of j Liberty, at Edenton. First victory of the Revolution, i Moore’s Creek Bridge, Februarv 27. \ 1776. I First to suggest wireless teieg- raphy, Joseph Henry. First to make practical use of the X-ray, Dr. Henry Lewis Smith. First to suggest the type setter, Fenton B. Fester. First to invent a machine gun, | Richard Gatling. First to have public schools at the State's expense, 1776. The first gold discovered in the United States was in Cabarrus coun ty, in 1799. The only state to have hiddenite and monazite. Alexander county. First to invent the acetylene light, Dr. F. P. Venable, Chapel Hill. North Carolina has the largest hos-' iery mill in the world, the largest denim mill in the United States, the largest towel factory in the world, the largesht aluminum plant in the world, the largest damask mill in the United States, the largest underwear . factory in the United States, the largest pulp mill in the United States and the largest peach orchard in the I world, comprising forty square miles. North Carolina has more mills that j dye and finish their own products j than any other southern state. North Carolina leads the world in i the manufacture of tobacco, f North Carolina has the second largest hydro-electric ftower develop- 1 ment in the world. North Carolina has a unique in-! dustry in the gathering and preserv ing by a secret method, the galax | leaves and other greens. It is the i largest of its kind in the world and is located in Lowgap, Surry county. , North Carolina leads every south -1 ern State in the number of wage and salary earners. I North Carolina grows more corn per acre than any other state in the Union. • North Carolina ’Cade the Union in Ihe number of debt free homes. North Carolina has the largest mill under one roof. North Carolina has more cotton mil's than any other state in t lie Union. North Carolina leads the South in the number of furniture factories, in the capital 'nvested, in the numbers; : of empl. yees and in variety of prod- j ucts and the value of the annual out put, only one other city in the United States manufacturing more furniture! | than High Point. ! North Carolina ranks first in the j value and quantity of mica produced mining 75 per cent, of all the mica 1 used in the United States. 1 .North Carolina ranks first in the | : quantity of feldspar produced in the l Union. North Carolina ranks first in the value ami quantity of millstones pro duced in the United States. From the ear'iest period of her his • tory until the present day. there never has been a time when a North Caro • linian could not hold up his head and proudly proclaim the greatness of his state, so: Here's to the land of the longleaf pine. The summer land where the sun doth shine. Where the weak grow strong and the - strong grow great, Here's to down home, the Old North ji State. An Amiable Campaign. Charity ami Children Robert Reynolds is waging a hand to hand campaign against Senator Overman but without the least trace ct bitterness Mr. Reynolds is trav eling" up and down the state shaking bauds with people and thus extending hi- acquaintances with the voters. Tom Boat says of him. “Mr. Reynolds has carried on a campaign without bitterness. There is no report from any quarters of the state that he has made any assault on his opponent." This jolly campaigner who is having the time of his life, may not roll up a majority against the veteran sena- ' ' hot he is setting a flighty good example and is making a favorable impression wherever he goes. Lead ' -of. religious campaigns may profit by the example of the Buncombe poli-I ticinn who exhibits the amiable spirit. Revno'ds has sense enough to know hat vinegar catches no flies. If ),<> had started in bitter abuse of 1i« New Beauty Cream Now the Fashion You will be enthusiastic over a new Frecnh Process (’ream for whitening and beautifying tfie skin. It is so pure and different from other creams. Women say they see a great improve-} ment. in their complexions after the first application. If you want smooth er. brighter ami younger skin, use MELI/'-GLO ('ream. It’s wonder ful. Porter Drug Store. TooCiean ' 11 \ Al \ \ * •Uncle Bela" Hughes. 78-year-old Confederate veteran of Mexico. Mo. oas been granted a divorce from hit wife of eight weeks because she in slsted that he “keep too clean.” Thu extreme cleanliness interfered with his business, he said, which Is run , nlng a chicken farm, so he gave hei 8504, 84 chickens and some canned fruit to get her consent to • divorce | OQGANIZ/mON OF MAY /O™ !9P6 D4TF' : ■■ ] CHARLOTTE SPEEDWAY- CHARLOTTE. N.C. | f $ TOCKHOL DEQ.S - CHARLOTTE SPEEDWA Y. /A/C. I I I $% 7 u^% P w _ , SPQpPPL. 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P/CHAOD KENMEQDELL CMA/PHAH ' i i— ,_. ...i.. - . n CONTEST SPA PO QEPPESENTAT/3E .- - Zl/fTf xJ FOLGEP '■P —j—7__, , -1 I I / , STAPTBR_ QEEEPJEE. CHIEF TfMEP. CM LEE SCOPER_ FRED WAGNER \fLLIOTT3Pq/NOs\ QA LEAUELI -1 , -> j EONR UMP/pes | ————i i II I I '■ll■■■^■■■ l — II Iml I Reunited Stillmans Return mwnmn I ■ ■ &*£&![ 8 1 wMk £t I I S S jjgg W i \ t I I i bHv p r» Mb \KA S«*rvm ♦•. N.-w \nik liuriMu. Hen* is the first picture of he re united Stillman family, taken on the return of Mr. and Mrs. Stillman from »heir sertmd honeymoon in Eui*ope The group has not been snapped together for more five years. The only member missing is Baby Guy. aroriid whom raged the sensational divorce trial a few years ago. He is at the St.liman lodge in Canada. Left to righ. are: Alexander Stillman, Anne (Mrs. Henry P. Davidon, J:*.), James A. Stillman, Mrs. Stillman and James Stillman. Jr., * opponent he would have been done for long ago, but instead of that he has not only Won friends for himself, j but also the good will of'Senator Ov erman’s friends. The fighting spirit | breeds belligerency, and a bitter cam paign. The man who is the least bitter is generally the man who win*. We are glad to commend Mr. Reynolds and his manner of conducting a cam paign and hope his fine example will be followed by other politicians who seek favor at the hands of the people. It is surprising that the campaign speakers have not long since learned j that the public is not attracted but repelled by the bitter and intolerant spirit. v SKINNY MEN GLAP Doctor and Rood pharmacists know that Cod Liver Oil is full of vita-t mines that make flesh, create appe- j tite, builds up the power to resist disease and puts good solid flesh on. skinny men and women. But it’s horrible tasting stuff and; every day fewer people are taking it, j for doctors are prescribing and peo- > pie are fast learning that they can j get better results with McCoy’s Cod i , Liver Oil Compound Tablets, w%icli the Pearl Drug Company aud drug- j gista all over the country Are having a tremendous demand for. One woman gained 10 pound* in 22 days and if any skinny,man or woman can’t put on (5 pounds in 30 days, your druggist is authoriaed to refund the purchase price. Be sure and get McCoy’*, the orig inal and genuine Cod Liver Oil Com pound Tablets—6o tablets—6o cents. E. R. Bradley Nag-Nuff Said W V SAGGENBAGOASe M W \ H ■ . Sr By NBA Service " V Louisville, May B.—Baggenbaggage must be figured a dangerous contend er in this year’s Kentucky Derl-y rnc e. Baggenbaggage is an E. B. Brad ley entry. And that usually means a real horse. Baggenbaggage steppfd to the front by-his sensational triumph !n the Louisiana Desby-oi-Xow-Oe— leans several weeks ago. Kc-p your optics on him. Monday, May 10, 1926
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