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THE MORNING STAR; WILMINGTON, N, C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 5; 1 9 1 5, FIVC m innniMT FLYING SQUADRON IS TO VISIT WILMINGTON L AGREEMENT OCEANIC HOTEL SOLD AT AU GTIONTYESTER DAY Property Bid in By Mr. J. E Clayton, of Kingstree, S C. liiDtn iu nrruuii .A COMMinEEON CHARTER To Confer With City Council And Representees Per Cent Interest Compounded Quarterly Paid on Accounts ADOPTED YESTERDAY i Famous Prohibition Organi zation Coming For Construction of the Caro lina Beach Road of Attorney General in Matter ctin Speakers of National Importance Will Appear at Three-Day Meeting- la Interest of f entperahce Next Moatit. County and Development Companies to Snare Cost of Construction Equally Work to Be Rushed Bond. Sfe Company Will Probably foe Form ed and Xante of Hotel Changed. Mr, Clayton Wtli be Person ally in Charge. ( Oislin'jnoermrui. ui v. r ect . . Khdorsed Numerous Resolutions Adopted. nlllM nro FORI Ti,e Wilmington Chamber of Com merce, deeming it to be of the greatest importance that the city shall have a coil government, in view of the recent motion of Council in appointing a com mittee to confer with Representative fcta'T. at its regular monthly meeting esterday afternoon authorized the ap pointment of a committee of five men ,v (tie president to co-operate with the committee from Council, this ac tion being taken at the instance of Ire deli Meares, Esq., and seconded by Mr. Thos. H. Wright. The findings of the Attorney General in the dismemberment proceedings rel ative to the Cape Fear & Yadkin Val "pv Railroad and his recommendation that a suit be instituted to this end as endorsed by the Chamber in the 's',i15p of a resolution. Introduced by 5r. .1. Allan Taylor, chairman of the t?affi" committee. The Chamber again went on record flS favoring the repeal of section nine of the Justice Freight Rate Act, this l.eme the famous "long and short haul" da ipe. Mr. J. Allan Taylor introduc ed the resolution, but had little to say about the matter, rather preferring evidently that the resolution should speak for itself. A copy will be sent 10 Senator Cooper and Representative Stacy with the request that they take prompt action on the matter. o Action on Market. !r- i. 1'. Herring, county farm dem onstrator, was present and explained to th Chamber a plan for establishing u ro-cperative market in the city. He said tlu't he thought the old fire houBe Vhich had been suggested by Mr. Hugh MacRae was as good a location as could lie round. He suggested that the mar ket could, divide Its profits not only with the producers, whose goods would tie sold there, but also with the con sumer. He stated that he believed that the former co-operative market had failed because it had attempted to sell at a lower price than the -other mar ket? in the city. In his proposed plan he did not con template that produce should be re dued in price, but simply that the profits would be divided among the pro diresrs and the consumers. He also called attention to the fact tl.at it would be necessary to have some prizes for the Boys' Corn ' Club his year and he hoped that the Cham ber would give this matter also its con sideration. Mr. J. Allan Taylor stated that while no doubt the co-operative market would le a cood thing he did hot think that the Chamber could endorse it because, if it did, it would be establishing a precedent for endorsing other co-oper-stive schemes such as co-operative lee plants, co-operative stores .and Other ro-operative business enterprises. . He saw r.o objection to individual rrtem ttrs lending such assistance to such enterprise, but did not consider it within the province of the Chamber to take any official action. President M. J. Corbett Was of the same opinion as Mr. Taylor and also expressed a doubt as to the enterprise heing- a practicable one. No action was t'.ken by the Chamber on the sugges tion. That the price of cotton is already 1emg fixed by the New York Exchange for next year, based on reports from the .South, was pointed out by Mr. Tay lor, in an earnest appeal to the business men present to take some steps to see thpt the cotton crop for the coming roar is curtailed. Curtailment, is our only salvation, he declared, and It will take persistent and drastic action to se that this is done. It is highly important he stated, that we disabuse the minds of those In the North that we are going to raise a liumper crop of cotton this year, and to this end much good can be done by ihe merchants and business men in their correspondence with their cus tomers in urging its importance upon them. -VNiaperji Are TOo Modest Hr. Taylor declared that the press is 'iitirely too modest in its advocacy of the curtailment of the cotton crop. He had not seen any strong editorials on rurtailmertt. By way of passing, he took .occasion to comment on the fact that Wilmington papers had been tar '"ore modest in bringing to the atten tion of the people the fat that Wil rmiiRlon was the only city in North rarolrna that had opposed the long: and short, haul clause in the Justice bill han would have been the case in other orth Carolina cities, such as Char lotte a 'ir! Raleigh. Rmvinenn Men Indifferent. 1 can't conceive of anything more ''important to a city than a good gov-pV'-n,f:.lt'" declared Iredell Meares, so., "and we ought to have more in terest in it by the business men." f'e declared that it is a government 't.iout i,e0(iR or tais and there is no Pearls or fixing responsibility. It is resther a commission form nor a rep T tentative government. Four years JE, the entire system was changed nri tivo years ago the "charter Was a?ain am.nded. I.ittle interest had manifested in the changes that jr made. The indifference on the im of ihnRe w)lo ShOUici be the most on..o,0( ,,rescnts an anomalous con- 'Ittion, He. therefore, moved that five men f , ;'l'nr,mted by the president of the hi.ml,pr io ,ake up the matter with '' '' ;infl with the representatives in ' general Assembly. This was sec-T-'ed V Mr. Thos. H. Wrisht. , Penrsall stated that he thought the northbound train which leaves 'imniBtoi, at 7.30 A M shouW bQ nanprefi back to the original hour -of o clock as he could not see that te earlier hour was of any great ben efit to anybody, lie was assured by Mr. Taylor that was made, as a part of .a 'eral scheme and that this would be . j. nno e ftect when the times are pro- I'HiO'OS. ')iMsne53,eriueut of C. F. A Y. V. ' ir i Cm i IXlfZ, resolution was pre- .r. Allan Taylor, chair- a i of the Traffic Committee, and ,.,'"K "cponrted by Mr. T. D. Love after T rtwa -rcrnu x,y Hie Chamber: T !;rr V""-" "1p orts of this Cham ".'!"h "Upported by Greensboro, atui-ufd on Frfge Eight 'his ('.,' n'lt, legun four years ago by & v S:UUh' -o restore the Cape Fear .rsH, :,Up.v Railroad to one own t., v, ' : 'lr "r,n:',Jnwnt seems about K c'.''r which the State is to Regarded as thoughtprovoking, cpn vincing and a powerful force for Na tioh-wide prohibition, the Flying Squadron of America, composed of speakers of National importance, will invade Wilmington on February 19, 20 and 21. Deep interest is being mani fested by church and temperance pec pie generally In the work of this Or ganization, and it is confidently ex pected that the forthcoming meeting1 will , be largely attended. Mr. Robert S. Henry, advance agent' Of the Flying Squadron, was in "Wil mington yesterday and after looking over the situation and conferring with a number of prominent clergy and lai ty, declared that in his estimation, the meetings will fee productive of splen did results for the great national fight being waged on John Barleycorn. He pointed out that the Flying Squadron is not being backed up by any sect or political party, but con sists of temperance workers who are imbued with the desire to do something really worth while for the cause. Already about 150 of the leading cities of the country have been visited by the Flying Squadron and every where in the meetings, it is declared, the speakers were received with a cor diality which distinctly shows the trend of the popular mind as to the disposition which should be made Of the- llqUor traffic. Professional singers and musicians accompany the Squad ron and conduct the musical pro grammes at all the gatherings, milking them doubly attractive. Former GOverhor J. Frattk Hanly, of Indiana, is the chairman of the Fly ing Squadron Committee, and is ift general charge of the direction of the campaign which Is being fought from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Canada to the Gulf. Born in a log cabin in Champaign county, Illinois, not many miles from the "old home of- Abraham Lincoln, he received most of his early education ; at his mother's knee under her tu torship, attended school but a few weeks for several years, and then at i the age of 13, started out to find his way in the world, which led td . th governorship of Indiana at the age of 41, together with other high honor Upon all .of these, he turned his bacfc when the plan to aid mankind in the fight for' the suppression of the liquor traffic presented itself to his mind. . With Governor Hanly in his work are Hon. Oliver Wayne Stewart, for mer member of the Illinois State Leg islature and a temperance lecturer, re garded as a man of intense personal- ity and deep enthusiasm; Daniel Aj: Poling,- National citizenship superin tendent of the United Societies of Christian Endeavor. Mr. Poling is the youngest man who was ever a candi date for the governorship Of Ohio, Where hi. 1912, at the age of 28, hft reached by automobile, 86 counties of the Buckeye State in his speaking tours, and was rewarded by seeing the Prohibition Vote at the ensuing elocu tion raised 160 per cent. Dr. Ira Landrith, president of th WardBelmont College, of Nashvilli Tenn., Presbyterian and former moder ator of the denomination's General AS sembly, the highest honor it can con fer, is another of the leaders working with Governor Hanly in the Nation- ( wide campaign. He was one of the founders of the Tennessee AntUBAloon League and is now a member gf th State executive committee of the or ganization, having been a leader of tb wortt since its conception. He wai also president of the late International Convention of the Y. M. C, A.; has serv ed the Association for 21 years as chairman of the Tennessee state com mittee, and is also connected with many other efforts Of a civic and re ligious nature. Dr. Charles M. Sheldon, known throughout the World as an author Of note and earnest exponent of practical and livable Christianity, is also in oiuded in the list of speakers. Known best by his famous book, "In His Steps", Dr. Sheldon has seen it trans lated into 17 different languages and attain a circulation Of millions of cop ies in this country and Great Britain. He is flow miftister-at-large of the Cen tral Congregational Church of Topeka.i Kans.with indefinite leave Of absence to "lecture, hold conferences, and as sist church federations and kindreft C3.US6S." Dr. Wilbur F. 'Sheridan, general sec retary of the Epworth Leagues Of the Methodist Church, and one of the strong platform orators of the country as well, is another of the Squadron speakers. Dr.. Carolyn E. Geisel was born in Michigan and graduated from the Uni versity of Michigan. She has received medical diploma from three American colleges; studied in St. Petersburg University, Russia; also in Germany; and at the famous Pasteur Institute in. Paris. She has been on the staff of the Battle Creek Sanitarium since 1895. She has been prominent on the lecture platform, doing: Chautauqua work for the past 15 years. Her active interest in temperance Work dates from the year 1897, and her most important address on the Question is "Alcohol and the Man Himself", showing the pathologi cal effects of alcohol upon the human Hody. She is a brilliant ana convinc ing speaker ana presents me Temper ance question in a Way that makes it appear of vital Importance to each in dividual. An especially interesting figure who accompanies the Squadron is John B. Lewis, retired shoe manufacturer of Boston, who is the treasurer Of the movement, and Upon its inauguration contributed $10,000 to its support. He is also vice chairman Of the Prohibi tion National Committee and is deeply interested in the work for the advance ment of the prohibition cause. Included in the list Of musician who are accompanying the Squadron are: Frederick Butler, former basso Of the Alice Nielson Opera Company, Mrs Butler, pianist', Rev. Daniel ,V. Follngv pastor of hte Congregational church, The Dalles, Ore, baritone; William L. pastor of the Congregational church, Miss Vera K. MulUn, of Winchester, Ind., soprano, who has done mUOh concert work over the United States and Canada. - Information regarding our 1915 Christmas SaVinrs Club cheerfully given by an officer df this bank. American National Bank. -Advertise-ment. - u The formal contract between the Board of County Commissioners and the officers Of the New Hanover Tran sit i Company, the Wilmington Beach Corporation and the Kure Land and De velopment Company, whereby the Board and the three companies agree to unite in the construction of a rock road from the present belt line road to Carolina Beach Boulevard, the ex penses to be borne half by the county and half- by the companies, was agreed upon at a meeting Of the Board yes terday afternoon, and upon the sign ing of the agreement and the filing by the officer of the company with the Board a justified bond in the sum of $10,000 for the faithful performance of their part of the agreement, the preliminary details looking toward an early beginning of the work will be started. The road to be constructed will be about seven and one-half miles lit length, and will extend from the preS ent belt-line road to Carolina Boule vard, Carolina Beach. FrOm there it is to be constructed on through Wil mington Beach and Fort Fisher Sea Beach by the development companies themselves, at their own expense. While, it has not yet been fully de cided, the lfkelihood is that the work Will be let out by contract, and' Com missioner L. W. Moore, chairman of the NSommlttee Of Commissioners In Charge of the details, was authorized to ad VertiSe "for bids on the work( the coun ty reserving the right to reject any or all bids if it is seen fit. Under the terms of the agreement, the three development companies are to deposit immediately in some local bank . the Sum of $7,500 te the credit of the county, as an advance payment, to be checked OUt by the county as needed. The agreement contemplates that work on the road shall begin as early in February as possible, and that it is to b completed as soon as conditions Wilt permit. At the conclusion of the agreement ysterday, 'and after the adoption of the agreement, by a unanimous vote of th Commissioners, Mi'. C C. Chad bourn, president of the Wilmington Beach Corporation, manked the mem bers of the Board, on behalf of the Companies and as a citizen of New Hanover county, for their action. He declared that in his opinion the bundl ing of the road would result in the immediate upbuilding of the Southern section of the county, and that the in cjreasd taxes in that part of the coun ty would Uay for the road Within five jrears. Mr. 3. J. Loughlin, secretary dnd treasurer of the New Hanover iranSK Company, Seconded Mr, Chad Bourn.' a remarks, also thanking the Board. 1 4 Th4 meeting- yesterday was presid ed over by Commissioner W. A. Mc dirt,: in the absence Of Chairman M. S. Willard. Present also were Commis sioners L. W. Moore and W. B. Yopp, MrW. A Williams, clerk to the Board, anjl Graham Kenan, Esq., county at torney, and Messrs. C. C. Chadbourn, At W. Pate, J. J. Loughlin. The-officers of the three companies ate to file With the Board a justified personal bond of $10,000 for carrying OUt their part of the agreement. The form of the bond was approved yes terday and It W11V be executed today. The formal agreement entered into is as follows: These articles of agreement, made nd entered into, this the 11th day of January, 1915, by and between New Hanover Transit Company, Wilmington Beach Corporation and Kure Land and Development Company, each being a corporation createdj Organised and ex isting under by virtue of the laws of the State Of North Carolina, with its principal office in the City of Wil mington, New Hanover county, said State, parties of the first part, and the Board of Commissioners of New Han over County, party of the second part, witnesseth: That, whereas, said party of the sec ond part proposes to construct a ro!k road, uniform with the hard roads of New Hanover county, from the present Belt Line road to Carolina Beach Boule vard, an extension of about seven and one-half miles, and to pay one-half the expense of building and completing the same, and to do all necessary grading, at its own expense, provide and upon condition that said parties of the first part promptly and faithfully keep and perform the agreements and covenants by them made and hereinafter set out, and provided said party of the second part has the absolute control and su pervision of the building 6f said road: And, whereas, said parties of the first part are desirous of complying with said conditions and requirements and have agreed to furnish good and ' sufficient surety, acceptable to said party of the second part, guarantee ing the faithful performance by them of their covenants and agreements herein set out; - Now, therefore, in consideration of th (premises and for the purposes aforesaid, and in consideration of the covenants and agreements made by said parties of the first part, to pay one-half the expense, necessary grad ing excepted, of building and complet ing said road in the sums and at such time, or times, as the party of the sec ond part may direct, and conditioned upon the performance by said first par ties of each and every covenant by them herein made, said party of the second part-in keeping with a resolu tion payed at its meeting held Jan uary 4, 1915 agrees to undertake, about February 1, 1915, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the building and con structing of a rock road, 70 feet wide and approximately eight inches deep, from a point determined by it, on the Belt Line road' to Carolina Beach Boulevard, a distance of about seven and one-half miles; and said second party agrees to do all necessary grad ing, at its own -expense, and to pay one half of the expense incident and nec essary to the building and completing of Said road, and to make an effort to finish and complete the same as soon as conditions will permit. . InNionsideration of the premises and the Covenants and agreements made by said second party, said parties of the first part agree to pay one-half the expense, necessary grading excepted, incident and necessary to the building, (Continued on Page.Six..) The Oceanic Hdtel property at Wrlghtsville Beach, real and personal, was Bold at public auction yesterday at noon at the court house, Under fore closure of mortgage held by the South ern National Bank, and was bid in by Mr. J. E. Clayton, a Well kndwn busi ness man and traveling salesman, for merly of Wilmington and Chadbourn and now of Kingstree, S. C, acting for himself and associates. Mr. Clayton's plans, jaccording to his statements yesterday, contemplate the formation Of a stock compn&y to oper ate the hotel. He plans to retain the majority of the stock, and will manage the hotel personally. A meeting of those interested will be held here within the hext few days, Mr. Clayton said yesterday, at which time preliminary action toward organ! zation and asking for a Charter may be taken. The Oceanic, which was erected about six years ago by the late Mr. W. J. Moore, is one of the two principal hotels on the beach. Mr. Moore oper ated it as the Tarrymoore for several seasons, and then, four years ago, sold out to a stock company composed of local business men, at which time the name was changed to the Oceanic. It has always been a popular hotel and thousands of visitors to the beach from all over the Country have known its hospitality. v ' " Irt addition to the property on Which the hotel is located, there are several vacant lots also, six tracts irt all, all of which were sold with the hotel yes terday. Mr. Clayton, the purchaser, is not in experienced in the hotel business, hav ing Owned and managed several hotels at different times. His regular voca tion, however, is that of a traveling salesman, and he has traveled exten sively, not Only in the South, but through the North and West, ahd has Ta host of friends all Over the country Who Will be interested to know that he is to engage In the resort hotel business. Mr. Clayton is a native of North Carolina, having been born at Washington, N. C. With his family he made Wilmington his home for four years some time ago, and also lived at Chadbourn for a time. At the present his headquarters are at Kingstree, S. C, and he has been spending his sum mer at his country home at Lake Wac eamaw. He owns a large farm at Ex celsior. It is Mr. Clayton's intention to leave the road for several months at an early date, and to spend some time supervising the repairing and renovat ing of the Oceanic building, prepara tory to the opening the coming spring. The name of the hotel will probably be changed. Mr. Clayton was not pre pared to say yesterday just when the hotel would Be opened this season. He pointed out that June 1st usually marks the beginning of the season, and that business conditions this year would hardly warrant the opening at a date earlier than that. However, this and other details will be worked out later, and for the present he in tends to devote his time to the prelim inary matters in connection with the organization of the company. Jho. D. Bellamy, Esq., auctioned off the property yesterday. There were several other bidders. When the prop erty was knocked" down to him, Mr. Clayton, turned over to the auctioneer a certified check for $500 as a guaran tee of good faith. MEETING OF TRUCKERS. Directors of New HnnOTer Association to Meet In City Tdmorrovr. There will be a meeting of the di rectors of the New Hanover Co-Operative Truckers Association at the Court House tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock for the purpose of taking steps to complete the organization. Steps will also be taken towards Securing a sales agent for the coming season. There will be eight directors, one from each local organization, and six ;,of these have already been Selected. Practically 75 per centof the truck ers of the county have already enroll ed and others are joining. After months of hard work by those interest ed, the prospects now are that Wil mington and New Hanover, county will have one of the best organizations in the South. Meeting of Creditors Held. A meeting of the creditors of Bag gett Bros., who recently made an as signment, was held Wednesday after noon. The majority of the creditors either in person or being represented through the ' Bureau of credits. An Offer Of 16 per cent, made by Baggett Bros., was refused. Most of the credi tors, who had not already done so, have placed their claims in the hands of the Bureau of Credits, which will, through its attorney, L. Clayton Grant, Esq., endeavor to adjudicate matters. Suburban Schedule Changes. Beginning Monday, January IS, there will be a slight change in the leaving time of some of the cars on the su burban line. The train now leaving Front and Princess streets for Winter Park and WrightsvITle at 6:65 a. m. will leave at 6:50 a. m. The train now leaving Wrlghtsville, westbound ,at 7:25 a. m., will leave at 7:20 a. m. This train will leave Winter Park at 7:31 a. m. instead of at 7:36 a. m. Real Estate Transfer. Deeds were filed for record yester day as follows: Annie R. Darden to 'W. C. Page, for $1,000 and Other consider ations, tract in Cape Fear township, on West Side of Castle Haynes road, containing 17 acres; L. J. Carter and wife to Henry Heyer, for $10 and oth er considerations, lot on West line o 15th, 99 feet north of Meares, 33x165 feet in size. THIS IS A BAtt MONTH The Indoor life of winter. With lack of outdoor exercise, puts a heavy load on the kidneys. Nearly everybody suf fers from rheumatism, backache, pain in sides and back, kidney and bladder ailments. A backache may not mean anything serious, but, it certainly does npt mean anything good. It's better to be on the safe side and take Foley's Kidney Pills to strengthen and invig orate the kidneys and help them do their work. They help rid the blood of acids and poisons. Sold by R. R. Bellamy. THE PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK COR. FRONT AND PRINCESS STS. .i mM ' E WHITE BUILDING. OF The Wilmington Savings & Trust Company 1 10 Princess Street, Wilmington, N. C. Building Fires on Cold Morn ings Was The Bane of My Bovh N. JACOBI HARDWARE CO. 10 12 SOUTH FROST ST. WE HAVE Autographic IX STOCK. Date and Title Yonr Negatives Permanently, When You Make Them. The Places you Visit, the Autographs of friends you photograph, the Age Of the Children, at the time the pictures afe made, and the date. All these notations add to the value of your picture record. Let us show yoM how simple it is. WOODALL & SHEPP ARD, Inc. 'Phone 131-132. CUT PRICES We may Cut the Prices, Bat If ever the Quality" on onr Clean, Live, Smooth Casting:. Grate Bars. Pinions. Gears. Columns, and All Classes made for Builders Water Works, Street Drains, Etc. We carry the Largest Stock of Boilers, Engines and Pumps in the city Pleased to serve yvn. Wilmington Iron Works THE IRON MEN. ORANGE' AND Everybody Reads the OLD AND STRONG ACCOUN ANY SIZE WELCOMED AT THE iOod with a VORTEX ORIGINAL HOT BLAST the fire is never out You dress and eat breakfas in rooms warmed with fuel supplied the night before. "VORTEX" are guaranteed to hold fire from Sat urday night until Monday morning, with Cheapest Soft Goal; also burns Hard Coal, Wood or Coke. CALL, OK SEND FOR CATALOGUE SOLE AGESJTS THE NEW Kodaks Academy Advance Sales WATER STS. Star Business Locals 99 TS 1 FOR SALE t Two cars Maine Grown Irish Potatoes, all varieties Shipment to be made in February.- Orders solic ited. SAMUEL BEAR, SR., & SONS Wholesale Grocers 1 Wilmington, N C 311 N. Front St. FLOUR SPECIAL 3 500 Barrels Flour at $6.50 Per Barrel. For This Week Only. Lave & Woody Wholesale Grocers Phone 809. PEANUT BAGS FOR SALE CANNED PEACHES, APPLES, PEARS, TOMATOES, Just Arrived RAISINS, COCOANUTS, APPLES, CANDIES. PULL STOCK FANCY AND HEAVY GROCERIES, ZINC BUCKETS, TUBS, WASH BOARDS, NAILS. COTTON SEED HULLS AND MEAL. A. B. Groom, Jr., Company Wholesale Grocers 226 North Water Street, Wilmington, N. C. I 'X
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