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CONCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1910.
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TEE DRAINAGE COSVETTIOIT.
Mr. Long Talki of the 'Work In Ca
tawba County Petition to Ears
the Lands Diainel.
Mr. C E. Long, of Newton, for
merly a member of the board of eom
iniasionera of Catawba oounty made
"a talk before the convention on the
work being accomplished in hia eount
ty. Mr. Long stated that be knew of
land in hU county that the owners
would have gladly sold for $10.00van
aore before it waa drained, who linrt
the draining of the land bad refused
9100.00 an aero for it. He said that
there were place along the creeks in
Catawba county, where people former
; ly caught large cat flan that were now
producing targe crops or. orn i jot.
Long said that' they" drained 'seven
hills at a cost of $525.00 per mile
and at the average coat per acre of
$12.50, and that it required 21 days
to drain a mile. Mr. Long stated
that the people of hia county bad ao-
eomplished great results from drain
- ing their lowlands and the same could
be accomplished in' this oounty if the
people would eV.VSeer ,n Pnsn
the work. "."'..
. Messrs. 'W. M. Long, chairman of
, the board of county commissioners of
Mecklenburg county, J. S. Mayer, J.
' G. ShannonhouBe and W. S. Pharr,
were present as representatives from
Mecklenburg eonnty, and assured the
convention that Mecklenburg would
heartily support and co-operate with
- Cabarrus in this great movement. In
the course of hig'remarks Chairman
Long stated that in bis opinion there
was one creek in Mecklenburg county
that if properly drained would pro
. duce enough corn to supply the needs
of the entire county. ' -
Mr. Kestler asked if there were rep
resentatives present who would get up
a petition to have the land drained f
Mr. Shakespeare Harris responded as
a representative from Rocky River.
Mr. C. A. Morris from Dutch Buffalo,
The responses began to come thick
and fast and men who live near prac
tically every : stream in the county
- volunteered to take the initial steps
in launching a, movement that "would
result in draining" the many acres of
fertile land and along the banks of
-4be-vaitodsr-eekjd Mrwafe;'ft
" " Mr. Chas.;Mclonali stated lb the
- convention' tat be could remember
the time ivhen there were great quan
tities of feed" stuff shipped out of
this county, amt at Anafc tuner a large
amount otit was produced on the fer
tile acres along the creeks that are
now unfit for cultivation on account
, of not being drained properly. 4 The
following -statistics will show as to
- how large an extent we are failing to
. produce the necessary food stuff to
, eupply our home needs, all of which
and more could easily be produced on
the very iands that are now unfit for
cultivation on account of not being
drained: '
The amount of bacon, flour, corn
oats and mill feed snipped into Ca
barrua county during the last twelve
months as reported by five of the lar
gest dealers in these articles, together
with an estimate of 25 per cent, which
amount we think is a conservative es-
-'- timite of the amount handled by other
concerns of the city. " -
Bacon, 188,750 pounds.
Flour, 28,250 barrels.
Corn,' 37,375 pounds. !
-v. Oats, 20,625 bushels. i
- Mill feed, 700 tons. f-.v
Live hogs, 400.
' Beef cattle, 300.
- Some Concord Items in the Salisbury
. ' Post.
Mr. John A. Sims went to Concord
this morning to spend a few days on
his aann.
Mrs. P, V, "Barrier went to Con
cord , yesterday to -t spend a lew
days with relatives. .
" Mrs, W. T. Klutta returned Sunday
nignt from a visit to relatives in Con
. cord. -
Mrs. A. D. Melton, of Concord, after
spending a week with 'her daughter,
. ? Mrs W. O. Atwell, returned home
Sunday.
Miss Lola Sappenfield, one of Con
cord's popular young ladies who has
been spending several ; ;weieks 'iwith
Miss ELma Peeler in the county, re-
' turned borne last night. Miss Peeler
accompanied her home to spend ft- few
.-,days.
Mr. W..F. Campbell,-of Concord,
. , was in the city today on his way to
Lexington, to take charge of the spin
ning department of the Winona Mill
' there. He has been in the, employ of
the Locke . Mills ' company for some
v time. " - -
The National Grange. 'Patrons of
Husbandry is still living, though it is
seldom if ever, heard of in this (part
of the country. Its headquarters are
maintained at Concord, N. 11., and Na
hum J. Bachelder, is master. . ,
The census returns so far show that
. the cities are growing out of propor
tion to the country districts. , - v
lAH" PASTOa.
Paper at IHa Present Hods) Speaks
Highly of Ktnr Pastor of EX. Jamec
The Somerset Democrat, published
at Somerset, Pa., near Myertdale,
where Rev. C. P. MacLaughlin, the
new pastor-tobe of St. James Luth
eran church here, has been pastor for
four years, says of him : -
Sunday morning tie members of the
congregation of the Lutheran church
of Myersdale were greatly surprised
when their pastor, Rev. C P. Mapr
Langhlin, announced that be bad ac
cepted a call from St. Jamea Lutheran
church, of Concord, N G, and would
take charge of the new appointment
October 1st. v. .- ''. 1 i
Rev. Mr. MacLaughlin accepted the
pastorate of the Myersdale church
October 1. 1906. During the past
four years he has worked most dm
gently tot the :, upbuilding" of " the
church, and has succeeded, beyond his
most sanguine hopes. Among some
of the things Rev. Mr. MacLaughlin
has accomplished are the following:
A new pipe organ, costing $3,000, baa
been installed ; an extension was built
to the church at a cost of $1,000; a
new Brotherhood room made at a cost
of $500 ; the church redecorated at a
cost of $300, making about five thous
and dollars spent for improvements,
nearly all of which has been paid. -
About two hundred new members
have been received into the church,
there being on the rolls now 525 mem
bers: the Sunday fachool bas been
graded and the membership increased
from 175 to 3o0. 1 .
The Luther Brotherhood, which Rev.
Mr. McLaughlin organised, was the
first , organized ' Adult Bible Class in
Somerset county and continues to be
one of the active organizations of the
church.
As a preacher, Rev. C. P. Mac
Laughlin is unusually strong. His
sermons are always sound in doctrine,
fcarefully thought out, always inter
esting and splendidly delivered, ' As
a sneaker, he ranks very high. As a
pastor, Rev. Mr, MacLaughlin is most
succesful. He is not only; loved by
the members of his own congregation,
but the people of Myersdale, of all
denominations, hold bkn, in. tbeJughr.
'SsTTeprotrTJTT""'' C""""'
i.Concord, ithe town wherelteyi Mr.
MacLaughlin has accepted the call,
has a population of about ten thous
and. It is ft county seat town, grow
ing rapidly, in a very delightful sec
tion of the country.
Rev. Mr.. MacLaughlin 'a successor
has not yet been chosen. . ..
The Taf t-JSherman-Eoosovelt Row.
- Aug. 10. Announced that Roose
velt would be a delegate to. the Repub
lican convention.
1 Aug. 15.--Burried conference i' ot
"old guard"- to prevent election of
Roosevelt as temporary chairman.
Aue. 15 Sherman teleohones from
New York to Taft. at Beverly telling
of proposal to oppose Koosevelt for
temporary chairman with Root. Taft
protests the plan; Suggests conference
with Roosevelt.:" Sherman writes to
Roosevelt asking for "a conference,
but letter, does not reach Sagamor'e
Hill until after meeting : of State
Committee.- - .
Aug. 16. Republican State Com
mittee meets. Turns down Roosevelt.
Names Sherman for temporary chair
man. Roosevelt, led to believe that
the President was a party to the com
mittee V action, all but declares war
on Taft,
Aug. 17. Sherman calls .on Taft,
who deplores action of State Commit-
ee. Gets Sherman's promise to agree
iv n cuuiereuue wiiU ivooseveii iu au -
just the situation.
Aug. ?. 12-21. No 'perceptible steps
taken by Sherman to reconcile Roose
velt. - ? '
Aug,' 22. Taft ; jumps into the
breach with a peace-offering in the
form of a letter detailing the facts.
Roosevelt says he is pleased with the
President's letter, but that be doesn't
know how far the situation will be
changed by it. Sherman states he has
nothing to say. '.'.
Mr. Dnsenbery's New Medicine.
Mr. Gowan Dusenbery, president of
the Gowan Medical Co., ia at home af
ter six. weeks absence north in the
interest of his company. Mr. Dusen
bery is exhibiting a new production of
his well known medical establishment
in-"Oxzibo Soap.'. This new product
contains many ; ingredients'" that are
good for the cure of eczema, pimples,
stains and other skin ; affections, and
has already found great favor with
ladies, as evidenced by the large and
GTcrwinir'deraand wherever it hnn Wn
IiitidiuMMl.. Mi.r nmrnW,' ihalimrM
that there; iri a great future for this
soap as for his company's parent pro
duction, Gowan 's Preparation, which
has already attained a national repu
tation. . ,"...
In the rich valley of Christianity
the flowers of happiness bloom most
sweetly. , . ,
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, PEM05AL MErnoir. .-;
Some of the People Hera and Else
where Wlo Come and Go.
Mr. A. R. Hoover has gone to At
lantic City, N. J.
Mr. M. E. Nathan, of Charlotte, u
a Concord visitor today.
Miss Gertrude Lafferty has return
ed from Piedmont Springs I-
Mr. P. C Sadler, of Charlotte, is
spending the day in the city.
Mr. W. B. Odell left Tuesday night
on the Atlantic City special. .
Mrs. R. A. Patterson and son,' Les
ter, have gone to Atlantic City.
Miss Salene Hutchison, of Char
lotte, is visiting Mrs. J. M Odell. v
Misses Hattie Pounds and Nellie
Glass are visiting friends in Charlotte.
. Mrs, J. F. Yorke, of Charlotte, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. B. F. Rogers.
Mr. Ralph Boyd will leave tonight
for Norman, Okla., where he will lo
cate. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Hawthorne have
gone to Atlantic City and Philadel
phia. . ' v '.
' Mrs. k. L. Barnette, of Anderson,
S. C, is visiting her son, Mr. A O.
Norris.
Mrs. W. G. Means, and Miss Kate
Means have returned from Hot
Springs.
Col. Ludlow, of Winston-Salem, is
the guest Of his daughter, Mrs. J. F.
Cannon.
"Miss Jaunita Starrette, of Gastonia,
is visiting at the home of Capo, J. AL
Alexander.
Mrs. Ed Freeze, of High Point, is
visiting at the home of her father,
Capt. H. B. Parks.
Misr Janet Quinn, of Salisbury,
spent yesterday in the city the guest
of Miss Ellen Gibson.
Mr. H. I. Woodhouse has returned
from Old Fort, where he has been
spending several days.
Mr. ; T. D, Maness,N who has been
with Mr; W. M. Smith's camp in Vir
gMajjwill beHhotae tonight, '; .-.
,, Miss Alvenia Guthrie,' who has been
visiting Mrs. R. A. Brower, has re
turned to her home in Burlington.
Miss Fleets Crowell, who has 1een
the guest of Mrs. Walter Ritchie, 'has
returned to her home m Salisbury.
Mrs. W. F. Goodman will return
tonight from Hot Springs, Ark., where
she has been spending several (weeks,
Mr. Luther Weddington, arrived
Tuesday from New York, where.be
has been taking a course in embalm-
Messrs. C. G. Heilig and D. B.
Welsh, of Mt. Pleasant, went on the
Atlantic City excursion Tuesday
night,
Prof. Preston Lewis Gray, principal
of the Bingham School at Mebane, is
a visitor in the city in the interest
or his school. '
Mrs. R. O..' Burton and daughter,
miss, Anna, -wno nave iDeen visiting
Mrs. F. J. Haywood, will leave to
night for Mt Airy, Md.
Miss Minnie Waddell and her fa
ther, Mr. I. H." Waddell, left last night
for, Atlantic City, Piladelphia, Bal
timore and wasmngton. . .
Misses Mossie Lone and Minnie
Sfonoolt TJ-.1.51 , lr:
miie .Dockery, of Mississippi, aie the
' Mtll of Miss Grace Brown! v- '
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Mr, and Mrs. P. C. Gregory, who
nave oeen spending the summer at
Ocean View, Va., are visiting at the
nome or Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Robin
son.' Rev. J. A". J. Farrington left this
morning for Greensboro where he will
spendtwo weeks vlsitine relatives anl
friends. He was accompanied by his
young son, Airby. 1
Mr. Ed. H. DeCamp, editor of the
Gaffney, S C, Ledger and family spent
iasi mgni in tne city with the familv
of Mr. Will ParnelL They came up
in meir auiomoDiie.
It has earned
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Capital ,,,,
Surplus" and Undivided Profits...!..' 60,000.00
Resources over 'j '. lJ 700,000.00
Tlic Cabarrus
HOSE SMITH NOMINATED.
Setarsa Indicate thai Ex-OoremaV
. Has Been Chosen by Democrata.
The Democratic primaries were held
in Georgia Tuesday. Hoke Smith, the'
foriner Governor who was beaten by
losepn ai. orown two years ago, re-u g farmer, but be is a fanner alT eay u am paper, tne nanoue vnron
verses that result, and a ftgab nom- right and real live progressive one 'iek:
bated, defeating Brown. , t that) stated Tuesday night that! The drainage of the streams ia next
Hoke Smith, haa 8 counties' and -he bad corn on uplands that would n Hnportance for the fanners of this
20 votes in the State convention,' produce 50 bushels to the acre this etlon of the State to the building .
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enough to elect him the next governor
of Georgia. ; Brown bad p0 counties.
Of the first 34 counties reported,
Smith had apparently safe leads in
20. i He carried Fulton county, includ
ing, the city of Atlanta, by 530 ma
jority. In the two hours proceeding
midnight but aeven counties were heard
3 O 21.1..
Livm uu ouuua ouuiBKcra spiwarcu
worried by the slowness of the re
turns. Usually the Georgia returns
are! iu , well before midnight. Hoke
Smith gave out a statement that he
wa satisfied he would have 40 votes
more than necessary in the conven
tion. .
. Congressman Thomas W. (Had wick
carried the Tenth district by a very
small margin, according to unofficial
figures available late last night.
: The Atlanta Constitution, an anti-
fcmit n paper, concedes tne nomination
of Smith.
'. The Teachers' Institute.
- Several more teachers enrolled in the
Institute this morning. The conduct
ors 'are pleased to note that all the
teachers seem to manliest a proper
interest in the work. Quite a number
of teachers have said that this is the
most practical Institute they have
ever attended. The special features
of the Institute this afternoon will be
the Practice School by Miss Harris
and; Drawing by Mrs. D. W. Reid, of
Virginia.
. This practice school is attracting
quftje a large number of the teachers.
Miss Harris shows what she can do
wits twenty-five little fellows who
have never been to school, teaching
them only one hour a day.
We learn that the exercises of the
institute, except the Practice School,
are loDen to the public and all those
whd wish to- attend, will be welcome.
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Lack of room is the only reason why
visitors cannot be admitted to the
Practice School.
Odell Scores Roosevelt.
Benj. B. Odell, former governor ofi
New York, in an interview in Paris
Tuesday vigorously attacked Col.
Roosevelt. Said he:
"Not only is Roosevelt violent and
uncouth, but he is .a bitter enemy of
the trusts and the American protec
tive tariff policy and would tear both
these down if he could. Taft on the
other hand, is a prudent defender of
both the trusts and the tariff. All
this talk, of Roosevelt supplementing!
Taft is foolish., Taft is growing in
ty on the wane."
Circus tents give in-tents delight.
HB'BELIEVED INI
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IT A GOOD POLICY
TO FOLLOW . TOO.) '
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CHECKINO ,AC-j
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EVERY MAN ITS A;
TROTH INVESTIOA-J
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Interest Paid on Time
Deposits.
. CONCORD NATIONAL BANK
Capital ?100,000 Surplus $30,000
4 Per Cent
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THIS, B A TTJSZ
Aia Depository for Your Funds. ; r
the confidence of business firms
and o individuals ) alike since its organization
in - - ' . ' ,s f ' '
.$100,000.00
Savings Bank.
A CASE Ef POINT.
If ft Farmer Cam Seise 60 Bnahels to
Acre om Upland, How Moch Could
Be Bale on Bottoms of Eidi Land?
A well known farmer of the county
f .lthontrh he 4a not
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year. This same farmer also stated
that he had probablv 100 acres of land
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along the banks of Rocky River that
were uncuKivated on account of not
being properly drained. The question
is, if this farmer ean produee fifty
Dusnels of corn per acre on a hillside
how many bushels would he produee
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to tne acre on the fertile bottom
lands of Rocky River after they were
properly drained f
' This progressive citizen realizes the
advantages to this section of draining
the lowlands and says that he is
willing to pay cash for his assessment
toward the work.
This Question is at vital imtwirtaniw
to our county and our citizens are too
intelligent not to co-operate with, this
work after the movement is properly
launched. Now is the time to begin
an organization of the landowners
along every stream in the county, as
it will be useless to wait until corn
planting time next March, and while
breaking some old rocky hillside with
a little scooter plow, look down on
some bottom land, where only bull
rush is ourishing ,and say: "I could
make a hundred bushels of corn an
acre down there if I could only plow
that bottom, but it is always too
wet." '
Junior Order Has Gratifying Growth.
Several hundred delegates are at
tending the annual State convention
of the Junior Order, United Ameri
can Mechanics, which assembled at
VVnghtsville Beach Tuesday for a
three days' seSsion. The annual re
port of State Secretary Vance shows
that the order in North Carolina
gained 1,786 members during the first
seven months of this year, which is
tne largest increase ever made in a
similar period, -.. . :: ;v
GET OUT OF
That's What We. Are Saying
To All of Our MenV
Ladies' and Children's
Low-Cut Shoes.
Furthermore we are going to make it our
business to see that they go.
Nothing is reserved. All this season's Ox
fords, Ties and Pumps in about all leathers.
We simply want room for our Fall Shoes.
And we want money.v-
Take advantage of these offers. The more
; you buy, the more you'll save.
New Fall Line of
- Selby Shoes
FOR LADIES in Suede, Patent Cloth Top,
Gun Metal and Vici. . , '
Fall line of Bostonians for men ready for
inspection. Let us show you.
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DSAXNXffa THZ CSETZS.'
This Movement Next tn Importance te
the Building of Good Eoada. 1
' Referring to the drainage conven
tion which met here Tuesday, Mr. ,
Wade IL Harris, baa the following to !
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01 fd roaas. ' wui always stana
to the eredit of Catawba county thai
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tooE. the le1 io this important re-
elamation work, as it stands to the
eredit of Cabarrus thai it took the;
lead in the no-fenee law, now almost
universal over the State. Catawba '
county, having, at its own expense, .
demonstrated the value of the dredge-.
boat, Lincoln and Cleveland counties
have followed ruit and we have bo
doubt that as a result of tomorrow's f
meeting in Concord, Cabarrus and '
Mecklenburg will fall into line. Skirt- ;
ing Concord on the west, Buffalo ereek
for three or four mike is one long ,
morass of swamp, bull rushes and wil-
lows. We can remember the time .
when' all this abandoned land was in .
a high state of cultivation and produc
ing the ben crcps cf corn grown in .
Cabarrus. Three months' work of the ,
dredge boat oud u store it to its
original fertility and productiveness
and reduce the malarial status of the "
town of Concord 75 per cent. Simi
lar results would be obtained by the
drainage of the two creeks that flank
Charlotte one on the west and one
on the east. The Chronicle is glad to
note the interest being manifested by
the boards of county eommissionerss
in this important matter of the drain
age of the creeks. It not only means
the reclamation of thousands of acres
of rich land, but what is equally de
sirable ia general improvement in
health conditions. ' -
The three candidates nominated by
the republican convention for ."su
preme court justices of the State are
three of the applicants for the east
ern Federal judgeship, whom Presi
dent Taft turned down as unfit for the
position. Wilkesboro Chronicle. '
A deer certainly runs for dear life.'
THE