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TO BflGGO WAR BfiOU SE EDITION: Vol. XVII. GOTJDSBORO, N. C THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 1895. NO 23 OUR TOBACCO WAREHOUSE. IT WILL BE 95x180 FEET ON THE MAIN FLOOR. It Will Open for Uushiess on Tuesday, September 17th: It Can Kaiily Accom moilate One Tliousaiul Piles on tlie Floor at One Time: JSuyers Will be on Hand From all the Large Centres: Tlie Opening Will be a (Jala Kay in Goldsboro. IT IS THE LARGEST IN THE STATE On next Tuesday week, Sep tember 17, Goldsboro's great Tobacco Warehouse will open for the auction sales of leaf to bacco on its capacious ilocr, which can easily accommodate at one time anywhere from 800 to 1000 piles of tobacco. The Warehouse has been leased by Messrs. A. B. Williugham, C. R. Carringtou and A. B. Willing ham, Jr., of South Boston, Va., who are tobacco men of experi ence and reputation, so much so that the fact that they are in charge of this Warehouse will at ouce be a guarantee to the tobacco buyers of all the great manulacturing centers that Goldsboro's ware house will be conducted on the best business principles and this will attract here the most desir able class af buyers the country affords. The Messrs. Wiliingham and Carriugton are already on Ihe grounds and are most favorably impressed with the warehouse the city, the people and the outlook They have met a number of our farmer friends who grow tobacco and pvery indication points to heavy receipts of leaf at the opening on the 17th. The Warehouse will be open to receive consignments on and after Moudav the 16th, and the sales will begin on Tuesday, so that farmt-rs from a distance who may desire to be on hand with their loads of leaf early, can bring them in on Monday if they see tit. That the prices will be pushed right, up to the highest possible figures is to be relied upon with absolute certainty, as the gentle men above named are neither novices nor adventurers, but have an established reputation with the tobacco trade, and have leased this warehouse with the purpose of giving to its sales the full benefit of their experience and the entire prestige of their reputation, so that our farmer friends near and far need have no fear of bringing their leaf to this market; for the buyers will be here in abundance, and where the buyers are in brisk competition there will the best possible prices prevail. The Argus hails this event as a, great epoch in Goldsboro's his- torv- And risht here we desire to express our recognition of the merit and value of those public- spirited citizens who, forming themselves into a stock company and furnishing the funds, have given to the farmers of this sec tion the opportunity of widening their industrial efforts along the line of tobacco cultivation, with the assurance at all times of a sure and nrofitable market in Goldsboro for their leaf. Let everybody lend their en courairement to the success of this enterprise and the conse- queuces will be goiaen turns to Goldsboro and farmers who favor our with their patronage. in to re- the market Senator Gorman to Take the Stump, Baltimore. Md., Sept. 6. At a meeting of the Democratic State Committee today it was definitely decided that Senator Gorman will take the stump in behalf of the Democratic State ticket. He will make his first speech at a barbecue to be held at Seventeen Mile Crossing, in his own county, Howard, and it is intended that other Demo cratic statesmen of national prominence will also make speeches on that occasion. The date fixed for the Senator's open ing address is September 21st. The campaign will open beptem ber 1 7th, with a mass-meeting at Anapolis, to be addressed by all the nominees on tne ticket. State ANNOUNCEMENT. The Argus has undergone many ana varied vicissitudes and mutations, of ownerships, poli cies and other experiences with in the past three months, until it has come again under the cont rol of the undersigned, who resumes the harness, unexpectedly to him, but with no less sincerity of pur pose and constancy of intention than characterized the course of The Akgus from its foundation, in April, 1885, 'till he retired from the paper on the iirst of last June. The rocks of adversity over which The Akgus has passed during the lapsing weeks of the past few mouths served but to show the force of the current upon which the paper moves and tiie depths of its foundations in the esteem anl confidence of the people of this community. When it was in the throes uf travail, its political enemies hereabouts re joiced exceeding much over its anticipated dissolution, and some of" them weut so far as to rush anonymously into print, unable to retaiu the bile ct their hatred or restrain the villiany of tneir joy. These skulking cowards could almost smell the liesh pots of political patrimony and official revelry, between which and whom The Akgus has stood as a barrier of batne for Democratic supremacy and the triumph of right, unyielding and insurmount able. To these and their politi cal ilk The akgcs has no quarter to offer and against them is en listed for the war with as sturdy a nerve as of yore. Yov those of our own political household who, through personal motives or an tipathies, have expressed them selves adversely, we have simply the philosophical injunction of 'Davy" Crockett: -'Be sure you're right, then go ahead," for we have no fear of the truth and constantly endeavor to do the right. In coming again to the helm of The A kg" us, we tin 4 more to in spire city pride and encourage industrial effort than ever before in the history of Goldsboro. The bug-bear of city debt that was vaunted in the early spring has vanished like a morning mist be fore the approaching footsteps of a cloudless noon, and the sound business metoods mat per vade our municipal administra tion have reassured the commun ity and the public that "we've got the best town in the State." Our several brick vards and numerous manufacturing enter prises nave been busy all sum mer and anticipate a long run of profitable output, not limited by time nor circumscribed bv terri tory; w7hile our magnificent cot ton factory, which, heretofore,, through lack of sagacious busi ness management or commen surate operating c apital, has i been more or less idle, has at j length passed into the ownership of a corporation that has in vested a large sum of money in ' the enterprise and will soon equip it throughout with new and the very latest improved ma chinery and run it to its fullest capacity, and even enlarge it, if necessary, so that not onlv our farmer friends may hope for a better cotton market in Golds boro than ever before, but the idle labor of the community may expect profitable and steady em ployment when this mill starts up under its new regime. Then, there is the Tobacco YV arehouse, an altogether new enterprise. that is the all-absorbing centre of interest for the citv and that opens for business next week. Its construction marks the dawning of a new era for Goldsboro's progress, its mammoth capacity is indicative of the great golden rrnlf.ctroom 1 V . ' 1 1- will soon begin to flow in upon its floors from the prolific fields of this fertile sec tion, bathing our city in a climate of wealth heretofore undreamed of and merging all our people, city and country alike, in a com mon fellowship of interest that will be readily recognized and that cannot but result in a better feeling among all classes, and a leveling of whatever barriers may have existed heretofore, in fact or m fancv. to retard our advancement as one common tiro- ple with common interests and a common aestiny. Such is the prospect that favors Goldsboro with inviting promise at this time. Let us each and all do our full duty one to the other, with unity of desire for general advancement, and gre; indeed will be Goldsboro in the near future. Jos E. Robinson Charlotte Observer: Hon. Lee S. Overman, of Salisbury, and Maj. John D. Shaw, of Rocking ham, the Seaboard ,Air Line at torneys, were in the city yester day. Mr. Overman will build an elegant two story office building of brick and granite on his lot in Salisbury and Mr. Shaw will build a modern residence. Ar chitect Hook will prepare the plans aud speciticat ions for both buildings. JIM HOLLOWELL TALKS. WINDMILL, IS KOW A SKLliCT INSTITUTION. If lie tiels tlie Job of Gate Keeper at tlie (ireat Tobacco Wareliouse, lie May Throw in t be Use of 11 is Mill, but Only in ISrokeii Ioses: Jim's Colleagues in Superintend ing the Construction of the Klepliautine lSuilding. DiiAii "Joe Argus": I note in vesterday's Akgus that the force of workmen on the tobacco warehouse were sighing for a good breeze from my wind mill. The people of Goldsboro have always been slow to recog- nize a good thing when they saw lil- tint. T nm trior t.ri knnw t,hpv are working up to the progiess of the times, and they will per haps, after a while, learn to ap preciate the efforts of their would-be benefactors. A good cool breeze, such as we 1 t .-. . . 1 In ffi 1 frnm 1 i n mill rarnnlrl have been refreshing to these workmen during the hot days we haye had lately. I have thought about it and pitied them as I have sat is the shade at Wash Lamb's stables, assisting Col. Nelson, Bob Taylor, Hunter Hall and Deb Holt, and about a dozen others, who, like myself. own no stock in it, to boss and find fault with the work. It was not generally known that before my mill defuncted 1 laid in for family use a pretty good supply of fresh breeze, consequently I have not suffered for the lack of it at my house this summer. After nrof. tuig up home from walking hot and worried down town and back, it was nice and refreshing to put a fresh bottle of it on tap I regret I cannot supply the hot and suffering workmen; the com m unity did rot give the mill their 1 patronage while it was running, but because they could, for a few r ents ner gallon ess. e-fit, a ot of western cyclonic stuff that was moth eaten, rustv aud rancied. they preferred to use it, rather than patronize home industry and get a sound, fresh article, a foot wide and all wind. If I get-tne gate keeper's place at the tobacco warehouse I shall carry of my private supply enough each day to make the place cool and comfortable for our friends who bring us their tobacco. When you get hot over in the Argus office, come around to the gate, bring your knitting and swap a lie or two with me and enjoy the breeze. Yours truly, J. M. H. Some Pertinent Inquiries. Deau Akgus: 1 am like other people in these days of unrest. Some things are perplexing me. We are all borrowing trouble from the f titure. Some can un derstand different problems of government while others cannot readily comprehend and solve them at a glance. These ques tions may run us crazy who are so slow to see through them. The following five questions are the burning issues of the day and are keeping us awake at night. Some people may under- stand them. 1st. Why is it a man is not good enough to ride on a freight train ? 2nd. Why is it that people 3rd. Why is it poor folks can not wear gold jewelry without somebody calling it brass? 4th. Why is it that a big to bacco sale is called a break ? &th. vvny is a house to pacK tobaCCO in called a prize house? . . . i Tn : . -4. i . : . i , t ulu. vvny is ib iuiu it uia--tt suit ot nice clothes is caiiea lay vvorsieGr vvenae nearu mai Mayer Strauss, the popular cloth- mS man Ai. ncu jjiuo. , says that it is called that because a man namea jiay maue me jroods. If we had known that Clay worsted was not a "yaller buff" we would have had a suit of it, a louar time aero. We will consider this eiuestion answered, but the others perplex us. There are a few other things that we do not understand and we may ask a little later what they mean. We are beginning to come to the conclusion that we and a few others in this country are noth ing like as well posted as the President of the United States. More anon. Enquirer. Henry Watterson lias Retired. Nobles ville, Ind., Sept. 6.- The Hon. Henry Watterson, in an interview here to-night stated that he had decided to retire en tirely from politics. Under no circumstances, ne saia, wouia ne -i i ill make any further political speeches anddie further stated and to attracting population to that it was his intention to go to this favored region, the iron and Europe next summer to avoid coal interests are more profitable participating in the national cam- than ever before, with the as paign, surance now of successful steel- DEMOCRATS OF NEBRASKA SPEAK OUT. FOR SOUND FINANCES. The Ihiaago Platform as Interpreted by Cleveland is Endorsed. Nomi nations are Also Made. Lincol, Neb., Sept. 6. Ne braska Administration Demo crats who are opposed to free sil ver and fusion with Populists, met here vesterday to nominate a candidate for Associate Jus tice of the Supreme Court and two candidates for regents of th University. Li. S. Bibb, of Beatrice, was made Chairman. He congratt lated Nebraska Democrats on the stand they had taken against fusion and free silver, and read a telegram from Secretary Carlisle regretting that he was unable to attend or write a letter. The Committee on platform re- Ported Partially as follows 'The Democrats of Nebraska congratulate the country upon tlie sure signs of returning pros perity; in spite of the evil predic tions alike of protectionists and silver inflationists, the country is steadily and surely gaining s. 1 V lA Ki VA "We send greeting and cons gratulation to Grover Cleveland and his Cabinet, not only for their wise and prudent course which has aided so much in bringing about the better finan cial condition, but also for being firm and fearless in adhering throughout the long period of depression to sound principles of economics, and for their just con ception of the rights of the whole people. We endorse theNationalDem ocratic platform of 1892 and the interpretation placed upon it by tne president, ana we insist up on this policy as especially nec- essary xor tne protection oi tne farmers, laborers and property owning debtors "Free coinage of silver, 16 to 1, means silver monometallism. It. means bankruptcy for all saye the mine-owners. Werecogni: in the issue ana reissue of our treasury notes a serious menace to the stability of the National fi nances, and we favor the retire ment of all treasury notes at the earliest possible moment with proper and safe guarantees for maintaining the necessary vol ume of currency which shall be devised by a competent non-par tisan currency commission. For Justice of the Supreme Court, J. T. Mahoney,of Omaha, was nominated by acclamation. John H. Ames, of Lincoln, and W . fc. Abbey, or liilareth, were nominated for regents and the convention adjourned sine die. SOITH'S BRIGHT PKOSPFCTS. Under the above caption the Baltimore Manufacturers' Rec ord, which makes a careful study ef Southern industrial conditions has the following to say in its issue of last week, which is a highly encouraging but not over drawn pen picture of conditions an(i prospects iu the South: ' "When the great boom of a few I vpars a.cn -nrevailed throiisrhont t.hf Snntb it was ma.inlv rrm - fined to the iron and coal inter ests. These made a wonderful advance and attracted wide at tention to the advantage of Vir- gima. Alabama and a lew other States. At that time, however, there was no great activitj'' in textile interests: there was little or no immigration to the South. and the srreat capitalists of the North and "Rnr.irm had not. tni-norl I - t.ho r attention to th is sect on. Moreover, the South's financial and bus ness solid tv harl not, heen tested, and in the North ana vv est the skeptics as to a bright future for therSouth were much more numerous than the believers. "The situation since then has undergone a mighty change. Southern iron and cotton inter ests stood the money panic and tne inaustriai depression in a txtq.tt f.r fl .1 ,"n nnc frn In o TifViin else could have done the stability of the innustrial life of this sec tion ; the great financiers of the world, who, up to five years ago were bending their full energies to the advancement of the west in order to make valuable their vast investments in Western railroads, are now equally as much interested in the upbuild of the South; great railroad men like St. John, Rinehart, Bald win and others, .who were such powerful factors in Western de velopment and immigration work are now giving all their energies i t i i i . i to ouiiaing up tne rail ana m- dustrial interests of the South making in the South and the out look indicates a period of re- maikable activity and expansion; the cotton mill business is beins: pushed beyond what would have been deemed possible a few years ago, and the $00,000,000 invested in Southern mills in 1890 will soon reach $120,000, 000; agricultural interests are improving under greater diver sification; the railroads are being extended and improved, and the tide of population is setting this way. Such is the outlook for the South to day. The people of this section may well rejoice that after years of toil and patience they are about to see the full re alization of their brightest hopes for the whole South. The Manu facturers'' Record extends its congratulations to all its friends throughout this glorious land upon the promises of activity and prosperity for all. It would utter but one word of warning beware of all 'booming.' Press with iuntiring vigor for growth and development; make the world know of the advantages of your section, but. do it without ;peculative schemes and booms, and the final results will be bet ter for all." WAGES AND PRICES. No better test of the general condition of a people can be found than the standard of wages, estimated by their purchasing power. A recent report of Labor Commissioner Wright gives the result of his investigation of wages and prices since 1840. He takes 18b0 as the basis of com parison, representing the aver age wages and prices of the necessaries of lif during that year at 100, then going back to 1840 and forward to 1892. The suits of this investigation are as follows: Wages. Prices. 1KU ! 9!) 113 100 lill 1.-J74- i)oi 93 92 1840 87 18-Mi , mi 1851 '.12J 1855 !)8 18(i0 100 18(515. 108 148i 140 150f 1604 161 1873. 187!). 1885. 1891. 1802. As the Atlanta Journal says, to appreciate the full import of these figures it must be remem bered that in 1840 the averaj day's labor was eleven and a half hours and in La)2 it was only ten hours. It will be seen that the aver age of wages for ten hours work in 1892 was 161, or nearly twice as great as the average wages for eleven and a half hours work in 1840, which was only 87f. Even this does not adequately represent the progress of labor. In 1840 the average prices of things which wages went mainly to buy was 116?, whereas the average prices of these things in 1892 was only 92. It is, therefore, shown that the average workingman now, (for the average wages is about the same as it was in 1892) re ceives far more for ten hours work than he got for eleven and a half hours in 1840, and that every dollar he now earns will purchase far more than it would then. All the conditions of labor have improved. The laws are more favorable to the rights, the health and the comfort of the workingman. In the face of facts like this the laboring men are told that currency legislation has oper ated aarainst their interests and are asked to favor a policy which would lessen the purchasing power ot their wages witnout anv assurance that wages wouia be increased, and with no possi bility, according to experience that they wculd be increased in a ratio corresponding to the de preciation of the money in which thev would be paid under the free and unlimited coinage of silver. The report of the United States labor commissioner offers wasre-earners much food for thought. Killed the Little Fellow. Winston, N. C.Sept. 9. Wil liam Miller Huff, the five-year old son of John D. Huff, a prom inent citizen of East Bend, met with a sad death last Saturday while in the room alone. The little fellow found a loaded pistol in the bureau drawer. He took it out. and was plavingr with it when it was accidentally dis charged; the ball entering the abdomen and comine: out in the small, part of the back. He suf fered intensely until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when he died. Af ter the accident he ran to" his sister and told her that he had shot himself, but that he did it accidentally. He - then called each member of the family, say ing that he wanted to kiss them all good-bye before he died. FOR RENT Rooms at the Arlingio Hotel, Apply to B. H. GRIFFIN, ' Hotel Kennon H Weil The Leading chants Opening oi We are now ready to show you our fresh arrivals in all our departments The collection of goods is the largest ever shown by us. 0 Uli Dry Goods Department is complete. Uli Clothing Department is complete. JL bhoe Department is complete. Uli Carpet Department is complete. We sell you all goods at most reasonable prices. They are selected with great care and you can make your selection with confidence as res garels quality and price. All our goods have been purchased before the advance and we will give our customers and friends the benefit of low purchases. Now is the time to make your fall purchases. You not he able to duplicate at the prices yourself, Special inducement offered H.Weil&Bros 80, 82, 84 and 86 WE WANT YOU -TO HiQH Pri68$ tor iVn cl Save -BY TRADING AT Soutlierland. BrinKleu Just receeived,iG0 cases shoes to he though thay have advanced considerably. A big st3ck of dry goods at cut prices. 4,000 yds Lake George A A, sheeting just received. Buggy liars ness 50 sets on hand and on the way, liemember we can and will save you money on harness. Buggy Whips, all grades, lowest prices. Just re ceived 100 truuks and valices. Prices ranging .from 35c to $13.50. snun cotton, knitting cotton at cut prices, the reach of all. Umbrellas at 35 c to sold at some price, good tobacco Wc soda, 6 boxes tor 2o c, starch oc, lye Soitlerlaid, ONE PRICE Einstein Clothing Co- -o Are we coiner to be lost in the shuffle know it. We are after the And.we expect to get em by giving on any other terms, tome Deatn on We take no. man's duston the trade track. We won't be bluffed out the business game. We now have ready a fine stock of FALL and WINTER GOODS t And tliey are Lxow No fake or shenanigan with Under er- in tne State. 3 Fall Goods. our will we offer them now. Call and convince to the wholesale trade. West Centre street. GET- your ToDacco Mo CTG1T & Go's Baroain store. sold at ami below the old price. gents' furnishing goods price within $ 4,00, several cases of hats must be pound, pepper ana spice, 8 1-3 c. 8c, ix-emember the place. griqkley & Qo. CASH HOUSE. ' or soaked in the sand? Not if we M Shining Sheokles. value for tnem, we don't want them and see us and you will find us tne Dieter' of all marked at a Price ug, "A Fair Deal" is our hiotto Einstein Clothing 'Co Hotel -Kennon, I. B.fonvieie H AD vow used it liberally you would have had lots of eggs for market during- the last few weeks when the prices wore way up. i L OOK at icy horse?-'. Sue what a lino condition teey tiro in. You may have jours to look as well by us ing' Pratt's Food regularly, it has no equal. IY Tiocaue they are thu best. Wo shall continuq- to handle them until uu find something better. O W f T in ovr. cut doe not nitteh resem ble a New liivor Mul'ot, but we have the finest and fattest lot wo have yet seen, perfectly fresh and found as a new silver doli.tr, 1 am in position to zji- the best packed on Now liivei-. o QUEER streak runs our Groceries, through all T'S queer because it does not always run through Groceries. Good Qual ify is another name for it. -O- As a sample take our Garlcoi Blend Tea This Tea was only put on the mar ket a short while ayo, and yet there has . already been sold of this popular blend 80,000 (eighty thousand) pounds 40 tons. This rounds bitr. we know, hut we talk facts. Just think of tho low price at which this tea may be bought, only 30 cents per pound or four pounds for $1. Now come and see us. We can do you good. . Yours truly. LB.Fonvieile Lost line of Diamond cut glass -A and beautiful wedding presents, just received at the Parlor Jeweler Store of Watts &Watts. in mmm