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THE KINSTON FREE PRESS
Saturday Evening, August 5. 1916
THE DAILY FREE PRESS
(United Press Telegraphic Reports)
It Gait Braxton, Editor and Manager
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AN INVESTMENT WORTH WHILE.
It would be well if some of the misinformed sectional
critics of the Southern cotton mill operators could have
Sheir eyes opened as to the real situation existing in
some of the "mill families," at least, by looking on at
an occasion such as are the annual outings given the 'oper
atives of the Kinston Cotton Mills and ths Orion Knitting
Mills. The conception of the crushed and broken speci
mens of humanity, ground out by the iron hand of the
heartless capitalist, would fade from the minds. Cer
tainly so, if the prejudice, upon which rests the false
opinions, was subordinated to reason and impartiality.
The Free Press is glad that the mills of Kinston are
run by men with hearts and care for the welfare of their
employee, and that such occasions as (Friday's outing in
dicate that the local managers are keeping step with the
modern conception of uplift and betterment of the work
ing classes.
A well behaved, congenial, democratic and happy lot
were those who journeyed to Morehead City Friday as
the guests of the Kinston and Orion Mills. And one could
not but bo impressed with the fact that the investment
is worth while.
PRESIDENT READY TO INTERVENE.
It is encouraging news that President Wilson has taken
cognizance of the seriouo and calamitous conditions, that
j would prevail should a half million railroad men be called
After Six P. M. subscribers are requested to call West- out oh Orike, and that he stands ready to intervene if
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SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST 5, 1916
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u uie Bremen nas ever nad any notion of landing at
Beaufort,' we wish it had done so yesterday. ,
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"General Miles end of wars," says a news item
And we hope the General is not "just seeing things."
, Whether England applauds the heroism Sir Roger
Casenwnt displayed in his stoical demeanor up to the very
last or not, she must yet reckon with his dying words, "1
die for my country."
Twas treat for the boys of the Second Regiment
; JDand, who were given camp leave Friday and permitted
to join their fellow-townsmen, wives, sweethearts, etc.,
who wore outing at the beach as the guests of the Kin
- aton Cotton and Orion Knitting Mills. And twas like
wisa a treat for the "folks from home to see the boys
and have tho few hours' visit with them. The class of
music, now being offered by the band, is quite In contrast
with that which emitted from their instruments when they
entrained for Camp Glenn a few weoks ago. It Is hardly
necessary to inform the auditor that they have been put
through aomo good practice.
. Reading the faces of the boys at Camp Glenn:
Gee, there's a fellow from home.
Am certainly glad to see somebody, I've
seen before.
v What's going on in Kinston?
Is the old town stilt there t
Camp life is beginning to grow somewhat '
monotonous. f
Tho novelty la wearing away.
With these natural manifestations of homesickness the
boys give every evidence of the beat treatment, and their
sinewy features reflect the development into brawn and
muscle and vigorous young manhood of those who hardly
looked the part of the Soldier six weeks ago when the
farewell at the depot was said.
That China is now ruled by a man of Christian faith
may mean that the great empire of the Orient will develop,
progress and come into its own as a world power in .the
next few years, as it has not done in the past centuries
of its existence. Ii Yuan-hung, the new president, is re
puted to be popular with the great mass of Chinese, so
much so that he mingles freely with the crowds without
feeling the necessity of a large armed escort, and it stands
to reason that his example will be emulated by the people.
It can't be expected that China will become a Christian
nation suddenly and throw off the heathen traditions of
hundreds of years, but certainly the missionaries, who al
ready have had marked success, should feel tremendously
encounagfd when they realize that the ruler is on their
ide. ''Krar
Other governmental agencies fail to bring about an ad
justment of the differences now existing between the
men and their employers.
Tle Free Press has gone to record before as favoring
arbitration in thai matter. It believes that "striking" is
a relic or the "might makes right" era ana xnat arbitra
tion of the differences between capital and labor is the
only method that can furnish any lasting and just re
lief. It is not possible for the management of the various
railroads to view the matters in question other than from
a partisan standpoint they naturally see from their
side. Likewise the men are partisan and incapable of
considering the issues with regard to the other side. Both
may, and no doubt, have right on their sides, but both
sides likewise have that which is perhaps unjust to the
other in their contentions and it as that element which
must be exDureated by the action of the unbiased and
impartial third party the arbiter.
The Free Press understands that the railroad manage
ments have been willing to submit to arbitration the dif
ferences, but for some reasonhe men have not and their
approval of the Senate action in declining to take a hand
would give evidence that the men are still obdurate and
insist upon settling the issues directly. If that be true,
it is unfortunate; it means that no settlement can be had
unless it be a temporary one wrought by force and not
right, though the latter element may be on the side of
force sometimes.
President Wilson should intervene to prevent a tie-up
of the business of the country because of the differences
of these particular men. It is the general public's wel
fare that must be considered. While hoping that an ami-
:nble adjustment can be had and .that the men will re
:eive just and reasonable pay and working conditions, the
first consideration is due the "innocent bystander," the
public which will suffer from a stagnation of its busi
ness should a strike be called.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY.
Richmond Newa Leader: "When the Lusitania was sunk
Mr. Rooseveltwas filled with righteous indignation and
holy rage. We know, or we think we know, what he would
have done if he had been president," says the Baltimore
News. We think our contemporary assumes in this in
stance superhuman knowledge. Judging from his rec
ord, what the Colonel would have done or will do under
any given circumstances is even beyond his own ken."
BIG AND UNIQUE POWER DEVELOPMENT.
Wilmington Star: "Besides the expenditure of a mil
lion or more dollars in repairing the flood damages done
to its hydro-electric plants on the Catawba and Broad riv-
erj in North Carolina and South Carolina, the Southern
Powsr Company will spend a vast amount of capital in
the development of a unique power reservoir to be con
structed in North Carolina. This development will be lo-
catd in Burke county, N. C, near Morganton, and three
immense dams are to be constructed one across the Ca
tawba river, one across Paddy Creek and another across
Linville river, all three of which water courses come to
gether near the same location in the foothilis of that same
region. The three dams will constitute a system which
will make a reservoir for the storage of the waters of
those mountain streams. The water will be held back in
the gorges and valleys and the body of water will consti
tute a huge lake with three arms stretching into the moun
tains from the main body at the dam system.
"The work on this big project will be commenced next
week by the Hardaway Contracting Company of Colum
bus, Ga., and the Rinehard-Dennis Company of Charlot
tesville. Va., to whom the contract was recently awarded.
The contract was given out by the Western Carolina Com'
pany, a subsidiary of the Southern Power Company. The
immensity of the undertaking can be imagined when it is
stated that the power company has entered into a contract
with the Maryland Casualty Company for a blanket pol
icy aggregating between $1,500,000 and 12,000,000 to cov
ar any liability arising by reason of injury to or the death
of the company's employes on this big work.
"Not only will water be stored in case it is needed when
water is low at any of the company's lower plants, but
at the new works, to be known as Bridgewater, 26,000
horsepower of electrical energy will be generated for
transmission to the towns and manufacturing plants in
the mountain regions.
KINDS
INSURANCE OF ALL
C. OETTINGER. Manager
Kinston Insurance & Realty Co.
Telephone No 182 110 E. GORDON ST.
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s With the opening t of the tobacco
market on August 15 Kinston'a fifth
sales warehouse will begin business.
The market's facilities have been con
siderably enhanced by the erection of
tho new brick warehouse for Messrs.
O. G. Rucker and B. F. Hooker on
East Lenoir avenue. The firm name
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The men , who will operate this
house are both well-known in Kin
ston. ' Mr. Rucker is a former resi
dent of the city, the son-in-law of Mr.
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tobacconist His native State is Vir
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