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SWERS W T. WEAVER
ANOTHER CHAPTER INT THE
KAIL-ROAD FRAN?HISiSi
DISCUSSION.
The Aim and Purposes of the Ashe
yille Ehctric Company.
The Proposed Extension of the Asbe
ville Street Railroad to Biltmore
Wafer Power Competition.
James H. Cutler has submitted the
following to the alderinanlc committee
considering the street railway fran
chise question:
"As Mr. "Weaver and his attorneys
seem disposed to give undue promin
ence to the General Electric company,
and the Asheville 'Electric company, al
so myself in the simple matter of lay
ing a track on South Main street by the
Asheville Street Railroad company,
which is a company entirely distinct,
and so far as I know will for all time
remain so, I deem it wise to make an
swer to certain portions of Mr. Weav
er's statement, feeling that if they re
main unanswered a wrong impression
may be gathered by you as to the aims
and purposes of the General Electric
company, the Asheville Electric com
pany and the writer.
"Many results are possible in this
world and the Asheville Electric corri
pany may sometime embark in the ho
tel business in Asheville, but up to the
present time such a step has never
been considered by its board of .direc
tors. "So far as I am advised, the Ashe
ville Electric company proposes to cur
tail its business within certain lines,
i. e., the electric lighting -and power
business, but this does not include .the
building and permanent running of a
railroad .
"While its charter is broad, as all char
ters are liable to Ibe, yet it does not
necessarily follow that it must 'em
bark' in all the enterprises within its
limits.
"The Asheville Electric company haa
considered the idea of establishing
temporarily, a railway line to Sulphur
Springs, with the hope that once estab
lished it would be able to make sale of
same to another corporation.
"Mr. Weaver, in his statement, first
compares a newspaper reporter's inter
view with me, some time in 'May, 1900,'
with abatement made by me before
your honorable body.
"Assuming the reporter's interview
as published to be absolutely correct,
I take pleasure in suggesting that you
can easily see how a person could fail
to understand 'in Miay, 1900,' how a cer
tain rumor should gain currency re
garding an effort not then made on the
part of a company which he might be
interested in, viz., the Asheville Elec
tric company, when he or that company
might be favorable to the same mat
ter in June of the same year.
"The second statement of Mr. Wea
ver compares a problem or plan for the
running of railroads discussed several
years ago, which to me then seemed
feasible, with a plan lately suggested
which I condemned before your com
mittee. "I would say that the two problems
are as different as they could possibly
be.
"The plan discussed several years
ago contemplated the enlargement of
our water power plants on Homing
creek, with possibly a steam auxiliary,
all under the control of one power com
pany, furnishing power for several
Toads.
"The mere stating of the fact that
one company only was to furnish the
power, and that all the arrangements
for the furnishing of the same were to
to be arranged by mutual consent of
the parties using it, will show you
wherein the plan materially differs
from the one last suggested and con
demned. "I would say, however, that if my
memory serves me (and I think it
does) Mr. Weaver is not quite correct
in outlining the details of the lan 'dis
cussed several years ao. ....
"Opposition to every development On
Hominy creek, which our company has
found in every effort it has made, since
locating in that section, stopped all ne-
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srotiatlons, on the lino thn
? ? Plan in its ness been
carried out, the probabilities are that
ihforMrad a?d th enterprises in
this city would have been much fur
ther advanced than they are at the
Present time for the pleasure and con
venience of the citizens and visitors of
Asheville. .
"As to the argument advnr k.
.myself before your honorable body re-
, T aaVlnsr to the Pvemen,t, I
still insist that it would be easy for
teams tp utilize the rails, as suggested
by me, although for 1,000 feet there
might be now and then a car which
would have to Ibe avoided by the team
temporarily after which it could seek
the rail again, to make the hauling
easier, as you know it is done in many
cities in the United States.
"In Mr. Weaver's statement he also
makes mention of parallel lines, refer
ing to the lines running between Ashe
ville and Biltmore.
"From the only map I can get in
Asheville I estimate his line from the
ostoffice to the terminus in Biltmore
is about 12,900 feet long.
"That of the Asheville Street railroad
from the court house to the same poifit
in Biltmore, would be about 10,300 feet
long.
"Of that distance the roads would,
only run parallel to each other about
5,700 feet, leaving you will observe,
quite a distance where the roadsdo
not in any way interfere with other,
but run through a territory in which
there are many riders who would be
served by the plan proposed by the
Asheville Street Railroad company.
"The proposed condition is in no
sense worse, or so bad, so far as paral
leling goes, as in the line between the
postoffice and .the depot, and the line
between the court house and the de
pot, of which Mr. Weaver, of course
makes no complaint.
"The last reference of Mr. Weaver
to myself makes mention of the foolish
ness of a development on the French
'Broad river in competition with a much
larger one, and the policy of the Gen
eral Electric company during times of
competition.
"All this refers to a conversation had
with Mr. Weaver in the office of the
Asheville Electric company when the
question of the Ivy development was
under discussion.
"My memory is very distinct on this
matter. Mr. Weaver called on me and
commenced at once .to condemn the Ivy
river development. In the discussion
I stated to him the following conversa
tion that Mr. Ellis and, the writer had
at our first interview. 'Mr. Ellis stated
that the Asheville Electric company
was a very easy company to 'whip out,'
to which I did not quite assent because
of the backing that . the Asheville
Electric company would probably have
during such an effort as Mr. Ellis pro
posed to make.
"In the conversation with Mr. Ellis
I went on further and stated that it
would probably have assistance from
the north regardless of the prices of
electric lights in the city of Asheville.
That it was the policy of the General
Electric company to stand loyally by
any concern in which they have stock.
"Further I told Mr. Ellis that we had
got a water power on the French
Broad river and our purpose was to
develop same, renting several thous
and horse power to cotton mils, expect
ing to secure as rental enough to pay
interest on any bonded debt that we
might have, and operating expenses,
so that the electrical current which
would be used by us in Asheville would
be, to say the least, inexpensive, as re
gards cost, and I thought it foolish for
any concern with hardly enough power
to meet the wants of Asheville, to
threaten to drive a concern already in
the field out of the business, when the
newcomer would be dependent for its
'bond interest and operating expenses
on its earnings.
"If I should enter into discussion on
tnts matter again, I should probably
take the same ground.
"All this I stated to Mr. Weaver
without the slightest reference to his
development, because he certainly
made no mention then of his entering
into the lighting business, in this city,
but instead did say that he had a wa
ter power which he would like to util
ize in some cotton mill enterprise.
"I told him then, and have told him
since, that it would be a pleasure to be
of assistance to him.
"In .closing, and having in mind the
best interests of Asheville, I take pleas
ure in protesting against the effort that
appears to be made on the piart of cer
tain attorneys to create a prejudice in
the minds of the community against
persons and capital from other sec
tions .
"Capital, above all other things, is
timid, and does not naturally seek sec
tions where fitter opposition to it ex
ists, and I do not believe that the ma
jority of the citizens of this city will
sanction or are in accord with the ef
fort that is apparently being made this
time on this line."
"MOTHER" EDDY ILL.
Portsmouth, N. H., June 16. On the
authority of a Concord correspondent
of the Portsmouth Times, the Rev.
HTnrv Pnkpr Rddv. "Mother of Chris
tian Science," is afflicted with creeping
paralysis. Crowds of Christian Scien
tists, including flelegates from nearly
every state in the Union, visixea con
cord last week,- but very few, if any of
tiiom ff-nfr j tflimriee of her. though
many of them enjoyed the privilege of
kissing the front doorstep at jrieasaufc
View.
FATAL COLLISION IN ENGLAND
' Xondon, June 16. (2:50 p. m.) A col
lision between , an express train and
train filled ' with Windsor race-goers,
occurred at Slough. Six persons were
killed1 and forty injured.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Chicago Indianapolis, 6; Chica
go, 0.
At Milwaukee Milwaukee, 8; Buffa
lo, o.
At Minneapolis Minneapolis, 5;
Cleveland, 1
At. Kansas City Kansas City, 4; De
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A WEALTH OF BEAUTY.
Is often hidden "By unsightly pimples
eczema, tetter, erysipela. salt rheum,
etc. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will glor
ify the face by curing all skin erup
tions, - also cuts,, .bruises, burns, boils
felons,-ulcers and worst forms of piles
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W. C. T. U. CONVENTION.
Yesterday's Proceedings and Program
for Today
The state W. C. T. xjp. convention
opened yesterday with devotional ex
ercises led by Mrs. Kate Zimmerman,
of Elizabeth City. Mrs. Ramseur sang
"Just for Today" very sweetly.
Miss Mollie Fetzer, of Reidsville, read
the report on literature.
The report on press work by Miss
Sally K. Stevens, of Goldsboro, was
encouraging to the workers, showing a
I large amount of careful work done.
Miss Florence Worth, of High Point,
reported on the scientific temperance
instruction in the public schools. The
report showed that the schools of "the
state have taken up the work, and
commended the work of the state super
intendent in helping establish temper
ance instruction. A great increase in
the number of schools teaching it and
in the number of pupils taught was
shown.
Mrs. Craven read the report of the
state superintendent of organization,
and Miss Stevens the report of the
fourth district and Mrs. Cozart the re
port of the eighth district.
Mrs. E. Turner, of Asheville, lead
the devotional exercises in the after
noon .
Mrs. Delia Blair, of Raleigh, read a
full report on prison work, showing 183
visits made, 131 bibles, 96 testaments
and 45 other books distributed, 11 900
pages of literature, 88 pieces of cloth
ing, 45 lunches and 377 white men vis
ited, 13 white women, 630 colored men,
84 eolored women. There are now 178
white men in prison, 6 white women,
742 colored men and 43 colored women.
The White Ribbons report, by Mrs.
J. F. McCulloch, of Greensboro, show
ed the financial condition and outlook
of the paper good. The impetus given
the W. C. T. U. work by the paper is
very large. A liberal collection was
taken up for the paper.
Miss Davis, of Henderson, read the
alms house report, showing what the
different unions have done, and espe
cially the appreciation shown by indi
viduals for the visits made them.
The reform school was discussed, and
it was decided not to stop petitioning
the legislature for the school until they
get it.
Rev. J. N. Higgins, of Ash'eville,
was introduced to the convention and
spoke in behalf of the reform school.
A number of delegations were present
and also the Asheville union.
Mrs. Mary Shelley, of Sylva, will
give a bible reading, at Haywood street
M. E. church this evening at 8:30 and
Miss Sallie K. Stevens will give a
short address.
This morning at 11 o'clock Rev. W.
M. Vines will deliver the annual sermon
at the First Baptist church.
At 8:15, at Central M. E. church, there
will be devotional services and an ad
dress by Mrs. Mary C. Woody, honor
ary president of Guilford college, fol
lowed by an offering and benediction.
MONDAY'S PROGRAM.
8:45 a m.
Devotional Services Mrs. 'E. K. Alien,
Dillsboro.
Reading minutes.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
AFTERNOON.
The afternoon will be devoted to a
drive over the Biltmore estate,
EVENING.
8:15 p. m.
Mrs. T. G. Cozart, secretary of Young
Woman's Branch, presiding.
Devotional services, conducted by
Miss Sallie Cherry, Edenton.
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE GAMES.
At Philadelphia RHE
Philadelphia 5 11 0
New York 6 10 2
Batteries: Orth and McFarland;
Carrick and Bowerman.
At Boston RHE
Boston 611 3
Brooklyn 7 11 4
Batteries: Dineen and Clark; Nops
and McGuire.
At Pittsburg , RHE
Pittsburg . 5 12 3
Chicago 8 13 2
Batteries: Chesbro and O'Connor;
Killen and Chance.
At St. Louis RHE
St. Louis 3 11 1
Cincinnati 9 15 1
Batteries: Powell and Criger; Hahn
and Peitz. (Eleven innnigs.)
BOXES OF SOLD.
Send for Letters About Grape-Nuts.
330 boxes of gold and greenbacks will
be sent to persons writing interesting
and truthful letters about the good that
has been done them by the use of Grape
Nuts food.
10 little boxes, each containing a $10
gold piece, will be sent to the 10 writers
of the most interesting letters.
20 little boxes each containing a $5 gold
piece to the 20 next most interesting
writers, and a $1 greenback will go to
each of the 300 next best. A committee
of 3 to make decision and the prizes
sent on July 3, 1900.
Write plain, sensible ' letters, giving
detailed facts of ill health caused from
improper food and explain the improve
ment, the gain in strength, in weight, or
in brain power after using Grape-Nuts
food.
It is a profund fact that most ails
of humanity come from improper and
non-nourishing food, such as white
bread, hot biscuit, starchy and uncooked
cereals, etc.
A change to perfectly cooked, pre
digested food like Grape-Nuts, scientif
ically made and containing exactly the
elements nature requires for building
the delicate ana wonderful cells of brain
and body, will quickly change a half
sick person to a well person. 'Food,
gooa food, is Natures strongest weapon
of defense.
Include in letter the true names and
addresses, carefully written, of 20 per
sons, not very well, to whom we can
write regarding the food cure by
Grape Nuts.
. Almost everyone interested in pure
food is willing to have his or her name
appear in the papers for such help as
they may offer the human race. A ce
quest however, to omit name will be
respected. Try for one of the 330 prizes.
Everyone has an equal show. Don't
write poetry, but just honest and in
teresting facts about the good you have
obtained from the pure food Grape
Nuts. If a man or wdman has found a
true way to get well and keep well, it
should be a pleasure to stretch- a help
ing hand to humanity, by telling the
facts. .
Write your name and address plainly
on letter and mail promtiy to the Fos
tum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek.
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It is Our June Sale of Wash Goods J
A big cut on high class wash materials, nothing the matter with the quality
just too much of a good thing to keep over till next summer.
Our 55c Imported Foulards, 34 inches wide, elegant styles, fine as- Ofln , J
sortment colors, best wash materials, reduced to ....... , UU jO.
Our 50c silk Madras Ginghams, 5,000 yards of as good washable col- Cn lirJ
ors as can be found anywhere, wears well and looks well, all at luU jfUi
Ten assorted kinds of Wash Goods, former prices, 15 and 19c. On 101 wJ
special table at IC YUi
Any pair of Kid Gloves at $1.00 Guaranteed.
Black, colors and white. Have changed our line of white kid gloves and can
show you one of that will prove satisfactory at 1.00 per pair, or money refunded
every time. J
. New Laces, Veilings, Parasols, Hosiery and Gauze Vests, always at reasonable
prices. J
Prices on Towels, Table Linens and Sheetings.
Ready made Pillow Cases, 36x45 i0c and 12c each
Ready made Pillow Cases, hemstitched, 38x45 inches. 19c each
Ready made sheets, 81x90 inches 59C
10-4 sheeting. . . .25c 9-4 sheeting. . . .23c 5-4 P. Casing'. ." Y2ic
72-inch satin Damask , . . . 5gc yard worth 85c
72-inch fine Irish Damask. . . 66c yard, worth $1.00
72-inch extra heavy Damask i 75c yard, worth $1,19
You can see the goods at third counter, dry goods side.
17x32 inch pure Linen Towels 10c each, worth 15c
24x42 inch pure Linen Towels 19C each, worth 25c
BIG CUT ON FINE HATS.
ePrd!es,?f cost a11 fme hats Put at $3, $4 and $5. Some were priced at
$8, $10 and $12 50. I
Fresh lot of new white shapes and flowers just received. Bright fresh goods
for half early season's prices.
If youjieed a Hat of any kind, you will find a big assortment and they are re
duced in price, so that fine goods cost less than is usually paid for many ordinary
gpods. J
Our head milliner, with experienced help, to take your orders. Everything
cheap except our work, and that is the best to be had. Two special tables Monday
of choice Hats get one early. They must be sold, as we will not keep them over
for another season.
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CAPT. JOHN B. EAVES DEAD.
The Former Republican Chairman
Passes Away at Rutherfordton.
Special to the Gazette,
Rutherfordton, N. C, June 16. Cap
tain John B. Eaves, ex-chairman of the
republican state executive committee
of North Carolina and ex-collector of
internal revenue, died at his home near
here at 12:30 o'clock today. He was
unconscious all the morning. He was
66 years of age. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 3:30
o'clock from the Methodist church.
C. D. W.
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CHARLOTTE'S CONTINGENT.
Special to the G-azette.
Charlotte, N. C, June 16. Tomorrow
the Charlotte contingent leaves for the
republican convention at Philadelphia.
The party has not yet decided at what
hour they will take their departure.
Among those attending will be Post
master J. W. Muller, Assayer W. S.
Clanton, Mr. M. B. Williamson, clerk
of the criminal court, and probably six
others in the party.
The unanimous verdict is of course
the nomination by acclamation of
President McKinley for a second term.
As to the vice presidential nomination
no predictions are being made here.
DESERTED COUNTRY DISCOVERED.
London, June 16. Reports received
here from the Whitehouse-Harrison
expedition to Abyssinia, which safely
returned to Mobasa, on the east coast
of Africa, June 10, show that the ex
plorers found the districts round pake
Rudolph and Stephanie deserted, the
Inhabitants having1 either died or left
the country. It is added that the
kraals were discovered to be full cf
skeletons.
ACCIDENT ON THE PAN HANDLE.
Pittsburg, June 16. Five persons
were painfully injured and fifteen to
twenty others were anore or less hurt
by the wreck of the Carnegie accommo
dation on the Panhandle railroad this
morning. The accident was caused by
a landslide from Mount Washington,
over 100 tons of rock and earth top
pling over on the train.
Benjamin Burnette.
Dr. Geo. H. Lambert.
'Phone, Office 262.
Residence 284.
Burnette & Lambert,
Manufacturers of Carriages and Wagons
Wheelwrights and Iron Workers.
Veterinary,
Horseshoeing.
Dealers in
Wheelwright Supplies.
85, S7 and 89 South Main Street, Asheville, N. C.
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The
Cheltenham
Fountain at the Candy Kitchen,
represents the highest type of
fountain-building that Lippin
cott makes. It's attractive, cool
and dainty. Our Ice Cream and
Soda parlor, In the rear, Is a
model of cleanliness and elegance.
Ice Cream.
Pure Ice Cream delivered at
your residence by the pint, quart
or gallon.
Sherberts, Snowa and Sodas of
all kinds served at
The
Cheltenham.
THE CANDY KITCHEN,
Telephone 10.
28 Patton Avenue.
A Troublesome lime
May easily be avoided if you buv your groceries and household goods from us.
fin the first place you save from 25 to 40 per cent and in the second place you get
all your needs under one roof. To patronize euch stores is a pleasure to the
buyers.
MANY NEW BANKS.
Washington, June 16. Mr. Daves, the
comptroller of the currency, has had
prepared a statement which shows that
during the four months the recent fi
nancial law has been in effect there
have been received 362 applicants for
the organization of national hanks, in
volving a combined capital of $16,196,
000. Banks with a proposed capital of
less than $50,000 each numbered 280 and
82 were for banks with a capital of $50,
00 or over.
THIRD STRIKE RIOT VICTIM
St. Louis, Mo., June 16. "Edward
Burkhardt, one of the striking street
car men who was shot last Sunday in
the riot In front of the josse barraeks
died today as the result of his wounds.
This makes the total number of fatali
ties three.
The I X L GROCERY: Please send
me at once
2 lbs starch $ .10
2 pkgs rolled oats .15
5 lbs fresb butter 50
2 bottles catsup 10
2 bottles pepper sauce .10
3 dozen boxes matches .. .15
5 gals oil 70
2 lbs soda crackers 15
2 lbs ginger Bnaps 15
1 lb graham wafers 10
4 cans tomatoes .25
4 cans early June peas 25
6 cans potted ham .24
1 gal vinegar 22
Total $3.16
Mr. : Please send
me
2 lbs starch .20
2 pkgs roHed oats 20
5 lbs tracer ... 1.00
2 toottleBr'tsatsup .20
2 bottles, pepper sauce , 20
3 doz bbxes matches' 30
5 gals oil ... .;fr. S:-.:!. 9
2 lbs soda, crackers ,20
2 lbs ginger snaps, .20
1 lb graham wafers .15
4 cans tomatoes .40
4 cans early June peas ,,40
6 cans potted ham 30
1 gal vinegar , 40
Total $5.05
Judge us by what we do as' well as by what we say.
The I. X. L. Grocery Store,
22 Patton Avenue. Phone 107.
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