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- TAGS THE EVENING TIMES, RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGTJST, 5, 1909 NORTH STATE DEVELOPMENT EDITION. ' ': 'J .,-. nr. A. - v l' il li U 11 INDUSTRY mi $tzi tz First Well Was Bcred Semi-Centennial of the First Boring for Oil First Attempts Were Not Very Successful Edwin L. Drake Bored the First Well. Meadvllle, Pa., Aug. 5 The semi- centennial of the founding of the "great oil industry of the United States by Edv 'n L. Drake, who drill . ed the flrst oil well near Titusville in 4 159; was celebrated today by the ,0)1 pen of thii country. In connection ' with the annual picnic and outing of S"tt Western Pennsylvania Pipe Line t- Association at Conneat Lake. ' Weeks go the managers of the outing had sent Invitations to hundreds of oil men throughout the country and a a large number of them came to attend " the celebration. Among them many i of the 'leading oil men of Ohio, In diana, Kentucky, Illinois and Okla homa, who had gained their first knowledge of the oil business in and ; around the Titusville oil basin. Edwin L. Drake, although justly famous as the. founder of the oil in 4dU8try in this Country, was not the ; discoverer of oil. From time lmme g mortal the Indians had obtained oil tor medicinal purposes from the val- ley of Oil Creek, near Titusville, where the oil in many places rose - to the surface or exuded from the aoroua rock. Even before the time 7 of. the Indians, the mysterious ' mound-builders knew of the existence ' of oil and it is known that they dug " wells to collect the oil, which they probably used for no other than med icinal purposes. The early settlers of Pennsylvania ' found oil- in many places in the Oil Creek Valley and its vicinity and used crude and primitive methods to . collect the oil from springs and wells, to sell it as a liniment, put up in bot tles and labeled "Haarlem Oil," Rock Oil," "American Oil," "Kier's ' Petroleum," "Seneca Oil," etc. The " oil which was found only in small ' quantities, was worth pighty cents a " gallon where it was found and 1 1 a gallon in the east, where it was sold T id drug stores. , In 1854 a lawyer from Maine by the """ name of Eveleth and a man named , Bissell, who 'had been a school teacher in New Orleans, passed through the oil ereek region on the:r way north. They became interest- ed In the oil and took samples with them to New Haven. They sub " mitted these samples to Prof. Ben r" iamin Silliman to test the oil for its value as a lubricant and for illumi ' Bating purposes, in place of sperm oIL The report which he submitted -' in the following year was so favor able that Eleveth and Bissell and " several others formed, under the taws V ol New York, a joint stock company, called "The Pennsylvania purchased in fee simple all the land onr-Oil Creek, upon which there were any! traces of oil. The company also leased for ninety-nine years all the lands which were supposed to con- , tain oil. 'In- 1856 the company sublet the land to parties in New York who 'were to develop the property and pay a -royalty of 12 cents a gallon for ' 'sir the oil produced, to the company, j , During the hard times of 1857 the NewS York contractors became flnan ') dally Involved and unable to carry out the contract. Taking advantage i f of a slight flaw in the deed they sur rendered the land to the Pennsyl vania Rock Oil Company. James M. Townsend, one of the stockholders who lived in New Haven, conceived the idea of examining the property, and it it was found as reported, to assume the leases surrendered by the New York parties. Mr. Townsend engaged Edwin L. ..Drake, formerly a conductor on the New York and New Haven Kanroac, I' who had been compelled to give uo i . his position on account of bad health, " .-to' go to Pennsylvania to investigate f"the situation. Drake sert a favor r "-.' able report and Townsend organized - r a new company, caiiea i ne seneca Oil ComDany." Drake became the - agent of the company with a salary :'; of f 1,200 a year and established hini- self on oil Creek. The first crude -attempts to gather the oil were not very successful, and at last, upon Drake's advice, it was decided to bore "tor oil. The work was begun in 1859 and .progressed slowly. After $50,000 ' had been expended on boring, with out result, the company" decided to Abandon the work, but just then oil was struck and It rose id the bore T" hole to within five feet of the sur-J- - face. : It had to he pumped from the baustible. The company was in a fair degree to become rich, when the! works were destroyed by an explos ion of gas In the well, which Ignited tho ottv In the meantime overpro duction had caused the price of oil to fall to $1 a barrel, and, discour aged, the 8eneca company sold out. For two Tears nothing was done, but then the work was resumed, addi tional refineries were built and from that time on the oil Industry made tiant strides. ' How enormous has been Its growth may be Inferred from the fact that the production of crude p e : rolenm la the United States In 19 21 was nearly 1,186,000 gallons, ferresenting tout value of nearly ti3.000.000. ....i;.! j HOUSE NEARLY THROUGH, Expects 1o Complete lis Business Today Speaker Cannon Will Not Announce the Appointment of New Commit tees Vntil Tomorrow House Ad journs from 12 Int I 3:30 O'cloek. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Aug. 5 Just before the house met at noon today word came from tiie speaker's room that the house would take a recess until 2:30 o'clock. After the reading of the journal, Representative Tawney, of Minne sota, by unanimous consent, secured the adoption of a resolution author ing the committee on appropriation to have such printing and binding done as may be necessary and it sit during the recess of congress. Sim ilar resolutions were adopted author izing the committee on military af fairs and the committee on naval af fairs to sit during the recess. Representative Payne, of New York, then moved that he house take a recess until 2:30 o'clock. Representative Padgett, of Ten nessee, asked Representative Payne if iie thought congress would finish with its business today. Represen'a tive Payne replied that he hoped so and requested all members to he iu their seats at 2:3U. The house at 12:07 took the re cess: Speaker Cannon says he will not announce the appointments of new committees of the house until tomor row. Representative Tawney. chairman of the house committee on appropria tions, said today that the members of the committee intended sailing for Panama from New York, November !. to investigate the pi-ogress that has been made in digging the big ditch and to study at close range the prob- j able amount of the necessary appro-j priatlons for the canal for lhe fiscal j year 1911. The committee will spend two' weeks on the canal zone. A petition was circulated on the! floor of the house today recommend-! ng William Payne, of New York, son of Chairman Payne of the ways and means committee, for appoint ment as assistant attorney-general to the new court of customs appeals. Representative Mondell, of Wyom ng, Introduced a bill dedicating ex cess payments of public lands to the maintainance of public schools of the states in which such excess payments are made. When tiie house reconvened at 2:30 o'cloci; a senate secretary was ia the main aisle waiting for recog nition from the speaker. As soon as recognized the secretary announced that the senate had adopted the con ference report. The announcement was greeted with applause on the republican side. AVashington's Plague Spots lie in the low. marshy bottoms of the Potomac, the breeding ground of ma laria germs. These germs cause chills, fever and ague, biliousness, jaundice, lassitude, weakness and general debil ity, and bring suffering or death to thousands yearly. But Electric Bitters never fail to destroy them and cure malaria troubles. "They are the best all-around tonic and cure for malaria I ever used," writes R. M. James, of Louellen, S. C. They cure Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Blood Troubles and will prevent Typbold. Try them, 50c. Guaranteed by all druggists. At The Revelry. Tonight dainty, charming Florence Benjiman, who has been delighting the audiences at the Revelry will be seen in an entirely new line of work. 'She will give her famous impersoaa- tions of celebrated materpieces. Last night she was given quite an ovation when she appeared, and the repeated encores she received show how well refined vaudeville is liked in Raleigh, when expounded by Miss Benjiman. 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Intellectual, industrial and phy toSlSdoSVt&M tralrTing of the young blind and a b m colored deaf of both sexes residinr In jT 11 tm "(U lm '' lhebaic4ttnraTumtlut bereb wberl ! wa make oar greet bout tiu cUiacunlt weiM , aaiasa do not. v- - i CerterY Little Llrer PI Ik m rsry small anf ytrjmej tr uke, Oneor twoptllsmakaadoea. axe strwtlr vegetable ana do not gripe or . perr. bii 07 mm jse-Hs acUoo) nlsass tf was) usm itxnism oo m tax. 'bill aHIa-adefta N. B. BROUGHTON, President. EDWARDS BOVGUTON PRINTING COMPANY, Printers. Publishers The story of the Edwards and Broughton Printing Company is very much a part of the history of Ral eigh for the past thirty-eight years. jThe business was established in Sep tember, 1871, by C. B: Edwards and N. B. Broughton, then two young journeymen printers, with the firm name of Edwards & Broughton. In ithe course of three or four years Rev. A. F. Reed was admitted to the firm with the Biblical Recorder, which he bad purchased from Mr. J. H. Mills and the firm name changed to Ed wards, Broughton & Co. A few years later Air. Reed sold his interest to Rev. C. T. Bailey, who continued with the firm for a number of years, and then withdrew with the Biblical Re corder. At Mr. Builey's death, sev eral years later, the Recorder was again purchased by Edwards & Broughton, who kept it three years SCHOOL FAR THE BUND AND DEAF Achieved Distinction ' Under John E. Roy FOR WHITE AND COLORED The School at Raleigh, the Depart ments Separated a Mile Apart, Has Become One of the Foremost in the Education of the Blind in America. North Carolina I)"in? More Than Any Other State for the Education of These Unfortunate Ones. The State School for the Blind and the Deaf, located at Raleigh, has not only chieved phenomenal success, but during the administration of Bfof. John E. Ray, principal, has risen to the front rank among: .similar institu tions in America, and the attendance upon this school is larger than thar of anv of the schools for the blind in ithis country, except two. The worn done In the literary, music, and handi craft departments stands well abretist of that done In the foremost schools for the blind In the United States,, and ! no school takes a hi.rher sland in the professional conventions. Th, , strictly an educational ... ., . , stitutlon, having for its object ln the Hhe state- and 18 neither a house of refuge for the aged and helpless ndf a hospital for the treatment of disease. The course Jf study embraces all the English branches, consisting of spell ing, reading, writing, arithmetic, higher mathematics, geography, grammar, the sciences, kindergarten training, and vo cal and instrumental music. Also a course in Latin, Greek and French. Each pupil In the school Is required to 212, 21k and 216 South Salisbury Street, h Raleigh, North Carolina. , ' , ; , V -n mP' -''i V-- - ..'zfsyx9 WtMm m mi h4 M$ y t-".'-t X , 'ul , J f HH'i i m "M --Mi v;' lh i.'J . r-' fa?? IWl UJ U'li i PLANT )!' and sold it to a corporatioa now known as the Biblical Recorder Pub lishing Company., In September. 1907, the firm of Edwards & Brough ton was merged into a corporation under the name of Edwards & Brofigh ton Printing Company. The officers of the corporation are N. Li. Brough ton, president; C. B. Edwards, gen eral manager; Charles l.pe Smith, secretary-treasurer. A lot 70x210 feet was soon purchased on South Salisbury street, just across from where the business had been con ducted so long, and one of the larg est, handsomest and most complete buildings of the kind in the South was erected, being 00x110 feet, with three floors. The Business EiiliirgiMl. Moving into their own up-to-date building in September, 1907, enlarge ment of the business was entered work two hours -r day. The trades taught the males are mattress making, broom making, chair seating, piano tuning and repairing, shuontaking and mending, dairying- and gardening for the deaf. The ttirls are required to sew, knit and do the mending necessary for themselves and the male pupils, and are also Instructed In bead work and fancy work. A department In dress making has been established, and the colored deaf girls are taught cooking. The school consists of two depart ments the white and the colored. The two classes are in separate buildings, situated a distance of a mile, apart. The school commences In September in each year and continues for ten months. Applicants who are under six or over 21 years of age are not admit ted. No person of imbecile or unsound mind, of confirmed immoral character or incapacitated by physical infirmity for useful intriictinn will be knowingly received into the school. Persons do siring to procure the admission of pu pils should apply, by letter or other wise, to the !llnci;al of the school for Instructions as to the manner of pro cedure and no pupil should be sent to the school until such Instructions have been fully complied with. A special ap peal is made to anyone knowing the whereabouts of any blind or deaf col lilt War - - , C. B. KDW.VRDH, General Manager. KsMblished 1871 and Blank KI-MAUnS & BROI GHTOX PR1XTIXO COMWXV. upon by niak'ng a specialty of bank ledgers, bank printing ,nnd all loose leaf systems of ruling and binding generally. In this they are meeting with very great success, and our North Carolina bankers are showing their appreciation of this enterprise by tuiMing in their orders to them. Many Valuable testimonials to their splendid work have already been giv en by leading hanks. Hook ami Pamphlet Printing. From the organization of the busi ness to the present time" they have given special attention to book and pamphlet pr illing, and in this yne have not only established a fine rep utation, but done a great service to North Carolina authors. The first, large undertaking was Battle's Re vlsal, published in 1S7 . Since that book was issued by them, there has never been any doubt about their ored person of the proper age to be come a pupil to Inform the Principal of the name and postotlice address of such child and his or her parent or guardian. When Prof. Ray took charge of the school October 1. 1SH6, there were about 19(1 pupils in attendance. Last session there were 302. Since that time the auditorium building, the industrial building, the heating plant, the music hall, and the new library building have been constructed at the while depart ment and the old main building has been remodelled, built a story higher, covered with slate and modernized. Sick wards have also been provided for contagious and infectious diseases. At the colored department a wing has been added to the original building and heating plant and laundry have been erected. The launilrv at the white school has aim been greatly enlarged, and sick wards are now being con structed. N A farm, gardeirand dairy of 3!i acres have been provided at the colored school, where most of the vegetables and much of the milk and some of the meat used at both of the departments are raised. The attendance upon this school since Prof Kay came to it is larger in pro portion to the population of the state STATE SCH OOL FOR THE IlLIXD, (WHITE), R Pook Manufacturers. ' "" ' - - r mR COJIPAXY. ability (o execute in the very best manner all kinds of book printing, whether large or small contracts. General School Printing and Annuals. In these hitter times the Edwards & Broi:ghton Printing Company have also given special attention to gen eral school printing and annuals. Evi dence of what they can now do in this high class work is shown In "St. Mary's Muse," recently issued for St. Mary's School for young women, of this city, and "The Howler," for stu dents of Wake Forest College. They are two of the very best ever issued by any house. County Officers' Supplies. It is not too much to say that this establishment is now supplying more than seventy-five per cent, of the counties of North Carolina with their record books, minute books, tax books, blanks, &c. This house has than that of any other state in the union. The reason is not that there are more blind children in North Caro lina, hut that greater and more Intel ligent efforts have been put forth to induce blind children to attend this school. This accounts for the pleasing fact that one seldom or never sees a native blind beggar about the1 streets of North Carolina towns and cities. The movement to establish this school crystallized during the adminis tration' of Governor Morehead. The bill passed January 12, 1845. to establish the school and Oovemor W. A. Graham was ex-oflieio president of the first board of trustees. The board rented the building on Hillsboro-street now known as the Exchange Hotel amMhe school opened May 1, 1845, with seven pupils. This number increased to 17 the first year. W. D. Cooke, of Vir ginia, was the first principal. In 1847 an appropriation was made for S build ing, and on April 14, 1849, the corner stone of the main building was laid on Caswell Square. The State School for the Blind ex hibited at the Jamestown Exposition, reflected the greatest credit, not only upon the school- and Its management, but upon the State of North Carolina. The exhibit won a gold medal. It was said to have been the best educational ALEIGH. CHA8. LEE SMITH, Sec. A Trea. . - - made a specialty of furnishing coun ty officers with all their needs, and like the bankers they prefer to give their patronage to this completely equipped home company, since their books and blanks can not be sur passed. The North Carolina Manual of Law and Forms. Every justice of the peace In North Carolina, to discharger the duties of his office properly, must, of necessi ty, have a North Carolina form book. The Edwards and Broughton Print ing Company knowing this fact, pub lished the book needed aud put it at so low a price that none need be without it. The sixth edition of the North Carolina -Manual of Law and Forms, edited by Robert N. Slmms, Esq., of the Raleigh bar, is now ready and being sold at $3.00, post paid. exhibit from this state, and was mas terful In every particular. This, ex hibit attracted thousands of visitors with the profoundest Interest. The school band, consisting of 21 members, also went to Jamestown, and Its sur prising efficiency secured for It flatter ing invitations to play in the audlto rim, grand-stand and at other places, which it did, reflecting great credit upon the school. The exhibit made by the colored de partment of the school In the Negro Building attracted universal attention, none receiving more favorable com ment. A gold medal was awarded this ex hibit. Board of Directors Jos. E. Pogue, chairman: R. B. Holeman, secretary; R. B. Boyd, G. E. Lineberry. A. C. Mo Nlel, J. T. Boy Ian. R. L. Steele, .1. Finley, J. T. Nichols, M. J. Bollng, J. T. Rowland. The Crime of Idleness. Idleness means trouble for any one. Its the same with a lazy liver. It caus es constitpatlon, headache, Jaundice, sallow complexion, pimples and blotch es, loss of appetite, nausea, but Dr. King's New Life Pills goon banish liver troubles and build up your health. 250. at all druggists.
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