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8 CHARLOTTE DAILY . OBSERVER, JANUARY 28, 190 3, IIIUS AND MARKETS THE COTTON AllX MAltKM. - Mr. E R. Dl-kM, of Tbi City, r i- .-Write Of I he Condition in the Northern .Markets A Gradual Ad vance Looked fW After June and - July. Mr. E. B. Dickson, one of the city's . well-known dealers in cotton yarns, skeins, rones, tubes and warps and representative of William B. Charles, f Amsterdam, N. Y has Juet re turned from the Northern markets. In conversation with .in Observer man yesterday he said: The buying Power did not enter the market as was expected soon after the election. About that time prices wore boosted up and speculators carried the mar ket to such an extent that It had a severe break, losing .11 the advance. This break was caused b the spinners going right ahead, not thinking of the outcome, a great portion of them run ning their mills day and night with no market to lake this over-production. This within itself lias caused this sharp decline. The wire and in sulated trade who .ire larxe users of cotton yarn have t bought good to any extent, neither have the wors ted manufat turers. "In November the knitters and un derwear trade h"fMl some strength, hut the recent break In the market has caused them to co out of the market and the buying to-day ts from hand to mouth. Some sales are an nounced In 1 0.000. U.otMl and 20,000 pound lots v. hereas in ordinary times these orileip would be double that amount. The spinners are now asking from 1 1-: to 3 cents a pound more for yarnii than It can be bought at in Philadelphia and New York from commissi n merchants. In fact yarn dealer in the earn centres are offering yarn at these prices. "I know of a sale that was made last week at 17 -l ,-ents for 20-2 on tubes to an Inmilated concern. There was several bids for this order and ut of these several bids two reputa ble concerns offered the yarn at 17 1-! lor the and 19 cents for 26-2. Two months ago 40-2 were being sold at 27 cents. The market to-day Is II 1-2 to 2.1 cents. This applies to all counts of yarn, and trade does not seem to be In proportion to the ad ance The tariff will be taken up soon after the inauguration of our new President, and this will In Itself unsettle the trade for two or. three months to come, hut with conser tie aplnning we may expect to see a gradual advance beginning, say about the first of June to 'he first of July. The cloth trade s In a little bet ter condition than yarn; Mtlll there Is nothing yet very profitable. There Is quite a lot of brown goods and sheet ings coming out f ronUspeculators who bought these goods Three or four months ago around 5 cents for 39 ". tt x 72. This , particular count of loth Is quoted at 5 1-2 cents. To my knowledge the firm that 1 am con nected with bought this same count on last Thursday at S 1-4 ens and there were several large lots sold at 5 1-4 to 5 3-8. The trade In China is ve lax. ci ir firm has had two representatives " :ng thriugh the far Kast. China, .lii.rtii and the Orient for the past foi i ihonlhs and they have had very ' " m i esa. and little encourage ment for future business. It seems tl.at this trade requires special cuts and lengths; and our banking ar rangement are not equal to that of Kngland and Germany. This Is an other drawback to American goods." AX EXPERIENCED ENGINEER. Sir. V. H. Smead and Wltat He Has Done For (.reeif-dioro Xow Con hiilCug Knatiieer 1W l-i-nxiinlly and While Oak Mill-. Tii- following ip a lireensboro dispatch to The Commercial and Financial World, of New York. J.-inuary l;th: "Morf than most professions that of the engineer :pjeHls to Americans, for be Is pre-eminent ly t lie man wlm does things. He not onls satlstie-. ilieir mulerial de manfls. but appeuls by the boldness and magunud- of Ills pt(ij c ts to their imag ItiHU.'ns nls Tills section of the South ba- ..tuse in (- familiar with and to re-j--'i. e in thn Kicat impetus that has been pi?n in tin- last tw'i 1 1 three decades, ii- ngmeei lug cnifi jo ises who.-e magui 1 .ire and arietv an- iist.uitshing. and l i' ir? lo be found ninny leading mem t rr of that profession "Crrfpnalmni which ran Willi safety ha U-iigt (''inipiirtsoti with other centres of the South tn almost - ft y line of en dea't tan IhmM of tier exjiens and Specialists tn this Ibid and lays slross on the opet ai Ions of Mi V It Smead. M K "In Ids partliuL.r neld Ihls g'-nlb'nian is one ef ttte m.st prominent men In this tectum. He is a member of the Mcchan fl Engineers' Association of the Soulli, and identihed with the Junior American Society of Mechanical Knglneers. He has been engaged in the practice of his profession for many years and lias executed -r been associated with, many Important contracts and feats of en gineering "Mr Smead's experience, training and resources especially fit bim for copklg with such work as furnishing the esti mates, plans, specifications and expert supervision of construction iff steam pow er irtshts and the Installation of steam and hot water healing and tire protection systems. The practice of heating modern dwelling houses and public t.uiMings by means of steam and hot water and the great development of fire protection sys tems of all kind. have telueed these lines to an exact science Tne demand for experts with laige experience in these departments of engineering Is growing rapidly and steadily. In sympathy with the multitudinous and Involved systems of modern TUildlng construction Mr. Smead's method, of specialisation along .1.1- II.... ...... t.-..,,Bt.t Itu foil mfu.iim of reward In this tield. as well as in the Installation of steam power plants, he has successfully supervised contracts tliat take rank with the most difficult and in tricate operations of Its kind In this sec tion. "Mr Smeaii invites correspondence with Individuals firms or eorpoiatlons in any part of the Mouth, desiring the services of a mechanical engineer, aad bis address Should be retained by the readers of tills paper. Ho lias earned the confidence snd esteem of all those with whom he lias been ars-.Uted or employed He is a thorough i taster of this branch of en gineering; a no few men of l.fc age can compare wttb him In breadth, variety and wealth uf actual experience He baa been connected with the Genet al Fire Ex tinguisher Company for elglnears and ts at the present time ConsT.tlng Kn- Uood Coagti McdW-taie for Children. The season tor .coughs and colds la bow at hsBd and too wlt- rwr TBrmwt be used t protect the children. A cbild is much more likely to contract diphtheria nr aecrieit fcer wh-n he n oM T Quicker yoe cure his cold tie less the risk. 'Oianitoerlaln's Cough Hemrly ta th sole relisocs of many mother, and few of those who have tried- H are will J tig to use any other. Mrs. P. P. Starch ef of Ripley. W. Va Bays. "I hare never urrd anything other thaa ChamberUtn's Cough Remedy tor my children and It has always given good satisfaction." This reoedy contains na opium or Other oar coilc and may be gives as confidential? ie tglneer tor ths famous Proximity Man ufacturing Company and , White Oak Mills. ! --' it rnn be to il with ssiturrntss jtUnt-the i up; rath! of Mr. Smead are Nviil to xjwod in kjmiuihy with the imp-r j in the building; industry wj-tlea ts already eq stpivireat. snd which la dest'nml o be one -of the most notable features of the history of North Carolina and this sec tion during the coming year." THIS AX EXGIXEEIUXG CENTRK. Tlie Engineering Society of tti Caro ilnss. ymt It la .and What It ts !iiig The Rftibera. ' ' 4 Charldfte hag 'become" an' engineer ing centre. Ther are Very few who ap preciate thfe ntrmber of highly trained ajid well educated yoUng 'i entlemen 'who have, come here to take a hand Jn the development of the great ' re i esources of the surrounding country. The engineering - fraternity of v Char lotte Includes those who are connect ed with the 'development of the cot ton manufacturing interests, the cot ton seed oil mill Interest, electrical in terests of various kinds, such as mu nicipal lighting, factory lighting and power and heat, and hydro-electrical developments. The - water powers have made great demand for young men trained to a knowledge of how to handle water powers and electrical developments and transmissions. There is here a society called the Engineering Society of the Carolinaa which has about 50 members. This organization has headquarters In the Trust Building, has reading rooms and a library, and besides the gen eral use of the library all the time, there are meetings at which general engineering subjects are discussed. Most of these members live In Char lotte, but many of them are non-resident members. This aggregation of engineers Is the best proof possible that this city is the centre of a great Industrial development and the work of these technical gentlemen is surely going to bring some great result for the benefit of this city and the sur rounding country. This Knginerlng Society of the Carollnas, the headquarters of which re here In Charlotte, Is a member of the Engineering Society of the flrnjth, the headquarters of which are In Nashvlfle, Tert,n. All papers and pro ceedings of the Engineering Society of the South are received by the So ciety here In their library and read ing rooms In the Trust Building. The members snd officers of the Engineering Society of the Carollnas, are as follows: .Mesars. O. F. Ashury, K. ('. Blber steln. C. E. Bradshaw. E. V. Clark. Jr.. S. W. Cramer, V. O. Kibble. F. W. lachlcotte. E. D. Iatta. Jr.. A. C I,ee. Thomas B. I,ee. W. 8. I,ee. Jr.. C. A. Mees. A. Mllmow, R. A. Myers, James Northey, J. R. Purser, J. 11. Roddey, I. W. Gill. Jr., Sterling Uraydon. 8. B. Sargent, 8. J. Smith, M. Bj Spelr, K. VV. Thompson, 11. A. Tompkins. J. Frank Wilkes ind J. Renwlck Wilkes, all of Charlotte; J. W. Barber. Mount Airy; Z. M. Bowden, Mulberry, Fla.; Park A. Dallls, Atlanta. Oa.; C. M. Furman. Rockingham; William H. Harrlss, Providence, R. I.; M. 8. Jen kins. Great Falls, 8. C; W. F. Lee, Piedmont. 8. C; W. A. Leland, Rock Ingham; E. W. Van C. Lucas, Wash ington, D. C; E. M. Royall. Great Falls, 8. C. : D. B. Rushmore, Schenec tady. N. Y.; C. W. 81ms, .Savannah ia.; W. P. Snow. Rockingham; T. C. Stevenson. Charleston. 8. C. ; H. A. Tlbbs, Great Falls. 8. C. ; W. H. Hinead, Greensboro; Charles E. Wad dell, Blltmore; W. Gill Wylle. New York City, .ind J. W. Caldwell, Ha waiian Islands. The officers are: J. Frank, Wilkes, president; R. L Womaek. first vice president; W. A. Leland, second vice president; D. W. Gill. Jr., secretary; V. O. Kibble, treasurer. CabarruH Farmer Turn Tlielr Cotton IxMme. Concord Tribune, 26th. Cabarrus county has t last come to the showdown and is delivering the goods that is, the cotton raisers have turned their .cotton loose since last Friday morning, when cotton reached 10 cents. There was an unusual run throughout the county, the total num ber up to Monday night having been sold during Friday, Saturday and Monday, amounting to 905 bales. This cotton, based on a value of $50 a bale, netted the farmers the sum of $45,250 for the three days' sale. This money turned loose in Concord will add very greatly to lessen the tightness of the t i nits. Brick and Lumber Company Organ ised at Walboro. Wad"boro Ansonian. A new company organized here last week and known as the Brick and Lumber Company, will be composed of Messrs. W. T. and C. S. Braslng ton and T. J. Covington, and will start with a paid-in capital of $10,000. Tho plant will take over the plant of Mr. W. T. Braslngton, enlarging It so as to do all ksnds of manufacturing for builders' supplies and will do a gen eral contracting business. A charter has been applied for. Shelby Mill Man Goes to Tenneseee. Shelby Star. Mr. J. H. Hurt, who has been one of the valued and capable employes of the Shelby Cotton Milla, lias ac cepted the superintendency of a large cotton mill located at Trenton, Tenn., and left several days ago to assume hi? new duties. lenoir Mill Completed. Gastonla News Mr. W. 8. Robinson, the contractor, has completed the Moore Mill at Lenoir and Is again at Dallas. The Moore Mill is 78x308 feet, single story, and 6,000 spindles are being put In. The mill will be running" In Feb ruary. Mr. F. P. Moore is president and general manager of the mill. At-tres Mtis4 Produce Airto and I.ifo Insurance Policy. New York. Jan. 27. Charles E. Llttlelleld, as trustee In bankruptcy fo.- A O. Brown A Co.. the defunct brokerage firm, filed papers In an ac tion In the United States District 'ourt to-day against Edna Wallace Hopper, the actress, and A. O. Brown, head of the Insolvent Arm. asking tho defendants to account for the value of an automobile and a life insurance I'Olicy, and judgment to that amount. The automobile Is valued at $7,500 and the policy was for $25,000. Mr. Li'.tletieid says these things were given to the actress by Brown without proper consideration. Hughes WltUlraws Walls' Nomination Albany. N. Y., Jan. 27.: Governor Hughes to-day withdrew the nomina tion of Frederick A. Walla, as state Superintendent of Insurance. I Por The Observer. Kl'XSHINE. Wbst la life without the sunshine Brightening; every weary soul? When wave give upS hops forever It leads us onward to toe goal. In life's dark pathway of trouble Let it be -our guldtng' star. Looking onward, ever upward. - Pointing tov ths gates ajar. ... . -KuRA JACKSON. PBOGKESS OX THE CHABTEB ; (Continued from Page Seven). and eonsent of the board of aldermen, appoint all officers to discharge the duties of all of the officers and public agents now required to be appointed or elected by the board of public safety and the other boards herein before referred to. He shall preside at all meetings of the board of aldermen and shall cast no vote- except In case of a tie. He shall nave the right to veto any ordi nance, resolution or order of the board of aldermen, and his veto shall be overruled only by a vote of at least five. members of the board of alder men. VICE MAYOR. - There shall a vice mayor, who shall be a member of the board, to be elected In the same manner and for the same term as the mayor, who shall, with the consent of the board, temporarily discharge the duties of the mayor in case of his absence from the city or physical disability. ELECTIONS. The machinery of the present elec tion law of the city sball be re-enacted, with such modifications as shall authorize the board of aldermen to establish such election precincts In the four wards of the city as they shall deem necessary for the con venience of the voters. No person who la a candidate for the nomination or election to any municipal office shall employ any per son to perform any service, of any nature whatever, on the day of or before any municipal election or pri mary in which he Is a candidate, for the purpose of promoting or aiding his candidacy, or offer or agree, either directly or indirectly, to pay or re ward any person, in money, property or appointment to office or municipal employment, for any service which any such person may render in any municipal election or primary In the aid of the candidacy of any person therein, and every candidate for of fice In any municipal election or pri mary shall, w ithin ten days after such primary or election, file with the clerk of the Superior Court of Meck lenburg county, a sworn Itemized statement of all monies, property or ether thing of value paid out by him or otherwise expended, directly or In directly. In the promotion or aid of hla candidacy in such primary or election. a Any person violating any or tne provisions of this section shall lie guilty of a misdemeanor, and. upon conviction, shall be fined or Imprison ed In the discretion of the court, and forfeit any municipal office which he may hold at the time of his convic tion. SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS. There ahall be elected at the same lime and in the same manner pro vided for the election of the board of aldermen seven school commis sioners, four of horn shall be elected from the wards, one from each ward, whose term of office shall be two ears. and three of whom shall be from the city at large, whose term of office shall be four years. All repairs on school buildings and all school furniture ahall be provided for out of the school funds. The pro islons of the present char ter applicable to the public schools of the cit. with the foregoing modifica tions, shall be re-enacted. TAXATION. The general provisions of the pres ent charter applicable to taxation shall be re-enacted with the follow ing modifications: 1. The compensation of the tax collector shall be changed from .1 salary basis and put upon the com mission basis, not to exceed 1 per cent, of the amount of taxes actually collected by said tax collector, who shall be held responsible in the same manner nnd to the same extent for the collection of the taxes of the city as sheriffs are now held under the general laws of the State. 2. There shall be appointed In the manner provided In this charter for the appointment of other city officers, s city tax commissioner, w ho shall de vote his entire time and attention to Investigating all inequalities or un dervaluations In the assessment of real and personal property within the corporate limits of said city, and all delinquents who have failed to properly list their taxable. He shall report to the county list-takers and assessors for Charlotte township all inequalities or undervaluations in the assessment of real and personal prop erty and all delinquent taxable he may have discovered within said city, and shall urge upon said list- takers and assessors, a proper assess nnent and return of all real and personal property In said city, and shall also report to the hoard of coun ty commissioners of Mecklenburg county, on or before the expiration of the time fixed by law for revising and equalizing the assessments on teal and personal property, all such Inequalities and undervaluations as he shall discover; and shall likewise rt port to said boards on or before the expiration of the time fixed by law for placing delinquents upon the tax books all delinquent taxables In said city, and urge upon the board the proper assessment and valuation and listing of all real and personal property Therein. He shall also ex amine the tax books of the tax col lector of said city and report (o the board of aldermen all errors and In accuracies that may appear thereon, and all' uncollected taxes for such year, not. Included In the insolvent list allowed said tax collector by the board of aldermen. He shall dis charge such other and further kin dred duties as may be required of him bjthe mayor or board of alder men of the city. Said commissioner shall receive such compensation for his services as the board of alder men of the City of Charlotte, and the board of commissioners of said coun ty, shatl1rxofe-hal to b paid by the city and the other half by the county. MUNICIPAL DEBT. Except for . permanent Improve ments, to be made by special aisej ments herein elsewhere provided for, the total exDeodlture fer all pur- poses, including interest on bonded debt, shall never exceed. Jn any nscai year, the amount of the total reve nues raised from all sources by the city during such fiscal year. Any violation of this prevision shall render ghe officers violating the same personally liable for the amount of such expenditures made In excess of such revenues, and also guilty of a misdemeanor. No bonds shall be Issued by the board of aldermen for necessary ex penses or any other purpose except as specially authorised herein lor, per- PBKSIDE2W HFXP8 ORTUAXS. Hundreds of erphans nave been helped by the President ot The Industrial and Orphan's Home at Maeon, G who writes: "We have ased Electric Bitters In this Institution for nine fVearm. ' it has nrnved a most excellent medloina Utomach. .Liver snd KMnsy troubles. w regard n mm wnm o uim lanilly SMnciM earth. It invigorates the vital organa. purines the blood.' aide di gestion, creates appetite, le strength aad build. tkia. fple. week chorea er run-down people It has ne wiesw" Hrx for female eoeaplainta. Only (90. at W. l maaent Improvements, ttntll after ths proposition to tssus Mid bonds has been - submitted ta ths qualified voters of the city, at an election call ed for that purpose, and approved by m majority of ths qualified voters; provided this shall not prevent ths city. from executing Its promissory note for a temporary loan, te be re paid out of the revenues of the cur- ever, to be negotiated when the city has on hand, sufficient funds to meet the current expenses. . , crrr finances. ,, A report of tbs city's financial con dition shall be made to the board of aldermen af each monthly meeting, by the city treasurer, and published In one of the newspapers of the city. The books of the city treasurer "and of the several departments shall bs audited at least ones a year by a com petent accountant to be selected, by the board of- aldermen. The deposi tories of the city's funds shall be des ignated by the mayor with the con sent of the board of aldermen, pref erence belAg given to such solvent bank or banks In this City of Char lotte as shall allow the highest rate of Interest on daUy balances. . " FRANCHISES. No franchise for the use of streets, sidewalks, highways or bther public property of the city shall be here after granted for a longer period than thirty years, and no ordinance granting any such franchise' shall be passed until the full text thereof ahall have been published for three weeks in a dally newspaper of the city be fore the second reading; of such ordi nance, and all such ordinances shall be read three times at regular month ly meeting of the board and an "aye'' and "no" vote shall be recorded upon the second and third reading; and the rules shall not be suspended so as to pass such ordinance In a shorter time; neither shall such ordinance be passed unless some reasonable time limit shall be therein provided for the commencement and completion of the work authorized, and the board shall have the right to fix the terms and conditions upon which inch fran chise shall be granted. .No franchise to construct and operate any atrset or other railway upon any street tn said city ahall he granted except upon condition that the company owning or operating such railway shall keep up and maintain the street between nnd at least thirty Inches outside of Its rails, and no franchise shall bs granted to any other company to es tablish and maintain any electric pole or tower-line upon any public prop erty In said city except upon condi tion that such company so establish ing and maintaining the same shall psy an annual tax or rental of at least 11 for each pole or tower io estab lished and maintained by It, for tht use of so much of the public property as shall be occupied by such pole or tower-line. PERMANENT STREKT IMPROVE MENTS. When the board of aldermen shall order any street laid out. graded, paved or repaved, the cost of the per manent Improvement thereon, when ascertained and determined, shall be charged upon the abutting property specially benefitted thereby, and In case the owner or owners of any or all such abutting property so specially benefited shall elect not to pay, upon notice, the amount so charged against such property for suCTt spe cial benefits, then the board ahall levy a special assessment upon such abutting property,, equal to the amount of such charge thereon, pay able in equal annual installments dur ing a period of ten years, and shall Issue what shall be known as street Improvement bonds. In corresponding amounts, which bonds shall comprise ten equal series, which series shall consist of a like number of bonds, which shall bear Interest at a rate not to exceed 6 per cent, per annum, and shall not be sold for less than par. The payment of the principal and Interest of said bonds shall be made a charge upon said property, and hall constitute a lien thereon from the date of the beginning of said per manent improvement, prior to all other liens, and the board shall levy an annual special tax thereon, suf ficient to pay the series of bonds due In said year, with all interest accrued upon the entire series of said bonds. In t ase any street so improved shall be occupied by any street or other railway company, then that portion of the cost of such permanent Improvement, properly chargeable to such railway company, shall be as sessed upon the franchise and prop erty of said railway company located In said city, and special tax levies made thereon for the purpose of col lecting the same In the manner here inbefore provided for assessments and levies upon other property. SEWERS AND WATER MAINS. The present charter, with reference to sewers and water mains, shall be amended so as to provide uhat the board of aldermen shall have the right to locate, lay, establish and maintain public sewers and water mains In such of the streets or else where In the City of Charlotte as said board may deem necessary, and shall require the owners of said real prop erty upon which residences or other buildings are located) abutting upon ths streets In which said sewers are located, or within a reasonable dis tance thereof, to connect said resi dences or other buildings, with such public eswers and water mains, under such reasonable rules and regulations snd upon such conditions as said hoard shall, by ordinance, fix and. es tablish., in which shall be included the right. to fix reasonable fees and rales. to'Jje charged upon such property-owners for the privilege of con necting with said public sewers and water mains and the subsequent use thereof, which fees and charges shall also apply to the owners whose prop erty has already been couoefitcd with. public sewers and water mains now established, as well as to those to be hereafter connected. The said board shall have the right snd power to pass such ordinances as 'shall be necessary to enforce the collection of such, fees and charges. Whenever In making; any perman ent Improvements it shall become necessary to extend, lay or relay any water or sewer 'mains in the street or streets to be so permanently . Im proved,, then ths cost of extending, laying . or relaying Such water . or sewer mains shall be borne by tbs abutting or other property, specialty benefited thereby,' and Improvement bonda shall be issued therefor." to bs paid in Installments by levying special arsesaments upon the property so spe cially benefited, -and - the eoiieetioa of .said, assessments in ..ths manner hereinbefore provided for levying and collecting special assessments for said permanent street improvements: Pro vided, that ths amounts thus .as sessed .against and collected from the-, property so specialty benefited, for water and sewer -extensions, ahall bs . credited by the city to said .prop erty, to be 'thereafter applied in the payment of the water and - sewer rentals or charges made against the owners of saldt property, la order that equality, as near as may be. shall ob tain, am between property Where water and oewer mains have already been laid and established, and property where such improvements bave not oeea made, .; ,.;'".' . . CITT COURT, t ' - Tne provisions of the-present char ter concerning the recorder's court anaJi be so amended as to give to the said court Jurisdiction of. all criminal offenses committed within the cor porate limits of the city below ths grade of felony.. The. recorder shall bo empowered to try said cases with' out a jury, and provision shall be maae or tn appeal to tho Superior Court, of Mecklenburg county. Is such court a Jury trial may. be had in order to make tne, Jurisdiction of the recorder's court constitutional. Tho recorder's salary shall be fixed by the board of alderman, in , an. amount not exceeding ILtvO per annum. MAXWELL MOVES ITS ADOPTION. As soon "as' the - reading lied been finished. Col. W. C. Max weU moved that the report bo accepted and that the , draft be forwarded to the . board of aldermen. Mr. Nixon moved a substitute that tne report bep rintea and copies there of distributed among- the' members of of the committee or one hundred and that hte body come' together again after .ten days for Tan expression, of eplQjon. Mr. wittkowsky seconded the substitute with the provision that the next meeting bo held, earlier than tan days, which was acceptable to Mr.- Nixon. . , , Mr. IS. L. Keesler, a member of .the committee , of ten, stated .'.that he thought the people ,of ' Charlotte should bs given a chsnca to express themselves freely on the- report after it was published.- Ha interpreted ths scheme of working up a charter to be that the citizens would be allowed an opportunity to enter into. the dls cusslons. - Chairman McDowell said that It certainly was not ths deslrs of ths smaller committee to secure hasty ac tion. , , Mr. Robert P. Stokes thought the promiscuous discussion should begin at once: that all who 'were present understood the English language aad knew what the report meant lie was opposed to any lengthy post ponement - ; BELONGS TO THE LARGER COM MITTEE. . Mr. Maxwell questioned the stats ment by Mr. Keesler that it was the purpose originally to have the people or - the city discuss the charter. He traced the beginning of the agitating saying that It was the cltlxens who appointed the larger committee to draft the charter, ; . "I see no reason why we should send the matter back to the.clUiens after they have selected a large com mlttee of one hundred to attend to the matter." said he., "I 'think the report is admirable. I don t care to hear any discussion upon it, neither do I care to make speech in Its de fense. TNU's not ths charter: It if merely a report. The work, of writing the charter will probably require week's time of the lawyers who are engaged to do the work. Mr. J. Arthur Henderson thought that the larger committee should be given until Monday -light to .consider the matter. "It la easy, to get into trouble, but It's hard to get out," said he. MR. STEWART 8PEA&8 UP. "In the main the report of the com mlttee should be adopted aocording to my judgment," said Mr. Flummer Stewart, "but I think we ought to be given time for reflection. Sections of It which I am now opposed to may strike me favorably. after soma delib eration. For Instance. I am opposed to Issuing any more bonds at all with out a voice of the people, .and if nec essary, I would like to protest right here and now against the issue Just contemplated, (applause) And then I think the mayor ought to bs elected by the people. These are lust some of my views which I now hold. Per ha ps, after reading carefully oyer the report, I may change my mind and be willing to vote for thfr adoption of It as a whole." He was heard gladly, Mr. Keesler again arose to say that there was danger in railroading the matter through. The, people would murmur and a fight in ths Legislature would be certain to ensue. While, as a member of the smeller committee, he understood what was in the re port and was perfectly acquainted with the draft in detail, and favorable to if. he recognized ;he right of oth era not so well Informed upon It. Mr. J. D. McCaJI said that after a few days the report might, be adopt ed In full. If it was not agreed to al low the committee time for delibera tion, there would "be a dickens of ,a row right how. MR. HUTCHISON LOOMS UP. "I amvnot a member of t!e com mittee r one hundred," said Mr. D, P. Hutchison. T am" a citlien. and my impression Is that the public would like to know whether the re port agreed upon by ths smaller com mittee, ls'afso favorable to the larger committee. Then we will want to say some things about it" Mr. George. Stephens said that ha was perfectly satisfied with the report and was ready to vote upon It-1 Mr. F$ C Abbott said tne report was a ciear cut, business-like proposition " and he was ready to. vote for Its acceptance. Dr. I. W. Falson oppossd Immediate action lest tbs people's rumblings be come too -distinct. Ha .was. opposed only- to the section involving thelay. Ing of permanent street Improvements which he deemed .rather unjust ana unfair to. the poorer people of. the city, "It 'might result m the con fiscation ot 'property," said he. "This is a serious matter snd. wo ought to have time to think about It- The rich' er people of the city have:, been' made to pay only one-third of the total cost of this work and now .yti. want to make the poorer people pay for all of It hereafter.'" " ' ", - , t ' Mn MAXWELL AGAIN. ' ' Mr. Maxwell declared . no t dlsposl fiffn' w tii. part tn -kurry matters mora thaa was necessary, to get the measure through tho Legislature. An swering the contention of -Dr. -Kaison, ho said that A condition, not a period; confronted, ths people'now tot, which reason .future policies could .'not be shaped after those of the past,( The streets need' permanent' 'improving and -the city has no money to do ths work. Tho question is. How are mora streets 'to be improved? . More than Trade and ' Tryon .'Streets need im provement ; and - the -people must do it. If it is goingrto be done.- This city is 1 in the midst of a period of sub stantia! growth and - prospVUy. No backward step ought to be taken.' lit certainly wbuld work little hardship on .'-the people to pay their pro rato pert .of the cost of the work on terms t outlined in the report, . - Dr; John R.-Irwm asked, for time to deliberate.- Ha was opposed to the section " . regarding street work. ' , It looked to him as 1f some ' property might suffer (confiscation. -. The- men who own the real estate are those who are burdened with the cost -of tho .work, while '.those owning bank stock and bonds were exempted.' The other restores of the charter he was in . favor of. and - after a little mere thought might bo able to vote for the section In regard to street improve ments, v t . : - . . .. Mr: Mayer thought the present sys tem for doing this work? was prefer- I ; Mexican. Linsllifflmeiit;- Hones ttrained shoulder quickly and permanently reliered.- ' Galls, Barbed Wire Cuts, Braises and Lameness of Livestock , quickly healed. V.'-;'? V:):;;vr'"''''"',;''':' , n- Unfailing cure for Caked udder and Sore teats in Cowa. . C- i A pl raqaest will bring yrm PKEB booklet "Foists ttom a Boras Doctor's Dkuy. I YON MAKLTACrURINO CO, 2 Ssatk Kftfc 5c, BROOKLYN, H. T. -. -, j able and fairer than the one suggest ed oy the committee.' ' .' . " 7 Mr. John Ross answered .ths claim of-Dr. Irwin by saying that the people who own real estate are those Srectly , benefited by the work, while obo holding stocks and) bonds reap ed no enhancement in value.! Ha" thought the city needed better streets and.-was willing to voto for. the 'sec tion .'making it obligatory upon" the ' cltlxens to do all the Dayina- in view V of . the fact that the' city could not do it. . - .i At- this juncture Mr.-WHtkowtky. canea mr. tne reading .or ins .section on street improvements which he op- posed. When.it had again been read by Mr. Guthrie -and interpreted by him. as were other seeMons, Mr. Witt kowsky made the point , that pro vision should be made that on streets where, the citizens pay for all ths Improvements and -the atreet car com pany, .subsequently -Tuns its election lines, the latter should even then. -be made to pay fpr its part of the work dan. the proper credit be entered to the tax-payers immediately affected. , .Broadway, Fifth Avenue SUNOftAN PLAN Rooms 1.90 per HOTE : ffllllHlB'If II Augus Cordon. Manager, Late of King Edward Hotel, Toronto Canada. 1 . 1 1 j ., , 1 , i 1 ,a SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COUPANY 1 Flflrteal Servle STANDARD WHISKIES fO OUR DISTILLERY NOW SKIPPED DIRECT TO CGKim wsrebouas aod.at)tpptpK department whlc h is ths larVst plant, hi Virginia. Ws are been wholesalers for brief forty years, buT "are riow"s7ilMflntf'Tnt5 tn aryTef" rilory direcata the -consumer. You get s ur One old Whiskies sged fer years in our warehouse by direct express at "Wholesale prices. Look" for Mahoney'a . name on ' the bottle. -It-guarantees tbs quality or money refunded. Remit by P.. O., or, ex-',' press money order. -resist ere letter or eertlfled cheeky. .. ... - ' Eipress Chances' Prepaid. , irivK PCNS BYE (Extra).. MANOR STKAltiJIT K1K. . .;......(... a OS COMFORT BYE (All the puw implies). 3 00 FAaLY CORX (Old and Mellow) .... t. 4, OO . RPKCIAL CORN (Worth more) . i BRONCO GIN (An article f merit). VkdU :ian ui.i iryi ........... . Tire following are ablpped charges collect either by express' nr 'freight: . v -... i. .....t.;.f. w . . 4 lvr GaL , " CONGRESS CORJf (Pure and Satisfying) ., . . ."j .... t. .$( TS .. ' MARSHAIJj SELECT RYK.,. . . 1 Jft .. - ' . V BEERS PIRECT FROM THE BREWERY.'- 1 1 . ' f ' - We Ship In X ot 4-Dosea Crates, and 10-Dosen; Barrels, t . ; t' - ' Per Dos. , . . - ; 1", .TernperMce Ber. Broncho Export $ ' , . - Virxinla Pale.. . -. 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