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Senator Died Early lo
Mecklenburg Good Road
System Highly Praised
By Roanoke Committee
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Senator Latimer A nswers
Last Call Splendid Re
cord in Congress Re
viewed Was Leader in
Good Roads Work.
Took Lead in Immigration
Movement - On Many
Important Committees
- Body Taken to Old
Home at Be! ton.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 20.Senator
Asbury C. Latimer, of South Caro
lina, died at the Providence hospital
i his morning of peritonitis.
He had been at the hospital since
Sunday last, when he underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
It was then discovered he was suf
fering with a far more serious ail
ment. His bowels had become twisted and
his condition was found to be such that
t!io surgeons held out little hope for re
covery. He rallied, however, and his progress
was satisfactory until 7 o'clock last
evening, when steadily he began to
grow worse.
At midnight it appeared recovery
was impossible.
Members of the senator's family
were with him when he died, having
been informed that there was little
hope that he would survive through
the night.
Colonel Ransdel, sergeant-at-arms of
The senate, is making arrange
ments for the removal of the body to
the Latimer home at Bolton, S. J.
The journey will be begun tonight.
Senate Adjourns.
As a mark of respect to the late
senator there was an unusual at
tendance in the senate when the
vice-president sounded the gavel and
Chaplain Hale opened the proceed
ings with prayer, in which he re
ferred with much feeling to the
bereavement that had come to the
country in the death of the member
who only a few days ago had been
on the floor of the senate. After the
adoption of appropriate resolutions
ai4 ilie appointment of a committee
to take charge of the funeral, the
senate adjourned until tomorrow.
Committee Appointed.
The chaplain referred feelingly to
the late Senator Latimer in his pray
er. Senator Tillman announced the
death of his colleague, saying: "The
senators in the chamber were startled
Monday with the news that a surgi
cal operation was to be performed
upon my colleague, Mr. Latimer. It
is now my painful duty to announce
that he never sufficiently rallied to
make anv headway and that he
(lierl this morning." !
The vice-president appointed the!
following committee to arrange tor
an,' attend the funeral:
Senators Tillman, Proctor Frazier,
Foster, Overton, Johnston, Carter,
Dillingham, Dixon and Smith, (Mich.)
The senate at 12:20 adjourned as
a further mark of respect.
In the House.
In the house Mr. Finly. of South
Carolina, feelingly referred to the
death of Senator Latimer and offered
resolutions of regret, which were
unairaonslv adopted. The speaker an
nounced the following committee to J
attend the- funeral:
Messrs. Finly, Lever, Patterson, El
lorho. Legare, Johnson and Aiken,
South Carolina; Bennct, New York;
Burnet, Alabama; Cook, Colorado;
I'.odoiiberg, Illinois; Hinshaw and
Bollard, Nebraska: Lee, Georgia;
D-
innonrl, Missouri; Webb, -North
Can
Lrojina: Fairchild. New York: Kus-
tormann, Wisconsin.
As a former mark of respect the
-tko at 1:12 adjourned.
The immigration commission adopt-
ht
resolntions of reerret. nanng
tribute; to the service of the late sen
ator as a member of the commission,
and extending sympathy to the
family.
Hi? Si-jlftrriirl Record.
Mr. Latimer was 57 vears of age. He'
was one cf the most earnest and con-j
:;eient:ous workers in congress, being j
a ni'-jinber of the committee on agricul-j
turr.-, immigration, manufactures, pub-j
lie buildings and grounds and census,!
a:; well as others of less importance. J
lie was especially interested in goodj
rwds and probably did more to pro-.
jio,e the national movement tor rne;
government building of . good roads than
any other member of congress.
He was the author of the Latimer
good roads bill.
As a member of the manufactures
committee he gave much attention to
tho preparation of the pure food law
and also played a prominent part in
drafting the pending copyright bill,
during last summer he visited Europe
a:: a member of the immigration com
mission and was preparing an elabor
a'.c; report covering immigration condi
tions in the countries assigned to him.
Ur. Latimer had been senator since
1!"3, and had served five terms in the
house. There will be no official ser
vices in Washington.
The funeral party will leave here at
8 o'clock this evening on a special train
oyer the Southern, which is due to ar
rive at Eelton at noon tomorrow.
Reward ot $100 Offered
For Capture of Yeggmen
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 20. A reward
of $100 each has been offered by Gov
ernor Glenn for the arrest of the gang
of robbers who raided the Granite
Falls Bank Saturday evening, and
carried off the cash on hand, amount
ing to $3,500 and locked the cashier in
the vault where he was obliged to re
main all night.
So far as is known here as yet there
is no clue to the guilty parties.
Governor Glenn left this morning for
Lynchburg to deliver a Y. M. C. A.
address. He will return to Raleigh
Saturday.
Demand Impeachment.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 20. In the
house of representatives today Repre
sentative Waldo, of New York, made
a demand for the impeachment of
Judge Lebbius R. Wilfley, of the United
States court for China, at Shanghai.
He presented and had read the articles
of impeachment.
Stoessel Sentenced.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 20. General
Stoessel was sentenced to death to
day. The court recommends that the
sentence be commuted to ten ' years
imprisonment in the fortress.
General Frock was reprimanded.
Generals Smirnoff and Reiss were ac
quitted. Serious Fire Visits
New Hampshire Town
By Associated Press.
North Woodstock, N. H., Feb. 20.--Three
business blocks, a hotel and a
livery stable, which comprised the
larger part cf theb usiness section of
this town, were destroyed by fire, at an
aggregate damage of approximately
$100,000.
The fire started in the Fairfield
house, in which there were 25 guests,
all of whom had time to save their
effects.
The fire was communicated to the
opera house block, a three story build
ing occupied on the ground floor by
were burned out. .
Mrs. John Ellburg, of Norfolk, Va.,
is visiting Mrs. Fred U. Bunn, of
1011 North Church street.
Big
Fleet
At Callao
By Associated Press.
Callao, Feb. 20. The wireless dis
patch from the Connecticut says Rear
Admiral Evans is still in poor health,
and Rear Admiral Thomas, commander '
of the second squadron and third divis
ion of the fleet, has assumed charge of
the vessels.
From an early hour this morning the
street cars coming into Callao were
crowded with passengers who are eager
to witness the arrival of the Ameri
can warships.
Russia Plans Expenditure
Of Over Billion Dollars
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 20.--Representa-tives
of the Russian admirality submit
ted to the commission of national de
fence of the rtama the financial outline
of the naval program.
The program is to be completed in
1917, and includes the construction of
a fleet of battleships.
The expenditures involve the amount
of $1,078,000,000.
MR. PRICE RETURNS.
Prominent Attorney, After a Year's
Absence, Returns to Salisbury.
Special to The News.
Salisbury, N. C, Feb. 20. This city
has regained one of her good citizens,
in the person of Augustus H. Price,
Esq., who this week returned from
Jacksonville;, Fla., where he has been
practicing law for a year and a half.
Mr. Price is the son of the late Capt.
Charles Price, was for a time assis
tant United States ' district attorney,
and was once prominently mentioned
in connection with the republican
nomination for congress in this dis
trict. Farmer Goes Insane."
Special to The News.
Statesville, N: C, Feb. 20. Mr. Jo
nah Ryan, a farmer about 50 years
old, is violently insane at his home in
Olin township and an effort will be
made to get him in the state hospital
at Morganton. .
Negro Boy Accidentally
Shot bv His Sister
Special to The News.
Greenville, S. C, Feb. 20 Northern
Williams, a young negrof was acci
dentally killed yesterday by his sis
ter with a parlor rifle-
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Juniors Close
Big Meeting
State Council J. O. U. A.
M. Closed Annual Ses-
sion at Winston To-day has beeiviin the superior court since
n l iit s r '.last October.
Keport Of Work JJOne1 Judge Bali rendered a decision dis-
Next Meeting Place.
Special to The News. "
Winston-Salem, N. C. Feb. 20
The state council of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics closed its
annual session at 11:50 today to meet
next year at Elizabeth City.
A resolution was adopted at the clos
ing session to establish a state or
gan. The matter was referred to the
board of officers for action. If the new
paper is established Z. P. Smith, who
was this week deposed as editor of the
American, the national organ publish
ed at Raleigh, will likely have the edi
torial management.
The council increased the salary of
the state councilor from $150 to $250,
with actual expenses.
The resolution favoring a state fun
eral benefit department was adopted.
Action for the organization will be
taken at the next meeting of the state
council.
This means the withdrawal from the
National Funeral Benefit Association.
New officer were installed by Depu
ty National Councilor V. W. Wilson, of
Raleigh.
Southbound Railway
Stops
s Construion Work
Special to The News.
Winston-Salem, N. C,
Feb. 20. At
the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Southbound Railway, held
here today, the old officers were elect
ed. H. E. Fries is president.
The discussion revealed the fact that
the Construction work on the road,
which is to extend from this city to
Wadesboro, will not be resumed until
normal financial conditions return.
Yacht Stranded.
By Associated Press.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 20. The yacht
Hist, which stranded in Chesapeake
bay yesterday was high- and dry today.
The vessel lies in a sheltered position.
So far as is known at the naval aca
demy this morning the submarine, Vi
per, which went aground below Anna
polis yesterday was still fast. No
alarm is expressed for the saf tey of
either craft.
Charges Against Blackstone.
By Associated Press.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 20. An in
vestigation of the charges against
Judge Blackstone, of the 11th circuit,
for whose removal on the ground of
incompetency, drinking and immoral
ity, a petition was presented to the
general assembly, was commenced
before the house committee on courts
of justice today.
Railway Rebate Charges.
By Associated Press.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 20. The in
vestigation of railway rebate charges
was resumed before Commissioner
Lane of ' the Interstate Commerce
Commission in the case of the Chesa
peake and Ohio being still under con
sideration., Much testimony was in
troduced corrobative of that adduced
yesterday.
A? Regards Old Debt.
By Associated Press.
Charleston, V. Va., Feb. 20. The
house passed a joint resolution adopted
by the senate creating a non-partisan
commission to advise with the gover
nor and board of public works of the
suit over West Virginia's share of tne
old Virginia ante-bellum debt.
-v Negro Hanged.
Easton, Pa., Feb. 20.William Han
dy, a South Carolina negro, was hang
ed here for the murder of Policeman
Shuman, of South Bethlehem.
A NAPOLEON WHO HAS YET TO MEET HIS WATERLOO!
Harrirnan Wins
The Decision
By Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 20.-E. H. Harri
rnan todai gained a complete victory
' in tho Tlfn&is! r ri 1 ViHwcition will rTi
I solving the temporary injunction grant
jed to Stuyvesant Fish by which 286,231
i shares cf stock were enjoined from be
ing voted at tne annual meeting 01
the Illinois Central.
This stock, which was held by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company and
Railroad Securities Company cf New
Jersey, can now be voted at the an
nual meeting which will be held here
March 2nd.
The Opinion.
Judge Ball, in his decision, says:
"The only thing averred and proved
In this easy as to the future actions of
the defendant is that at the coming
election the Union Pacific fand the
Railroad Securities Company will vote
the stock they own and control for the
re-election of three of the present direc
tors, each of whom has served the
Illinois Central acceptably for many
years, and for the fourth director, in
place of Mr. Fish, a competent man
who is not in any way connected with
the Union Pacific.
"No act prejudicial to the Illinois
Central or to its stockholders is shown
to have been done."
The judge continues:
"Relations between the Union Pacific
and Illinois Central are naw what they
were when Fish was in power and as
sisted in shaping, and consented to
such relations."
He added: "While Mr. Fish may
rightfully desire to remain director of
the Illinois Central, and to that end
may use every lawful means in the
power of himself and friends, he has
rht to the office unless he is leg
ally elected thereto, thence his defeat,
if it comes from a lack of valid votes,
is no legal injury to the civil or prop
erty rights of F.sh or those of his fel
low complainants."
The court denied that there is any
rule of American common law that one
corporation can not hold stock in anoth
er corporation when the first corpora
tion has in its charter the specific pow
er to do so. In this case, he said, it was
proved and not denied that the Union
Pacific and, the Railroad Securities
Company each has exprcs power to it
by the state cf its creation to buy, and
hold stock in other corporations.
Digs Well 180 Feet Deep.
Special to The News.
Tir,pvillf N. C Feb. 20. Mr.
J. S.
Miller has the deepest well of any in
dividual around these parts, having
reached the depth of 180 feet and has
never reached water. He is thinking
that he will strike oil soon and his
fortune will be made!
Hosiery Mill Burned.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Feb. 20. Several hun
dred girls employed in the large ho
siery mill cf Thomas Henry and Sons,
were driven from their work by fire
which destroyed the mill. About 20
of the girls were overcome by smoke
but soon revived after reaching the
street. Nearly all of the operatives
used fire escapes in escaping from the
building.
Butt Pleads Guilty.
By Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va.; Feb. 20. Alex B. Butt,
cashier of the wrecked Peoples' Bank
of Portsmouth, plead guilty upon three
of the twenty-two indictments against
him, and making restitution to the de
positors to the extent of $37,000 was
immediately sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary at Richmond and to
pay a fine of $7,184.
Must They Die?
fft ptersburcr. Fe.h 20 t is persist
ently rumored that the judges have'
agreed to sentence Generals Stoessel,'
Fock and Reiss to death, but that they ,
have applied to the emperor to com
mute the sentence to 15 years impris-j
onment.
Fair Officials
Trial Put Off
The Charge oi Allowing
Lewd Shows and Gam
bling Will Not be Heard
at This Term of Court-.
The Reason.
When court convened this morning
it was expected by the large number
of spectators present, that the trial
of the Mecklenburg Fair authorities,
charged with allowing lewd shows
and gambling at the last fair, would
be taken up, but they were disap
pointed, as nothing but minor cases
were disposed of. Now that there
is only two days more of court it is
thought that the trial will not be had
at this term.
Up to the noon recess this morn
ing, the jury which was given the
case against Sam Reid and Tom
Shankler, the two negroes charged
with stealing a bale of cotton from
Henry Neely last October, had not
arrived at a verdict. Above the
hum of the many noises in the court
room, could be heard the wrangling
of this jury, and all of them seemed
to be talking at once.
At one time during the morning
they sent for Judge Webb, and told
him they had decided as to the guilt
of one, but were not agreed as to
the other. Which one of the defen
dants are holding the jury could not
be learned.
It is thought that Judge Webb will
not discharge the jury until some
agreement is reached.
Mr. Sam Culp, whose trial for em
bezzling wood from Mr. Wade H.
Harris is told below, was acquitted
of the charge.
"Gold Duct" in Court.
"Gold Dust." the little black ink spot.
who has figured often in the police
court, was the star witness in the
trial of Monroe Watson, a negro charg
ed with retailing, in the court this
morning.
"Gold Dust," who gets his name from
the fact that he looks like he has de
serted his twin in the magazine pic
tures, told that he purchased a pint
of whiskey from Monroe Watson, buti
in his evidence, he was so shaky and
inconsistent, that the solicitor did not
ask for a conviction, and Watson was
acquitted without the case going to
the jury.
Charaed With Taking Wood.
Another trial, which took up a great
portion of the morning session was
that of Mr. Sam Culp, who was charged
by Mr. Wade H. Harris with embez
zliiT sOTV!e wood.
Mr. Harris claimed that the wood
was placed in Mr. Culp's hands for him
to sell on consignment. Mr. Culp
claimed that he purchased the wood
outright, and that there was nothing
in the transaction but an outright sale.
Mr. Stewart represented Mr. Culp,
while Mr. F. M. Shannonhouse aided
the solicitor in the prosecution.
VISITING SCHOOLS
Superintendent Cochran Reports Them
to be Flourishing.
Prof, R. J. Cochran returned today
from visiting the public schools at Ar
lington and Bain Academy.
Mr. Cochran reports that he found
these two schools progressing and do
ing a fine work.
The enrollment at the Arlington
School, which is a new one, is over
100 and two teachers are employed.
These arc Mr. Z. B. Moss and Mary
Belle Flowers. '
At Bain Academy four teachers are
employed and the enrollment and at
tendance is far above the average for
this time of year.
Meeting of I. O. O. F. Tonight.
A large attendance of the members
of this order is expected tonight at
the hall of Charlotte Lodge No. 88.
There will be candidates present, who
will be introduced to the mysteries cf
the second degree. All members of the
order in the city most cordially in
vited to be present.
Escaped Yeggman Steals
Horse And is Captured
Special to The News.
Shelby, N. C, Feb. 20. Will Lim
berick, one of the prisoners who saw
ed their Avay out of the jail a few
weeks ago was retaken Monday
night. It seems that after breaking
jail Limberick did not go far away.
And Sunday night stole a horse
from Mr. Mun villis who lives above
Belwood.
Limberick it seems saw some man
whom he knew and confided to him
that he had appropriated another
man's horse, and would be through
Shelby about dusk. This friend
proved false and came and told the
authorities and they were On the
watch and arrested Limberick about
dusk. He was in jail in the begin
ning for breaking into a store also
robbing a safe.
Blow Pipe Bursts And
Two Men Are Burned
Special to The News.
Shelby, N. C, Feb. 20. A mostdis
tressing accident occurred Wednes
day afternoon at the oil mill. Pres
ton Taylor, a white man from near
Lattimore, was in the engine room
near the boiler when the blow pipe
burst, and he was scalded and burn
ed. Both of his hands up to the el
bow, his head, face and eyes were
seriously affected. It is hoped the
injuries will not prove fatal. Odus
McDonald, fireman, was burned not
not seriously. He was not an em
ployee. It is not known what caused
the pipe to burst as it was quite
new.
Bill Ellis, colored, also had four
fingers of his hand cut off at the oil
mill this morning.
Colonial and State Reports.
Special to The News.
Uaieigh, N. C, Feb. 20. State Libra
rian M. O. Sherrill desired the people
of the state to keep in mind the fact
that there is a complete set of the
North Carolina Colonial and State rec
ords in every court house in the state,
placed there especially for citizens to
have access for any and all kinds of
historic research. He says is is there
fore unnecessary to write the state li
brary for information contained in the
records.
Chinese And
Japs Fighting
By Associated Press.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 20. Advices
have been received here from Hong
Kong and other Chinese cities that a
species of guerilla warfare has broken
out in Manchuria between the Japanese
soldiers, who make up the army of oc
cupation, and the native Chinese, who
are bent on driving out of the country
representatives of the power whom
they fear as an incroaching menace.
It is said in these advices that sev
eral conflicts have already occurred be
tween the soldiers and the people and
that the Japanese have been driven
entirely from the towns of Hope, Gi Blu
an En Tai Hope Gi.
It is said that one of the cases of
grievance the Chinese have against
the Japanese is the fact that the lat
ter are trying to get control of the
railways, revenues and telegraphs
Manchuria.
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DEATH OF MR. WHITE.
Well Known Veteran Passes Away in
Cornelius.
Mr. J. H. White, of Cornelius, a
Confederate veteran who is well
known in Charlotte, died yesterday
morning. He suffered a severe
stroke of paralysis in September of
1905 and had been confined ever
since that time.
Mr. White was among the first of
Mecklenburg to answer the call for
volunteers of the war between the
states. He served four years with
company "C."
Three daughters survive, Mrs. Katie
Iddings, of Winston-Salem; Miss
Carrie White, . of Cornelius; Mrs.
Emma Spradley, of McAdensville;
and three sons, Messrs. A. T. White,
of Maryland; W. A. White, of Char
lotte, and S. L. White, of Hunters
ville. One sister and one brother
also survive, Mrs. Betsy McKinley, of
Hopewell, and Mr. John White, of
this county. v
The funeral services were held
today from Mount Zion Methodist
Church.
Finance Committee.
The finance committee of the Meck
lenburg Farmers' Mutual Fire Insur
ance Company held a meeting at the
court house this morning and audited
the treasurer's books. The annual
meeting of the association was called
for the second Saturday in March. The
late W. E. Ardrey was president of the
company. Mr. John McDowell, vice
president, is acting president. The
finances of the committee is composed
of Captain J. H. McClintock, W. S.
Pharr and W. J. Hutchison.
The Bessie Dewey Book Club will
nreet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
with Mrs. T. S. Franklin, oil East
avenue. J
Concise And AccuraU
History of This County'
McAdam 1 hor oug ii
fares Reported to Civi
League of Va. Town.
The Scheme ot Count)
Convict Camps An c
Taxation Appeals U
The Men Who Came
Here to Inspect.
No finer tribute to Mecklenburg';
good road system has ever been paL
than that from the committee comim
here from the Civie Improvemer
League of Roanoke county, Virgin;;
which recently inspected the county
thoroughfares and pikes, Their repc r
is accurate and concise and the coun; ;
has never had published any better c c
scription of its road system tin t
theirs. The committee consists o
Messrs. D. C. Moomaw and F. 1 !
La Baume.
Their visit to Mecklenburg appear
to have greatly strengthened the sys
tematic business like campaign for b t
ter roads in Roanoke county. The : :
port this committee makes is as i-A
lows :
Civic Improvement League of R( ?
noke County:
Gentlemen: Your comittee appoi.;?
ed to inspect the roads of Chariot;.
Mecklenburg county, North Carolii;:
spent the whole day of January 28th
the ground, drove over some twenl
five or thirty miles of these roads, i.
spected the camps, etc., and a cor
plete report is submitted herewith:
On arrival at Charlotte, we were m
by Mr. N. J. Wicks and Mr. Wm.
Long, chairman county committee
Mecklenburg county, and immediat-.
after were driven out into the coun'
over as fine system of macadam ro;
as probably exists anywhere in i'
south today.
The Road Bed.
The road bed averages 40 feet nen:
the outskirts of the city, thus allow
ing them to put 12 feet of njacada ..
or metal in the center with room f. r
dirt driveways on each side. Bey or: !
the two mile line, the macadamize:1'
road is shifted to the left hand side
of the road going out from the city,
and the road bed from ditch to dhcL
Is narrowed to 30 feet. This gives
ample room for macadamized road on
one side and dirt roads on the other.
The macadam roads being on the rigb i,
hand side facing toward the city, natur
ally gets all the heavy traffic c'ty
bound, while in favorable weather,
light wagons homeward bound caa
use the dirt roads to good advantage
All told, Mecklenburg county has
completed to date, something like 200 '
miles of well built macadamized roads
embracing some fifteen lines diverginz
from the center, and ranging in lengf1
from six to twenty-two miles, with nv
merpus cross lines and laterals in ao
dition.
The campaign of road improvement
has added at least a couple of millior
dollars in taxable valuation to the
county, and notwithstanding this, it
has not been a burden on the taxpay
ers. Mecklenburg county has never
bonded itself for road improvement.
All this work has been accomplished
as a result of a levy of one-fourth of
one per cent on all taxable property,
city and county, and this assures a to
tal vearly road fund of approximately
$100,000.00, which is raised mainly by
the road levy. In addition, however,
the county gets 38 cents on each po i
and a pro-rata from the general state
fund amounting approximately to $33,
000.00. The tax rate including county
and state, is only $2.16 per hundred
and the unanimous verdict on the par
of every one met, was that the counts
and city had both many times value r
ceived for all moneys expended in tL?
road improvement campaign.
City and County Co-operate.
Mecklenburg has been very fortu
nate in starting this work with th
hearty co-operation and mutual inter
est and assistance of both the county
and city people. All city and county
residents have each contributed a liko
amount to the road fund, and we wei'o
informed by the road' supervisors, ir?.
direct reply to Mr. Moomaw's question,
that nothing whatever could have been
accomplished had they not co-operatci
with each other in this manner. Fur
thermore we were informed that it
was very necessary for every town to
co-operate with the counties in move
ment3 of this kind for good road3. Tl
business men of Charlotte told us thuv
if anything they get a greater ar -;
more direct pecuniary benefit fro
these macadam roads than the farm'
and the resident of the county at.
for that reason they were more thru
willing to pay their share.
The most vital factor in the succcs.
of" the road movement in Mecklenbuv;.
county appears to lie in the perft.c;
system and business methods that'
characterize the whole undertakii:-'.
The convict camps are clean and saa
itary; the food is abundant, palatabJr;
and healthful; the discipline is goo'I
and while the men are worked from
sun up to sun down, they are a health
hearty and contented appearing lot
of feuows ana accomplish easily two
or three times as much work in the
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