Newspapers / The Advance (Elizabeth City, … / Feb. 5, 1909, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
f r ii 5 " X9L XII ELIZA BETH .CITYlNORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY; FEBRUARY 5 1 1909 NO 6 UNITY IS THE THING NEEDED Dr. White Outlines Pol- .--V ; . ' ' ' ' . i cy of the New Ad ministration FINE SUGGESTIONS - X XHE PLATFOBM OF THE NEWLY ELECTED PRESI DENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE),' IF ADOPT ED WILL PUSH THIS CITY RAPIDLY TO THE FRONT. A reporter of The Tar fHeei had an interview with Dr. J. H. White, the newly elected presi-; lent of the Chamber of Com merce on the plans of the new administration In discnssing -this matter tie had the following to say: ing administration of the Cham ber of Contmerce shall be the xdlding up of the bnsinssa dnstries and resources of onr town We hopeOs attraet new people; and nejr engpnses; -to ipnconrage s more v tanspoftattfon fore, and arouse greater interest Jamong them in this organization. It is a notable and lamentable fact that most of our merchants and other business men take lit tle or no interest in this organ ization; seeming to lose sight of the benefit and advantages of nnited efforts, which can be se cured only through an organiza Mon of this kind. Many of the large property holders" of the town, who get the most benefit from its growth, are not even members of the Cham ber of Commerce and do not con tribute a penny to its support. fiTery interesting meetings at -which subjects Jof vital import ance to the town, will come- up there will be only three or four merchants present. It is a regretable fact that any trivial excuse is sufficient for not attending such a large meet ing of ..any kind even to a card party, with such indifference, wea need never expect to see our town go forward with, the admirable development and progress as it did a few years ago, wnen ne Chamber of Commerce was first organized", and well attendel, j and our people were united m the ,effort to promote our com-" mon welfare. " ' ; The officers of the CHamber ap peal o the merchants, especially and all citizens of the town to give them their .cooperation f;i putting this dear old town on the list of the . most progressive and ttest rowni of thfc country We can do it. x We hope to call forth enough public spirit to raisp Stufficienf funds to engage a good secretary for all his time to jgive Ihe town such a "boost,, as it has never had before. To attract capital and enter prises to assist us in developing our 'dormant resources of variou kinds. ' ; One of our sister towns, witS " less population, is now paving v - ?' -r v. 'Is Commerce $100,00 per - month and paying $50-00 per month for a building , .for is ' headquarters; well heated and lighted com fortably furnished and supplied with writing material and ad vertising matter There the visi tors and prospective investors al ways -receive the "glad; hand." Is there anything wrong' with "Old Betsy"? Why should we not have a greater Elizabeth City Club? As Charlotte, Atlanta, Norfolk and other progressive places? , Elizabeth City's merchants have the reputation of being, as a whole, the most progressive and successful in North Carolina Indeed,x where is there another town in North Carolina, of equal population, which has mercan tile establishments comparable to thoste of -Elizabeth wCity There is not one, and the same business energy and sagacity which made our mammouth stores; can mate other great enterprises. Just a little pulling together will accomplish it Business men it; is-up to you, shall we have fac tories and other industries? :.x -rt- WILL APPLY - . - i FOR CH ELECTBIC KNOWS AS Beth mrs: Km alise- WILSON MEETS AVITB ENCOUR V.OEMENT. Mr- Georgge Wilson is still unflagging in his interest to build an electric line from, here to Lister's pier. The-line will be known as. the Elizabeth City and Albemarle railway. Application for charter for this road will be made to the present Legislature. Mr. Wilson was in town last Friday and appeared before the Chamber of Commerce, present ing the matter of building this line. Those )res)ent took much in terest in the matter and will throw their influence wHth jthe project. Mr. Wilson also appeared be fore the Board of County Com missioners Monday in the inter of tne proposed road. He lwanted to enter into a deal with tne county with reference to re piacing- the wooden Lowry bridge across. Newbegun Creek with a rfteel structure- Has, Ipropoa&tion was for the county to pay half and he railway to pay half, or 6 make any equitable ''deal sa isfactory to the county and the railway. The commissioners while favorable to the project took no action, but it is thought that they will make ome favorable Much interest has already been aroused in. the prpJect and it is believed Mat as soon as the charter is secured that the nec essarv stock can be raised. NOTICE! ARTER LIN0 Bfi U TJBE EL1.V1A "Owing to the fact that many people have asked me when I was going: to take charge of "the Hub, I -wish" to say that I Have no.connection or interest .in that establishment. ' t , ,-. - ' H- H.vLAVfiNSTEIN HAVE A GAS PLANT Franchise Granted for this Purpose Last Monday Night WAS NO OPPOSITION - FRANCHISE MUST BE AC CEPTED WITHIN 15 DAYS WORK COMMENCED IN 60 DAYS. 3 1-2 MILES OF MAINS AD PIPES MUST BE LAID WITHIN NINE MONTHS.. BOARD' TOOK RECESS UNTIL NEXT WED NESDAY. TO RECEIVE RE- PORTNOF CHARTER MITTEE. COM The town is to have gas. ( A franchise to establish a ga plant was granted to W S. Fritchman, W. L Lumerdin and G. P. Peed at the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last Monday night, without a dissenting vote. Mr. Fritchman was present at the meeting, of the Board. He asr. sured Jail that the -iplant"ivould surtflv be built. ' The franchise as originally presented with some minor changes made by . the special committee to whom it was re ferred,' was adopted- fiDhis com mittee consisted of Alderman N. R. Parker, Mayor Thompson and Alderman LeRoy. The committees report was favorable and was adopted. The franchise is for a period of thirty vears and the . j ;v. ' grau8 are iu iuiuihu gu iui. ; ightinf heating and cooking and for fuel: and motive power. ( It is to be furnished at JlO per thousand cubic feet, with dis- count of 25c per cent, per thou sand cubic feet, if bills are paid within 10 days after they, are due- The gas to be furnished to be not less than 20 candle power. The Grantees are given fifteen days to accept the franchise and must begin work within a period of 60. days after acceptance of franchise and shall within nine months after they begin work have laid at least 3 1-3 miles of mains and pipes. It is also a part of the condition that they shall extend mains and pipes with reasonable "promptness. The grantees are also required to file a $2,000 -bond bef6re they begin Work to indemnity the' town agairigt any damage which might iuliirom their work. Among rotiier txoatters transact ed by the Board were the fol lowing: The matter of remitting tax on Graded School bonds held by Dr. McMullan was outinued as was also the committee -appointed to confer with: the Dare : Lumber Co-, with-reference to fire pro tection. ' Aldermen JEarker, Grice and Anderson were appointed a com mitteeito attend to the matter of condemningproperty in Front and Smith Riad streets. tin iu 0he South rside Church Country Shoulders.''- h F. Y. Street Culpepper ..to Perse, and Hams lean and juicyy full the West Side of Perse were or- stock of otheTmeafe: Eagle Gro dered paved on the same ptan eery. Phone 1457- . as hereltofore, property owner to pajc; half. and) the town to pay ;equal amount. , JJhief Bell was ordered to no tJf:N. an4 S. Railway, andMrs. HjO- Godfrey to pave sidewalks Introrit of their property, on Pennsylvania avenue. Pn)recommendation of Light Committee a light was ordered tdbe placed 4n front of Christ Episcopal church. After routine" matters were transacted the, Board took a re cess until Wednesday night, Feb. 10th for the purpose of- receiv ing report of commate in the matter of suggesting changes in the city charter. DRAINAGE IS LEADING TOPIC PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON ARE INTENSLY INTER ESTED IN THIS GREAT QUESTION WHICH MEANS SO MUCH TO THEIR COUNTY- On January 25th we boarded tfie South bound train for Cherry, N. C, where we were in vited by the Drainage Associa tion of Washington County. Our ffrst- stay -was with Bev. S. ; Wi feodley, vice-president of this associations and also vice-pres. ident of the State Assooiation. We met Mr. Woodley at the State meeting in Newbern last September, where he showd much activity in the work- At the meeting in Cherry, on the 26th, much interest in drain- age was manifested bythepeople. These people are determined. They see the time has come to act, that 3 cropfailures caused by i j excessive rains- wi'-n ansuiricent drainage cannot longer be borne without some effort on their part. With such fertile soil as is found on the south side of the Al bemarle Sounds with proper drainage, good crops, could, . be assured most any year. These people have lost enough the last three years by the over-flow of Lake Phelps, to drain that whole county lands that are cultivated and 'that are now laying idle. Farmers in every section of the Albemarle have suffered, but none so much as our people on the south of the Alternate Sound. The drainage question of the' south mayr not be considered of much importance by our neigh boring farmers, and-ihe business men of Elizabeth City; but if they will taker a survey of this section and see-what: this South Country is- wrthrta this-town an what it coulffcber m&de to be worth, if, fuly- eultiTated, smely all would wake -up to the situ ation. Take the manr thousands of acres layings idle for want of drainage; estimate thcr great amount of proiduce-thia: county could furnish.. Placa it ur cash Much of - this: money coming to us for merchandise and building material. Place these: people in: better condition and watch results. , F. F. C. SCHOOL MEN TALK IT OVER Interesting Session of City School Superin tendents BEST SESSION YET PROF. S. L. SHEEP, SUPER INTENDENT OF THE GRADED SCHOOLS OF THE CITX ATTENDED THE SESSIONS AND READ AN INTERESTING v AND VALU' ABLE PAPER. PROF. S. L. SHEEP VISITS GOLDSBORO GRADED SCHOOLS. The North Carolina Asso ciations of City Superintendents and Principals (closed its three days session last Monday in Raleigh- Prof. S. L. Sheep, superinten den of the Schools of this city attended the sessions dffas highly pleased. "The meeting were pleasant and profitable and showed that marked improvement has been made along educational lines and that the educational Readers .te strivtugwith increr ing vigor for still greater ef-' ficiency in school work through out the state", he said. "The meeting convened Thurs day of last week with about SO superintendents, representing all parts of the State. N He stated that one of the papers which brought out the most discuss;vn was 'What Shall We do Wii-a the Negro in Our Education ?f This subject was handled4 by Prof Carmichael of Durham who has done more to develop the industrial feature in the Durham schools than any other schools in the State. Prof- CarmichaePs idea was to give him aan industrial training in con junction J xdith ithe regular studies. His paper contains il lustrations just how he was car ring on this work. Prof. Carmi chaePs environments, are such that he meets with the support of the white people of the State. Another factor which helps him is that Durham, perhaps, has morp. money than any other school, which enables them to do more along that line. As stated this , paper was' largely discussed. The eastern men felt tnat Miey were handicapped as public sen timent) is not behind them in Prof CarmichaePs methods. "Courses of study and depart mental work were fully discuss ed. The great feature of the ses sion were the addresses by Dr. Stevens of the A and M College of Raleigh', Dr. Henry Lewis Smith, President of Davidson College and Prof. Hammill of-the normal and Intustrial College of Greensboro, on the subject of science. Tne subject of jmedical in spection of schools was discussed by Dr. Brawley of Salsbury and Prof. S- L. Sheep, of this ciy. The News and Observer speaking of Prof. Sheeps paper waid: Superintendent . S. U. Bheep, of Elizabeth' City, spoke on "MecK- cat Inspection of -Schools." Maiyj - splendid ideas were suggested by this paper, and the need , of med ical inspection was well present ed.- - , t . - ; The following officers weffl elected: - ; President-Supt. L. C Brogden; of Banston. . ' Vice-Presifdent Supt. Harrvj Howell, of High Point. itti j o upr. j. . vviison, of Rntlnnit Wlr. While away Prof. Sheep, visited the Graded Schools of Golds boro, comparing them with one own systemT The only advantage that he could see was that they, had been running for 28 years. He noted the effect of heredity,' which materially helped in the discipline and tne mental devel -opjnent showing the. good effects of a Graded school on a com munity. He was particularly, struck with" the campus of six acres and regretted -that we did not have equally large one. London Layer raisins. fine quality 10c ! pound. Eagle Gro-. eery, Phone 145. JLarge stock of fancy . Valen tine. Designs to suit everv body. A. L. SANDERS.- If you are having any trouble With' your butter, try ours. Eagle Grocery, Phone Hfr DEATH INCLUDING TOTAL POPtTL TION THE3 RATE WA ONLY 8 25 PER CENT. WHIL1 THE WHITE WAS ONLY 6- HEALTH OFFI CERS' REPORT FOR JAK& ARY ... Lyj The city gtnj, continues to haver an exceeding! low death rate. The lowest of any town in the State of 10,000 population and upward. The temporay annual rate for-, whites for January" was only 6 per cent.; the colored, was 12 per cent ; f or total population S.-2-5 per cent. The birthrate was 16 per cent, for white and 32 for colored for, total population 24. . For January the births were White, males, 7; females 1; total 8. Colored : .ules 6 ; . females $ ? total 12. Total white and colored 20- The report shows tiaree cases of small pox in the city. The san itary conditions . are reported good. Florida Cabbages. ""Eagle ftrp-, eery. Phone. 145. ' yalentines," Valentines, IVal entines Splendid assortment make your selection from. A.-L. SANDERS. SOUND FROZEN OVfcB - A party who came to this city Wednesday from the ' Coast stated that when he left Curri tuck Sound and Kitty Hawk bay;; were frozen over. ' Nancy Hall Potatoes, not cold hurt. Eagle Grocery Phone 145; Call and see our pretty line" of Valentines. A. L. SANDERS. , CITY RATES LOW -1
The Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 5, 1909, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75