THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
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' WM. H. STEWART, Ed. and Pub.
Published Every Wednesday at 120
West Innlss Street
Subscription Price $1 per year strictly
cash to advance
- Entered as second-class matter Jan.
19th, 1905, at the post office at Salis
bury, N. C, under the act of Congress
of March 3rd. 1897.
UmONUBEL
Salisbury, N. C., Aug. 2J, 1905,
His empty pocket makes him a fit
subject for the chain gang, to be
worked on the streets, roads and
elsewhere to euhauce the value of
some peoples' property who. pos
sibly, never did an honest day's
work in their lives who have ever
been parasites upon labor.
This report has been published
by thousands of papers, and not
one in a thousand has made an ef
fort to enable its readers to under
stand its import. Why? Because
the hired editors on the large, in
fluential journals are intellectual
prostitutes and the lesser lights
are mostly cowardly knaves and
chattering parrots.
HOW THE UNEMPLOYED IN
CREASE. Washington, Aug. 16. The an
nual report of the Inter-State Com
merce Commission giving the rail
road statistics for the year 1904
shows that there were at the end
of the year 297.073 miles in the
United States, of which 212,243
were single track, 15,824 second
track. 1.467 third track, 1.467
fourth track and sidings. The in
crease in single trackage for the
jear was 5,927 miles, exceeding
the increase for any previous year
since 1890,
The - number of persons on the
pay-rolls of the railways of the
United States, as returned for June
30, 1904, was 1.296,121, or 611 per
100 miles of line, a decrease for
the year of 16,416, or 28 per 100
miles. The wages and salaries
paid for the year amounted to
$817,598,810.
The par value of ,the amount of
railway capital outstanding on
June 30, 1904, was $13,213,124,679,
which represents a capitalization
of $64,265 per mile.
Of the total capital stock out
standing, $2,690,472,010, or 42.51!
per cent., paid no dividends. The
amount of dividends declared du
ring the year was $221,941,049,
being equivalent to 6.09 per cent,
on dividend-paying stock. The
gross earnings were $1,975,174,091,
being $74,B27,184 greater than for
the previous year. Their operat
ing expenses were $1,338,896,253,
an increaie of $81,357,401. The
total number of casualties to per
sons on the railways was 94,201,
of which 10,046 represented the
number of persons killed and 84,
155 the number injured.
Space and time will not permit
a close analysis 'of this report, but
we will call yjur attention to a
few points. While the increase in
single trackage alone was nearly
6,000 miles, the decrease in the
working force was over 16,000, If
the railway employees had been
increased in proportion to the in
creased mileage, the number em
ployed would have been increased
to 1,299,781, and the consuming
power of. the people 'would, have
increased proportionately.
According to statistics, one em
ployee in ten owns his home, and
while many who own their homes
sacrifice them in order to go else
where in quest of the work for
which they have fitted themselves,
we wj.ll be moderate in our claim
if we estimate the number thus
started on the road as tramps at
3,000. There has been no great
labor-saving devices put in use in
this line of industry during the
period covered br this report, and
the decrease in employees must
be due mainly to enlarging the
trains and concentration of busi
ness. If such conditions prevail
iu an expanding and growing in
dustry, what may we expect from
other industries of less growth
and in which labor-saving devices
have more freely entered? Gov
ernment statistics for last year
show a million and . a quartgf of
workers Constantly out of employ
MEN OR CATTLE.
A case that will prove of much
nterest to the public generally
as to the principals concerned was
the centre of attraction in Mayor
Boyden's court this morning.
Saturday Mr. John Hearne. who
has been employing labor for the
Whitney Company, indicted Mr.
J. H. Carter, of West Virginia,
who is a labor agent and has been
securing negro laborers for a
West Virginia railroad, charging
him with secret assault. At the
hearing this evening Mayor Boyd
en announced that he would send
the latter up to the Superior court
not only for the judgment in the
case of alleged assault, but to de
termine as well what, if any, rights
the city enjoys in the matter of
preventing the wholesale deporta
tion of its laborers and the limit
to which the agents may go m
securing them.
Both Mr. Hearne and- Mr. Car
ter are represented by council.
Post of Monday 21st.
Mr. Carter denies that he is an
agent; says that he is a contract
or, and hired the men to work for
him. If the case is not thrown
out of court upon the establish
ment of Mr. Carter's claim, then
the question will be considered
from the other point i. e., as to
what extent a man may go in the
way of contracting for work with
his fellow mau ; whether working
men have been reduced to the level
of cattle, their movements in th
labor world to be controlled by
the employing class, through state
or local officials ; or whether they
still have the right of private con
tract, to go when and where they
please and in such numbers as
they please, regardless of the con
dition of the ocal Jabor markets.
People who believe in competi
tion should obiect to such proceed
ings, and should insist that this
matter being settled by bidding
for the labor. This would be consistent.
Ed. Q-aither, who went to Texas
six years ago, is visiting here. His
father, Dr. Gaithet, lives nt China
Grove. ,
. J. W. Reid. of Virginia, ariested
some days ago for peddling with
out license and jailed iu default of
bond, paid his $50 fine Saturday
and was released.
Rev. J. L. Vipperman, of Dal
las, N. C, is expected to preach at
the First Baptist church next Sun
day morning and evening.
The Virginia-Carolina Baseball
League is no more. It dissolved
1 ist Saturday. We don't know
whether it was sugar or salt.
is Emma, a last-year's grad
uate of the Asheville Normal and
Collegiate Institute, left Saturday
for Marshall, where she will serve
the public as a teacher.
The trial of the two Pecks, fath
er and son, for assaulting Lewis
Lye-rly, will come off Saturday, if
Mr. Jjyeriy, who is said to be im
proving rapidly, is able to appear
in court that day. Dr. Brown says
Mr. Lyerly is entirely out of danger.
Editor Stewart, of -the Watch
man, was ordered bac& to the
mountain last week by his doctor, :
and we regret to sav he is not ma
king the progress toward recovery
we had hoped for. Mrs. Stewart
goes to the Black Mountain today
wb.3re he is staying.
In the matter of Cheles F. Stewart
Bankrupt.
Petition for dircahrge and order of
notice thereon.
western district of ) e.b "
north carolina.
On this 10th day of August, A. D. 1905
on reading the foregoing petition, it is
ordered by the court, that a hearing
be had upon the same, on the 31 day of
August, A. D, 1905, before said court.
at Lexington, in said district, at z
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Wash Stands, Bed Steads,
Chiffoniers, Dining Ta,bles,
Bureaus, Chairs,
Bookers, Sofas,
Tables,
tc.
5 o'clock, noon : and that notice theren
J b? published in Salisbury Watchman
a newspaper published in said district
and that all known creditors and other
persons in interest may appear at the
said time and place and show cause, if
any they have, why the prayer of said
petitioner should not be granted,
And it is f nrther ordered by the court
that the clerk shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies of said petition!
and this order, addressed to tnem ax
their places of residences as stated.
Witness, The Hon. James E. Boyd.
Judge of the said court and the seal
therof, at Statesville, in said district
on 10th day of August A. D 1905.
A true copy !H. C. Cowles, Clerk.
(Seal of t.he court)
W. B. StMMEBSETT.
. 108 VV. Inniss St.
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Trains No. 27 and 28, running
between Charlotte and Roanoke,
will carry mail, beginning about
September 1st. This, of course,
is another plum that will help to
increase the deficit in the postof
fice appropriation for the year.
If any of our readers are fond
of snipe-hunting, it will afford us
unfeigned pleasure to direct them
to a locality where they can fiud a
new' and choice species the Biil
Snipes. It takes buckshot to kill
this bird, however; but the hunts
man will be followed by our ear
nest prayers for his success in bag
ging this game.
Items From Faith.
The granite business is on .a
boom this year. Several quarries
are now running on the granite
belt near Faith.
George Peeler got badly bruised
up by coming in contact with a
limb hanging over the road while
riding horseback Monday morn
ing. He is not able to be up.
I Venus.
.ment, and yet our lawmakers all
ll 1 3 1 A t
over tne iana are enacting tramp j ,, . , ujn
, i , , The Mt. Vernon Hotel Changes Hands.
and vagrancy laws that place the I
man out of work at once on the jj The Mt- Vernon hotel property
criminal list, for he depends son I has been purchased by Laud &Jen
his labor for hia living, and with- j nings, real estate men of Greens
out work he has no visible means I boro at a god Pnce They deuv
of support, and his empty pocket thafc they bought the Property for
constitutes a crime against society (j the Southern Railway Company,
which has fleeced him, according j This i the firm that bought a
to statistics, of four-fifths of thelot Pf land in East Spencer and
product of his labor wheii at work. ' Spencer recently.
OF A WH0L
This Sale means more to you and more to us than any Shoe Sale
we have ever held -This Store is not going to leave -but the name
is, our Mr. Burt is going to leave this Store and, of course, he 11 take
his name with him- and we are going to get a big slice of this stock
of shoes away via. the "Cut Price Route" before the name of this store
gets away and the Prices we are going to tag on to tho Shoes
should land every pair of them at their destination within ten days.
The NEW NAME wants to start a NEW STORE with a NEW STOCK
at the old stand, and in order to do this the Price-Cutting Knife will be
plunged deeper than you ever saw it put into Dependable Footwear.
This is the "Get Away" season of the year, but don't pack your trunks for
your vacation without putting some of these Shoe Bargains in it r it
will be too late when you get back.
Just a few of the "GET AWAY" Prices-there are hundreds more!
98c
79c
67c
53c
44c
1.18
1.38
1.69
1.83
1.98
2.24
Women's shoes and
childrens Small Girls
and Large ones all
leathers in the lot'.
If we were to go in
to details and de
scribe these Shoes and
tell of their real
qualities and former
prices well, we are
afraid you wouldn't
believe it, so,' come
and see for your-
self you'll find
plenty worth almost
double the price.
Do you realize what this
Sale means for you? Hun
dreds of pairs of this . Sea
son's best, shoes for Men,
Women and Children at prices
from a third to a half less
than usual. There are some
$5.00 Shoes in this lot
more $4.00 ones with a raft
of $3.50 and $3.00 Shoes -even
the still lower priced
ones are good and dependa
ble you can't make a mistake
by coming You'll make a great
mistake by staying away.
Men's Shoes and
Boys. Shoes for Dress
and Business also
work Shoes. We wont
risk our reputation by
telling you how much
you'll save on - these
until after you've
seen them then w e
wiil, and you'll b- ! 2.69
lieve us too, and some
of you will take two
. i
or three pairs when
you see them. They
must Get Away at
some pice or other.
1.19
It
1.49
1.68
1.89
1.98
2.24
12.98
98c
388
1.39
POLISH
6 Cents
111 North Main St.,
Salisbury, N. C.
POLISH
6 Cents
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