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Tuesday, June 20, 1911. r ; THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE-NEWS. PAGE SEVEN GOOD ROADS FEVER IN EAST AND WEST The People in the Extreme Sections Are More Enthusiastic Than Those in the Center Campaign for Bond Issue of $300,000 to Improve Wake Roads Is Launched Legislation Criticised. Gusette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, ' Raleigh, June 20. Will "Wake wake on the good roads question? That was the proposition put squarely before a meeting of citi zens the other day at the county court house, called primarily In the interest of the Central Highway but more largely for helping along the move ment to vote $300,000 In bonds to Im prove the roads of Wake county. The meeting was sparsely attended, consid ering its importance, but as come of the speakers expressed it, they had rather have a small handful of faith ful men working together on the prop osition than to have a grcut hurrah and let It all end with tnai. As Dr. Pratt and President Varnor of the North Carolina Good Roads association pointed out, the eyes of the state center upon Wawe counts-, Ral eigh had taken on new life and hand In hand should go the good roads work. It is going to take hard work to carry the proposed bond Issue for Wake county but with the proper or ganization It can be done. Steps are to be taken, the visitors were assured, for such an organization. The East and the Went. The meeting ended the series of meetings that have been held from Beafort harbor to the Tennessee line, all along the 460 miles of the Central highway. The scout party that made this trip over the entire route Btated that it was quite noticeable that' the people of the extreme east and the extreme west were far more enthusi astic about good roads than some of the people of the central part of the route. They felt sure that the seed had been sown In some of the coun ties and that In proper time It will bring forth the desired yield of good roads construction. Of course there are some of the counties. Guilford, Durham, Alamance and Rowan that already have provided good roads. At the meeting In the court house resolutions were adopted thanking the J. I. Case Threshing Machine company of Racine, Wis., and William Dunn of Newbern for the use of their automo biles for the entire trip; saying that it was only through their generosity in bearing all the expenses that the trip was possibly; also thanking the people along the route for their gener osity and open-hearted hospitality; th press of the state for Its encourage ment and co-operation at all times and to those who have in any way aided In this movement. Tile Spirit in Madison. The entire trip, as Df. Pratt ex plained in his talk, had been made in automobiles except in Madison county, but In this county, which had been termed the roadless county, the good roads ntilrlt was at a ereat helirht now; the county commissioners had been called upon to levy a special tax of 50 cents on the $100, and $1.50 on each poll; that Mars Hill township had donated H'J.OOO for Central High way work through Its vicinity and some good roads were promised in a short while. Outside of Madison county, other rough parts of the route are In McDowell, Burke, Catawba and Orange counties but in all of these there is promise of having much good road work done shortly. The Central Highway, he explained was an enter ing wedge; It will so stimulate good roiuls construction that people will not be content until all the principal roads of the county are improved. As showing why Wake county should issue the bonds Dr. Pratt ex plained that the present road fund in Wake county was about $tS5,0u0; that sotting aside a total of $17,790 of this fund annually for interest and a. sink ing fund on the $350,000 bonds to be issued, it would leave a sum of $47,- 211 on hand annually for maintaining the roads after they were constructed, In other words the people of the county can Issue the bonds, construct its system of highways, pay the in terest on the bonds, have a sufficient amount laid aside each year to retire the bonds at the end of 40 years, and also have a sufllcient fund to maintain the roads without having to increase the tax rate a single fraction of a cent. Ah to Maintenance. Dr. R. H. Lewis, president of tile Wake county Improvement commis sion, created by the last legislature to handle the proposed bond issue, called attention to the fact that It wns very necessary to. maintain the roads after they were constructed. He thought nothing could give North Carolina greater advertlsment than the construction of the central high way, nor could money be spent with better advantage to the state. He said they were going to wage a very active campaign for the bonds for Wake county. Criticises Legislature. President Varncr of the Central Highway criticised the legislature se verely for not making a larger ap propriation for engineering assistance to lay out these various highways "The legislature fell down badly when it refused to give adequate appropria tions for engineering assistants. They have disgraced themselves, and the people should see - to It that men friendly to the good roads cause are sent to the legislature. We must have state aid first before we can get na tional aid," be declared: Mr. Varner spoke about the grow ing sentiment In congress In lavor of national aid for highways and cited an example of how Senator Bankhead of Alabama -was almost hooted ybrn. he first spoke In the senate of federal aid but "today Senator Bankhead and Senator Simmons of North Carolina are getting into shape a bill for na tional aid for good roads and 17 sen ators have been to them and asked them to let them make speeches In favor of the bill." He said It was unfair to the people of the state for the United States gov ernment to be constructing highways in the Philippines and Hawaii and not spending a cent In the United States. J. A. Wellons of Smlthfleld, trustee from Johnston county, who made the entire trip made an enthusiastic! speech In which he pleaded for unrtty among people of Wake county in the Interest of the bond issue. He thought that Instead of the people of the east and west being moEt enthusiastic, the peo ple of Wake county, the capital of the state, should take the leadership. He said Orange county had somo bad roads but some were not as bad as or not much worse than some of Wake county's principal highways. Two men, perhaps more than any others, deserve credit for the Central highway bill; these are Edward K. Brltton and James H. Pou of Raleigh. Both worked hard for the passage of the bill, while Mr. Brltton as secretary of the highway trustees has been pus. ling the work as hard as he could. A Leading California Druggist. Pasadena. Cal., March 9, 1911. Foley and Co., Gentlemen: Wo have sold and recommended Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for years. We believe It to be one of the most efficient expectorants on the market, Containing no opiates or narcotics It can be given freely to children, Enough of the remedy can be taken to relieve a cold as It has no nau seating results .and does not Inter fere with digestion. Tours very truly, C. H. Ward Drug Co., C. I Parsons, Sec'y and Treas." Get the original Foley s Honey and Tar Compound In the yellow package. For sale by all druggists. Story of IlciMirtcd Drowning ' Vn-founded. Natchez, Miss., June 20. Informa tion telephoned lust night to Natchez from Churchill, Miss., reported that members of the family and several guests of Jude Jeff Truly, former as sociate Justice of the Mississippi Su preme court, had been drowned while boating on Holmes Lake in Jefferson county. The report, however, was wholly without foundation. Search ers found the party In usual health at the Truly summer home and without having suffered mishap. F. S. Rerford, 618 New Tork Life Bldg., Kansas City, Mo., says: "I had a severe attack of cold which settled in my back and kidneys and I was in great pain from my trouble. A friend recommended Foley Kidney Pills and 1 used two bottles of them and they have done me a world of good." For sale by all druggists. MAINTAINING A GOOD ROAD. Organized and Systematized Work Necessary, SUPERVISION MAIN THING. Without That the Road Is Li.bl. to Bo Built Wrong or Unscrupulous Con tractors, Taking Advantage of This Inefficiency, Cheat the County Ruts Must Bs Filled Up. It requires three things to make a great country the right kind ot peo ple, productive lands and means of communication and transportation, says Curtis Hill, state highway engineer ot Missouri Fir your attention upon the road question from the standpoint of communication ' and transportation, with tbe highway as an important part of the transportation system. Draw a mind sketch In which Im agine yourself making a large map of your state. On this mnp draw lines representing the railroads and mnrk the tonnage of freight carried by them. Then draw a second set of different colored lines representing the water ways and mark tbe tonnage of freight carried by them. In still another color make a third set of lines to represent the public wagon roads and mark thereon the tonnage, of freight moved over them. Note the comparison In tonnage transported nnd you will see that the proportion moved over the highways originating In the state ex ceeds cither of tho others. This map will also show thnt, while the railways and waterways touch upon some farms and communities, tbe highways reach them all. Then is not the highway an Important factor in the system of transportation, as im portant as tbe railway or waterway? It requires them all highway, water way and railway to make up the com plete system of transportation, and the very basis of this transportation sys tem is the highway. If we assume that rond building is to make use of natural materials in such a manner as to produce the in proved road and that tbe roads should Mica Golimlcy, Mica Gohmley Is still confined to his bed and Is not doing any good. Aquone items In Andrews Sun. FOLEY'S KIDNEY REMEDY Is particularly recommended for chronic cases of kidn y and bladder trouble. It tends to regulate and con trol the kidney and bladder action and-48-t healing, strengthenrny and bracing. For sale by all druggist. . 1Z SEE THE BARGAINS ! For Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the PALAIS ROYAL 5 and 7 SOUTH MAIN ST. Oil our center counters you will liiid the best bargains in Table Linens, Towels and Napkins ever offered. Come Tuesday, if you can't come Wednesday; if you can't be sure and come Thursday. Head below: 15c Iluck Towels, special 8c J0c Iluck Towels, special... 12 l-2c 18c Huck Towels, special . ..13c 20c Iluck Towels, special 17c 25c Iluck Towels, special. ' 19c 72-inch pure Table Linen, extra good grade, worth $1.50 yard and Napkins to match special for this sale 98c yd See tine $1.50 snow white Satin Damask, guaranteed pure Linen, 72 inches wide, the best bargain ever offered, special 98c All the $1 grade Table Linen, special for this sale . .79c 3-4 Bize Napkins . 98c 3-4 size Napkins, worth $1.73, for this sale, special ....$1.25 The $2.50 grade Napkins. . $1.98 , The $3.00 grade Napkins.' ' . . . $2.39 ; The $3.75 grade Napkins, $2.98 $ Crashes of all description greatly reduced. The best scrim Crash, the 12 l-2c gradq special 9c Three patterns of Linen Crashes, other stores retail price 15c, our price, special .... ... , ... ... ..10c yd A WORD ABOUT MILLINERY. You will find every hat for Ladies, Misses and Children greatly reduced. ' One lot of Ladies' Untrimmed Shapes will be sold at 69oon the dollar. Remember the ' only store in Aslieville that will, trim your hat free. Come and see us get the i habit. .Meet your friends at the Palais Royal. Plenty of air, plenty of room and lots of light. .Visit our Ready-to-Wear Department. One lot of Pongee Coats, the $8.50 grade, today. . . ... $4.39 : X LE'S 1 IN EIGHTH INNING Free Pass, Two Singlet and Double Telle the Sad, Sad Story Score Wat 7 to 5. Special to The Gazette-News. Knoxville, Tenn., June 20. Knox- vlilo broke Asheville's winning streak here yesterday afternoon In the first game of the series by hammering out three runs in the eight Inning and taking the game by a score of 7 to 5. Up to the beginning of the eighth the Mountaineers were leading by out run In a game close and exciting and leuturcd by crack ball pluvlng. In the eighth Knoxville bunched three hits and won. Donahue was present ed with a free pass by Foreman and then Womhle singled and likewise Silvers. Bullock came next and Inmmed out a two-bagger, clearing the bases ahead of him. In the sec ond inning Silvers knocked the ball over the fence for a home run. Fore man, who pitched for Asheville, was touched for seven hits while Cullop, in the box for Knoxville, surrendered the same number of hits to the vlsi- to rs. The score: R. H. E. Knoxville . ...210 001 03x 7 Asheville . ...002 100 2005 Hatteries Cullop and Myer; man and Peaster. Children Cry for Fletcher's noi-s 7 3 7 3 Fore- llristol Won In Close Game. Special to The Gazette-News. Uristol, Tenn., June 20 . In a pitcher's battle here yesterday after noon Bristol defeated Johnson City by a close score of 2 to 1. Garner, who pitched for the visitors, surrend ered live hits while Brown, in the box for the locals, was touched for seven. Bristol's two runs wore made in the fourth and the Soldiers' run in the sixth. The score: Bristol 000 200 000 2 Johnson City... 000 001 000 1 Batteries Brown and Shelby ncr and Taylor. 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Special to The Gazette-News. Morrlstown, June 20. Douglas, who worked for Cleveland in yester day afternoon's game was Ineffective, presenting nine free passes and being touched for 12 hits, and as a result Morristown walked away with the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years THC etNTAUS eOMMNV. TT MURRAY STRICT, NEW YORK OWt. visitors by a score of 14 to 5. Botl: teams featured in base steal Cleveland stealing six bases and Mor ristown seven. The score: R. H. E. Cleveland ....110 002 001 5 10 4 Morristown ..000 340 43x 14 12 :! Batteries Douglas and Hudson; Morton, Lyons and Sherrill. IlHOXCIII.Ui TROUBLES relieved by Brown's Bronchial Troches. Aged Hnnband and Wife Die Within 10 Minutes of Each Other. Chester. S. C.June 20. Mrs. Elim Atkinson dropped dead on the floor lute yesterday afternoon when in formed by a relative of the sudden death of her husband, Coltmel E. T. Atkinson, ten minutes before. Both were over 80, wealthy and prominent. One lot of Ladies' Skirts today $3.89 One hundred Parasols, no two dike, range in price from $2.50 to $3.89, special today ... ... '. ... -v ..$1-98 See the $1.50 Ladies Waist, special ... ... ' ... 98c A wkll MAnrrAJirai koas. be built to meet tbe needs and tbe demands of travel coming upou them If fillnwa thnt nil tha maris ehnnlri not be rocked, graveled or oned, neither should all be ot earth. Many ot the states have such a diversity of road making material that no one method or plan of construction la adaptable In all parts of a state, and plans must frequently be varied over one county. In one section rock construction is best, In another gravel and In still others sand-clay or chert A special feature In some counties Is the well dragged earth road, while In others concrete or masonry In culverts or bridges mav be Dre-emlnent It Is necessnry for the highway engineer to Rtnrtv the field and choose the methods. plans and materials adaptable to tbe Iocs II tv. Organized, systematized work pre vents waste. Well organized, system atical work is impossible without com net en t and trained supervision. Train ed supervision Is the correct principle with which to carry on any business. "Reeular" might be substituted for "trained," because If a road official is found to be suited for the work and is retained regularly at his work he be comes a "trained or skilled" road man. A canable man In such an office will see that tbe work Is done right, pro tect the county against unscrupulous contractors, open tbe road drains and prevent the roads from being used for artlBclal farm drains. After they are built good roads must be taken care ot One great defect in our road work is the lack of mainte nance more correctly, tbe lack of a proper system for maintenance. Traf fic nnd the elements are continually tearing the roads down, and we must be continually building them up. Any kind of road gradually wears out, and this loss must be replaced or the rosd will gradually go down. The old adage la true that "a stitch In time saves nine." I GOOD ROADS EPIDEMIC CON- TAGIOU8. Making flood reads la beeom. Ing contagious, and the benef loent epldemle Is spreading all ovtr the eeuntry. The south has eaught the fsvoi and In many looalitles elaborate ays tams of Improved highways are contemplated, undsr way or have boon completed. A good road le an effective object Its-son. 10 Day Remodeling Sale All Kinds of Furniture Beginning Wednesday, June 21st, at 27 North Main St. We Reduce the Prices It is worse than useless to take any medicines Internally for muscular or chronlo rheumatism. All that Is need ed Is a free application of JShamber lalri'a Liniment For sale b all dealers. In order to make room for the carpenters and painters. We have a large, well selected stock for your selection, consisting of Bed Room Sets, Dining Room and Kitchen Furniture, including the celebrated Progress Range None better. Iron and Brass Beds, Springs and Mattresses, 50 styles Rocking Chairs at popular prices. Mattings, Rugs, Art Squares, Floor Oil Cloth, Lounges, Couches, Odd Pieces, Window Shades, Trunks, Suit Cases, Clocks, etc. Come and look around whether you aim to buy or not. It will do you good some future day. , Free! To everyone that makes a purchase Saturday we will present them with 25c Bottle of Knox-all Furniture Polish 100 Second Hand Beds in Good condition, Sale price $1.00, $2.00, and $3.00 each You never heard of such prices before, but we need the room. 20 Per Cent. Discount on all Refrigerators, Ice Cream Freezers, Porch Rockers, etc. ' ' ' DEAL & GOLIGHTLY J. M. DEAL, Formerly with Deal & Rector. 27 NORTH MAIN ST. Phone 354. L, O. GOLIGHTLY, Foitnerly with Beaumont Furniture Co.
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