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SIGHT PAGES THE MOSKOE JOflWAL. ITtlDtT. J FIT t, EIGHT PAGES THE MONROE JOURNAL rublNhwl Ewti Tiwly ' Friday. JOHX iJKAI.KY. Editor. $in a Year. 'ah ti Advance. ""Founded in lv.'4 '' the V owners and publisher. G. M. and - F. Heaaley. w.. i.,rl.,.i ituildtui:. corner of 1 lir - s- Jtffersoii and Heaaiey pin-".. TeH-liMir N. t9. A notice to discontinue The Journal . .r. iw understand Utai jou do not wain the paper when ott tiO uot renew juui u.wi- H:llAY. Jl l Y 2. TtlKroWrATION A we (jo 1 press, the lemo tut ic - .:.. u -in.iikini time." waii- 1;k tor the platform committee re I..MI. All of the f.lori!e sous. 111- ,1,-.' Seiiatos Simmons, have !.eeil named lietoie the convention, and it is I'.iOitshl !.il lo in t will siart either late this afternoon or early utur .) v mm nine The l.ivorites seems Co he McAdoo and rainier, with a r. rons prohabilitv of ihe tonner be- i:ik; clmseii the nominee iuatnsi his will. Should a ' d.tik horse" be uec fSiitv to break a deadlock between tl.t lead mt candidates, it is thought either John V. lavis. Ambassador to Great Itrttain. or li.iiuinide Colby Jectetarv if Stale, will be nominated A clear-cut declaration lor the League of Nations will be made ill the plat form, and the committee is jt'uo Ueins lifted to ivpoit favorablv o:i u i.;iii wine and be. r plauk. Soc ietal;, t'oiny. one of the administra tion tpokesincii, lias declared lor this issue, bill William J- i'.i.m will lUht It tJ a tinish. Several piauks callniK for progress. ve leuisl.ii ion. will be in corponi'nl in the piano: m; which, it jg now believed, will be the eact alt titl.es, s of tile puellle, eolol U-s s plat form of the Republicans. 'i lie administration has controlled the convention from the outset. Kv ti l.iei.lion of IV silent Wilson's name has iieen iveiel with eiithii m;..'.. ...J i-l oitti! applause, which is more than ample pio.u thai he is ti.e ui'iiiinai :u- tUuiv .it Ihe :anl;.-. Should lie desire a third I'lin, In ciiUld be the nominee. still par: Thi Waxmivv K 1 1 . ; prise lakes a Very uiii hai i'aiiii- aui'mle tovvaids Mr. Morrison hi cause ef h:s "pov eit; ," M'int: so tar as to chuiKe him vita in ma "a i'll conii ssed business 1.UU. re." When :!ie posM'ssiou of Vialih is a prime iiualitication ot an Cf.tcc-sii kei , then pitv theorem mass of otilinarv lolks. li mii:ht interest The Kiiterprise to know that six years uuo Mr. Morrison assumed ob ligations of a close associate to the B.iiottiit of $1". ')(, all of which eh has since paid. Surely there are treater possessions than wealth. Gratitude and friendship are more priceless helitaizes. AliilT KINt.hoM or COTTON Tin1 irovvlll .mil insi tnn e of Te. tiles Since Ke Ilea. in In Think of ( lollies The Demand lf.i Out- Ktonn the Mip ly. .V.diessini: tlie Xortli Carolina Cotton Mauiiiactun is' Association in Asheville the past we.);, Mr. Theo dore H. Price, of New Yotk, said in part : We are jitsii:'.nl in assuiuini; that Adam was nor worried about the high cost of living until he had eaten thai famous apple and he and Kvc bewail to think about clothes. Kioin that time lo this, the art and busi ness of making textiles has tipntu until it is to-day the most important industry In the world. It is prehistoric, and the story of its (.Movvth is literally woven into the history of our civilization. Very early in its development it became specialized. The duty of spinning w;8 assign. 'd to the unmarried wom en or "splnstus," because il did not require the attention or concentra tion that was necessary in the "weif en," or wives who did the weaving. This was, however, before the day of the automatic loom. Yes, the textile industry is a very ancient and honorable one. In its beginnings it antedates civilization, gnd to its present development it gen erates a trade thai ei. 'ploys the phy sical and mental energy of an amaz ingly large number of people. But it was r.ot until cotton was romr.iercialized through the inven tion of the cotton gin cid the spin ning frame that the textil" industry car.ie to occupy the place that it does to-day, and although It is hardly tnoro than one hundred years since e now take It for granted that a cotton became available In quantity constantly increasing supply Is as sured and p.re enlarging our manu facturing capacity nnl our use cf cot ton goods accordingly. While the history of civilization mistains the belief that whenever there is an ovt rwjulmins :ied a means to meet It Is found, It Is also true that between !he acuteress of the need and Its cEti'fartion there Is often an aching and distressful hia tus againrt v;-h!ch eorlety might have protected Itself :f it had ben more forehanded. It 1b for fuel, 'orehand edness In the matter cf cotton sup ply sufficient to keep their rpindif goinit and rnt the world's require ments that I would plead with the cotton ttiancfacturers to-day. Cotton pun cotton made from Ihe hitherto despised lintem may )e saJd to have wou the war. The now pears pat- w. automobile industry is det-endent on eouon for the fabric in Its tire and the - fabrikoid"' nh which it cars .ire upholstered and it to;w are made. The tobacco crop need millions of vards of conon cloih to protect it and our hospitals would be crippled without absorbent cotton bandages. Most of our rubltr hos i made of coitou and these is a suspicion that the same thing i true in respect of most of our woolen good. ITannels have been made of conon ever since the "Revolution" at Greensboro be came successful, and those who have passed Concord in the uitht must have realised as they heard the ' Can non" booming there that cotton towels have now entirely displaced those that were formerly supposed to have been made of linen. Ijird and olive oil are made of cotton seed oil. The cotton seed are used for fertili zer and for bread, and even Ihe paper money that we at present spendi: -r so lavishly is made of cotton : with silk. will n it en into figures, but i.i the I uited States a!one we now con sume about seven million bales, or three billion and five hundred mil lion pounds of cotton annually, which is at the .ate of thim-rive pounds apiece for each man. woman and cl'.'.M in Ihe cotiiiuv. The world's popu lation is supposed to number about one billion and six hit: died million persons. If they all consumed as mnih cotton as we do in America, one hundred and twelve million bales of five hundred pounds each would he required to supply iheiil. where as less than twenty million bales are grown, ami me puium m-n e lo be decreasing lauiei own increasing. , It is this tendency toward a de crease in cotton production lo which 1 would specially direct our atten tion, for it imperils the 'enormous in vestment thai ihe cotton manufactur- iiv. iudiistiv represents and unless n i, reversed, must olt imately Pit price tor too.! to a point that will reduce the demand below the output ui.on li eh the propetity of the mills i I'oudl'ioned. p is ail very well to sav that tin law of supply en, I demand win coi- t the i"ia:io'i. It iPes pot seem do so. SiX'een veals ago tie' ;t.-d Sta'i s produced more cotton than t' will in the season upon vvhnti ire now entering, and in .... .......... h ll'teival I lie puce in i" i risen from less ihaii ten to more than tony a pound. I'tnil vviilun the last decide a price ot over twelve ,.,it a pound sienod to work an nciease in production but lately this has noi been the tact. Various explanations .ire oilotv.i wli.U set ms '( be a case of ill .ted development. 1 eamou bring ,.,.f to believe thai there is no i:ii in growing cotton at forty cents a pound, or nun oinet ciop , - much bcttt i 'han tliov are gioun iu , i.mce. The A-r. -ult'iral m-, i-i. nit r. l etuli pnniisii.'ii a v. r xh.mstive t'idv ot t::e com oi cw- ioii product ton during ' ses..u . I'll which sllovveil that U langeu 1 . . i n ,.i : from eignt onis to one nnu.ii mm i i i ......... .....t seven cents per poimti aim u tweittv -three cents. No. the troutile seem to be social rather than eco- nomic. Why should not a group ot cotton. .pinners get togetner ami .ni-..,,. , ,,,,low ,md otton plaii'ation just as you oigan ue .1 mill, wt'n il pianiai urn unkr m s'ead of a null village. In which the farm laborers and their fainilicr Iw.e.l.t be luovii'e.l with the com fort a id amnsi v.ient Unit otner cuv dwellers enjoy, and from which tin worker could be taken out cacn morning i l automobile vans to the nelds. w here I hey would be expected to work intensively, but no longer than vimr factory hands work: Mt overtime when it was necessary they should be paid n the same rate mat their co-laborers in the citv receive. , BELK & BROTHER'S DEPARTMENT STORE Monroe, N. c. One of the 30 that Sell it for Less every day A Solid Week made up of Real Value Giving -On The- Big Remnant Counter V.iril ii!' iVmilcs Wild itlc Suitings C.' !'t.'.l Vnil Ift'iniiaiit Vanl witlf riill'a-lit'ti Slu'vtinirs rlc;.-!'i!ius ( 'rtti'll Cri'l'CS i iiimliains , . Ajti't'ii and lMrss .l.V .!.")( .I.'k' .IV' .l.V An; .l.V On the 19 Cent Wonder Counter AVfii and Drtss (iinuliains lJ)i! Vanl will.' iVivali, li.ulit and dark jiattorns at VM Domestic Department Priced for Less ( 'aniii n :i;i-il.'! .2.V 'riuijHT Clntll at liiiiL'. value fur :", imw 'animn Artillery el.th at 2k Vait! Wide rnlileaelie.l Slu't'tinj;s at 'J-V A'i-'ii anl Dress imuliaiiK at l!t (iilisdi i'.'J-ineli (tinuhaiiis. One Si did ("ase for this week, beautiful patterns j. ir -2.V 50c Windsor Crinkle Crepes All Colors, Pink, Li-lit Iilue and Whito :Vh? .")) Quality ritjtu' at P.!V :i.V Quality lied Tirkin;; oiJ-ineli I'ajania Checks, cxra special -25c ..2.V New Shipment of Colored Voiles 2HMl Yards .f 4()-iii(di Colored Voiles, extra spec ial for this week, beautiful patterns at HJN; Extra Values in Ladies' Vests est, Pink or White. 2.". Kind Ladies V Ladies st 1l . l.V New Shipment of Extra Size Voil Dresses (iood Seleetinii. any stout size, .(Ml, .$7.."), $)')) New Shipment of Satin Pumps dust reeeivtHl, .i new line of Satin V The Ties amps and ii.:.o iloiii business that in now happily, diM'urded for jiood. As the s'ory runs, Ahe ciiuift up the repu- ! ieft man ii; i horse trade in that section of the country. , This man, ihinkiiii; he would have easy picklnp with the preen yotitiK lawyer, dared him to made a deal In hows. To his deliuhl, Ahe consented, O'l t it' condition that they trade "sitlil , unseen." When the deal came''ofl' half the town wan on hand to eoe who w on Id he "si ll 11 The trader led out his horse. A howl of delight went up from the crowd. It vvus the sorriest lookin;; n:i iii i tie enii nt rv skiunv sii:ivlned. ' .i HiiIiic. Man i:i the Hall of Kume . . , amj'v,.rv ,;,.,!. l look- Not a sinde hu.-iiiesH l:i..n is rep- P, as if Lincoln were beaten hands esellleil ill the II, .il ot lame. jdowil. Wh? I "Well, sir." said Abe, "we apreed One hundred and i lnriy-.-i vearsi0 trade, nud trade 'siclii unseen.' go llo.-well iiskid in . Samuel John-j ai1( ux w illing; to stick hv the acree- Mlll we are h 11- opuletice?" "What is the n aso: at a i rader's havin. ii, d i lie I. liter answered: ' W h v . sir. the reason !: I though I dou't undertake to prove that there is a reason I we see no qualities ill irade that should entitle a man to supei ioi ity. We are uot antry at a soldier's telling rlcnes liecause we see imii ue lossesses iualitiex ihat we have not. If a tnan returned from battle having lost one hand, and with the other lull of Kold. we feel that he deserved the sold; but we cannot think that teliow SIiuii(J an iia ai m-nn is entitled to et above us. "A merchant may perhaps he a man of enlarged mind, but there Is nothing in trade connected with an inlarged mind." The same feclinn ft ill lurks in the popular mind to-day. I:'? surprising how little regard the average man on the street has for the qualities which make for success in business. A man like James Hill may build a railroad and open up thousands o. miles of country: Cecil Rhodes may develop a continent: Marshall Field may create the greatest tetall mer chandising Institution in the world; Julius Kosenwald may penetrate ev ery hamlet in the I'nited Stales with his mail order business; Cyrus H. K. Curtis may make a national weekly of a defunct magazine: F. W. Wool worth may dot a thousand cities with his five-and-ten-ceni stores; John D. Rockefeller may carry American oil to every part of the world; Henry Ford may revolutionize manufactur ing methods But Th"lr names C; not live after then. Th Impression persists that busi ness is a dignified form of thievery Profits are regarded as so much loo' taken from the o'her fellow. Possiblv pt tr.e tre there was n reason for this p'lituue. but Ihe "h'c? of trade to-e'ay are as honora ble r. those or an- other cnllinr. One rannot Imagine modern bovi ness beinc conducted alonir the lines of the old-tiir-e h. rse trade, where It was a case cf party schemning to make the n'tfr fellow lose. A1 I ir'nip"! rt"oe ore tra''- inv Ik an illustration of llie WfT o incut. ll disappeared in tlie barn, i A moment later he returned, bring ing a wooden horse. j The laugh was on the professional tun lor, and Abe led off his nag In ; triumph. In modern business, the basis for j success Is service, and real service I? ' of necessity ased upon genuine In-1 transaction must be td.aberhlenssae ' teres! in the other fellow. Etery ; transaction must be mutually profit-j able: the buyer must be as well sat-! isrted As the seller. ! Thai Is the Ideal and practice of, most uslness men. ! That the public Is so lacking 'In appreciation of the service of busi ness men Is due to a failure to un derstand the principles of business. We can look for a change when the We can look for a change when the practices of business become more standardized and the school and tint-1 verslties egin earnestly to train young . men and women for usiness careers. J In the meantme, business men must go ahead, doing the Jobs that j should be done, and letting the credit or discredit fall where it will. I Slimmer S liool at Ix'nolr Th approved summer schools of. the State are over run. Many teach-) ers have been turned away because' they were unable to secure aecomo-j datlons. The State Department of; Education has made arrangements j for an approved summer school at' Lenoir College. Hickory, N. C. Thi school will open July 12th. Several' hundred teachers can be accomni-' dated at Lenoir College. If there are j any teacher In Vnlon County who, failed to register at some Stated school, they will have an opportunity; to attend the school at Hickory.'. Hickory Is at the foothills of ih mountains and the climate is exeel-j lent. It is much cheaper to attnl a school of this sort when teachers can live in tne college buildings. Teachers who are interested in hav ing their certificates raised at this summer sehol write President J. C. Peery, Hickory. N. C. It might be that still other P-1 proved summer scnool win n stao lished In the State before the uro- mor ! nvr -T?av Fncrint-hiirtr ntin- 'ity Snpeiiateiideat. if m Wwm THE NAME BEHIND THE TIRE Wkat's in s2 I In tlie Name Behind J tiii: isj Q & J TIRE there is the reputation u cf years of fine tire ISJ . building inspiring a ISJ confidence that thii ) tire will give to jou JgJ (S t?5J IS the service you are looking for in your tires. The easy riding qualities you desire. Protection against skidJing. The feeling of absolute security you cannot afford to he without. All this is in the G& J TIRE Equip your car with them and be free from tire care. xJ 15) A COMPLETE LINE OF AUTO ACCESSORIES MONROE HARDWARE CO. RETAIL DEPARTMENT PHONE No. 1 1
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