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If. rx LE CITIZEN THE tTEATHKB: CITIZEN" WANT ADS 1 BRING RESULTS North Carolina, rain Thursday and! probably colder Friday west portion. VrOL. XXXVI, NO. 72. ASHEVTLLE, N. C. THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1920. PRICE FIVE CENTS DEMOCRATSGATHER IN WASHINGTON FOR COMPANY IS FORMED TO PURCHASE MOUNT MITCHELL RAILROAD One of These Days By Billy Borne BIG RALLY TONIGHT , flaHaVIUt-CHimtOTTl-Wlt.MIN6TOH f ASHEVIL pi N. C. to Be Well Represent ed at Jackson Day Din ner Today. ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO SEAT ABOUT 1,400 Will Be One of Biggest Events of Year for the Democratic Party. ; " .:'. By JOE . BAKER. . . (SUIT Correspondent Tbe CUlzttj.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. There lira more democrats In Washington tonight that have assembled . In this Historic city at any one time -since the second inauguration of '"Wood row Wilson as president, and tomor row will be the third most impor tant day of this important 'year for the party. The two eclipslnsr Jan uary 8 in importance will be that on wfeicb the national convention will: Meet on a date and at a place to he elected by the national committee tomorrow, and election day next No vember, when the voters of fhe'coun try will say whether or not -the parv ty is to be continued in power; -, There are democrats here tonight from every state and territory. and tomorrow night they will" celebrate at probably the biggest political din ner ever served to the stalwarts of ny political party, the date in his tory made famous by one of the greatest or democrats, Andrew Jack' son, of North Carolina and Tennes sea. In this army of democrats here for the Jackson day dinner are numH uerea many or tne most prominent men or tne party, ana, in the array of speakers who will tomorrow night unlimber their verbal batteries against the common enemy, the O. O. I'., is practically every man who Jiaa even beeen so much as mentioned for the presidential nomination and there Is Quite a company 'of them. Notable among them are such' names as. the great commoner, William Jennings Bryan, 'Attorney General Palmer, Senator Hitchcock, Secretary of the Treasury Carter H. Glass, . Governor Cox, of Ohio; Senator Pomerene.'of. Che same state; senator Underwood, of Alabama; Former Speaker Champ Clark, of Missouri, and Vice Presi dent Thomas Riley Marshall, , o( In diana, while the list ttf sneakers in cludes a seemingly endless array tf jitVipr tlTVimtnanfr fn .Via i.nn.lla n tiieir-party , but Wno"Oo not hays any' presidential ambitions,, at this ilme, or if they do, are succeeding 1b keep ing them under cover for the present. President Wilson - will not be pres ent simply because his medical ad visor, Admiral Grayson won't . allow it. . but a personal . message to the banqueters from the white house expected to be received whose con tents many would be glad to know in advance, and which they will await with keen interest, not to say anxiety. Just what the President will have to say in his message, no man save the President himself, knows, although several have attempted to forecast just what he would have to say. .Moat speculation about the contents of this anxiously awaited Word from the white house has been s to whether or not the President is entertaining a third-term ambi tion, but it is quite doubtful that the president will - mention this matter at all at this time. He may do so, but it is extremely doubtful. While It Is certain that he will not allow consideration of his name for a third nomination, It is not believed in well advised circles that the President re gards this as a good time to discuss the matter, but some definite pro nouncement from him on the subject may oe expected not a great while later. . ' Outgrows One Hotel. Tfte dinner, which has outgrown one noiei, win oe served at the Wil lard and Washington hostelrles. There will be 800 Places at the for mer and (00 .at the latter, and Is to unique inereiore m that it is to be In two divisions. This became nec essary because of the enormous de mand for tickets, the demand com ing from every state and territory. Chairman Home 8. Cummlngs, of tne national committee,' who has been here for more than a week giving mis personal attention lo the arrange ments for the big spread, realized several days ago that there were go ing to be a lot of faithful democrats disappointed If some provision were not made to take care of a greater jiumDer man coujd be accommodated In any one hall in the ctty, and so he hit upon the plan of having two served co-lncidentally at two hotels, Fortunately, the arrangement could be made without great inconvenience to the speakers, who have been ask ed to speak in both halls, as the wil lard and Washington hotels are in th same block. Thus 600 additional al requests for tickets could be hon ored. Chairman Cummlngs will be toastmaster at one, at the Willard, and J. Bruce Kremer, of Montana, first vice chairman of the national! committee, will be master of speakers at the other. -. Not only will the dinner .' be no table because it will be tire largest thing of its kind ever known, but It will be notable for the added rea son that it will be the first event of Its kind attended by women with! recognition for party service, past, present or future, and several score women will be there, including most of the national associate committee .women from the Various states. Mrs. George Bass, of Chicago,- is chair .man of the woman's associate com "mlttee. and ' will be present, as will Miss Mary Owen Graham, member from North Carolina. Other - North Carolinians who will attend the din .ner include, of course,. the entire con gressional delegation, for all North Carolina's representatives 'on Capitol 11 are democrats, as well as Com mitteeman Angus McLean, of Lum berton; State Chairman Thomas O. Warren, of Newbern, ' and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. But there will be several 'others from the Tar Heel state in the list of guests, some of whom are expected in tonight or tomorrow morning. And of course ' 1 representatives of . North Carolina newspapers at the espttal will be "among those pres " Continued en Pass Twe ' Treav as Campaign Issue Lo up on the Politi cal Horizon. OVEl IAD0WS FIGHT FOR IE CONVENTION Nation; JUUUUiLieo W 111 Jg Asked Support Wil- V sb's Stand. ,.W ASHOUiip," Jan. 7. The peace treaty as ,a j paifc-n issue loomed consplclous- Oil tie political horizon todays as' lead lit of the democratic party,, ga, there 4 ere for the quad rennial meetings the democratic na tional eommlttljai laid nrpllmlnarv plans lof the pfctdentlal contest. Aireaay .overs Mowing the light fo the national ton vent inn hh apparently. lu'rrold during the day to Kansas City. a4 Sun Francisco discussion of the knatv rm on am'. tlcm impetus whlnlt became known that at its meotlite: tomorrow the committee Would lfciskecl by Its offi cers- to formally: . Itself squarely behind-' President Alison In his stand la the treaty corMitnrsy. T A. resolution msJdnt such a decla ration 'was prepared br presentation and Chairman Cuxarlirgs, of the com mittee,, -predicted,- tht It would be adopted. It is undsriood to be In general terms, . endotphg the Pre'si dent's course Without ieclarimr oncuij.iiw unreeervi but Mr. Cummiga,a ratification. the intention was , to ml Its lan that' there would, be e so plain , doubt that the ' parur. wood J'beh dent,". . it' the Presl- The announcement s d up end- less speculation! when 1 las coupled witn. unverified -reports Jennings Bryan , would t William different course In his spMch at the big -Jackson day .banquet, to be held under, the auspice? of the wmmlttoes ocate a tomorrow nignu , iR 5 Bryan's Attitude!! " No one DrOsessad ' to know Mr Bryan's intentions, but muiv com mitteemen were turning over in their minds-various stories quoting' him as advocating ratification with any com- imraijD .inai couiol Be secured. -Involved In the' Dosslbllities of this situation, was another unknown Quan tity Hh message , Which president wtiaon a teaena to his fellow demo OrStS St thS; banauet- "It .: tnnmra ltff assumea mat ne, wiu touch on the treaty bat there has been no imurmauon as U now tar he auy to or whether he will urge that ratlOca- uon oe maae an active lssua In .h. campaign. ;f; ,i ofnmittea. members antrntiv k. is'8lV8n ""'a .attention to the subjects iwiuii! onoiaaiM, several of wnom.wui prpnounee tneir views en public) questions at tomorrow niit'. banquet -.On this1 subJecKaiso there uoen nesitancy oeoause of uncer tainty over the. intentions of si- Wilson and Mr. Brraa. Nnm mlttee members believe that positive declaration from one or bothj may Dorafc to iignt tomorrow 'night1 Authough Saa-Fra'neiseo nni' v-Bn. fa".cit.app,u:ent,y Wsvwellln Iront tonight in the race for the convention it hw aecjarea A., ISO el t eaar;5,n "'Imeat packers than could have re- )y ;no means mMiA 1 . . . - . . j.. t and me still was .h.VIltrlwltea from a court decision adverse -"r i"'.wa" J?. hn.c tor Chl-ltoh. Attnmv.r,neral Pal- I era became' very Active lat.f - and word came fm'-t.r!,ta abandoned several dv w-2m&' revised if a' compromise solution; were sought. . .t- . sTew Memlicrs Snaiad1. Among the new menhnr -h wi i be seated when the committee -meets lumurruw inornjng at, ao o clock are A. G. Patterson, succeeding-. E4 -D Smith, of Alabama: A- P. . Pujo,; suc ceeding Robert Ewing, of Uuisiana; and Thomas Love,, succeeding O.- S. Carlton, of Texas. , .i cj Included In today's arrivals amomr V1D wiuiMiwjtraen wert J, - T. Q Crawford, Florida; Clark Howell Georgia: A. P. Pujo. Louisiana: J. Iff! McBeath, Mississippi, and JohrV Gar Evans, South Carolina. . When the committee, meets tomor row the bids for the convention will be required m writing and a hearing on them will be given in open session, ban Francisco is prepared to accom-rf-iv fnv"-t"n with-sr pledge of 1100,000. while Kansas City wllf pre sent a check of $50,000 and an offer of free use of the city hall. Discussion of the time for opening the convention, also to' be determined et tomorrow's meeting, centers about June 22 and June 29. The committee nrnhahl sin ' v- called on also to consider a recom- mnnaauon mat f ha ruin action would be taken. There seemed to be a feeling amoung ths committee- stbiiuii w u 11 ill 11 ta r f van. Jt .10 wia, tnat tne change would" be impracticable as long as-the rule; requiring state delegations t vote 1 a unit remained In force.. With f V 3 rule and only a majority requir. s , nominate, it - was pointed", 01 ; , I Continued .on. fab Vws I BROTHEF WASHINGTON; Jaii 7 . Associated Press)--Failjiis to Obi.. aaUsfactory relief from thr high oott of llying either through further wage advances , by the? railroad .adminis tration or from - the. anti-nrono.r. Ing campaign of the department of juBiiw, oiucuus orpine lour big rail- wmj orvuiornooai svna utsi rt!l"-?4 shop crafu afflllated with the Amer ican FederaUon of Labor, have de cided to seek a solution for thenr- seives inrougn co-operative buying production and distribution. 1 The iop was const ruea in some quarters as indicating that demands for fur ther wag inor eases would not be pressed pending outcome of ths ex periment, r, . . ...x , ' ' New Advances Claimed By Bolsheviki Armies LONpON, Jan. 7. A bolshevik communication dated Wednesday says: "Our troops have reached the coast to the east and west of Mariu pol (government of Ekatortnoslav) In the course of operations in the Don basin. The booty captured by a single one of our divisions amounted to 4.000 prisoners, 220 guns, four tanks, four armored trains and an aviation base. In the Sarepta region the captures includ ed 1,000 wagons, SO locomotives and three armored trains." Attorney-General Before the Senate Committee, Sharp Exchanges Mark the Hearing on Government " Settlement Plan. or cm-vnnrvwr t n rni- si accomplished, through the govern-. ment'i settlement of its anti-trust pro- I . . n I . . . W M.m KI- rtllaa .A I 'tvaiieu xrom a court aecisiou nuvwi v tol senate agriculture com-' te today. He appeared there by Motion with its consideration of what legislation is yet required for the meat packing industry. The government, the afjtorney-gen-eral. declared, surrenderee no rights to further prosecution of the pack ers eliminated the packer from the conduct of Industries not directly re lated to meat packing, and does not at present contemplate further pro ceedings, either civil or rtrlmlnal. as the ""cases against them pave been won. I There Were sharp interchanges be tween Mr, Palmer and committee members. The suggestion-of Sena tor Norrls, republican, Nepraska, that criminal counts against one pacKern, past and prospective- hai given" by the agreemen been -"for- ' brought a nat dental. - I Senator France, republican, Mary land, intimated that by (bringing-civil and not criminal 1 proceedings against the packers, the department of Justice had "laid itself I open to the charge of failing to proftecute multi millionaires while its agtents had been spying upon members o and making summary t "It doesn't lay In the man, high or low, to sa labor unions rests." outh of any that the at- nited States I .uvi-uuorai oi mo - --- 'la,nt against ths lne"' union dur .Mr tbje'fecent coal strlta. - (j itLima furo n in sninn sv . uutvu u p vommsnting upon a-4r ne agreement i he -qaw no hops - Immediate sg of food prices V reason of U. Opened Nestla,oa --Uittna; for the, fl tlln th Continue iaJTw f : TO BEGN AINSTHCL, The. formation cl ths t 1 IK' e on, an outgrowth of V inference?! was nounced toda .' offices, . . rmpr. Bhn. . - - . - - here. . . Another V Will be held M: Chicago VhrZr"Ctit-U. Warren a Stone, Zt l" irouierhood of LoZr'' gtneers. and one of tS?0 ui tne v;nicago crs&3grsr of th sion, and other way employes' i re of- flcerf ",the com v,mB t I. of the rallwi; .d', i hope for t-Allssf in : H nr. ftrn flteers ay 1 vs and declared the whh an eeonoml . deal with QUESTION PALMER ON PACKERS' CASE I chief of iganisers general Vmmis V rail .l t - -.,a t FEDERAL OFFICERS BEGIN SEARCH FUR T Warrant Issued for "Soviet Ambassador' ' Ludwig Martens. FEDERAL AGENCIES WORKING IN UNISON In Campaign toj&id Nation j of Undesirables Con gress Gets Busy. nr jurii'ilTnV Ton 7 lnninlptf nnoiuim.v.., v-.... .. . B-ordination of all governmental agencies together with an awakened congress tomgnt naa given me cam paign to rldi the nation of radicals a broader aspect. While assistant Attorney-General Qarvan's force con tinued Its raids including a search for Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, self styled envoy of the Russian soviet government, there were evidences of ". .h... .4in. rl new activity and more determined co- operation in all other departments . 1 ... I Congress received a bill. Introduced . . . , i , i Dy Representative Johnson, republi- w.,Hnrti. whlr-h would make hv KeDresentauve junnouii, rcuuuu- eVery government employe an agent for ferreting out undesirables. Kach porting any information concerning alien activities to th department of justice and the Immigration au-i t hor i ties. I The treasury secret service was also enlisted in running down per sons for whom (the immigration au thorities have Issued warrants. Cus toms officials also have been asked to report any Information they gather, while the army and navy Intelligence arms of the service will co-operate both in the gathering of evidence and searching out of radicals. Secretary Baker ordered the .vacation- of all buildings and other facili ties 'used by the army at Ellis Island in 'order to make room for handling the hundreds of aliens who are held there pending deportation proceed ings. The department of Justice has had to deal with a serious problem in ihe detention of the radicals ar rested since last Friday at Ellis Island was already over-crowded and an epidemic of measles was .reported to have broken out there. Warrant h'rrr "Martens. During the day the department of luetics announced that ' a .warrant had been ordered for the arrests and deportation of "Russian soviet am bassador" made publio in a letter to : .T77 , 1.1.1. v. . . . . Martens and his party naa estamisn ed temporary headquarters in Wash ington so that Martens would be able to appear before a senate foreign re lation sub-committee when that body desired to have his testimony. Department of Justice officials working on plans for the deportation of the radicals arrested in the recent raids decided to request use of two transports, both of which will be lar ger than the Buford, which carried the 249 radicals away before Christ mas. GERMAXS DEPORTED. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Two Ger mans arrested in recent raids on New Tork reds were deported from Ellis Island on the - American steamship Mongolia, which sailed today for I Ramhnrr. They were u e o r a a ! Sr.hwarswalder. and Ernest Emtl Al- bert Hettmuller. They were Uken from ths island under guard and tb.eir transportation was paid by fed eral agents. Isaao Schorr, , attorney for many aliens taken in recent raids, claimed tonight ' to have Information that another deportation "ark' will sail within a few da vs. His Information, he says, indicates that communists Uken In raids of the past week will ha included in the next ship load because of the , large number - of aliens who were left In detention at Ruta Island. Hartford. Conn- and other stations when accommodations BOLSHEVIK AGEN " ' Centlnusd e Two Bride-Elect Is Missing Day Before the Wedding MIAMI. Fla.. Jan. 7. The day before she would have marched down the alslo of the First Pres byterian church of thiB city, with Iceland Thornton Dysart, of Dal las, Texas, a former lieutenant of marines. Miss Louise Kyle daughter of M. H. Eyles, a prom inent lawyer of this city, disap peared and her whereabouts re mains a mystery. The hour of the marriage had been fixed at high noon tomorrow. The family tonight announced the wedding had been indefinitely postponed. sssWsMssSsffSisSsasjssstitfBssssSBsSsssjsSBs sViAsksW A Action Taken By N. Y. Law makers on 140 to 0 Vote. ... AttnerenCe Wlttt HeVOlUUOtt' ary Party Is Referred to In Resolution. A-LiBAJM, x.. Jan. . 9V cialist members bf the assembly or the New York state legislature were 4an .H I tlOIP UBTI . , nfl 111 W Wl I lower branch's opening meeting of the 120 i . . . ..uiiniun M,fntfnn- session today, in whether bdmiuu . t.winwn their oaths of office when bound to act subject to Instructions of the so- to 6. after Thaddeiis C. Sweet, speak- cr. with dramatic suddenness ordered the sergeant-at-arms to bring the so cialist members before the bar of the house. The socialists must now prove their fitness to their seats before a tribunal selected by this assembly. The socialists, August Claessens of New York county; their party leader: Samuel A. Dewitt and Samuel Orr, of Bronx county; Charles Solomon, of Kings college, and Louis Waldman of New York county, were ushered be fore the speaker's desk In the pit of the house. "You are seeking seats In this body you Who have been elected on a platform that is absolutely inimical to the. best interests of the state of New Tork and of the United States," the speaker said. "That platform is the doctrine of the socialist party. It is not truly a political party, but Is a membership organization admitting within its ranks aliens, enemy aliens, and minors." The preamble of the resolution de nying the socialists admission to the floor sets forth that the August con vention of the socialist party in Chi cago declared adherence and solldar- ity with the revolutionary party of soviet Russia, and pledged Its mem bers to the furtherance of the inter national socialist revolution; that by such adherence and declaration the socialist party has Indorsed the prin ciples of the communist Internationale at Moscow, which is pledged to the forcible and violent overthrow of all existing organized governments; and Continued en fags Tws DENY SOCiALISTS nccrnnn v ccatq UJLUIUU-UUIUJ AGED MAN IS ACCUSED OF BEATING WIFE TO DEATH NEWPORT NEWS. Va., Jan.7. Wilson H. Brokaw, Sr. 75 years old. was placed ' under arrest here this sfternon charged with having beat en his wife, 45 years of sgs. to death with a hammer. . It is charged that the crime was committed at Camp Eustis. near here, wnere ins ero kaws had made their home for the last month, coming here from Chi cago to be near their son, Wilson H. Brokaw, jr., who i a hbwi; lo the army, stationed at Camp Eus- tto. , . . .. . ... .! It Is said that tne ieeiing run ning high at Camp Eustis and that a strong guard has been placed about the military Jail, whero Brokaw Is Incarcerated, to safeejerd Mm un til he can be turaed over to the civil authorities tomorrow. - f It is said by people living unr w. fcrokew home that the sen wss seen Following Trip of Inspection Yesterday By Party of Asheville and Western North Carolina Business Men, Temporary Organization Perfected on Train and Nearly $25,000 Pledged In Stock Subscriptions Corporation Will Be Formed Here Tuesday and Stock Sold Road Will Probably Open April 1. Riding down from Mt. Mitchell yesterday afternoon, surroundd by th mcst womlerful mountain magnlficance in the world, a party of Asheville and Western North Carolina business men subscribed and' made .pledges amounting to I2S.000, forming a temporary organization for the purchase of tho railway from Perley and .Crockett and converting it into one of the greatest scenic railways In the world. This action was taken after the party, called together by Col. Sanford II. Cohen, who first started tha road for' passengers and the local board of trade, had made a complete tour of in spection of the road. . Tho owners offered to sell the railway, with two engines, nine passenger ' cars, repair shops, all buildings on the famous mountain, for 110,000 and those who are behind the move state that several thousand of this amount will be sold in bonds, 160,000 would be raised in cash, and nearly one-half of it subscribed yesterday. The party elected M. A. Erskino, local manager of the Southern Bell Telephone company, as temporary chairman and N. Buckner. secretary of board oT trade as secretary. An organisation meeting has been called for Tuesday night at the Board of Trade, when the officers will be elected, a charter applied for. It is proposed to open ths road for tourist travel by April 1, this year. This means that what thousands f people have called the greatest mountain scenery In the world, will always be avail able to the tourists who flock here from all sections to make the trip to the. top of the peak. Colonel Wade Harris, editor of the Charlotte Observer, who came here for the purpose of making the trip, declared that the undertaking Is the most important now before tha people of North Carolina and he with George Stephens of Charlotte subscribed for stock, ' PLUMB'S FOR ALL INDUSTRY Is Modelled 'After the One For Railroads. Tri-Partite Control Idea Carried Out In the New Proposal. Associated Press) A plumb plan for all-Amerloan industry; modeled after the plan of the- same name for the railroads, has been prepared and is expected to be publicly announced soon. 1 . Copies of fits plan, captioned "an Industrial program by Glenn E. Plumb" are being circulated in Wash ington and some of them have come Into the hands of government officials. Briefly ths plan proposes, for? all ' American industry ths system of tri partite railroad control advanoed sometime sgo with the backing ot tho great brotherhoods, and which it has been announced would be made ' an issue at the elections. It proposes practically the same division ot rep. resentatlon for capital, labor and the public - , industry is classed into lour 01 vi sions in this way: . 1 Those "Individualistic In' owner, ship and operation, including the for mer, and tha small artisan, contractor and manufacturer who Is both capi talist, laborer and consumer. 2 All industries "formerly indi vidualistic, but which through organi zation have so developed that owner ship Is separated from labor and con cerns Itself only in direction and supervision of production. In which it engages ths efforts of others who have no share in ownership." , S Industries ."based upon a grant from society in ths shape of a fran chise, grant or privilege or monopoly." In this decision are Included all publio service corporations except those en gaged in Interstate commerce "and all Industries engaged in exploiting nsiu-i ral resources." These latter are de scribed as including mines, gas and water power. . Considered Separately 4 Railroads and commercial trans portation facilities. The plan explains that these are considered separately from the publio Service facilities em braced in the third vision because the former are "under local control. .created by local authorities and sub Ject to local regulation. "The fundamental interest" In these Industries, the Plumb plan declares, "Is the need of society for the prod ucts of that industry of the service which it renders, that calls tho lndus- . try into being. In the first two class es where society has made no grant 1 the free working of the law of sup I ply and demand protects the public I Interest." up st on early hour this morning. At about nlna o'clock screams were heard and when several men rushed to the scene they found the dead body of Mrs. Brokaw in the house, her head crushed by blows from a hammer and Brokaw in the yard. He appeared to be entirely uncon cerned, it is said, at tbe time and when told of the crime said that some negroes bad bee about the place during the day and that they must have been guilty. It is alleged that bis hands and clothing were spotted with blood when he was arrested. -- Lieutenant Brokaw was almost prostrated when the news was brok en to him end declared that be knows of no reason why bis father should rave committed sucn a crime. -1 ne body of the dead wonthn has been brought to a local undertaking es tablishment and will be shipped to Chicago tomorrow. NEW PLAN Mcala on Train Leaving here at S:10 o'clock by Southern Railway yesterday morning the party boarded the Mt, Mitchell special train shortly after 9 o'clock and the memorable trip to ths top of the famous mountain was started. Supplied by Colonel Cohen and Sec reary Buckner a tempting breakfast waD served on the train and later dlntrer was served consisting of hot, coffee, two large boiled hams, sliced , cold, bread cbeese, pickles, etc The trip was thoroughly enjoyed by all and soma time was spent on tne top e of tha mountain, several of the "arty walking to the tower. - Soon after the party startei jack down the mountain the enthhslasm was running so high that M. A. Ers klne and H. B, Gruver announced the time ripe for a meeting and, seated In' of hrdluhrdlu hrdlu mfwyp mfwypp one of the passenger cars the mem bers of ths party perteotea tne or ganisation which will result in the purchase of ths scenio railway. Short talks were) mads by all. mem- si-Tir "JtMrrbai wnt ' wmr mit Gruver called for subscriptions, they rolled in fast, until nearly 126,000 had been subscribed Or pledged. ' Members or the Rotary ciuo an nounced they would take the matter up before their organisations today and see if the club would pledge for the stock and members of ths KI wants clus mads similar promises for their meeting to be held Friday.- Arriving at Mt, Mitchell station at 4:10 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Col. ' Cohen had arranged that automobile meet ths members of ths party, and they were driven to the city much to their surprise, as it was originally ' planned to corns in on No. El last night ' -. v.', .3 Started 1I4 V- - As a scenic - proposition ths Mt, ' Mitohell railroad began its operation in 1914. Perley and Crockett were included by ths number ot applica tions by persons to go up on their logging trains to ths - top ot Mt. Mitchell, that they decided to take passengers and commenced doing so in June of that year, using one coach and that being too many, for ths bus lness only one or two people went up eaoh. , This, however, was dua to a lack of publicity and acquaint ance with tourist travel Perley & Crockett being; strictly lumbermen. They secured the services of Col. ' S. H. Cohen and under his direction , on July 11, commenced a campaign of advertising and began carrying full capacity from the very first trip. This condition was due entirely to the advertising campaign hi the local papers telling of the scenio beauties: of ths trip.: '':.... On July 20, President Fairfax Har rison. Vice President Spencer, Gen eral Manager W. H. Coapman and Su perintendent Collins of ths Southern railway went uo as guests of the mi. Miicneu raiiroaa. wnen iney got to tha train the passenger coach that the company had and a dox car were full of passengers. Benches had to be put on a flat car to accom modate this special party. When the party reached Montreat there was such a big crowd that ths train had to run by without stopping, stoppeil at the tank beyond to get water, when about to people headed by th great evangelist singer, Charles Alex ander, associated with the late Div Wilbur Chapman, rushed to the tank, and climbed on the flat car with tha , Harrison party. It was a most beau tiful day, the air clear and ths dis tant mountains showing clear and strong, and the visitors who had been over the mountains of Switzerland and other places in Europe ami America, were delighted. The rail road officials were so pleased with the views and prospects of the road that President Harrison gave orders and had a station be built one mile west of Blaok Mountain to be named Mt. Mitchell station, and that it should be completed In ten days, so as to connect with Mt- Mitchell rail- road, which was done by Superin tendent Collins. From that day on every trip testsd ths capacity of the equipment, which was composed of two cars at that time. , Several Cars Added. Several flat cars were fitted up -and on August' II ths Asheville Board of Trade gavs Its heartiest in dorsement to Hhe project by carry ing a large complement If its mem bers over the road for a day's out ing. Ths success from that time on was so great that nrt season the terminus of the road was changed, dining hall erected and 10 ears built ; for - handling the passengers that wanted to see the 21 miles of scenio wonderland. . Tbe business - was -heavy from the beginning of that season and although being . Inter. . rupted by a freshet for four or five weeks and two or three weeks of. rain preceding, did such a large bus iness as to Induce the management for the next season to make greater preparations and in 191S running two and three trips a week carried over ' ," Csnttnped sn PaJ Tws , vuuomio xactors. " 1. V