THE CHARLOTTE NEWS MARCH 20, 1908
THE CHARLOTTE NEWS
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THE NEWS rUBMSIIKVG COMPANY,
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J. C. PATTON Editor
HOWARD A. BANKS City Editor.
A. W. BURCH .Adv. Manager.
&. C. SHERRILL. .Circulation Manager.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908.
A TREAT FOR NEWS READERS.
The News takes very great pleasure
in announcing that it has secured the
exclusive right to publish serially "The
Call of the South," by Robert Lee Dur
ham, of this city, and "The Girdle of
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of Clio, S. C, also a native of this
state.
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For sale by all Grocers
The Man And
His Position
Salisbury and other towns affected
by the new "order" of the postofflce de
partment are kicking vigorously. Some
days ago The News expressed it's
opinion of the recent action of the
A young man secured, one Monday
morning, an appointment for an in
terview at ten o'clock the next day
with the proprietor of a large cellu
loid factory in Newark, N. J. During
the intervening twenty-four hours the
chap, instead of loafing his time
away, made active and painstaking
preparations for the interview just as
if he were a soldier drilling for pa
rade inspection.
The afternoon was spent in looking
up advertising matter used by the
Arm, and jotting down suggestions
for improvement in the style and
contents of copy. In as much as the
young man was applying for the
position as assistant advertising man-
ne-er. mat it seems to me. was me
most imnortant thine he could do,
tThe evening found him chatting with
h5a fricmrla nhnut the business ana
postofflce department in excluding pos
tal service Detween cnanotte ana j methoda of the houae which served
Greensboro on four of the most import-J to round out his ideas of its policy.
N. C. MANUFACTORIES.
Mr. M. L. Shipman, assistant com
missioner of labor and printing, has
just issued a statement, on miscellane
ous factories of the state, which shows
some encouraging facts. This state
ment will be embodied in the annual re
port, to be issued later.
According to Mr. Shipman's estimate,
there are today 5S7 miscellaneous fac
tories in North Carolina. This is an
increase of 46 over last year's report,
and this is one of the encouraging
facts referred to above.
Despite the hard times that have
been felt over the country for several
months past, the manufacturing busi
ness of this state has been going right
along. Those who keep up with the
daily papers do not need information
on t ilia line. The charter mill is neither
affected by panic nor threats of panic.
New companies are chartered almost
daily, and degree by degree North Car
olina is assuming position at the head
of the list of manufacturing states.
Forty-six new factories is not bad.
A second glance at this report gives
an idea of the vast amount of money
invested in these factories, the total
being estimated at $42,083,790 by 523
of the 587 factories, 64 failing to report.
This is an increase in capitalization
over last year's report of $10,846,250.
Again we find reason for satisfaction!
over the growth in importance of our
state factories.
Perhaps one of the most encour
aging facts revealed in Mr. Shipman's1
statement, however, is the increase of
wages that these factories have spon
taneously made since last year. Seventy-four
per cent, of the factories re
port increased wages; highest wages
per day are shown to be $2.47 or an
increase of 18 cents.
Another feature of the report worthy
of note is the tendency it reflects to
wards the shortening of the hours of
labor. We do not have to leave Char
lotte to be convint -d that the tendency
to shorten wages t employes is grow
ing, for within the past year a number
of the large cotton mills here, as well
as elsewhere in the state, have, of
their own accord, cut down hours of
work required. This is a fine indica
tion of the sympathetic feeling that is
growing between employer and employ
ed, the shortening of work hours being
only one of the many fruits thereof.
The great work being accomplished
here, at Greensboro and other points,
referred to as "Welfare work" is anoth
er splendid result of this growing spirit
of humanitarianism.
But, we come back to the report and
observe in concl usion that 80 per cent,
of these state factories express the
belief that children under 14 years of
age should not work in factories. This
feeling averse to child labor is also
growing rapidly in this state, and much
is being done along this line, thanks
to the action of the last legislature,
and more especially to the still mora
pariseworthy action of a number of the
mill men themselves.
All in all, the report reflects great
credit and is a magnificent reflection
of the things North Carolina is doing
along manufacturing lines.
ant trains that make this run. As yet
we have heard no reason lor this ac
tion. The "order" was simply received
here, and is being followed out. Al
ready people are feeling the detrimen
tal effects of this cessation of mail ser
vice. It is the earnest hope of this
paper that sufficient protests will be
registered to cause the reinstatement
of this service that means so much
to the business interests of all the
towns along this line.
The News is greatly pleased to ob
serve the success with which the ef
forts of those parties working for a
new building for the Y. W. C. A. are
meeting. About $1,500 was raised
the first day and committees are now
busy soliciting funds for this worthy
institution. The Y. W. C. A. needs a
new home and it needs it badly, and
we trust the - present campaign will
be another Y. M. C. A. building success.
Before the presidential election con
sumed the attention of the public Mr.
Roosevelt was writing out a "dishonor
able discharge" to those Brownville
negro soldiers. Today he is of the opin
ion that they should be reinstated.
What a change. The negro vote might
be the key that would fit the lock.
No doubt Taft will shortly arm him
self with a "bis stick" and begin to
exhort American mothers to keep the
good work going.
Says the Durham Sun:
" 'My policies! My candidate! My
people! My fleet!' My gracious!"
Undoubtedly 'My dear Maria's" The
odore has about appropriated the
whole shooting match. Even left Bryan
shorn of his political raiment.
Just remember how many of Bryan's
critics have talked themselves dead
in the eyes of the public, if you want to
appreciate the superiority of the Ne-braskan.
March Sales.
Along toward the latter part of
March is a good time to get busv with
the tool department. A sale of lawn
mowers and all sorts of garden tools
will prove timely. It is also a good
season for a sale of paints of all sorts.
Refrigerators can also be sold in
March. It is true that it is a bit early
for them as most people will wait un
til hot weather to make their pur
chases in this line. There are plenty of
others, however, who wil buy early if
there is any inducement for them to
do so. There are a number of stores
that have sales of brass and iron bed
steads in late March or. early April.
With the beds are listed pillows,
springs, mattresses, etc. Merchants'
Record and Show Window.
And in the early morning, while the
air was crisp and snappy, he " took
a long walk, thinking up catch-words
and advertising phrases applying to
the job he was after. After thus
priming himself for that keen little
five-minute test, during which em
ployers usually make up their minds
for or against an applicant, this
young chap, who combined a good
appearance with a good head, had no
difficulty in getting the position. He
is now, after less than three years'
work, advertising manager for the
leading house in the celluloid trust.
Of course, the average man can
hardly be relied upon if, indeed, ex
pected, to take all this trouble for
the sake of getting a job. The aver
age job, like the average applicant,
is not quite worth while. But to the
man who is anxious to obtain a first
class position to serve him as a stepping-stone
for a future worth having
and holding, the preparatory method,
including priming up to the very
hour for the decisive interview, is
the only safe and logical plan to follow.
Southern Makes Change,
Retiring Mr. J. T. Rigler
Following its policy of economy the
Southern Railway Company has issued
an order extending the jurisdiction of
Traveling Freight Agent C. V. Palmer,
of Greensboro, over the commercial
agency of this city, in charge of Mr.
J. T. Rigler. Mr. Palmer will make
Charlotte his headquarters and -is ex
pected to assume the management of
the combined offices about April the
first, on which date the change will
take effect.
Mr. Rigler has been in the service of
the road for a long time and his retire
ment will be a matter of much regret
among the officials of the Southern.
He was formerly freight agent here
and was promoted to the position of
commercial agent, succeeding Mr. H.
S. DuVal who was transferred to
Augusta, Ga.
Laundrymen Return.
Messrs. P. M. Cave, of the Model
Steam Laundry and Frank D. Lethco,
of the Charlotte, have returned to
the city from Columbia, S. C, and Sa
vannah, Ga. At the former city they
attended the annual meeting of the
laundrymen of North and South Car
olina, after which they went to Sa
vannah to witness the automobile
races.
Representative Turlington, of Ire
dell, was in the city today on legal
business.
Move In New Home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McDonald are
occupying their new dwelling recently
erected on the corner of Vance street
and Ransom Place. Mr. J. Y. Orders
was the builder.
Mr. R. L. Vernon, traveling passen
ger agent of the Southern Railway
Company, will return home tonight af
ter spending several days in Raleigh
on official business.
OND
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The Seasons Most
loiportant
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
AT-
est Ev
Come back again Tomorrow and buy all you want. Store opens 8 o'clocl
and there will be New Fresh Embroideries on the counters all day.
reates a Stir
We have arranged a large counter with plenty room all around so there wi
be no crowding. All the Qpods on this counter are worth from 7 1-2 to 121
cents a yard- Dress Ginghams, Checked Ginghams, Black' and Brow;
Satteen, Yard Wide Percales, Colored Shirting Goods, Corded Madras, Yan
Wide Bleach, Good Quality Bed Tick, Bleached Cambric, C nonfc fl U9H
etc. All go at the One Price ..... J UOlllO fl JuH
Other Specials Will
Be Sold
Lace Curtains, Shoes, Men's Furnishing Goods, Clothing; also big list Whit
Goods, Long Cloth, Lonsdale Cambric, White Dotted Swiss, White Madras
Cchcked Dimities, etc.
mil of tli
Loom
in Tomorrow
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Then look out. There's something wrong with your
digestive system that needs prompt attention. Just
now is the time to take a few doses of the Bitters.
It will correct the stomach and strengthen the
"inner man," so that your trouble can not return.
Thousands have said so during the past 54 years.
Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters
is guaranteed absolutely pure and free from all in
jurious drugs and can, therefore, be relied upon.
It should always be tho first choice of every sick
man or woman, because of its ability to cure.
Sick Headache, Heartburn, Dyspepsia, Indi
gestion, Costiveness, Insomnia, Female Ills,
Poor Appetite, Colds, Grippe and Malaria.
Don't experiment when the Bitters will snrelv
cure you.
The Full Yard Wide Fruit of the Loom, ticket on 7 I
pvprv hnlt. Soecial asrain Tomorrow I !
cents a
yar
Beautiful Quality Fine Smooth White Lawn, full vard and a quarter widf
nicely put up Book Fold, actual value 20 cents a yard.
nhrds special rnce lomorrow
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BJp fa W kal bui bid U t t
Store
Charlotte's Under Price and Spot Cash Store
Stores Also Concord, N. C. Cor. Trade and College Sts