Klre ia lVIk Brut. (tiarMlr Mow QW & FftmOUS RaitrO&d
On last Thursday night fir In
the laree stores of Belk Bros. In
Charlotte did damage between $15.'
Man Got His Fint Job.
000 and $11'0,0h. After a time thej Jas p Laying, who died in 1908
flame were subdueu ana since mai M th a?e o( gt.Venty.five year,
time s'cck taking and readjustai-nr prcbjbly haJ tlMf longest unbroken
of the stock has been taking place
to determine the Use, which U co
erd ilh Icsurance to the usual
three fourth value. The Observer
of Sunday murning published the
following interview with Mr. Henry
Delk:
-Mr. W. 11. Belk I a philosopher
as well a a good business man.
Whtn asked at the Seaboard sta
tion l ist night about the fir he stat
ed that Hurt- was a bright side to
it as well as a dark side.
"1 have had hundreds of friends
and even only those I knew only
slightly to express thtir sympathy
and interest and it is not so bad af
ter all. True, there was a destruct
ive blaz la our ca'ablishmcnt, and
in the n-w store as well, but such
troubles ar.1 to be expected in the
sum-total anil aggregate cf life. I
was cut in the cuutitry at a pop-corn
party when informed of the fire, but
it did no' worry m much. It was
nrt our fault and we did all we
could to abviate it and when it came
thrre was inching more to do.
Such misfortunes are to be expec
experience in railway niauagement
and operation of any man of his
time, at leas any who held impor
tant executive position.
He began as a surveyor and ent
out with the first party thitf began
to survey the railroad which con
nected Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
with Columbus. Ohio. That was
ta 149. and from that time until
h retirtd. In 10. from active rail
road service he was eintinously oc
cupied with railroad cperratlon and
management. For years l:e was sta
tioned at Pittsburgh. From there
he went to Chicago to accept high
responsibility in the management
of th? Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad. When the Yanderhllts se
cured control of the West shore Kail
rroad Mr. leaving was calhd to New
York. lk was appointed vic-prt si
dent, and general manager of the
West Shore, and he was the execu
tive head of that company until, in
UMiO, it was completely absorbed by
the New York Central.
Mr. Laying was also for years
vice-prtsld'eiit of the Itig Four Hail
ed in business as well as in other TMli Mlu.h of llig p..rsnal ex
things
"Mr. Belk did not appear worried
perience had been in association
with the development of railway
In the least about the fire. He was svstems wst of Pittsburgh, across
thankful that it was no wors and
grateful that it came alter the hol-
Ohlo to Chicago. Cini:inatl and St
.outs. He was of tne company oi
iday rush. He left last night for (x,u.rls Nvho maiK ,,,, of ,lt, steel
Monroe to spend to-day at lus eld rails uroll!.nt ov,.r fnm l-.'nglat-.d by
home."' j Edgar' Thompson when he was
pre.-ldeiit of the Pennsylvania liail-
Dovvn in the New 1! 'rue section road,
the other night friends congregated It was at Mr. Laying's suggestion
areuml .; in me to seretii'de a pair ol' that the English manufacturer- were
r.ewlwveils. Some one in the house n jested to make certain changvs
took a shoi at the s -lenad-rs with in the manufacture of the rails
a rilie ai.d i'.i ball pass d t hrotuh . which would enable the trai l; l iver-!
the collar of on.' of them. X-edles-l more conveniently to handb these
to ; v lie s reiittding was at ;:'iMuavvy iirrtiiles.
c:,l ; it is sale to sav that the I Mr. Laying w is also the inventor
s r :.-.ileis "burnt the v.ir.l." lot' the apparatus universally used
by the linemen employed by rail
rroads by which they were enabled
to cut out telegraph lines anywhere
on the line and reunite them by
very simple contrivance after the
wires had been used to convey nies-
! sages from the field to the home
office.
I asked Mr. Laying one day what
he regarded as the most esntial
:part of his early equipment for
I hi association with the railroads.
"I will tell you a little story to!
i illustrate that." lie said. "You may J
n vt know hjw speedily th? telegraph!
lines were constructed all over the;
ccutrry after Pr f. Morss) made
hU fiirst demon st rat ten at BilH-
' more and Washington cf the com
m.rrclal practicability of this sys
U This rapid development brought
lirg tdegraph service Uito Pitts
burgh. 1 think 1 ra safe Li sayins
t!i!'t tho tt It grai n on? of the
eai. f factors at that tlm In the
development of the railway system)
west f 11 tburgtt and also of the;
womb rfully suif: growth .f Pitts-j
burgh its If. i
"l mention this merely by way of
intrcde.c'U n. I had mastered sur
viving and .some if thi technical
featuris cf railroad cons-ruction. ;
a:-.! 1 thoimht that was sufi'icieiii to i
give me an opening In one of the!
railroad offices in Pittsburgh.
FortifUd by my d'plonin and certt't'i
l-'ters of recommendation I called
upon the manager and applied for
a plae. He asked me nil about
in v self and when 1 had finUhcd tell
ing htm he said: ' You are shy of
o:ie absolutely ess-ntlal qualil'ica
ti. n for a riHvvay manager. You
don't know how to telegraph.'
" 'It never cccurr.d to nie that
it was in-eessary to learn that.' 1
replied.
" -Well, it must occur to you now.
for 1 have tohl jou so. Yell go to
work and learn to work the key.
Win n you have mastered it you
come to sie me. 1 will give you
a test. The ti I will tell what I
will do with you.'
"1 did go to work ,md 1 mister
ed this key in about six months. 1
mean to say that I really mastered!
it. Then 1 called upon the gener-J
al manager again and he tested me'
with the Instrument at a table near
k f .. a.w i tti.AM t. .i .... - '
he said: I will give you a job.'t
and In that way my railroad ra-'
rcr b-.'gan.
"How sound that advice was you
can best realize when 1 te-11 you that
In my entire fifty years of railroad '
management there never was a
time, except when I was away from
heme, when 1 did not have a tele
graph apparratus on a tabla stand
Ins next tu my bed. I used to dread
to hear the call at night because
I was always apprehensive that it
was preliminary to an announcement
that there had ben an accident some
where on the line. Yet that dread
announcenunt was made only two
or threj times to me at nlt-ht after
1 had gc.ne to bed."
Th? new twia-screw t Jrpedo baat
destroyer Parker, the largtst cf Its
class and called the "Destrcyer of
Ih atrcyi rs," hns been formally turn
m1 c.vtr to the government by the
builders at the Philadelphia nivy
yard. -The Parker is oji? cf the few
oil burning drstrcytrs in the nay
and with i s t:ins lo;-led to their
capacity cf SOO tt.ns kt capable of
7, oni) mi'es :it cruising speed or S'JO
miles at Its high, st velccity.
John A. Oitingor, charged with'
killing his wife, formerly Miss May
Donalilsjn. has been arrestid l:i Mor
ristewn, Tenn. Mrs. OHingr was
foitv.J o:i th stre-et hi Ashevillo
Chr? ttnas night seriously wounded
and died Satun'ay. She nr.d Ottin
er. b ;h deaf unites, were married
in Ni v.e.ii on the -Oth cf Xovcmh r.
Cakes, hoi biscui!, hot breads, end
other pastry, are dully ncccssKfeo
In the American taniily. Royal Cak
ing Powder will ir.alic litem rcorc
digestible, wholcsonie, cprc!iz!rc.
I
No AiutaNo LLso Pkcspbnt;
While hunting near Stanley, Gas
tan county, Wednesday, Mr. V. C.
M.ivvd. editor and prcpricti r of the
C'iarlete News. vis sprinkled wi:h
slut but list seriously Injured. Gun
i-i the hands of a bystander accl
d.ntaily discharged.
COLDS & LaGRIPPE
5 cr 0 doses 060 v;iil break
any cs?e cf Chills & Fever, Colds
& LiCiripp?; 'l icts on the liver
b:t!cr th::n O.lcr.c! rr.iljc'ocs net
itrha or s:c".:cn. Price 23c.
'. u Holder, 9 years old. living
ne-r LrxiiiK'on, he'd a dynamite cap
In his left hand while a playmate
struck a match and held it at the
'Ud f the cap to see what would
happen. The Haider boy lost a
finger and his hand Is badly mangled.
A stranger pediUIn? spectacles,
giving the name of W. M. Sullivan
of koanoke. Ya.. was killed near Ox
'ord Tuesday night by Sam Tyler, a
:n-;rc. Tyler, who surrendered to
the officers, claimed that when he
ret.ched hrme he found that Sulli
van had forcd his way in'o his
house and had built a fire In the
kitchen, and. that when he ordered
hire, away Sullivan approached him
in a menacing maimer. The neuro
is in Jail.
A good receipt book for 10 cents
at The Journal office.
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SAVE $8.00.
As a special inducement during
our demonstration weik only, with
evtry Majestic ltange sold tpr;c?s
always the same) we will give free
cue handsome set of ware as Illus
trated here.
Kvery pl -ce of this ware is the
best cf i s kind. Not n piece that
is not needed, In every kitchen. It
ciniHt possibly be bought for l'ss
than $8.in. This ware is on exhi
bition at 'iur store. DON'T FAIL
TO SKK IT.
JANUARY
9th to
24th
ONE WEEK ONLY
Which Shall It Be?
Do you Intend to continue labor
ing, burning valuable fuel and ile
s i-uyin? high-priced f J"d with that
eld wern-out coyk stove."
Ycu KNOW that old s'ove ea's
up n lot cf fuel each year.
Vcu KNOW you hive trouble in
Stettin ,i? it to bake just right, la fact,
spoil a batch of bread every once
and a while yen know it easts con
siderable for yearly repairs.
S op nd think and figure. Would
n't It pay you to buy n gocd. range
a range with a reputation
TIIK (illKAT .M.VILSTIC
Malcable ai.d Cliaiciml
lit n ltange.
Yon make no ni!s'ake in buying
the GRKAT MAJKSTIC It's the
range with the KKPITATION ask
your neighbors. Then, too, U's made
Jusi. rght nr.d (f th; right kind of
material Malleable mid Charcoal
Iron rivet .M togjther practictily
air tight lined with pure asbes
tcg parts be'ng malleuble can't
break has a movabls reservoir
and, an oven that doesn't warp
that's hy the MAJKSTIC uses so
little fuel, bakes Just right vFry
day In the year (browns bread just
right all over without turning),
h:ats 15 gallons cf water while
breakfast is cooking properly
handled lasts a ltfctimo, and C33ts
practlcaly nothing for repairs.
Df.n't buy the range you expect
to las', a lifetime "unslght unsen;"
you'll be sure to be disappointed.
Ccm ta our store during d?nmn
s ration week. s?e the GRKAT MA
JESTIC have its many exclusive
features explained find out why
the MAJESTIC IS 300 per cent
stronger than other ranges where
moat ranges are weakest.
23Sf,iifp &a&tfaf 1 8-itnjli w)j
w w By yfc
ON LEG5 IF DESIRED fSfL . ' .,.
eflflJESTIC-rlEVEtt-BURn-COOUER- liil! j 1 j'i Ijifli E" " MEflVY-nTO3LEIZErjUtiirt5-Pnri
EnrtiE'CiLEiiDER-flriD-bfliriEf I! ! : h; ! II i ifj), -m 'JlMa A iiMRSE-nEVER-BURn-wiREri'
liEnvY'jTnmcEa-iRW-MfiRHLEiZEQ' isi 1 jij ; In ll.ili vf5--i, Q mppm pm-. 2-?uinii-nEVEa-
lETTLEtl80Z-riLL-v:OPPE5l-TErlKCTTLE- Snl1 ! l,t5ul I1'1 fl !' ,V (Ii!,83a5 Bl'RniUIRf Q-DRIPPIflQ Pr1N5-
SET OF WARE FREE!
Children
Souvenir Day.
150 Mffi,c FREE
TI KSDAY, iNtvvcdi :t mid .1 1. M.
The first 150 boys and K'rls who
present to THE MAJESTIC KANUH
SALESMAN at our store, between
3 and 5 p. m. TUESDAY, Jan. 20,
writtm answers to the following
questions,, will receive a "Canary
Bird Souvenir" FUEE.
1 What rtinse is your nnthor
now usirtg?
- Do you know anyeno needing
a new range? Who?
3 Why Is tho great MAJESTIC
tho most durable range made?
$1.00 Article Free!
The one giving neatest and best
answer to the last question may
select any $1.00 article from our
stcck, in- addition to the Souvenir.
Don't b3 discouraged If you ore
n:,t one of the 150 to get a Canary
Bird Souvenir. You will get a MA
JESTIC PUZZLE CARD. Something
for the boys and girls.
You can have worlds of fun with
thtj MAJESTIC BIRD It Imitates
the canary to perfection,
IJ9 sure to have your answers
ready to hand in at our store Tues
diy afternoon, between 3 and C.
Don't overlook the date. This is a special invitation to
you and your friends and neighbors.
SPECIAL.
All during this week a sp?clal de
monstrator direct from the Majestic
factory will be glad to shew you
"ALL ABOUT RANGES" "shew
you why the MAJESTIC is the et
range on earth at any price. V
Come, if You intend to
Buy or Not.
EDUCATION lies In KNOWING
THNGS KNOW why the oven of
a range is heated KNOW how
the water Is heated how the top
Is heated WHY the MAJESTIC
U:tes so 11 1 tie fuel KNOW Inw a
range Is made inside and outside
Thta education may arrve you In
the future. DON'T OYKRLOOK a
chance to KNOW THINGS shown
by one who knows. Come.
HEATH HARDWARE COMPAMY.