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VOL. 6. NO. 12.
RUTHERFORDTON, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1905.
THE SUN HAS DOUBLE THE CIRCULATION OF ANY W
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LY NEWSPAPER IN THE TENTH CONGRESSION
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A RUSH TO CAPTURE
MOUNTAIN PASSES.
Near Future Will Witness Con
struction Of Several Rys.
ACTIVE WORK UNDER WAY.
The Development Of Coal Territory
Is Primarily Their Purpose. But
There Is Much Other Natural
Wealth Which May Be Made Of
Industrial Value By Their Build
ingWhat The Past Could Not
Afford The Present Will Assume
With Cheerfulness And Profit.
(Manufacturers' Record, the 14th.)
After many a long year ot wait
ing, the rush to capture the moun
tain passes of the upper South is
under waj'. Their conquest is not
to be accompanied by the clash of
arms, but by the homely music of
drills, picks and shovels in the
hands of toilers of the soil working
to astablish new lines of railroad
communication through new re
gions new to modern conditions,
although environed by them. The
near future, it appears, will witness
the constrnction of several railways
through the highlands of the Vir
ginias and the Carolinas.
Immediately following the an
nouncement of Eugene Zimmerman
that the Cincinnati, Hamilton &Daj
ton and Pere Marquette lines would
provide a railroad from the Great
Lakes to the Atlantic ocean at
Charleston, S. C, the Southern
Railway awarded a contract to
build the Johnson City Southern
Railvdyacross the mountains from
Johnson Cit-, Tenn., to Marion, N.
C. The contractors already have
men on the ground, and more are
being sent forward to begin con
struction on the most difficult part
of this route, that through the
mountain regions. A survey for
the road was started only in June,
and the promptness with which con
struction has begun indicates its
importance. Meanwhile the South
& Western Railway, which is dom
inated by a syndicate composed of
Seaboard Air Line directors, is
pushing its extension southward
from Spruce Pine, N. C, to a point
near Marion, and beyond there to
wards Spartanburg, S. C. North
ward the same company is building
to get into the Toms Creek coal
fields. Perhaps, according to re
ports, the Virginia & Southwestern
Railway, which is after an entrance
to the same source of fuel supply,
may become allied with the South
& Western in its intermountain ex
tensions, although the former has
its own charter, permitting the con
struction of a road to the sea. It
is not improbable that some agree
ment will be reached to carry out
such a joint plan.
Still another route is being built
through the Carolina mountains,
one which it seems will be taken nn
by the Zimmerman interests for
their line. This is the plan of the
Carolina & Northwestern Railway,
which bought the Caldwell &
Northern Railroad and is extend
ing it. Practicable lines have been
run through the mountains by the
engineers and a choice of two routes
is to be made. Farther south is
the scheme of the Greenville &
Knoxville Railway Company to
build along the abandoned roadbed
of the old Carolina, Knoxville &
Western through the ranges to Ten
nessee, and not far away from this
is the Southern's proposed connec
tion, on which work has started,
from Bushnell, N. C, to Maryville,
Tenn. Coming up from Georgia
in this vicinity is the Tallulah Falls
Railway, headed for Franklin, N.
C, but which will doubtless from
there find a junction with the South
ern's symtem in the old North
State.
All these various projects are be
lieved to have found available routes
through the mountains with lines
not too severe, and most of them
will doubtless be completed. The
development of coal territory is pri
marily their purpose, but there is
much other natural wealth amid
the mountains which may be made
of industrial value through the
building of spur lines or branches
from them. These would in many
instances demand the use of geared
locomotives to overcome the heavy
grades, at least for freight business,
although moter cars might be em
ployed for passenger service. To
be sure, in regions so sparsely pop
ulated as the remote valleys and
uplands of Western North Carolina
it would be necessary that such
lateral lines should be constructed
at a low cost, after the manner of
lumber roads. To secure this cheap
ness of construction the proximity
of a large quantity of timber from
which ties could be cut is favorable,
and light rail or perhaps partially
worn rails of sections now too light
for main-line traffic might also be
employed to keep down cost to a
profitable basis. Theie is no doubt
that there are many districts which
could be afforded railroad commu
nications on a satisfactory financial
foundation providing that construc
tion was done under the supervis
ion of men familiar with local con
ditions and economic requirements.
Like impenetrable walls of iron
the great Appalachian mountains
of Virginia and Carolina for years
bade defiance to all efforts of rail
road projectors who several decades
ago would have built trunk lines
from ports on the Sout Atlantic
coat to the great cities of the West.
Their towering peaks, mighty
ranges and chasmlike gorges seemed
obstacles too tremendous to be over
come by engineering which would
be permitted by business considera
tions. But commercial conditions
have vastly changed, and what the
past could not
afford the present
will assume
profit.
with cheerfulness and
Liver and Kidneys
It is highly important that these organs
should properly perform their functions.
When they don't, what lameness of the
side and back, what yellowness of the skin,
what constipation, bad taste in the mouth,
sick headache, pimples and blotches, and
loss of courage, tell the story.
The great alterative and tonic
Hood'sSarsaparilla
Gives these organs vigor and tone for the
proper performance of their functions, and
cures all their ordinary ailments. Take it.
LINE NEWS NOTES.
Timely Thoughts For Young Men
Local And Personal.
f Special to The Sun.)
LINE, Sept. 12. The Misses Dodds,
of Fingerville, were pleasant visitors at
Mrs. Joe McKiuuey's Saturday night.
We are sorry to know of the painful
illness of Mrs. James Hollifleld, who is
suffering from neuralgia
Mr. Gus Crawford made a flying trip
to Rutherfordton Saturday.
Messrs. O. E. McKinney and J. R.
Potter made a business trip to Cowpens,
S. C, Monday.
Mr. Mike Miller, of Island Ford, was
a pleasant visitor in our community
Sunday.
Mr. J. B. Watkius, of Henrietta, was
shaking hands with his many friends at
Arrowood Sunday.
Mrs. Otis Wilkins and Miss Mary Lou
Giles, of Green river, were visitors at
Mr. J. H. Crawford's Sunday.
Mr. B. H. Smith was a pleasant visi
tor at Mrs. Minnie McKiuuey's Satur
day night.
Mrs. J. H. Crawford visited her son,
Mr. C. L. Crawford, this week.
Mr. V. E. McKinney went to Sulphur
Springs Thursday on business.
Rev. L. C. Ezelle organized a "Ladies'
Missionary Society" at Concord church
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Dr. J. E. Mc
Kinney was elected president.
Mesdames Corrie Littlejohn and Vic
Lavender, of Gaffuey, S. C, spent Sun
day at Mr. H. Z. Hicks'.
To our boys who hope to make "ideal
young man." we would say first: We
notice he obeys the Scripture injunction,
"honor thy father and thy mother."
He never tires of the counsel and advice
of his parenrs. We find him neatly, if
poorly dressed, ready to join in the sport
of his playmates, studies and submissive
in school; strviing to win in all his un
dertakings regardless of all opposition.
He is too honorable to fight, yet brave
enough to risk even his own life, if must
needs be, to help a friend. He is re
spectful to his elders, regardless of their
station in life, deferential to ladies, re
gardless of age, dress or station. We
find him quick to detect and shun bad
company, true to his promise, punctual
in his appointments ; and industrious in
his work. He has a high regard for the
rights and privileges of others a patri
otic love for his country, and undoubted
faith in God.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN.
Mr. George Nanney Passes To The
Great Beyond Personals.
(Special to The Sun.l
GILKEY, September 18. Mr. J. B.
Bennett is undergoing treatment at the
hospital in Charlotte.
After spending vacation here, Mr.
Horace Elliott left some davs ago for
Chapel Hill, where lie enters the Uni
versity. Mr. J. S. Lynch left last week for
Columbia, S. C.
Mr. W. A. Warlick and family left
Saturday for Granite Falls.
Miss Nora Flack, of Forest City, was
in the hamlet Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hines made a trip
to Marion Sunday.
Mr. R. M. McEntiro and family left
Sunday for Newport, Tenn.
Rev. D. J. Hunt filled his regular ap
pointment at Mountain creek Sunday.
Messrs. Freeman and Penland, lum
bermen, were here last week on business.
Mr. Claude Freeman arrived Sunday
with his young bride.
Rev. II. C. Morrison will preach at
the Gilkey school house the first Sunday
in October at 4 p. m.
Mr. Frank Morris returned Monday
from a trip to McDowell county.
Mr. George Nanney, au aged citizen
of Gilkey, died at his home Friday,
September 15th. lie had been iu feeble
health for some time, but was able to be
up, and died almost suddenly after eat
ing dinner on Friday. He had been a
member of Gilboa M. E. church for a
number of years. His body was laid
to rest at Mountain Creek cemetery Sat
urday. To the bereaved relatives, we
extend onr sympathy.
Every man owes it to himself and his
family to master a trade or profession.
Read the display advertisement of the
six Morse Schools of Telegraphy, in this
issue and learn how easily a young man
or lady may learn telegaphy and be as
sured a position.
Crowell & Wlfcie,
IDrugQtete
forest
HEADED SOUTHEAST.
Southern And South And Western
Are In Contest.
(Asheville Citizen, 15th.)
The great activity shown by the
working forces of the Southern and
South and Western in Tennessee leads
to much speculation as to what these
railways will do about building lines
in opposition to each other. Now it
is said:
The secret is out as to the quiet
move of the Southern Railway in plac
ing a grader's outfit between Euihree
ville and Erwin a few days ago. That
section is considered a strategic poiut
from a railroad point of view, and the
Southern will, therefore, proceed to
build six miles of road between the
two points or will at least do a suffi
cient amount of work to forestall any
other road over the six miles imme
diately east of Embreeville and along
the south side of the Nolachucky
river.
The South & Western Railway com
pany, it is said on good authority,
will likely build from Limestone to
Erwin, and Johnston City will in all
probability not secure the new line.
The South and Western Railway
company, which it is said, is backed
by the Ziintneuian interest1 aud the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Daytou
railroad, has plans, which, if carried
out, will be extensive. The South
and Western proposes to build from
IroDton, O., on the Ohio river to the
Atlantic coast at Charleston, S. C.
These plans must be slowly developed
on account of the greatness of the
project. George L. Carter, supposed
by many to be the' promoter of the
South and Western, is said to be in
reality the construct ion agent of the
real promoters. He has organized
the Carolina Construction company,
which it is stated, will build the line,
when the plans of the road's backers
will have matured.
The Seaboard Air Line and the Cin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad
are figuring to get into the coal fields
of southwest Virginia. A through
trunk line from the Great Lakes to
the seacoast at Charleston. S. C , will
be the result of the plans.
The Ohio river is being bridged be
tween Ironton, O., and Ashland, Ky.
From Ashland the proposed line wiil
rollow the forks of the Sandy river
through the moutains of Eastern
Kentucky, the only possible route for
a railroad line. It will be built past
WTise, Norton and Big Stone Gap. Va.
through the breaks of the Cumber
land mountains. At Big Stone Gap
the Clinch river wiil be followed into
Tennessee, and a cut across the
country as soon as ihe border of Ten
nessee is reached wiil bring the line
to Limestone, Tenn. From Limestone
the line wili be constructed to near
Marion, N. C, and from there to
Charleston via Columbia, S. C, on
the seacoast.
The vital spot on the proposed route
is in the heart of the mountains of
Southwest Virginia, around Norton,
Big Stone Gap aud Wise courthouse.
It is in that territory that the sys
tems expect to find their supplies of
coal, which are necessary, and the
need of which brought about the
plans of the system for budding the
line.
THROUGH THE BLUE RIDGE.
Johnson City Southern Line Already
Under Construction to Marion.
(Manufacturers' Record, 14th.)
William J. Oliver & Co., of Knox
ville, Tenn., have been awarded the
contract by the Southern Railway Co.,
to build the Johnson City Southern
Railway from Johnson City, Tenn., to
Marion, N. C, about 80 miles. Elkins
& Co., subcontractors, have sent forces
to Embreeville. Tenn., to begin work on
the line. Much ot this work will be
heavy, as it crosses the Blue Ridge
mountain. The company was incorpor
ated early itt the summer by officers of
the Southern Railway, and a survey was
speedily completed. At Marion, N. C,
the road will again connect with the
Southern Railway.
Rheumatism, gout, backache, acid
poison, are results of kidney trouble.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea goes di
rectly to the seat of tne disease andeures
when all else fails. 35 cents. Thomp
son & Watkius ; Crowell & Wilkie.
anb lbarmactete,
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A GOOD FRUIT CROP.
S. & W. Surveyors Move Camps To
Poor's Ford A Correction.
Special to The Sun.)
OTTER CREEK, September 18. In
our letter to The Sun, relative to excur
sion to Wilmington, we said a big dozen
and not a big dog, went from the Cove.
Please publish above, as no dog went
from here, and besides, we are not mnch
for dogs, even a poodle, if it has to grace
the lap of some woman at church.
Good dogs are quite useful iu a way,
bnt we fail to see their usefulness in a
church pew or in connection with re
ligions services. We have heard of some
ladies (at least so styled) who even kiss
dogs, and some aristocratics who dine
with Booker Washington and other ne
groes, still we prefer the true Anglo
Saxon first, last and all the time.
We attended a singing at Mr. E. Fra
dy's last Sundav evening and enjoyed
the music very muck. There were
eventy-five present.
The railroad surveyors left to-day for
a point near Poor's Ford on Broad river.
For the past few weeks we have been
in the mountains of Chimney Rock and
Broad River townships, and the people
up there want the railroad to go from
here up Cedar creek and then down Buf
falo to Broad river aud Chimney Rock,
and promise that if it will go there, a
city will spring up like mushrooms from
a hot bed and be as lasting as the Rock
itself. We would be glad to see these
good mountain people get such a road
to develop their settlements. They have
fine timber, stock, etc. Here one finds
milk and butter right from the springs,
almost ice cold, iu abundance, with
plenty of ham and gravy as fresh and
sweet as when killed last fall. One can
eat this ham and fear no danger.
No sir, this kind is so delicious it
almosts melts in your mouth before
you can swallow and some of the hogs
up there are larger than the one Cop
per Bill told us about in The Sun. We
nave heard that Mr. Rome B'reeman,
who lives a little beyond, has one that
is now being guessed to weigh as
much as 1,300 pounds. We have
promised to go see this pig and will
then tell The Sun readers about it.
Two Irishmen, Pat and Mike, went
with us during the lace rainy season
to see a tine lot of pigs but one large
boar didn't seem to want to leave the
pej and walk out into the lot where
we could get a good look at him. So
Pat got over into the lot and managed
to make bis way over the mud by Step
ping on two long poles that lay in
front of the door of the pen and then
peeped in at him, but just then Mike
gave the hog a good punch with a
long sharp stick he had picked up at
the back of the pen which caused the
hog to go pell mell out into the lot,
aud ruuning ttetween pats legs as he
stood outstreched ou the two poles, it
knocked him kerfiuinick into the mud
which was about a foot deep face
downward. But he soon freed him
self and was again on his feet and
hollowing at the top of his voice Mike
kill him down, kill him, but Mike
laughed and replied Pat it seems the
devil is in the swine yet.
Many of the orchards in this section
are loaded with fine fruit and the
ground in the mountains in many
places is covered with acorns. The
citizens say its the heaviest crop of
acorns in ten years. Quite a large
per cent of tnese people profess the
holiness doctrine.
We attended Sunday school at Mid
dle Fork and found a gttod live school.
It is worth one's while to visit this
school just to hear Esq. William Prior
lead the singing. The choir sings
well. In the evening we attended
church at Bat Cave. The speaker
was an Episcopal.
A family of sisters of charity live
here and occasionally give sewings to
orphan children. They furnish the
patterns and then give it to the party
that seems the garment. Bat Cave.
Hotel and all the boarding housesl
around are filled with guests that
come here to see the mountains.
Success to The Sun and all its read
ers. Hives are a terrible torment to the lit
tle folks, and to some older ones. Easily
cured. Doan's Ointment never fails.
Instant relief, permanent cure. At any
drug store, 50 cents.
SOUTH'N. BONDS IN DEMAND.
Rutherford And Gaston County Is
sues May Be Sold At Par.
(Special to Charlotte Observe.-.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 18. A New York
broker, who is well posted, says that
Southern State, county and municipal
bonds are growing more and more in
demand. He states that no 4 per cent,
North Carolina county bonds have yet
sold at par. New Hanover offered some
a little while back and got an offer of 94,
but later this was improved to 97 1-2.
Rutherford county is asking bids for
$100,000 refunding bonds, which will
bear 4 per cent., for which bids will be
opened October 9. These are to take up
the bonds issued to get the 80s. Rail
way and the record of the county is
good, the interest haying been regularly
paid.
Gaston county is offering $300,000
bonds and the basis of these bonds are
unsurpassed. The county has no other
bonds out, and aside from this, the bonds
are for building good roads and road
bonds are popular. It is assumed that
money spent for good roads enhances
the value of all property in the county
and connects up the farming country
with market towns in a way that will
make the payment of taxes easier.
Besides the $100,000 Rutherford coun
ty is now refunding she has out $27, (XX)
Seaboard bonds, which mature Novem
ber 1, 1907. These Rutherford bonds are
considered a good purchase also.
If Rutherford or Gaston get par for
the bonds being issued it will be the first
case of county bonds drawing 4 per cent,
interest selling at par. The geueral
opinion of North Carolina bonds is so
favorable that both these counties may
land a trade at par.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Mr. Oliver Webb, A Mill Operator,
Narrowly Escapes Death.
Mr. Oliver Webb, a mill operator
the Florence Mills at Forest City, swal
lowed a vial of laudnam Saturday night
aud attempted to take the second vial,
but was stopped by friends who quickly
summoned physicians, who rendered the
neccessary aid to brine the young man
out of his trouble. Drs. Young and
Bostic were the attending physicians.
Sunday morning the young man was
getting along all right and it is now
believed he will recover.
It seems that he was broodiug over the
fact that he was bound over as a witness
in a fighting: scrape which was tried be
fore tlte mayor, and he could not bear
the idea of having to attend court, so he
concluded to dodge that issue and enter
the ceurt Eternal from which no ap
peals are taken and no witnesses held to
testify. Better it would have been to
have gone before the earthly judge than
to have appeared before the Tribunal
above.
TWO MINES SOLD.
Michigan Capital Takes Over Gold
Mines In Rutherford County.
(Charlotte Chronicle, 15th.)
The Monarch Gold Mining Company,
which owns a paying mine in Ruther
ford county, has disposed of it to Mr. C.
W. Luce, of East Towas, Mich., geueral
superintendent of the Detroit and Mack
inac Railway, and a party of promoters.
A cyanide plant will be established at
the mine and $25,000 will be spent in
working it.
The Beulah Gold Mining Company, of
Au Sable, Mich., has bought out the
Hoosier Gold Mining Company, which
owns a mine near Rutherfordton. Ex
tensive improvements will be made by
the purchasers before beginning work.
To The Ladies Of Rutherfordton.
The ladies of Rutherfordton are cor
dially invited to attend a meeting of the
"Woman's Association for the Better
ment of Public School Buildings in
Rutherford County," to be held iu the
public school building in Rutherfordton,
Friday, September 22nd, at 3:30 p. m.
(Mrs. ) W. F. RUCKER, Pres.
(Mrs.) J. F. FLACK, Vice-Pres.
(Miss) NINA PRICKETT, Sec'y.
Hundreds of lives saved every year by
having Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil in the
house just when it is needed. Cures
croup, heals burns, cuts, wounds of every
sort.
the following letH-i.
one of the
finest
pia '
the United States and p
zed all over Europe aj
the few great pianists oi ,.
present time:
Gainsville, Ga., .1
, " July 10th, 1905.
Dear Mr. Wilmoth : '
The piano arrived at
my home last Saturday in
good condition. I am very
much pleased with the instru
ment in every vva)', : ;
Yours sincerely, -
Otto Pfefferkorn
Director of music Brcn"
Conservatory Gainsvill'
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THE S0UTHE..
Engineers Now In The
tion Of The Coun
(Spartanburg, S. C, Free I,an.
Engineer Clark of the -Railway,
with a surveying ,
seventeen men, is running a li .
Rutherfordton, N.C., to this.t
ing the route for the prop SJclV
in ro;in from Snnrtanhnry i.i,
fordton, where (uiunioDii,4w, fu
made with the line f Marion, "N.
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"""iwu ""'ji tenn. japtr.,jjiarx
and his snuad of ncn -irn n,nw in tUa
Berry section or tiiis county and it,,
will not be louy before the corps, jgjjl
Sin'irt tirihnnr A k'K
The Southern Railway sent out a
corps or surveyors to run a line between-Spartan
burg and Uutherford
ton about the time Col. Carter, presi
dent of the South and Western road
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a liue into Spartanburg fr w the coal
fields of Virginia. Teuiio and Ken
tucky, so as to secure connection
the ocean over the Charleston
tern Carolina and the Atlantic
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ui Uf. vvibii lwi 1 1 1 no iit'i ii"-, .Kxn ivv
ed by engineers representing difference
railway companies, it is almost cer
tain that Spartanburg will secure one,
new railroad and possibly two. f
Engineer Walker, who is aJt 'trie
head of the survey corps of the ;South
& Western, was in Spartanburg sever
al days ago, having conic here to meet
Colonel Carter and together they dis
cussed the situation. Last night
eight members of the surveviug party
wereat work in the northeastern sec
tion of the county. The party spent
Sunday in the city, returning to their
work Monday morniug.
There seems to be a lively race be
tween tne Southern Railway and the
South & Western to build from Ruth
erfordton into this city, as both roads
have engineering corps at work in
this part of the county.
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out of order? Simply a case of torpid
liver. Burdock Blood Bitters will make
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