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; ,- .. . - ;.-t . i. c - . -1. - :-,. . (, , -. CHARLOTTE . DAILY OBSERVER, NOVEMBER 0 I hills al'd f.:,".r;:ETS I CLEWS' FLTAXCXVL JJETTER. WmM ana Months Will Bo Necessary 'V Bring ' Out the Good Results to I? Hstue e CouUitlon tire to J'ollow . V. the Election of Taft J:: very lifason , to Take va ': Clioerful , View of the W rutnrr.v? -j v.. Correspondence pt Th Observer, .A'i., - - Nw Tork, Nov.' 1The election U ever. Tfaa country has mast emphatically de ; stared thct-'H wants pesos; that'tt desire - tiothltig so much a a rest from threaten . ' d radicalism, it seeds a frea cbanea te , Jrecovtrylrom the Jnertia begotten cfjast . ,. yeafe palc. Of course, the result of th. . 'election bad been-In at considerable - "tent discounted? In -the- atooaT market, C? bene titer haa beoar no suoh ataoulaUva ' " rebound imrc, a some very hopeful bat inexperienced observer anticipated. This, however, should cause ao disappointment; lor tha ,dfet of radicalism haa been so i , complete: and the damand tor sane, sobsr v. end honest government aa emphatlo, that far-reaching re tutu to all business Inter at must follow. The will not be seen j tt a glance and will not com In over i' 2 night. ' Week and. month Will ba re v ejuutte to bring out the full betveflcieot ra-' . suit ot the political tldsl wave, which , , wept 'the country OQ November 4d, and ; - 'left lively -realisation of the danger ' escaped., 80 much for tha aentlmental ef- , root el tha ciauttea wnioa ta important. What of tha practical Bot , which . U mora ImportantT. , , - T X eonalderabla araoont of buainaea had baaa bald In auapeoaa tar aevarat moBtha. - ' iintU lha rtaratt waa foraaean. Many w c v 4ara ind many new antarprlaaa ware tam 1' porarlly pigeonholed. Aa Indications af Mr. 'Taft'a aacceaa became mora pro Bounded, "activity vti raaumed by tha more venturesome tplrita, hence the event wae-dlecounted to a oonnderabla extent. t Yet an tmportaat amount of buainaea wae v -undoubtadly? poatpeDed until the.' result t , wraa definitely aeUled. Buch orders and ' euch enterprtaea will from new on be un " dertaken more eonadently and add to the volume ot buslnees. And larf ely because . tt the new and well founded cheerfulness there la food reason t look for 4 steady recovery townrda the normal' ta business. Ketbimr would be more unfortunate than te tee the country plunired Into another perlBd of speculative axoeeees such aa broufht on the panlo of MOT; and ior funsUly there is Bothlnjr of that kind in stent. ; ) " : Tha last few presidential elections have " teen followed by eonaidaraMa rise m v etooka, so tt remains to be aena whether thia election has or baa not bean already , ' sufficiently discounted. The conditions thia year are ao radically different from previous poet election periods that little , amaiecy oan be drawn between them, and . thla yes snust be judned larcely by tt . self In the first place it most be remem ' feared that aeourtty prlees are now quiw , Wdii; espaehUiy eonslderinr the diminish ed volume ef business and the lessened proflU which both railroads an tndus , trials have endured. The only" thlhc that . 't tnaJiaa securitiee look cheap fust now la cheap money, which combined with hone. ' tulnees are tha main factors In support ef the atook market. What stocks may do when interest rates advance, aa they must with (he tnoreasina; dtmaad lor tner v r entile erediu, cannot, be predlctad at thU time; hot ft la evident that the lift ing ewer of eheap money cannot bf re lied upon Indefinitely, end It must be ; realised that tht support will gradually ,. disappear a4 ttaalnesa IraprovsST Just now money Is plentiful and eheap;-' It Jnust nl v eo be recognised that the floating supply of Stocks haa been largely concentrated M few handa ever since the panlo, and thaf the holders M these accumulations are anxious to -take their profits and - r tighten their load. Thla they wilt do on "f every favorable opportunity.' On the th $t hand,' th. general situation, is very satisfactory. All the "known force are , lowards recuperation. Aa a result of re m": oent house cleaning the (loanofkl situation la exceptionally sound; and there la notb -',lng in sight to prevent an unusually 'prompt return ot business to th normal, t least in volume if not In profit. Our railroads' are exceptionally well situated; ' . soma croaking managers to the contrary, v Recent . depression has -, brought about many economies that ware never dreamed of. treffio 1 rapiaiy recovering, and at , the present rats' . will aooa reach last ' year's volume: rates are being advanced, and li rumored Intentions are true rail road revenue will be considerably in ifreased hext year from thia source alone; so that with tnereases In gross eaqpinya - and decreased in expenses, net results la . , 109 should be exceedingly favorable. The 1 jputlook lor industrials 1 also more setia factory.. Here, toe. expenses have been "'" curtailed aa far as possible, and with the psaumptlon of business profits wilt rapid ly reeover front recent losses. The Iron ', Industry, is eilL,a good trade- barometer; , and,. U th orders reosived by the United v States Bteel CorporaUon are any indi cation, th outlook la certainly promising. t ' Orders for about tOW.oo, tons of iron val . ' id at t3.000.ooo te 30,000,0) were placed " in October; the sales of copper war un- - ejsnaUy 'larger a dacifled ; improvement has taken place In tha eotton goods trade; the grocery trade la more active, ead.tb - erenerol revival of enterprise la shown, la the targe increase of new incorporations. ' Au el thai activity was stimulated by the ' expectation of Mr. Taft's election; ao that - a burst ef anttvlty sw would be-an-' reasonable. ' Another r boom la the- last . ' thlnato nev deeHd.-;A',v:; -f :.V V--.-.there is every reason, however, te take ' m cheerfuiiView. of the future.'. While the ' election baa- been largely discounted, an Important stimulus has been given te re- eovery. which, later en will assert Itself. It te quite possible that the stock market will shew seme irregularity owing to the great temptation te take profit. -the un- ' , settled condition, of Intamatlonal poUUcs In Europe, also affects our security mar keter, because American stock are. the " best on which to realise when others need ' protection. London baa already returned some1 considerable block of our securities, though gratified at oar election -results, and would undoubtedly repurchase them were it not for The Balkan situation as well as the Uncertainty regarding tbe at titude of Oermaay, Forthcoming security - issues will also tend to restrain any furth er exceaslte advance. At home an ebaerv- ; ing ey must be kept upon Congress and the State Legislatures. Tsrlff ieglslatlon J is sure to eorne ap at Washington; and W the 1 anti-corporation iavef may again , ahow lteelf In soma of the State ligtsla , tures. as to the tariff, which oould really be modified without harm to any Interest t ' and with great benefit to others, there Is ) little prospect ot anything important be ing done, jpisouselon may be complicated ! - by 1 our. reciprocity axreemettte . with lYance and Germany; but th protected 'inlsreets are strong enough' to prevent ! ' any radical chanpa, What ought to be I " done is to pass a measure enforcing a '' -' graduated reduction, lasting; over a series of years, thus saving Industry from shock and giving both merchant and manutae turef ample time to adjust themselvea to I 'the change. Such a method would avoid the most eerious objections to all tariff - chances that Of prolor-d cncertalnty.- ..-- ... ' HEXRT CUIW4 ; ': ' riXAxa.u mi ew. ' jCfW Tork, Kor tS. The rf!iaM of much Induatriai energy, held In r rve r-n-i'rg the national election, wae counted uron with tha passing of that event. The rec ord Of the riast wwk in that r-pet ii agreement ait h the c-r.:;j.i-t r rta t - i UaiVrry te'.d in t ::.au. ,J cfc;, In the response of the stock market to the situation, however, there was a genuine surprise. As the speeulative medium of events to ' eome, rather vhaa those al reedy accomplished, ..the action ot the aterk market indicates that the .extensive advance , in ' prices which had occurred over the level ef last years depression. while fully commensurate witb .the im provemcnt then in sight in the country's affaire, did not begin to measure the hopes ot the ultimate Improvement to 00- cur. i- - :, t i t ' ' The outbreak ef a furor of speculation last week 1 the most remarkable to view or the. accurate predictions of th result ec the election, eo far aa tbe great parues are oonoerned, which ' were current and ere accepted la Wall street before ta decision at the noils. . ; -. . - There were tew o'.wervers In Wall Street who had not given the advice that the first efteveleotio riae In pra-es would be followed, almost certainly r , by a sharp reaction. ' The Inrush of new demand for storks, en -the oonwtry. has been sum eisnt te sweep up all selling to realise, with - sustained upward movement ot prioes. Th news of the week contained plena ful evidence of His quick movement that haa ocourred towards revival ef Industrial and commercial activity: following the election. The response In thla field appar ently exceeds aa much th expectation a doe th market movement 01 stocks. On apprehenslott dispelled by tbe result of the election, and wblch we jost stgnt or in th consideration ef " the : larger results. was that the minor,, political parties would reveal a growth of future dangers to capital and property rights, even If no eonoret results were achieved. Th assumption of mora tolerant pubtlo sentiment towards corporations nnda ex pression la the unconcealed determlnatloa of th railroad to -seeure higher rates for freight than they have hitherto en Jrtyed. Th. knewledg ef concerted movement ta thlr end la credited with large mfluencea th animated specula tlon la stocks which gained volume aa the week progressed. Tbe enthusiasm of the speculation owes much, also, to the eon vtotlon that conditions favor a quick r 00 very to aa extent unusual after a flnan- clal crista .". ' V . 1 ; 1"KQ5 COMMERClAh OTJTLOOK. Kany Slgtia Polntttig to Revival of Huwlneee in All tedastrtal and Maa i ufavturlna; line Fol lowing Hco- Uon of Mr. W. U.Tft to the Prasl i dency Tb- Actio of the FowUrr KLadiino Company An Intcreeting - Artcr-caectloa Story In Th New York Ann. . Thsr are many , thing which gd to show' that bustnee In Charlotte and throughout the country I pick Ing up following th lotlon of ftpr. W, H. Taft to th presidency. Toes sign ar manifest U the great com mercial centres wher th barometer Ig much mof earfully svatchsd and where fluctuation, owing to th ex tent of the ' interests Involved, are much mor peroeptible. They r also dJacerqabl 4a Charlott for th faot to well known that various con cern la th ty, particularly such as do a large buslnes and consequently nave .to follow th tnarkt cloeely, have purchased big consignments of J raw suppuea wnin im pasi,xew oays.. rw insiaooo, ft. sscv-aueiana at vo.a a. wll-known hous handling stoves. rooting. tinning, grate, etc, . ha bought two car of sheet rnetal with in the last week for future' delivery. Other concern ar tuyinf - sheet tnetal, copper, etc lb like quantities. A Charlotte mill man was heard to remark a day pr ao ago that h had received -tnor - buslneaa ' alnce - last Tuesday than - during th previous two tnontnaA mill, arenitect declared that during the last four days of elec tion week he had received more let ters of inquiry and had landed more trade than during July, August. Sep tember and October, the four preceding month. : Many of the big manufac turing concerns in th North have withdrawn general quotation and have instructed agent to. deal iwlth prospective buyers individually and Quote only .'.'for immediate delivery under instruction.'; , - -'( Mr. A., fl. Hunt Southern manager tot th roster Machinw Company, re ceived" official notice last week from th home offioe ot th bis; concern h represents that 7S meh 'had been add ed . to the' agency force the day fol lowing the-election Mr. W. H. Taft to the presidency. , Mr. Hunt stated that hi office had secured mor bust-, nesa within the part, three week than at any ether eorreapondtn-g time sine th panto started., us attriouteu tni revlvl to the-assursd election of Mr. Taft which had been discounted in all trad centre several fweeks prior to Official 'confirmation, (November. Id. Th regular fore -of th Foater Ma cbin Company i between 171 to ao but during tn panic aiontn oniy i men were kept on the rolls. Ths tak-lng-oa of ' J5 additional mea will bring th agency 'force almost up to tha normal. -All of which Indicate la substantial manner, that .industrial oondltlona are on the mend and that th future hold somethng in store for the enaaufacturing interests ox th' oountry... , . , ' v , la It saturaara f isoo Tne new York Sua : had a three-column ar ticle oa the after-electoa outlook from the commercial viewpoint,':. That sec tion of it whioh may be ef ooncern to -Southern manufacturers, I repro duced: . - . ' r - r " VThat th important manufacturing interests of this Oountry are about to put to work at least 650,000 Idle men ss a result of th election of Mr. Taft te Indicated by a canvass made by th National Association of Manufactur ers, ths result of -which will be pub lished la th forthcoming issue 01 its ma ratne, American Industrie. i ?The enacts on which this tate ment 1 baa L was mad ten day be fore election. The repllelved to queries sent oat at that tlm ahow dearly how the large business- Inter est in all part of th country the South as well as th East and Wee were waiting fof the result of tne election and what the election of fMr, Brvan would have meant to industrial worker. In many case large indti trial Diana were wenaring. to reduce their number of operatlvee by Juat aa many aa they wiu now aaa 10 ineir force before December lt If. the Peo ple had voted for Mr. Bryan and ap proved of the Denver platform. , attempt to get some estimate Of the number Of workere thus affect ed was mad by tbe National Assocl tlon of Manufacturers a a logical ae quonc ta its effort to scour deflnit and accurate Information oq present trade condition and futur posslbll!- tle for business. The telegrams sent to the manufacturers, who were member of the ssoclation, asked them to atat speclficallv how many worklngmen wouia c ajsa iw nien yaroe hv December 1st if nothing occurred to shake oommrclal contl- Th replle received were roi run 11. t.. at tha time because the asso ciation did not want to be accused of partisanship, it was iiunnlfa yes terday that it was feared also that the publication of such etatem nte as ..... ,.Am before election would te i,u immediately by ' a cry -of coercion from Democratlo national headviarters. '-; ; .. gun reponri-' - looic over these tcfc era mm T'-'' the enly request made being that tho r ,met of the concerns fee withheld. Cn CI tie CiSs ir.acuiit'.ujiiis 14?'36VMiiiw;Corl - 16"x38'Wlieelock Corliss Engine. - v x4o Aiiis-unaimers 22"x48 MurrarvCorlisa 18"x36Mx42" Hani?. CorUss Engine; -. ' y! , rvv t ' 'f. Conditioa Fine.' Prices Eieht; BoiJerarr Motor Dynamos GREENSBORO. X. G, CARDS asaks nnda ,r.r : . crura ''L .. A , . ' v . , ' as r Mrnfm mm MACHINE WORK R OOTTOrj MACHIWERY vTAUNTON. CODERS n UP yACEISES V ' r ; LCOJSS ;i.-W:'-lOUTMIRN. OrTlCC AT CHARLOTTC concern la Louisville wired on Oc tober 4tn a follow: . . "'Now emnlovlnr g.AOS. and will employ at least MOO mor it Taft is elected. . If not elected eltaucos ar that w will not be emnloy nc mi than (0 per cent. OX thos now urn ployed.' . : -j -A conbarn In Clnclonatl wired In replyt ; 'Now funning four days and clse lajr down tn. 'Will run full fo?c fnll time December let If Taft la elected.' - "A Chicaao manufa.-turlnr nlant ent thla Tplyt ' ' 'Taff - lectloa will compel JO par cent Increase of factory labor.' "Merahen, Jgchuatt, Parkr tt Co., a big lumber concert) of Saginaw, Mloh., replied thus; ' ' y : under . out ' signature that Bryan's election would mean at least SI per cent, reduction la our em ployes. Taft' lectlOB wuld .bring aa equal increa.' "A Urge manufaoturlng plant at Birmingham, Ala., wired s " Taft'. lotloa would mean that h would put to work from 100 to t mor men ' - "Aa iron arid tl works at Buffalo In replv to the ourv aa to how manr would b added to It fore by De cember 1st if nothing occurred to shake commercial confidence, mean Ing, - of cours. ' Bryan' election. wirdr "Expect to add about 450 to present force.' ' "A manufacturing concern at Wor- ceeter, Mas said that it would take oa soe men; a cnemicai company, at Boston said that It would take on 110 men; a steel company at Columbus, Ohio, said that It would douhl its' fore by December 1st; a lumber com pany at GeatUe said that If Taft won 200 men would be taken on and it Bryaa won th aame number would b let go. v-v . , : Commenting on th replle. now mad public, thl statement was mad yesterday by . the aasoclationi , - - v " "Ths cercentare of replle receiv ed show that at least one-half of th 1.009 members ot the National Asso ciation of (Manufacturers xpct to add ta their present force" more than I0O.000 worklngmen. Taking tni as a basis. It l to sume that the 11.000 manufacturer which, aocord inr to the oensu Of lttO, employed an average of 100 tna en. over will add at least 10 par cent ta their pres ent . force,, making a total la round figures of SO,000 ' men. . Xa other words, with th eontlnnano of busl ns conQdence, th Important manu facturing interests of th oountry will ba enabled : to Increase their present foroe by mor. than half' a mlUioa worklngmen to meet th market de mand for their product. ' - ' ; r Tt wa xpuuna yeateraay in t ajuturin this information Ameri can Industrie, th official journal of the association, had ; been absolutely non-partisan: that la. It had addre d Democratlo and Republican man ufacturer alik. No - -attempt wa mad to limit 4h canvas to any par ticular Industry-or to any particular section of th country and th urle were based solely- Upon actual bl-, nes "condition and bulnea . posl- KIHflaa n Ik. llIU-. In addition tO thla th forthcoming number Of American 'f Xndutrls wilt nuln a ' number s Of statement a inaieajina th trend of business eonditlqns.' " jit '.'; ' " i THE COTT02" , fitTUATIOW. . Notabl Increas ol. flora Aereag Ex- ' pacted la xora vnunty, .. v, ' Nrt Few 'Veare larmer Lflsrnlnd XOesson Irom TProsts waaiuw Special to Th pbserrer. ,1;,:, ;- Torkvill. S. Nov. wnu jt is a fact that, cotton to loiw to-day, aa oomprd. with prMticallf vrythln Is that tha fanner buy, than at any period sltoco B; Ua th present la dicatlon point to hi leafnlntr a val nab) tmsin lesson from extstlng . conditions. For th past tvrl year h 'ha been buying , mules that, h did not absoluUly need at price rang ing from- $200 to $180 ind corn at aa Mtnta in tl.2l to feed then on. and practically everything else at proportionate price, ana in many in tances selling "hi eotton at from 10 to 11 eenu a pound and thea neglect ing t pay hi debt, and sow that th price ef oottcsa naa aecunva 10 m. priov which Is lea J than if - cost many to make tt and th debt ar not paid h la la trouble, a also ar hi creditors because ot the fact that th latter want and needs 111 money and the former I unabl to "come across." Front practical xpei1nc during th present year many : farmer In th county have learned that almost any crop Is mora profltsbl than cotton, and that thla 1 especially true a to corn, oate and hay. it nas oeen oem- onstrated " ta the - satisfaction ef an reasonably intelligent farmers during the past two or three years that it is easier to produce from SO to, 40 bush els of corn on an acre of average land than to raJfce a bale of cotton and that there la avast difference m the cost of cultivating the two crops, and In view ef thl fact it 1 expected that during the neit few year there will be no table Increases In th corn acreage. A gentleman living In Torkvilla, who ha extensive farming Interests, made the statement a few days ago in th presence of. this correspondent tht during the preeent yer he had made I1.P0O net profit from 40 acres of or dinary land which he first sowed In oa? and then lit pesa Th eat crop u. ..1 something over $IG0 and th uoruss, n Enrine.; ' of .all kinds ind sizes, , SUPPLY CO. - f sm m srw , . a-ETSss-. . MULES peavlne hay wa worth slightly Um than 1400. Tork county ha for several years been among th Under la th matter of producing- cotton, and It land ar capabl of producing aa'mueh to th acre aa ar those of any other county la th State, but It 1 to hoped that It wiu drop way down la th list from bow on and go way ap in tha production or com, wneat, oats, nay, mules, beef cattl and hogs, and then a will lead ail th other counties la the matter of her farmer (being abso lutely independent of th hated Wall -trt gambler who take ao much pleasure In "depressing the prle of eotton In defiance of th lawa of sup ply and demand." .j . Now since th election 1 over ther earns to be a general .rfeallnr ta thl Motion that tier, wilt aooa b ft marked improvement in business oon dltlona Thla ttemnt is especially true a to tho engaged Id th man ufacture .of .cotton. .J ' V t.imO.li ? SMmtfHff W MWlilMlMl. The Market XtOsnarkahly gteady th ; , ftxt Week and Value Little bear- : r No Big Deollo to Be Expected Unices Crop la Unusually Large, Correspondence of Th Observer. 'Greensboro, Nov. T. Th eotton market haa been remarkably steady thia week and value ar. a llttl dear er, v In fact, price are. now higher than they hav fceen sine tha sam mer, which Is quit "worthy of not when the gigantic- movement la son- sidered. All records are broken , by the hugnes of th "lata l;ht' th rent few weka ' ' . '-. .. . .' , - There Is a much bettor ton to busi ness and tha mill In thia oountry are nearly all on full tlm with order In hand for som week ahead. Th strike ta England 1 over and a larg consumption is . probably not far ahead. ;. . x:.n;y. :; - : " Th important meeting of cotton planter era to tak. place shortly la dvie way and means for advancing prices. It 1 hoped that thy will be successful and that conservatism and good hard sense wilt guide their acta Borustimes such meeting result In very llttl except blame and ftbuad of th wrong man. Th price of eotton I too cheap, hut It cannot be held up iby resolutions not seriously consider ed, any mor than th law of supply and demand eanat4 suspended an In lndflnlta tlm.' w f -v. ; V , - . - -Cotton em to rutJl!gh when meat, corn and other necessaries of life ar cheap. During th past year. corn and meat ana ohicken and eggs and buttermilk and sweet potatoes In fact, all food tuffs sold at fabulous prica. ; , ' :'-J'- : v- . : If th farmers ar In arnt about kseplng th price ef cotton up, thsy must get their aorn crib and smoke houses aarr bom and davot a few acre to bird and bees and mor to growing supplies at- home. . ' The crop is no' doubt large one but present prices are too cloae to the cost of production to expect any sub stantial decline unless th crop prove to- b much, beyond - popular esti mate J. B, JeATHAJt H WOIUjLVS .COTTOir ntODTJCXIOX. Fluctuation la tho finpply Measured , by tne proaaouon -of the staple tn ' Till Country Valnabl facta and ITspir, , v-:.?SrH' r.r . Wahlnrtoa, Xov. The world production of cotton - for mill con sumption during th year ending An gust list, HOI, exceeding ; 1.340,900 oaiea tn. production ot tn previous year, according to thocensu bureau's report oa ta auppry ana autrioatton of cotton.; It I a significant tact, th report show, that the fluctuations in th world's supply of cotton is meas ured practically by th variations in th annual prodactioa. in tha United stae. . r :. -lip'imtv' i'lt the consumption of cotton In 100 equal that In 1101 th United States, It I declared, must eontribuj about lt.t00.000 bales ta prevent further decrease in stocks. ; Th numtoer -of cotton spindle in this country Is 17.- 1(4,187, th distribution- among th States giving Massachusetts, 14- per -cent,; South -Carolina, XI per cent-j ano Nortn caroiina v ti per- cent. Rhode Island rank fourth In the list The number of spindle has Increased II per cent lfl th last eight year and th consumption Of cotton li per cent j v ' ' i The annuel . export of manufac turer of cotton ar declared to b subject to wide fluctuations, those tor l4i amounting to t!M77,t6 er Ues than ona half, th value of exports tor 1108 which argregat'dta vain mor than If 0,000,000. Thl reduction I due to tbe falling off of the export to China. An. interesting fact to pro ducer Is that th total cotton supply of the country tor 1101. amounting to 4,140.100 bale. 14 per- cent, wss con sumed in the United SUte. j" t - IXABTTK JORDAN'S VUGW8, .', Xtaw Cotton Will Soon Feel the Im petos dven Other IJnes Be : lleves Prkw WUI IUse. v 1 ," -, Atlanta, OaC; Nov. f.HarvIe 'Jor dan, president of th Southern Cotton Growers' Association, speaking to night ef th outlook for marketing th w-'--,'. . f i;i''.-; iasCOTTON WI ILLfM ACH INERY. - , , ' ssatw A. siam. CHARLOTT g. N. O i' CsTrolrlos Flat Card " Kallwgy Head. " Dntwlnf Fra meg. t aSplnniflf Frames, ' Twtaterg and Spoolers Quitters and Reels, ' Loorn. COMBERS FW..CKa. HTJBBAED BEOS. & CO:, UAJVOVKR SQUARE, NEW )KK MEMBERS OF New Tork Cotton Ex, Change, New Orleans Cotton Ex. Changs, Associate Member liver pool Cotton Exchange. , ORDERS 80UCITED-ror th pur. en ano ai ot cotton lor future delivery.-. Correspondsno invite MECKLENBURG IRONWORKS chAiilottb, n. a Motors, 'Djnamoa, : JJternating and : ' Direct Current. : lAny size and rpltage. , 1 Stock on hand. We ask for orders.. . CLING FAST K PLASTER -" "Scond toNoM :- : --.-')-- -. - - , --' 1-..,!.. Saves t yon . money Jand elves you a better wall , than any other plaster: on the-market. . Only, ; one trial will convince you. ; Ask us.for prices , and booklet, r ' tutesvffleV'.X. a' ' ', ': present cotton crop, said: v '" ' . v n- national eieeiion pi million of dollar ot order for men- UIW1111.W . r - - th past few week. Raw cotton will will feel tn impetus given v Una of Industry. Whil th gin ner report Indioat a larger amount t cotton ginned to date than at any previous period In th TUtory of th ..-...,..;. tha rlrinlnrs for No- WW,MV- 171.. mm, m " - . , . vember and - the succeeding month of th Tar will IndksaU a heavy and continuous falling oft. Tho total yield of this year wni, wmy ojm""v tar short f the two big orop rar of 1104 ana io. - e I,ii v' t. " . u. i.ni.11 am nhaslse , hi ' belief that 4h nrlce ot cotton , , witf rla spMdibr. , " '"' 'o . V.. 'kEORO BURGIiAll tOXXCD.' Rocky Mount Man Shoota ' Prowler WM lua txverc9ttum amm: Bpeclal to The Obeerver, j U:?'.f-,;-.,v V Spring Hep. Not. ". j VlaHors from nockv Mount Ming th nw of tfa tota) . undoing of, burglr at that plac Friday night. Com tlm in th nlgnr Mri! ilolMrt Vlvrtt, gi; prm men contractor of i thatt P1 STOdMd .from nis Sleep sy rnvrum mw fimwiinc around in hi hou. H got hi tatol and gav ch,jrh glar, who wa a negro, ran out or tne hatiaa and Mr, Vlverett followed. H chaibd Wmaround th:! ou,iApd: when-tn negro stooped a tf .to go n tAa the whit ma oten. d fir,, irfth th f ult that tha burg lar wa killed. X On examination tt wa found that tha negro wor a pal 1' of trouser that wer , stolen a few. i.h.a iAat fntm-th home of tha Chief of pollc of Rocky Mount , ;.-v ratal Fish t In Surry County Over Correspondence ' o (The Observer.5 i?," v ; Elkln.'Kov. T. QuHe a erlou af fair took plac laat Friday near Rusk, thla county, vwhiea - -has . urminated fatally to One of th partip engaged In It... Luther 1 Norman ' and John Holyfleld engaged In a fight oer-a game of eards,, 6 report sya nd Holyfleld struck Norman- on th back of the -head with ome" kind "of weapon. Inflicting a . aevere wound. Norma waa taken to Pr. Whit Sanitarium at Wtlkeaboro Monday for treatment, but It eems the blow was a great deal wore than thought for tt first and continued to j grow worse until last night he died. Both parties were well connected end this ffair casta a gloom over . the entire community.- Mr.: Norman' remain wer taken tn hi home thla morn ing and will b burled to-morrow,. 'v-.-v' ; .--.'.V-' ' . .-' -. Stuart ' WCttMWmmB asss- we wawaasasera, Tawasw wa w mVm SJa fg WUjajjs aflabberf, Rgvtatf Fratnaa - SB. ahk r 1 1 aa' .r t - '- - b . aa - -- W r .' . - . : a. fart a J- j 1 r FOR QUICK QALB Very 'attractive f-room nMdsrin, dwUlng on Wt -Nlnttf jreet. , must b aeld at ac - Also a ootug near Belmont, can ha aoid " very reanabl y- . ii ','''it',- Call at my offla and X will R. E. - COCHRANE SSBSBSSBBBBSBBBBBBWSaaSBBBSSBBBBBBBaSSSSSSa "Electroid" (Hard RubbeVlike ' V "AmriA" .-PHnt noated BothEidea, ... "Universal'? (i0rayelSurfaedV,W ri. ahva ara brands efour thre types ot ' Asphalt "Roofing. TI?VroV from PURE NATURAL AWIALT AND rstfia WOOL PELT, ftd r used in all parts ef th world where THE HWHESl f OraDB xfclr LONGEST "iAgTlNa ROOFINaa - ar r.nird, '.'. ,,s,t,'. in S. t add 1-ply.i Galvanised Nn and Liquid s Cement, and X2rctln for , Laying, paoked .In cr of rlU i XMllvrd prle and Fwa Sample for th asking. , , r Carolina Pprtland 8 Motoro, Generate c9 Dynamos and Electrical Wiring installed by , '. Mill work specialty. Prompt attention given to i Rt:G.v &UTBW epMpnNZ EiectricalCtoatractori.' V; ; . ' ' , -' Thone 1S07 or 1808. ; , 202 S. Tryon Bt. ; " " sV-'Cnarlotte, IT. a BANAT MTERg,,' - i ... Consulting Enwv. Water A Supply, and Purification, Sewerage, Bewerag Dleooaal, Roads, Btrt. avmnw. Watr ,. Hydro-Elctrl - Plant, IrrlgtAon Drainage. Reinforced ' Concrete, Jur vy. Estimates, Plan and fipecifi ca tions. Construction - guporinundd. Complete PUnt dslgnd and con structed. " (-:: Main.Offlce. 178-7T Arcada Building. . Creeasboro, North CaroUaa, . . r ., - . . ' Branch Offlea, ':. Laurtnburg. North Carolina. ' - . . qiXBERT . C Will i lE, O. E. ; y;;-; - - Consulting -. "-v - ; OIVIIi ENQIirCEE . . u: Durham. N. C Watrwor3ta Bewerag, i Btrej ' Wa ter nitration, Bewg EHuposal; Plana, ; R ports,,' Eitlmat, gupsr vision of Constructloa. , - B. PAEKS BVCKE&, . f... i-.CHARliCTTE, N. a-, - r -Conanltlng and Const rucflng . ELECTRICAL ENGINEER perrlsien. f Construction of Ughtlna, Industrial and Power Installation. Hydro-Elect rte Planta, Power Traas- nussion. aasawipai ugoujig, ste. , ,uuc r.tTUCKMMEJ IXAKK ,'.t3IXUXIf & CXL ARCHITECTS WA22SCT0.N, D. C LOtrrsiLASBurr t '- if-.. V. V ' ' i-. - Law Bofldlng, Chartottav K. C BOOII A1TD TLCOZZtf ': --AECHITEC73- C: m1 CH-tT.lOTTE, K. C. Laonard It. tfantev " and rranklla . . . . . . Veordoa '. j . .... ... f . . .Law' 'Eullilng, Chailotto, N. C troa, til ft I5. ' :". T-) tJ mm: HYBRA '. vji '- . ' ' h- - : .; 4 ATkAMTAs CC2 ' Atxtomatta Fwsders, . r.' Openera ana TrtunE - Breaker, IntertnatlUt gg4 v ; Finisher Uppf ') sursenner ccrdios oeaw TbregJCxtraiHorsv Wast.Wckert.gtai , , lotormedlatgg, tttDff Jack Fraiaeg . i.v c . ' . glad tf O.uote yon price.. ar. vsVfi ' jT. "ft . BOCTUERX QCEEX GRATES SATE FtTEL. , .. J.H. &C0. i Charlott, Tt. C. Writ for Mantel Catalogue. Manufacturers i; Sfiand Jobbers Trequently And U necessary to hav Banking racilitiea tn ad- , dltloa ta those ottered by local . - baaka.- ..lv . v f v. Tint , ; . , . Firsts Hclicnd Dsn!; ;of JuenMOx,, vxrginia, . , , - ' - - With - - .. .. MMgg.d0o.00 Capltat ' Earned Surplus ttOO.0tt.Og , ti.ieo.tee.t jposit l.90,o t - Total Resource ' Offer nst the Additional ga ; cllttle Required, - -r' v" Jno. B. PurcelL prstden(: Jno. at. MlUer. Jr, Vice presi- ? dent: Cha. R.; Burnett, A- ,. lstant ' Cashier) J.. C JopUa,' . Aelstnt Cashier. s v." A.1 D. OATiirETJ) fc E2C , ; : COUMIESSIOX M2SHA3rTS g-ri ' L srd Street, ' XEW TC. ; , COTTCOf TARXS 7 ; ''' . XTTT. 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