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NKW KN(iUM) 1USINKSS SOI M> (lontiutivd From Page Two) population and wealth per capita. t>tan?.* very high; its climate is healthful tends to high effici whil its colleges, technical schools, private and public schools. off*-r splendid educational facilities to the children of both employers and wage workers. Living condi tions are pleasant and not excessive in cost. In looking into the i inure, how ever. the one feature which makes me bullish on New England is the vast amount Oi available water power. Not only is coal constantly becoming more expensive, due to increased freight rates and increased labor costs at the mines, but the constantly occurring labor distur bances are a continual menace to steam operated plants. This means that those who are dependent wholly upon steam, not only are handi capped by a constantly increasing power expense, but they are always subject to shut dc/wns due to labor disturbances. Sections of the country which are blessed with water power, however, are largely free from these two handicaps. There is no reason why hydraulic horse power should cost a fry more f.fty years from today than it costs t otl ay. Moreover, water powers do not 'strike4 for higher wages or changed working conditions. New England not only has some very !:uge water powers, but has a very great number of small unharnessed stream**. These .smulj powers are now being developed in a most In tel esting way. As New Kngland was lirst to put in operation the 'one man ear' 011 its street railways, so it is now developing "no man water powers.' Devices have been invent ed whereby water power stations and sub-stations are being automa tically operated without any man in the station. These stations need only a visit for inspection purposes once in a while. Certainly this is inexpensive power, and there is nearly a million of such horse power available in New England today for development by this automatic "met hod. ~ The following figures should be of Interest to those who are inves-' tors in New England enterprises. The total value of t lie products man-} utactured in the United States in creased 157 per cent between 1914 and 1919. During this period the products of southern New England alone increased approximately 150 per cent. The value of raw mater ial added l?y manufacture for the entire I'nHed States increased l.r>4 per cent during this same period, while the increase in southern New England was 157 per ceut. During this period the capital Invested for the entire I'nited States Increased 96 per cent and in southern New England the increase was 92.6 per cent. Taking the number of wane workers in the country as a whole, the increase for this period was 111 per cent wth an increase in stru^i ? rn New England of about 24 per i l The most remarkable figures are in connection with the cotton indus try, in which New England has over one half billion dollars Invested, and 250:000 people employed, who draw annual wages of nearly a quarter of a . billion dollars. There has been much talk of the cotton industry going South, and investors there fore assume that New England cot-, ton mills are no Itvager a safe invest - Liuent. If a xiew mill could be built in the South today at a cost com parable with these New England mills, tlie future of the New England mills might V questioned. The f;irt is. however, that the New Eng land mills' a re capitalized per spindle for only one-half, or perhaps- ane tliird. of what a new southern mill must be capitalized at if built and t quipped today. Moreover, as New England can get her cotton by water, there is not much to fear from exorbitant freight rates. As a matter of fact. New England should more than hold her own ? , ? specially in the manufacture of the finished grades of cotton. I Frankly, when surveying New England business conditions in a e ireful and unbiased manner, the labor situation i* the c/ne uncertain I factor. American labor in New England is all right. It ? ^i*-*anvmg good money, giving efficient service, and enjoying good living conditions. A large group of the foreign ele ment i7i NVw England, however, fear neiiher God nor man. It seems to f?-H tliat it has no responsibility to render fair service in exchange for the wages it receives. There seems to be no method of satisfying these radical workers by either high wages or short working hours. They frankly say that however high the wa?,e. or however short the hours, they still will fight for higher wages and shot ter hours. Of course such a conditii/.i cannot continue inde finitely without the wrecking of in dustry. Employers and wage work ers are not the only ones interested in this industrial struggle; the con sumers of the country are vitally In terested as well. When costs get too high, con sumers can strike as well us wage workers. During the last two or thr*?e years 4h4s-ha# happenedinthe cas" of the shoe industry and certain phases of the clothing industry. - In th-> case of the shoe industry it has had beneficial results already as the labor unions of Lynn. Mass.. have re quested a rediictir/n in wages of from 10 per cent to 15 per cent In order t?? compete with western shoe man ufacturers. This, of course is a I'oj-.efal sign, but it must be followed in :? .my other similar instances in olli?*r Industries. Furthermore, what I say regarding lapor in New Knglaiul applies to a larse numoer of other ritiis and towns as well as throughout the l*nit<d States and Canada. Labor unions have their place in industry and have been a great factor In improving American conditions, but like every other good thing labor unions can be abused. In many instances they are b?*iug minuted today by certain unprinci pled leaders, who are attempting to defy fundamental economic laws. I'nfortunate are the communities which are suffering frirm such exper iments. tJ?h solution. ?!??]>?- nds not on destroying the unions but on having th*?HM ignornt or selfish lead ers replaced by intelligent. honest men. who have the Roml of the couutry as a whole at heart. Almost Daily tin* hoys and tirls at coI!? jire wrltlnu homo for father*' ami mothers' photon raplis. Why not s?>nd them out . It will keep th??m from ^ettin^ home sick. .Make an appolnt nient with Zoeller's Studio CWhere it Pays to Genuine Spring Lamb 35c Fresh Dressed Poultry Turkey !.">?? Gcc-p 3."?c f Chicken* 13c S A I. A I) S ? lil. k.'H Snlnil, 111. 7.-M- l-I IIK I.K \r I *ltl>. III. III.' < niiiWimt Jon Salad, ll>. _?I?V 12, anil IJ> ll?. Iiiirketv. Pimento llam, ll>. ."SOr r?o lb. can, lb I.V Potato Salad ... ... I.Te Funry Western and Native Beef, Pork ami Veal All I'ork Sausage, 2.1e pound MARI4Kd&. LOVE (lily Market Itiiihlin^ PHONE 381 Marketing Here A Pleasure The quality of the Foods wo cor ry and uprvico w offer make your marketing a ideaaure. Our aim t? to give you service and lilfth grade Food* at reikMonitljjfo priori. Shop Mere and nwk?? marketing a pleasure. M. V. PERRY I'HIt.HK STItKKT Phone* 182 and 183 Always F resh Baked Freneli and l>ani-li Pastries, (ineoaniil, Peach, Minre, Custard and Uai?iii Pie*, Cinnamon Runs, Coffee Taken, Pecan Kolls, I .aily Fingers, Vanilla Wafer* and a vnriety of Hread and Itolls. Main Street Grocery ELIZABETH CITY QUOTATIONS Spring lamb was offered by way of variety o." the F.liz a both City market last week and indications are that there will be a supply Saturday for housewives who are on the alert for something different. Good supplies of country hams and sail, ige and fresh pork and beef were received. - Vegetables are on hand in good quantity. There are no new arrivals and the prices are steady. No change in the price of any staple food stuff was made this week. VKIiKTAIII.fcft. Swo t potato*:*, 40e peck, $1.40 bushel; i r: rs:n ! ; ? c\ 10c pound ; e-arrots, He pound: cauliflower, 35c to tfr "to 7c 'flcli ; HqTTasTi. 15c pound; celerv, 15c to 18c ntu'k; IocjiI turnips, 18c d nzr n ; onions 8c pound; Irish potatoes 4 0c peck; tomatoes, 20c-25c pound. .Snap beans 18c quart. Kufc plant 20c each. - - |.'|M ITC ? Fit I ITS. ? n:i nanus. .40c to r?ftc dozen: apples, ^."ic to lQc Qgch; fa nry. 75c peck; orannrs, 155c to 55c dozen ; gfftpe fruit. 7 c to f#c each; trapes, 20c to 25c; cranberries, 17c-20c quart; lemons, 25c to 30c dozen. Strawberries f,o to 05 cents quart. ItFSII MKATS. Round steak, 25c; Firloln. 30c; porterhouse, 30c; chuck ftrak and roast, 20c; veal cultlets, .".0c; veal chops, 30c; veal roast, ::0c; veal chuck, 25c; Western round, sirloin and port' rhouse, 30c; liver, 25c; brains, 25c; stew beef, 10c; soup bones, 10c. C't MK.UH. Country hnms, 35c; simnr cured hams, 25c to 30c; F. F V. hams. 36c to 38c; new corned hams, 30c; country shoulders, 22c; cm oked sides, 20c; frankfurters, 22c to 25c; packers pork sausage, 25c to 30c; pork plate 15c; dry sides, 17c; sliced bacon, 40c; pack axe sliced bacon, 50c; mixed sausage, 15c; sausune uft-ut, 10c. si : \ FOODS, Salmon 1 font, 30e; drum, 1 .">c pound; cronlcrrv. 15c; stnfill perch, 15c; lar^e perch. 20c; oysters, 60c quart; herrlnu, 15c lb. iv% iky rnoDt%<rrs. Hotter, tub, 50c; packa'-< . 02 c; cheese, 32r to 35c pound; p??sr 33c; compound lard, to 18c; pur?- lard, l*c to 2<M'. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables CONNED \M) SMOKEI) IIAMS (illlM IIV SAUSAGE, run k K\s, eggs AM) S V I -T MACK EU El. J. W. Shannonhouse & Son PHONE 187 QUALITY TELLS ? in ? Groceries FRESH VEGETABLES Hpinm !i, I.etliHT, # "firry, <"j?rrofH, I'jH'stilps. < 'ubbAjt<\ # 'ollaril*, HotjllniL.;!'-. I'otiltors. i "Wln...? ?? ..-.I "Kuu I'liinfs." ? \l< K ( III# M W ( U.I ? 4107 or #108 for #Jt'.\MTY mul SKI(\ !# ??:. R. L. GARRETT OVSTF.KS! OYSTERS! Tliorvi* Onnk & Scm We'Vf ,i lavLo Riipply r?f fivKji-from tho-Hf'a OyhtM of t)i? fls)cst (junlity, ' v< < jil inttal in Mlju? Wttfl a tai-tl n? ? t hat plnc<?* In a Clftf.'. by 1 1 1 ? i i - ? i ? - Our MVKtor** in^iy bo Kfrv*'d In many d'Hcloua way*. Kv? ry tlay'R tmpply i* frOBh from tf ?) fli'-ll. ?20 1 ? I'HOVKH ? IIO. riljr Market S *'T\w Man Who Kiiom* l-'Uli" Twenty sovoil yeara in the buttons. GOOD THINGS ? for parties mid Sunday dinner at reasonable price*. All kinds of fresh and dried fruits mid canned y'>d.?. M. P. GALLOP CO. Phones 8 and 57 Main and Water Streets
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