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MSI OF PRESS SAME AS RAILWAYS *»R© w '4. _ f ' ■ " DECLARES PRESIDENT FINLEY TO N. C. EDITORS. RAILWAYS AND PRESS ALLIED Mr. Finley, at Asheville, Dis cusses Mutual Interests of Press and Railways and Their Aid in Community Development. Asheville, N. C., July 24.—At the meeting of the North Csrollna Press Association in Asheville to-day Pres ident Finley, of the Soutbern Railway Company, delivered an address on "The Relations of the Press and the Railways and the Value of their Co operation in Community Develop ment." Mr. Finley pointed out the natural basis for co-operation between the press and the railways growing out of the substantial Identity of their in terests In community development and prosperity, bringing to the newspapers additional subscribers and advertising and to the railways Increased traffic and making it logical that the press and the railways, in their respective fields, should work In close co-opera tion for community development. He recognized that, while the newspapers and the railways were thus natural allies in community development, ft did not follow that there should not be fair criticism of the railways, and said: "Fair and just criticism Is a proper function of a free press, but crlti clsm of the agencies which provide the transportation facilities of the community should take account of the economic conditions under which those agencies must work and should aim, in respect to s factor so essential to community development, to be helpful and edu cational rather than being along lines tending to create unreason Ing prejudice. "Personally, I am a great reader of the newspapers. I appreciate at ttfl full value the work they are do ing and * recognize in their editors, in many cases, the spokesmen of their communities. I do not ignore ▼hat is said in the newspapers rel ative to our policies. I always take note of newspaper criticism on mat ters that it may be within our power to remedy and all such matters are given attention so far as it may be practicable to do so." Referring to the fact that a railway can not win the support of public opinion through the exercise of politl cal influence or in any other way ex cept by the intelligent and effective performance of its functions as a car rier and by its responsiveness to fair criticism, Mr. Pinley pointed out thai its position can only be secure -when the economic conditions surrounding Its operation and the importance of its (unctions to development and to the enlargement of opportunity are appre ciated by the people of the com munity, and that this appreciation was dependent upon enlightened bitizen ahip. He spoke of the. moral respons ibility ot the press in this connection And ot its power, by fully «nd fairly, the economic situation of the railways and the Interest of all of the people in their prosperity and eft! clency, to bring about that mutual good understanding which is indis pensable to effective co-operation. As. In an economic sense, produc tion la not complete until goods are put in a position for consumption, Mr Finley spoke of the railways as crea tors of value and aaan indispensable part of the producing equipment of «very community and of every farmer -and manufacturer in It and said that unjust criticism directed agalnat farmers and manufacturers would be lust as logical as agatast the railways. Speaking of the right ot the rail vaya. Just as of any other business enterprise to present their cause, fully and freely, before courts, administra tive tribunals, legislatures, and the tar of public opinion, Mr. Pinley aaid: "Enlightened public opinion In the United State* will not Justify the relegation of the rail wars to the •tatua of the Jew in tSngland In the Middle Ages. when, as we read In Madoxe's History of the Exchequer: -Joace Quartebuch gave forty marks that his son Hekelln might be dealt with according to Justice'; and 'Jur oet of Norwich gave 1,800 marks that he might reside In England with the Klng'a good will.' "The railways are asking for no •pecial favors. They aak only that their importance in the development -of the country and that the Inter est which each individual has in their efficiency shall be frankly recognised. They ask that differ ences wMch may arise between them and Individuals or communities a hall be subjects of full and free conference to be adjusted In accord ance with sound business principles, or tbat, falling suo4 adjustment, tkey be adjudicated by the trflNnals constituted by law." Having-ouUinet the condition which tie believed to ft* necessary to the mo«t affective co-operation between th press and- the railways for com munity development. Mr. Finley ex pressed the opinion such co-op eration was eseintial to t£.A fullest de velopment and prosperity of any com munity because Intelligence and trans portation were fundamental factors in development, it being the function of the press to disseminate the first and at the railways to provide the second. He outlined the work which the Southern Railway Company Is doing to aid In the development of the tar rltory traversed by lu lines, express ing the opinion that It could be said, without bo&stfulness, to be more com- prehenslve than similar work being done by any other railway organisa tion in the United States. H6 said: "In our work for community de velopment H is our policy to co-oper ate closely with individuals and or ganisations. That it may have been more effective In some localities than In others has eeen due largely to local conditions. Including the de gree of co-operation that we have received. We believe that it has been particularly effective in West ern North Carolina where we have participated In the organisation and activities of the Oreater Western North Carolina Association, the single purpose of which is the de velopment of this part of the State. We should be very glad to partici pate In other territorial movements or In a State-wide movement of the same kind, if carried on directly un der the auspices of the State or through a responsible organisation similar to that in this region. "In all of the development work that we are doing, we look upon the newspapers of the Southeast as our helpful allies. With very few ex ceptions we have found them ready, at all times, to publish Information relative to our work and to give space In their columns to matter that we have sent them from time to time which we believed might be helpful to their readers. They have very generously given space to the publication of our views on subjects relative to the upbuilding of the Southeast. Many of the newspapers have gone farther than this and have commended our policies edi torially." Suggesting methods In which the press could fce of aid in community de velopment, Mr. Finley spoke of the publication of matter that would be helpful to the people already living in the Southeast, emphasizing the Im portance of farm papers and of devot ing space In the dally and weekly pa pers to information as to the best farm methods. He suggested that each newspaper should be a booster for the Southeast as a whole and for Its own particular community, not exaggerat ing or overstating advantages and op portunities, for the truth about the Southeast was good enugh. He sug gested that newspaper men acting as correspondents of papers published in other localities should embrace every proper opportunity to incorporate in their news letters and despatches mat ter that would serve to attract favor able attention to their communities. Speaking of the exceptional opportuni ties for community development in the Southeast, Mr. Finley said: "It Is a Held in which intelligent ly directed efforts are sure to bring results. In no State are the oppor tunities greater than in North Caro lina. in no State has progress with in recent years been more rapid. The members of this Association have been among the most effective workers for community development in the past and I know that your efforts will be continued. I wish each one of you the largest measure of success and assure you of the hearty co-operation or the Southern Railway Company in community de velopment." Good Roads In Durham Durham—The county road force haa completed that part of the central highway In Durham county and whea Orange county connects with thia road leading out of Wert Durham there will be a good road from this city to Greenßboro. One gang of the convict force la now working on the Durham end ot the Quebec And Miami road, which Is known as the Oxford road. It will take something like three months to get a four-mile gap in thia road put Into the proper condition for travel. Held On Serious Charge. Greensboro —W. C. Tlse, a Salem business man. and his stenog rapher, Miss Llllle Tess, are under bonds of S4OO to appear in police court and answer to charges of im morality. Some time ago tbe woman csme to Greensboro and took apart ments and to her a child was born. After the birth, man, woman and child left in an automobile. The child was left with a woman in the suburbs of Wlnston'Balem, where It died. Inves tigation when a burial certificate was requested furnished the clue. * ' To Start Drainage Work. Fayettevllle.—The Breatt Engineer Ing ft Construction Cd. of Wilson baa been awarded the contract to do tbe excavating work in connection with the drainage of the swamp lands of Flea Hill township. The work will be begun as soon aa the commission ers of the drainage district sell the bonds. The property will be assessed according to the classification of the landa which will be made before the sale of tbe bonds. The Brett Com pany waa given the «ontract at 6.37 cents the cubit yard. RAILROADS MAKE RATE REDUCTION RAILROADS AROSE TO MODIFIED 25 PER CENT FREIGHT RATE REDUCTION. IS SUBMITTED TO CRAIG The Corporation Commission of the State Will Report the Proposals to the Governor Without Recommend- Ing Acceptance. Raleigh.—Returning to Raleigh from the four-days' conference with rail road traffic managers at Old Point Comfort, the members of the corpor ation commission gave out a state ment to the effect that the confer ence has not resulted In such com plete agreement aas to freight rate re duction as that the proposed adjust ment will be presented to Governor Craig with recommendation that it be accepted, but that It did result In such concessions that the commission will present the result to the governor for his consideration. The commis sion's statement says: "At the last contereuce In the of fice of the governor the commission insisted that the proportion of through rates represented by the rate from the Virginia cities should be re duced 25 per cent, and presented a basis for working out the new rates that would approach that aver age. "At the conference this basis was finally accepted by the carriers with gome modifications, resulting in a scale of proposed rates to the Win ston and Newbern zones of 20 per cent less than present rates as a gen eral average of tlrt class rates and with the larger percentage of reduc tions ou the classes in which the heaviest traffic is handled, so that it is expected that the reductions as applied to actual traffic moving will closely approach 25 per cent. The most important commodities in vol ume handled from the West are grain and grain products and under the scale now agreed to by the car riers the classes under which they .are handled would be reduced 28 per cent. "The same reduction In cents on the 100 pounds would apply to other zones except right near the northern and southern state r.nes and west of Statesvllle, rates to those points be ing worked on a somewhat different basis. The railroads did not con cede the position of the commission that Statesvllle rates should be the maximum for all points west of Statesvllle. "Ttfe results In detail will not be announced until they are presented In formal report to the governor and as there are a number of Important matters connected with It yet to be worked out, it w'll be some days before it can be rounded out as a whole for the final report. Provide For Forest Reserves. The department of agriculture Is steadily and systematically providing for the vast forest reserves in west ern North Carolina at the headwaters of North Carolina streams. The long talked of Appalachian forest reserve is soon to be a reality. Several suits to quiet tittej*. so that the title to property purchased will be assured to the United States, are being brought in United States district court at Greensboro. Suits to quiet the title to more than 2,000 acres have already been brought and District Attorney Holton has others to bring soon. Verdict of Second Degree Murder. After being out for 21 hours the jury at Asheboro returned a verdict of Bocond degree murder against Lur ton English for the killing of John Armstrong at Archdale, Randolph county, March 24, tnd the prisoner 'was sentenced by Judge t.ong to 25 years imprisonment. Counsel for the defense gave notice of appeal and was allowed IS days to prepare papers. Special Election In Iredell. Mis appointment as collector brought about the resignation of Col. A. D. Watts as state senator from Iredell, making it necessary to hold a special election prior to the coming extra session of the legislature. There is already talk of the coming elec tion in political circle* and Dorman Thompson has made it clear to his friends that he will be a candidate for the place. So far no opposition to Mr. Thompson has developed. He is a leading attorney at the Statesvllle bar and is an excellent gentleman. Officers Capture Illicit Still. Deputy Collector George P. Crutch fleld returned from Hlllsboro, where he and a deputy sheriff raided a big still in Orange county. 0. Oates, a white man who was in charge of the still, was placed In Orange jail. A negro who was about the still jump ed in Little river when he saw the officers and made hli escape. The settle was of 300 gallons capacity. There were seventeen fermenting jres with 3,000 gallons capacity, he still had a capacity of 150 gallons .ad was workinz night and day. OR GOOD ROADS BONDS A $200,000 Issue Was Voted For Edge comb*.—Half For Road and Half For Bridges. Tarboro.—Returns from practically •very voting-- precinct in Edgecombe county give a majority in favor of the bond issue, authorizing the county commissioners tp Issue a hundred thousand dollars for good roads and a like amount for permanent bridge work at once. Complete returns will not be available for several days, though two hundred majority is as sured. As much of the bonds are need ed will be issued at once and a com petent road and bridge engineer will be employed to superintend and lay out the roads of the county. A high way commission composed of five men will probably be chosen to han dle the funds and attend to the road building. There are three hundred miles of roads in the county to be made Into clay roads in the future, beginning with most used ones and taking in tributaries. There was some determinfd oppo sition and though the result wag never in doubt, supporters push ed to get their vote out. Ideal weath ed contributed to the size of the vote cast and practically the entire regis tered strength was voted before the polls closed. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt and Edltot Varner, of Lexington, made telling Speeches in the county prior to the election, greatly assisting the sup porters of the movement. Ex-May W. O. Howard of this city, was a largt factor in carrying the election and worked hard for the Issue. North Carolina New Enterprises. The following charters were Issuer: by the secretary of state: The Stigfri Loaf Gin and Oil Company, ol Youngsvllle township, Franklin coun ty, for the purpose of conducting P general ginning and compressing cot ton business; authorized capital, $lO, COO with $6,500 subscribed by I. W Mitchell, J. K. Fearce, J, H. Timber lake, J. u Perry, J. n. Allen, J. W Winston. W. C. Young and C. C Cheatham, of Youngsvllle. Wallace Fisheries Company, of Morehead City is the name of a new corporation tc engage In the manufacturing of fish ing oil nad fertilizer and flsh semap Authorized capital stock, $25,000, Aitlj $15,000 preferred stocks. Tyhpoid Vaccina For The State. The state laboratory of hygiene will soon be making typhoid vaccine for tht state at greatly reduced prices. This vaccine, until recently sold at abnor mally high prices, but It has now beer reduced so that the vaccine itsell costs about $1.50 per person. In the Interest of humanity, economy and public health, the laboratory will make it and sell It at cost. The first of the product will probably be on the market In a law weeks,, and will sell at cost price. This will probably not be over fifty cents for the vac cine, and perhaps even less. At that price the average man will feel able to protect himself and family from the disgraceful scourge of typhoid. Edu:ation in Montgomery County. Montgomery county In education stands equal to any other In the state which has 110 large cities. Mount Gilead, Blscoe, Star and Troy are com ing to the front In school equipment. Each has, ,or will have In the near future a handsome school building. There Is being held in Troy for two weeks an institute for the training of teachers who are to go out and teach this coming winter. Mr. R. W. Allen, who was here two years ago Is now here, and is instructing the teachers who are to teach the grades from the fourth up. To Change Location of College The Industrial Christian College, located at Dawgon, Greene county, will probably be moved to Snow Hill The proposition made by the arrange ment of the Institution was immedi ately approved by the people of the Greene county town, and if the prop er financial inducement is offered, the change will likely be effected In s short time. Elect Teachers For Durham The Durham county teachers foi this township were elected. Mr. Hoi land Holton was elected principal of the West Durham school, and Mr. T Holton of the East Durham school Mr. George Carrlngton was made prin cipal of the Lakewood Park school. Mr. Carrlngton Is a graduate of the university with last /ei.r's class. He is a native of Durham. An important addition to the teaching force of the high schools of the county this year will be that of the domestic science teachers. Farmers' Institute'ln Caswell. The Fanners' Institute was held re cently in the court house at Capt. J. D. Fletcher, Durham county's dem onstrator, easily captured the audi ence with his wit and commonplace talk. Col. John S. Cunningham spoke with reference to the fertile lands of Caswell and her splendid opportuni ties advising diversification and rota tion of crops. Mr. J. W. Johnson, of Raleigh, urged the growing of hay and the grasses. A number of ladies wore gathered f in the body of the court house. SUPPLY VACANCIES CALLS FOR ELECTION TO BE IS SUED SOON—ATTORNEY GEN ERAL CONSULTED. THERE IS CAUSE FOR DEBATE Relative to Vacancies In the Btate General Assembly.—Possibly Five Places to Be Filled Since Adjourrv ment of the Legislature. Raleigh.—With the convening of the extra-ordinary session of the gen eral assembly only two months dis tant, the executive department took the initial step in paving the way for sitting when Attorney General Blck ett was requested to give to the gov ernor's office the legal requirements governing the issuing of calls for elections of representatives and sena tors to fill vacancies created since the adjournment of the regular ses sion of the legislature. attorney general will file with the executive department the requested Information and within a short time the calls for elections will be formally Issued. The number of vacancies occurring slncq the adjournment of the legisla ture In March Is not positively known as yet and some that have -been class ified as vacancies Is still a matter oi uncertainty and is a topic for debate Resignations creating vacancies have not been filled with the governor in only two instances; tnat of Speaker George W. Connor and A. D. Watts, the former appointed to a Judgeship and the latte.' to the post of interna) revenue collector of the western dis trlct. The three offices that give cause for debute whether vacancies will have to be supplied are in the casns ol Representative G. L. Gibbs, of Pamll co county, recently appointed oystei commissioner Senator J. P. Cook, ol Cabarrus county, appointed to the office of secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina Railroad Company and Senator W. T. Woodley, of Rowan county, elected steward of the Cen tral Hospital, Raleigh. The Impression prevails In the gov ernor's office that there are other va cancles that will turn up before the rail for elections have been issued, due to appointments to other offices in the state since the adjournment of th» legislature. Hold Institute at Fair Grounds. Oxford. The Farmers' Institute was held at the Granville county fair grounds. A large gathering ot leading farmers and business men of Oxford enjoyed the occasion. The program of the day was successfully carried out. Speeches were made in the ag rlcultural hall by W. J. Shuford, on Farm Co-Operation; Dr. W. W. Gain r, on Tobacco; Dr. J. A. Morris, on Ex perimental Work.. A bountiful basket dinner was served, after which Mrs. Chaa. McKlnvmon gave a demonstra tion of bread-making. Mrs. A. L. Cape hart, assisted by the Tomato Club girlß gave demonstration of canning in tin. First Annual Convention. Wilmington.—The first annual con vention of the University Chapter of the Pill Delta Theta Fraternity was held at the Seashore hotel, Wrights ville Beach several days ago with a large attendance." A number of ladies were at the beach to attend the social events indicent to the meeting of the fraternity, these including a banquet, sailing and fishing parties and a sou venir dance was held aat Lumina. It was decided to meet annually at Wrightsvllle Beach. Celebrate Moore's Creek Battle. Wilmington—The annual celbratlon of the Moore's Creek battleground, Currie, was attended by upwards of 2,000 people from this section of the state, many going from Wilmington, Fayettevllle and other towns on the A. & Y. division of the Coast Line. In connection with the celebration t*ie Confederate veterans held a reunion and the feature of this was an ad dress by Dr. John M. Falson, con gressman from the Third, district. As To Use of Some Fines Raleigh.—Although the constitu tional commission did not succeed in such tax reform as would give the cities aijd town*, the benefit of the fines and forfeitures collected by it, leaving them for the county school funds, the Attorney general writes Dr. J. Y. Joyner as to the recovery and use of some fines. The case came up from Charlotte. A citizen was sued for exceeding the speed limit with his automobile and the city brought action for recovery of the oenalty. •*anama Exposition For This Btate . Wllmington T —A meeting will be held soon of the 'xommlttee of 50 business men appointed by Mayor Moore upon recommendation of the ihamber of commerce to take under consideration the feasibility of the proposition of Dr. Russell Bellamy and his New York associates to cele brate the completion of the Panama Canal with a big exposition in this state, probably at Wilmington, In 1916. The exposition would be nation-wide. Mr. J. Allan Taylor is chairma * of *h« rnmmitt*#. NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA Short Paragraph* of Stata News That Haa Been Condensed For Buoy People of Stato. Scotland Neck.— T. W. Russell hM been awarded the contract to build the new postofflce building on Main street and will begin work aa soon aa he can get the material on the ground. Mr. Russell says he expecta to have it completed by the first of October. Burlington.—F. L. Williamson, the recently appointed postmaßter of this city, has received his commission and has entered upon the duties of hia of fice. C. H. Cates will be the assistant postmaster and Robert Riddle haa been added to the clerical force. Charlotte.—The report of Dr. F. O. Hawley, superintendent of the city and Mrs. W. 0. Bibble, city blologlat, of water taken from the city water supply, the samples being taken from the pipes July 22, 23 and 24, shows that the water was well purified me chanically and biologically being free from the colon group of bacteria and containing a very small count of total bacteria .per cubic centimeter. High Point. —Gertrude Jfchnson, t'.ie colored woman who stabbed Hattie Hearn through the heart With a pair of Bcissora has been sent to Jail to await the action of the Guilford coun ty grand Jury. The altercation took place on a back street and there was much conflicting testimony and about the only thing certain was that the dead woman came to her death by the scissors in the hand of the pris oner. ' Salisbury.—R, O. Riser, superinten dent of public instruction for Rowan county, Is now visiting the various school committees, advising with them as to the election of teachers for the approaching school term, oi the 14 townships four have chosen teachers and 10 others will do so a« soon as the details can be arranged and meetings be held with the coun ty superintendent. Charlotte.—ln speaking of the pro posed co-operative creamery which i> being planned at Cornelius, Mr. R. W Graeber, county demonstration agent for Mecklenburg stated that fine pro press was beirfg made and that some 200 cows were on the list as producers of the raw material with about 150 more needed. He was of the opinion that the others would be secured In the near future. Monroe.—The Union county branch of the State Just Freight Rate Asso ciation was formed here recently with S. O. Blair, president; T. P. Dil lon, vice president and F. G. Herndon, secretary and treasurer. This action was taken following strong speeches by E. R. Preston and \V. S. Crelghton of Charlotte, who, before a large audi ence, summed up the losses to the state from dlscrmlnatory rates. Raleigh.—The constitutional com mission, which completed its work July 17 and made Its report July 18 to Governor Locke Craig, has beeo Issued. It is In pamphlet form and will be sent to people over the state with a view to acquainting them with the work of the commission and giv lng them an opportunity to vote in telllgently upon such matters as are treated If these get by the general assembly. The printing Is done by Uzzell & Company, of Raleigh. Washington—George W. Wateri was recently recommended for post master by Representative Small, as a result of a Democratic preferential primary held there recently. Mr. Small has returned after a week's visit to his home. The nominations o( the following postmasters were con firmed by the -senate: A,. C. Link, Hickory; L. T. Sumner, Ahoskle; D. Earl Best, Warsaw; John F. Saun ders, Troy; Daniel L. Windley, Bel haven. Durham. —The board of health met In adjourned session and elected Dr. S. Spauldlng Stlrrett meat and milk Inspector. He will take charge of his new duties in Durham on or before August 1. He Is now located in Char lotte and comes to Durham highly recommended. He has had practical experience In the management of dairies and has also been connected with some of the best mafkets of the country. Greensboro. —R. T. Amos, of High Point, has brought suit against the Southern Hallway Company fbr SI,OOO damage sto his automobile and SI,OOO additional as punitive damages on ac count of the collision of a f-fieght en gine with his car in High Point a few weeks ago. Greensboro. —"I want tot see the teachers of North Carolina become effective leaders in the cMnmunitiea in which they live," remarked Presi dent Foust of the Normal CoJlege, In announcing the close of the summer session and the Home Makers and Rural School Conference. High Point. —The Southern Railway Company was fined -500 by Judge W. R. Edwards In the city police court here, after being convicted of the offense of running freight trains on Sunday contrary to statute and th« peace and dignity of the state. Statesvllle. —A great crowd is ex pected to attend the annual county Farmers' Union picnic at the state farm near Statesville. Dr. D. H. Hill, president of A. & M. College, Raleigh, and Mr. W. J. Shuford, manager of the big co-operative creamery at Hickory, will be the principal speak ers of the occasion.
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