North Carolina Newspapers

X N 0 Single Copy 3 Cents. GREEN-), N. C, SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 5. 1911 Price, 3 Cents. - ' ' ' - -" 1 ,v GREENSBORO BEW1I(G T So Declared Bird S. Coler to Baltimore Bankers. VlQlTflRS ML tAShU. VJOllUllU . . , . Twenty-Two Prominent Bankers and Capitalists of Baltimore and New vrt soent Day In City and Were Tor spent 3 ' Bauqaeted Last Night Guests of etamber of Commerce and Public Ser- ; ' nee Company-Krpresseor xkiiu Is Highly Pleased With City County Visited High Point- and The jarty of Baltimore bankers and ...titalists after spending the -day look- . - j tntv .vnreed over the citv and county expressea ir over tne cu ' . ; o.ir.a lasf ti crht before returning i i- i4.j Via onuntrv much ni " r;"Z'A ! norc o witn tne peopie iuc j ,,T,vr voir intention of paving iua. n u uj liu.--i " nmn,m.n isit in the i t in y i L ' .av.vaqu ar future. Tho party was i-omposed of the follow er hanker and capitalists of Balti- wore: Sherle Morgan, of J. S. Wilson, Jr k Co. G t r,o.-wlrioh. of Mackubin, Goodrich Co. Seaburv T.ivies, of Poe & Davies. Henry I.. luer, of Miealan, "Duer & l Anahan. H A. n-rick. President Baltimore tock Exchange. Walter Koppeknan. Jfustis Thompson, of Middenojrf , TVH .----i iiams & Co. ' " C. T. Williams, of Middendorf. Wil lama & Co. 3tto Reizenstein. of Frank, Rosenburg Co. J. H. Kummer, of Rummer & Becker, frwen Daly, of Owen Daly & Co. Rdward Badart, of Owen Daly & Co. W. J. Devon, of Owen Daly & Co. Wilson P. lieyward. of Heyward & Co. TTm. C. Seddon. of W. C. Seddon & Co. T7. H. Dickerman. representing Seouri- Company of North America. J. Hillen Jenkins. TT. .T. Casey, vice president Continen Trust Co. Robert Shriver. of Middendorf, Wil liams t Co. Bird P. CoIct. of W. N. Coler & Co.. Nw York. C. B. Hole, of W. N. Coler 4 Co.. New Vnrfc. Lathrop Haynes. secretary Guardian , that he was speaking the truth. Many rnst Co.. Nw York. j compliments did Mr. Taylor pay Creens- The distinguished visitors arrived yes- j boro. Speaking to the Baltimore visi erday morning in a special car attached j tors Mr. Taylor said three things were o train Xo. 31 and at 8 o'clock had : needed to make great cities. One was rfakfast at the Guilford hotel. At natural resources, these Greensboro has; ine o'clock they were taken in hand another was men, and these Greensboro "v a number of prominent citizens and has; lastly was money and this Balti-arri.-d to the Cone Mills in automo- more men has. He declared that the ''!e After going over the mammoth j south offered advantages to Baltimore r-lant- th.-v visited the city pumping capitalists such as no other region 'tation and the auxiliary plant of the could offer and there was no place in Vmthern Power Company. They then j the south more inviting than the section roceeded to the State Normal and In- , of which Greensboro was the center, atrial College and after inspecting the i Mr. N. J. Casey, of the Continental istitntion visited the plant of the Wy- Trust Company, Baltimore, was the next n? i Miles Company. They then pro- ; speaker and he said that it was impos-?d-d to High Point where luncheon sible to tell how pleased he was with v waiting at the Elwood hotel. The what he had seen of the city and coun Tigh Point citizens joined in extending ty. and especially pleasing was his hearty welcome and every attention meeting with the people of Greensboro. shown the visitors. The party were He declared that Greensboro was an in hown over the residence and manufac- spiration even to Baltimore and he felt TTiring portion of the city. The delega- sure that every man would carry home 'n returned late in the afternoon, ex- . lasting impressions that would prove r,rfsirjg themselves as well pleased with ' most helpful. He said that it seemed country, complimenting the county to him that in Greensboro every man b the excellent roads they traversed. ! was a public service corporation working t night in the Guilford Hotel a banquet was tendered the visitors, about 3ftv being present. Unfortunately Mr. ! K. Orrick, president of the Baltimore tock Exchange, was unable to be pres- it. thp strenuous day causing him to '"mam in his car on account of a severe Jiachc. He sent his regrets at not able to be present and thanked he ntizens for the courtesies extended "'in during his stay here. j A nine course dinner was served in anager Cobb's best style and it would ave een a hard matter to have found ore congenial body of men than were "ed at the festive board. A jeensboro man was placed beside each Jtor and each vied with the other in twig forth his best entertaining tal- " l"uu aispensea music De- ' and afteT the banquet. IS JttJST (GROW When the last coutso had been served and cigars passed around Mr. R. C. Hood, president of the Chamber of Commerce, arose and in introducing the toastmaster thanked the visitors for their presence i and assured them of a most hearty wel Icome. Mr. Hood spoke 'of the growth the city during the past 10 years, h .n pj and induatrial de- velopment and ended by declaring that Greensboro had only begun to grow. He rf rf piedmont gection and the many things which com- bine to make it a most delightful place which to He introduced Mr- E. J Jugtice who acted a9 toastmaster. Mr. Justice before introducing the sneakers said that Greensboro liked to crow. Lllb D1V ilWU V - - - the crowing up. He pointed out the natural resources of the state and dewlt esneciallv on the nrocress made in farming during the past five years. In behalf of Greensboro he thanked Messrs. Coler. Deal and Taylor for what they bad done to develop the city. u r f Mr. A. L. Brooks was called on and he extended a welcome to the visitors and ! assured them that it was a pleasure to , . . j i. w 1U luc" 11111101 He hoped they WOU1U come ilillll auu ossuicu i.""' that Greensboro would always extend a cordial welcome. Mr. Bird S. Coler, president of W. X. Coler & Co., owners of the Public Ser vice Company, was the next speaker. He spoke of the company's properties here and said they came here to make money and invested their money here because they saw such bright prospects for Greensboro's development in the future, declaring to the Baltimore visitors that Greensboro has just begun to grow. While the company had been here but two yeara it ' was doing well and was wOHfldej t .dorrrg 1cttT"1n rttfe futar i - ... He declared that it was to the com pany's interests to assist in every possi ble way in making Greensboro grow. He said he was glad to know that down here boys and girls are taught to read and write for up north this important feature of one's education had been abandoned. He complimennted the Chamber of Commerce in having such an energetic president as Mr. Hood and pledged his company to assist in every possible way in the industrial develop ment of Greensboro and Guilford county. Mr. Zeb. V. Taylor was called upon and he spoke of the struggle of the old electric company and how he interested Coler & Co. to the point that they took ; over the plant ana aeveiopea it into such a magnificent system. He said he assured them of the loyalty of Greens j boro people and they had learned since shoulder to shoulder in the advancement of the, city's interests. The property of the Public Service Company was a credit to the city and its growth showed that it was intelligently managed. The best way to judge a corporation of this kind was to find out what the people it serves think of it and he had heard nothing but praise for the Public Service Com- pany. Mr. J. H. Kummer was the next speaker and he told a joke that brought forth rounds of applause. He said he was in Greensboro five years ago and the change was such that he would hard- ly have recognized the city. You have plenty of live wires here, both on the poles and oruthe streets and I believe that Greensboro isjust beginning to grow, ne aeciared. Greensboro is going alter 1 things and I hope she will get what she f Ister, he said amidst applause. x ; ' fie banqueters then dispersed and re- lred to the Merchants & Manufacture v'ers' club where an informal reception: was held, a number of Greensboro people being present to extend a welcome to the visitors. The members of the party left, on their special car attached to train No. 32 for Baltimore at 12:30, a large number of Greensboro people ac companying them to the station. The party visited Greensboro on the invitation of W. N. Coler & Co., owners of the Public Service Company, and that company was heartily co-operated with in entertaining the visitors by the t Chamber of Commerce. As soon as President Hood learned that the gentle men were coming he saw Mr. Deal and offered to assist in any way possible in showing the gentlemen over the city and county and his offer was gladly accepted. So it is due to the efforts of the Public Service Company that Greensboro was honored by a visit of such prominent and influential bankers and capitalists as were in the city .yesterday and of the Chamber of Commerce for their hearty welcome. Every member of the Chamber of Commerce called upon heartily entered on the task of making the visitors feel perfectly at home while in the city and from the re marks made by the visitors last night, both before and after the banquet,every one who assisted can rest assured that a good mnpress ion was made on the Bal timore bankers. They came to look the city and county over with a view of making investments here and it is quite probable that some of the "visitors will a train come to Greensboro and most likely bring down a goodly supply of capital to invest in a Greensboro enter prise as a result of yesterday's visit. TAKES A STRAW VOTE Mr. Bouldin Gathers Some Interesting Figures In Connection With Tuesday's Election. . Mr. B. B. Bouldin took a straw vote yesterday with the view of ascertaining how public sentiment is with reference to the election Tuesday on the new K charter. v ': v The bulk of his work was done on this -side of the railroad. He visited practically all the stores and interview ed . large number of voters on the streets. Of the voters canvassed on this side of the railroad he found 108 favor ing the charter. 80 against it and 57 non committal. Of the voters who refused to commit themselves, two thirds, in the opinion of Mr. Bouldin. will vote against the charter. He had time to interview only a few persons in South Greensloro. Of four or five that he interviewed there two were for the charter and the remainder against it. Mr. Bouldin said that the straw vote taken by him indicated, in his judgment, that the election would be very close. He is opposed to the charter, as his communications in the paper have shown, but in feeling the pulse of the voters he didn't seek to influence any one, contenting himself with merely finding how they stood on the question. From Mr. Love. Editor Telegram: I supose it will be presumptuous for me to be in controversy with such a renowned lawyer as Mr. Justice, but some one has said: Thrice armed is he whose cause is just. Now Mr. Justice admits in his last article that there should be a hearing. He now gets over on the? equity docket, but equity will not hold against a positive statute. This was fully shown in the trial of our county officials. Judge Ward decided on the equity side but Judge Adams and the Supreme court decided on the sta tute as provided. That statute said that the pay in meetings only, should be i" full pay for all services whatsoever. Justice's staute And from his authority with respect to these matters there shall be no appeal. Now Mr. Justice must stand by his statute as written. Wm. LOVE. Three Fire Hose Nozzles. Fire Chief Fred Taylor was presented with three up-to-date fire hose nozzles yesterday by Mr. W. D. McAdoo. One of the nozzles is especially adapted to cellar fire fighting where an abundant supply of water is necessary. The noz zles cost about $100 and the members of the fire department are proud of the gift of Mr. McAdoo's. Thacker & Brockmann are showing new Sherwood and La France oxfords and pumps. Read their ad on page five. NOTICE, CALL PHONE 1606, Morrison's Meat Market. We have pur chased the Parlor Meat Market and can furnish you with the best fresh meats, oysters and fish. Morrison Bros. URGWTIOi Prominent Men Favor Commission Plan. A Number of Letters in Which Writ ers Give Reasons For Favoring Change From the Present FormOnly One More Day to Register and All Voters Urged, to Attend to This If They Have Not Done So Voters Urged to Sup port Charter. Day after tomorrow the voters of Greensboro 4will either ratify or reject the proposed commission form of gov ernment for Greensboro and the advo cates and opposers of the measure will be quite active during tomorrow and Tuesday. While the charter advocates believe the plan will be adopted by a good majority the opponents say the result will be close and they are going to keep the fight up until the last. Tomorrow is the last day for registra tion and those whose names are not on the books at sundown cannot vote Tues day so it is urged that they register early if they have notMone so. The following letters favoring the charter have been handed The Telegram for publication: The citizens of Greensboro will have the opportunity of. voting upon the adoption or rejection of the commission form of government, next Tuesday. I have given this matter , . considerable study, as I am .interested in our city, and having seen the great progress which we, as a city, haye made in the past, ten years, and while ' appreciating the fact that we must be careful and not make any mistake at this time, I feel no hes itancy!n cnefGrsingthe" proposed charter and hope that it will be adopted by a large majority. By adoptingthe com mission form of government we will put the management of the business of tnp. city upon a business basis. JULTUS W. CONE. I believe it to be a most progressive movement and therefore favor it. J. C. PIERCE. I have been heartily in favor of the proposed commission form of govern ment from the first and I do not think the people of Greensboro can make a mistake in voting for this plan. Even if it should be a mistake, it can be revoked after two years' trial. H W. WHARTON. I am in favor of the commission form of government, because we will have a business administration of the city's af fairs and our officers will be directly responsible to the citizens. W. L. CLEMENT. The commission form of government as will be voted on next Tuesday will in my opinion prove a very decided im provement over the present system. JULIAN PRICE. Studying the commission form of gov ernment as tried in 11 the cities which have it and learning1 of its success in every instance makes me anxious to see it in our city. J. T. J. BATTLE. Why do I favor the commission plan of government? Is there a man who would dare to say that the-present plan is not a failure? Certainly there can be none if he is of discriminating judgment and sincere with himself. Since we have failed so utterly in the past management of the city's aiffairs can any one oppose a new and improv ed emthod that holds out every reason able chance of succeess. Let's try it. C. A. HENDRIX. I believe we ought to fix the respon sibility for each city department on some certain individual and hold him to his full duty as is provided for in the new charter and T am in favor of it on that account. W. H. CHISHOLM. I have no question in my mind as to the advisability of adopting the com mission form of government for !he city rather than the present. From every standpoint it offers bet ter channels through which the business of the city can 'be expedited promptly and better and it seemaTstrange indeed tc'me that any man who has ever con- sidered the matter sincerely should hesi tate over giving it his enthusiastic sup port. The proposed charterSiaa some things that J would have a little differently but time will reveal whose judgment is best and when the proposed1 plan is tried and' it can be demonstrated to the men who give their whole time to their work that there is- a better way we wilL have no trouble in- shifting it to that way. So I am wholly committed to the proposed new charter and shall vote to carry it into effect. CHAS. H. IRELAND. The county of Guilford made no mis take in employing a competent auditor to check up and keep track of the busi ness of the county,' as a study of the auditor's reports shows large gains in tax receipts. These gains were not made altogether because of increase in taxable values, as a computation of the figures will show. By a systematic system of purchasing supplies, by look ing after the unlisted property, and by a proper accounting of all departments, thousands of dollars have been saved to the county. I feel sure that if Greens boro adopts the commission form of governmenf 'on next Tuesday, we will have just as good results in our. city's finances as the county has. In 1906 the taxable values of the county were $16,332,420, in 1907 the county's total re ceipts were $71,933.53. In 1909 the tax able values of the county were $22,421, 555.00, in 1910 the county's total re ceipts were $140,943.54. These results could not have been made under the old system of running the county's af fairs. Let us adopt the proposed char ter and run our city . upon " business principles. C. C. MTJSAN. To the Voters of the City of Greensboro. We, the undersigned citizens and voters of the city of Greensboro, have been favorably impressed by the results of the experience of other cities, and for other reasons, with the advantages of the commission form of municipal gov ernment. , iTheJde i the adoptionrof this, form of government, are to put the govern ment of the city where the will of the people can be made effective, and where each oitizen, who Is entitled to vote, can easily be given a voice in' the affairs of the city government; and to concentrate responsibility upon a few1 men; and pay them so that they can devote their en tire time to their duties. We believe that the bill to be voted upon on the 7th day of February is wise and sub stantially meets the demand for an im provement in the city affairs, and we trust it will appeal to the wisdom of the people of this city and receive a large majority. Respectfully, M. G. Newell, J. W. Fry, J. Norman Wills, W. A. Hewitt, W. E. Allen, Geo. W. Patterson, R. H. Brooks, H. Stern berger, A. M. Scales, R. G. Vaughn, G. R. Shaw, E. P. Wharton, E. J. Davis, J. C. Watkins, Geo. A. Grimsley, C. A. Bray, John Shinberger, E. J. Jus tice, C. D. Benbow, L. K. Thompson, S. Glenn Hudson, Tom Pemberton, T. G. McLean, Thos. Crabtree, M. W. Thompson, L. J. Duffy, June B. Stroud, E. C. Deal, T. J. Murphy, E. J. Staf ford, Jos. J. Stone, J. L. Thacker, R. C. Hood, L. M. Clymer, Thos. R. Foust, R. C. Bernau, W. H. Swift, J. I. Foust, W. C. Jackson, R. A. Merritt, J. A. Matheson, J, L. Hooper, Julian Price, C. C. McLean, David Stern, S. J. Stern, Dr. J. H. Wheeler, E. Poole, James F. Smith, Julius W. Cone, H. R. Bush, R. L. Caveness, Charles Boyst, J. E. Cartland, Ernest Clapp, R. W. Glenn, O. L. Grubbs, J. R. Oettinger, H. J. Thurman, M. W. Sterne, B. F. Kaufmann, Geo. W. Foushee, S. G. Brown, Scott Reynolds, W. B. Merri mon, J. I. Scales, J. T. B. Shaw, A. W. McAlister, P. P. Harrington, I. H. Moses, C. W. Curry, John T. Hunt, J. W. Scott, D. C. Waddell, Parran Jar boe, M. D., P. C. Rucker, J. Ed Al bright, R. J. Mebane, P. W. Schenck, W. S. Cook, Dr. Chas. Roberson, J. B. Merritt. J. S. Betts. C. W. Banner, W. L. Clement. W. H. Chisholm, N. J. Causey, J. W. Patterson, Frank A. Brooks, L. J. Brandt, E. D. Broadhurst, J. E. Browne, C. Mebane, Howard Gardner, D. R. Aiken, S. M. Thompson, Fred C. Odell, M. Robbins, T. L. Par sons, W. B. Vaught, J. Goldstein, Rev. Melton Clark, R. H. Wharton, J. E. Latham, W. T. Gale, J. E. Mann, E. B. Wells. Tt Attend Sister's Funeral. Mr. B. F. Kaufman, of Dixie Machine Mfg. Co., left last night for Columbia, S. C, being called there on account of the death of his sister, Mrs. Wolf. Mr. Kaufman will attend the funerals Interesting contest for the ladies. See our ad. Brown -Belle Co. J. P. COOK TO 1III5 CLUB Tells of The Jackson Training School. i - V ' Chairman of Board of Trustees of tftfc Reformatory At Concord Makes la st ructive and Inspiring Address Gives the History of, the InstitutiM Together With Account of the Work That Is Being Done By It. Art interesting and inspiring talk was. given to the Woman's club yesterdaf afternoon at the Public library, Hie, speaker, Mr. J. P. Cook, a member the board of directors' of the Stonewatt Jackson Training School at Concord, wat. heartily enjoyed in his helpful and In structive comments on the institution. He touched, simply and effectivelyj upe. ' the history of the circumstances of thet founding of the institution, the demist for it, and the measure of success wnieli. . it had attained. - Mr. Cook told of the'euorts to briag about the establishment of the txainxa school. The seemingly impossible taafc of raising $10,000 was laid before the men of Concord, who responded noWy to the cause. He told of the purchasing of 300 acres of land on high hills three and a half miles from Concord. When the matter was laid before the General Assembly of 1909 it promised a careful hearing and the matter was referred t a committee. Arguments against the founding of the school were advanced, -But its advocates . showed clearly that thes? arguments were . groundless. The? fact -that the president of any other state schools might refuse admittance, to an; undesirable person while Supt Thompson must receive every reprobate:, sent .tp hhn. by Jkhe eourtsmade. the.&ed forpt&strtuSioff lear TStwoThuii dred applications from all quarters ol the state showed the great need of raefct an institution. The committee unani mously reported favorably and $30,008s for various needs was voted by the -assembly, i-- Donations were fewer than they wouM otherwise have been because of tha panic. But small amounts received from the whole state had furnished two cottages for thirty boys each, beside sewerage system, stock and other neces sities, without going into debt a singl dollar. The committee on the Bill Nye mono fnent decided to erect a building at th training school as the best memorial possible. Whether the editors of thft state succeeded in this undertaking C not, Mr. Cook declared that their forts' had advertised the institutla substantially. Soon after the opening of the schoellk paper, appropriately called the Uplift, was started and printed by boys whA learned their letters at the training school. w Numerous instances were cited by Mr. Cook of the conditions of today as af fecting boys and the training school, manner of remedying them. Men of today, he stated, are too care less in their language around boys. He told also of a small.boy who stole 8w purse to buy a pistol costing $12.50. Another little fellow stole a horse and: buggy, drove to the next town, and& sold them for $110. In both cases Mr. Cook laid the blame not on the desires of the boys but on the much strong ones of the men who sold to them anc who should have known better. Botfe boys, however, were arrested and brought to the training school. The boys are trained to ( be diod. There are no fences whatever to confine " them and though every boy runs away the first week on account of homesick ness, other boys find and bring them back and practically none make a second attempt. The boys work half the dny . n the farm or in. the machine shops ant are in school the other half On certain days play hours are given and on thei others a military drill takes place irt whjc the boys are almost perfect. Mr. Cook told of many boys who hgf been taken to 'the school by an officer dirty, ragged and'fithy outside and in, and who had been paroled, in every in stance going to work and thoroughly re formed. f In conclusion Mr. Cook stated that the people are at -last aroused and were help- . ing the school. He invited the aid and praters of the audience. In behalf of the club Mrs. Whitsett promised the co-operation of the organi zation in behalf of the great work, that th training school is doing. '.V 1 " l! V . . :-K r V " v. 1 : f J 1 V 7V v . t - - r ! 4 . '