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THE CHARLOTTE NEU'S FEBRUARY 27, 1908
i THAT FREIGHT RATE SUIT.
Referring to the recent action of
certain irginla cities in becoming
! i.-arty to The suit with the Norfolk &
' Western Railroad against this state,
in the matter of freight, rate dis-
eliminations.. Mr. Norman Johnson
THE CHARLOTTE NEWS
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! says:
; "I :.m glat. to say that the commer-
; eia. facdies of Virginia are not be
hind this movement and that it does
not have the sanction of the manu
facturing and Jobbing interest, nor
is it . indorsed generally by the com
mercial interest of Virginia, Neither
the board of trade of Lynchburg,
nor Uu chamber of commerce of
Richmond has indorsed the move-
I am advised that the
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THURSDAY, r E3RUARY 27, 190S.
wppk ""!' " miment, and
! Richmond chamber has ' taken no
action; nor has the Lynchburg board
of trade considered it.
'"T interviewed many business men
in Richmond, Lynchburg and Peters
burg, and all were of the opinion that
it wag -a fight between the corpora
tion commission of North Carolina
and the Norfolk & Western Railroad
Company solely.'
The commercial relations that have
existed between North Carolina ana
Virginia for many years past have
been of the friendliest. Each state
has been of inestimable value to the
other. And in view of this business
friendship through these years it has
been hard to understand the attitude
of these Virginia cities that hare
joined with the railroad in waging a
fight for the maintenance of freight
rates that are undeniably discrimina
tory and far in execess of those
charged in Virginia and elsewhere.
The fight could in no sense affect the
rates prevalent in Virginia, and why
that state should assume the atti
tude of opposing justice and fairness
is, as we have obsrved, difficult to
explain.
Feeling thus, it is highly satisfac
tory to hear that the commercial or
ganizations and leading busineei men
of Virginia do not approve of the
action of these cities that have be
come defendants in the suit.
We earnestly trust that these or
ganizations and business men who
have expressed their disapproval will
exert their influence, therefore, to
discourage any further attempts on
the part of these cities towards
blocking a just and equitable adjudi
cation of the suit which is of such
vital concern to the business inter
ests of this state.
makes the children plump and
strong and prevents sour stom
ach and constipation. The best
food for growing children, in
valids and the aged.
W cents a package.
For saEo hy a31 Grocers
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i Comments. I
CHARLOTTE ON THE BOOM.
One of the secretaries attending the
meeting, held here this week, paid
Charlotte a tribute worthy of wide
note. In the opinion of the gentle
man in question, there is not another
city in the south that has made such
a magnificent record in growth dur
ing the past year. Citing the facts,
which show that last year $1,500,000
in new buildings was contracted for
and that during the present year
$000,000 worth of buildings have been
commenced, this gentleman thinks
-this a record of progress of which
the entire state should be proud.
And this gentleman is right. Char
lotte has made a record of progress
that should, and we believe, is a
source of pride not only to her citi
zens but to people of the state who
are interested in the advancement
of the state. . . .
To a very large extent you can
judge the financial condition of a city
by its building operations. If the
contractors are kept busy figuring;
if the draftsmen are occupied draw
ing plans; things are in fine shape.
There . is scarcely any business that
reaches .so far as the building indus
try. When building is on the boom,
lumber manufacturers are busy;
there is a demand for steel; the rail
roads have good business.
Did you ever stop to consider the
meaning of the fact that while all
over North Carolina lumber mills
were? dosing down, those in this city
havo never reduced their forces in
the slightest degree? It has been es
timated that something like 200 lum
ber mills were forced to close down,
partially or totally, in this state
because cf the financial stringency
and the demoralized market.
Many cf these plants are still
closed and their employees ara out'
TROUBLE OF THE TIMES.
We learn with regret that our af
ternoon contemporary, the Raleigh
Evening Times, has gone into the
hands of a receiver. It is not pleas
ant to hear of misfortune befalling
any one. The Times has had an un
fortunate career. The revelation that
it had accepted funds of several cor
porations tended to throw it into 111
repute, and although the new man
agement has striven to lift this oppro
brium, the difficulties had reached too
serious a degree.
Under the receivership of Mr. Wili-
of work, or arc working on part time. iam K. race, an efficient young law
cr on reduced wages. Not so in yer of Raleigh, it is altogether prob
Charlotte. Every lumber concern has: abls fcat the ftffaiw may reor.
ccnunuea Dusmc-ss throughout the
uraers nave been pouring in and the: -.
purchase of raw material has
been cut short to .my noticeable de
gree, neither have prices been re
duced materially.
What does this mean? The an
swer is written on all hands where
preparations are under way for new
buildings.
To a very large degree the build
ing activities of a city measure the
condition of that city s growth, and
it is not strange that, lacing a stand
still of businet," in other places, the
record-breaking .-'rides Charlotte is
making in this : sp-ct should have
attracted attentir It. in something
for which we she :li". be proud.
ganized and -with the paper placed in
why
should not continue as one of the
' n&X, i i Hi", i Ul lilt? Diatu.
From a news standpoint the Times
is an excellent paper. Raleigh is
amply capable of supporting a good
clean afternoon paper, and it is our
hope that the Times may patch up
itg affairs, and continue . through a
long career, and this is especially
true because of the fact that its
present manager, Mr. J. Virgil Simmg
received his newspaper training in
thig office.
.The Norfolk Virginia-Pilot is aspir
ing to ran among too writers of
prose-poetry, it's Utest ambles along
in this wise:
"Admit we must, that Teddy has
cussed many a trust; but where is
uie trust mat lie has bust since first
ne iussed?"
Not guilty, your honor.
To the Arkansas Gazette's exulta
tion,, "We thank God we are not as
lawless as Kentucky," the Louisville
Courier-Journal offers thanks that
"Kentucky hasn't any 'Jeff' Davis in
the United States senate." In our
opinion the less either state can say
about it the better.
Says the New Bern Sun:
"The professor of the Charlotte
News is acting for all the world like
a groundhog that didn't see his
shadow."
Thus, no doubt uaiatentSsfeal'ly, eur
contemporary pay tt a very kiS
tribute.
The Winston D&iljr Sentinel tells
of the decision of a certain sentle
man to sell hit interest id a biff
whiskey concern at Roanoke, Vfc, and
to engage in manufacturing frusin.es
at Winston. A fine decision.
The optimistic Augusta Chronicle
gives us this bit of encouragement:
"There's one consolation about the
grip; a relapse means death."
The Daily Reflector has this to say
of Mr.- C. C. Moore's candidacy for
the high office of Commissioner cf
Agriculture:
"The farmers and merchants of
Mecklenburg county held a meeting
in Charlotte Saturday to launch the
candidacy of Mr. C. C. Moore for com
missioner of agriculture. Mr. Moore
has certainly done enough for the
farmers of the state, and paid his
own expenses meanwhile, to be en
titled to something."
A Chicago physician says "A joke
a sure cure for the grip." As if any
one would have the nerve to try a
joke on a person suffering from that
dire malady..
Miss Rebekah Glenn, the governor's
daughter, who is visiting Miss Kath
leen Smith in Columbia, S. C, will
return to Charlotte in a. few days in
to prolong her visit at the home o
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Wakefield, on
Elizabeth Heights. .
FOR YOUR SUNDAY DINNER
try the following delightful dessert:
Vz cup English Walnut meats.
'Yz doz. figs, cut up fine.
1 10c package JELL-O, any flavor.
Dissolve the JELLrO in a Dint of
boiling water. When cool and - just
commencing to thicken stir in the figs
and nuts. Srirve with Whipped Cream.
Delicious. The walnuts, figs and
JELL-O can be bought at any good gro
cery. This makes enough dessert for
a large family and is very economical.
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"Some Consolation."
Referring to the fact that Cannon
was born in North Carolina, the Char
lotte News says: "It might have been
worse think of Foraker." This is
some consolation. News and Observer.
The Greatest Test.
Dear Charlotte News: We intended,
but forgot to ask you Saturday, if you
propose henceforth to make application
of the moral attached to George Wash
ington's hatchet-cherry-tree experience,
when you deal with alleged undesirable
citizens. Do you? Salisbury Post.
Not Quite So Bad.
. Can it be true that if a Charlotte
street car motonnan stops his car on
Independence Square long enough to
drive from the track a wandering cow,
leisurely taking her way homeward at
evening milking time, he is hauled up
before the city court for loafing on the
square? Wilmington Messenger.
Not ao "Needy" as Some.
Charlotte must be a needy city in
deed. The last issue of The News con
tains six editorial paragraphs setting
forth the needs of that little Mecklenburg-county-size
bug. Wilmington
Messenger.
They Are in Debt to Him.
The farmers and business men of
Mecklenburg county in a public meet
ing held in Charlotte last Saturday
made comon cause in the interest of
Mr. C. C. Moore for commissioner of
agriculture. Mr. Moore is entirely com
petent to fill this office with conspicu
ous ability. He would reflect credit up
on himself and would advance the agri
cultural interests of the state. And
more than this: the farmers and busi
ness men of this state literally owe the
late president of the cotton association
special recognition at their hands. Lib
erally Mr. Moore has spent of his per
sonal funds, of his time and of his
energy for the cause of North Carolina's
great cotton industry. And he has not
received bare justice. Kinston Free
Frss.
A.s Regards Knocking.
A number of business men who hap
pened to meet the other day fell to
discussing the matter of "knocking,"
and one cf them said: "There are
two kinds cf people who knock their
town, the professional knockers -and
the thoughtless ones. Both do harm,
but I think of the two the thoughtless
one is the worst. The chronic or
professional knocker is known to
most people. He makes his own repu
tation and it travels fast and far. He
receives little attention except from
those cf his kind and his influence is
small. But when a man known for
his fair-mindedness, thoughtlessly
draws his hammers and knocks, it
hurts. Every city, like every individ
ual, has shortcomings. We all have
faults, and we all have relatives that
have faults. But we do not stand on
the corners and tell the. gaping throng
about the skeletons in our closets,
nor do we proclaim the stories from
the housetops. The prosperity of the
city, its institutions and its business
enterprises means the prosperity of
its inhabitants, and it is our duty to
do what we can to help build up not
tear down. By knocking we hurt our
selves." I hope the thoughtless
knockers will take a tip from this
line of talk, overheard by the Man
About Town. Rome Sentinel.
MOW MANY INSTITUTES?
President d C. Moore Asks Committee
to Meet With Him Saturday.
Editor The Kews.
It "Would he impossible to calculate
tke good effects resulting from the
various farmers' institutes held in
Meckleaburg county, from the first one,
when he bad but five farmers present
to hear five able teachers speak on
farm topics, up to the four institutes
held last summer, with an attendance
of from three to four hundred farmers
and their wives.
Di Butler writes me to know how
many institutes we will want in
Mecklenburg this summer. I therefore
call the county farmers' institute com
mittee and all other farmers whoare
interested in this important education
al work to meet me at the court house
at 12 o'clock on Saturday, March 1st.
The committee will be glad to hear
from any part of the county as to
where the most good can be accom
plished through an Institute.
I hope the progressive farmers will
attend the meeting Saturday and aid
the committee in planning for the sum
mer's work and let us prepare to reach
the largest number of farmers possi
ble. C. C. MOORE, Chm.
Mecklenburg Co. Farmers' Institute
Committee.
Somehow or other the necessaries
of life seem to unimportant compared
with, the luxuries.
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36-inch Black Taffeta .
.98c
CHIFFON TAFFETA
s
36-inch wide, real Chiffon Black Taffeta, a splendid weave.
Special 75c
NEW RAJAH SILKS
In Blues, Tims. Blacks'. Special price 75c
50-inch Sicilian just in. Colors: Black, Navy, Gray, Red,
Brown; 50 inches .'. 48c
"WHITE GOODS."
46-inch French Batiste, worth 75c. Special 43c
46-inch French Batiste, real 50c quality 38c
46-inch French Lawn, washes like linen 15C
50-inch Cream Tamise, also Light Blue for evening dresses
at'-- 48c
Mercerized Plaids for waists ir
Checked Dimities 15 and isc
NEW LINE SHEETS AT NEW PRICES.
81x90 Hemstitched 75c
90x90 Hemstitched '. : 89c
81x90 Hemmed 69c
90x90 Hemmed . 75c
These are all new goods, made of first class Sheetings and
the prices are down. Come before all gone.
Big line Check and Fancy Ginghams, worth 7 i-2C.
Now .5c
New goods coming in daily and all at lower prices come
along.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
When a man has a weak constitu
tion and bis energies begin to flag
does his constitution follow the flag?
February 27.
1765 British House of Commons
passed the Stamp Act.
1777 South Carolina militia defeat
ed a large force of American roy
alists. 1792 Baldomero Espartero, celebrated
general and agent of Spain, born.
Died Jan. 9, 1879.
1836 General Russell A. Alger born.
Died Jan. 4, 1907.
1871 A ' joint commission met' in
Washington to settle disputes be
tween the United States and
Great Britain.
1873 Committee on the Credit Mo
bilier scandal recommended the
expulsion of one of the United
States senators implicated.
1881 Boers defeated the British at
Majuba Hill.
1891 Yuma, Arizona, nearly destroy
ed by flood.
1900 Gen. Cronje and the Boer for
ces surrendered to the British.
THIS IS MY 49TH BIRTHDAY.
Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.
Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice, the pres
ent British representative in Persia
and who is talked of as the probable
successor of the Rt. Hon. James
Bryce when the latter retires from
his post as British ambassador to the
United States, was born Feb. 27, 1859,
and was educated at Eton and Ox
ford. He became a clerk first m the
British war office and then in the
foreign office, and for a time was
assistant secretary to Earl Granville
and also an assistant to Earl Rose
bery. Since entering the diplomatic
service he has been consecutively at
Brussels, Washington ,Tokio, Berlin
and Constantinople, and was charge
d'affaires at Teheran in 1900. In the
following year he was appointed Brit
ish commissioner cf the public debt
at Cairo. Two years later he suc
ceeded Sir A. H. Hardings as Brit
ish minister to Persia. Mr. Spring
Rice is a comparatively young man
for the post at Washington. If he
succeeds Ambassador Bryce his pro
motion will be due, in some "part at
least, to the fact that he is on ex
ceedingly friendly terms with many
of the leading : public men of the
United States, whose acquaintance
he made while serving as secretary
of the embassy in Washington.
Will Attend United States
League oi B. & L. Asso.
Special to The News.
Salisbury, N. C, Feb. 27. Mr. L. Ed
ward Heilig, president of the Citizens'
Co-operative B. & L. Association, left
yesterday for New Orleans to attend
the annual meeting of the United
States League of B. & L. Associations.
BALDWIN TO BUILD BALLOON.
New York Man Expected to Get Con
tract for Government Dirigible.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 27. Brigadier-General
James Allen, Chief of
the Signal Corps, has practically de
cided to award the contract for the
construction of the first dirgible bal
loon to Thomas S. Baldwin of New
York.
The balloon will cost $6,700. It wiu
be guaranteed to carry 350 pounds,
plus 100 pounds cf ballast, to travel)
at least 20 miles an hour and other-1
wise to carry out the specifications
laid down by the Signal Corps.
When a woman says a thing she
doesn't always mean it, unless she
has red hair.
When a scion of aristocracy mar
ries an heiress he becomes one of
the heires-stocracy.
To Save Life of Man Who Took Drug.
Roanoke, Va., Feb. 27. W. W.
Docker, of Fayetteville, N. C, was
picked up on the street by a police-.n-
thnii(rht he a. drunk. Later
his wife appeared at the police sta-
tion and said ne naa V 7J
about being out of work and had J
taken laudanum, rnysuuo
called in and the police force are at
tempting to keep him alive with
slight hope of success.
All the Best Varieties.
Buists', Ferry's, Manderville and
King's, Crossman's and May's Nastur
tium and Sweet Peas in bulk.
Woodall & Sheppard
21 So. Tryon St.
'Phone 69.
Cigars Worth Smoking
You will find the cream of the
world's product at our store.
We have been in business long
enough to know the good cigars and
we have them.
JORDAN'S
ON THE
SQUARE
'Phone 7.
'WE NEVER CLOSE."
NURSES' REGISTER.
1 SASH - DOORS - BLINDS
Sash Weights and Cord
Prices Always Right.
. P Withers
Distributer and Jobber. ,
BUILDERS' SUPPLIES -
Charlotte, N. C.
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The Greatest Value Ever
Offered 111 Towels
We bought a little lot of 800 Dozen,
some slightly damaged by water,
we must sell them quick
Made Two Lots
One Lot the High Grade Towels
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Now Goods Roiling in Every Bay
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Charlotte's Spot Gash and -Under Ffiee Store
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