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ASHEVTIXE, K. C.
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Wednesday, December 1, 1909.
TIIK FOKFST F1KK Plttmi.KM.
The prevention of forrwt (Ire In n
subjort In which people of V intern
North Carolina should be deeply InH-r-fttil.
ami we ' bellve they r ; but
unfortunately It l not always the wn
tlrnent of the nm.lrlty which rules In
smh mutter. A foreat Ore. ear I.-ksIv
or maliciously net. can ilo.itroy the
work of a lifetime, deva.iti.te n forext,
rauie lorn of life ami property other
than the forests1 "f tltmiKunilit of
do!Iiir. While sonic fnrest lire limy
he tiiullrloiisly net. ninny of them are
due to lack of thought or intercut on
the nnrt of persons who do not
realise what a serloin thlnit n forest
fire often heciimeM. Muny forest 1lres
Weill I ami could he avoided if person
woi:ld only realize the enoruioii. diun-BK-
tin so iineonlrollnlde biases do.
In fie preface to hook. "I'orest
protection." Ir. ('. A Schi-nck Im
hrli ily and concisely net forth this
piiriimoiint proMi-m. Ilcis:
In American forestry the most im
portuttt duty of the forest consists In
the sunpresslnn of fotnt fires. If
forest lire were prevented, n second
growth would follow Invariably In the
wake of n find urowth removed hy tint
forert.-r or hy the lumherman; und the
problem of forest conservation would
mhr Itself". If forest lire were pre
vented, n second trowth would have
a definite prospective vnlue; and
' it wonlil he worth while to treat
It yl.!cu!turnllv. If forest lire
wre prevented, our Investments mnde
In merchantable limber would be more
secure: and there would be a lesser
Inducement for the rapid conversion of
tlrnhir into rush. The Issue of forest
Tires stands paramount 'n all forest
protection. Compared with this Issue,
the other topics treated In the follow
In: p'ip. dwindle down to InslRnln
rnnre, Tlie "prospective forest" Is
the fori .t of the future: and this for
est l anlhllated by the fires."
One if the more serious phases nf
the su'.Jert of forest fires, is that they
prnctci!1y all originate either mali
ciously or unintentionally, by the
acnrv cf man; that human being: en
lowed I y the Almlslily with reasoning;
pnv-r. and n reacting sense of right
and wrong; a being who should learn
o rt sr . t the rights and property of
'th-rs. i f course some f i w fires mav
origins! accidentally from a passim?
locomotive, or a camper's fire but
thete nre Insignificant compared to
those or the other class. Very few
fires originate by lightning.
'he ravages of forest firts will nevr
fee stvcf ssfully eouilwtted unlll the
laws usalnst maliciously ettluit fire
to a forest nre rigidly enforced. W
have a slate law ngnlnst stealing gin
seng from a patch under cultivation
mt It will be revnlleii mat only re
cently In Uuncoinbe county Huperlor
court there was a notable conviction
but ilm'i anyone recall a conviction for
maliciously sett':. a forest on fire
And as valuable m the ginseng Indus
try mpy lie In this Ktnte, how many
times more valunblo are the forest
product not only of today, but of the
future; and It must be remembered
that not only dor the future supply
or lumber depend upon the young
trees at today, but Just a essentially
does our water supply and our water
power, an asset cf great commercial
value depend upon the preservation
of the atream whose sources are near
the wooded mountain top. An act of
the legislature of 110 ha declared all
forest 2D00 feet above the sea level to
be 8tat forest within the meaning of
the law providing against maliciously
setting forest fire, and therefor the
enforcement of this law devolve upon
111 tat orTlcer There have been
many forest fire In Buncombe, Hay.
wood, Jackson, and other counties of
Western North Carolina this rail, om
of which wer probably maliciously
et
It can be easily realised how difficult
th enforcement of uch a law la, but
th only way It ran be effectively en.
forced and th criminal brought to
Justice, la for th cltlien to aid th
officer In enforcing It Oood cltlien
hip can well b' shown by uch
course. A convlctlou or two would
have aalutory effect
tv txjxnrrioxn may call xmi
NEW MLTHODS.
t"Our attention h bean called," at
th politician My, to what la called
the commission form of city govern
merit, friend or th ilun Baking ua to
set forth It merit so that our read
er may determine whither In their
opinion it should be adopted by this
city. We have In fact been Interested
in this departure from It Inception
and have seen much to commend In
It, without, however, having reached
a conclusion that any radical chanpe
In the government of Aahevlll Is
needed. Thank to our friends we are
In possession of very complete data on
the whole subject, which will enable
us to put the gist of the matter before
the people. It may appear that there
are some ways In which Ashevllle
would benefit by got nil further into
this plan.
Ashevllle has been for years a re
markably progressive municipality
and we would feel a hesitancy In ad
vising It to pattern its administration
nfter that of another town; whereas
we would not hesitate at all to say
that a great many other places would
find It to their profit to take a leaf out
of Asheville'a book.
It must lie taken Into consideration,
however, thut great forces are appar
-ntly working to bring about a practi
cal revolution of conditions here. If
projects now under consideration
should muterlulize it will be but a
short time before the population of
this city will have doubled. We may
as well begin to prepure for larger
thliiK. Asheville's growth has been
great in the past few years, but It has
been Nteuily; the added population has
been easily assimilated and there have
been no sudden, startling new condi
tions of any magnitude to meet.
er.( 28,1187)
THE " 111; PltKTTY EAR."
In his department of the Raleigh
Progressive Farmer Prof. Maiiaey
writes:
"I saw some of Mr. Ilutta' corn ut
the North Carolina state fair, stulks
with elKht ears on them, and I will be j
willing to wager thut there was not
an ear In alt of the 224 2-3 bushels
on the acre that would piuts the score
curd at one of the blg-pretty-ear corn
shows, where size and certain type
k'nvern the awards. I saw at a corn
show In Baltimore two years ago an
ear of Cocko's Prollllc corn, nnd no
one took uny notice of It, all being at
tracted to the big cars, every one of
which had grown ns ii single ear on
a stalk. Talk to these blg-show-ear
men and they will all tell yuu that
I one big ear on a stalk is Ix tter than
more medium-sized cars. Hut did
any of the show ear ever make
226 2-3 bushels on nn acre? Even
the big ear out west a year or so ago
which took the highest prise and was
bought back by the exhibitor for f 250,
who then got -thousands of dollars
worth of free advertising In the farm
papers, was said to have come from
u field that made 68 bushels per acre.
Is It not time to devote more attention
to breeding for prolificacy? Pretty
ears are desirable, but bushels of corn
per acre are fur more important to
the farmer."
Ho it appears that In selecting seed
corn, the history of the "fnmlly" to
which nn car belongs Is more Impor
tant than the personal beauty of the
ear. Our readers will recall what Mr.
Williamson of South Carolina says
about the Importance of "pedigree" In
corn. Bushels and pounds that Is
what we w-aiit.
t(2.987)
A Victoria, II. C, dispatch Is to this
effect: "Hy order of th Japanese
government geisha girls have been
barred from all the state entertain
ments given recently at Toklo in
honor of Field Marshal Vincent
Kitchener out of deference to thut
gentleman's reputed dislike to the fe
male sex. The information was
brought here by persons on board the
steamship Hellernphon, Just In from
oriental porta At the entertainment
given by the Toklo municipality
geisha girls were replaced by men in
ancient armor carrying weapons used
in mediaeval days, while the wait
es at the Mnpls club were replaced by
men." Did anyone ever hear of
meaner thing than this Kitchener?
The city directory Is getting to be a
rather formldable-sixed volume. The
latest book, which is being bound
now. Is 9x?x24 Inches.. Most of
us, perhaps, expected that It would
show a population In the community
It covers, that la to say. Greater Ashe
ville and suburbs, of 20,000; and the
estimate figure of 29,987 will not
cause any considerable excitement
This estimate I made In the usual
conservative manner of deducting
name of wives, children and buslneas
concern, and multiplying th re
malnder by t.
(29,T)
In b Washington special to this pa
per yesterday It was related how 2Uch
McOhee, th returned prodigal and
Washington correspondent, waa twit
ting hi Republican friend by how
ing them fin clothe he had purchas
ed abroad at figure that did not hav
to tak account of tariff duties. But
Zach did not ay how th working
neopl live who mad hi clothe. A
we understand It th, working clasaet
!n England hav never before en
countered more difficulty In making
both end meet, and there la aa un
common amount of poverty of the
abject sort In London Just now.
x(2,ti7).J
Th Washington correspondent of
th Charlotte Observer learn that.
"Col, William .J. Bryan, that- grand
old glob trotting Democrat, has put
out th word that h I for prohibi
tion. II may mis for th presidency
Lgain, and If h doe. t will para
mount th llkker vlL' " In hi var-
"ttlllty in panunountlnv. th colonel
may on of thee day turn Ma atten
tion to the tariff question. Stranger
thing hav happened. .
It ha been said that If th lord
killed , the budget the budget would
probably kill the lord. The peer
probably knew as much about this as
anyone, and yet they very quietly
killed It. It was a dignified proced
ure; If it Is Indeed the cue for a
revolution In which the peerage is
likely to lose It place In the British
government, one cannot help admir
ing their courage.
(38.987) i
What we would particularly like to
know Is: If It should be found that
lir. Cook was really the first man to
reach the north pole, but that he had
faked on the Mt. McKlnlcy story,
would he still be a world hero, or
Just a sort of near hero?
-e(29,987)-- -
Many a poor devil scrambled,
scratched and sweated over 20 acre
or land Inst summer, without getting
as much corn off it as liatt did off
one acre.
(2.987)
Fact is, we are all just preparing to
get ready to live In this land of the
free and home of the brave,
r2,87
Fewer acres, more stuff!
THE SWITCHMEN "
ARE ON STRIKE
(Continued from page 1.) j
territory west of Havre, Mont., on the
Great Northern railway, and west of
Killings, Mont., on the Northern Pa
cific railway.
"The attention f the switchmen
wus called to the fact that in 1906
the switchmen were granted a larger
percentage of Increases than any
other class of employes in train ser
vice. At present the wages of the
switchmen average over $100 a
month."
The statement then says that In
submitting its final answer to the
switchmen the managers suggested
that the demands be submitted to ar-
hltrntlon under the provisions of the
Krdmnn act The switchmen declin
ed this suggestion.
The statement then says that a tele
gram was addressed to Martin A.
Kmipp of the Interstate commerce
committee and Charlea P. Nelll, l'nlt
ed States commissioner of lubor, ask
ing them to act us mediators under
the Krdmnn act. The statement
adds:
"Before the conference with Messrs.
Knnpp and Nelll had begun, despite
the understanding reached In the con
ferences ' that mediation under the
Krdman act should be revoked, nnd
without the knowledge of either the
managers committee or mediators, a
strike order was Issued by the switch
men's committee directing the switch
men of the IS northwestern railroads
to cease work at p. m.. Novemlier
30, In the event that their full de
mands had not been conceded.
"This violation of good faith so em
barrassed the negotiations that suc
cessful med'atlon becamo impossible
and led to the demand by Messrs.
Knnpp and Nelll, addressed to both
the managers' committee and the
switchmen, tl.at the controversy be
submitted to arbitration under the
terms of the Krdman act To this
proposal the members committee
gave its willing assent; but the switch
men absolutely declined It"
Wliat tlie Kwitt lunon Kay.
Speaking for the switchmen Presi
dent Ilawley said in part:
"I have never seen a time when the
men were thoroughly organized and
ready for concerted action a In the
present Instance. This strike will re
sult In the most complete tie-up of
railroad traffic In th territory affect
ed that has ever been known, not
even excepting the great strike of
1894. From now on, not a switch
engine will mov In the territory be
tween the head of the lake and the
Pacific coast
"We did not wish a strike and
used every reasonable means to avoid
one.
"We have advised every member
that from the moment the atrlke be
gins he must keep away from the
companies' property, obey the law,
commit no act of violence, nor to do
anything that will reflect discreditably
upon himself or the organisation con.
ducting the strike."
Religious Census.
(Contributed.)
All of the visitors, with th rein
forccment secured, will meet tomor
row afternoon at 4 o'clock In the
liaraca room of th First Presbyte
rian church, to receive their cards
with dlncrams of section to be visit
ed, the report blank and a few spec
ial suggestions.
It has been decided that Visitors
may work on BaturJ iy, If they can
not work on Friday. Should any sec
tion not b finished Friday It may be
completed Saturday.
Visitors unable to attend the meet
ing Thursday afternoon may get cards
and blanks from their member of th
visitors committee, or from Rev,
towla Collin at th T. M. C. A.
room from I to 10 a. m. both Friday
and Saturday.
Each visitor I requested to seal
his or her report In an envelop ad
dressed to Mr. Collin and leav at
the T. M. C A. room Friday or Sat
urday .
An excellent leaflet on the visitation
department of th Sunday achoot ha
been cent to each of th visitor' com
mittee, so that du plan may be
made to follow up th work of the
consu.
A to th Immediate result of
house-to-house canvassing by th
8unday school force: In Quebec
province. Canada, It home depart
ment were organised In a county
having II schools; In ' n Indiana
county 10 new schools wr organised,
4000 added to th school enrollment,
and three church built: In a town
ship of aeven school In Ohio th
Sunday school enrollment was
doubled, every church had a revival,
n don new church waa organised.
For Confederate Monument on John
son I aland.
Banduaky, O.. Dec. 1. Mrs. E. I
William of Cincinnati, representing
Patton chapter. United Daughter of
th Confederacy, ha selected a sit
on Johnson' Island, Lake Erie, for
th erection of a monument to the
memory of til Confederal prisoners,
who died' and wer burled thar.
MEW BKIN REMEDY " ' '
stops all rrcmxo
fikin Trouble of Adults and Infant
Quickly Cured.
When It Is known that poslam, the
new skin discovery, will stop the tor
turous Itching attending ecsema with
first application and bring Immediate
relief and comfort to sufferers from all
skin troubles. It merit will be appre
ciated and It wonderful success un-i
derstood. On the tender skin of cha
fing Infanta, poslam may be used with
soothing and beneficial effects. It is
applied externally, and it, remarka-1
ble healing power begin at one.
All akin diseases. Including ecxema,
acne, herpes, rash,' tetter, etc., yield
Immediately to poslam. Occasional Ap
plications. n malt quantities, will
quickly banish pimples, blackheads,
blotches, and will relieve and cure
itching feet, scaly scalp, humors, etc.
A special DO-cent package Is prepared
for these minor skin troubles. This
as well a the regular two-dollar Jar, ,
la on sale at Smith', Seawell's, the
Ashevllle Drug Co., and other leading
drug stores In Ashevllle. I
An experimental supply of poslam
muy be obtained free of charge by
writing to the Emergency Laborato
ries. 12 West Twenty-fifth Street, New
York.
TO DOJER PART
It Greatly in Favor of Asheville-Green
ville Highway and,Wants
Action.
Coxette-Newx llureau.
Hotel UntcD,
5 Henderxonvllle, Dee. I.
Henderson county in thoroughly
aroused In the Interest of the proposed
highway between Ashevllle and Green
ville, R C. That the advantages nf
such a Macadamized road would not
only benefit the residents along the
road, but would add profits to every
cltixen of Henderson county is the
general sentiment.
This county is In exi-cllent financial
condition to construct her portion of
the road from the Kuncombe line to
the state line on top of the mountain.
County Supervisor P. I". Pntton said
yesterday that he wns very much In
favor of the autoinol.llc highway to
(reenvltle, and that ax far ns he knew
Henderson county would certnlnly
enrry out her part of the program.
He further stated that he was now In
correspondence with the country su
pervisor of Greenville, in reference to
a' correct survey of the proposed road
over the mountains. When this sur
vey Is made the forty or more mem
bers of the county chuln gang will be
located In building n new rond, re
ducing the grades and grently short
ening the length of"the old highway
over the mountainous portion f the
county. I v
At the present ' wjjting tjha county
has 'nproprtntlons Wv the umonfit of
18000 to be expended on county roads.
Of this a goodly portion can lie used
on the Iluncomb" turnpike, besides
the right of, the county commissioners
to Issue additional bonds for roads.
Plans for Racing In TeniiOMMCP.
'Memphis, Pec. l.-r-G. C Rennett. a
local turfman, has renewed his efforts
to secure a lease on Billion's park for
a proposed spring meet to follow the
Florida races. The oral betting sys
tem Is believed possible under the Ten
nessee law. '
Park Tllfortl's (smile. C. Sawyer.
in --n t
m Nil our cuure
HENDERSON READY
$2gis&V.K
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i? sOig
vwues menu nnyuung 10 you, iui8 18 tlie 6aio you Will attend.
Med j
Chas. II, lioness
Opp. Pofltofllce,
rOon't Take Things
For Granted.
Ksneeiallv classes. If
we couldn't give. you a
scientific examination
and fit your eyes prop
erly we wouldn't be in
business today. Doing
what we advertise is
why we do ; so much.
We give satisfaction.
Anything Optical that
has merit.
MMMIUHIHIIMIIIIMM
X AYau h This Space for Bargains T
For sale The Oaks Hotel.
RF.K1 A JUSTICE,'-'
Ileal KkUIo Agents.
I Over Cltlien's Hank. Phone 1128
It Will Pay You
To hav modern plumbing; put In your
home. I Install th "STANDARD,"
which la th best, healthiest and most
sanitary. Price reasonable. Estl
mate cheerfully furnished. '
A. F. Fclthaus
XI South Main St.
. Phone 13.
ASHEVILLE HARNESS CO.
43 Fatton Ave.
Manufacturers and Jobbers of
Harness, Saddlery and
Horse Collars.
ROASTING PANS
The latest and best at the lowest
prices. Bee them at ,
The Asheville China Co.,
I North Pack Square.
Phone 111.
RedCross Mattresses
and Brenlin Win
dow Shades
Both essential to ' comfort.
We furnish either.
BURTON & HOLT
STOVES $1.50 UP.
Keating Stoves of all kinds for Coal
and Wood. Also nice line of Range
and Cook Stoves. Price 11.60 up.
Comfort Oil Heater. j
DONALD & DONALD,
14 South Main St. Phon 441.
HOU
Our Jadies Juits;jand 'presses
and Children's Coats
About price reductions : Our ladies Suits and Dresses
are marked in plain figures. When a per cent reduction is
made the amount is taken off the price of the suit rin other
words you know what you get when you buy here.
For -the remainder of this week we will offer to you three
unusual values tte biggest bona fide specials of the seasonl
Children's Coats in a number of pretty colors at one'-fonrth off. This ' Season's Goods.
$3.50 to $15.00 Values for $2.62 to $11.25 j
Ladies' Dresses in Woe, black, green, orange, yellow, tan and old rose. ' ' ,
' The materials are Broadcloth, Silk nnd Worsted. They are priced at one-third off.
$7.50 to $50.00 Values for $5.00 to $33.33
.si i . ..
une 01 oeauiuui w inter suits nt -
$17.50 to $60.00 Values fcr $13.12 to $45.00
our fcmnds
Statement af toe Close of
Loan... .. 'i'!1??:0.
Real Ertat. Furnltur " .
Fixtures. .. .. . . .""
Cash in Bank Vault SS.tMMl
; $8,501,05 LIS
T. S. M0&RIS0N, Chairman. W. B. WILLIAMSON, Cashier.
GENERAL BANKING., TBUST AND ,
y': : .'; savings business.. . ; . . ; j
North Carolina's Oldest Trust Company and Strongest Bank
1
X 11C X VlllWl ilttUUUlM'
Capital $300,000. ; Deposits $1,000,000
The Largest Bank in Western North Carolina! ;
The Only Bank in Asheville under U. S. Supervision.
ACCOUNTS DWITED, LARGE AND SMALL.
JOHN II. CARTER, President. HENRY REDWOOD, Vlce-Pra.
& J. HARRIS, Vk-e-rresldcnt. R. M. FITZPATRICK, Cashier.
' SCADIN "WATER-COLOR PICTURES
. These daintily-colored photograph of North Carolina with' their
beautifully mellow tones,' make very acceptable. . Chrlatmaa gift,
when framed a we do them. Placeyour i order jioW' for holiday
delivery. '- '..,A. CSS&iltfSliJft-f ';: '' ' ;
BROWN BOOK COMPANY, I'The Office Outfitter."
Just opposite the Postofflce, bnpatton Ave. v- ' '' Phone II.
BRING YOUR
To us nnd we will make it look like
promptly, neatly and reasonably done.
harness line. ." ,'
W. E. MASSIE
Wholesale anil Retail.
NEW TEA AND COFFEE STORE.
We do our own coffee roasting, this mean fresh goods all the time. If
you drink tea we can please you. ,
Tea at the following price: 0c to $2.00 lb. Coffee, 15c to 75c lb.
THE! SIMPSON TEA & COFFEE CO.,
"The 8 to re of High Quality and Ixrw lceg.,, .,
- 35 East College Street.
OVERCOATS
$5 to $15.
UNDERSHIRTS - i
Heavy warm onea for 40
cents and a dol(ar."'v Bargains
in warm socks, t. Cold weather
will hit lis hard when' It does
strike.. . " ....i-""
0. E StONER CO.
18 South 'Main Street. "
Now is the time to get your Coal Heaters $1.25
up. No charge' for setting them up.
WALTON & McLAIN FURNITURE CO.,
Phone 1515. 19 8. Main St.
- - . I I : '
one - fourth off for the rest xt
alike
: Business September 1, 1909.
JuIABUJTIESt
Capital Btock.. .000.0
Undivided Profit. . . S04,214
Deposit., i.. .. 4,M,tMj
t&OLOSLU
1 111111 t
OLD. HARNESS
new at a "very little cost. Repairing
We manufacture anything In the
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HARNESS CO.,
SO North Main St.
SEE
THE BIG DOLL
In our Show Window
. PRICE, $10.00.
25c curlidny, except Sunday,
Drop
w. - if aaf :r fir, ,
O K GROCERY CO.
u 362-364 Depot Street,
: Phone 672.
Cos of Pretty
Christmas fere
Must Cfo
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f
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this ,week. If Bon Marche
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