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BURUONN
PRESIDENT FIWLEY
LARGE
Salisbury, N. C, November 1 7.
In an address at a meeting of farni
ers in Salisbury to President Finley,
ot the Southern Railway Company,
took a very optimistic view of the
future of agriculture inthe South
ern States. He began by saying:
"No one can look forward into
the future with greater confidence
than can the : farmer,' and ! in my
opinion there is no"., area ' of equal
extent in the world where the agri
cultural outlook is i bettet than - in
our Southern' States." c
He directed attention ;; to the ; de
pendence of all the peoples -' of the
earth upon the farmer tor food and
clething, tracing the causes of per
iods of low prices for farm products
in the Nineteenth . Century in large
measure to the opening up of exten
sive areas to agriculture and. ex
pressing ,the belief ,that such rela
tively rapid increases 'in the supply
of farm products in the future were
not probable. Showing by com
parative statistics the rate at which
the demand for cotton goods is in
creasing, he expressed the belief
that j" we may look- forward to a
time in the not distant future when
the world will call onthe American
cotton planters for20,000,000 bales
annually while,-at the same time,
there would be an increased demand,
at home and abroad for cotton seed
products. Yet he did not counsel
the growing of cotton to the .neglect
of other crops, but advised that the
increased production, needed lo keep
pace with, the demand! of 'the world
Bucnxiu je tswofQi, y. launMuieusi ve.
tmivation ana dv tne growine oi
other crops with cotton.
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dpeaKing trom tne viewpoint oi
one in toucn witn tne relations oi
supply and demand affecting differ
ent commodities in the United
States and in foreign countries, Mr.
Finlev, with a view to making-sug-
guestions of practical value, empha'-
sized the oprrtu.nides iri the South
tor the production ;.ot . grams, hay,
fruits, vegetables,' live-stock, poul
try and dairy t products, giving
special attention to the market op
portunities for Southern grpwn cab
bages, Irish potatoes, and sweet po
tatoes, lie showed that farmers in
some localities in the South Fere
shipping these prolucts both to
Northern and to Southern markets
1
ana were nnaingr tne business so
profitable as to warrant increased
production.
Referring to the dependence of
agricultural prosperity on supplv
and demand, he pointed out that
"the coudition most favorable to the
farmer is one in which wide-spead
prosperity prevails m our own and
other lands." and that ability to
reach a market was equally as im
portant as the existence of the mar
ket The farmer, therefore, had a
vital interest in the highways from
9
his farm yard to the markets of the
world. After referring to the im
portance of good country high ways,
Mr. Finley pointed out that the inter
est of the farmer in good roads ex
tended beyond the wagon road from
his farm to an industrial or shipping
center, and embraced all the rail
ways and waterways over which his
products moved to reach the final
consumer. Pointing? out that ade
quate transportation facilities were
essential to increased production
tod that the prsent railway Ikcili-
aesotthe South were now little
!&ore than sufficient for meetinc
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present demands, and were relatively
38 than those of some other parts
the country, Mr. Finley said:
"It is manifestly to the interest
ffthis section that the railways, as
strumentalities of transDortation.
4
uld be built up and strengthened.
ven superficial glance at those sec-
lions
which are most prosperous
demonstrate that their prosper
lly is larwlv based u Don the ter-
m. m -
K
5es
1 hose nrodacm? communities
ich have the easiest, quickest and
il reliable ways to . market I can
quicker and more .certainlyand
AUDIENCE
ADDRESSES.
AT SALISBURY
thus possess commercial advantages
over communities less favored with
means of transportation. '
". ; "It. is, therefore, short-sighted in
any commun ity to permit any oth er
section, by a larger, more stable, or
more conservative policy,' to stimu
late and encourage, to a greater ex
tent than it' itself does, the-develop
ment of transportation facilities. To
the extent that ny. community per
mits this, it -surrenders to.: its rival
the; commercial advantage, which
differentiates the' growing and pros
perous from the laggard and stag
nant community.
"In view of these general con
siderations, which are universally
accepted as sound by thoughtful
men, it becomes important to inquire
what the public in any. locality can
do to. promote this important inter
est. ?.., , : '; r
"The fundamental thing to ac
complish is to make the investment
in transportation facilities in - that
locality attractive to the honest in
vestor. "It is in no way difficult to deter
mine what will do this. All any
sensible man has to do is to inquire
of himself what would , make an in
vestment for his savings attractive
to him, and he may rest assured
that the considerations which would
induce him to invest his savings are
of the same general nature, and are
based upon the-same principles oi
I human action, as those which in
fluence and rontrol other people.
j v In the first placehe. , would ask
I'hiselftwhetherlthVipropoi
vestmen t is safe, and. ' ! . v v
: "Second, whether it would bring
in as large; a return as any other
investment that might be open to
him as an alternative.
' "If he could answer both of thee
questions in the affirmative,, he
would not hesitate to make the in
vestment. If, howeverhe should
conclude' either that the investment
is .ubsaiepr Ihat he could noVTely
upon as good a return from it as
from some other investment, the
prudent man would not venture to
make it ,
"It is apparent, therefore, that
those communities which want their
transportation to be gradually im
proved and perfected, naust find
some means of convincing the in
vestor that his investment in that
community will be safe and that it
will bring him as good' returns as an
investment in any other line of
business. ' -
"This is also the thing in regard
to which the railway manager, who
needs funds to develop his system,
is all the time trying to convince
investors. To aid in this is equally
the interest and the duty of the
public whicn wants and needs in
creased and improved transporta
tion facilities.
"In order to make the investor
believe that big investment is safe
in any community, it is necessary
to convince him that it is protected
by a conservative and just public
opinion.
"He cannot feel satisfied if one
measdre , of justic is, in that com
munity, by juries in litigated cases,
meted out to an individual litigant
and a different and smaller measure
of justice is meted out to the cor
poration in which it is -sought to
induce him to become an in vestor.
It isy therefor, not only right, but
it is wise, in any community, to in
sist through the medium of an en
lightened and unyielding public
senitiment, that there shall be but
one measure of justice for all litig
ants, and that railway companies
and individual litigants shall be
treated exactly ' alike in. other
words, that there shall be equal
justice to all, and no excessive or
unjust verdicts against any. - '
. "I feel, therefore, that I am mak
ing a plea, not only ; in behalf of the
railway that I especially represent,
but also in behalf of justice and the
Continued on page two.
The plans for our Grand Prize Con-
test nave not;
fully; pectedl;!
the announcement inlsue; We
are hard at! work ontKe; proposition
and vill make the announcement as
early as possible.
THE UNIVERSITY LETTER
The University of North Carolina
represented by E. E. -Barnett and
E. - M.' Highsmith scored another
victory in debating. Friday ;" night.
It was in the third annual debate
with the University of Pennsylva
nia. They query was; Resolved;
that, aside rom constitutionlity the
federal govprnmeht should " establish
a federal inheritance tax. The
judges were: Prof. W, K. Boyd,
Rev. Melton Clark and Hon. Dred
Peacock. This ,was the twenty
seventh she has won nineteen: two
out of three with Pennsylvania, two
out of three with Virginia, one out
of two with George Washington,
one but of one . with Tulane, none
out of one with ' Washington and
Lee, two out of two with John
Hopkin's, three out of 1 three with
Vanderbilt, and eight out of-twelve
with Georgia. The "Red and
Blank" of the University of Georgia
dubbed the University of North
Carolina as that of "undefeatable
debating teams "
On account of the death of Archer
Christian of the University of Vir
ginia's foot ball team, who died from
injuries "received in ; f he." game- of
Virginia against Georgtbwn, the an
oual Thanksgiving game between
Carolina and Virginia has been cal
, led oft. This was a source . of re
gret to both . states, fifteen thousand
of whose people have been assem
bling each Thanksgiving to cheer
their respective states to victory.
Last week was prayer-meeting
week in the calendar of the YrMr
C. A. . Prayers were held each
morning before breakfast and each
evening after supper.
The Ben Smith Preston memor
ial cup, given by Hoiu E. Randolph
Preston of the Charlotte bar, was
introduced to the students Monday
morning at regular chapel service.
It is given in honor of Hon. Pres-,
ton's brother, Ben Smith Preston,
who was sr student in 1905-06. It
is to gokeach year to that under
graduate student who develops most
in Journalism. '
Dr. N. S. Anderson, oi Winston,
preached to the University Students
in chapel Sunday night. : Thestress
of his Sermon was laid on the" place
of the Miracle in religion -he said
that the miracle was, e4sential in
order to establish religious faith.
His was a very forceful explanation
of thejmiracle, and his sermon made
a deep and good impression on the
Students.
Taylor-Dailey.
Miss Mamie Belle Dailey, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs.; John
G. Dailey, and Mr. Albert, Newton
Taylor, of Kinston, were united in
marriage Tuesday , morning at 9:30
at the home of the ' bride's parents,
Rev. JZ, N. Snipes the brides pastor
and Rev. Adolphus Dailey, brother
of the bride, officiating. The parlor
was specially arranged and most
beautifully decorated for the oscas
ion. Mrs. Walter Sellars presided
at the organ, rendering excellent
music . for the occasion. ;: Quite a
number . of intimate friends and
relatives of the city were present,
who as a token of rememberance
gave a large number of beautiful
wedding presents. Those present
from out of town "were: Mrs. John"
Dailey and daughter, of Durham,
Mr; and Mrs. Ed. Dailey, of Pleas
ant Grove, and Mrs. Speed, of
Kinston. - " '
r'Missf Dailey is a very popular
young lady and widely know in
our social circles. . We join the
large number of friends ; in extend
ing congratulations. -
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NOV FORfTHE PUBLIC
BUILDING IN THIS CITY
. The Dispatcii wishes'- to; call the
attention of the city, authorities and
the other organizations of Burling
ton; to. the importance of i united ef-
ibrt in behalf of. securing an appro-
pnatiou vongresy, ..wmcn-wiii
convene in a fevr days, for the erec
tion of aPublic Building in; this
city. If We mistake not, the ap
propriatiQp for the site' has already
been inadeand 'I i the proper influ
ence is b4ugh t 'to bear u pon Con
gress byfjne iMayoif and board of
Alderme,4he Chamber of Com
merce and the Merchants Associa
tion r muhcan be accomplished.
v We BuggeltJ that a meeting be
called plhe8e'organizationa for the
purpose of discussing this very im
poirtanl matter: and that com mitt e's
be apppinted ifrom each of these
organisations ;.. to go to Washington
arly ipthe.' session to confer with
Cougreman Morehead relative to
securidg;fthh much .needed appro
priatiob ;'-r ; .
Our city is growing by , leaps and
bonndi and this JbuildirigVwould add.
imichS ur maifcniDf progress and
it is "needed to meet the demands of
the immense amount of business
transacted for Uncle Sam at this
place. We fully believe that with
a united effort on the part of our
public spirited citizens that the ap
propriation can be secured. At any
rate let us be up and doing, leaTe
nothing undone that will retard the
growth of -our thriving littlecity, or
keep us from the front rank among
the most progressive communities
in the grand Old North State.
BRICK WAREHOUSE
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Mesrs. Hooker and Thornburg
Purchase the Interest of Mr Hall.
An important deal was consu ma
ted in this city a few days ago
whereby one of. the tobacco ware
houses of this city changed manage-'
ment. 3S5essrs. O. D. Hooker and
V. Li. Thornburg purchased the in
terest of Mr. R J. Hall, and will
continue the business.
Those holding accounts against
the former firm of 4 Hooker Thorn
burg and Hall will please present
the same to. Hooker and Thornburg
and all indebted to ithe former firm
will kindly make immediate settle
ment with Hooker and, Thornburg.
The Burlington Brick Warehouse
is one of the oldest in the city and
has an enviable reputation for high
prices. ' The gentlemen composing
the firm as it now exists are men of
large experience in the Tobacco bus
iness and are thoroughly equipped
for their chosen profession. " ' '
They are husUers when selling
tobacco and leave nothing undone
that, will secure for their patrons the
very highest market price for every
pile of tobacco en trusted to. their
care. Give them a trial with your
next load and you will' never regret
it. " If the highest . prices and best
treatment count lor anything. Sell
with Hooker at the Brick . Ware
house. .'. v -
Foster Shoe Company announces
that their store ,will be closed all
day Thursday November ; 25th
That being aV National l Holiday.
The public will be governed accor
dingly., ; 5 ;
. Kite Snufifis good for the nerves.
OUR GREENSBORO ITEMS
Special to the Dispatch.
Greensboro, Nov. 23.-7-The Simp
son .Coble murder ran account of
which appeared in this correspond
ence in the last issue of the Dispatch
has been the chief" center of interest
and excitement in this ; city during
the week last past. . As ; was fore
casted in this correspondence last
week the preliminary trial of those
accused of the foul deed . was com
menced Wed nesday, before Justice
D. H. Collins, in the County Court
House and attracted :iuite a large
crowd of people. It was estimated
that there" were 500 person in at
tendance from Green township, some
as witnesses for either the state or
the accused and some out of sympa
thy and friednshi p for the t defend
ants, while not a lew were attracted
by. curiosity. . Added to these were
some 4,000 : persans ;resi(Jing in 7this
city, actuated wholy. by . 'curio&ityC
The testimony in the case was ram
bling and somewhat conflicting, but
pointed strongly toward Hiram El
liott and Daniel Coble as the perpe
trators of the foul deed. The hear
ing was long drawn out; consuming
the greater portion of two days. :
Justice Coll ins, who. conducted
the strial with fairness and ; abil ity,
decided after hearing the evidence
and argument of . counsel on both
sides and carefully weighing all the
evidence to hold the two defendants,
Daniel Coble and Hiratn Elliott
without bail for the action of the
grand jury of Guilfor criminal
court. The two, together with John
Amick and Henry Holt,! who were
chargI with illicit -distilling, were
committed to jail and placed in sep
arate cells. After beiCg -committed
to. jail 'Elliott made a partial cbnfes-
Sionxexonerati paa4jabl& his fa-.
tner-in-ia w oi na vine taKen
part in the murder and alleging that
he did it in self defense,1 as Simpson
Coble the victim, was advancing on
him with an open knife. ' This plea
is borne out to some extent by the
fact that an open knife was found
near the scene of . the crime.
Miss Alvenia Guthrie Entertains:
The Ep worth' League met Friday
night November 19th. with Miss
Alvenia "Guthrie The following
program was rendered: Reading by
Mrs. Snipes, vyocal solo by ; Miss
Bennett Instrumental solo by Miss
Mabel Damerson, Kcitation bv Miss
Ada Guthrie, Reading by Miss Pat
terson, Recitation Mrs. Snipes. '
After the program the guest were
ushered into the; dining room which
was decorated in yellow and ..white
League colors," Ice cream, ake app
les, bananas and grapes were served.
All present were treated with the.
greatest courtesy by Miss, Guthrie
who made each member feel that
they were thrice : welcome. Those
present were: Misses Lola Lasley,
Annie ' Bennett, Henrietta Love,
Lula Kagey Moll ie Pryor, i Mabel
Dameron, Nettie .Dailey, .Annie
HaiykinsEmma Love, . Mittie Lo
vett Annie" Walker, Swannie Pat
terson, Jennie Vaughan Ruth Dame-
ron j Maude Gunter, Annie Coble
Netta Cook, (Ada Guthrie) and El
sie'Oook, Messes E. N. Snipes, W.
N. Mebane, Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Thornburg. Messrs Panl Morrow
A. A. Apple, W. .A. Flick, W. H.
Ray, Paul Kagey, R. O. Browning
and L. R. Cates. ' ' ic
Grotto Changes Management.
fMessrs B. P. Da vies and F. D.
Fogleman two' well known , promi
nent business men of our town nave
recently made a deal with Mr. Mc
Micael in which they ha ie purchas
ed and will take charge of the Grotto
November 29th. The Grotto dur
ing the past has proved very satis
factorily as a place of entertainment
during the past, and with several
improvements which the new mana-
gers .will put before the public we
fell that its success in the future may
be even greater than in the past
The new managers .will have entire
change . of , "programme twice each
.week, and will do tneir best to se
cure first class vaudeville in connec
tion with, illustrated songs and mov
ing picture shows. - -'
ELON COLLEGE NOTES.
Special to The IKspatchf
:5 .'i.
ov, 2 lhImncis Asbryiii
Palmer fund, a fund which is nrorth 1
about two million dollars left in the " ,
hand of theifteen trustees r by the
late Francis, Asbury Palmer, of NewV
York City, has 'voted the ? college : "
1 500 jdlollarsWforf current J expenses', v
during the , coming r year. IThis '
money will be available the first day ;
of January. ;.'-Th is is ;not ihe first ; J ,
time the Palmer board has . shown
ts interest in ; Elon College.- Last ; 4
year the board appropriated f 500
00 and :i previous years - sums' have "
been given, i but the appropriation : ;
this year is the largest one received I K
vet' Durine Mr Palmer's- lifejei&
manifested a great interest in ; 'Elon '
and at bis death left 30,00000 a sli
a permanent endowment to . Elon fcV"
e-"! H' r;; viVpS''M
President Mofiitt is this week at- .t;'..
tending the Western, N. C. Confer-'
ence which met at Graham in this r
county. On Wednesday afternoon
he addressed the Conference. on the f;
Status and needs of Elon .Colleere. -
outlining his policy.for raising . the r
$bu,uuu endowment. - . , - r
Last week' Mr.Wi:;-2At
Cardenas, N.! C. gave thtj president ....-V; "
$500.00 on this endowment,: this :- -:-;
making a total of $ 1 0,000,J raised ;
todaW c' -V
The Pbilologien Literary Society, ; ,
one of the male societies f of the;: m-'K:r: . v-.;' ';'
stitution announces its annual .plibSf "
entertainment to be given on Thurs- ' .
day evening November 25 1909 at l ..
At this : entertainment ' Mr. L. "E. ' ,; V?
Smith, of La Grange, Gsuj. will pre- v
cide and Mrl" H. . iTruitt; ; om
Wenth worth, JS. C. . will ; act s
hboro, N. 0 M r. Ail Hwi Simpson
Haw River, N. C ; Mr, S. B Four
shee, Ramseur, and Mr. fYS. Drake:
Coletrain, N. C. The program will
consist of two orations one to be de
hvered by Mr. J. J. Ingle, of Elon
College, N. C.,"; and; the other by
Mr J, A. Foglemanof Gibsonville; ;
N. U.; .There wiff bedebate. the
affirmative beine: sm)held bv Mr:
C;Ste waiCtaleigbiidM M
Wm. H. Fleming, Burlington N. f
C, and the N egative by Mr. W. L,
Anderson, Mebane, N. C.j and Mr.
E. L. Dauehtery. Franklin.- Va.
The query is Resolved that Women
should be granted the same right as S
m en in the use of the : electi ve fran-'
cht8e. Mr. J. S. Fleming, Burling-
ton, N. C, will read a paper entitled
Elon Echoes and the Society Qnirr
tette will render-; two ? selections ? of ,
mUSlC' .. : ' " " '-.-'A ''.'V-v:
The students are lookmg to
Thanksgiving day festivities usually
attend upon that ; da v and iherei
will be a magnificent dinner served ; . '
at the West Dormitory . t ; '
It has always been . recognizedl-
i 4.u iti r..n '.
have considerable dramatic ; ability. ...;
This fall, when the "College'opened 5 . 'V
Miss Urquharc, the director or-'the'''x':.i-:C:-'
Department ot ; iiixpression, decided ;
to organize a - dramatic " club. ' : The
oiuu xroiu uie siarii ; ua ueeu oius vi
the most interested and enthusiastic
organizations ever manguarted here.
The members of the club have
spared no time nor5 expense; to equip;
themselves thoroughly and properly
for their debat on Saturday evening
November 27) in the College Chapel.'
At this, their first" public perfor
mance, they will-give the v cpmeqy-
drama, Bar-Btoven, and wilibe
greeted by a large .audiencex off vil
lagers and students and - they nope
also of citizens of Burlington, Gra- . ; '
ham,' Haw River, .Gibsonville, and v ;
the communities surrounding. ! The ' i ' :
admission will be. for adults, V 25 'W&M
cents; for children, 1 5 cents. liThe
proceeds. will go to the purchasing ; -of
ar Stereopticon v for c the College V:,
Chapel, ' an - article - of r equipment
which is much needed in the lecture
work of professors in Ttbe regu-J;
lar conduct of their classes and also :
for illustration of public ; lectures'
from time to ; time. . There will be
three other 1 performances by the
club during the College year ' The r-
puoiic is coruiany invited 10 attena
these plays.": - . - ;- " V : .
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