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- DURHAM, RECORDER, DURHAM, N. C., ERTD AT TTJLY 1 4, 1911. . ; ,. ,, ,-. v ; - . ; ; r .; ; ; ;: ,;;:;:; -.V hot CITr DF DURHAM 661771 Hs tons .feailil", Wbere Piedmont Region Merges Umstead Aviation Co. Will Give a Census Bureau's Figures Chen . litlo theBIoe Ridge Number in This Section lor the Year 1909 PAGE TWO HUSTLING AND HAPPY HICKORY ARHIIJGEMEiiTS FOR EXHIBITIONS If FT. ABOVE SEI LEVEL Hickory Is the Gateway to a Moiin tain Wonderland Is Compartlj Built end Contains 3,04)0 Popula- Uon Within the Corporation, With - i . ' 2,600 Oubdtle, ia Suburbs. (By Old flurrygrapb.). Hickory, July IS. I might para phrase a nursery couplet and say: Hickory, Dickory, Dizzling Dink; Hickory's the town that makes you think. The thrift of Hi enterprises; the spirit; and the remarkable evidences of Its growth. At this point you be gin to get glimpses of the beauty of untouched nature, nature's dream land; North Carolina's picture house of loveliness.. From Hickory you get the first views that irresistibly fascinates and leads you on, as the pilgrim in Bunyan's allegory was lured onward and upward by the sight of the Delectable mountains. The purple escarpement of the Blue Ridge, with the Grandfather moun tain as the sentinel peak, heaves high to the near north and north Arrangements are now being maJe j for a number of aeroplane exhibitions lu this part of the state by the I'm 8 lead Aviation Company. Theso ex hibltions will probably Include the an-1 nudl exhibition at the North Camliua state fair at Raleigh this fall. , The company has receutly purchased au aeroplane of the latest model from the R. O. Rubel Company, of Memphis. Mr. J. N. Umstead. Jr. and his jnen are now at Louisville training them selves in the art of air navigation. By the time the machine is finished, they will be ready to go on the road and give exhibitions. , The compauy has received numerous inquiries from uinerent parts of North Carolina ia regard to giving exhibi tions. Aeroplane exhibitions' have be come an important part of fairs and there is a great demand for this mod ern amusement The contract end of the, exhibits is in the hands cf Mr. R. O. Everett, and he is being kept busy answering in quiries aud arranging for engage ments. The machine purchased by Mr. Um stead la the latest type of Curtis bi plane. It is an Improvement over the types of machines now in use in that it has a double surface giving it a sup porting surface of 3r,0 feet instead of the 300' feet of the machines now in general use. It is equipped with a Figure are AIk Made Public Pur- 1.1 lr...i t 1. If. .k... ..I., ll'Uk'l nam iiiu ui KsuuiiMiiiHuia uiiu Capital of $159,000; .Salaries aud i - . - i Wages, $l,SS9,0t!jl and tbe Products Valued at $25:2,000. ' ..'..! esw .ue.r,UB u., iu-u ,u --, horsepower englne and the exhi ter from the fury of blizxards, and . . a. , fr-htn bitions that wUl be given will be a breesea In summer, fresh from the considerable improvement over the mountain wind mills, where they are. flights that are now being made. Mr., thered and sent on their cooling Umstead has employed an operator mission through the valleys Below Origin of the Name. ' . In its Tillage days, long years ago. the place was called Hickory Tavern, after a log cabin wayside Inn. The beautiful and well-kept Hotel Huff ry t stands almost on the site of the old tavern. Hickory is hustling. iTou see this when yon first look upon the place, by the substantial streets whd has already badconsiderable ex perience in .the operation of air craft and he expectes to be filling engage ments with a few months. WARE-KRAMER . GIVEN $60,000 (Continued from Page One.) and roads it is building, and pare- means of arriving at damages in, the Washington, July 12. Preliminary statements of the general results of j the thirteenth United States ceusus ( of manufactures of the cities of Dur- j ham, Greensboro and Winston were ; I issued today by Acting Cuesus lJlrcct- ; jor FalBner. They were prepared un-. der the directiou of William M. Stcu-: art, chief statistician for manufactures ! bureau of the census. The figures are I subject to such revision as may be; necessary after a further examina tion nf the criminal renorta: There were 61 establishments in 1909, aud the value of their products was $33,272,000, an average per es- ' tablishment of approximately" $381.-' 000. , y , . . -' ; The value of products represent their selling value or price at the plants as actually turned out by the factories during the census year, and does not necessarily have any rela tion, to the amount of sales for that year. The values under this head also include the amount received for work done on materials furnished by others. Further details can be drawn from the summary which follows; ' Number of establishments, 61 ; cap ital invested; S15.3S9.000; cost of ma terials used. $9,810,OM); salaries aud wages. $1,389,000; miscellaneous ex penses, $7,432,000; value of products, $23,272,000; value added by manu facture (products less cost of mater ials), $13,462,000; number of salaried officials and clerks, 267; and average number of wage earners employed' during the year, 3,718. Creea shore The summary for Greensboro shows ; erpntage .of Increase. ,aS follows:, 71 ptr cent in the miscellaneous ex-' pemtes; 31 per cnt in the number of mem and gutters as well: which event me jury Unas mat damages have been built and are now in thejshould be allowed. They would con course of construction. . elder the capital stock lost through Representatives of the sturdy Ger-jillegal acts of the defendant, the vol tnaa race; whose thrift and energy is,ume of profits attained and degree of 0t4VMbil tjjfosgao-.it thi$ land to j depreciation through illegal inroads whose greatness they bsve so largely i0f the defendant and the damage to contributed, were the original set- the brand of cigarettes. - .-r ine mree issuta me jur uu i;u,lM officials and clerks; 21 per from all parts of the United States, Have the defendants or either who have been attracted here by itslof thenii and lf yeg whlcB defendant many advantages. 'ihat Ihey are ' njuret plaintiff corporation in its bu-Cod-fearing people is attested by the '. 0T vmrt;rt. hj mMng any C0D. business acumen is evidenced in th substantial and prosperous business bouses and factories located here. Cradled ia a Wagon Ilrd. Hickory was cradled in a wagon tract or engaging in any combination in the form, of a trust, or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states or foreign nations? . 2. Have the defendants, or either of I cent in the salaries and wages; 21 per ; cent in the value added by manufact ure; 17 per cent in the value of prod ucts; 13 per cent in the cost of ma-! terials used; 13 per cent in the aver-' age number of wage earners; aud 10 per cent in the capital invested. There was a decrease' of 3 per cent In the number of establishments. There were CI establishments j site of aa unpretentious shop, which j Mn- "f- " ' whlcn nfant was reorganised In 1889 which has lnJurea the PW"UB eorporaUon to Its developed into the Immense Pied- business or property by monopolising mont wagon plant. Here the famoug 1 attempting to monopolize or -com-Pledmoat and Hickory wagons are fining or conspiring with any other built direct from the forest. The 'Person or persona to monopolise ally plant rovers 11 acres ef ground and (part of the trade or commerce among has a capacity of 10,000 wagons a! the several state or foreign nations? yesr. Besides being a large wood- j 3. What damages. If any, has plain working town, making everything j tiff sustained? for mansion and cottage, It has three j large cotton mills. Eateens and : INVESTITURE OF utioi conains are aiso manufactured here. Industries are much diversi fied as tber have two furniture fae- , tori, a pump factory, a collar far , Utrj, two hosiery mills, and many 'other busy mills and factories of various kinds. The money value of these fart rules is 1 1,850,00, and the annual output amounts to $2, 219,000. A Road With Krtilimrat. Hickory Is (he junction of the Koutbern railroad from Ballsbury to Asbeville, and the Carolina and North Western railway, from Ches ter. 8. C, to Lenoir, S. C. This WALES PRINCE latter road ia one that bas sentiment j lwut them were the Karl In Its folders and beaut r almir Ita Marshal, the greater king-at-arms and line where It plays hide and seek with the mountains al It journeya on to Its termination at KdgemoM. And why shouldn't It, when It feet, so to speak, are In the South Carolina low Isnds, and Its bead Is In the moun tains, up In the clouds? Here Is one sentiment in the folder of the Carolina and North-Western: "Here's to the Lsnd of the fcky, that gave us birth, it's the Beat Old Land on this Green Earth; , We'll sing Her a 8ong, wheer e'er we roam: Here's to God's Own Country -the Land up Home." That's good. We'll fill our glasses with the clear, sparkling Kdgemont ftnmtntsia water and drink down with beany cheer to the road that takes vs so high in the "land tip home.' The fcoutbera rallwty dlvlles 1909, as compared with 63 In 1904, a decrease of 2 or 3 per eeuL The value of products in 1909 was. $2,032,000, and $1,744,090 In' 1901, an ,'ncrease of $288,000, or 17 per cent The average per establishment was approximately. $33,000 In 1909 and about $28,000 In 1904. - Further details Can be drawn from the summary which follows: Number jf establishments, 61 ; capi taly $1.6!6.(M)0; cost of materials need. $1,106,000; salaries and wage. $469. 000; miscellaneous expenses $192,000; value of products, $2,032,000; vaIJ'r added br manufacture (products les cost of materials), $:X0i0; nuaiber of alarlt j officials and clerks, 13; average number of wage earners em ployed during the year, 92. VYInttflB. , The summary for Winston shows percentages of Increase a follows: 79 per cent In the cost of materia bt iis d; 70 per .-ent in the initnlxr of salaried officials and clerks; C. n-r cent In the salaries and wages; 48 per Jcent in the value Of products; 40 per cent in the capital Invested; 38 per cent In the sverage number of wasre earners; 32 er cent in the value ad ded by manufacture; II per cent In the number of establl-hments; and 2 per cent In the' inisei-lhnieoiH! expen ses. There were f.2 establhihmeiits in 199, as compared with 47 in 1901, an Increase of 5, or 11 tier cent The value of product In 1909 was $16,788 and $IU;.3,000 in l!t0, an in crease of $."i.42f.,000, or 48 per cent The average per establishment was approximately $323,00 in 1909 and' about $241,000 in 1904. Further details can be driwn from the summary which follows: . Number of establishments, 52; capl-' la!, $12.8S6,000; cost of material iisd. j 7i$96,00f; salaries and wages, $2,344,-; Ust spring M0 down, or 13 1-2; miscellaneous experts, $4,9071 (Continued from Page One.) sions. The Prince of Wales wore a srfflully designed robe of cloth of gold snd purple velvet modeled on one worn by Charles 1. , , The royal party, bsvlng robed, pro ceeded In two proo-wiioiM by a spec ially constructed roadway along the Interior of the castle to the Investiture platform. The king 'officiated at the brief ceremony. The queen was seat ed at the left of his majesty and Somerset Herald, the pursuivants and other functionaries. As the prince knelt before him, the king solemnly said: "We declare your royal highness to be Prince of Wales." Following this the Insignia was ad justed by the officials upon whom this duty wss imposed by tradition. Tbe prince, Immediately after being invested, proceeded to the celebrated j Queen KWnors gateway, where be presented himself to tbe view of his Welsh subjects. He was greeted with, shout of wild enthusiasm, for the emotional Welsh people recognized In him a royal prince who was also a Prince of Wales. carloads of eggs were shipped from here In 60 000; value of products, $1C,7&8,000; ! , n i ... .t i, i fre'ght scd three and a bsif by ex- .".I" "7 V f . . nrJL in. .m.tte, .h.-.n...... . -fcJ,, fott nt "s'erlals), $S.82,t)00. Km- Hlrkor raciel the hlrkwr .ut. .,, .,h ...,1. n.,b.i. Tt,t u . P'oyee: Number of salaried officials as M weressd snsf well be said to' great msrket for thickens. They'n" t,wk" sverage' mimbrr of be the riot her f the tows. This .eem to thrive hers s no where else.' wa" ''ners employed during the roau was complete b years ago.lTnt) -.,- MB i- tn- oni. desdlv '. .'" and that !" Is also tbs date of .0()(Cnr of tns CatawU chicken. at Ua l,laS ftS a .S t th lilrta of Catawbs's enterprising an palsatlng metropolis. I ,' jrslrylnff and pMiltry. Off of tha most profitable Indus- trleeof this section Is dairying. It 'Is tfofsg wonders Is bring np the land. There ars several large daSry farms la Catawba eesnty and farmnrs- are constantly IddJng thoroughbred rst ? to their tmAt. H Is on of the first counties i the sooth la this line. As a poultry sect ion this rssks as pes of the greatest la tbs southland. Two Newspaper. Hickory has two weekly newspa pers tha Democrat and tha Times Mercury edited by gentlemen of Old Holdies Tortured. "For yesrs J suffered unspeskable torture from Indigestion, constipa tion and liver trouble," wrote A. K. Smith, a wsr veteran at Krle, Pa., marked ability. Hickory also has ..bu. )r Knf., N Ufm ,,',; bank of the power and ephonlons' . . ' "h, mlr"r stitutions are a flourishing condi-.?' rht.- ? 'I? .1 k... u..a a -,!,-..,- 7.7 tn"" f"f nr omach, liver o 25 , at w. zTiTi - , i Blaeknslls A Bon. the ippearsnr of fionrishing equally r , " as well. Long ttisf they wsv oh the; Ladles ran vote in Ve Popularity bsnks of the powerful euphonlousjContest ss well as the men vote Catawba. i today for your favorite . Kto mm Giiwini Away tto i.':-.4!'" WW In i MfMm iv' "Tim VortarT Nothing Like Them! V 1 . I "For:n at Itome, Be Sure to Get One "ruuM-uu h turn bueeu," One of these Elegant Pictures, reproduced from world famous Art Treasures In the Corcoran Gallery at Washington, in the Art Museum at New York and in the Louvre af Paris by celebrated masters, given on every 50c rash subscription paid in at the Sun or' Recorder Office, whether by a new sub scriber or an old one. .Upon payment of fifty cents you get one of these Dcautiiul Works of Art, the originals costing, some of them, hundreds of thousands of dollars. Take your choice of these: "Readings from II omcr,w Alva Tamcda; "Narrow Es cape," Harrington Pird; "Christ at 12,MHoff man; "Forum" at Rome; "Castle St. Angclo" at Home; "The Gleaners," J. K. Millet; "Madonna of the Streets," Roberto Ferrui; "Old Mill," Jacob Van Ruysdael; "The Doc tor," Luke Fildes; "Uoyhood of Handel," M I. Dicksce. ' There arc a limited number of each of these Beautiful Pictures. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED ! Mail orders wiU'reccivc prompt attention when money, accompanied by 10 cents for postage, is sent in with the order. You are not limited to one picture. Every fifty cents paid in by a new or an old subscriber entitles them to one of these Pictures. Five dollars will give you ten of these beautiful works of art, ind in aidition you will receive the "Sun" daily for 20 months nearly 2 years, or the Recorder twice a week for 5 years. - Make your home leautiful by securing an entire set of these pictures. Pictures May be seen at the Following Named Places v Sneed-Umstead Co.; The Edgemont Drug Co., or at the Sun Office . See ITEmem i ' .
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