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rv ?-f.i -..... N - f Ml SUE .... 4 -.. r. - - : . .. . aiid French Broad Hustler Com .... NEW SERIESVOL 1 , NO. 31 HENDERSONyiLLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1913 OLD SERlESVOC 10 Wesfe (El TO BUILD liERORBI IAB FROM RUTHERFORDTQ Will connect this section with Seaboard Air Line railway and open up, a vast amount of territory not traversed of railroad now That the . big power development suit between the Blue Ridge Interurb- -n . J 1 TT 3 1 an xtaiiway company ana neaaer. sonville Light and Pqwer company Is rapidly drawing to a close is the opin ion of many in this city. The recent decision handed by ' Judge - Lyon closes one chapter of the case. Of course the local company will toke an appeal to the supreme court of this state and there put before , the judges the merits of .their side of the. fight. Mr. Schenck. counsel for the Henderson ville Light & , Power . com pany stated that the fight was Just begun and that they were not discour aged in spite of the verdict p Judge Lyons. . . Mr. Smith, local representative of the Blue Ridge Interurban Railway company, stated that his clients were gaining ground slowly and he felt sure that this county would soon see the biggest development put through ever attempted in the history of the county. " Many of the local people who have taken an interest in the big suit and Lave kept up with the various stages in the courts are now of the opinion that it will be ended suitable to all parties involved. Notice was received yesterday ac- ording to the Observer, by Tillett & Guthrie, attorneys for the Blue Ridge t.- T?tiwav Hnmnanv. - that ; inrtwT.von -fiad decided "in favor or heir client the famous case brought against the Hendersonville Light & ! Power Company and R. M. Oates to I ,t,t r.oi-taiti watpr riP-htR on lite i nnnvni n-foolr in TTpTI t PTROTl COUntV. I UUUgl vi v..M. ' of Observer that this matter was first brought before the Legislature in- the passage of a bill which it was thought at the time would prevent the Blue Ridge Interurban Railway Company from proceeding with its development Considerable interest was manifested when the matter was before the Leg islature, as it was contended that the Blue Ridge Railway Company was an ally of the Southern Power Company and was attempting to swallow up Mr. Oates' plant at Hendersonville, Repre sentative Plummer Stewart of this city espoused the cause of the Blue Ridge Interurban and contended that it had no connection with the Southern Pow er Company. The result of the trial shows that he was right in his. conten tion as it was established that the peo- push- ! " ,lu" l :7t I m& u. cixxj r water Dower development It was contende dby the Henderson ville company that they had certain i'ater powers which they, needed in extending the plant at Hendersonville, but by the finding of Judge Lyon and the jury the water rights condemned to the use of the Blue Ridge Interurb an do not constitute water powers, and, therefore, the court holds that there is no reason why they, should not be condemned. The decision in no way affects Mr. Oates' existing plant and it will continue to operate as before. " ' " ' Large Demands The Hendersonville Company con tended that its water rights were worth approximately $300,000, but by the findings of the jury and the ruling of Judge Lyon these water rights ar found to be worth $300, and upon the payment of these sums the Interurban Railway Company can proceed to use the property. This development of the . Blue Ridge Interurban Railway Company i per haps the biggest thing that has ever heen projected In western North. Car olina. The company proposes to erect a dam of 160 feet high, generating about 50,000 horsei$wer. Besides operating an Interurban Railway Com pany through that section of Western North Carolina, the companuy will furnish cheap power for . manufactur ing plants . and . other. v industries all through that section of the State.'"'- One of the plans proposed Is to con nect Hendersonville with Rutherford ton by an interurban and thus put that sectio nof the Seaboard Air Line in connection with the Seaboard Air Line, tnd this of course will add immensely to the transportation facilities of a ast territory. ..Cancer Congress Opened. ; Brussels, July 30. The third Inter national Cancer Congress opened here, xperts declare cancer causes most deaths, next to tuberculosis. Death me increasing faster than that of tu berculosis. -. look Who is Coming! Penny Bros, the world's original. auctioneers. "They are going to sea land in Hendersonville , August h at 10:30 a. m. Adv. DfCBEASE BATES EASTERN BO ADS ' . Three Hundred and Fifty Railroads East of the Mississippi Petition j Commerce Commission to Permit Increase of Bates,' . " Washington, D. C., (Special.) The Inter-State Commerce Commission is about to take up one of the largest questions yet to come before that I body whether 350 railroads operating east of the Mississippi river and north of the -Ohio and Potomac rivers shall be permitted- to increase their freight rates. This question is of direct import ance to North Carolina where Govern or Craig has just issued a call for- an extraordinary session of the Legisla ture to adjust freight rates in the State and incidentally it affects every rail road in the United States that operates across a State line. If the commis sion authorizes the Eastern railroads, which ask authority to .increase all rates 5 per cent, representing in the aggregate $42,000,000, the same au thority will be sought by 'railroads operating in other sections of the country. This is a fact conceded by """"t. - 11 J. i i 3 A. o tne proposal oi me isiern rai - aus anecis au rauroaus aaia u shippers. The pending inquiry , will -hUVktnclndpd lat this vpar. and a.f- will be announced early in the ne According to railroad man. W. the outcome will determine mo ii""a" w able or unprofitable in the immediate Two years ago the commission re fused to permit the Eastern railroads to increase class , rates 5 per cent on the ground that the evidence present ed did not warrant the increase sought. In. the present case the rail roads want authority to increase all rates, not alone class rates. In masking authority to increase rates the railroads say they are pre pared to show that the cost of con. ducting the business of the carriers has been, and is being steadily raised by increases in capital charges, in creases in wages, increases in taxes, increased burdens Imposed by legisla tive enactment, such as extra crew laws, employers' liability and compen sation acts, elimlnatlno of grade, cross ings, the installation of various ap pliances, and in various other re- spects. In further justification of the UnoronBoe nsfcprt thp railroads Rav that they should expend large sums of money for improvements; that these improvements are demanded by existing and. future transportation conditions, "and must be made if your petitioners are to satisfy the needs of the public for improved and addition al facilities." Deciding to make an inquiry , to de termine the reasonableness of the in creased rates asked, the commission propounded these queries: "Do the present rates of transpor tation yield to common carriers by railroad adequate revenues. If not, what general course may carriers pursue to meet the "situation?" Discussing the difficulties of the problem presented to the commission involved in the application for . author ity to increase rates, a member of the commission said: ,,"It is a difficult question to pas3 upon. Take the case of .the Erie and the Lackawanna roads. One of these roads is very prosperous and does not need increased rates. To grant it the rights to increase rates would be to lay a burden on the shipping public with which it deals. The other, road is mot so prosperous and may be able to: show that it heeds additional reve nues. These roads are competitors. If you permit one to increase rates you must grant the same concession to the other. In the case of the pros perous road, it would &eunjust;to-Iay; additional burden ' ori" ' the shippers. The commission has no authority .to impose a differential rate. This is one of a number of situations that ex ist that will tax the ingenuity of the commission to meet." . ProHminanr work leading to the general inquiry is now being doneby field officers of the commission. .T" ".ii flotnal In, :in tne actu In- commission '?ZLrr PVticallv nnw onriv In the Fall. . Practically trrd.yn'a-i'-j M f . iT w resources of the commission "VMv: C::;w v to conclude . J!1I1.u.e "trTZ. r oarHpSf. nossi. ! erTnirtafluiry!ll as great opportunity for park. Die uaie. i - - - - will be concluded in time to enable the commission to make a decision early in the new year. Until then the railroads must worry along with the present rate situation. 1 Listen for Penny Bros, rag time band August' 6th, 10:30 a. m. Adv. DENIES REPORT OF 1 ROAD- CONDltldN Contractor Bias sin game Makes Writ : ten Statement to Officials That As- serttions Were Made pj Those Who do not Know. The reports that have been circulat ed of the bad condition of the Green-ville-Hendersonyille highway within the past few we'eks have been strong ly denied by the contractor, J. T. Blas singame, who in a written communica tion to the county commissioners of Greenville states that the reports and assertions of the bad conditions have been made by persons who kno.v noth ing about, the road. An average of twenty teams and ten or fifteen automobiles travel this, new road every day and Mr. Blassingame eays that he has not heard the slight, est complint of any dangerous place in the road as was reported by some one with the idea of keeping the tourists with their machines out of this , sec tion. . .. There will be a meeting;, of the Hen dersonville Greenville Highway com mission in Greenville this week with the view of making new suggestions of the improvement of this famous mountain highway.. Gun Ctab Notes. The regular Thursday afternoon ehoot of the Hendersonville Gun Club was a most enjoyable affair. The men facing the traps, with their scores were as follows, shooting at 25 tar gets: . Morris. i .. .. .. .. .. ...22 ; Rusher ...... .23 Capers. . '.1Z Chisholm;. .. ... .20 Moore . . ...... . '.20 Ripley.. 1 .. ....21 Mr: King Morris made the best run without a miss, winning the umbrella Kiven by Mrs. C. E. Wiison. Chisholm being a close second with a run of 11 .These. shoots are. open to stranger? and tourists. Everybody is welcome. We were pleased on last Thursday to have Mr. T. J. Capers and Mr. J. M. Whittsitt shoot with us, while Mrs. Capers looked on from the grand stand. Mr. Staples,, of Charleston, " S. -C., who gave such a fine exhibition two weeks ago, sent word at the last min ute that he was called away .on busi ness, but hoped to be with us later. From this time on, all three of the leading makes of loaded shells will be on sale on the grounds. "Winches ter," "Peters," and "U. M. C." , Guns will also be provided for those who do not care to bring them. Next shoot will be Thursday after noon. Official program will begin at 5 o'clock so that every body can get there. Cost you nothing to come out and look on. The writer will venture to say that the Hendersonville Gun Club is more favored in some ways than any gun club in the United States. A suitable tract of land, close In, Is furnished free, of expense; one of the best traps Is furnished and installed, again aio expense. On shooting day (Thursday after noon) men are furnished to manage the traps, one to load, one to pull, Rnd one to take general charge. Am munition is sold on the grounds at regular prices; pigeons are furnished at cost Each Thursday afternoon, prizes are furnished, and for the above, the members have no club dues,, no club house or grounds to keep up, no expense of any- kind. All the management asks is that the members come out and enjoy the sport ' .'' If the shooters of Hendersocavlle and those interested in the sport, intend to "back up" the management, and show their appreciation of the labor and expense that they, have gone to in equipping these grounds, they must "do it now." . ' . Everybody come next Thursday af ternoon and bring some one with you. The Dupont . Powder Co., of Wil mington Del., has forwarded to Mr. Chas. E. Moore, their Gun Club Tro phy for 1913 to be contested fox by the members v of the: Hendersonville Gun Club and their friends. This trophy consists of a beautiful silver watch -fob and will be placed on ex hibition upon its arrival. A system of haunchcfpping will be used in these contests and everybody will have an equal chance to win. T Shooting for this trophy will proba bly begin on next Thursday TThe trophy- is' well worth having, aside from the glory of wining it . Remember, everybody will have a chance to win, as a handicap system will be used. "BANG." .at0nal Park Opened to Antomobiliats r.rancwco, uuiy ou. i esomita r oa r a National Park opened to automobllists . " e uepanmem oi tne interior., unis means a new era for Calif onnia. as Put 2,000 Saloons Out of Business. Columbus, O. July 30. The Green land liquor license law, giving state control - of liquor license signed' by Governor Cox to become effective to day, puts oyer 2,000 saloons out of bus iness. . :-. . SHITH BUYS THE HOLMES PLACE Capitalist From Spartanburg Will . Erect Modern , Summer Borne Jfear Flat Rock. August AV. Smith," a prominent capi talist and mill president of Spartan burg, has purchased the Geo. Holmes place and will within the. near future erect a modern summer home suitable for his family to spend the summers here in the future. Mr. Smith has been coming to Hen dersonville on short visits for many years with his family. Last week he purchased this handsome property through the real estate firm of Ew bank, Ewbank & Co., and will begin operations on the - farm at once. A model stock farm will be conducted all the year round on Mr. Smith's property. i v ' Messrs. Ewbank & Ewbank report about forty thousand dollars worth of .Henderson county farms-"sold . with in the past few weeks. Many . promi nent citizens from other' states are buying property here. l.' To Resume Operation of tlie Creamery. Hhe Blue Ridge -Creamery is the name of a new concern which has purchased the holdings of the White Pine Creamery of this city and has opened up for business. The officers of the new enterprise are P. F. Patton, president. Curtis By num, vice president; J. C. Morrow, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Mason formerly with the land and industrial department of the Southern Railway will be manager in charge of affairs at the plant of thi sconcern near the de pot. " ' V . -'Jm The re-opening, of the -.creamery in this city means much to the;; farmers of Henderson county. They "are now enabled to carry dairy stock on their lands at a good profit for the products and will allow them the opportunity to enrich their farms; Mr. Patton the president of the new company was instrumental in the re organization more from the point of helping the county in its growth than for any personal gain. Mr. Patton it will be remembered was the, prime mover in getting Mr, Curtis Bynum to erect the handsome building for the White Pine Creamery at the depot. Mr. Bynum soon found , that his busi ness in Ashevllle was growing to such large proportions that his time was limited here. He will retain a consid erable amount of stock In the local concern but will be forced to direct his personal attention to his concern in Asheville. v .Mr. Morrow, secretary and treasur er of the new concern, will give his attention to the building up of the business and getting the farmers in terested in bringing their products here. About $5,000 will be spent with the farmers every month for butter fat The output of the creamery at the present is about 18,000 pounds of butter per month. The opening of the new concern will make a new era in the business amongst the farmers in this section. Dr. and Jits. Kansier Surprised. Dr. J. M. and Mrs. Cora Ransier were surprised on Tuesday evening on returning from a ride to find Ransier Place, known also as the Pony Farm, In possession of friends who awaited their return to congratulate them and wish them many happy returns, a3 this was the fifteenth anniversary of their wedding day. . A sumptuous wedding supper wa3 also awaiting on tables on the lawn while v the presents displayed wetre both costly and unique in cut glass and other appropriate gifts for the oc casion. . -." i. ; :'' : Dr. and Mrs. Ransier have been res idents of Henderson county for a number of years and their ponies, one of the attractive features of the sub urbs. They have many friends who were not in attendance at the celebra tion, but who nevertheless wish them, much continued happiness in our midst.';.. . ' ... ' Among the home folks . attending were,out of town guests from different states; some of whom were Mr. and Mrs, Stephen Adren, of Baltimore; Mr, and Mrs. HarryBowne, of Tenefly,: N J.; Mrs King- and -Miss Groover, of Alabama; Miss Furlow,- of Georgia, and Miss Ruth Gottlieb, of Washing ton, D. C. ; Upward News, - Rev. James Anders and Rev. Mr. Morris commenced a revival meeting at Oak Grove Sunday. . Messrs.' John and Ernest Hill spent Sunday in Tuxedo. . Mr. Leroy Hill has gone to Asheville where he expects to remain for some time. -: ;' - ' -Mrs. Reuben Hill who hasiheen very ill for some time is reported a little better. t : Mr. C. P. Jones visited in Asheville Saturday. ' ,y It has been reported that the Upward school will open next Monday, in charge of a lady teacher. . AUG FLORIDA COLOilBUMD TO B BIG POLITICAL PLUMS. Washington Gossip on North Carolina Patronage Matter. ' . (By Parker R. Anderson.) Washington, July 26r. -No .'.-'effort' as yet has been made by Senator Sim mons to have District Attorney H. F. Seawell, of Carthagev removed from office before his term expires some time early next year. It is more than probable, however, that as soon as the senior senator gets through; with the tariff bill he will ask ..'Attorney General McReynolds to remove Mr. Seawell and it is also probable that Frank Winston will be named to suc coed him. ; ''. ,: ' The collector , of internal revenue serves at the will of the' President and as soon as Josiah William , Bailey, of Raleigh, makes up his mind in "re gard to accepting the collectorship a Democrat will be named. Bailey can have the job so far as Senator Sim mons Is concerned, it is understood, if he wants it. v - -Simmons Wants Dockery Fired.'; Marshal Dockery will be removed at once if Attorney General McReynolds will consent to separate him from his salary. Senator Simmons has asked for the removal of Dockery.' The sen ior senator told the attorney general that inasmuch as this office has been in the Dockery family for about 16 years, he would greatly appreciate it If he would allow a Democrat to be named to succeed 'the Republican in cumbent Mr. McReynolds has the matter under consideration and proba bly will reach a decision in the near future. It is pretty well settled that W. T. Dortch will take the marshal ship. He" can have it if he wants it, that is certain. - ' , V iV Commissioner of Internal; Revenue Dsborh has had Tom Vahdiford.of Sal isbury, reinstated in the civil 'service and he can how have his old job j.s deputy collector wheh he was forced to leave some years ago. Vandiford will be offered a deputy collectorship under Collector Watts. . ' Hopes to Get Holton Out There is no change in the race for the -western district Attorneyship. It is understood that Senator Overmaci hopes to have Hblton removed within three months, and at that time he will be ready to announce his choice' for the job. Rumor has it ; that the chances of Chairman Webb are consid erably better since he had a heart to heart talk with the junior senator. The tariff bill will pass the senate, by, August 20, according to the chair man of the finance committee. Sena tor Simmons told the Daily News cor respondent today that the bill is mak ing rapid progress and he is confident that the measure will have passed the upper branch, of Congress by Au-! gust 20. The senior Tar Heel Senator would not venture a guess when asked if the senate would take up and pass a cur rency bill. , He said that he had given all of his "time to the tariff bill and he did not know what would, happen to the Glass-Owen-McAdoo measure v.hen it reached the senate. Other leaders -of the senate .includ ing Kern; of Indiana, and Bankhead; of Alabama, are confident that the senate will not take up any currency legislation until the regular session in December. But ff President Wil son can wield enough influence, and he has a power, in both branches of Con gress so far. some kind of a bill. cer tainly be pushed through both houses before he will consent to the adjourn ment of the "extraordinary session of Congress. Daily News. Honor Appreciated. Grand Master M. L. Shpman's Lodge, Ochlawaha, No. 161, at Hendersonville, wants it understoood that they appre ciate the honor which has come to one j of their members, that of the highest office with the gift of the Grand Lodge. Brother Shipman. holding a State office at present, resides in the capital of the State, but' his' permanent; resi dence is Hendersonville, and he fre quently pays his home town, a; visit Happening , there on a meeting night recently, the members took advantage of it and made' the session of the Lodge memorable , by - showing hint honors due a Grand Master, and hav ing him 'set before .them some admiral We . thoughts tnt an": address 'that1 was; much enjoyed. i"; ' T - .;The Grand Master told some of his experiences since, becoming a ' mem ber of the Order and how his connec tion with it had been uplifting to him in his every day. life. , When the session . was ended re freshments were served and an infor mal but most enjoyable social time was indulged in - by a hall full of the Triple Link Fraternity. The Lodge is in a very prosperous condition at pres- j ent and seems to be. still forging ahead. It cannot afford to do other- ! wise when it has the honor it now - possesses. North Caldolma uaa t ei low. . . ' Be sure and "see Prof. Freeman in his famous "Buck dance" who will be with Penny Bros, -August 6th. 10:30 a. m. Adv. . ID Oil ioo mm AFTER LONG DELIBERATION THIS ' COUNTY WAS SELECTED. WORK us now B. F. Patton Closes Deal in Spite of Many Free Site Offers Elsewhere. After making two trips, investigat ing locations in two states, the "Sum mer Homes Committee" of St Peters burg gentlemen which was sent to se lect a location for a summer colony oi 100 families have definitely decided upon the old Cortland Place, eight miles from here, in the Ochlawaha valley, on Jhe Asheville road, ; This magnificent property was pur chased from Miss Florence Roland who owned 700 acres and Mr. A. Fick ef of this city, who owned 22 acres. The deal ;was closed .by P. F. Patton for the First Bank and Trust company and Mr. Potter who, who represented the St. Petersburg colony. ! Since the contract has been signed it is learned that work will begin at ence upon the landscape engineering and before another season there win be'over 100 cottages erected and readv I for occuDancy about June 1st 1914. - The locating of this colony in Hen j derson county is the out' come o a long ana carerui decision made by a committee of prominent . men, who came here , upon the invitation of Col. Cohen manager of the Greater Wes tern North! Carolina Association and ha ving traveled all over Western North Carolina looking at various sites. It is understood that despite: free offers of land from other communities th I committee - decided ;vin favor of thi county. ' z The land purchased by the colony is one of the finest properties in the county. Mammoth white oaks: and pine trees have stood there for many years and the Cortland place has long been famed as one of the leading show places of this section ; of - the moun- ' tains. It will not be necessary to pump water Into the residences as gravity pipe lines from Stony Moun tain streams near by will carry an abundant supply of the finest to be had in this part of the country except, possibly, at Crystal Spring in Laurel Park. A permanent organization of the Henderson county branch Of Just Freight .Rate Association of Nor$h Carolina was perfected at a meeting here last Tuesday, " July 22nd. - The meeting was called to order by Chair man S. T. Hodges in the city hall at 4, o'clock, P. M." The officers of the tem porary association" previously elected were made permanent. : . Much interest was manifested in -the vital question of just freight rates for -North Carolina, of which Hender son county is one of the greatest suf- , fers in the discrimination, in favor of 'the Virginia cities. The-following in- ' dustries were represented at the meet ,ing;.;.:;:V :.,;; ' .... Hendersonville '.Wholesale Grocery. Company. ' Blue Ridge Grocery Company. Hendersonville Furniture Co. Hendersonvllle-Lomber Co.... , J. R. Willson. " ; ;t - i Stewart & Ficker. ; r City of Hendersonville. ! Freeze Hosiery MilL ' , - J. P. Patton, representing Hendenssa ccunty at large.. and others. : A committee was selected to solieit membership to the 'association, ah$ lto report- at the next AeetiusM;'.- - - : .. .. ' - . - Government-Buy g llountaia Land. Greensboro; 'N. C (Special.) Near ly 1,000 acres of land are involved in a proceeding brought by the- govern ment for the purpose of quesing title and getting possession of the same for forest preserve in Swain county. . The government has contracted buy the land and make it a part of . the Appalachian forest reserve, and the proceeding is brought to litigate possible claims and contingent inter ests, so that the title will be absolute ly beyond dispute before it pays over the money. The Secretary of Agri culture has recommended . the pur chase of the National Forest Reserva tion Commission has: decided to buy the lands. This is among , the first lands to be bought, in the State -for this purpose. . , . . ; JUST FREIGHT RHgO-
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