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G 12 CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 19C9. JsE.iBEB VIEW OF D0UGU8 rectlona But as time goes on I Oilnk th Impression of hie real greatness BOITS ESTIMATE OF CHARACTER de3"'n.UBt for the lndlvlduBl welfare of his own State and its Intel- I material advancement - - - - i Written Kt Hon. . T ... i Cnnnntiou Jrcl'ial and with Uim Recent Ortebration of Ue should net be overlooked. Hie estab I"Oaie una " - uBiiiiiviii ui uir w i ' , 1 7 v -nt Illinois The Dlff erenre -ilriM Between the Prudent nd the Senator Two IniiiKV Cited lnt Oo to Show tlie Character of btapben A. Douglas. Observer Bureau. ! The Bevill bulldim. ! Oreensboro, Marr h 2. -ago. not only by the use of his In- fluenre. but by a donation large for a . ",an of his limited means, attests his ; imprest In the higher education of the people. On the ether hand, the build ing of the Illinois Central Railroad and hi early efforts to plar-e ell char ters under legislative control etiow hlt lB of the Interest aroused by ' regard for the material Interest ( his the celebration laat October ot u.r . .... ... famous Llnooln-Douglsa donates in II- I necessity of corporate con rol. rtwrenMUM was a Burning issue. ; a-e. Judge DougJaa. then a member, followln letter written by Hon. ; of the Irtslature of minors, move v .n,..,.!.. of this city, the to Insert In each charter jrranted a eldest .on f the Illustrious .Stephen : clause reserving the right to alter, i Dousrlaa hi of historical Interest. ; amend or repeal this act whenever the ti 'a,i, w. addressed to public good shall r-qulre It." Again :r T.'. o f Alton 111. I In 151. while in the Senate of the chairman of the executive committee . h. t.tnooln-Douilas relebratlon. follow. My dear Sir: Tour very kind let ter inviting me to attend the semi centennial cuKbraHon of,, the Lincoln - 1 deeply appreciai ion u.i.j . cord in i invimtinn itself, b-.it f'T ine and appreclatle toi.e of your letter. As the elder, ami now the only sur viving, son of Se;.;itir Douglas. It would give me vm nrral pleasure !- attend the celebration ur.ii show my repect not only for my father's inem cry. but alao for that of his great rival. Vtiem subsequent events, perhaps be ginning with thee del.ates, hae plu' -i ajnong the greatest men In the es. Ienled the pleasure of a personal ettendance. It seems to me that one or two Instate Illustrating mv father a hararter would not be out of ,l.i- Judge Tatt. In his aJiirr at '"les luig, has tersely and correctly Htat'-d Die real Issues then a lsriiB-"ecJ l.y -Mr 111 . ! In United ftate. he Insisted that the grant of lands that secured the hulM Ing of the Illinois Central K.ulrond should be made directly to the Male of Illinois. He then had them gUen by the mate to the Illinois . rural Hallmad upon condition th.T the road St.t. ,pirn per t ent, of Its grow rece.i t.", in I!' u of taxcti upon Its original line I am Informed that under tins agreement the company ha.i lur s--".U ears paid to the State ..f ll:vio an vr ae of over one niill' n d'lll.trs a year. For the year ending April 30th, 1 906. It paid JU 43 09T With kindest raHs fi all who feel nn Interest In the t.ime a'ul hlood I bear, and with hwt wishes for the sun ess of your celehrntlon, I remain, Piiverf-I' vours. HOHKHT M. hhl'ULAa Tlrlcnaler I'orr Company to Make 1 .xt. llHtxi- lNrMrllll-iils. Spei:lal t" The ObiTVr. Wilmlngtun, March 20 -Intensive J.lnroln and Judge DoiiRlas. He rlghtl v j lmpr.vem nta are . oiit.-mpla t d I ,eavs that "neither epe.iker represent -.1 the extreme lnvof some of h:s party. The controvei s v rfhited to rutui of ekav.-iy in tlie Tun it -n i. -s of and ItH Nil eeiil to be forJlied i l .ii.-..ii, -J Hie ex (f.l H .it as a . - .1 ut y to Kiln l.i w . and hi i . i- proper the i unstltu- 1;ie I'r.lted Kta etattu. In the S that terrlt.iy H further ioi.', tl, : wfore, hile he o--p Istence of slavery, bi I Siworn legislator it w -.it- '. to provide a fugl'ue. : jt;h olior prot" 1 1--r. t. ty as a requneo by tlO.'l." To this extent Mr. l,li,.olu and Judge Deul-i agreed, o .t JudKe J.'ougla InalHtxd tliat i . . iU'HIwi of tlawary In the Terrltoii.s and future States should be eettled b; the peirple thWDMlwi In habiting sach l erriburies itid Slates. In his opinion I his would reduce the tjuastlon of slavery from a national to a looul Issue, and would thus cot only recognize the great do, -1rlne of borne rstle. hut would prevent luture lelst)atlon whbh l.e thouglitj T . V. endanger the .r xist-nie of 1 . nt.lon. 1 BTll ineiely M,.!!riK his p tlon; but deem lT F'mpla lust! . e to t r. -sovory to n-ali the h i that lie v personally oyposeu to slavery ID- j ahewed the 1n.."'1t ot h!. rin'l- ' t;ne by refusing a gitt of slavn piop rty oflered by hi.- 1 at her In-law liij the oontlirgoncy of a failure of heirs , to his wile, whl. Ii U" lid linn been j vorthfrom JltO.'iOO lo lU'i.OOO. Ho! tieTer owned or uo -pte, a la e or tho proceeds of a slave, din tl or Indl retcly; nor would he j'-n.it hlinnlf to be placed In a posit. w here the j ownership of sla-. i prop, rty ii.tght be) raft upon him by opiTatioii ol law. My tnother, who way (), t my i hild of Col- i onel Robert Ma".:., v 1 !( k Ingtiani I county. North ijuruln.a, no t iiiy lather In Waafliliig'on City tl.ronuh lo r lirst cousin, Governor David S. iieid, who Viae a colleague ul J'Mjr IkmikIus I'Oth In the House of 1 : pi esentatn es i urul in the Hetiuie. ilj ranu father. Colonel Sfctrtiri. died In ISIS, after my inothere n.arria;e. let loluie n: ilrth. In his will, te ..: 1 both In lh,a t;tale and Misaiani p.. aiipeara the D.l Jowlng paragrai..',. In sivlng to my lear daughter lull arid cornple'c u'li trol over my slaves in Mississippi this Clave In North it lima having been left to hts wife In !'-e eimph , I make to her one dying ifues; instead of en deavoring to reai h the i ,ise In this Will. That Is. that If sh leaves no children, to make provisions before she dies to have all tie so negr s. to ether with their liicreason. sent to Iberia or 6orne other colony in A f 1 1 - ca. By giving thtim the not proieei'..-- j (Of the laut i rop they make would fit jChem out for too trip, and probably fleave a larse stiTplus to aid them in svommentlns planting In that country '3n thla request 1 would remind my dear daughter that her husband does tiot desire to own this kind of prop rt'. and most of our collateral con nection already have more of that kind of property than 1 of advantage to them. 1 trust in providence, how ever, she will have children; and If so, I w-lsh these negroes to belong to them, as nearly every head of a fam ily among them have expressed to me desire to belong to iu and your children rather than g-j to Africa; and to set them trei? w here itu-y re wo.ild ntall on them a greater urse, far greater in my opin.on as vi. :l as not of the Intelligent anirai; t h e msel v es. than to serve a huniaio- rua?ter who.se sluty It would be to tee that thry were airoperly protev ted in su h r.ghts as yet belong to them, and hav th. m properly provided for in p'o kprns a.s la-ell ae In health." I'nder his oath as executor cf 'VI or.el Alarttn. It was the duty of Her. tie- Tidewater 1'ower (.ompany to Its iitv anil ben. h properties in view of the approai h of liie summer se.ison. 'Ihree new suburb. in ar.sof the linger tvjn h.ive been ordered lor the bench l.ne and four for the, oily line, the. so I , be rii ii' ered at ori -e Dumma, the sph ndl.I pavilion at the beach term inal of the suburban lines, Is. to be en larged bv a r,0-frot addition on the noi th side w ith an etitlrely new ball ro'iin on the second floor, the ap proach to the station from the pavil ion Is to be covered 'or tile piotee tlon of travelers dmitig bad we:iiu-r mid the place U to he generally over hauled and f urnlfihed with new chairs. New machinery Is being Installed at the power house In this city to !ou blo the generative. power of th" plant arid the gits inserts of the eoni.'tny ar to be enlarged where needed and ev tended to cover a inin h larger ;ue,i of (he cliv. tlve the Town m (orl Name. Durham llnra.ld. We are glad thut Haleluh carrii the b"i.d Ihhu, not onlv for the hene M it will be to the ei.ihlien, but It wiii make the town show up much belt er. THE WEATHER. aililn!.m, Mfcui. 20.- Kortvast V',r(;!r,l.i. ruti Huiida, Mun.lu partly tl.ii;!, . inorftaflliiK rmrt hfit to eitht ' . Suds. Nnrth r.i!'tin South farollna, rain (S iiula ; Montlny fair. ln reasnife; pat to 0 ,'tlt'4fet VV lllUM. vtrgA, Alabama ntul wfft Klor'dn, rain fciid 'kj Jr Sun uy , f a i r Momiay , mo.lfrale lo brisk west iinl i .nst i nhow j f Sumlay . Moit- day fail, iiinlniK.' souH. winds. M i-si..-.. i'i ' tnl I.o'ilsln ri,t, fair arid cold ev Sunday . M on Jay fa-ir, Itfht varluMft winds has! 'I'k;)h. fair Sunday ft nd Monday; wani.fr in mn tl port ton Sunda y . IlK'it varla!d wuilIs. U e.M Texas, fair ,V:;ni1ay and Monday A rKa nf.i . f a i r i n rn f u lid Monday, cold, r In south, Winner In north pinion fcuti lay. 'I unf ysff- and Kentucky, fair and cool er Sunda y ; Monday fair and warm Went Irginia, rain Sunday , fai r Monday. IK-AI. OKFK'K. Tl. fl. WEATUKU HU R E A T Cl.ar.utte, March 30 Sunrise 6'27 a. m , Bun'-! "44 m. TKMrtCRATlTiE (In degreen). 8 a m f- noon 57; i p. m. K!, 8 p. m. 61 Jhff.i t ipinpor.tture 6-1 l finpf rai iie tl Mr'tn twnpiratiiif) Kx . ss for The day Mean tu.ieratur thin date last car 44 I'HK'-Il'ITATKtN (In Inches). Tola! for ?4 hours enriiria S P m 0 ni T"fal for tlin memth to date 1 J ),-(;. ';r ncy for month ... I ' I b!'rif'T,fy for yt-ar 4 l'i i . a 'iii-e,' wind direction S W. W J liKNNKTT, Observer. County Bonds For Sale. Sealed bldn for Five Thousand Dollars ( $5.00(1.00 1 s:x ier cent, coi.pon bonds of renniimanp rounly, N' t' will be recel eel by the under- sued from this date unt'l and In-! eluding the COth day of April, 1909. Iforid? to be in denomlnBtions of one Thousand Dollars and to mature In five equal Installments of $ 1,000.00 upon the l?t day of May of each year foiccceditiK Issuance of ahi bonds. Bonds to be dated May 1st. 1 309. and to bear Interest from date, payable I annually. Certified check for $ 2 ."ifl.no j muM accompany each bid and right ! i.s resrrv( d to reject any and all hid or rougla to protect the property Special Information will be furnished telons:!nr. his children; but It Is j upon application. evident from the above nrovi.-lon that , Addreas all Inquiries and bids to he was never -lll!np to own person lly a slave or the proreeds of a lave. There Is another phase of my fath er's character, which. In the all-ah-orblng quenkon of slavery wltii Its rooatble results, does not Beem to ave been sufficiently recognized. It It admirably expreswd in the following- quotation from a letter to me from Chief Justice Puller. The Chief Jus tic eay: "I knew your lamented r wen. ropuiar ss he was. It has nevertheless seemed to me that h extraordinary abilities he possejw d have never been fully appreciated. The slavery question compelled his attention, and so the comprehensive rrasp of his mind did not get full op portunity for exprestn In other dl- tiie undersigned. This March 4th, 1909. C. W. MORGAN. Chairman. Hertford. N. C. THE UNION NATIONAL BANK . OF CHARLOTTE, fiC. FOR Nice riiOdern 5-rcom hods', 313 Kast Ninth ntref t . . J30 00 6-room rTnis1 and str.ro, j'M North 'a Id well ntr"-t . . J 1 J f.O 6-roorn hous-, ri 1 1 So.ntl htrvt-t . $ 1 1) t; 5 6-roirii houH 1.; Kjc-t S v. nth Htro. r .... . $ 1 'i ) 3 rot!ii hoHo Nn, ft :,it '' wt r "t .... ... $S.00 3-looin honpe, S-rpi 1 1, jj r vrk . SI "0 2 ,1-roori. house, Kst T ri 1 1 1 t . i r' r, pr wf k $ 1 im 3-r,om fiuuso, Wynorua, Ftrert, r week $1 ;,0 2 3-room houses, Kant Fnurt"Milh Ktreet, per week rai h $1 ' SMALL ACCOUNTS As Tell as large ones are welcome here you need not -wait until your business has assumed great pro portions before opening an account. Do so to-day. Our patrons, regardless of the amount of busi ness done, receive every courtesy in all matters entrusted to us. WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. Merchants & Farmers' National Bank 35 East Trade St. HHmtint n. Larc hall, mm and I'frarn street. St" fft room, No. 3 N)rth streeC V T'egra n i J. ARTHUR HENDERSON & BROTHER Beautiful Home For Sale 9-noom house on North Colle street, shady side, nice lawn, servair.s' lmuse, water, sewerage, pas, two baths. Party hav ing movrd away Is anxious to sell this home. Former price $r -00, if taken within the next few days we can make the low price of .. . $5,500 J. T. Murphy & Co. S N. Hryoo. 'Phone 841. F. D. A. DISI'IUrVK IT IF U dAN HOW TO MAKK 120,009 CI.DAK M'iVKY. HUy 50 acres land Jj0 acre -J 1 'i.o no. CUT 10 acres ( 99x 1 9 8 ft.) I" lot. PKI.Ti 500 lots, minimum J1T1 u . JUf'.nno in Charlotte, My tale Is told. It's up to you. J5.000 ca?h does It. F. D. ALEXANDER alala I'wyl to Harness tlie Broad. . -; - ' I to Tlie Obeervrfr. 'l..Mn. , s c, March 20 The l.i h I.s lelng lined In the con Ion "f ihe wiwsr plant at the v Nine Inland la obtalfi tVom the Southern Power .rr.ian s j JantH cn the Ca ill. a river, and amounts to i,00 c ,r - pTv-r. arrd tirus the iii th of tl.e CaXawlia are used to nar i s th. f the HriHiJ. ..j. '."horn is Only One "Bromo Qulrifne" That Is UXATH'E BROMO Ql'I n'INK Ixjck for ths sdfrnature of E. U i;pi)V. t-'se the AVorld over to Cure a 'old In One Day. 2Sc. Colonel Butler Not a Candidate. Special to The Observer. Gaffney, K. C, H&rch 20. Col. T B. llnitler when asked about th oommnnlcaitlon wlilch appeared 1n The Spartan trur(r Herald of yerrterday from Columbia, to the effect that 'he wii, a candidate for solicitor of rthls c!r cu!t, ftald that he ;had not applied for the plae, had not written a line to the Governor as to his being a candidate for fhe place, arl that If such 'had been his rntenrtlon he would have gtjnc atrvely to Tork jid secured endorse ments for the place. FOR RENT Store room. SOI W. Trade, pplyt eflloe. Store room. N. Charlotte .... .s... Btore room. N. Charlotte m Store room, N. College ........ ...... 4 - room apartment, modern conveniences.... .., -room dwelling, Tl! N, Pine St.. 6-room dwelling. East Fifth St v -room dwelling. East Fourth St 5- room dwelling, Belment 4- room dwelling, Belmont m, 5- roem dwelling, Wert Tre St.... ..... .. so.o .. X0.00 .. 167 .. 15.00 .. 8.00 .. 12.M 11.00 BOO .. le.00 "Jordan's nn the Square." K. P. Pur.ell. President. I A. M I.aughlin. V Pres. Prescriptions Can't he filled by anybody, but we have men who know how. Send next. us vour R. II. JORDAN X CO. 'Phone 1. NUKSES' REGISTER SCOTTISH FIRE POLICIES PROTECT CHOICE MANUFACTURING SITES (w'nif to our large holdings of real estate In Charlotte, we have decided t i offer fur sale the plot of ground situated between the Atherton Mills find our present plant. This plot h as a frontage of 600 feet on Southern Hai!av. with side-track already In. and the property extends through to South Houlevarit Extension. This In one of ihe few huh-class available manufacturing sites In Char l.'ii'. and ofTers a splendid opportunity for Investment. Price from $j' on -o J .1 7 CO per foot of railway frontage, depending on depth of property. This price Is very little more than residence property is bringing, and will surely double In value In a few years. AMERICAN MACHINE & MANUFACTURING COMPANY PEOPIES NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Till LADKLPHIA. Capital $1,000,000.00 Surplus $1,000,000.00 When you Insure yon want PROTECTION A "PEOPI.KS XATIONAIi" Tollcy protect because It has strength. ASK YOUR AGENT FOR IT. HARVEY LAMBETH, General Agent, For North Carolina, CJRXOTTE. Established 1898. Send your Panama and Frit Hate to be renovated direct to M. KIRSCIIBflUrt the practical hatter, Charlotte, N. C. Write for clrculara SWArG a FORTUNE GREAT FORTUNES, ALMOST WITHOUT EXCEPTION. ARB THE SLOW GROWTH OF SAFE INVESTMENT. FORTUNES THAT COME QUICKLY USUALLT GO QUICKXT. INVEST TOUR MONET AT FAIR INTEREST AND TAKE NO RISK. TOU CAN BE SURE OF ABSOLUTE 6AFETT IF TOU DEPOSIT YOUR MONET IN THIS BANK AND QET 4 PER CENT. IN TEREST. COMPOUNDED FOUR TIMES A TEAR. Southern Loan & Savings Bank JN'O. M. SCOTT, President. V. L. JENKINS, Cashier. C. R Kluyer, the Jeweler, K Virginia! Aw.. ladlanapolls, Ind., writ "I was o weak from kidney trouble that I could hardly walk a hundred feet Four bottlea of Foley's Kidney Hataedr cleared my; complexion, cured my backache aod the' Irregularities dlsapeared. and I can now attend to business etwry day, and recom mend Foley's Honor Kidney Kemedy to i Jl aafferara, aa it cured me after nhe doe.) tors and other romadles had failed.' j Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure anr nmM ef kidney or bladder i)lun that! to not beyond the Teach of medicine, i H B. H. Jordan fio. , - 'E: HOT STUFF believe In warm times, and we are here to tray the ery hottest IBulldltVg- and Loan proposition in the entire South is "The Mutual," of charlotte. Don't countenance dull times, and if you rs hunting a funeral procession, don't hitch up with us Join the other fellow. WHAT DID YOU SAY? Tea, we've Just paid out, in MATURED SHARES J44.00O.OO and caneclled $80,000.00 in mortgages, but that's only an ordinary meal with us. Why, bless your soul, "Honey," we've been doing "stunts" like that for 22 years, besides serving lunches galore between meals. KEW SERIES OPEN now. so If you want shares where there's absolutely no let up in grinding out revenue, and where hot numbers only are put on the programme, you've got to get Into this shop. Es Le KEESLER, Sec, & Treas 15 & Tryon St "Hard Clinch" Wall Plaster THE BUILDERS' FRIEND Freeslng does not hurt IL Natural shrinkage will not crack it. Water does not make It fall oft. Manufactured exclusively by CHARLOTTE PLASTER COMPANY Write for details and list of Cotton Mill Houses plastered with It - "aX IS AS HARD AS STONE. ... $7,000 WILL BUY Tbe elegant home we have Just completed on North Poplar street, at No. 607. It has I rooms, two complete baths, electric lights, double siding and floors, slate roof, and a beautiful high, level lot, 47 1-i feet by 141 feet, with a ten-foot alley on the side and a niue fowt alley in the rear. Remember, homes like this a vary scare. For further information call or 'phone CAR.OLINA R.EALTY CO. "No. ill North Tryon St Tbooej tot. Southern Real Estate Loan & Trust Company First National Bank CHARLOTTE, N. 0. I Established la Its. B H Bvrphis and Pre fits. tB5,0w H H Accounts Solicited. H 1 4 per cent, on Tim Deposits. H 1 Henry M. McAden, Prealdeat. B Geo. W. Brran, V. Pros. B B Joha F. On, Cashier. H $4,000.00 HOWIE 8-room almost new modern corner residence in elegant condition. $1,000 cash, balance good terms. East Fourth street, fine neighborhood. One block car line. CalL on or 'phono t Brown & Company. 'Phone 535. 203 N. Tryon St. Statement of Condition The Charlotte National Bank, Charlotte. N. C At Close of Business February 3th, lBOt ASSETS Loans Vnltxl states Bonds riocuriUes .... Furniture and Flstures Cash in Vault and other Rants... , . .V. .tl.02,88.e0 , 28a.250.00 , .SHIO.SO 4.895.0O .... 881,538.47 tl,5M7.07 LI ABILITIES Capital t 250,000.00 Surplus and Profits 79J33ja National Hank Notes , ... ..... 180,000.00 V. S. Bond Account 80,000.00 Bills Payable. 70,000.00 Kfwrtfd for Interest ,. 6,504.08 Deposits , 1,043, eat. 67 tl,858,867.7 Dil wort h H ome We offer for sale a very d eslrable T-room Stat rot t wesWag In IXHworth at a bargsta. Lot lOxlSt, on aav Rae, Prloe ttjitlTIH THE CHARLOTTE TRUST & REALTY CO. W. 3. CHAMBERS, Treasurer. A. Q. CRAIO, Beoretss7. Office: Basement of Realty Building-. 'Phone S7T. MONEY ON INTEREST 4o Paid in our Savings Department. New Interest Period Begins April 1st. Build up a balance with lis this month. Private banking room for ladies. American Trust Company Capital and Surplus $475,000. REAL EST ATE STOCKS AND BONDS Piedmont Lots Elizabeth Lota Hill Crest Lots Wilmoore Lots ...'., v... Difcvorth Lots Colonial Heights Lots - Low Cost Homes : V Choice Residence Property; Farming Lands Manufacturing Sites N. 0. State 4s and 6s N. 0. Railroad Stock S. 0. & Georgia State Bonds City and County Bonds Bank Stocks " High Grade Pref. Stdcka - Southern Mill Stocks ' Real Estate Mortgage Loans5 Cotton Mill Bonds Southern R. R. Stocks v V .. ., ; . For Sale by For Sale by F. C. Abbott (& Comp'y -EJcU emit XanttaMsat
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