Thar* !• yet a Imp mHh af tha
mv territory wKh ft ^f^Ni
uric railway capable of giriag •*
im aarriea all aieag the Ita* aad
teto to tha witm The death e<
Mr. Mm M M interfer. with tha
wall laid plans of former gntn iri
tha mac hi nary to traverse North
Carottaa with aa electric railway sya
tm extending from Sputaahni, 8.
C„ to Wlnotna-Saleaa fa* the )i"»'
Bat before thajr can start their work
tha proposal moat have the ipyrml
of the Interstate Common* Ceauaie
eloa. The Ant effort to (at each ap
froai tha Southern Railway, the Baa
hoard and other great etaam railway
eyetMM and there la now beta* haM
in Chariatta aa Iaeaatlgatlon of tha
elaiM of both sides wtfh aa agent
of the Commieaiaa taking the evt
deaae. Among thoae appearing far
and againet the propoecj rail eyatom
are aoroe of the braiaieat men at the
nation aad It will taka month* far
the Commitalmi to atndy the qaeetioa
and render a Anal docMoa. Bat the
(team railway lino* mo in the move
of the Doha interests an effort to
enter a field where they are now
reaping great harveata of rrvenaa
and they are not willing to lot this
territory hare the advantage of the
tlectric line without a strong protest.
Th* system undertaken by the Duke
interests U known u the Piedmont
and Northern and will be operated by
electrify generated at the plant* of
the Southern Power Co. During th*
first day* of the hearing this <mk
Mr. Ln, president of th* road, Mat
ed that hi* company expected to
spend two hundred million dollars ia
developing the Piedmont MCtioa of
North Carolina. With this vast
amount of money already In prospect
one can hardly foretell just where
this company will stop in future ex
tensions. It may mean that should
the road reach Winston-Sale* it will
soon flnd itself leading oa up through
the rich farming lands of Yadkin
County, crossing the Yadkin river,
coming through Surry and terminat
ing m Mount Airy, thus splitting in
half two rich counties with a rail
road running north and south. Elec
tric railways have proven to he beet
adapted for mountain use and the
country continues to develop it is
bo idea of a dreamer to for**** the
road being built across the Fancy
Gap, through Carrel! County, oa
acroas Bland County, and soding at
BlueAeId. W. Vs., thus making a con
nection with the coal fields. Bach a
the jrsdurts of this section, both
natural and aaaufactered. ia all
directions and giving us quick traae
portatiM facilities. Moot Airy
should soriouaty consider the possi
bility at sash fortune breaking upon
her aad we should he sa the alert U
CAPTAIN G. T. ROTH.
two af Um rwtom
and T. L Owyn, mm
of aatabllahiag a
n Mill at Elkin. At that
of Um «mI mad in Um
of Um pas*ia «H cnM by
for their infant in
thcy looted Mound for a coal
man to taka charge and do Um
In their boat for a mm who
knew Um Mill business they
Mr. G. T. Roth ia mm of Um
his sarrteaa. Ha
to Elkia and took charge af Um
Uttta woo tan Mill that worked poesit
Ijr a half doaan handa. It araa hia job
to ran Um mill aad tarn oW the
gsods. With almost no equipment Ui
berin with ha made it hia lifa work
to do hia duty. Aa the trade Inrrsaa
rd he made the Mill increase to mart
the demand*, and being a skilled ma
rhinut and a perfect fmhu at any
kind of work, he made with hia own
hand* much of the machinery that
waa at drat uaed in hia mill. Aa the
yeara went by he aaw the buaiaaaa
develop and (row into one of the big
corporation* of the Sooth. Many
yeara ago he acquired an (Merest ia
the huaineae and hia intereat made
him a rich man.
Aa a citizen Captain Roth araa one
of the moat lovable, moat patriotic,
moat liberal and useful men the atate
ha» ever known. Only a few year*
afa be practically retired from ac
tive buainess and took time to visit
many of the oountriaa of the old
world, |oinf around the earth in his
travel*. He had not been able to
take an active part in business for
«ome month* becausc of ill health and
aire. This aeetion has not had a cKi
*en who showed more real worth and
ability to render a real service in up
building the country end developing
the resources of the land. But few
men are bjessed with the ability to
mingle and. mix with their fellow*
and get results with leas friction than
Captain Roth. El kin will-mourn Ms
passing as one of her first fit lien a
and most useful men.
R*». Father Alpboaa* Bum, O.
S. B., CMntM 2ftth An
Member* of the Catholic Church of
the Holy Angela in tkli etty ceUbrat
ed the twenty-fifth annireraary of
their priiit'i Mirke Hi tt» prl—>
wm hetd at the church at 10:90
A. M. by Father AlphonM ha,
0. 8 B. of Belmont, followed by ben
• b» a choir of male
!*• aarrfa* waa attended by
of " 1
I
Frank Buaa and nmlwi
Bum alao of the order of BL
After mm the
and the rldta
Mr. and Mra.
The pastor, Err.' J. 0. Bnrta, at
It vii found that with irtwwiw
to the bearing of r»^»—IhlHty ttora
to thn* HiHiit chain. eta: I. Tta
not fym idnwwM|v rwpoiMibilfCjr.
Cain fM the «nt fellow hi this class.
too, hi tlw Shifters. thqr M aad
acknowledge responsibility HK any.
let Km ithai fallow do it. A4a aad
In war* both to that claaa. Thay
Anally fat the responsibility and
Mama off oa tha imlu. Bath tha
Prtot, aad tha Lnha oa tha Jericho
road ware in thia claaa. They aaw
the fallow in dire aaad thay ware will
ing for tha Good gnauritoa to handle
tha eaaa. 3, Bat there ia a third, and
■tin alter claaa — Tha Shoalderera.
Thaaa like Jaehua, latoah, St. Paul.
The Good Samaritan, and Our Bless
ed Lord, mm the tasks of life and gat
beneath ita load and bear it to the
Inn or to life Calvariaa and to victory.
On next Sunday the pastor will at
tempt to preach a sermon showing
how all tha Shifter., and Shirker,
may be turned la to Skowlderera.
Surely the houae ought to bo over
flouring.
The sermon on Sunday night waa
oa "The Good Shepherd." He feeds
hia aheap, Ha keeps his sheep. Ha
protects and dafenda hia aheap, and
He goes out & seek tha laat ones.
A special faatare of thaaa aarricaa
ia tha splendid music by tha choir aad
orchestra. You are cordially invitod
to attend Rockfard Street Metbodiat
1'hurch.- Contributed.
DIZZY SPELLS
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Ik* bajrinc. W» Htn Uln MlnaU(t of Ik* ckildrcn fcuaim ttoy
■M* of jurfffinc'f^r'tlwwMhrM. tke eldw ekn»ws
W» «MM jrour giiiiaiy bastweee, aad year vWt of inepectiM will
•nltffcte* you, perhaps, ae to why we ekooVd (hare la tt. Bat If yea
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Whatever Y*a
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IT PAYS BIG
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value of the
the best hmbar, mi
will forget
for a Ion
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la tW
EatintlM dMMvfvlljr
Gnren Ob Any Job
Increasing
Business
ha* called for change* in our plant,
and we are pleaaed to announce
that the new addition* to oar Mill
have boon completed and wo are
now in poaition to serve your need*
in anything pertaining to the opera
tion of a fleet claaa roller mill.
Wo solicit the milling businaaa of
the farmer* on the b**i* of ralee
received, and promise yen a fair,
aqnhre deal in every transaction.
Beasley Lumbar ft Milling Co.
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