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III. 111 MERCHAN ii-19 ADVANCE 1909 Hiv4 Ww :r SOILS - OF MECKLENBURG .... ? fTKREE IiEAPIXQ TYFES PREVAIL Slap of the County to Be Made iJ United latea ysnunent. With the Different Grade of Solla 6bown In n Colore ITeliinlnary Survey Kbowa That Cecil Oar Is Predoml natlns Type CecU Candy Loam and Iredell Clay Loam Also Found Great Room For Improvements In A rr lent tare In the County, spe cially In Crop Rotation and Use of PertlUxec Uoma Suppue Can AU Be Btaed.'t. -:' ' ; Correepondeace of The Observer. Washington, Jan. 11. The soil sur vey work In Mecklenburg county will begin about the middle of the sum mer, following the Completion of Gas ton and Scotland counties., The work In Pitt county, which is suspended during the winter menths, will be re- euraed about the. 1st of March,, and upen the completion , of this -county . Scotland and Gaston wilt be taken up. .- Mr. W. . Hearn haa charge of the work In North Carolina and will be furnished two assistants from - the bureau, and Mr. Frank P. Drane. of the North ; Carolina pepartment. of Agriculture, division of chemistry, will be conaeoted with, the work. Mr. Drane's experience as chemist1- with the Virginia-Carolina .Chemical Com pany at Richmond admirably fits him . lor soil Investigations. J . . MECKLENBT7KO MAP. ' The map oft Mecklenburg ' county will be made on a scale of one inch r to the mils, which is very convenient for general use.. The map will. show alt the public roads, many of the pri vate roads, all the streams, railroads, cities, towns. postofflces, - houses, churches, school houses and township boundary lines. Upon this accurate base map of the county will be shown In different colors all the different grades or types of soil and the exact v location and . extent of each type. Several nam Dies of soil and sub-soil from eafch, type will be collected and forwarded to the laboratories of the . United States bureau tf soils and the division of chemistry of the North ' Carolina. . Department of Agriculture at JRa4e)gh, whem a complete me chanical and chemical analysis wQl be made. Accompanying the map will "be a very complete write-op of the county, describing the location and boundaries, the .V general surface features, drainage condition's, settle ment, population of the county, trans portation facilities, markets, ' etc. A statement will be given of the climate, -abowlnjg the monthly rainfall and temperature for'that" ?tglonfTrfie" .1itnfr llf thJi mint. mKv.nfnw all the crops and farm products, else of the farms, labor condjtiona.-value of land and 4he methods nf cultiva tion, will also be jrtven. There will be a general chapter on the surface geology and soils. This will be fol lowed by a detailed description of each soil type, dealing with the sur face soil, its. color, texture and dipth, and also the sub-soil to a depth of JS Inchog. The location and distri bution of each of the aoil types, thrlr origin, dralnape, surface features, crops, grain yields and crnpn io which " 11 ted and the price of th land will J'i.-riOf'J. Au r.a'.-T.i ot each -In order not to have a let-up in our always busy store, we arranged to have here, by the closrof our "Mill-End" Sale, some of the fads and fashions for Spring 1909. Monday morning we begin taking stock only in Tryon Street Dry Goods Store, but the Clothing room and the Trade Street Store will both be open for Busi ness. -In our Trade Street Store will be shown the latest productions in Silk and Woolen Fabrics, Ladies' Furnishings, Mattings, Rugs, Carpets, Curtains and Sample Coat Suits for Spring 1909. :. ' , . ' Great Special Sale Monday Monday the neet' remarkable bargain -of the-great Corset 8ale. Think of It. Corsets t cents n tnch ! 18 for 6c., slice II for 38c. and so on up to size 10 far Mo. , Never befare baa opportunity brought yon such exceptionally good Corsets ; "ao cheap, they're maker's lots, bunched with broken llties of our ' regular stock a moat extraordinary variety end we've named this : price for a speedy clearing Monday. Many styles, many kinds, all elaee many new models Included; long, "abort and medium Corsets, In Coutll and Batiste. The bee wtU sell first, so come early for yours. Remember Monday. 1 . cents an Inch. " J..-'- " v" NONE C. O. D. OR EXCHANGED. Spring Dress Goods 4 i-lnch Imported Henrietta, entirely new shades, the leading; fabric for arty 8pring wear. Price the yard $1.00 v ' Kovelty Wash Goods New, crisp Printed Batiste and Mulls, al. the latest 10 styles, designs and colorings, r Price the yard 13 1-Sc. op Fancy Dress Ginghams Greatest variety of Dress Ginghams that we have ever shown, all new I... Spring; styles. Monday will be the first showing. Fjice the yard il t. . .).. ...... .....'.. . , ........... 12 i-3c r Silks 16-Inch Chiffon Messaline, best quality. Black and all Colors. Price the yard .. .y. ., ...$1.23 ,S-lnch Plain Messaline, rood, substantial quality, all colore. Price the yard , $1. 4 l-lnch Printed Measaline Foulard, new colorings and new designs. Price the yard,... ,. ......... P.. ..$2.00 KJT (ISC' OmuLA cAL 'Jt r(tsy , HJjALo J mn - We pay Railroad fare on Pcrchasea Amounting to $40i00 to Patrons . Within 60 Mes of Charlotte, and Deliver Free of sample of both soil and sub-soil .will be published la the report. CECIL CLAY PREDOMINATES. As the result of a preliminary ex amination of, a portion of the county by Uessra. Hearh and H. H. Bennett, the predominating soil types were found to be the Cecil clay, Cecil sandy loam and Iredell clay loam. The Cecil clay,- which derived its name from Cecil county, Maryland, where It was first mapped, la the heavy red clay soil found throughout the pied mont region of the 'South, and prob ably Is the most extensive soil type In Mecklenburg. When bandied prop erly this soil Is capable of producing from It to 40 bushels of wheat, 40 to 75 bushels of corn and heavy yields of oats, cowpeaa, sorghum, vetch and Bermuda grass. .When the soil la thoroughly broken, pulverized and limed there is number of grasses and grass mixtures that can be suc cessfully grown for hay and pasturage and made to lit Iht ProP rotations which are very remedial to the soil. Orchard grass, red top, bluegrass, red clover, etc, are some of the. crops that do well there, On this exceptionally strong soir there is no reason why an acreage yield of from one to two bale of cotton could not be maintainea. In view of the tact that plants gen erally are alow to , mature-on' clay soils, because of the cold nature of this class of land, early maturing varieties of votton ahould be secured or bred up at home. Certain, late truck crops, as cabbage, would suc ceed, but as a rule the early maturing truck crops cannot . be successfully " ' CECIL SANDY LOAM. The next 'soil in point of area! ex tent is the Cecil sandy loam, which consists of from to IS Inches of gray sandy loam overlying red clay. This type, while not as strong a sou as Its co-relative, the Cecil . clay, is well drained and on that . account adapted to early vegetables and me dium maturing . varieties of cotton. Butter beana, snap-beans,.; garden, peas, lettuce, asparagus, cucumbers, Irish potatoes, vrad tehee ana a num ber of other vegetables can be grown very satisfactorily on the Cecil sandy loam. There seems to be aa especial ly; good opportunity for the produc tion of butter beans, lettuce and Irish petatoea In the-production of truck crops en this land liberal' applica tions of suitable fertilisers-are neces sary.' The general farm crops corn; cotton, oats, etc. can be grown upon a .profitable basis, particularly, with deep plowing, proper rotation and the incorporation of .organic . manures,, either barnyard : manure or half matured er green leguminous crop. 4 variety of ..forage, .crops anraisa. mixtures can be grown In a number of excellent rotatlona .Red top will thrive in the bottoms, swales, and ethecrfdepressions where a favorable supply of moisture is maintained. 1 IREDELL CLAT LOAM. ; ' Another 'type" of soil, the Iredell clay loam, Is found In small areas throughout the county. This is a aara-colored clay loam, having a stiff, plastic sub-soil. It waa encountered first in Iredell county, and upon It a portion of the North Carolina test Iifro for the piedmont section has been established. With an occasional srslk-atlon of 40 to 69 bushels of lime to the acre this toil is capable of I New and " 1 ""' producing excellent crops of corn, wheat, oats and grasses. .Other kinds of land may be en countered during the progress of the survey, possibly some that have not previously been found here. It is ex pected that there will be found some of the jgeep sandy loam, having a yel lowish sub-soil, which Is occasionally encountered In the piedmont section and which Is highly adapted to sweet potatoes, garden peas, etc Mecklenburg, already one of the leading agricultural counties of the State, compares so favorably in the matter et soils and climate with the most highly developed agricultural sections In the piedmont region, which extenda from northern" New Jersey to Columbus, Qa., should, in view of its excellent road system, be oie of the best agricultural counties in thaolednaont section. . Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, long considered the best agricultural county In the United States, is situated ' largely In the piedmont section, and although the soils are not identical with those of Mecklenburg, they have been- de rived through, the weathering or breaking down of crystalline rocks, just as in the case of the Mecklenburg soils. '.: - SHOULD BE MORE ROTATION. ' .There Is room for 'agricultural im provement, particularly - along the line" of etter -crop rotation and In the, "use of fertilizers, and .increased production of home - supplies. With the soils of the county adapted to such a great variety of. forage crops and grass mixtures, there la absolute ly gno necessity for buying either hay, meat or dairy supplies. from outside sources. Stock' can be fed almost the year round with green feed. Coinci dent with an extension .of stock raising and dairying there would be produced more barnyard manure, the fertilizer which in th3 long vrun . la the best that can be used en the pled- Nnont soils. : Not only enough vegeta bles could be . easily grown to suffice the . wants et the home markets, but with, well-directed effort a surplus for shipping could be grown. Cowpeaa, clover, vetch or some leguminous crop 1 should, be, Introduced once every four, or i live years la rotation with other, crops la order to bring the soils anywhere near their maximum .pro ducing. capacity; Crops, Ilka animal, occasionally need. a, change, and the farmer who grows one crop continu ously, on the same land is operating against the dictate of nature. . . During the survey every crop will be studied la Ms relation to the sev eral solla of the county and its proper abode .worked : out; and, further, . In the study ftha soils of the county in comparison Ti with, those dt other areas already surveyed It is hoped "tha t The 6ra pTeWagf RuimaTTiapa bilitles of each type can be pointed out. ' . , r't ':'' .;- f.'.Theae maps end report : will be published by the United States bureau of soils snd distributed free by Rep resentative Webb to every family In the county. -. Air.- Webb has . made efery effort not only to obtain this survey for the people of the county, but to secure everything possible for his district. Many hundreds of these reports will toe distributed over parts of North 'Carolina and the -United Btatea. thus, advertising Mecklenburg county and ehowtng its true- value from the standpoint of experts .who are imparUa.1 Judges. If the county iSpring' Suits iSKirt Samples We closed out from some of the best manu facturers at one-third off their new Spring Samples of Suits and Skirts. These all newest models, colors and materials and are divided into three lots of each Suits and -Skirts and this is your opportunity to secure a new Spring Suit or Skirt at a big saving, as there are gar ments in' each lot which if bought regular would cost from $2.50 to $10.00 more than same will cost you oil Monday. These go on sale at 9 o'clock and Suits are arranged in three lots , $20.00, $25.00 and $30.00. Skirts are in three lots-$5.00, $7.50 and $10.00 for choice. Each will be fitted by our expert fitters without charge. 1 " ' "" "' " " himiiti.,....!. wf.-LJ. -f -',, I, i were to liave such a map made. It would cost a considerable sunvand in dividuals securing a copy would have to pay from $2 to for the same. In order to carry out any experi mental work with fertilisers and variety tests which would be bene ficial to a large number of farmers and landowners, it Is necessary to know the soils and have them map ped. By having a soil map, it an experiment Is made, say, on a red clay In one part of the county, then a farmer who has the same character of soil In another part of the oounty would apply the same results as re gards, fertilisers and crops and varie ties to his land. Dr. B. W. Kllgore. State chemist and director of the State experiment stations, is using these maps in carry ing on his work with fertilizers and crop varieties. He can, by knowing the soli types, give out some specific information to all who own or farm that particular soil. Many inquiries are received regarding soils over the country and especially in the South, where there are cheap lands, equable climate, large undeveloped areas and a congenial snd hospitable people. The soil survey shows the natural re sources of a county and call the public attentlbn to what, can be done towards amelioration of farming con ditions. ENTIRE FORCE LAID OFF. Southern's Spencer ' Employes to Work Only lire Bay in Week . Until Further Notice -Adjustment of Wag gcalo Expected to Follow, Special to The Observer. .Spencer, Jan. 21. Upon . Instruc tions from Was'hington.the entire force of employes of. ffie Southern Railway- Company at Spencer was laid off to-day and will observe every Saturday, until further notice, as a holiday. - It is said that fuU time wilt be resumed February 1st. The cause of - the Saturday curtailment Is un known here and. la understood to be general over the system. The ad justment of a wage seal Is expected to follow. - , " v. ANOTHER MTBDER iPQNVICTION. Greenville, 8, C, Jury Returns Ver dict AtralnM William liHttoup. With fteromsnendation to MercyTen More Murder Csuiea on Docket. Special to The Observer. Greenville. &. C Jan. ZS. William Brltton, white man, was convicted to-day In- the Court of General Ses sions of murder, with 'recommenda tion to mercy. : He killed a neighbor. John Burgi. on Christmas Eve sight .' TwoTshite men were convicted of murder, - with a mercy v recommenda- tfnn ttita irMlr-' fini isnA.' jf man. slaughter. There arV'tcrtore7mur-'p,nt der case oh the docket Limestone Mills Krvt New Houses - " -. , For Operatlvea. . -Special to The Observer. , Oaffney, B, C Jan.: 23. The man agement of the Limestone -Mil's haj given L the contract, for the . erection of four new bouses for Jts , help. The same management has contracted for the building of four additional houses for the Hamrlok Mills. The Hamrlck Mills Is the newest, enterprise - for Oaffney. but it is making money for its stockholders already and bids fair to become . one of the. best paying propositions in the Etata. . ORItil.V OP THE KLU KLUX KLAV Started in .Tennessee as Band of MenH I)slriiiff to ' Amuse Tuemsclvea . Orcunwtances Changed It Into What It Becaptc Its Growth a Otntedy and Its Death a Tragedy. To the Editor of The. Observer: The recent trial of the Tennessee night-riders, with Its revelations and attending excitement, has called to mind an article read some time ago giving an interesting account of the origin, growth and dtsbandment of a remarkable and mysterious order that was born on ,, Tennessee soil . over forty years sgd, and whose lurid his tory so strikingly taught the lesson that . mob force Is a dangerous rem edy for real or fancied wrongs. ' But History wilt persist In repeating itself so long as "philosophy continues to teach by example." " The article referred to appeared In The Century Magaslne some twenty five years ago, was written by a noted fiouthern Presbyterian minis ter and is an Interesting chapter of the inside history of this remarkable order, written not from personal knowledge. but from authentic pri vata documenta. While many still live who have a personal acquaintance with its mis sion, and the deeds committed under the autocratic rule of "The Invisible Empire," to some the. following ac count of Its trivial origin may be en tirely new as well as Interesting. The facts, in the main, have been gleaned and condensed, front the above-mentioned article. V One evening In June, 1866. a few young men of Pulaski, the capital of Giles, . one of the southern tier of counties' In middle Tennessee, met in the office of one of the most promi nent number of the Pulaski bar. These young men were of the num ber who having escaped death on the battlefield, returned home with out the means to enter into, or the business habits to conduct, agricul tural or mercantile enterprise This enforced Inactivity brought about a reaction from the exciting scars of army life that was Intense. During the. meeting in the Pulaski lawyer's office, one ef the number present said. "Boys, let us get up a club or a society of some. description.' The suggestion was received with en thusiasm. ' and. Inviting a few others' to Join them, the next evening eight or ten assembled at the same place and duly organised the club by, the election of a chairman and secretary. The evening was spent in discussing the, best means by which to attain the. purposes of their organisation, which' were simply for amusement andj: diversion. .AcommJJtee wag sp: to select ITnamCanother" to draft rulea and regulations for their government and a ritual for the in illation' of new members.- At ftMyeiext meeting the following week. the com mittee to'. select a- name reported. that It as yet ' bad been unable te make y selection of a suitable, name suggeetlve of the character and ob jects of the society. , Several names that had been considered were, men tioned. - Ameng this number was the name ."Kuklol." from the Greek (kukloa) meaning a band or circle. At mention of this some one ; cried out f "Call It ICn Klux!1 . Here first fell from human lips this swajolDgtses name ever af tar Satin Foulards An exquisite line of Satin Foulards, all new and attractive patterns. Price the yard 59c. to $140 Laces Big line Vaj and Round Thread Laces with Insertions to match, all thle season's patterns. Price the yard 6c. ap Embroideries Grand showing of new Embroideries, consisting of 45-Inch Flouncing, All Overs, Edge and Insertions to. match. Price the yard 10c. to $1.00 White Goods Beautiful array of Snowy White Goods, consisting of Batiste, Mull, Linen Lawns, etc. AH grades and all widths. Price the yard 10c. and ap New Rugs Sanford Axmlnsters, 1x12, for $2.00 Sanford Axmlnsters, 6.6x10.6. for ' $30.00 Sanford Axmlnsters, 6x9, for $1$.00 Sanford Axmlnsters, 1x6, for ...$4.00 Still smaller sizes, all to match. New Mattings Big assortment of Colors and White in perfeot China . . , Also a nice Jap Matting from 20& Corke and Inlaid Linoleums, all 2 yards wide. Prices .. Window Shades made to order for any sise window or iiiWin'it; Charge Purchases Amounting to $5.00. suggestive of mystery, and this the inconspicuous , oegmning of a move ment which soon stjread to other States and for awhile convulsed the entire country. Thus It began by acciue.ni ana in a spirit or merry making and not conceived In malice, aa was popularly supposed. The weird potency of the name "Ku Klux Klan," itself suggestive of ghostly ap paritions, wrought Its effect not only upon the general public, but upon the members themselves, who yield ing to Its subtle Influence, modified their original plan so as to make ev erything connected with the order harmonise with the name. Though the end In view was still mere amuse ment, the methods by which tfcey proposed to win it were shrouded In secrecy and mystery. The stock of fun was derived from exciting pub lic curiosity and then baffling It, and was replenished by the ridiculous stunts and ludicrous situations con stituting the initiation of new mem bers, fiat this harmless device orig inated by youthCal spirits to dispel an enforced ennui became the talk of the town, and soon spread beyond mere local oonflnea With Its growth developed decided modifications. Its membership became less discriminat ing and select; gradually and very naturally new features were added that were not ever dreamed of by the originators ef the order features which finally transformed the Ku Klux Klan Into a band of "tegu- latora" Under nominal conditions this or der would have speedily died a na tural death, aji the fan. by frequent repetitions, lost its seat But cir cumstances became extraordinary. Clouds were- enveloping the social and .political conditions of the South. The administration of the civil law waa not yet fully re-established. Without this wholesome check, the liberty of tne unshackled slave be came the license of the freedman. This ana other exciting causes prompted the suggestion, "Why not ase this wespen at hand to right ex isting wrongs? The unknown has even a power over all classes of men," . The concealed weapon, and the occasion for Its use, met. But It Is .net the purpose to lift the veil from this chapter of ear dark age. which.' If possible, would willingly be expunged from the record, furth er than to show that by a- process most natural ' this - samlorgsntxed klan of weird mystery because the self-constituted . regulators of the extraordinary anr' momalous social and political eonti.dooa Mpldly de veloping around them. . wt "fighting the devil with. Are" has ever been a losing bout, - aad soon the "regulat ors" themselves had to.be regulated. Many sanguine aad beastly outrages committed by ' rash, impudent and bad -men. were laid at the door - of the-klan., A spirit had been called up from the,, deep that would .. not down. , so, powerless to restrain Its members within . proper : limits. In March, 18. the order was formally disbanded aa an organisation by ' a proclamation of the grand wisard of The Invisible -Empire." Notwith standing the outrages committed In its name, the odium of which it bore though not directly aesponsibta, ; and powerless to suppress or control them, unbiased history will accord It a mission the fulfilling of which lif waa mad tolerable to decent people i Matting, from SO, to S5c. to 65c. per yard per running yard $1.7$ to $J.7 door. SOLE AGENTS rOR aHTIEPJ AND AEIER'S . CD GLOVES Jt 'during a period the line of which had. never been experienced in the history , vi vur country As the conservative, weil-meanlntf element had to share in the odium cast upon Its order by the violent, deeds of the bad element, so the po- -lltlcal party upon , which fell the grave duty of reconstruction was held; responsible for the political Infamy, perpetrated by a few of its adven turers, so long, therefore, as active, participants In this part of our taU-, tory and their Immediate descendants survive, so long will there be a rem nant refusing to affiliate with . that party without regard to existing con ditions or prospective developments. , It is. however, to be deplored that sensational writers, for material gain or from other motives, should rattl the dry bones of the Ku Klux Klan, and strive, by story and drama, revive and perpetuate the memory of this unique, mysterious Klan whose birth , was an accident, whose growth a comedy and whose death wss ar tragedy. , , X- Morganton. Jan. Uth, 110$ .,- , GREKXSBORO NEWS ITEMS. Capt. 1. H. Walsh Elected Member of Board or Aktennen Bids For $.10,- tn ef .School Bonds AdverUned For ' No Medical Depository For Gate ' CUy. ' --I-;.' - s Observer Bureau. . The BevlU Building. Greensboro, Jan. 23. The city aldermen last night elect ed Capt. J. H. Walsh a member of the wro irom tne nra wara to succeed Mr. E. A. Browp. who resigned a few weeks ago. The election came wholly unexpeotedly. aa Captain Walih'a name had not been mentioned la con-' nectlon with the office. The new mem- : ber of the board ia not without ex perience as a guardian of the city's welfare, having served aa aa alder man several years ago. ' Mayor Brandt ia authorised by tha board of aldermen te advertise - for . bids for the sale of f SO.asa of pubiio -school bonds, the bonds to run for 3 years and bear I per cent. Interest, Bids will be opened at a meeting of the board February, lltlw The meejbera of the Greensboro . Academy of Medicine are considering the question of . establishing a free medical. dispensary and employing a district Burse for the benefit of the city needy poor. A committee com posed of Dr. W. P. Bealk Dr. A. K Wilson and Dr. J. R. Williams is in- vestigating the matter and will report . at a meeting of tne physicians to b held soon. . - j-- a :,:y-. ,Tha qweit Ion of the. aaJaat liquor ly... a medical depository, which ts agi tating the people In several towns, iu the State, haa net been mentioned In Greensboro. - On one occasion Qrewnsboro had a dispensary wher boose was dispensed to the thirsty. and the people of the commun 'y were sufficiently amused for a!) ttm by the agitation that followed th establishment ef tha municipal n mill. .The forty-fifth cousin of a pensary would be distasteful to t i 3 community. Besides. Greensboro v-it- ed for prohibition test May. and vot ed for it srood and, st ron a, alnnij wit i nearly all the rst of the fisi?. an t there is a feeling here that prohlb! t should be gtveo a chance to pt&iu: r-
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