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Wage Cuts And Strikes Tlireat In New England i Cotton Textile Situation in Northeastern States Has Taken More Serious Turn and Manufacturers See in Wage Re duction* the Only Way Out of Their Predicament I!> J. r. I to Y l.l: Co>yrtftit, 1924. ty Th? A*'n?c* New York. April 2*.?The cotton textile situation ho far as New En#-' land is concerned, lias taken a mort serious turn, according to telegraph 1c dispatches received within the] last 24 hours from mill centers. The Impression conveyed by thes? reports, which come from reliable sources. Is that wage reductions In1 the textile Industries of New Eng land are only a matter of time. La bor leaders are frank In laying that If these cuts are put" Into effect there Is a strong probability that a strike' would be called. The effect or such reduction Is not confined to New England. It has a bearing on every citizen of this coun try, for each one of necessity is a purchaser or prospective purchaser of cotton cloth In some form or an other, and cotton goods In reality forms one of the chief supports of the dry goods trade. Cuts amounting to as much as 15 and 20 per cent, have already been posted at several mills where the workers are not unionized. It is pre dicted that if this 20 per cent cut is made effective generally a strike can not be averted. Textile wages In New England are now 134 per cent above the pre-war level and only 13 per cent under the high point of 19 20. In 1922 scores of thousands of tex tile workers were on strike much of thl* year. New England manufacturers as sert that curtailment of production Is essential, not only because of the slack demand for finished goods but because of the resistance of buyers to any Increase In prices. It is now admitted by many New England con sumers of raw cotton that- there is every prospect that there will be a shortage of the raw staple before the 1924 crop Is available. They say that mill curtailment Is necessary because of this also since there will not be enough cotton to run mills full time. So far as can be learned, the ma jority of the New England manufac turers have not arranged for their 1924 spring and summer require ments. They therefore face the, prospect of having to pay high prices j for raw cotton and of being unable j to get sufficient to run at capacity ( If demand should Improve. The for-: f?lgn mills, however, have already bought their raw cotton or are buy-1 Ing It now. Exports for the week end'.ng last Saturday amounted to j 76.096 bales compared with 60,329 bales for the previous week and 64,-: 4 48 for the corresponding week of last year. The foreign competitors of the New England mills shipped over 175,000.000 yards of finished goods Into this country last year and If the demand for cotton goods increases strongly, which Is possible, they would be prepared to Increase that amount largely If the New England ire re caught with short sup plies. In view of these facts, manufac turers In the North si>ctlon of this country are seriously considering wage reductions. The old argument lj? beJjig waned as to whether It Is better for workmen to have employ ment more days a week at a lower wage than few days or none with the high wnge scale maintained. The Pocassett and Mechanics mills of Tall lilver have closed down for ten days. The Pepperell Manufacturing Company, employing 3,800 workers nt lllddeford. Maine, will close from April 26 to May 5. The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company plants have closed for the remainder of this week. The situation Is not dangerous so far as the South Is concerned, ac cording to reliable reports today from Atlanta and other centers. The textile situation Is" not going to the bow-wows. Southern experts maintain. Mills, they say, are not curtailing, but are selling on a basis of warehouse stocks and buying raw cotton as demand for goods calls for It. The South has assumed the lead so fnr as cotton spindles are con cerned. There are now In place in Southern mills 16.747.016, or 4 4.5 per cent of the country's total. Tills marked an Increase of 872,665 spin dles In the South In the last year, ?and a decrease of 92.510 In other flections. The Southern mills con* sumed 4.247.748 bales of cotton last year, or 63.72 per ceht of the total United States consumption. HYDE PLANS ROAD TO TYRRELL LINE County (lommi?*ioii<'r* Take Action ut April Meeting Looking Tounrd Connect ing Fitirfield and Gum Neck Steps toward putting Hyde In line to reap advantage of any ferry service that may he established be tween Pasquotank and Tyrrell counties were taken by the Hyde County Board of Commissioners at tbelr April meeting when th? Hoard passed a resolution providing f;>r iht> laying out of a road from Fair field to the Tvrrell County line at the Alligator River, Tyrrell Is ex i pected to connect with this road by I building from Gum Neck to the1 Hyde County line. The Board of Commissioners also1 1 passed an order directing the sheriff1 to summon a jury of three men to lay off the road and estimate its' cost with the aid of a civil engineer or surveyor whom the jury is em-' powered to employ. As this road connects the county seats of Tyrrell and llyde. the State will he asked to i take the road over and a delegation ; from Hyde County will go to Ral eigh the latter part of this month to ! present the matter at the next meet ing of the State Highway Commis sion. This road was in contempla tion last winter when George P. Carter of Fairfield, while in the city, gave The Advance an Interview set ting forth the advantages that would accrue to Elizabeth Cly b^ the es tablishment of a ferry between Pas quotank and Tyrrell counties. Such a ferry, in Mr. Carter's opionion, would with the establishment of the Fairfield-Gum (Neck road, put Eliz abeth City within a few hours of Fairfield and Swan Quarter by motor car. Rotfl Thin ftivtsafu? !t tplln how your "Shop Dactcr'%- | tho utt-tft-dtt# repairman can brin -1 you Heiiltli?-4 'iniirorl?l'/omtitn. JOSEPH AMMEEN ('ornir .Mart In mill Mutt how > Hts. l*hone 6M-W. DRAINAGE SUBJECT OFBELHAVENMEET And Brlliuveii Is Iyopical I'luct* for Drainuge Associu tion (Convention With Its Immense Drainage Projects Carolina Drainage Association jueets this year. April 29-30, at Bel haven. near which are located bril liant examples of success in the re demption of swamp lands to agricul ture. Within a ten mile radius of Belhaven there have been completed a half dozen or more projects which embrace a total of more than 200. 000 acres of land of black soil of extreme richness. Formerly worth less and listed. If at all. for a nom inal price for taxation, these lands are now on the books at from $100 to $150 per acre and are, practically speaking, not purchasable. Their yields are rich, not only In prolific | crops of corn, but in grasses which are rapidly building up the extensive cattle business recognized as one of . the chief economic needs of the State. In many respects the drainage j district around Hclhaven. with I their 150 miles of canals from 24 to j 40 feet in width and the contrast. I illustrated by their profitable de j velopment, with the swamps out of ! which they havo recently been j created, are the Q. E. D. of the idralnugp principle as applied 1 through legislation. The drainage . law of North Carolina, passed in j 1909. is a model that has been wide-! I ly approved and copied but not yet ! improved upon except la detail la any quarter. Uader Its operation a total of approximately a million acres of swamp and overflow lands have b?-en reclaimed to agriculture, chiefly In Eastern North Carolina, but to a considerable extent in the Piedmont as well. Capital, the in terest on which is assured of collec tion as by a tax levy. Is secured by the lands themselves, and the bonds thus authorised have found a warm welcome in the markets. While there are yet vast acres of swamp lands which could be drained, the feasibility of this kind of reclama tion Is so well established that it only needs efficient planning and cooperation to bring any particular swamp or overflow area to pro ductivity. A few figures In rough will give an idea of the magnitude of the magnitude of the work and results possible In Eastern North Carolina, not only through drainage, but re clamation in the broader sense. And though drainage has been the prin cipal and first step. Its end Is re water. but those which have been cut over and left idle. Of lands un reclaimed in this broader sense, there Is an estimated total In Eas tern North Carolina of 2.370.000 acres. Of these a half million are not deemed suitable for agriculture in anything like the Immediate fu ture. and an additional 200.000 acres are In peaty lands, themselves potentially valuable as fuel pro ducers. but not to be considered from the point of view of the farm or land settlement. There^ Is. therefore, an acreage of something like 1,500.000 which constitutes the material with which State recla mation. through drainage districts and analogous legislation of the fu-j ture. has to deal. There must also | be deducted fronl this total many' thousands of acres of cut-over land i which can be redeemed to forests j and which it is needed to put to I growing the timber so essential to, sound agricultural -practice. As to drainage, the percentage ofj failures that marks a general sue-' cefs in the average project has em phasized in experience the mistake of confusing hope with mathematics. | A thorough survey and preparation, careful cost estimates, close con tracts and sound engineering skill and Judgment are necessities. These, having become the rule, the drain age district, the bonds of which are always sound, can be depended upon to be a dividend payer for Its owners. In reclamation in the broader sense the problem is more closely related to land settlement. I^ands suitable for agriculture are available in quantity. Men to buy and work them properly lire lacking. Capital Is not available for porper prepara tion. Here is indicated a need for legislation to create in the case of such lands a sound policy of credit and finance, such as the drainage law has proved to be practicable. At the meeting of the Association la New Bern last April one of the most Interesting discussions had to do with the extension of the Federal Reclamation Act for Irrigation of arid lands in the West to the re demption to agriculture of swamp I and cut-over land? In the South. The condition of the lands in the South and their right to equality of treatment with those of the West was described by F H. Newell, then chief of the United States Reclama tion Service. Senator Simmons aud Representative Abernethy also dcclsred themselves as in favor of the South asserting Its rights in this respect. In sight of and with opportunity to inspect prosperous lands as exhi bits of what reclamation means, the Drainage Association and its visitors will be In a position for effectively ! visualising what reclamation in the ! st-use- of utilizing economically cl&matlon. to embrace untlmateh not only lands rendered watte by available Idle lands can be made to mean to North Carolina, the Sonth and the Nation. trXrb 1 WANTED .?(MI men to purcliunp one! of our INt-w Spring Suits, all models; ?izo? 32 to .12?Six Rig Special*? $20, $25, 827.50, 830, 832.30, 833.00. F urnishin^*, - Hats, Cm/is to Match T. T. TURNER & CO. Men's Wear WHY SUFFER AIL. THROUGH SPRING? J 1ST bccause spring Is at hand, don't feel that you have to be languid, dull, weak and half tick. What you need la to Ret the "spring fever" out of your system hy taking that time-tried tonic, Gude's Pepto-Mangan. Many thousands of people, young as well as mature, purify and enrich their blood and tone up the system every spring withGude'a. It restores strength, energy and "pep," brings color to the cheeks and brightness to the eye. At your druggist's; in liquid and tablets. Free Tablet. Oj IcMVpic. Minirnn.trnd for itfe I*ackaac. 2*1. J. Hi o it en bach Co., S3 Warren St., N.Y. Gude's Pepto-Mangan Tonic and Blood Enricher POWDER Bee Brand Insect Powdtr won't stain? or harm anything except ins# eta. House hold sizes, 15c and 33c?other sizes, 70c and $1.23, at jour druggist or grocer. McCOWMICK St CO. Baltimore. Md. Washable Fabrics Made Daintily With McCall Patterns Silk and Cotton Crepes, a beauti ful range of patterns, the yd., $1.25 and SI.50 Embroidered Voiles, attractive de signs worked on voiles in all the best shades, the yd., $1.25 Piedmont Prints, a silk and cotton fabric in a wide range of dainty fou lard and figured patterns, the yd., $1.25 Imported Linens, all colors and very popular, the yd., 85c and $1.00 Permanent Dotted Voiles, all col ors, a pretty range of patterns, yd., 50c and 59c Printed Voiles?a beautiful range of patterns on light or dark grounds, the yd., 25c to 50c Everfast Suiting, all colors, fade proof, the yd., 50c and many other fabrics for you to select from. RUCKER & SHEELY CO. Elizabeth City Best Store Bath Robes? ?7.50 to $10.00 Delpavk and Rocking chair Underwear? $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 Daniel Green Bed Room Slippers? Boys', $1.75 and $2 Men's, $2.50 and $3 What Is Your Ambition? Not in terms of money?tyit from a point of Happiness ? Influence ? Character! Every man and boy wants to be the recognized best in his own particu lar circle. Appearance must then be one of the very first items of consideration. our; ClothiiiK and Furnishings Will Give You That Distinguishing Touch. MEN'S SUITS? from $15.00 to $-15.00 Specials In Boy's Suits Oh, Boy! Wesley Barry Caps, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 Boys' Neckwcar? 35c and 50c Boy?* Educator and Scout Oxfords? $4.00 and $5.00 FOR SATURDAY AND MONDAY, April 26 and 28. $18.00 Boys' Suits $16.50 Boys' Suits $15.00 Boys' Suits 814.00 Boys' Suits $13.50 Boys' Suits $12.00 Boys' Suits $10.00 Boys' Suits $ 9.00 Boys' Suits $ 7.50 Boys' Suits Spencer-Walker Company tMCOPf'ORATfO ' WAtrt every mdn finds wAdt /ie titxx to we<tr llinlon Building Opposite Y.N.C.A. NEW SHIPMENT Spring Caps They are Beauties $1 to $3 Weeks & Sawyer Where the Best Clothes Come From k-x-: ;-X"?0 *o? Coptic 1-0-0-0 OPTICAL SERVICE? DR. J. W. SELIG OPTOMETRIST ill Mam 81. ? Elisabeth City' WANTED To Sell You Your Groceries. Lebanon Bell flour, 12 lire 50c SUGAR, Loose, lb 9c J. W. Shannonliouse &. Son PHO.VE 187 FOR YOUR SPRING SUIT tailored to measure or from a wide range of So ciety Brand and Stein Bloch models see D. Walter Harris The City Tailor and Clothier NEW SPRING GOODS Arriving Daily | McCabe & Grice | The Busy Store r QUALITY SERVICE PRICE Thnt l< why we have been jour mincer nlm c 1919* Our |K>lir> tin* net or <-hatiK<*<l. Yon kiv HH?ntrd of |ierfcct satisfaction when ulxinu iih your onler. 1 MORGAN & SONS A GOITRE REMOVED Hyrncano I?a<1y Tell* How Hlie Wan Siivi il an Operation Mr*. ? flattie Church, 21& Pntnnm Strpot. Syracuse, N. Y.. Bays *he will tell or write how she wa? saved an oporntlon with Sorbol Quadruple, ? >'orl? %* liAtim>nt. Manufactured by Sbrbol Company, Mechanlcaburft. Ohio. Sold by all drag stores, locally at Albemarle Pharmacy. adv
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