Established 1899
ioRY PUBLIC LIBRARY
ineedjfmore books
,Ability of Providing the Books
Needed Rests Upon the People
of the City Who are Interest
ed in Its Success.
The Hickory public library is
T 1 ch in need of more books
, CoU ncil has made an
Sation to defray the ex
B P pro f of Keeping tae library
p Jt there are no funds to
°? e V u books and periodi
purchase new gf
books needed rests
"?he oeople ol Hickory who
in the success of
"There«e many persons who
hJe good books which they,
have read themselves and which
iiH nrove valuable additions
Seffy. Will th r person,
nnf donate these books to the
rLrv and thus enable many
Ko be benefited? In this
It hundreds of good books
Zld be added to the library,
and others could enjoy reading
books.
Thegcod women of Hickory
are alive to everything which
Jili benefit the city. It would
not be a difficult matter for them
to arrange for a reception some
afternotn at the library, to
which every one will be invited
toe me and bring some good
book or hooks. This reception
could be made a pleasant social
occasion, and at the same timea
direct practical benefit to the
library. .
All that is needed is for some
one to begin the movement. And
the omen can be depended UDon
to lend their aid to every move
ment which make for the best
interests of the city.
Cnas. M. Staley.
Helping The Farmer. |;
To the Democrat:
It has become almost the"fash
ion" in the last few years to try
to help the farmer. So many ways :
and plans have been devisecj to
help him that those interested are
often at a loss just wheie to be
gin. Organization, co-operation,
rural credits and many other
ideas are advanced with the ob
ject in view of the betterment of
the farmer and his occupation.
All these plans for future good
are most desirable, and all of
them will be in successful opera
tion in the future. There is one
thing, however, that the farmer
himself must realize sooner or la
ter, and that is the fact that all
these plans for the betterment of
agriculture are impossible with
out the co-operation of the farm
er himself in them. If the farm
er expects to sit still while other?
do the organizing, co-operating,
etc .for him, little good will be
accomplished. Anotherthingthat
tne farmer must realize and the
sconer the better, is. that all oth
er plans for farm improvement
are of no value to him unless the
farmer has education to enable
hi® to make use of these plans
and ideas. No organization, no
matter for what purpose it is
formed will ever be successful if
tne main body is composed of ig
norant people. Organizations ot
ignorance and prejudice ar« ver>
much worse than any organiza
tion at all. Education, in. the full
leaning of the word, is the foun
dation of the true prosperity of
firmer. Those farmers who
lk loudly about education of the
Proper kind for their boys and
girls and then refuse to pay more
to provide for that same edu
cation are not prepared to organ
ize or co-operate, nor can they be
wiped to any extent by anyone.-
oenFranklin said/'God nelps
lhose who help themselves."
H. K. Foster.
Large Distillery Destroyed.
On Jast Thursday Possemen H
ori . s an( * Charles Deaton ac
by Revenue Officers
amf'i 'P 6 an d Jolley, captured
Q destroyed a large illicit dis
,'ery three miles northeast of
tor 875 ga^on copper still and
h;!/ ' a rge fermenters con
hneff 2 O,JO gallons of beer, 18
flak °* mea '* one doubler, one
Otho c ' mash sticks an *
]V' T fixtures were confiscated.
still 6 ? the °^ cers destroyed the
, tn e owners were nowhere to
for f e . n L hey sta ved at the place
it'll J X L OU^ B a * ter destroying the
w>niH l^ e pe t,,at owners
"Id show up, but had to leave
a clew to the own-
Btili , i» e who found-the
officers 16 mil6B notify the
riave you heard Penny Bros,
kere , qU ' rt ? U ® ? They will be
Hl® ntxt Frl *ay witn the land
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COMMENT
The question of County Super
intendent of Education seems to
be arousing considerable interest
in the county. We ma Ice the fol
lowing suggestions: We under
stand that therp are three candi
dates for the office of County Sup
erintendent. As this is the most
important position in the countv.
bow would it do to have a joint
canvass of the candidate®, each
making a speech, telling just
what he would lio to improve the
rural schools, it elected Superin
tendent.
..We ff*el sure that our people
would get a better idea of the du
ties of the Suoerin ten dent, and of
their own resnonsihility in regard
to education. Of course, no Der-'
senality should enter into a dis
cussion of this kind, and we feel
that this would not be done.
We feel sure our County Board
of Education wishes to appoint a
strong man for Superintendent,
and-being fair minded men, they
should be willing that the people
should hear each of the candi
dates.
The Newton Enterprise gives
one-half of its editorial column
last week to .a discussion of
several articles that appeared in
the Hickory Democrat.-
The Enterprise also quotes
from the Democrat editorial, but
does not give same in full. The
Enterprise seems to doubt the
figures used by Mr. Shuford,
saying thai either the figures
dealing with Hickory illiteracy
or the County's illiteracy is
wrong.
These figures were taken from
the "U. S. Census Bulletin; Pop
ulation: North Carolina." The
Enterprise can get a copy of this
Bulletin by writing the Bwreau
of the Census, Washington, D.
c.. fhe Census figures are not
generally disputed; and the State
Superintendent cf Education
evidently believes they are. cor
rect. for he quotes from them
in his last Biennial report, paero
23, giving the illiteracy, 11 c it;
State, as a whole, as 12 3 per
cent.
The Enterprise is evidently
very much in' error* .. It- states
"There are 15500 children of
school age in Catawba county.
According to the Biennial re
port of tne Superintendent of
Public Instruction for the year
1911-12, the total school popula
tion in Catawba county is 10513
This report dbes not give the
number of illiterates, but the
U. S. Census of 1910 gives the
following: "Total number of
persons in Catawba county be
tween the ages of ten and twenty
7050; number of illiterate, 442."
We do not know where the editor
gets his 93 illiterate in the coun
ty from, but suppose he would
not mind givinsr figures
quoting from official authorities.
The editor of tne Enterprise took
the two articles of Mr. Shuford
and handled them together.
Baraca Class Notes
First Baptist Church :: By Class Reporter
Were you oat Sunday? Well, if
you weren't, you missed a great treat.
The lesson as taught by supennten
dent of Sunday School Elliott, was
fine, and enjoyed by every one that
was present.
Boys! Wasn't it great to have so
many out that they had to give over
the main auditorium to us. It was a
great sight to see fifty-six men, young
and middle age, iu a Sunday School
class. Many men have gotten- the
idea that there is no place in the Sun
day School for them, but if those that
have that idea will come out to the
Baraca class at the First Baptist church
they will find that there is a place for
them, and more than that, they will
find a warm welcome awaiting them.
The leason next Sunday will be
another interesting one abcut Joseph
and his brethren. We will see how
Joseph, afttr testing his brethren,
forgives them and receives them open
ly in his arms. These are interesting
lessons and you should not miss a
single one of them
We had 56 out last Sunday, and we
want to see more out next Sunday,
there will be room and a seat for every
one. The contest between our class
and the Philathea class is running
close and we Baraca's must hurtle if
we expect to be the viators in the
race.
Let every member come out next
Sunday and bring some one with him.
Will Decorate Graves.
On next Sunday, Jun« St'n.
fiiCKory Camp No. 80 W. 0. W.
will decorate the graves of their
deceased members at Oakwood
cemetery. Hon. W. C. Feimster,
of Newton, will make the princi
pal address. The public is most
cordially invited to attend these
exercises,
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 5, 1913
DESIROUS OF INVESTING DRAWS THE FIRE OF
IM ELECTRIC CUR LIRE SEVERAL SCHOOL TEACHERS
Latest Project is Proposed Line From
Hickory to Henry River.
Trumansburg, N. Y., May 30
| To the Editor of The Democrat:
r 'Dear Sir:
Through several sources we
have obtained information con
cerning your county, and city.
After careful investigation we
have arrived at the conclusion
that your fellow citizens are en
joying a period of unparalled
orosperity and that your county
is making for herself a record
that is causing her sister counties
to wske up and take notice. We
have learned that the latest pro
ject in vourcity is an electric car
line from Hickory to Henry Riv
er, financed by Messrs. 0. M. Li
taker and Frank McComb. As
we are desirous of investing in
some Southern corporation, we
would be highly gratified to com
municate with these gentlemen.
That we may further keep in
toucn with the enterprises of
your city, enclosed find thirtv
cents for which send us theDem
•»crat for three months, and ob
lige Yours sincerely,
IHE A. F. I. R. CLUB.
South Fork Items.
Hickory, May 31.—The only
news in the South Fork vicinity
is that the farmers are ail very
busy in their farming operations.
They are about through planting
corn and cotton chopping is now
the order of the day. Cottcn is a
fine stand, so is corn and wheat;
oats are fairly good. Swteet pota
toe transplanting is now on hand
and a great many slips have been
transplanted.
The general news is rather on
the slim order. Nothing new of
any importance.
George Mosteller has gone to
Virginia with a number of horses
that he intends to work at his saw
mill, which he recently moved
tnere.
There was a large crowd pres
ent at the sale of the late resi
lience of F. A. Yodf»r, deceased,
Hickory, Srookford and Newton
oei ng represented. Horses and
cattle brought a very good price.
Four aged Confederate veterans
were present whose combined
ages were 344, an average of 86
years each.
Mr. Lee Yoder has taken his
daughter to the Statesville hospit
al for treatment for appendicitis.
J. E. Yoder. depot agent at Hil
debran, was present at the sale.
"Colonel."
Ephraim Perkins.
Ephraim Perkins was a son of
Pioneer John Perkins and wire.
He wa* raised in what is now
Catawba county. His father
nad a large farm on the west
side of the Catawba river. This
farm is found along the Catawba
river from the Island Ford to the
mouth of Lyslt's creek. John
Perkins gave this farm to two of
nis sons, Ephraim and Eli.
Ephraim Perkins married Eliza
beth, a daughter of David Aber
rfethy and wife. They lived in
Lincoln county about six miles
southwest of Beatty's Ford.
Here they had a good country
nome.
David Abernethy married
Martha Turner. Her parents
were from Virginia but original
ly from Aberdeen, Scotland.
The marriage of Ephraim Perkins
look place about the year A. D.
18C0. They were married by
Kobert Johnson Miller, who was
an Episcopal clergyman. He
was a pioneer minister in the
Episcopal church in western
North Carolina. Ephraim Per
kins settled on the farm his
father gave him. Here he raised
a lamily. '
TheV were the parents of
Nancy Adeline, who married
Abel Shoford. She is buried at
Mary's Grove in Caldwell county
rier uncle. Robert Johnson Miller
is buried in the same graveyard.
After her death Abel Shuford
located near the present town
of Claremont, Catawba county.
He died and is buried in that
community. His children mov:
ed to Arkansas.
Epnraim Perkins and wife
were the parents ot Martha, who
was called Patsy. She married
Hon. F. D. Reinhardt, of Lincoln,
now Catawba county. They are
the parents of Robert Reinhardt,
who died at Newton a few years
ago Rev.J.L. Murphv of Hickory
married a daughter of Robert
Reinhardt. There are two chil
uren of this marriage, Josephine
and Joseph. J. H. SHUFORD.
Be sure and meet us at the land
sale, next Friday., at 10:30 o'ciock.
Everybody is Koing, don t fail to
meet me there.
Mr. Shuford Replies to Mrs. Watson's
' Article In Newton Enterprise.
My article in The Democrat seems
to have drawn the fire of several teach
ers in Catawba county. Of course,
this was to be expected as they would
naturally want to defend the County
Superintendent of Education. In neith
er article I wrote was anything said
about County Superintendent of Edu
cation. One of the articles called the
peoples' attention to the illiteracy of
the. county, another one was the advo
cacy „of Mr. Fred for Qounty
Superintendent of Education.
Mrs. Watson writes in the Newton
Enterprise, signing herself *'A Friend
To Catawba County, " She also writes
the same article for The Democrat. In
her article she defends the County
Superintendent ot Education, and says:
"We have fought a good fight.*' Did
the County Superintendent of Educa
tion evei appeal to the people o(. Cat
awba county through the newspapers
for a compulsory school law, or tor a
six months'school terra?
Is he altogether responsible for TlJte
comfortable school houses that have
been erected?
Do not the committeemen and the
County Board of Education havssome
thing to do with this?
Has there ever been a township
meeting of the school teachers?
Does Mrs. Watson know that there
are 37 one-room school houses in Cat
awba county, with only one teacher?
(See Bi-ennial report of Public Instru
ction, page 148.)
Of course, there has been an im
provement in all lines in Catawba coun
ty, and nobody disputes the fact that
there has been improvement in educa
tional affairs. We gained 154 per cent,
in the value of our agricultural pro
ducts from 1900 to 1910, but reduced
our. illiteracy less than 10 per cent.
The article was written to call the
attention of the people to the fact that
there did exist in Catawba county quite
a lot of illiteracy, and to see if there
could not be plan* made to help *educe
this illiteracy.
It may not be within the scope of
the County Superintendent of Educa
tion to look after the illiterates over
twenty one yeirs of age, but, as stated
in a former letter, there is a- County
Superintendent of Education in the
South, and at that a woman, who has
reduced the illiteracy in the county in
which she lives.
The physician thoroughly diagnoses
his patient; the banker knows the * fin
ancial condition of every depositor; the
lawyer makes a special study of every
case in which he appears, and consults
all known authority to help him out.
Is there any reason why the people of
Catawba county should not know just
the condition of their af
fairs, and put their fiinger on the ten
der spot, if there be any?
Mrs. Watson says Catawba county
leads educationally. We admit this
in some ways; in other ways Catawba
county DOES NOT lead, and the writ
er of this article wants to see Catawba
county lead in everything pertaining
to the welfare of her people.
W. J. SHUFORD.
Wilson Boy Badly Hurt -•
Wilson, May 29.—Little Thom
as Hobbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.
C. Hobbs, was painfully injured
this morning when he fell and
striking on the face bit almost
entirely through his tongue. Phy
sicians gave him immediate treat
ment and several stitches were
necessary to hold the end of the
tongue in place. The little fellow
is doing nicely, but suffering con
siderable pain.
Unveiling Last Sunday.
Brookford Camp No. 515 W, 0.
W. unveiled a monument to a de
ceased brother, E. C. Couch, in
the cemetery at Mountain Grove
ChuVch on last Sunday. A large
crowd attended the exercises
among which were members of
Morgrantjn and Hudson Camps,
besides about fifteen from Hick
ory camp No. 80. Hon. A. A.
Whitener, of this city, made an
able address and excellent music
was furnished by the Brookford
band. '
Miss Yoder Dead.
Miss Bonnie Yoder, daughter
of Mr. Lee Yoder; of the South
Fork section of the county, died
last week at Long's Sanatorium
in Statesville, following an-oper
ation for appendicitis. Her body
was brought here Monday morn
ing on train No. 15 and carried
to the home of her parents. The
funeral was conducted Monday
afternoon.
Miss Yoder was an estimable
young lady and her death, com
ing as it did in the prime of life,
makes it doubly sad.
Say! Are you going out next
Friday? Sure! I want to 3ee the
Twins work.
CANDER AND RAD
ATTACK WOMAN
Mid the Screams and Flip Flops of
Gander Ram "Butted In."
Mr, Editor of the Democrat:
Here is a goose story. Not
like mother goose that went up
in the basket seventy times as
, high as the moon, or ha didle
didle Jack and the fiddle etc.
But this happened not more than
a days journey from Hickory.
Lettue introduce my heroin 6.
Leaving out her age, she is the
mother of nine children, would
be classed lightweight,- never
weighing more than one hundred
pounds. Can trace her ancestry
back to prominent heroes of the
revolutionary war. Blue stocking
Presbyterian. But believes in
using the means, is a regular
light bread artist A class that
you must always compliment by
saying "your bread is light and
your beds are heavy". Never
on your life vici versa. Her
fondness for feather beds led
into this trouble. She and
her old husband have made good
He.is a veteran, gave four years
to the lost cause. They came
up from penury. Her baby boy
rides in a touring car. He sped
his motor way down in the tide
water section, and chanced upon
a fancy flock of geese. A cross
between the large Hong Gong
and wild goose. He bought a
pair and carried them home to
his mother. The birds did well
and soon they were brooding.
Everybody knows how fierce* the
gander is while goose sets. They
keep a herd of marina sheep,
with the lot is a big old Ram. As
the saying is he "buts in" where
he is not wanted. My heroine
in her practical way open the
gate, went alone, down by the
gin house, into the pasture look
ing especially for the geese. The
gander charged upon bar. Re
membering her popularity and
her many admirers when a young
lady, she ignored his overture
and unceremoniously kicked him
with her left foot. The bird re
lented her coquetry grasping
the shoe top wicn his powerful
oill he made battle with both
wings counting fifty strokes to
the minute. The ram seeing
the mix up "butted in". Con
trary to usual custom my heroine
screamed in the midst of the fray
and fell prone upon the ground.
At this juncture her eight year
old grandson came to the rescue
and vanquished her assailant
pith a corn stalk, and with the
aid of a colored woman like the
Red Cross Association they ad
ministered to her relief by carry
ing her to the dwelling and put
ting. her to bed. The family
doctor was rushed in, and her
foot and ankle up to her knee
were set in Ictheal. The gander
had bruised and bled aiJ these
parts. After several days of
anxiety for fear of blood poison
she was able to walk around on
crutbhes. She is subject to spells
of palpitation of the heart and
is not positive as to whether it
waa pain, fright, or heart trouble
that caused her collapse. She
promises never again to venture
into that pasture lot without
that grand boy and his corn stalk
as a protector. There is no scar
about her person to indicate
that the ram got in a single one
of his deadly thrusts.
Oh! were you ne'er a school boy, and
did you never train?
Or fee! the sweeling of the heart young
er can feel again t
And did you never meet far down the
street with plumes and banners gay?
While the kettle for the kettle drum
played march, march away.
Our muskets weie of cedar wood with
ramrods bright and new
With bayonets forever set, and painted
barrels too
We charged upon a flock of geese and
set them all to flight
Except one sturdy gander that thought
to show us fight.
But Ah! we knew a thing or two, our
captain wheeled the van
We routed them nor lost a single man.
Secret Marriage Made Known.
Mr. Leon A. Cline and Misfc
Belle Carpenter were married on
the evening of the 11th of May,
at the Lutheran parsonage, by
the Rev. J. D. Mauney. This
news was kept a secret at the
young couple's request.
Mr. Cline is a son of Mr. Frank
Cline, deceased. Miss Carpenter
is the charming daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Carpenter. Both
are from this county, and are
well known. The best wishes of
their many friends go with them
on the beginning of their journey
through life together.
All the ladies are invited to
come out to the land sale and hear
Penny Brother's quartette*
Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 9 05
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The Original Miot.
By Dr. John E. White, of Atlanta, for
merly of North Carolina. • x 1
We are on the trail of the Ori
ginal Idiot and we will get him
not far from where you live.
Once upon a time, in their
beautiful language, the Greeks
needed a designation for a par*
ticular type of citizen, who un
willingly attracted attention to
himself in the city of Athens.
To describe him and insolate
him in the public mind they coin
ed a contemptous word which
has come down to us with an in
creasing ugly meaning It is the
word "Idiot."
So high was their ideal of
public duty and so exacting the
Grecian conscience of public
service, that when certain of
their citizens were discovered
more Concerned with their
private interests than the com
mon welfare of Athens, they
were characterized—"idiotes.''
By this word a citizen absorbed
entirely in his private affairs be
came an object of public con
tempt. He was considered a
civic defaulter. His reproach
was in all noble eyes that looked
upon him. His name was a
hissing on all noble lips. The
wrath of th«? Athenians knew
small mercy for the man among
them who engaged chiefly after
Number One. The Greek '"idiot"
was not necessarily a fool nor a
bad man. His crime was his
selfish withdrawal from public
responsibility.
The "Modern Idiot" may like
wise be isolated. He lives in
Atlanta though thanks be, his
name is not legion here,. Indeed
the ancient Athens and the
modern Atlanta are not unlike
in contempt of him. But the
few there are among us may not
object to the performance of one
public service. Let them serve
as a warning.
Do you know a man who boasts
that he attends strictly to h* t
own business and wishes every
body else would do the fuse?
In ancient Athens that men
nave been called "idiotai."
• Do you know a man who tracks
the path from his residence to
his business wrapped & the soli
tude of |I|I own concerns and
shrunken*?tfce limit of ehert
heaiWfflferestedil! the welfare
of common humanity?' The
Greeks would have pointed him
out as one of their "idiots."
Do you know a man who has
no time tor the general welfare
and the big problems of society?
The schools, the hospitals, the
libraries are not his business,
fhe institutions of social service
and the organizationa for the
amelioration of social sorrow are
mno wise his personal obliga
tion. Good government—ot
course; moral reforms—of course;
the conservation of health —ot
course; the Sabbath day for a
sound religious civilization—of
course; but let those aggressive j
individuals who like prominence
and fighting attend to such
thankless tasks and public
services.
This i| the "Modern Idiot"
He gets as much out of the com
petitive; world as he can seques
ter for himself and his folks and
lets the world swing along as it
pleases. When he dies you
nave to go to ttte cemetery and
peep through the doors of the
little tight vault to discover that
he ever lived. There reposes
the remains of "The Original
Idiot"
Also see Prof. Freeman in his
famous Buck Dance.
Longview Items.
Mrs. Hattie Ross, of Stony
Point, who has been spending a
few weeks in West Hickory the
guest of Mrs. Joe Ross, spent a
few days in Longview, the guest
of her cousin, Miss Grace Jones.
Miss Aimer Flowers spent a
few days this week in Granite
Falls visiting friends. •
Mr. John Frye went to the
hospital in Hickory last Monday,
for a cancer of the eye, He was
reported Wednesday as doing
well.
Married in Longview Wednes
day night at nine o'clock by Rev.
Fink, Mr. Waller Abee and Miss
Estelle Earney.
Mr. .Larry Whitener is all
smiles, it's a girl.
The ladies of Earners church
gave a box supper at the Long
view schoolhouae last Saturday
night About tun dollars was rais
ed. They all report a pleasant
time.
Miss Arabella Johnson leaves
Sunday tor Boone, where she
enters school.
Little Miss Mary Hermon of
Hudson, is spending the summer
in Longview the guest of her
uncle, H. E. Hermon.
"The Kidd."
Look who's coming! Peony
Bros, the Famous Twins.
j Catawba Items. X'
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hudson of
Spencer, and Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Miller of Salisbdiy, came up Sun
day in Mr. Hudson's machine to
spend the day at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Pitts.
I Miss Helen Long of Newton is
the guest of her grandmother,
Mrs. J. U. hong.
Mrs. Jack Cook of Spencer
spent last week with Mrs. J1 H.
Pitts. Mr. Cook joined her Mon
day and they went from here to
Davis Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. F. Y, Long spent last
week in Statesville, the guest of
her mother.
Miss Margaret Bost of Hickory
was the guest of Misa Emma
Pitts for a few days last week.
Mr. Caite Sherrill is home from
Jefferson Medical College, Phila
delphia. I
Mr. M. F. Winecoff spent Mon
day in Asheville,
The Catawba Council of the. Jr?
0. U. A. M. sent out invitations
last week to the twelve nearby
councils requesting them to join
in a Junior rally at Catawba, July
Fourth. There will be three
prominent speakers, including
the State Councillor. The public
is cordially invited.
Parties wishing to sell refresh
ments should see Mr. R. R, Boggs
in regard to stands.
Death entered the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Troutman Tuesday
night and claimed for its victim,
Garland, their only • child. .• He
had been sick for ten days and
everything that loving hands
could do was done, but in vain.
He was a bright little fellow and
won friends wherever he went,
but God in his wisdom saw fit to
take Garland from us at the early
age of two years. His parents
have the sincere sympathy of the
entire towa His body was car
ried to ttancord Wednesday after
noon and laid to rest under a pro
fusion of flowers. Rev. 0. Wil
son conducted the funeraiservice.
! A Csrd of Tbuiks,
We take this as a method of
thanking oor Mends and nelgh
bora for tfiw kindness shown us
during. the illness and death of
our little son.
Mr. and Mra. Troutman.
HwiitJuuf b»rim B—si Hate.
On tomorrow evening, (Friday)
from 7,30 to 9:80 an informal re
ception will be tendered Rev. J.
D. Harte and family by the mem*
bers of the First Baptist Church
in commemoration of Rev. Harte'a
fifth year as pastor of that church.
The entire membership of the
church as well as other churches
are invited to attend.
The work of Rev. Harte here
during his five years as pastor is
well known to many of our read
ers and there will doubtless be a
large concourse of friends out to
morrow night to bid him God
; speed in his work.
Freight Rate Discrimination!
Examples from Wilson, N. C.
The Boykio Giocery Co. recently
received a car of fruit jars
from Sand Springs, Ok la., to
Berkeley, Va. $ 66.06
From Berkeley to Wilson. .105.60
The C. Woodard Company receiv
ed a car of floor, the freight
from Grand Rapids, Mich., to
Norfolk, Va.. ...$ 55.21
From Norfolk to Wilson.. 83.66
Hackney Bros, received a car of
Gear Wood, the freight from
Zanesville, Ohio, to Norfolk.
Va $ 72.00
From Norfolk to Wilson.. 75.60
Dildy & Agnew received a car of
* Building Material, the freight
from Chicago, 111., to Norfolk,
Va .A $69.00
From Norfolk to Wilson... 72.45
: Clark Bros. & Pettus received; a
car of Sewer Pipe, the freighc
from Lancaster, Ohio, to Nor
folk. Va $30.47
From Norfolk to Wilson... 44.32
Mr. P. B. Deans, Broker, sells
feed stuffß from Buffalo, N. Y..
and Pittsburg, Pa. r the freight
to Wilson being $4.30 per ton;
$3.30 of this rate applies from
Petersburg, Va. (or other Vir
ginia points) to Wilson, the $1
per tpn rate covering the long
haul from Buffalo and Pitts
burg to Virginia points.
Compiled by
H. D. BROWN.
Secretary the Chamber of Com
merce, Wilson, N. C.
Another Instance.
And here is still another in
stance of unjust freight rate dis
crimination, cited by the News
and Observer.
"Freight discrimination—Sam
ple from Sanford, N. C.
"Freight on car load of Gyp
sum Plaster from Ssltville, V>..
to Sanford, N. C. t per ton, |3.00;
from Saltville, Va., through San
ford to Atlanta, Ga,, per ton, $2.-
00."
The story is the same the Stat*
over.—Charlotte News.