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4 ' I I F N I'M 7 NEW SERIES VOL, 14 HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH 0 AROLIITA, THjtJRSD AY, MAY 4, 1911. $1.00 PER YHH 1 t ft 1 I ,: k"- 11 Pill 7 I" I . Ill V -.. - . SOdffS THE Illuminating Address of v v.. Withers of the A. and 3T. oiL lation of llainfall and Tempeiv . to the Great Agricultural Mononoln. of Cotton and the Other Distinctive- ly Southern Crops Some Reasons I Why the South Is the Great Agricul tural Section of the Country. ! At the recent Southern Commercial Congress held in Atlanta in March, Prof. W. A. Withers of the North Caro lina College of Agriculture and Me chanical Arts delivered a most in forming address upon '.The South's Rainfall and Temperature in Relation to Southern Agricultural" Monopolies," which has been published in ' The Tradesman. By the latter, term Pro fessor Withers referred to cotton, to bacco, rice, sweet sugar cane and pea nuts but prior to their discussion he developed the thesis that the South is pre-eminently the agricultural section of the United States. Although only one-third the population qf the United States lies in the South, that section contains more than one-half of those engaged in . agricultural pursuits. Contrary to general belief the South receives greater returns from farm capital invested than, any other sec tion. According to the latest census report considering the twelve leading crops 114,000,000 acres . in the South yield a return of about $2,000,000,000 as compared with 182,000,000 acres in tthe rest of the country yielding $2, 500,000.0007" Reduced to figures .per acre this would give the South an in come of $17 2& as against $14.07 for the rest of the country. The same authority states that the South receives 27 per cent gross incpme on, farm capi tal invested as compared with '18 per cent for the rest of the country.; In spite of these advantages-the average Southern farmer's annual income Is only $250, while that of 4his neighbor elsewhere is $600. This apparent, di's creparicy is due to the f act that the Southern farmer cultivates on the average only about one-half as many acres as his Northern -or Western neighbor and in doing so use" only about one-half as many horses and mules and about one-sixth as many farm implements. It would be difficult to crowd into the same space a more incisive argument for the spread of scientific, modern methods of agricul ture. - " vj- ' - " Professor Withers passes concisely over the other Southern monopolies to devote most of his attention to cotton. He thinks that the most valuable asset with reference tothis monopoly lies in the climated Although cotton is considered a dry wea'thercrop, Pro fessor Withers believes fthat it is more damaged by lack of than by excessive moisture, He discusses in detail the average aimuai rainfall of various sec tions of the South, showing that the STREET CARS FOR HER DERSOH There has been railroad talk and railroad, talk and then some more railroad talk in . Hendersonville for manv moons oast, but we have reason tn, hoiiAVP that the talk that is now- heard in our town is genuine flxticle On fast Saturday night a goodly n,imhor nf WAtidftrsionville's business mpn met in the court house for the nnrnoae or taxing boiuc definite ac tion in reeard to raising $10,000 for the purpose of. securing the assur ance that a "street railroad will : be built in Hendersonville this summer. Mr. H. S. Anderson stated the ob ject of the meetiiig, teljing what he had done in the-past towards secur ing a street railway for our town, and what he believed couldbe done in the future. Several , others present, including Dr. Child, Mr.VJohn L Orr and- Mayor Staton made enthusiastic talks for the railroad,, telling of the many benefits it would bring toHen dersonville and how it would enhance the value of property. Mr. Thomas, of -Geaorgia, a railroad builder was called on for a talk: He made the statement that if the citizens or Hen dersonville would raise the sum or $10 000 towards building the roaa the' company; that he represented. would go to work in one wec umo PASSENGERS SUFFOCATED TTHEIf PULLMAN BURNED. Bride of Four Months Tfas Just Tak ing Train to Meet.Him. - Raleigh. N. C. April 27. A Pull man of the Atlantic Coast Line trainj No. 86 known as the Pallmetto limit ed, was destroyed by fire, at Rocky Mount early this morning. One pas senger, J. Probstein, a traveling sales man of New York city, was. suffocated to death and the flagman, J. C. Ruse, was injured.;. . J-- Mail Clerk W. F, Ireland was . also injured. The fire is supposed to have started from a leaking gas tank. When the,, accident occurred there were ten passengers asleep in the car. All es caped, except Probstein. Hev was go ing from Charleston to1 Richmond and eEtared the car at Florence, S C. Ilia . ... . " Pi : : : ; URGING CLARK TO RUJ Chief Justice Receiving" Many Letters From Friends Who Want to See Him in ;the Race Fox the United auues senate. - v leigh, April 28.Close friends of .ustice, Clark 'say thatihe is jg urgent 'letters from admir eiv. 'fvarlous sections of the State iirghsf that he get in the race for the United States Senate along with Senator Simmons,. Governor Kitchiik and possibly ex-Governor Aycock. They say he Is receiving many let ters, . too, from friends whose first choice is ex-Governor, Aycock, but who do not ' believe that the ex Governor -will enter the race at all. Judge Clark declines to- be interview ed on the situation -and his purpose, his ' responses to newspaper inquires being that he has nothing to say at this time. . The impression ; is grow ing that he will vbe avowedly, in' the race, as many' believe he is now so far as actual activities are concerned, before a great while. He can . make the race in the State primary" for the Senatorship that is expected to be -ordered, A without resigning the Chief jusucesmp oi-tne supreme Court. And this is what It is believed he will do.' . - . ? staple "flourishes luxuriantly where the growing season alone receives anywhere from 25 to " 35 inches of rain. The x fact that October and No vember .receive little of -this thereby allowing fair weathef'for picking is noted. Again the condition "made famous in the term , "Sunny South" based notion poetic fancy Tilone but as well upon the actual number of clear days enjoyed has its beneficient effect. Naturally the' mean tempera ture of 62 degrees as compared with 52' degrees in Pennsylvania and Illi nois and. 45 degrees in New Hampshire "and Wisconsin is a sheer necessary pre-requisite to . cotton cultivation. Lastly the length of the crop growing season is important , Boston and Toneka have about six months from killing frost to killing frosty Washing ton, D. C, has about three weeks more than these; Macon has in the neigh-? borhood- of eight months, while Mobile enjoys ten. ' .'Professor Withers' concluded with a reference .to the possibilities of corn culture in -the South as evidenced by Jerry Moore's 228, bushels per acre, Mr. Batts 226 and . Captain Drake's 254. "When the Children of Israel had reached the Promised Land" the speaker . eloquently concluded, "they were, not allowed ta go Art to. possess it because they were afraid to, fight, the eriants. who, as they said,- dwelt there in. . Heaven aiatureaver miidl upon the soutrt but tne soiuierniiar. mer, like' the' chosen of ,God,of ol4t must follow the injunction; 'Go For ward. n , . . ' V . THiSUHE aftei that amounted was pledged, pro vided it was done at once, -and that within 90 days he would built a street railroad from the Southern de pot through Columbia park to Osceo la lake. " . .. . Owing to the fact that the meeting was on Saturday night when many of the business men could not be pres ent it was agreed to postpone final action upon the matter, until Thurs day night when another meeting 'will be held and the matter finally settled. Before adjournment a Committee consisting of six persons were ap pointed 1 by the mayor to assist Mr. Anderson In waiting, upon the -citi zens to ascertain how much they were willing to subscribe for the road. A Hustler representative saw several of the committee yesterday andthey assured him that they were rriAAtine with much ' success and that they did not think there would be any doubt whatever in raising the amount asked for. - To make a long story short it Is up to vthe ""people j of Hendersonville to say whether ' they want, the street railroad orvnot The proposition of Mr. Thomas seemed to N many to be theJ fairest that had ever been offer ed to Hendersonville, socome to the meeting tonight and. help decide the matter. ' . , , bodr is incharge of a Iocair undertak er. r .' " Wife Was a Bride. New York, April 27. Mrs. Jacob Probstein, a bride of four months, was just abdut to-start soth today to meet, her husband in Richmond, Va., tomorrow when she was notified by telephone that he had been klleW.She left tonight with her father and bro ther In law to bring the body home. End Came After 50 Years' Service to , Hasten ,V- : A I Wilmington, " April ; 27yRev Ar chibald McFayden. for more than 50 years in the Presbyterian ministry, with the exception of four years spent in the Confederate army as a lleu- 4. cavalry.- died today at Clarktoni aged iliicre, any way, unless it be in.numerous bilWf very large denomiria 75 years. He was a native of Fayette- tions. . " - c . . v tiii. .' . - . ;--'.-. - ; . . - , ' 7TT MM This: FairGity the tiori'V in North Present EM DjlllSPllLLE Last year Hendersonville entertainediri a highly pleasing manner, the Inter-National Association of yLabor Commissioners and Factory TnfcTwtnrs during the month of August when the hotels and boarding houses were crowded with visitors. the two largest hotels and riany boarding houses had closed came the Baptist State Convention, fringing 'its hundreds oi messengers as guests of this city 's hospitable citizens. " N slightestdiniculty was experienced in ihe proper entertainment of either of these con ventions. All of which resulted in the praises of air Hendersonville being echoed and re-echoed throughout North Carolina, the; United States and the Dominion of-Canada. J r r . ' r ': n ' NTM& year, the finest resort town the South and this is Hender ville, of cout will experience the privilege of a personal contact &ith the State Banker's Association and theNorth Carolina Retail Merchants Association! It so happens that both meetings are to be heid during the week - beginning ' June 20th. and the question has arisen, in some quarters, concerning ; the city's ability to handle the two conventions at the same timeCertainly no such inquiry would have been made by any one who has ; visited HendersonviUe during recent years.' But some people do not keep abreast of the times and become apprehensive without the slightest provocation, as in this in stances However, Commissioner of Labor and Printing, M. 'L. Ship man, -who keeps right o nboosting his home' town from the Raleigh end of the line, has been doing some niore talking. He' directs atten tion to the fact that Hendersonville entertained with little trouble,the Baptist State Gonyention in mid-winter and sys the bankers and merchants need have no apprehension of ,notbeing cared for when they come next June. ; : i : . , . - The Rale4gh correspondent of the Wilmington Star, Charlotte Ob server, Winston-Salem Journal, Greensboro Telegram, Durham Her ald and Charlotte News recently sent out the following item referring to the conflict in dates for the meetings: The North Carolina Bankers' Association and the -North Carolina Mer chants' Association will both be in session at Hendersonville during the week of-June 20th and there has arisen some quetion about the accommodations that 'Kill be available' at that; time.; State Commissioner of LabbV and Print ing' M L. Shipman gives the assvirance that there will be ample accommoda tions and, that there need not be the least uneasiness, on thit score.' The bankers are tV hold their stession out at Kanuga Lake and the Merchants' Association will meet in town." ' " The Raleigh. News and Observer carries this statement: . i. Ilendersonvllie Will Provide for Bankers. "Hendersonville has facilities enough to amply-care for the State Bankers Association and the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association at the same time." said. Commissioner of Labor and Printing M. L. Shipman. today, when itwas called to his attention that the dates selected by these .two organiza tions .were practically the samfc. The North Carolina Bankers Association meets at Lake Kanuga, June 22 to 24. '-" Lake Kanuga.N it may be stated, is a most beautiful resort villageadjacent to Hendersonville, with Its tremendous lake and other club features. The Norh Carolina Retail Merchants Associa tion, meetsv at Hendersonville, June 21 to 23. HendersonVille amply provided for the State Baptist Convention last winter when many of the hotels and boarding houses ,were closed. But at the time these conventions meet all the hotels and boarding, houses will be open and accommodations will be abundant." -x( ' ;: ; . . ' . . ,- Arid this ia from the Raleigh correspondent of the Greensboro .Daily News : '; ' v '; ' : :' j , Bankers and Mcrehants licet ; - ; "Since it was discovered that the .Bankers' and Merchants associations , are scheduled to meet at Hendersonville this year almost slmultaneously ,there has been some apprehension as tothe town's ability; to accommodate the dele-: gates. This fear might be well founded '"if thetbwn happened to. be some other, bufanyone who knows Hendersonville knows that Its .capacity is al most unlimited. It entertained with the greatest ease last , winter, the. state Baptist convention and many of -the hotels -were closed , at' the time. A11 of the hotels and numerous boarding houses will be-open during the jiummecand as the conventions are held before the big summer Tush starts in,: Henderson vjlle will do. herself nroud by them all right. 1 -. " " - ': t , 'The statr n'e-s, association will hold its meetings at Kanuga lake, a short dist?" c fr'' Hendersonville, June 22-24 and the Retail Merchants' as sociation Kl v.' -iin Hendersonville June 2123. Hon. M.,L. .Shipman savs there if int-r -'' room for them all and some more besides." " - . '. ' . " ' v Thv it fmTears that 'Hendersonville is receivinff a "whole Iot.of advertise ? which will contributeino.little towards keeping , her . in the public eye. 'Faithful friends are more to be desired than filthy jAan. Carolina at the ' mme. ; And later on.' in'Pecember,;afterJ LIPLNSKY GETS BERKELEY, Hey Will Transform the Hotel Into a Great Department, Store, Beginning First of May One of the finest In the South It isxEumored That 3Ir. lougharn ? Will Organize Company for Erection of Xarge UoteL One of the most important deals con- rBummated in.AshevilU for a long-time occurred yesterday atccrhoon choftly before 5 o'clock when tha lease of Frank Lougnran on tlis Hotel : Uerke ley. a property belonging to the Ched ester estate, was thansrerred to - S. LInpinsky, proprietor of the ' Bon Marche, one of the leading dry good's establishments of the city The lease secured by . Mr. :a Lipinsky runs for fourteen? and one half years.- It- was stated today that the Hotel Berkeley would be closed on 'and af- kter May 1 and that immediately, work would begin to; transform the four story structire Jnto a modern depart ment store. Mr. Lipinsky" hopes to have this work ofreconstruction com pleted by July 1, when he will remove his establishment from South" Main J street to the old Berkeley and also the Bon Marche f Annex In the . Legal building on Park square. - .. - Mr; Lipinsky plans to make of his property one of the finest depart- ment stores in the state. He plans to convert the entire front of , the Berke ley into glass and to utilizethe second, third and fdurth floors and- nart of the basement for various departments. in. addition to the7 immense stock of. goods that the ' Bon . k aMrche now carries other lines including carpets, rugs, mattings, etc.,-will be Installed and-allVother articles that go to jnake. up a first 'class and un to date"de- "partment store. - - , V he announcement that Mr, Lipins ky will establish 4n Asheville a mod ern department store is Interesting to the -purchasing public. Asheville has long needed an up to date depart ment store and the establishment that Mr. Lipinsky purposes conducting will fill that long-felt want-' -V : Mr. Lipinsky is regarded as" one of Asheville's most substantial ;busi ness men. "-He has been engaged , in business here for a long number . of years and has ' established a business that has , outgrown its present quar ters andi made necessary expension. That the department store located in the HotelBerkeley and under the man agement -of Mr.. ipinsky will t prove Just as successful or more so than the. Bon Marche has. is certain ,? r -In the transfer of the least, pf the. Hotel Berkeley to Mr. - Lipinsky by. Frankitvoughran there are .intere? tinj? rumors "relative to.fa new brvtefor AsheviUe. -It is ga4 -ttk':Loogh- TaHi r.wUi CIL Wt tioi ta rthe, or- ganizaxion, oi a note -company-joTtna erection'cJf 'a'la'rge hotel" oh hislhoM 'ngs at the corner of Ha;ywoodstreet a w d "Walnut; and that it is . expected within a; short time plans will be ready - After one of the. most closely con tested elections on . record in Hender sonville, R; H. Staton, republican, was re-elected mayor, of Hendersonville for the next two years over; C. E. Brooks, democrat, by-a close vote, gt 13 majority. v. Until almost the . end of tbe count Tuesday night the result was in doubt and it took the entire city'vote to in dicate i who had' won. ; ' . . ' ' Ideal weather "prevailed oh election day and many of ; thetown's ; most prominent citizens took active steps i working for f their respective jcan diaates. During th e day very - little business was trahated at the stores. Everybody seemed to be interested in the election and the. polls was crowded-all day. : . - , The fight on both sides' was princi-I Corn Contests. Superintendent or public instruc tion W. S. Shitles has received a let ter, from the "agricultural department at Raleigh, in reference to - the best way v In the distribution of. the $100 offered by the commissioners of Hen derson county on the corn, contest next fall , - - Qne of the- plans suggested whiJTf wilK be mpre ; than -likely carried out vu?. xjjll Lcivr tt - , . Pirst prize for. highest yield ...$25.00 Second Prize for highest yield . 15.00 Third prize for -highest yield." 12.50 Fourth prize for highest yield 1.0(n Fifth :prize; for highest yield 7.50 SCHOOL BOiDS'lilED'l 5: Slxth prize for. highest yield 5.00451uent investigation revealedthe fact-' ' Total prizes for yieldv $75.00 First priie for greatest , profit. .$70 Second, prizefor greatest profit -5.00 Third prizevf or greatest prif it . . 2.50 . Total prizes for profits ....$15.00 First prize "for best kept records $5.00 Second prize for best kept Tecords 2.50 Third prize for best kept records 10 LFourth prize for best kept records 1.00 Total prizes for records .$10.00 .75.00 .15.00 Total prizes for yields.. Total prizes for profits . ! Grand Total ...... ."...$100.00 DliEGATIOiTTO IflWliE A delegation , of Henderscuxrille citizens will attend a great railroad; meeting held next : Friday to Knox vjlle. The object of 'this meeting is? to gather r information , as to the dirr .' edt rout or the Knoxville .and Green ville railroad which will be extend ed fiHjm T Sjuth Carolina ' into the North Carolina to Knoxville. .. Sometime ago a delegation' of Hen- dersonville . citizens went to Green ville and met the officials of they road. It is reported 4hat- the f citi zens of Brevard ' have ; chartered an? entire car to carry the publia spirit ed men' who want to pull for Bre- yard, This city will .probably seal' bouti twenty citizens 1 to work to -the interest of this city and connt getuug ims . great railroad to through the county. Below is pamciai or tnose who will. go: S. V. Pickens; P. F. Patton, B. Jackson W. H. Justus, Dr. R..-A. Child V. V Shepherd C M. Pace. G. .B. Hill "W. P. Bane, Michael Schenck, W. S. Miller, P. S. , Ramsey, S. O. Statoar J.' S. Rhodes, . G. Staton, W. aI Smith, Dr. L. B. Morse. f. ' CUBFEW LAW IN ASHEYILLE. Measure Carried : By Big Hajbrifi :-j Bond Issue for School Building Asheville.' N. C, April 23. In the municipal election held today tie en tire democratic ticket was elected., none of the various offices being coa tested. ?The proposed $50,000 bond is sue for the city school was endorsed by a total of 863 votes, only 1 vote being' cast against it A; total of SS5 votes wascast in favdr of- the pro posed curfew law for this city, tecs votes' being registered, against it. - -:, : ' TTTT and a little later actual wotBt wBI commence on the new hotel. ' .In the meantime Wi C. Hawk, who' has bees in charge of the .Berkeley, .will, fee : associated with 'Mr. Loughran in the -conduct of" the Swahnanoa hoteL. -which Mr. Loughran, owns and whleZfe has enjoyed excellent eeasons .sisce- he became , proprietor. Relative' tar the new hotel project. Mr. Loughraxr at this time has nothing to say, - He- . is one" of Asheville's 'most substandard citizens and one of the largest tax payers, tf not the largest taxpayer, fit x the city He has "been in .busfiiefts? " here for : the past ' 28 years. He : he lfeved in Asheville. a quarter of ar'' Century ago and he: believes in Xste- t-ville today and, inAshevlile'fr futorr . a . man of vthVnf etf 511' is understood that: V the Swannancat hotel will - he greatly -- 'improved " at once.- Gazette . News, - ' ; . . v.; , pally carried on each candidate for mayor, although the result showel that one of the republican candidates . for re-election of commissioner failed to win out. - -. : r . ' The bond issue carried by a hand- some majority of over 100 votes. -Kea- dersonville will ' soon have a beanti--ful $15,000 new school building hlc will be a. credit to th4 city. x y In the race for ' commissioners tSe republicans elected two while : Oe Democrats only" succeeded in. gettJa one member, who ; carried second the highest vote oS. - : - V ' The total votes : for town commsf sioners - was as follows: : Republican J. W.-IcIntyre, 199; Griffith, 203 - J. S. Pace 204 Democrats. J. W. Bafley 199, J. Mack Rhodes, 196; M. Ml Sh- nera, zu. WAS A KOX-BESIDEJiTr , Elected Mayor of Black JlountaZ But is Not Able to Oualify - Asheville, N. C.May 3. After e!eciT 1 ing W. X. Morgan maypr of , Blaf Mountain by a majority of one Vcie. the voters ; of that township :; focs ' that he was. a non-resident and .tha office of mayor passed to Morgan's 'ex ponent in today's election, W. C HalL Morgan's exact 'status was d eternis ed when he went to the polls to vot. the registar refusing him;' the prfri legOv or franchise on the ground tfraj lie . (Morgan) was not a resident f. Black Mountaintownship. V; Suhse- uiai A.u.icc uiuuuis ago , jar. Aicrgaa . moted across the corporate . Ifmits while his old residence was being,tora down-to make place for a new one, ' Mr. -Hall was therefore declared, tie . mayor-elect. Both candidates are ef democratic- persuasion. , " V ,-' Cannon Vonld Be - The Last Mr. Gudger thinksit very bad for 2r. Kitchin to vote with Dalzell and" Eld-' Call," and theh he gets , Into the saxa& bed with old Cannon. ;if we had t& bed with any Republican, " Camica-" would be the last to be selected. Nevnr and Observer. 7 V. - 1- is i i