gjtablishfid 1899
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6 FUND AMEMTAL PRINCPLES
Which Will Result in Progress
for Any City.
of Great Value by Df« A* M.
Rostall in His Article on Ik
Building of a Cky" -of
Special Value to Hick
ory now
la view of the Chamber of Caauaarce
,-hicb is being undeitakan by a eon
aittee as mentioned elsewhere in this
paper, the following article will be of
interest. It should stimulate interest in
both the Chamber and in the proposed
n ew charter, for it bears on both sub
jects:
fundamentals in City Buftdin?.
By \lbert S. Johnstone, Secretary of
Greenville, S. C., Chamber of Com
merce in the Tradesman.
In the December issue of "Town De
velopment," there appeared a very sug
restive article under the heading:, "The
Building of the City." It was written by
B. M. Ra-tall, Ph. D., Industrial Secre
tary oi the Duluth Commercial Club.
Dr. Rastall \\;i> formery for several years
Associate Professor of Business Admin
istration in the University of Wisconsin.
His article is so keen in its analysis and
socomprehens've that a brief outline,
at least, is worthy of the thought of all
our Southern Commercial Secretaries.
"If one will think seriously of his
reading oi history he will discover tha
the city has helped destroy every
civilization that has gone down in the
world's history." Hence there is in
reality a problem of the city. Thfs
problem, at least in America, is just be
ginning to be studied in any thing like a
systematic, scientific way. In thi>
article, Dr. Rastall seeks to point out
six fundamental principles upon which,
in his judgment, "can be based a pro
gramme of certain result in the progress
ot the city."
ihe first of these ha? to do with the
relationships of the city. "No city ex
ists into itself alone." In nearly every
case the cin centres a surrounding ter
ritory whose -i/e, de\eiopmeiU and pros
perity are iound to determine largely
thai of the city. The latter will not
grow beyond the enrichment »f the
former. Ihe author develops this point
at some length v.\..; special reference to
the smaller cities. The>e, he says,
should watch ;i*e things: (1- That the
surrounding agricultural territory be oc
cupied. 11} fh:.i the best agricultural
methods should be mudeto obtain there
in. 1 3.i iiiat ' ihe prosperity of the
farmer and his purchasing power is de.
pendent not only upon the size of his
crops but equally u; on what he gets
for them." Hence the city's duty to
assist, at leas:, in providing the farmer
with the mosi modern facilities for mar
keting his products. (4) That the
city do not grow ai the expense of its
surrounding territory. ''The last census
has shown a continuance in full force
of the movement of population from
the agricultural districts to the cities."
In the past our cities ha\e received new
life and vigor from the youth of the
country, it loliows, therefore, that, in
the long run, that city best builds for
the future which contributes most to
wards mak.ng it most worth while for
the stronger minds, the higher types, of
'ts country toys and girls to stay-in the
rural sectioui. Make living conditions
in the country such as to appeal to the
best—this is modern municipal states
manship.
The second fundamental principle
pointed out sounds very startltng at first
Ihe growth of the community is of
more importance to the individual busi
ness men than the immediate growth of
own business." The truth of this
proposition is found in the general truth
that "eveiy industry is strictly limited
the community which it serves.
The average industry finds its absolute
limits in growth and development in the
Mze and prosperity of that community."
The same is true of the average busi
oess man. Much of his growth, per
tonally and in business, depeuds upon
his opportunities for expansion. If the
town in which he lives is not expand
'nß. he has, most likely, few oppor
tunities himself for marked expansion,
therefore the business man "can no
m ore afford to be neglectful of the things
'bat he can do better and aid his town
than to be slovenly in the conduct of his
business affairs."
Hardly, Dr. Rastall says that "the
can no more afford to neglect it
Pbjsical plant that can the factory. The
*orld over, the cities that are making
' e greatest industrial growth at the
P'Cseut time are those that aiealsoshow
best of all around physical con
diUuu." This is true because more
a n] more the thoughtful, wide-awake
manufacturer i; looking |to the living
conditions that obtain in the location
nought for his plant. Not only will hi«
Workmen not remain with him, but he
cannot the best results from them, ij
c,t > does not offer distinct advan
tages from the standpoints of health,
"Education, culture, and social life.
A fourth principle is thenecessity ol
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
jA BOX SUPPER FOR SCHOOLS.
Cake Sale Netted SB4, which Length
eoed the School Term.
Wheat is beginning to make &
•now on the land. Oats is look
ing fine.
Whooping cough has invaded
this vicinity. It has got among
the children m the schools.
few nights ago the school at
Oak Grove had a box supper and j
a cake jSale, from which thev
realized SB4 in clean cash; which
they intend to apply to lengthen
the term.
D. H. Ramsour has sold the re
of the old forge tract tc
J • A* Brown.
It isalao ctcoctad that Kdjfar
Jarm had aokl his farm to Ja
oob Shuford.
Ramsour is remodling the
»td J. S. Leonard house on D. H.
Samsour's farm for a dwelling
noose.
Yoder is remodeling the
>ld Hicks house on P. R, Yoder'?
rarm for a dwelling house.
Robert Smith, Alf Jarett's ten
*nt, left his farm and went t
Cephas Hoovei 'a farm.
Pink Heavener, an insurance
igent for the Farmers' Mutual
tfmpany, was canvassing this
vicinity a few days ago.
Pink Fulbright was at G M
Yoders house a few days at o fo>
the County Surveyor to fix up
some deeds. He has been ave y
successful farmer in
property. He was a poor bo\
when he married and today his
o rer 1000 acres of land. He liv ?
at Sardis Church in Bandy's
township.
Entoe Yoder, the county sur
veyor, went to Bridgewater, in
Burke county to survey Muddy
Creek Falls ready for drtdging
and ditching.
The public roads have been in
a desperate condition to travel
but these cool and dry winds
have dried them off consid
erably.
Sandford Cline, a phrenolo
gist, has been at Blackburn and
George Moeteller's, rubbing his
hand over young and old p#»np!*
heads, telling them their meuU
dispositions. Some were favora
bleiandsome were as favorable
as desired. But the cost ot
twenty-live cents was att the
same; no discount when rather
unfavorable.
Thomas Lore, a son of the late
David Lore, who had been living
in Knoxville, Tenn , for a num
ber of years, was on a Visit to
his sister, Dora, and his many
triends a few days ago but has
retained again to hia home.
COLQNEL.
For croup or lore throat, use Dr.
Thomas' Eclectic Oil. Two sixes, 25c
and 59c. At all drug stores.
proper orginioa. T i ; • ; - ; i;
characteristic of the citie&lhat are forg
ing to the front. "Human progress can
almost be measured by organization.
The commercial dub and the commis
sion form of government represent al
most the first movements in scientific
work for American cities along ibis this
line."
Dr. Rastall next stresses the need for
efficient city government. He says.
"It is the observation of men who are
in a position to know that money speni
through American municipal govern
ments at the present time is now secur
ing more than fifty per cent of a reason
ably to be expected efficiency we
have been inclined too frequently to en-
tiiely overlook the wastes of bad system
and inefficiency* in comparison with
which the wastes of dishonesty are al
most infinitesimal." -
In the last place, Dr. Rastall says that
the prosperity of a city is in, reality
measured by two things: (1) "the
general level of success of its individ
uals and business apd professional enter
prises." The former is internal; It has
to do with trade extension, both whole
sale and retail, with advertising, with
improvement of credit Conditions, of
salesmanship, of the physical appear
ances in and around the stores, and of
:rade at home.
The latter is more external in charac
ter. To develop new industries system
atically depends on three things l
"Discover your opportunities; know all
about them; let others know about
i them."
i .
No Need to Stop Work
When the doctor orders you to stop
. work it staggers you. I can't, you
, sty. You know you are weak, run
" down, and iail ng in health day by day,
. bul you must work as long as you can
e stand. What you need is Electric Bit-
B tees to give tone, strength, vigor to
, your system, to prevent breakdown and
tt build you up. Don't be weak, sickly,
s or ailing when Electric Bitters will ben
efit you from the first dose. Thous
ands bless them (or their wonderful
* health and strength. Try them
i Every bottle guaranteed to satisfy. On
'.ly 50c. at C. M, Shuford, Mo*r and
l( I tats, m fMntfs Dwf Store*.
HICKORY, N. C.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY, !3 1913
jREAD THE CHARTER BEFORE
FORMING YOUR OPINION ;
Mr. Editor: — . i
The friends of the new charter ask that the peo- 
Die reserve their jungement until they have read it, which they
Will have an opportunity to do in a few days.
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Note the important points. 5
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A mayor and four aldermen, one from each ward, (
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A CITY MANAGER is elected by and responsible to the City r
Council. He does the wcrk under the supervision of the City 3
Council. He will be in touch with the people and accessible at
all times.
He will be paid for his work and required to be on his job all c
of the time.
PRIMARIES for the selection of candidates. *
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No packed conventions. t
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Two candidates will be nominated for each office. 1
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Select the one you like best 1
If a bad man slips in, recall him by a new election within three
months.
No taxes permitted more than under the old charter. 3
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A GOOD SYSTEM of BUSINESS GOVERNMENT that put- j
lishes every month an itemized statement of receipts and expendi- (
tures.
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A GOOD SYSTEM of BUSINESS GOVERNMENT that the 2
people themselves can absolutely control.
A fair and impartial charter gotten up by honest men, repre- j
sentatives of the sturdy and honest citizenship of a progressive city. t
The names of the following who drew this charter are a suffi- 8
cient guarantee that the BEST INTERESTS of the city have been ®
safeguarded, viz: C.H. Geitner, J.W. Shuford, J. A. Moretz, W. J.
Shuf ird, C. W. Bagby.
This committee was appointed by the Chamber of Commerce t
in accordance with the order of a mass meeting of citizens two &
years ago in the Ac ad amy of Music. 1
No man can truthfully say that these men have done other r
;.han what they believed to be for the best interest of the the peo-1
pie of Hickory. ]
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This is a peple's charter. Read it for yourself and vote on the \
17tn of March according to your own judgement. 1
W. H. N. i
~3n Social Circles '
Feb. 6 Mrs. Kirkpatrick for
Mrs. Aull entertained the Trav*
eller's Club.
After quotations on "Religious
Freedom," Miss Geitner gave a
very entertaining talk on "Ox
lord*' picturing certain phases,
only to be found through person
al experience. The May Day
Festival has its own peculiar
charms, not the least of which is
the Latin Hymn in its musical
setting old and quaint.
Mrs. F. A. Abernethy read
Mrs. W. L. Abernethy's inter
esting paper on "Mathew Ar
nold."
Miss. McComb gave with clear
ness a condensed account of "The
Oxford Movement."
Mrs. Chad wick presented with
extracts an outline of Mathew
Arnold's poem, "Sohrab and
Rustum," the material of which
is taken from the Persian epic,
"Shah Namah" or the "Book of
Kings." Rustum is the national
hero, one like Hercules, Achilles,
oiegfried.
After curreent events and re
freshments, the pleasant hour
closed to meet next, Feb. 18,
with Mrs. K. C. Menzies.
The Round Dozen Book Club
met Feb. sth. with Mrs. C. rl.
Geitner. Bright quotations from
the different books, and the
usual comments and criticisms
were given. A chapter from "the
Annals of Ann" was read and
enjoyed. A most delightfu 1
luncheon was served after which
the club adjourned to meet Feb.
19th. with Mrs. L. R. Whitener.
The Embroidery Club was de
lightfully entertained on Thurs
day by Mrs. E. E. Hendley.
| Twelve members were present
and Mrs. J. W.Clay was a wel
come visitor. Rtadings were
given by Mesdames Bost and
Whitener. A dainty luncneon in
courses was served by Mrs. E.
C. John on and Miss Velma
Bradshaw. Beautif u 1 han d
painted pictures —the handi of
Mrs. Johnson were given as
souvenirs.
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High School Debate.
On the evening of Feb. 21,
1913 there will be a triangular
debte by the high schools of
Hickory, Morganton, and Lenoir,
Each school has selected two
debating teams, an affirmative
and a negative. The affirmative
team will debate at home, while
the negative team will debate
away from home. The team
from Lenoir will come to Hick
ory; the team from Hickory will
go to Morganton; and the team
from Morganton will go to Lenoir.
The question to be debated is:
Resolved that the Constitution of
North Carolina should be so a
mended as to allow women to
vote under the same qualifica
tions as men. Although the
definite selection has not vet
been made, it is probable tnat
John Bchannon and Forrester
Routh will go to Morganton to
debate the negative side of this
query, while Bailey Patrick and
Guy Kennedy uphold the affirm
ative side at home.
The boys in the high school
have been showing a great deal
of interest in their debates, and
it is needless to say that thev
are being greatly benefited bv
this work. A large audience
should be present at this debate
to encourage the boys in every
way possible.
A smail admission fee will be
charged in order to defray the
necessary expense connected
with the debate.
Mr. Knox will Live in Hickory.
St&tebville Landmark.
Mr. R. M. Knox, of the R. M.
Knox Co., has rented a building
in Hickory and will open a 5 and
10 cent store there about the
first of March. He leaves for
the Northern markets in a few
days to buy his stock. Mr. Knox
will continue his connection with
his firm here. His family will
remain here for the present but
will move to Hickory later on.
Mr. Knox has given up his trav
eling position. He considered
opening a -store at Mooresvilie
but later chose Hickory.
Woman loves a clear, rosy complex
ion. Burdock Blood Bitters is splendid
for purifying the blood, clearing the
skin, restoring sound digestion. All
druggists sell it. Price SI.OO
COiviMEINT
DISCUSS THE CHARTER.
Col, Thornton was the first
man to discuss the proposed
charter at our rate of $1 00 per.
That is all it will cost a column
to express your views, and the
Democrat would like to see the
subject venti'ated. Col. Thorn
ton's "Blam, Splam! or Rotter
dam" views were as vitriolic as
a New York Sun editorial. You
needn't sign your name unless
you want to.
KILLED THE'DIVORCE BILLS.
The senate committee, on judi
ciary, if we mistake not, refused
to report to the senate two loose
divorce bills passed by the lower
house. One allowed divorce
after five years separation. The
bills were a disgrace, an outrage,
and the senate committee has
stood by the home, the Bible,
the Church and the State. All
honor to it.
FAITHFUL FRIENDS.
To the Democrat, who has
had seven foremen in three
years, it looks good to see that
there are some stickers. The
Monroe Journal's foreman, Mr.
C. F. Cadiu, has been with it
19 years and the Concord Times
head artist, Mr. R. P. Benson,
23 years.
The election of Willard Sauls,
bury, of Delaware, gives the
Democrats a safe majority of
two in the U. S. Senate. There
are also contests in New Hamp
shire, West Virginia and Illinois,
where Democratic chances seem
good.
The Democrat calls attention
to a splendid summary of the
strong points of the proposed
new charter in this issue, signed
by "W. H. N." Don't fail to
read it and think it over.
Dr. Bryon King, president of
Kings School of Oratory in Pitts
burg, Pa., is to give two of his
brilliant addresses at Lenoir Col
lege Friday and Saturday even
ing. Do not fail to hear him.
He is a prime favorite in Hick
ory.
The following is an extract
from President Taft's speech at
the first annual banquet of the
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States of America, at
Washington, D. C., Jan. 22,1913:
I have been surprised :n going
about the country—and when
you go about the coun ;ry you
learn a good deal you did not
know before, especially on a
speaking trip, when voa meet
the local committees —to find
that there is no town and -no
village to small that it d >es not
have either a Board of Trade or
a Chamber of Commerce. It
may not have any commerce and
it may not have any but
it always has a Boara or 8
Chamber, It is the expression,
on the one hand, of a ho je, and,
on the other hand, of « deter
mination to organize in o effec
tive operation and expression
and influence upon pub ic opin
ion in the community v/here it
is organized of the enterprising
citizens, whoever they are,
druggists, or doctors, or ministers
or lawyers. It is for the purpose
of concentrating into one organ
ization the best influi nces of
the town for civic deve opment,
and they call it a Board >f Trade
or a Chamber of Commerce."
The New School Building.
The plans for a new school
building in South Hickory have
been completed by the architect.
Mr. Zimmerman, of Salisbury,
The plans show a modern schoo'
duilding, eighty feet Ion;* by six
ty feet wide, containing eight
class rooms, a principal's office,
and a library room.
The school Board is consider
ing the best way of erecting
this building, whether by con
tract, or by placing the work
.under the supervision of a baild
ing committee. Work will be
gin on the building as soon as
the weather opens in the spring,
so that the building may be com
| pleted in good time for the open
j ing of the schools next fall.
Eczema spreads rapidly; itching al
most drives you mad. For quick relief
Doan's Ointment is well reccommend
ed. 50c at all stores.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
Resolutions Adopted at Mass Meet
ing Shelby, N. C. February
3rd, 1913.
. WHEREAS, Monazite Miners
and Friends of the Carolina
Monazite Industry, representing
two states and sixteen counties,
have this day assembled in Mass
Meeting in the Court House at
Shelby, North Carolina, in re
sponce to the call of a large num
ber of our fellow citizens, and
WHEREAS, hundreds of Car
olina monazite mines, which for
many years had furnished the
sole means of support of many
of our number, and which had
contributed largely to the pros
perity and upbuilding of many
communities in the western part
of the Carolinas, were closed be
cause of the unfavorable tariff
legislation in 1909, thereby
throwing out of employment
thousands of miners, and caus
ing untold suffering and enor
mous financial losses, and
» WHEREAS, these losses and
buffering have caused by a tariff
which discriminated against
American mines and against the
products of American labor, and
solely benefited a Northern trust
which was in league with the
powerful and arrogant combina
tion of the German thorium
manufacturers and the Brazilian
monazite concessionaires, and
WHEREAS, the people of the
monazite region, of all political
parties, condemn thp perfidy of
the Conference Committee of
1909 in surreptitiously adyancing
the duty on mantle scrap, at the
dictation of a Trust, to a prohib
itive rate after a rate had been
agreed upon in open session of
the State which would have en
abled the American thorium
manufacturers to continue in
business despite the reduction in
the rate of duty on monazite, by
using partly Carolina monazite
and partly mantle scrap, and
WHEREAS, justice to our peo
ple and to the American thorium
manufactures, who are the buy
ers of our monazite, demands
that the crime of 1909 be wiped
off of the statute books and such
legislation be enacted as will
give American monazite a fair
chance to compete with the
cheap Brazilian monazite in the
American market, and
WHEREAS, we condemn the
malicious misrepresentation 6f
the Carolina monazite district as
being of small extent and con
trolled by a Trust, while the
facts are that monazite occurs in
vast quantities over an area of at
least ten thousand square miles,
the ownershiD of the greater
part of which is vested in thou
sands of small land-owners;
THEREFORE, BE IT RE
SOLVED, That we hereby re
spectfully and urgently implore
the Ways and Means Committee,
that in framing the new Tariff
Bill, they provide for a revenue
duty of six cents per pound on
monazite and sixty per cent on
thorium nitrate.
RESOLVED, That we hereby
express our confidence that the
Ways and Means Committe will
not permit the duty on mantle
scrap to remain at 40 per cent,
the rate fraudulently named by
the Conference Committee of
1909, but will rectify this great
wrong by restoring the rate of
20 per cent
RESOLVED, That the action
of this meeting as herein set
forth, be communicated te each
member of the Ways and Means
Committee, and that we hereby
memorialize our Senators and
'Representatives in Congrees to
use their best efforts to secure
the enactment of the legislation
herein urged.
The above is a true copy of the
Resolutions adopted unanimously
at the Mass meeting held in
Shelby, North Carolina, on Feb
ruary 3rd, 1913.
W. H. MILLER,
Secretary of the Meeting.
HIDES.
Prices paid at the Hickory Tan
nery:
Green Hides 10c per pound.
Partly cured hides 11c. " M
Green Salted Hides 12c " "
Dry Flint Hides 18c M "
Dry Salted Hides 17c 14 "
Tallow 6c " "
Rye Straw 50c per 100 lb
Baled and delivered.
Junior Luther League Social.
The pastor of the Holy Trinitj
Lutheran Church, extends a hearts
invitation to every member of th«
Junior Luther League to a reception
given at the parsonage Friday nigh!
between the hours of 7 and 10 o'clock.
Their parents are also invited, Eact
member is to bring something fa
luncheon.
WHAT TIE LEGISLATURE
IS PMC H RALEIGH
State Wide Primary Bill Re-
Ferred for Redrafting.
THE ANTI-TIP BILL RILLED
Joint Committee to Work Out 20
New Judicial Districts—An Ag
ricultural Measure —-The
Search and Seizure Law.
The House passed but the Sen
ate killed a bill to forbid tips to
servants, waiters, etc.
The State-wide primary bill
introduced by Justice in the
House was defeated after long;
debate, hut Murphy, of Rowan,
moved that it and a flood of a
mendments be sent to a select
committee to be redrafted and
reported back inside a week,
which is out today.
The House voted down, 34 to
44, the bill to extend the age of
consent from 14 to 16 after it
had been amended so as not to
apply to males under 21.
Two sub-committees of the
joint committee of Senate and
House on judicial districts will
work out the apportionment of
the State into the 20 judicial dis
tricts decided upon and the mat
ter of the salaries to be paid the
20 solicitors. There will be three
Senators and three Represents*
tives on each sub-committee;
one of these committees will re*
district the State and the other
will determine upon the salary
question. The committee will
ask for $l5O for help to do the
work.
The House resolution to ap
point three persons to investigate
the Atlantic and Western rail
road, which is being built by
convict labor, the labor paid for
in stock of the road, caused con
siderable discussion. Senator
Hannah charged that a fraud
was being perpetrated. The reso
lution passed second reading and
was re-referred to a committee.
The bill to allow Supreme Court
reporter S4OO for clerical assis
tance, which caused the clash
between Councill and Jones a few
days ago, caused much discussion
but was passed, 37 to 3. The bill
requiring county efficials who
are paid in fees to report onee a
year the amount of fees received,
was passed after several counties
had been exempted and one
added.
Among the bills passed was
one to authorize the A. & M, Col
lege and State Department of
Agriculture to co-operate BO as
to prevent duplication of work
and expense and provide a joint
commission for the purpose.
Among the bills introduced in
the House was one amending
the law as to the treatment of
tuberculosis and to provide for
the maintenance of the State
Sanitorium for tuberculosis.
The committee on liquor traffic
favorably reported the Anti-Sa
loon League search and seizure
law with certain amendments.
It was found that the section de
signed to stop liquor dealers
from shipping into the State and
sending bills-of-lading, with
drafts attached, to banks would
also prevent a resident of the
State sending his check to a
liquor dealer out of the State.
There is an amendment to cure
this. Another amendment would
make it possible for persons to
have more than the maximum
one gallon of wines, where made
from home grown fruits,
Billsto allow magistrates $1
for performing marriage cere*
mony and to require solicitors to
appear for defendents in suits
for defendants In suits for abso
lute divorce where no counsel ia
retained, solicitor be paid $lO,
which would be charged in the
bill of costs, were unfavorably
reported. The House committee
on health will report favorably
the bill providing for each coun
ty to maintain at least one bed
and seperate room for tubercular
patients at the State Tubercu
losis Sanitarium, at cost not to
exceed $250 a year for each
county. This would mean free
treatment of three or four hun-,
dred patients every year. The
same committee also considered
favorably the appropriation of
$25,000 for maintenance and S3O
- for improvements for the
tuberculosis sanitarium. Another
bill favovably reported provides
for the establishment near Ral
eigh of a place to manafacture
hog cholera serum, diptheria and
typhoid antitoxin and small pox
vaccine, to be furnished at actual
cost.
The day of harsh physics ia goat.
People want mild, easy laxatives Doan's
Refulets have satisfied thousands. 25c,
at all drug stores.