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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHETJ
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1911.
VOL, XV NO.. 39.
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PEOPLE'SFORUM.
This department la reserved for letters from
t(e people on various topics. The Progress
Is not responsible for the vles of its "correspon
dents. All communications must be originally
feigned for our protection though the name may
,be witheld in publication.! -
The American Farmer is the Man
Behind the Gun.
I wish I could impress this upon
very farmer in this state, that the
average farmer is no better off to
day than he was ten years- ago.
Those who bought fertilizer on
time ten years ago are still buying
it on time. They live in pretty
much the same kind of houses,
drive the same kind of stock, and
Wear. the same grade of overalls.
Some few may boast of a small
bank account, but at what price
did they obtain it ? . In many in-
can farmer. . The farmer is the THE CENTRAL HIGHWAY
great soldiers anyway. He it is
that fights the world's great battles How It Will Be Built The People
and be never was known to ' sur- '
Enthusiastic for It.
render. He fights for life, not
death,, and he fights all - the;: time,
and when founded there is no
pension for him. And he is wound
ed almost to the death and by the
very government that should pen
sion him. But instead allows and
even encourages trusts and combi-
How is it to be built!
No lavish expenditure of money
is provided for. by' the ct .'of the
legislature . chartering rths high
way. The boards of county com-
... &
missioners of the counties throuch
which this road shall be located
nations to suck the very life-blood . , fn . f. rnnn m
out of him and then use their un- . i
holy gams to further oppress him Lu- ,n
of enthusiasm and determination
for this road, and we in the moun
tain section will surely prove as
patriotic and as ready to wake up
to our own interest.
These mass meetings and picnics
on one day and this week's devo
tion to this great road from one
end of the state to the other iCO
miles will bo a spctncl that will
cause the whole country to take
notice' of us, and will eUblish the
TRAIN GOES INTO CREEK
Three Killed and One Injured In
Wreck Hear Bostic Mrs.
Justice Passes.
Rutherford ton,' May ZQ. Thrco
men were killed and one fatally
injured when a double-header coal,
train fell through a burning tres
tle about two miles east of "BosUc
on the Seaboard railroad lato Sat
and to corrupt our courts and law
makers. The farmer is enlisted in
this war for life. Without him
any other g army is impossible.
Without him the world can't eat
propriation provided for by the
towns through which the road
uasses. This is mainly for the
purpose of helping tokeep the
rod. fnr thn nrp;nt- in aood con.
breakfast. He fights the battles ditioa for traveI. The road ls to
of peace, in his war he wounds no bebuiltby other raeanS-bj such
man but feeds all and makes our mPBna th. Wb1 Hllthor;tip., hv
countrv abound in nlentv. lift is . i . .
Stances at a great saenfice of com- d l5ng just exactly what od com. a """ S TZ'.t
forts to themselves and their manded Adam and his descendants L. , P for, this Kreat
tmli? Somnt.im hv ' working maDded Adam ana his descendants highway from one end of the state
- io ao. nis cause is wortny, nis
very member of their family m calling is honorable, his labor is a
.
cause of good roads generally and uraay moon..
a determination to have them. Tho sported dead:
which will never end till wo, grt J- !- Lindsjr, engiDecr, !on
them; not this ono only) but others ro C
which so many sections are cripple R- M- Gwcn, engineer, Moa.
without. S: .
Bbt this road is not to be thus fireman, Monroe,
finished in so short a time, but only
established and opened ud to travel. , L Fnuk Howell, tho con-
Within the coming vc'ars in tho dactor w" lQ al
near future, with the sUta of North , P"00-
tkAif tiiA M.tftrn It will be several days before
: it
is cause is woruiy, ms tn fua rt,ur .OQ tt mnir
last February
it was taken for
granted that any county which
t,hp. p.rnn.Q ftnH thns Hp.nrivinir thftir L i . n i V i
f " - oiessing to an manKina tor no teeas
children of the schoolincr that is so t . j
. ... , . me wonu. mea wny in ,vjoas jc 1r..rlr Ura , H
m . w m w m w ..v m m mj m & & w am k m m m m mm mm.
necessary to ine young, vana in namft jh ouf iaw jri 7 7. r 7
taanv cases they obtained the little IT.ZlTLn SZJT IeadlD acros.s lt fr0ID east t0 west
j I is sureiv ready to co to, worK
the central and tho western part
of the state behind it it will b
built into tho grandest and great
est highways in the country.
It will be prove to bo ono of the
greatest things that has ever hap-
damago can bo repaired and regu
lar service resumed.
Mrs. Nora Justice, wife of M
L. Justice, tho liveryman, passed
away Sunday morning at their
home on West Main street after
pencd in ono of tho greatest states years of suffering. The funeral
bank balance by actually doing L u:m oc fKft w !s sureiy reaay . go.. . . K Lnd do oar nart. ns the Deoolu all church yesterday afternoon, coa
m. w m m m t fiwi b a ri - ut mm. -t u jl . : z . - - - m -
- nave one to mane a iiuk in a great , it. i .
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witnouttneDecessanesoime. k fc i nd :vei s , T,
MCft nhtninPfl thpir lit- . . 7.. 7 V V " nigQway use tnis. nacommumiy
Wtf "; mra credit ior an ne aoesi uu u mu;u u0 -a .ru
tie surplus at too great a cost of Vrnro RpnfW rmpr nfi TOnptlw " ----- -
' ' " pass win not lay noia ana go to
sons of our noble forefathers who i :u t u
All this while the great trusts wrenChed the frreat Matma Chart t.s.i. t-
nHnnmhinftHonsarftffftttinff richer . V lrt . t" unotner commuuiv wmcu uowrnp-
.7 7:-- oreciatesuch a hichway enough to a u.-k.- on.nrl
ana ncner piling up lueir uuuuij- ,flt no tati. frt tViic .. . ... ... ...s.. wv.w
di.idP.nd nd lowlv and suelv : bulId tneir Part !t wlU its accessories and subordinate cor-
. , vjoa nates a quitter ana let us snow
in the Union, if we'will wake u D Mrrice was Dem from tne Uapust
and do our part, as the
along the line are doiog.
ductexl by the pastor Rev. IL II,
Hcrriog, after which her body was
Tobacco Trust Declared an Illegal ,aid 10 in Ac cil mctery.
Gocoov.
uuiiiuiiiaiiwiit
Washington, May 20. The
Sgartjnburg Boosters Corning.
About ono hundred business mea
work for it, and get it, if .it takes poralj0ns and companies, including t Spartanburg, S. a, on a trade-
mum iu u ww la m. a m uuk w
his labor creates. In the name of truth the men behind the
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common sense wnen win tney oe thflt we know our riff hts and haveL 7- ' j wwr" 1,clu "J S"! vuV v
7$at,ififip.rL Not satisfied with enouerh i.. oeiag aoue oy iu o, auu of the United States to be
- " tne manuoou w lorue nieui lrum a 1 nnA ;o rr tK rT
they seek to see which can get con- 1nntjin, t. Th.t. it. i. IU " '
. r . . wow can tney ouiia it
iii 1 ii 111 iii in 1 1 w w i.. ii 1 11 w uiiiii 1 u& w 1 mz w u m & . n i
v. - . Decause 01 us mm our uouuiry
in
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thing on this earth. Yes, they str0nff and great That we want
seem to engage in this thing of f ho ith the rest flnd :f we
heaping un hords of useless wealth haye to make the pie we want to
... m Vwa r r-1 " I "K a I'We t tk mm mm til
operators in a combination illegal ",ctl ""M -4
under the Sherman anti-trust act register at tho Marianna Hotel.
m&m 1 m m
Doweli county? The court sent the case back to the Alrelr wul concert as
First, By applying the special lower court with directions to hear the hotel while the party gct ac
r.t fl, rrrU; KrnrrK fnrfnr thrt n,irti RO M to LtfCN qUainiCQ WUH IDO peOpJCOI .HinOU.
1 UaU UtA Vi VUU kV i LIJIlo Wiiwuu 1 mnuwi ,
which the road may run to build tain whether a new condition can-
y " neipeat tnesameanu mat wo mius t. i u :.U rWeirvSII rin
f thorn wftrA rn hfttter W.nt tor... ........ .i i It eXCOOt OriQiZeS OI COQSiaerauje UUfc uu rucraiicu iu iikiiuuuj ...v v.
" it DUt just auu lair mj ue kuuwu i 7. , . . ... 1 , . . .. . 1 .
their energies and brains. Now Lnj roffnized br the men who consequence, which it is still, as the law. Justice Harlan concur- DjurUrtlle, Mmr J. It
0 , offQ- alwavs, the business of the county red, m part with the court's opm- Lnion. anr faaicgaooavaTiciii
T are PUtmg Z aDd fnin to pro;ide t or. . ion, and dissented in part Oyrloiia and ne ther. a la
Yours Respectfully, v , r Lwndal and KolheTfartlUa rptar&wd
.. A Farmer. ' Second, By applying from" the The Tobacco Trust decision is hon? iodJ bj T of Mjtrio3.
county treasury the $50.004 per characterized oy Attorney-oeucrai Mr. A1I RadkU and Lr toa.
, .u. Vr.s.ilmil nrovided for in the act. Wlkersnam as a most compre- Henry, were gau or Mr. asd iir.
ne proper vu xviuuw j s hensivo and sweeping" victory for M. Dar, ririUng Mr. a&4 Mrs, H.
ijraphite UoM tne ownersnip oi iniro, oy toe citizens turning DAtt. Mr. IL C Dar U Mrs. Ksdi
When the farmers get wise to the
tact that they in conjunction with
-other laborers create all the wealth
of this world and when they make
their congressmen aware of the
fact thai they know their true
position in society and the world which has been in litigation for out every man who has the public
generally; that they (the farmers) some years and which was finally spirit in him as the people all
know that our splendid civilization decided in favor of Mr. George along the line from the sea to the
is only possible because of the Moon, of South Bend, Ind., was mountains will do, and volunteer
achievements and J ability of the this week bv Mr. Moon to to work on this road for one week
American Farmers. Then and not Mr. E. Peltz. of renland, N. C. in July to complete the links not
until then will we begin to comeiM peltz operates the Carolina yet built to enable travel to get
the government
cil't (Uaghur.
Mr. Jamas Langbride'i child died la
Into that recognition that is due
the farmers as a world power and
:as a peace promoter and as a man
In every way worthy of all the
Carnegie hero medals. , . 7
Mica and Milling Works . at Pen- along the whole length of the road
land, and says he is going to put conveniently.
in arnica mill on his newly ac- On July 4th in -every county bu$incsa not repugnant to law.
quirea property witu au uiouoru jrom one ena to tne oiuer oi tuis If at tho end of six to eight
Tho Trust is held to bo a com
bination in restraint of trade a I MArioa ut WlwJiy sd to burled
monopoly in violation of law. in Trinity gTT-yrd Thanlt3r. J. It
The decision affects 65 Ameri- D?atoa coadacted tha faaermL Mrs.
can corporations, 2 English cor- fd w Otete. at.
porations and 29 individuals McKiale7 Unichl U ot aa aftr
lenaants. An opportunity is giyrn a Hotu tpeU of f eTtr.
the, Trust to disintegrate and re- PUto 8prAtt u urrir wiih a Trr
create a condition of transaction of tpell of broacUii.
U IX Dara bar had a bad rpell cf
tidcanss and U qaiU trmk.
Mary La Darm U rliitin la Marioa,
mfto.hinp.rr The nronertv as is I rnaA mnw mp.At.nirs and nicnicsl . .1
When Dewev retarned from the Z .u flK ur monlns lDO wrponiuo hb, gt.t ot SberUT
. v I Well IVUWfWlJ, oituaiAi vju kmutu Will Uv UCIU IU ovcij wviuuiuumj,
' glorious victory of Manila bay, Xoe river, about seven miles -East celebrating the the determination
aiter totany uesiruymg iuo ; cuw.u BurDSville.-Eagle, Barnsville. of the people to have for 'thern
Spanish Fleet, he said that; the K ; ' . . ' . V Liwi better roads the salvation
Doys behind the guns deserved tne nornnnn Dav at Rfithet. nf thft masses of tho rjeonle. with-
umw www w r J wj w ------ - ml m m
111 " ' 1 "T . A . 1 T AL'
pmse ana lDe. wom r? :T:jftM. wni ob- out which, in order that they can
statement and warmly appiaudea vr ' w r r : . ; ro mrom
the sentiment But; the worldiis serveornUay attne. -0 towSQ 'ilwad competidon.
often 2 Vsap headi". I wonder if church bytho-Voodmen of 4he roadsto the towns d ra.lroaa
iiA sf.M'c World of li enwooa, ana tne large , -r
connection wnosedeaa are ounea vy..
bring themselves within tho law a I w. E. Dickioa'i child n rtrj tick
receivership and dissolution by Saaday..
,nnrt. Jrn will follow. Mra. Alloo Lacxanao tpsi arrrrai
VW v aw vwvwvw w .
t . Mian cn ia wwa.
ino lrust is ncio to navo ocen rw O..0. TaTlor wa ta Marlca
guilty of intimidation and clearly Monday on bctiace.
to have shown a DUrDOSO to Stifle Cora Cowea, widow of th LuaraUd
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J. w. Cowca who waa kilIM la ' rU,
ustico wmto annoanceo i eTiorX norriiaL
the decision, which was practically Zcna
faTmerrthM at this,buryin gfound. Solicitor Ou July 7th every man, rich and
of W Wn- in A. HalUohnstowill . deliver, the poor, old and young, (who are able
o nave. Deen. in - . ., ... 4 : :.:tu: -k.
rich and I unanimousf l'bough Justtco Harlan
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dissented on, several points. One of the most interesting bits
kVlivini? within five miles As in. tho Standard Oil cases 0f political gossip Washington has
heai that if it had not been for the
'sturdy American
THaotp.v xxrnnlrl - nrt.
ManilaBav? - , r1"1 "uV.-"
OI LUIS li 1 kl U V QV Will - waw w i - i "
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crive to this road 5ust ono solid cation oi.tno ruio.oi reason- to Uicrc, that the entrance ol licnrj
,11 rt . ' A. A 1 I m, - 1 f
tne oncrman anu-u-ust iaw. i unison. or new iorK. into
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le court having held tho dc- President Taft's cabinet may mean
Its;true that the man immediate- Ior meeting wmw u
,y oenina we gun, places we . gun , meteor this week's work of himself, bis teams, the S
against his shoulder and for a: few , - xt u0f TV
hLrhoots .the cmn ftnd .then week xaused consternation through- plows, wagons, &c, and that cck Tl
stops W a rest but I tell you that out Lassen counap ; Thi
the farmer is tne man behind the mQ as volunteers on this road, building JIarlan "is not at all anxW to is said, fully expects a rrtomma.
gun and that he triumphs of, our thvLrth to tremble a road for themselves. The ,coplo perpetuate any new "combination tion. Little consideraUoa is gttca
itruiy were vmy u uussim vyn . --v H-, . - v ' .r Vnf heri tn the ocean are a nnitl growing out of them. , I to contrary reports.
tne splendid nacKingoi tne Ameri- i as tnougu iruiu a giau.Huav.; . . r . .
S oatInciuDCiThei6cfr not less thaa onehundred.thousand fondant .corporat.ons gu.lty of that ho aw be Jft runnu
.WW hhUrf.&iiUeVstruct men in North Carolina - will work conscious wrong -doing, , Just.ce mate m 1912. Irtsidcnt Taft, it