THE ASHE VILLE CITIZEN.
Associated Press
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VOL. XXVI, NO. 49.
ASIIEVILLE, N. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBERS, 1909.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
I
MESSAGE MAPS
OUT PRESIDENT
TAFT'S PROGRAM
PRESIDEN
MAKES
ANAPPEALFORTHE
REDGROSGSQG ETY
BYTICUT1
Baptists at State Convention
Elect President And
Vice President
STATE MEETING HAS
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Rev. G. T. Watklns. of Golds
boro Delivers The Annual
Convention Sermon
WADESBORO, Dec. 7 Alter a
close and- exoitlng contest. W. C.
Dowd, of Charlotte, was elected pres
ident of the convention at tonight's
session of the Baptist stilts conven
tion. Mr. I. H. Tucker, of Ashevllle,
who wu elected vice-president, miss
ed the presidency by only a narrow
margin. C. W. Brewer, and N. T.
Broughton were re-elected recording
seopetarle and L. Johnson was olect
ed corresponding secretary of the mis
sion 'board. The convention sermon
wu delivered by the Rev. O. T. Wat
kin, of Qoldsbo.ro. It was pronounced
to fee- one of the best convention ser
mon yet delivered.
The pastors' conference today was
featured by the splendid sermons of
the Rev. Bayliss Cade, of '.Jim-eland
county, and the Rev. Dr. (.;. R. Doan,
of Hendersonvllle. Tonight'!" session
was the opening of the convention
proper which has an attendance of
; nearly 600.
The -pastors' conference organized
by electing W. R. nullum president;
Henry Sheets, Lexington, vice-president;
and J. L. Vipperman, Spencer,
secretary. A petition will be sent th
convention asking for a mass meeting
on evangelism Friday night.
The contest for the presidency was
the feature of the opening session.
For an hour the convention listened
to nominating speeches and then went
into the election. Rev. Braxton Craig
nominated' T. M. Arrington. of Rock
Mount Editor Archibold Johnson, of
ThomaavMe, ' nominated W. Carey
Dowd, of Charlotte, C. W. Scarbor
ough, ofWOodlahd, placed In nomina
tloa K. F. Aydlett, of Elizabeth City
Rev. J. Crutch, of Rockingham, nom
inated, B. C. Dockery, of Rockingham.
B. W. Bplllman, of Klnston. nominated
J. H. Tucker, of Asheville. J. J. Hall,
of Fayettevlfle, nominated F. P. Hob
good, of Oxford. On motion the con
vention decided to drop all names
(Continued on Page , Seven.)
OBERAMMERGAU PREPARES
FOR PRODUCTION OF ITS
FiOUSJMN PIM
Decennial Fulfillment of
Vow Will Attract Its
Thousands Next Mav
LANG THE CHRISTIE
ANTWERP. Dec. 7. Gre it prepa
rations are being made in the liill"
mountain-hidden village of tber Am
mergaii, Bavaria, for the production
of the Passion Play beginning In
May and continuing until the middle
of September next year.
Many Improvements hav alre.ulv
been made. Three of the streets lead
ing to the great auditorium have been
widened as has also the pluxi in froir.
of tho ticket office, A large photog
rapher's studio has hc-en erected next
the dressing room and as protection
against fire a station has been estab
lished In which 21 men are to be de
tailed. The representations are al
ways given during daylight, without
the, use. of artificial light, m-king Die
possibility of fire a most remote con
tingency. To care for visitors who
may become ill, from any cause, a
temporary hospital nas been establish
ed under the direction of Dm village
doctor with attendants and nurses.
Seamstresses have been engaged in
making the multi-colored costumes
for the past six months. These a'one
Will cost in the neighborhood of
$25,000.
i .The, Orineipnl roles together witn
their Impersonators, as furnished -the
North German Lloyd offices in New
York, the official representatives of
the Passion Play committee of 0'er
Ammergau are: Prologue. Anton
Lechner; choir leader, iacob Ruiz,
who acted in the same capacity in
J 900: Christ, Anton Lang, vho acted
this role In 1900; John, Albrecht
Blrllng; Peter. Andreas Lang; Judas.
Johann Zwink, third time; Pilate. Se
bastian Bauer, second time; and Mag
dalene, Maria Mayr.
BANKER'S ESTATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The estate
of Robert Henry Linn, late president
of the American National hank, who
waff drowned Saturday while duck
hunting near Havre de Grace. Md . is
valued at about S150.000. Of this
amounts $30,000 Is In life insurance.
His father, W. F. Linn, president
of the Loudon bank, of Leesburgh.
Vs.. has qualified as administrator.
No Furthet Tinkering With Tar-
iff at Present; Calls Attention to
Nicaraguan Trouble Advises
Law Against
WASHINGTON, Dec. T.- lit his an
nual message, read to congress, l'resi
dent Tuft said:
To the senate and the house of rep
resentatives: The relations of the United States
with all foreign governments have
continued upon the normal basis of
amity and good understanding and ai
very generally satisfactory.
Euroie.
The American rights (in the fish
eries on the north Atlantic const un
der the fisheries article of the treaty
of 1818 have been a cause of dlffen
ence between the United Ktute ano
Great Britain for nearly Seventy years.
The interests Involved are of great Im
portance to the American fishing in
dustry, and the final selllcnymt of the
controversy ; by the permanent court
of arbitration at The Jlagiie) will re
move a source of constant Irritation
and complaint. This is the lirst case
involving such great International
questions which has been submitted
to tho permanent court of uibltration
at The Hague.
Negotiations for an int-rnatlona!
conference to consider and reach 'an
arrangement pro'viding for Hie preser
vation and protection of the fur seals
In the north Pacific are In progress
with the governments of Oreat Brit
ain, Japan and Russia. Tin attitude
of tho governments interested lends
me to hope for a satisfactory settle
ment of this question as the. ultimate
outcome of the negotiations.
The Near East.
Tho quick transition of the govern
ment of the Ottoman Empire from one
of retrograde tendencies to a consti
tutional government with a parlia
ment and with progressive modirn
policies of reform and public phenom
ena of our times. Constitutional gov
ernment seems also to havo made
further advance In Persia. These
events have turned the eyes of the
world upon the near east. In that
quarter the prestige of the United
States has spread widely throagh the
peaceful influence of American
schools, universities and missionaries.
There Is every reason why we should
obtain a greater share of the om
merce of the near east sim-p the con
ditions are more favorable now than
ever before.
Ijitin America.
One of the happiest events In re
cent pan-American -dlplnmacv wan the
pacific. Independent settlement by the
governments of Bolivia aro. Peru of
ATLANTA WOMAN ADITS
T
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
Asks Chief of Police to
Jlead off Two (lirls She
Is Sending to Ohio
FFKJNS KKPKNTAXCK
ATLANTA. On.. Dec. 7. Cle .
Evans, a strikingly handsome Atlanta
woman, confessed to the polic this af
ternoon that she was an iij? nt in He
while slave trade, and asked the of
ficers to detain two youm; women
who were to leave for Columbus.
Ohio, this evening.
The police found the young girls al
the station, waiting for Mi.-". Evun:.
The latter lino" two tickets lo Colum
bus, which she said had been sent
her for the girls' use by :he keeper
(if a disorderly house Dure. Th
Evans woman was lormerly a book
keeper in this city, but sal 1 she line1,
been in Columbus and was sent on
here to recruit young women. Th'
girls she had selected were "nut fifteen
years of age. They sat in court and
laughed and giggled as though th
whole, affair were a joke.
The Evans woman said:
'I strayed away myself,, but at th
last moment 1 had not the courage to
lend those two children inti that life
I want you to know what I have done
and I want you to have those children
saved."
Police Judge Hroyles believes Mint
the woman thought she was under
suspicion and took this means of es
caping punishment, but he was forc
ed to dismiss her. His suspicions
were strengthened by the fact that
the brother of one of the girls was
following the trio. The younger girls
will be Bent to the House- of the Good
Shepherd.
In dismissing the Evans woman, th
magistrate said:
"If I ever hear of your doing IHf
again, I will do what I can to send
you to the penitentiary."
BRYAN GOING TO FIvORIOA.
BROWNSVILLE, Te.. Lec. 7.
With William J. Ttryan opening the
throttle which set the great engine in
motion, the pumping plant at Mission.
Texas, through which is to be forced
the water supply for the lower Rio
Grande Irrigation canal, was started
In operation today.
Injunctions.
a boundary difference between Ihem
which for some weeks threatened to
cause war and evji to entrain Ini
Idtternient affecting other republics
less directly concerned.
Our Citizens Abroad.
This administration, through the de
partment of state and the foreign
service, is lending all proper support
to legitimate und beneficial America!
enterprises In foreign countries, Die
degree of such support being meas
ured by the national advantages to lie
expected. A citizen himself cannot
by contract or otherwise divest him
self of the right, nor can this govern
ment escape the obligation, of his pro
tection in his personal anil property
rights when these are unjustly in
fringed In a foreign country. To avoid
ceaseless vexations It is proper that m
considering whether American enter
prise should be encouraged or sup
ported in a particular country the
government should give full weight
not only to the Rational us opposed to
the individual benefits to accrue, but
also to tho fact whether er not the
government of the country In ques
tion Is in Its administration and in Its
diplomacy faithful to tho principles ol
moderation, equity and Justice tipen
which alone depends. International
credit In diplomacy us well as In fi
nance. ,
The Monroe Doctrine.
The pun-American police of tlib
government has long been fixed In Its
principles and remains unchanged.
With the changed circumstances of
the United States and of the republics
to the south of us, most of which
have great natural resources, stable
government and progressive Ideas,
the apprehension which gave rise to
the Monroe doctrine may be said to
have nearly disappeared, and neither
the doctrine as it exists nor any other
doctrine of American policy should be
permitted te operate for the perpetua
tion of Irresponsible government, the
escape of Just obligations or the in
sidious allegation -of dominating am
bitions on the part of the United
States.
My meeting with President Diaz and
the greeting exchanged on both Amer
ican and Mexican soil served. I hope,
to signalize the close and cordial rela
tion which so well bind together this
republic, and the great republic iinme-
( Continued on page six.)
RACE ACROSS
TO
DYING BROTHER'S BED
Mil lioai aire Xewhouse oi
Salt Linke Breaks N. Y.
Centilil Kerords Fast
di:la vim) half noun
NEW YORK. Dec. 7. All e.-isl
bound records between N't w York and
Chleugo on the New York .""iitral
railroad for trains carrying passen
gers were broken today by the special
tarrying .Samuel Newhouse of Sail
Uike City here In his hurried trip tc
calch a steamer for Europe, when- hi
brother is dying.
Approximately th"' train traveled
the distance in 17 hours and :!0 min
utes as againat Is hours, which tie
Twentieth Century Limited makes,
the fastest time on record easl-booio!
between thi' two principals. Thlf
record was made by the Newhouse
special in spite or the fact that li
lost forty-'-lgbt minutes by the dis
ablement of an engine at Hudson, N
Y. Had this mishap not occurred the
train probably would have made th
run In approximately 10 or 15 min
utes under 17 hours The west-bound
record is still held by the Vanderlip
special, which made the run to Chi
cago on March 2X last In IS houri"
and H minutes.
As indicating the grpat speed of the
train today the run of 842 miles from
Chicago to Albany was made in S.'SO
minutes. An especially fast bit of
running was that between Rochester
and Syracuse, the 8a miles being cov
ered in 75 minutes. The time t the
twentieth century between Chicago
and Albany was beaten by the New
house special by 56 minutes.
The special reached the grand cen
tral station at 3.19 p. m.. being de
layed through a series of slight mis
haps as it was nearlng Its destination.
The exact running time between Chi
cago and New York was 17 hours and
46 minutes, thus lowering the east
bound record by It minutes.
SHERIFF FOILED MOB.
DUBLIN", Ga.. Dec.. 7. A mob
of several hundred citizens came here
last night determined to lynch Han
som Newsome. a negro, who was
placed in the county Jal last week
charged with criminal assault upen a
white woman.
Uncle Sam-"By lingo If These Fellows
j Start Millie War Myself.".
SENATOR ROOT REVEALED STATE
SECRETS OF SECRETARY M' VEA GH
As Pro; Tern. President of Senate Turned His Report Loose on Inoffensive Public
Prematurely. Tried Hard to Recall Release of Story When
'Too Late
WASHINGTON. Dec. '.Senator
Root, of New York, presiding In the
senate today lit, the" temporary ab
sence of Vlceirt'resldent Shermnn
created nil unknown to him at th
time, a. sensation among the news
paper men whose effects were ven
international. - ;
Copies of the annual report of the
secretary of the treasury were In the
hands of the newspaper! throughout
the country and In Europe, to be held
In confidence for publication tomor
row af tn-uii.JTmrtgiaiiif H self-was
still unsigned on the desk of Secre
tary MacVeftgh. '
Hy some means as yet undeciphered,
two printed copies of the report found
their way to the desk of the president
of fhe senate Mr. Root handed the
treasury report over the desk, with
the routine announcement customary
In such cases.
Reporters Were On.
Instantly the keen-eared reporters
on the senate floor flashed to the
wires the news Hint the report had be
come a public document, and the
"release." clicked off to Chicago, to
San Francisco, to New York, to Eu
rope. It was well-nigh two hours before
the fact that a blunder had been made
BRIDE OF A FEW WEEKS
TRIES LAUDANUM ROUTE
Becauso Husband Ceased to
Love id r Tried to Die
and Did Not Succeed
MAKIO.N'. N C.. Dec 7 Declar
ing that In-r '-unhand had censed to
love her, Mr - 'buries M. Hawkins, a
pretty eli-iil-i n-year-old bride of a
few woks, ii'!--mpt"-d lo commit hoI
cide Monday night about i c clock by
ill inking Die contents of a foiir-ouiu -
I, ..111
of hud num. Il-iu Charles.
passing the li
lurn and drli
and mispectin
enlered the I.
she had ill-tin
hiiHl-anil did
clan was muni
The girl a
of Danville,
she ran aw.iv
Hawkins, a e-
Me. noticed tli-- worn.'iii
a botlle of -uriel liinn
something -th- vvronj-
ise. She lolo him th.it
laudanum be- ;iiiho hei
-t love her. A ph sl
ued and her hie saved
iormcrly l-'anni-- Veal,
i. A few u c Km at-n
nd married Charles M.
ernmcnt dijo tilery -m-
ploye of Hii I niond, Va.
s. a. i-. mokt.m;k i m,i:d.
ANNISTON. Ala., Dec. 7. The fil
ing for recoi'i here today of adjur
ing and refiie ting mortgages In con
nection nil!. Mm iimnoaed luiiiiM of
H 25.000.000 bonds by tin- Seaboard
Air Dine is ,-iken to Indicate that
the road i -.v'- initiates the earlv re
sumption of u -rk on the AnnlKton ex
tension. Tin- Seaboard owns valuable
terminal property here.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Forecast
for North Carolina: Fair, much colder
Wednesday preceded by rain near the
coast, moderate- to brisk northwest
winds; Thursday fair.
i
I
wssreallssdi ilpoflutht secretary's In
sistence an effort waa mad to rscsll
the release, but he noon came to ap
preciate that lh mlWJhlef In fact
Irreparable and consented :o wlv the
technicality and tho releaso'was con
firmed. An amusing feature of tho mlx-up
lies in the fact that the refmrt should
not have been handed down In the
senate at all, since In accordance with
law It la addressed only 'to th speaker
of the houae of represent Btlvea.
Khnvca leflcrfr
Tn his estimatea Of appropriations
and receipts for the year 1911 Secre
tary McVeagh shows that there will
be a deficit of 134,075,620 exclusive of
the public debt and Panama cnnul pay
ments which will Increase It to $73,
075,620. Probably the most Important recom
mendation made by the secretary Is
that the tax on bank circulation se
cured by United States bonds herc
ffrter deposited bearing Interest high
er than 2 per cent, shall be Increased
In exact proportion to the Increase In
the rate of Interest above two per
cent. Ho advises continuance of the
rate of one-half of one per .cent, cir
culation bused on two per rent, bonds.
Mr McVeagh says that If the Panama
Si
HEELS OF
Middle West. Shivering in
Cold and First Heavy fall
of Winter Snows
ClIICA'So, Dec. 7. Hliml.'iig clouds
of snow accompanied by lower tem
peraiuic and a thirty-live mile un
hour wind swept over Chicago and
the sol-rounding territory today,
bringing "iuttli lo three pursons. On
of the victims, a laborer, was found
dead from cofo and exposure. Th.
oilier two wire railroad switchmen,
who Minded by snow, were run over
li engines.
CIIKItltY St I Ti:itlfJ.
CIIKItltY. Ills, Dec. 7. A driving
snow storm und bitter cold weather
today added to the suffering of the
women and children of berry who
lorn husband and father In the recent
mine holocaust. Many appeals for
heavy clothing were received at the
relief commissary.
coi n ox i,.ki:s.
Dt'l.tri'll , Minn., Dec. 7. The
Pai-kiigo freighter Muncy, of the An
i bor line, whli h arrived here lust
night, had a thrilling trip, Morton to
Duluth. Second Mate Smith said the
weather encountered was the worst he
ever went through on the lake. The
water waahed over the decks and
froze an fiuit as It struck. Water even
entered thn cabin windows and at
times It was feared the vessel must J
surely sink.
" KRKKZIXfi IV SXOW.
DANVILLE. Ills., Dec. 7 Lying In
six inches of enow on the steps of a
bank building and slmort dead, a
Hungarian woman and her dx months
old child wore found at day break to
day by a policeman.
Attached to the woman's dress was
a tax consigning her to her husband,
a coal miner at Wast Villa Ills.
She with, her baby Vrrlved in the
night from where she landed with
ether Immigrants from Hungary, ig
norant of the language of tho new
country ahe wandered about helplessly,
the child clasped to her breast until
she sank exhausted, and lay for hours
In the blast of the heavy storm.
Don't Behave I'll
bonds authorised by the l,nv of At
ut 6, llo, should be issued at t
per cent, they would have a much
better circulation privilege than the
outstandinr two per cents., the tax
Being only one per oent. Mr, Mae-for
Veagh would make the Ux on them
1 1-1 per cent-: otherwise the already
low market valua of the per oenU
would, unduly decline.
, No S Per Cent, Credit. t"
At the aame time. Mr, MacVtagh
aaya it la deHrable to oomplet the
5il4leg'tew respecting the Myr Panama
bonda to. make them available o aa
to begin th settlement of the indebt
edness of the .general fund of the
treasury of the Panama cwnal. lie
suggests that (f the aale of any of
tnm bonds should produce more cash
than the treasury balance needs, some
. . i.n: tivo per rents might be bought
In the market for 'the sinking fund,
thua keeping the market price 'of the
latter class atoove par. Declaring that
the government hue not, and never
-haa had, a two per cent, borrowing
power, Mr. facVeagh says It possi
bly would have been better never to
have Issued two per cent, bonds or
bonds nt any rate below the govern
ment's borrowing power In the open
market.
El
Is Bought in hy Hepresen
tatives of the Reorganiz
ation Committee ,
NiiHKOLK. Va., Dec. 7. The Nor
folk anil Southern property was laic
today bid In by tho re-organliullon
committee for eight million five hun
dred thousand dollars. II. T. Thorpe,
representing- Philadelphia Interests
started the sale at seven million live
hundred thousand und curried it up
to seven million, eight bundled thou
ho nil. Itnthbone Oardner, of New
York, then bid eight million live hun
dred thousand and the propfrty wnf
knocked down to him In the name of
the Norfolk and Southern re-organl
zalloo committee.
The Norfolk and Southern railway
once owned by the Vand-rbllts and
was long known on the stock market
when It was the old Norfolk and
Southern Railroad company as n
"down South nuggQt." It was sold
by decree of the Federal court In the
receivership proceedings that have
been pending since July 1, 1908. The
Norfolk and Southern system now
comprise upwards of six hundred
miles of truckage traversing eastern
North" Carolina. The last decade has
seen leveral changes of management
by reason of new ownership, but
with It all the road has prospered and
the present receivers will deliver the
property to the purchasers in better
condition and with a liner prospect
than It haa ever known before.
The special commissioners who sold
the property were Harry W. Wolcott
and Edward It. Baird, jr., of Norfolk,
former Governor T. J. Jnrvls, of
North Carolina, ami Frederick Hopf,
of New York. ,
The Norfolk and Southern haa been
In tho hands of receiver since July
1. 10K.
DRYS WIN.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. T.
In a local option election here to
day the drys won by an overwhelming
vote, their majority being 180. Two
years ago out of 833 votea cast there
was a dry majority of only forty.
Today a total vote of 702, waa cast.
Is rte-elected Executive Head
at Fifth Annual Mooting
Held Yesterday
ORGANIZATION NEEDS
A LARGE ENDOWMENT
Recites Work Done During
Year In Great Disasters
Which Moved World
WASHINGTON,. Dec. J. President
Taft wi, .r-elevtd president of the
American Red Crosa. late today ami
presided for a, time over the fifth an
nual meeting of lh!r convention held
here. -.'-.' , ,-.':-','' i
The president nintle ft brief address)
In which he expressed tho Uope that
some one some day might present the
Ited Cj-osn with an endowment fund
of 15,000,000 to place Its beneficent
work on a more ptrrmanent basis, .
Mr. Tuft also personally presented
a gold medal voted by ths Red Cross
tu Ijloyd C. Orlseom, former embtt
udor to Italy, tor wift-k rendered by
him during the recent earthquake. In
Southern July and silver medals to
SUsa Katherlne U.. Davis and; Samuel
U Parrish, who assisted in the Italian)
relief work, : i
President Taft tonight attended the
Informal' reception to the delegate
to the annual meeting at the home
of Mln Boardman. '
Makta 1'lca for Stamp, . ( ,
"During the' lust year," said Pres
ident Taft tn hie address, "the loeltjty
haa ahown what It oould do in its
assistance to Italy ; after the. earth
quake, Eastern Turkey after the mas
acres, and to Mexico-after the flood.,
It aeeme to be necessary In eotne way
"r o mime American eye urn
fore you can arouse them to contri
butions and when you have a disas
ter such as that In Italy, which ap
pealed to all, we are most generous,
,"And so It la wtih respect to, the
Christmas stamp. That eeem to till
the eye-o( the public,, and ita conttec
tloni with" tubariailoata .Barxleg a good
revenue with It But when It eomeg
to th contribution! of a dollar a yar,
when It cornea to th Increaeed mem
bershlp, and when It cornea to the
establishment by these small contri
butions of a Urge endowment (und.
the matter move etowly,
I am aure somebody Is going to
be born, and I hope' he la born al
ready, who will give ui a large en
dowment. I think we ought to have
an endowment or , anout is.uuu.uuu.
We have been modest and have asked
only for 2,ooo,odo, but If any one haa
an extra 11,000,000 h need not be re
stricted by the limitation put In and
caused by our modesty. ,
I am glad to be able to aelie the
position ot president of the Hed Crosa
(Continued on PK
SOUTH ON EVE OF GREAT
Commercial Congress Spea
kers Tell of Us Wonder
Opportunities r
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Opportu
nities lying within the grasp of Dixie
Ijind, and recapitulation of It vast
rnaourcea were' d resented before the
Southern Commercial Congress at Its
onenlnir meeting today. The cotton -
eron of the South la tho mainstay of
all financial Institution of this coun
try and Is In no wise Involved a a
sectional question, was the declaration
of Hnrvle Jordan, president of tn
Southern Cotton association which
opened the tlrst sessions a Its chair
man.
"The South of today. In so far aa
th development df its resource la
concerned, I In th first flush of ita
youth," was the happy introduction
to an address delivered, by Hugh Mc
Hoa nf Wilmington. N. C. He declar
ed that from an Industrial standpoint
the South had to De born over again,
and that it had requlred-orty year
since the Civil war' to accumulate
capital sufficient to do things, but
that now it was on . the threshold of
a great future, having great opportu
nities within Its grasp.
The South has a monopoly on yel
low pine, the great structural timber,
and Its hickory Is the best vehicle
wood ever produced, declared Assist
ant Forester Kellogg, of the United
States forest service. He- also stated
that timber had been cut in wasteful
fashion. He pointed out that the gov
ernment too. had m fluty to perform
In the maintenance of the southern
foreats, .explaining that great tract
which could not be controlled by tho
states in the Appalachian mountain
should be purchased by th govern
ment and made Into national forest.
General J. 8. Carr ot Durham, N. C,
deplored the fact that raw material oi
the South waa more largely converted
Into the manufactured product In oth
er sections although the South con
tained all the essential prerequisites
for manufacturing.