Sylvan
flMBul
ONLY NEWSPAPER W TBANSYLVANIA COUNTY
A HOME PAPER FOR HOME PEOPLE-ALL HOME PRINT
VOLUME-XVII
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1912.
NUMBER-42
TRANSPflRTATION IS
PRICE REGIIUTOR
PREIDENT FINLEY MAKES
AN ADDRESS
Value of Any Commodity De
pends on Transportation Fa
cilities. Good Roads.
President Finley, of the Southern
Railway company, who was one of
the principal speakers at the an
nual convention of the Alabama
Good Roads Association October
8th, spoke on “The Interest of the
Farmers in Highway Improve
ment,” treating his subject in a
broad way as covering the entire
transportation system of the United
States and embracing waterways
and railways as well as the country
highways. He said in part:
“The value of any commodity is
dependent, in large measure, upon
the facility with which it may be
devoted to iiuman uses. A bale of
cotton would be absolutely without
value to a farmer if grown in a
field from which it would be a prac
tical impossibility to remove it. It
has value because of the fact that
means are available for carrying it
to a cotton mill and for carrying
the products of the cotton mill to
their final consumers. I know of
no commodity that better serves to
illustrate the importance of trans
portation than cotton. It is in de
mand wherever clothes are worn
and by far the greater part of the
world’s supply is produced in our
southeastern states. The price of
cotton on the farm is fixed by the
relation of the total supply to the
■world demand and the effectiveness
of the demand is dependent upon
ability to carry the raw cotton and
to carry the cotton mill i)roducts
into every inhabited locality in the
world. An Alabama cotton grower
is, therefore, interested in trans
portation, not only in his own
county and in his own state, but
throughout the United States,
across the ocean, and in all coun
tries. On the other hand, every
family in Alabama uses to some
extent commodities gathered from
distant localities in the United
States and from foreign countries.
Thus we are all interested in the
efficiency of world-wide transporta
tion.
“More directly we are interested
in the transportation system of the
United States, which embraces
three kinds of highways—the
waterway, the railway, and the
wagon road, each having an impor
tant function to perform and each
supplementing the others. With
respect to each of these highways
every citizen in a land of popular
government has an individual re
sponsibility.”
Mr. Finley pointed out that, as
the country highway is the road
over which commodities from other
localities must be distributed
through an agricultural region and
over which all farm products must
be moved in the first stage of trans-
■ portation to market, if any agricul
tural region is to attain the highest
degree of prosperity it is essential
that it shall be provided with a
system of improved wagon roads.
He cit«d illustrations of the advan
tages of road improvement in spe
cific southern localities and quoted
from a farmers’ bulletin issued by
the United States agricultural de
partment an estimate that such
improvement of the wagon roads
in the cotton belt as would reduce
the cost of hauling five per cent
would mf'an a saving of nearly
12,000,000 a year to the cotton
grower.
After telling of the progress al
ready made in Alabama, Mr. Finley
emphasized the importance of each
cotmty adopting a definite plan for
road improvement so as to benefit
the largei^ number of road users,
pointing out that this would in-
of the roads radiating from a mar
ket town or shipping station. He
strongly advised the importance of
expert supervision in the building
of highly improved roads and in
the improvement and maintenance
of the outlying roads that could
not be rebuilt at once and expressed
the opinion that it would be profit
able for each county to put all of
its road work under the direction
of a competent highway engmeer.
He suggested that it would gener
ally be desirable to provide funds
for ro«d improvement by issuing
bonds and limiting current road
taxes to the amount necessary to
provide for maintenance, for in
terest charges and for a proper
sinking fund. Continuing he said:
“While carrying forward the
work of improving the country
highways and supporting projects
for the improvement of the w^ater-
ways we should not overlook the
third element in our transportation
system—the railways. Even though
our waterways and wagon roads
should be improved to the highest
state of efficiency, we would fall
far short of having an adequate
transportation system v^ithout the
railways. Our responsibility with
respect to rail transportation is,
therefore, to advocate and support
such federal and state policies as,
while providing for regulation
within its proper field, will assure
to our railways an opportunity to
share in the progress of the country
and so to strengthen their resources
that they may be enabled to pro
vide adequate facilities and prop
erly to perform their duties as
common carriers.”
NOMINATIONS GOME
THICK AND FAST
MANY YOUNG LADIES ARE
NAMED
Some One Will Surely Get $10
on Nov. 4th for Just a
Little Effort.
MR. CUDGER SPEAKS
Congressman i^ames M. Gudger,
who is a candidate for re-election
on the democratic ticket, spoke at
the court house last Friday night
to a good sized audience. The
speaker was introduced by County
Chairman W. M, Henry, who made
some appropriate remarks, saying
Mr. Gudger had never known de
feat, and pointing to the fact that
he had redeemed the district sev
eral times, and that his record in
congress was all that could be de
sired.
Mr. Gudger’s speech was well re
ceived and at times the applause
was very great. The speaker sur
passed himself. He paid his re
spects to the republicans and bull
moosers, saying, “I have not said
anything bitter about these par
ties. We should never say any
thing bitter about the dead.”
He predicted an overwhelming
victory for the democratic party in
nation, state, district and county.
He showed the weakness of some
of the republican claims, and spent
some time discussing the tariff.
The congressman spent consider
able time in a disdussion of his op
ponent, Mr. R. H. Staton of Hen
dersonville. “One time they (the
republicans) put up Judge Ewart
against me,” said the speaker, “and
1 licked the socks off of him. Two
years ago they put John Grant up
against me, and he went about
boasting that he could eat corn
bread and plow a steer. I have
driven four steers at once, and two
years ago I hitched Mr. Grant in
for the fifth and drove him all over
this district.” Mr. Gudger then
proved that I am a bigger corn
bread eater than Mr. Grant.”
Mr. Gudger renewed his offer of
five dollars for any man who
would get a statement from Mr.
Staton as to his choice for presi
dent, saying that in one part of the
district he was passing for a Taft
man and in another as a Roosevelt
man. He also offered five dollars
to anyone who would get Mr. Sta
ton to attend the speaking i|^ Hen
dersonville when he spoke there
the following day.
Owing to a misunderstanding as
to the time for the speaking a nmn-
ber of people came in late. Mr
Gndger left Saturday morning for
Hendersonville where he was sched-
voWe the improvement primarily | uled to speak Saturday.
The candidates and others inter
ested in the News voting contest
will soon have the opportunity of
seeing the piano which is to be
given the lady having the largest
number of votes. The company of
whom we are securing the piano
write us that it will be shipped at
once. When it arrives the fact
will be announced so that you may
come and look it over.
To own a magnificent $400 up
right piano will be the privilege of
some lady in this section through
the News contest. To secure some
of the other big prizes offered will
be the privilege of other young la
dies in the contest and work is re
quired to win, that’s all.
The keys to the ballot box, which
is now installed in this office, are
in the hands of Mr. Chas. E. Orr,
the postmaster, who will have
charge of locking and unlocking
the ballot box at the time of the
count. The judges are honest men
of good standing in this commu
nity, and will have charge of
the awarding of the prizes.
The contest is gradually gaining
force as it moves along, and quite a
large number of vote coupons have
been given to subscribers of this
paper, and the merchants also have
given out a large number of votes.
Now is the time for every young
lady w-ho expects to win a prize to
get busy. A large number of these
coupons are in the hands of people
w’ho will give them to the first one
who asks for them. Possibly some
friend of yours has some.
Many people are willing* to help
their friends in this contest and are
only waiting to be asked. The
first candidate to ask, of course,
will be the one to get the assistance
of friands. Those who desire to
enlarge their count should get out
among their friends and make their
wants known.
The prizes that are offered are
surely worth the small effort re
quired. Let each contestant show
the people that she has determined
to succeed in anything she under
takes and that she is out to win.
The list of prizes and rules and
regulations will be found on an
other page of this issue. Look
over the list and go to work col
lecting the vote coupons. Your
friends will gladly save these for
you.
The first count in this contest
will be made on November 4th, at
which time $10 in gold will be given
to the contestant having the largest
number of votes at that time. This
does not interfere with the final
result.
Those who do not fully under
stand the rules and regulafions of
this contest may call or write this
office and we will be pleased to go
over the proposition with them.
Remember to hav^ your friends
trade with merchants who are giv
ing coupons.
Get busy and vote for your
choice. The contest will be con
ducted squarely and no partiality
will be shown to any one. Do it
now and help some one to reap the
benefits of this liberal offer.
Watch every issue of the news
for important announcements. Clip
the twenty-five vote coupon in ev
ery issue of the News. These cou
pons will not be run again after
next week’s issue.
The following names have been
requested to act as awarding com
mittee and connt,the ballott, and if
no objections are offered by any
of the contestants they will consti
tute the committee:
Postmaster Chas. E. Orr,
Mayor W. M. Henry,
Mr. David G. Ward.
The nominations so far made are
as follows:
Brevard.
Margaret W. Breese
Agnes Kilpatrick
Mrs.W. H. Grogan, Jr.
Flora Duckworth
Mrs. Charles Jollay
Dora Nicholson
Mariah Inez Loftis
Allie Belle Cloud
Daisy Holcom
Daisy Orr
Grace Whitmire
Grace Calhoun
Olivia Hancock
Frankie Kilpatrick
Hattie Aiken
Ava Ashworth
Brevard Routes 1 and 2.
Irene Ashworth
Maud Case
Sallie Osborne
Nancy Clark
Florence Duckworth
Bessie Lyda
Jim Neil
Maggie Deaver
Cleo Morris
Bessie Hayes
Annie Allison
Bertha McCall
Geneva Orr
Flora Tinsley
Leliu Surrett
Annie Davenport
Julia Deaver
Cora England
Ethel Boggs
Horse Shoe.
Dovie Shipman Alice Banks
Emma Reece Lou Byrd
Etowah.
Effie Shipman, R. 1 Annie B1 /the
Annie Lance Bessie Orr
Nannie Lou Moffitt Annie Duncan
Minnie^ton Neta Allen
Selica.
Pearl Alexander Emma Osteen
May Bryson Esther Grey
Rosman.
Clessie Whitmire Annie Patton
Georgia Burrell Lenora Lanning
Mamie Justus Beulah Whitmire
Gertrude W'ilson
Maud Shuford
Lena Harwood
Penrose.
Ina Talley
Blantyre.
Beulah Shipman Emma Justus
Dovie Banning
Cedar Mountain.
Bertha Hudson
Cherryfield.
Bertha Batson Ida McCall
Pisgah Forest.
Mrs. Thomas Wilson Bessie Patton
Mary Maxwell Anna Gash
Addie Wilson Pearlie Baynard
Jeva Pickelsimer Lula McCall
Balsam Grove.
Vera House
Lake Toxaway.
Leila Brooks Mrs. J. C. Wike
Calvert.
Mrs. C. R. Sharp Ollie Perry
Mrs. Wade Garren Anna Jordan
POLITICAL POT BOILS
The following correspondence be
tween Mr. W. M. Henry and Mr.
O. W. Clayton, in regard to the
coming election is self explanatory :
Brevard N. C.. Oct. 14, 1912.
O. W. Claytor, Esq., Brevard, N. C.
Dear Sir: Your favor of no date
was received by me on last Thurs
day afternoon while the Sylvan.
Valley News was being printed.
Before going into any discussion
of the contents of your said letter I
will say that I heartily agree w^ith
you and with Mr. Breese in want
ing a clean election, and I will use
all my personal and official influ
ence, as I have always done, to pro
tect the purity of the ballot in this
county.
There are two questions, how
ever, which I am going to ask you,
and which you will please answer
before I consider entering any
agreement with you along the lines
you suggest.
First: As I am the duly elected
chairman of the democratic county
executive committee, and as you
address me as such, and being
therefore the official representative
and spokesman for the democratic
executive committee in this county,
T feel that I should be made ac
quainted with your official political
position. If you will therefore
write me if you are a republican or
a progressive, and if you are going
to support Mr. Taft for president,
or if you are going to support Mr,
Roosevelt; or, in other words, if
you will class yourself by the rules
as laid down by the national and
State republican executive commit
tees as to your present political
afiiliation. then, and not until then,
can I make an official reply to your
esteemed communication above
mentioned.
I will state that I am going to
vote for Woodrow Wilson for presi
dent and the entire democratie
ticket down to constable, and would
like you to state for whom you are
going to vote for president and gov
ernor of the state.
Second : I will also ask you why
you waited to mail your letter to
me until Thursday afternoon when
you had given a «:opy of said letter
to the Sylvan Valley News for
printing several days prior thereto?
Please answer this letter imme
diately, as I desire to publish the
same and your reply, or to publish
this letter and your failure to re
ply, in this week’s Sylvan Valley
News.
With the kindest personal re
gards, I am,
Yours respectfully,
W. M. Hexry,
Chm. Dem. Co. Ex. Com.
Brevard, N. C., Oct. 15, 1012.
Mr. W. M. Henry, Chm. Dem. Co.
Ex. Com., Breyard, N. C.
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your
favor of the 14th inst. and have
read with interest the remarkable
and rather ingenious attitude you
assume in attempting to settle the
moral issue to which I invited the
agreement and co-operation of you
and your associates in our ap
proaching election.
Why do you wish to predicate
your agreement with me and my
associates abolishing the use of
money and whiskey in the election
in our county upon my declaration
to vote either for Mr. Taft or Mr.
Roosevelt? Does your decision
u )on a purely moral local issue
hinge upon my declaration for any
presidential candidate? I cannot
Continued on page 3.
25 Vote Coupon
i
Send this Coupon to the News office within fifteen days
from date and it will count for Twenty-Five Votes. No
money is required with this Coupon.
Vote For.
October 18,1912.
Nominating Blank
Popular Voting Contest
1912
I hereby nominate or suggest the name of
Address
as a lady worthy to become a candidate m your Popular
Voting Contest. I present this name with the distinct under
standing and agreement that the editor shall not divulge my
name. This does not obligate me in any way whatever.
Signed
/
Address.