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CHlRfiOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JANUARY 6f 1903. COMMERCE AXD.'.riXAKCE ECTDED HOPE IX TOE FTLTURE F.IILLS AND MARKETS Opnlnr of the New Year See a Dis position to Turn From a Contempts-1 tfon of the. Post Rcdu-tiou of IRtiEB rO HOLD COTTOX. Bank of Knijland's Discount Raa Florida Grmm Favor Organization Has Reassuring Fffect loan Mar ket Takes on a Degree of Activity. New Tork. Jan. 5. The opening of the Jiw ti i' tcci - Uiipisii'ri; rc the financial markets to turd from the contemplation of irwurrful yesderdays and lot k fww nl -with, hope and confi dence to the future;' The conviction U firmly based that decldpd Improvement to Aid IMnlresil Famier-st ant . Separate boa Island Movement. Lake City, FlaJam EAt a 'mass nic-6uiijc vf I'm Cc'unibla county Farmers' 1'nlon and members of the Cotton Association. held in. this city yesterday, committees appointed . by the two organizations submitted the is ahead, but 1 1.1a conviction has nn 1 following- Important . resolution: tempered ty some anxiety over a possi- W remnant of unpleasant consequences f the flnancal crisis yet to be gone 'sffcrtHiKh. A pcelal . field of inenstn?K ' the -provision for ;ho annnal ttle ment In the money markets, which were "Resolved, That we recommend that a full delegation bo sent to Valdosta, Ga., with a view of form ing: a separate Sea Island move ment. "We further recommend that dele gates to the Farmers' fnion meet- unusuatly heavy ahllo the resources of ling at Memphis, Tenn., "be instructed the money "market, although 'rupidly im- to request withdrawal of all reference proving were stiU mu.-h impaired. The to Sea Island cotton In their deliber- smoothnes with which the tunr-of the tlon and fix no price on same year was affected went far to e "W. . e to! sentiment and to establish the confidence . ,,,. to hol(, th.ir ,... . that, Steady Improvement In tho inanclnl positional t be expected hence for ward. The call money rata did not get 'hf.-her thpn 50 nor cont.. which, compare with a maximum of 45 per cent. In the corresoonoing week or las' year ana it. Tier rent. In the ve.ir Dreeedlng. Ktill mere significant o; the gioin Imnrfvem, nt ot tho position was the ra pid dwindling and disappearance bt the premium" on gold which HlKnallzcd tn-3 first business day of the new year. Ho long as the premium persisted an insur mountable obstacle rer-aioea to nm rr-i-stiiblishment of a normal nankin, po .aiti,n. Th. T.rnifln! tnirket was so fur reus sired by this development that a rupld decline, enstued In the Lond'-n liiscount rate and the Bank of England waa cotv strained on Thursday to murk down Its nfTi-lnt (liscniint rate from 7 tT cent, to t per ceot: ir. order to avoid losing touch with the monev aiket. The p r cut hntik'rale wa the sltnal of continued dlfniKt in the outside world of the American nosltlon and Its tib.-ndmimcnt marWs the return of faith in the psoing or our rriiK. Tn New York B.Iilll ional funds have an peared In the time loan rrarkefrund bunl i.esa In that department haa taken on nm riteree of act'vitv. althotieh inter tt mte continue hlt?h. GrowInK demand for blph (trade mercantile paper also ot fera proi'dsa of relief fpffin .one of the most threatet Injr source of cinharraas ment to come- srowinir out f the- heavy jniil ..riliex fiillintr due In that depart ment from time to time. The ehrinkaire In hnvlnsr nowVr. which l:;ia (tone with tb financla tinhcaval. the slowness of follect'ora and the atrlrtency of and that we favor the formation of an -organization with a capital stock of $50,000, at $50 per fhare, with which to purchase the distressed cot ton." V. T. Henley, on behalf of the cotton association, accepted the reso lutions. The Farmers' Union adopted the lust recotnmendation. Kev. j N. -H. Uegister was elected a a delegate to the convention at Memphis, Tenn, Home Guard Guard ajralnst ruat and decay. Protects your buildings. Defies the elements. . The Pioneer ready-to-fay rooflnff. ALWAYS OX TOP. We carry a large stock for prompt shipment Write for prices and samples Greensboro Supply Co. Greensboro, N..C. COTTON M I D: M ACH I N ER Y. Stuart WtCraMr, ENQ1NEER AND CONTRACTOR. CARDS DRAWING PRACTICAL WEXiFARE WOHK. What Ha n-en Aooompllshetl In the Cotton Mill Towns of South Caro Thomas' F. Parker, President M.ona Khan Willis, treertille, S. C.,, In Textile Manufacturer. The first big- welfare -work of the South Carolina Votton mills was jrath- erim? around the mills in viilagearom isolated farms, backwoods and moun tain regions more than 125,000 des titute people, and In building' up fi nancially many communities of the State. This work has taken twenty- live years During all of this perlxl these people were given for the first time In their lives steady employment, good wages, accessible churches, schools and social advantages. At the same, time the cotton mills doubled the and trebled the value of real estate mnrtfv market, which Offered small proa-I In the ndtninlnir nnmmnniHoa -ii.r peci or aaenuato arcomm nia.iu iu $100,000,000 ar Invested In cotton aomWnatlon of clnumstftnres, from 1 "tl4V" vvi ,u ei' ul rASON MACHINEVVORIfft COTTOFJ F.1ACHINE 'NTON MASS SPINNING - ' - FRAMES COMBERS LAP MACHINES ' SOUTHERN OFFICE AT CHARLOTTE EDWIN HOWARD. AGENT. MULES LOOMS a which dreaded. Credit experts In the, New York . tanks are more liopetut or neeneo ac coramodation, belnir Inrthconilr.g to faclll tute the nrocetis of liquidation, which u a reicosnteed necessity, to some extent. In commercial affairs, ard which it la now hoped may be conducted with de liberation and arood erder. The onbheatlon of ti e bank statement at the cl.we of the we-k disc lo-jel tlic fre- lnflo of currency to New York for the week. This development is cf the Utmost importnr.ee us showing too pi disastrous conaen uf nees were U the manufacturing capital of the Mate. H'otton mill pay rolls exceed $12,000,000 per annum; their State and municipal taxes are over $500,- 000 per annum, and as -75 per cent. of their capital stock is now owned in South Carolina, most of theJr. prof its are kept at home. They consume over 70, per cent, of the cotton pro duced by the State, and with opera-J ....... i.J 1 . , , . J , Lives n uj .'iuiiiirriy cviiiifi not una work Is now producing a manufactur Ing- of the feeling of distrust of the Now ed product of nearly $75,000,000 per York bankina- twisition and promising n ranid re-establlshmcnt of the normal po tlticn. " It thus hsnrens the.t tho flnnnrlal mar kets have been disposed to iicr.ore aome Imn.edintelv nnruvoranle taotnrs in ai fnli-H. cheered hv the Bricntening nnnn- clal nrosrvect. A striking example, of this ,ini wns ftrroraim in ine h i k iiiniv. v. , . . first dav of Ihe new year. There on- L,.t" ul""e,r operatives oy uegrees vero-ed on this mket the news ot ine a taiiiy wiui appointment of. a receiver for th Ra- t nose or any other section of . the hoard Air tjn Kiinwny sro rup in unitea states. from Washington on en mtenoeu tun oy These are some of the things that K, ' .'I III, 1 1 I ir . v.,w " tFIA Prt Ah VI a r,1.A ,1 3 Th mil vet wavered under this aliock flfan(1 without a rival as the chief Unit the effect was te-mporary b"'1 a I matters or outn Carolina's present n strong recovery ensued before the end of 1 nancial prosperity with ail that that tho day. The course or raiimaa earnings means to the welfare of that Com- TPjK-nfd whs anmnRr reiiwi"ii wtl-I monwealth. annum. As the cotton mills draw their operatives from the farm they Increase the wages of farm labor at the sama time as they do 'those of their operatvea, which has been 40 per cent, in the last five years. Their have raised the res oft their operatives till duties to their operatives 'besides pay ing thxir price In the labor market. , Then there are. those mills at the other extreme which believe In Imme diate returns and in not "spoiling the operative" - or 'pamperlng" them by paternalism." The latter do not like to be mentioned In such an article a-s this, and prefer in such matters that others represent their State. In South Carolina this latter-class Is In the minority and despite the artictes of "yellow. Journalism,' the average South Carolina mill, taking Into ac count everything connected with, the management and' the plant, Is unques tionably the equal of the average cot ton mill of an State 'n our nation. pfd.. '. lis Ml SOmiKRX COTTOX MILL STOCKS Quotations by F. C. Abbott' & Company. Jan. 4. oni immoderate enthusiasm over values. Several of the great railroad systems, in cluding notnaly the Atcnison and tne When this 125,000 people came to tne mills they were practically all Pennsylvania, showing n. li.avy Inroad on working In the fields from "sun up to sun down," and doing their house keeping and stock feeding at night, and suffering from privation both nay and night. They were most thankful to . receive, till within flf- last ye.ir's level of net earnings In he return for November, owing to the lienvy expansion of operating expenses. Rail road trnffie officials, in renortlng on iho more recent course of traffic, make can did acknowledgment of the rapid shrink age in the movement of merchandise of teen or ten years ago. for these hours nil oeecripnons except grain, ami or ineir cents per day for t tnflltllitv tn fllrerfi n. nrnhnhle ftoiiree of I A -. . . ' - venis lor women, ana lo 2, cents per day for children, 50 Cents for men. Their hours have been stead ily reduced and their wages advanced till on January 1st.. 1908, their mill day will be ten hours and their wages on a fair. average of 75 cents for chil dren tinder 16', $1 for women, and $1.50 for men (some weavers earn over $2). The laws now also provide that with a few exceptions, children under 12 shall not work and regulate night work. These laws which pro tect thoe mills that endeavor to care for their operatives and the future citizens of the State make another distinct phase of welfare work. In addition to the lawn enacted there are similar laws which the renresenta- (Corrected dally by Cochrans-McLaugh- tive mill men -are advocating, and The bond market la scanned with some attention ard interest from day to day to detect evidence .f a renewed flow o floating canital Into Investment. Simie in , crease of activity was discoverable 'last w"k, hut the Iemnd was moderate. In spite of the large disbursements of divi dend and, Interest to f-upply a fund for re-:nvestmfrnt. . Charlotte Produce. Corrected by R. H. Field &'Co Putter ir.tT29 Chickens Spring .,. I.vj2i Pucks . 25 Egps 25 (leee per head !i0iT-n5 Hens T he.id 3i3r Turkey per lt Rvfl ' MJ which are very Important, such as a rAm ' ""'"..!"!'!!! law fr compulsory education, mar- Cctton seed M "lase licenses, and the registration of C-ats births and deaths. There Is also an other proposed law which' should re ceive attention, prohibiting the mar rlage of children which is frequent in mill communities South Carolina has very sanitary mill Buildings and mill villages. It Is almost a universal rule that each mill owns its village and furnishes everv Former Xos. 11 and 13 Will Co From 7 "ca -'oroie rour-room i.,,.. , . . ...... or 8 l-ro,1m house w th a flna-n n irccnsJoro to A'ncvuic. nu ,,.m. ...V.. rcftviauic gotut-ii, vxfy -pasLure (ana some times cow sheds and other ac cessorles) for the low rental of from three t four dollars per month for a four-room house. Each villain ba fair school and church opportunities and a hall for secret orders, the mH! company contributing whatever is Abbeville Aiken Mfg. Co American Spinning Co. Am. Warehouse pfd.. Spray, i . Anderson Mills Arcade , Arcadia Arista Arkwright Mills Arlington ..... , Athi;rton, N. C, .. Avon Avondsle Augusta, (ia Pelton j)IN) ., Pontile Prundon. . '. j ' . . , . Hropan t ot ton Mills Proukslde t.lonmfleld -, Cutarrus , .. .. .. Cannon Mfg. Co Capita f'itv. nfd Chad wick preferred .. .. iiaawtcK, JN. C. Chrryvllle., .. .. Cheswelt, S. C , pfd Cheswell, S. C Clara .;, ... Clifton com Clifton, pfd.... .... ... Cllffside i .. Chiquola Cotton Mills Courtney Con verso Mfg. Co Cherokeo Mfg. Co .. .. Oolumhu Mffc'. Co Cora. , Coxe.... .. .. ,. .. Darlington Dallas Mfg. Co.. Dover Yarn Mills. Drnvtnn Pilling t'lllon Kagle p i'hoenlx N. C N."d: c, pfd.. C. These figures represent the prices pall to wnitnni oi Jan. 4tn. Middling 10.25 Strict mldfllin? : 1(1. Mi Good middling .... , U.u . CIIANfiKS SOT SALISBURY. Hour's Sti-Over at SalLHlnu-y . Clayton W, PiKil DesiHM-atciy in Party f Insli'cr to Iiwp-Vt Whit- fnecial to The Observer. Salisbury. Jan. 5 Several changes hi the Southern time table came into enect to-aay. u .n mam . necessary In Addition to what others j win arrive ui o.- ii. m. in.-itA Kilrd. Plmlra, Kasley Kdenton. N. F'hiiree. , . . Knorea, pfd Krwln, pfd - Kurelia Exposition Fairfield 'lorenre , Fountain. N. C Gaffney Mfg. Co Gaston Gluck Glen wood 1. . .. Glen Lowery. pfd .. Grsnltevllle. 8. C Gray Mfg. Co.. , .... Crendel....- Oret-nwoott. .. Higlilaiid Park .. .. .. .. .. Highland Park, ptd.. Hartsvllle.. .. .. .... Henrietta ifiirs.",'"".".' Horklns Hoskins preferred .. .. ; r.rv Hugenot.. ' .. Inman MilIs."S. C John I'. King Mfg.-. Co... .... Keenler. King's Moun'aln par 60.. .. Knoxvlllo Cotton Mills Lancaster Cott in Mills ... .. .. Lancaster Cotton Mills, pfd.. Lanett l.amrley Mfg. Co Laurens Linden, N. C Liberty.. .. . . ... .; Llmestono ' "... ... ... Lockhart, S. C .. Lorav Mills preferred Louise Mills. N. C Loul:e Mills, pfd Lowell I.umherton .. .. .. Marlboro Cotton Mills Manchester Mills 1 Mills Mfg Co. of 9:15, as heretofore. With tne ex ception that 39 and 40 are cut off this is the only change on the main line. On the AsheviHe division -former No.. 11 will be made up at Greens boro as No. ill, will arrive at Salis bury at 8:35 a. m. and leave es No. I 11 for lAshevi'.le at 9:S5, No; 12 will arrive from AsheviHe at 9;-40 p. .th. and proceed to" OTeensboro as Xo. 112 9:45 p. m. Jrf the case, of there) t'. trains! there will be a cofffffffte i ctmnge of crews at Spencer. I,t Is ex pected that In a few days, thvs ar rangement will be altered so that tite crews will change at. Salisbury. 'Tansurif''"iVe6ple'r"e!'"'weir "satrsfied Milln Mf7. Co. nfd.. . pnv lor buildings or salaries to pro-IModenn, Cotton Mills., vide these. ) Mollohon A nunioer or mill companies during; J'onoghan.. the last few years have been erecting . c;.."Vm.'.' ,c, .. . at their own expense in their villages club bouses, hospitals, swimming pools, and handsome school and church buildings. , The most expen sive of these cost $23,000; another cjift $18,500. In the various Kouth Carolina mills there are perhaps fifty such buildings for the operatives, paid for by the companies at a cost of from $5,000 to $10,000 each. There are now between ten and fifteen sal aried welfare, workers (not Including school teachers ard ministers) with salaries- -fr5nr '0- to- t f flfrO eatTr trr with the changes, as they will not'soutn Carolina ram villages paid en- nece-s'tate the removal of anv of the tirely by the companies. railroad men's families to Greensboro The object of South Carolina mills and the hour's stop-over here of S'o. to make money for their stockhold- 11 In tiie-morning will give travelers ers. arid they have received the equiv- an "opportunity to visit the city and Olent in labor for the wages they have Incidentally benefit the merchants. paid; their salaries and dividends Every one H Kati'bury will regret Jo and undivided profits have been hand-1 S"ci;il Cirtle MocresvIHe, N. Newberry.. .. Nokomis , Notrla MM " Olympia Mills, rfl- Orr ... OdIJ Mills iwark , Pacolet Mfg Co. (ir.t. added) . Pacolef Mfg. pfd Pee Iee.. .. 1'elzer Mfg. Co .Jpledmon; Mfg Co ... Plcdmmit VVigun Works .. .. Fell City. Ala ... Pue YV .F. Jdig. .Cn:. .. .. ..... Rtrhlsnd, S. -.. pn-lvir-d .... Itosnoke Mills.. , Palelch i Koliertlel.. . .. Hichyiond Spinning Co Uversid Mf. Co I Itof-k Klver ..... ... .'. Karen .. ... Hihley. Oa ... . nr v. A . . i I Stirl !iC St 'n . . ..rV.wVrA "1 1 ,ru. :l,,erisiate'lile Cotton M.llS. lesrn that Oiayto.n W. Pool, one Of some s-3 nsntiry s most popuiar omrers.u is man to fiwuiniuicia wi oiucemi B,iihurv desperately I'd vHth pneumonia. Very! though largely incidental is none thei rrenuui. N. C. Itess sternal, -sime JWil- manaff mfn 91 Trvrni. t. IiaMai fh Tt nnv a nrnnr?lAn la : T lllMtni, S. C litti. hope is entertained of his recover-.. N'o. was deTajed this morning by.! CUt Asked . Hi . " 91 . 140 - '. 75 SI , - 71 V , - mi .Mi 112 UG OS H l- , 73 77 . l:i IS ir, i:5 . W -1(6 - :m l;(i - Sfl . 100 130 . SO 110 150 - Witt 100 VX) iyi v 110 117 160 OT ljT lu9 100 1J0 76 Hr Ul - m luO Id 1-5 140 . St 101 . KJl'-i ' :li . St) 1J . - si no - Pi in PS ico us 125 . ' i:7 Ji-4 17 15 1(4) 120 175 YQ - IK) 101 3J3 -. -. 51 117 Ill 10J lhi 125 t ll. . W .91 m 1M 2vl n - 105 1(8 111 120 110 - 117 107 m l-j'J 150 - VM W 120 it iw m ' ij Iil2 - Hd 13 17 1,0 JT 2"t 95 tx ;i2s , . y-i r.t ' " ..i !f. 118 i" 11 -lii ICO ' It! Washington Mills , Wushlngton Mills, Wutts t ... Woodslde Woodsl.de. pfd..,.. Wlliiatnsorvo .. .. Ware Slrfeals1 ...... Whitney Wiscassett - , INSURANCE 8rOCKS Greensboro Jlfo North Slate Fire 1?4 Pixie Fira 149 -Piedmont- Fire. ' Sontheattem .. Southern Life Scottish iw) 121 111 W - 91 - l: 13b - UD MAIN Oi FiCel GOUTiTRYOW ST., Revolvlnj; Flat Card?, Railway Heads, Drawing Frames, 5pi'nn!rig Frames, Twisters and Spoolers Quillers and Reels, Looms, COMBERS E"-i CQUitASLE BUlLDINa, ATLAsiTA, Gti 1 Tv Kim r faSGlI - ' : ETC.. ETC Slubbers, . Roving Frames Intermediates Jack Frames Automatic Feeders, Openers and Trunk, Breaker, Intermediate and Finisher Lappers, - Kirschner Cerding Beaters Thread Extractors, Waste Pickers, etc Raw Stock Dryers ETC ETC. 175 110 89 m IvW , EM RUT'S Standard Gravel Roofing Guaranteed JO Years and we will be here to make the guarantee good. Needs no repairs. Applied only by IVARREN-E11RET CO. Established 1852. Charlotte, N. C. 'Phone orpohtal wCI brlns our man. J. SPENCER TURNER CO. COIlinSSION MERCHANTS - OFFICIOS! New York. Philadelphia, Chkago, SC Louis, London. Enrfandl. Yarns and. Cotton Piece Good3. . . : 62 140 BAJjK STOCK Atlantic Natlonnl Pattery Pork, Abbeville .. Ciiatlollai Trust Co -. Citizen's Na.tlonnl, Oastonia Charlotte National Hank. .. Commercial. Charlotte 115 Cabarrus Havings. Hank (par 60) First N.itinnnL Charlotte .... First Nat I, Morganton First National, xligh Point .. Merchants & Fanners', Char- Iplte - Natlonnl Hank, Unrfnoy .. ... Pslmetta Bank and Trust Co. people's Nsttioiml, Winston .. American Trust Cc Southern loar. & iSavlngs Pank. Charlotte.. .. ' Wilmington- Savings. & Trust Company .... Wachova 1.. & T. Co American N.'iUonul. Afchevlllo 175 125 " - . 120 lfiO 173 IK itiO Ut 170 - 70ft l. 1 1G0 PONDS. N. C. f.s, IMS ... C. 4s, 1H10 Nv-C. 4s, Int. added. l'J13.. N. C. ft. K. Mock A. T. & .O. Cs 1313 - 11S4 1)9 ,- 1W JM t.Ai KM WHITIIFTI DATA FOR ALL. Innovation Plaiintvl by PPwIng Ofll- clnl BoiHlis in StrcMs. Washington Correspondence New York Tribune. "Old Probs"' proposes to court pop uterlty by bringing his records and predictions down to the street level and giving the loiterers In City Hull Park, New York,1 and similar places all over the United States direct ortl clal intelligence of the state of the at mosphere, Its warmth and density and 1L3 probable disturbances. Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the United States Weather .Bureau, has perfected plans to set up kiosks con taining thermometers, barometers and weater-recYtrdlng Instruments of the most Improved and accurate type in the centers of all the larger cities. In the crowded districts and In the parks chiefly frequented. It has long been the habit of most persons to reject tne figures of the weather bureau during particularly hot or cold seasons be cause Its. thermometers are placed oil high breezy buildings or protected from the biting blizzards of the street levels. Thermometers of uncertain scientific value which arc; affected by soda fountain sales at drug stores and other business places have been read-. be possible to transfer vital ' orgais from the lower animals to man. Although every one of tne 14 cats to- which Dr. Carrel transferred ktd neys from another cat In 1907 died In from 1 to 3 days after the opera tion, few of the deaths were due to any affection of the new kidneys. Complication which it is believed can be averted In future experiments.- were the cause of death In almost ev ery case. In five cases the transplanted or gans resumed their functions and were In nearly every case normal In ap nearance after deatfl. "If these experiments are carried to- a successful conclusion anj it becomes possible to transplant one or both-kld-neys to a human being," sal.d Dr. Frederick Kammerer to-day, "we hate a cure for BrlhCs disease al ways providing we can find a healthy kidney to transplant.". Other sur geons expressed similar views. In the official publication of. the Rockefeller Institute, the Journal of Kxperlmental Medicine, Issued tp-dy. Dr, Carrel describes in detail 11 of the 1'4 experiments of 1907.' "The operation consists,'' says Dr. Carrel, "in extirpating from a first animal both kidneys, their nwseln and the' corresponding segments of the aorta and the vena cavn, fhelr nerves I nn.l nervous ganglia, and other parts, and of placing this anatomical speci men Into the abdominal cavity of a second animal whose normal kidneys have been previously resected HnJ the aorta and vena cava cut transversely, nnd suturing the vascular segments between the ends of the aorta and vena cam and grafting the flap of the bladder on lo the lilad.ler of the sec ond animal." JENCKES SPINNING GO, COTTON Main Office: FAWIXCKKT, IU L YARNS Philadelphia Offl'-e: Mariner Merchant Hnilllgg. W A. SPELLIS8Y. Manager . THIS IP YOU HAVE: TO SELL. LIST IT IX THIS OFFER If you have house or stores to rent, let m your collecting and trouble and worry. Th place to Insure your p roperty Is In this agency. R. E. Gochran e. Insurance and Real Estate Agent. PAULSON, LINKROUM & CO. Cottoim Y&oi's" H7-80 LFOYARD STKFITT J20 C1IF.STNUT STKKLT IK MAnKliT KTKF.KT - - - NEW TOR PHILADELPHIA ... cmcAtjo William B. Charles COTTON YARN'S. COTTON GOODS AND COTTON WASTE. Offices Charlotte, iN. C. Boston. Mass, and Amsterdam. Y. Main Office Amsterdam. JT. Y. r Mlniittire Tuglx)nt ITcef. Xew York Sun. . . A miniature fleet of tugboats, some times numbering as many as'.T dozen, collects at the Battery every noon and ties up-alongside the public lan'dlnt?. The entire crew, of each vessel sltn down at a long table In the after cab in for dinner. The hour's (leup for the midday meal Is necessary bucaiisp of the limited" number of eaclt crew there is no "second watch" to relieve the men on duty at dinner time and every man Is busy when the tugboat Is on tho Job. A close look at the in side of a tug at noontime usually a surprise to a stranger. The clean white tablecloth and general air of Did Dominion" and "Phoenix" Portland Cements, the best brands made. "We can save you money and give-you better Cement under these brands than obtainable elsewhere. Let us quote you delivered at your station. Carolina Portland Cement Co. Sole Distributors. Charleston, S. C. ny taKen s trie crurn-m .wi ni-t "'"Uneatness within Uie cantn fire greatly cold, with the result tnat the masses, vor!anrp w,h Jho dirt nna ,.orifu. do not rallze the value of accurate fig- j , ou,si,Ia. m;...!- althouith not tlib- ucce."5lon of hot boxes and came In-1 duce a higher class of operatives ioy-1 Tl(f c, q' tfi .. to FsJIsbun- six and a alf hours late Fe carried' Mr. J.S. Kennedy chief nr'M" of the Whitney Company, ard a d sstinruish.d partv- of engineers, wbo Will procee.i to Whitn.y f-rnr-rpw to Inspect the works thre. al to. the corporation, and that besttTixsni-v results In the long run for the cor poration re tn obtained: these man agements have what are knwn as the "shaw mills" of South "flrlia Pome also feel that the mills iavt l'niB-?i.rraIo lt pfd... l"nir-n-Bua,to, id pid.. Vance. ... Vlilnr C... .. . Wsltmlla. C ..' W arxtn M 'g. C5...pfd... l"i n l.-i !4 "IM r J rt 14 1A uresa nd have to get their Ideas of temperature through unreliable sources. In order that this may be' obviated as much as possible, the weather -bureau will erect small kiosks. In whic h the best thermometers, both station ary and recording,, will be prolectej from the sun's rays and exposed to the public. There will also be constantly on exhibition a standard barometer, which will enable people to possess an Intelligent Idea of atmospheric condi tions for themselves. Besides these Instruments, weather maps and such data as are of popular information will be displayed on all Sides, and the booths will be kept up to the minute by boys on bicycles. The booths or boxes will be built so as not to exceed two feet o,uaro and six or eight feet high, and with a view of maklng-them as -flghtly and as dec orative as pojwlhle. They will be"mde to conform as nix-h as possible to the surroundings, with the Idea of making them as familiar articles lo the public ak the mail boxes or fire-alarm sta tions. ' The Weather Bureau has a general appropriation which will cover the ex pense of establishing a limited num ber of these kiosks, which, according to the present plans, will bo distrib uted among the larger cities and In those districts where such Instruments are likely to be most appreciated; In order tfi at ample protection may be afforded the descale and expensive Instruments, they wll) be combined with the letter boxe. so that the same police regulations which govern the CrWte-d States malls, will .restrict any Injury or disfigurement of the booths tf- ifiT amen 1 Uf Uf ex pcied- - that after the booths have been establish ed laws will be enacted which will in sure further protection lo the prop er! v." If. the plan Is treete.l with the pop olar Interest which Is expti. It l probable that the weathT kl'vks will be ct.tb!!.hej all over the country. oratf, are clean and substantial, and include a variety of fare not usually enjoyed on shipboard k4 HOOK AND ROGERS ARCHITECTS CHARLOTTE A GRLENSBORQ. N.C LEONARD L. HUNTER J,- ARCHITECT Fifth floor. Trust BIdg. Plione 370. CHAnLOTTK.. N. C. Never Before NFA'EP. I5.EFOKE has the inherent safety of the life Insurance princi ple been more clearly manifested. NEVER BEFOKE has the financial strength of the Kqultable Kociet been so significantly demonstrated; NEVER BEFORE has the public had the .opportunity of bbtalnlput MEMBERS OF New Tork Cotton Ex more trustworthy Insurance. j cnaoge. New OrUana Cotton Ex NEVER ""PEFOR E' have so great A', clisnge. Aaaoclate Members Live number of Important reforms been pool Cotton Exchange. Instituted, or such efficient " meas- ORDERS KuLICITEr-r-For the pnr- ure-4 taken, for conducting the! chase and sale of cotton for fu'ure gauvary. turrpongcnr inTiio 7i HUBBARD BROS. & CO., ' j HANOVLJt SgUARIC NEW YORK. - business with conservatism and economy. NEVER Bl'.FORE has a StaFdard Life Insurance Policy (recom mended -and endorsed by the State), been obtainable by the in suring" public. - " NEVER BEFORE have there been so many ; people In every com munity to whom Insurance is an absolute necessity. KXVER BEFORE have fluctuation IrV values and "business uncertainties' proypd more clearly the. absolute ' stability of an investment in anj Egultable policy always worth at I maturity inn ctnts on the dollar, i in spot cash. A D. SALKELD & ERO. COMMISSION MERC'IIA VTtL 88-7J Iconard Street, NEW YORK. COTTON YARNS. DSP" , Fred'lc Vietor & Achelis. Write, 'phone or call. . J. RODDEY, Manager, IiOCK HILL. S. C. TRNSPKVn.n CATS KIDNEYS. Vorfrminer nf Care For Brig.lU' DIs-f-siw Kplalnerl' hy Br. Carrrl. Bs'tlmor Hin. -' Tra nsplsritation of the k! !nevs ftom An Arlrtial lriti another without 1 ,s of functlnn !. t'ts rmarkh! scntl-;ij f,r acMvTint cf Pr Alexia Carrel. ; r J of ths RocVi-f!ier Tntljute for Medl-i r-ti U'-searr'n. tin- whirh Dr. F'mon-ii FlMtiT, pre-'dnt ef th InMif ute.j (1 predicts his rrcphecy the. It.wfll soo,t .' FRANK . P. rilLBURN & CO. g7U,CIHTECTS vSngton, d. c Manufacturers and Jobbers r.Kjuemlji nod1 ft Dfnwar; It liava liuuklog . I'actlUIrs In ad dition to ihuke oflercU by local , bauktv THE . first National Bank OP "ICUilONU, VIRC.LMA. Witt. (1,000.000 00 Capital LrneJ Surplus SSo0.OOO.OO ' ,M0,OOU.Hi leposIt tsioOO.OUO.00 lotal Keoarre Offer Jul the Additional l'. ciiitlr Itenulred. Jno. It- Pnrcell. President; Joo. M.-MUler. Jr.. Vic Presi dent; Ciiss. iL Birnettt. At aUtart Cashier; J. JopUn. Awlstant CalUe. a JAMES E. MITCHELL CO. COMillK-SlOX MERCHANTa. . Cntton Yarns aud Cotta , Cloths. . CONSIGNMENTS POUCITED. PUIUdelphln. J22nmll2 Clie.lsut SC Doatmi. 185 Summer ' fit. New York, No. U rronard St. Duarlutu. Si Trtun si. HUGH MACRAE & CO., Bankers Sllscrtlnnexm RtmtrMeni Sem-(!ea WILMINGTON. N. G. Waahlngton. D. 408 Colorado PIdg. Cotton LKU Stocks. ii College Annuals and j Catalogues ' Let us furnish you with . aomethlng new in the Col lege Annual line this year. -With1 our nev equipment type, presses, etc.. we are futlv prepared to give you r something" er.TifeTy" aarirenl" from that which yovi hare heretofore been using.- If you want something speci ally attractive, see the '. OBSERVER PPiCITCIG HOUSE OIAKLOTTE. N. C. . Thone IC7.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Jan. 6, 1908, edition 1
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