VOL XVI. NO. 47 .
TRIP ACROSS
THE CONTINENT
Very loerestinf Sketch of * Trip
To Tke Paaama-Pacific Ex
position and Western
Canada.
BY HARRY A BIGGS
After having travelled Satur
day night, Sunday and Sunday
night, which was the most dis
agreeable part of the entire trip,
because we went through the
section of Birmingham, Ala. and
Memphis Tenn., crossing the Mis
sissippi river at the latter place,
and the heat was very oppress
ive, we arrived at Kansas City,
Mo. on Monday morning. Next
to Saint Louis, Kansas City is the
largest town in Missouri, and one
of great interest from an indus
trial point. Missouri's crops are
some of the richest in the coun
try; its farm values of corn are
$120,516,000., itaoata, $8,387,000,
its tobacco $945,000.00, its hay
$32,292,000; its Irish potatoes
$5,380,000., tfte number of bales
of cotton I think last year were
59,633, and it also has tremen
dous crops of rye, buckwheat,
flax and hay, from which it can
be easily determined that it is a
very rich state, and one of the
most progressive and up to date
in the entire union; its territory
was included in the Louisiana
purchase sold to the United States
by Napoleon. In the state ia pai*
haps the largest stock raising
section in the country, and riding
along the rail road one can see an
uncountable number of mules for
which this state is so famous.
Saint Louis and Kansas City are
the principal marketing places in
the state for all of the home pro
ducts, naturally these cities have
grown to enormous proportions.
There are really two towns call
ed Kansas City, one in Missouri,
and one in Kansas; however,
they are so close to each other,
just the Missouri river dividing,
that they are practiclly one city
and their combined population
makes it quite a town.
The Missouri town is the capi
tal of Jackson County, and it has
magnificent public and private
buildings, the residences as a
whole are the handsomest in that
section of the country; one resi
dence there, that of a lumber
king, waslbuilt at a cost of four
million dollars, covers an entire
city block, and its gardens are
most splendidly kept, one seldom
sees such a beautiful collection of
flowers, the stables are famous
throughout the country for the
perfectness'of their appointment,
and horsesjare known throughout
the sporting world. There are
only two persons living in this
residence, the owner and his
daughter. play grounds and
parks of Kansas City are the
most complete and wonderful of
any cityjl saw in the entire West;
every conceivable for#?
ment forjchildren is to be found
in them, Jthe y swimming pools
are perfect, and I was par
ticularly impressed with the very
large number of tennis courts
throughout the city, it seems
that there is a tennis court in each
block of the residential section.
One interesting thing about
Kansas City is that it is located
or the Misouri river which fre
(jnently changes tta bad, and
front one of the parks one cm
see the riverjn the distance, and
note the various directions which
it has takea, those living just on
the banks are always in daager,
there are not mamy who do tire
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THE ENTERPRISE
near the river on this account
Kansas City itself seems to be in
no danger from this uncertainty
of the river, as it is on a very
high hill, and seemingly it would
be impossible for the fickelness
of the river to affect it.
There are seventeen railroads
that enter Kansas Citv? and it
has immense cattle and horse
markets,large beef and pork pack
ing plants, the car and repair
shops of seven Railroads are lo
cated here. It has a number of
very handsome hotels, the most
noted is the Baltimore, at which I
was a guest, and it is regarded
as the handsomest in the middle
West. It is indeed a magnificent
hostelry, and compares favorable
with the famous hostels of New
York, Philadelphia and other
eastern cities.
I was greatly surprised to know
that when I had reached Denver,
Col., I was approximately half
way across the continent; Den
ver, to me, had been very far
away, and I was surprised to
learn this. From an artistic point
Denver is far ahead of Kansas
City, for it is a place of hand
some residences* churches and
public buildings. The source of
its wealth, however, is different
from that of Kansas City, the
mining interest of Colorado is
the chief source of the wealth
of its citizens.
The first American settlement
in Colorado was made by mining
parties in 1858-9, since that time
Colorado has become even more
prolific than California in its
yield of precious metals. The
state was admitted to the union
on AtffUfit i, im ~ln 189$ the
legislature passed a bill making
equal suffrage for women a
law, and the state has since
grown to be one of the richest
and most talked of states in the
whole country. To me, Colorado,
from a scenic point, is the most
interesting state we have, with
the possible sxception of the fa
mous canyon of Arizona, but Col
orado possesses sq many interest
ing places, and such magnificence
of scenery that to me it comes
first; its mountains are sublime,
the peaks in this state reach a high
altitude than in any other, except
Mt. McKinley in Alaska which is
inaccessible; I believe, however
Dr. Cook, the famous liar and
explorer, says he reached the
summit of this peak. Colorado is
certainly the home of the free,
every person, male and female,
has a voice in its government,
and there is no taxation without
representation in this state. __
One has to remain Ohly one ~
year within the state, within the
county ninety days, and within
the precinct ten days before he w
is a citizen. What a wonder it is ti
! that aR the women in the United si
i States do not flock to this land of j?
equal opportunities and advanta- tl
Jges! The governors of Colorado w
1 1 are elected for a term of ten years c
1! at a salary of $5000.00 a year,' ti
I' the voting population of the state
1 is 271,658. The legal rate of in- si
I terest is 8 per cent; doesn't it ir
: j seem time for North Carolina to ir
I get in this stream of up-to-date- ri
' ness and advancement? and the
1 tax rate per thousand dollars is js
$4.00. The city of Denver I shall H
' describe in the next issue. d
The 4th Series
a
The 4th series erf the Building C
& Loan opened on Sept. 4th. t
Thirty days have not elapsed, S
1 yet 490 new shares have been di
■ subscribed. The receipts «a«h C
[ month are $1,200, and this mo«- p]
i fey is going forlhe improvement w
I and erection of homes. Think ■
what it will H&n in ten years to pi
the county. Get in the pros- D
parity Hae before the ninety days f
s expire. . C
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY. OCT. x, 1915
PLACING «F CORNER STONE
WILLIAMSTON BAPIIST CHURCH
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BY MRS. FANNIE BIGGS
Who Gave This Beautiful Edifice ta
The Baptist People of
Williamston
The formal exercises for the
dedication of the Williamston Me
morial Baptist Church were be
gun on last Saturday afternoon
at four o'clock when a large num
ber of people came together at
i the church for the placing of the
corner stone. After a short pray
er in the church offered by Rev.
Mr. Rogers, of Robersonville.the
people left the church and went
to the street to witness the pla
cing of the corner stone by Mrs.
Fannie S- Biggs, who has given
this beautiful edifice to the Bap
tist people of Williamston. In
the box of the corner stone were
placed photographs of various
members of Mrs. Biggs' famiy,
the present deacons of the church
coins of 1915, and copies of The
Enterprise, The Biblical Record
er, The Religious Herald, Chari
ty and Children and the New
Testament. Mrs. Biggs used a
silver trowel, appropriately en
graved, which was given her by
the congregation, placing the
first mortar with this beautiful
symbol.
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MRS. FANNIE S. BIGG*
This box is not to be opened
for a hundred years, and as it
was being sealed for this long
(ime, the minds of many of the
spectators wandered into the
gloomy Unknown future, an J
thought of the many chang -\
which will take place in this
community within that period
time.
After the laying of the corner
stone, those present went agam
into the church, and the remain
ing part of the program was car
ried out.
On behalf of Mrs. Biggs. her
sons, Dr. John D. Biggs and Mr.
Harry A. Biggs, presented the
deed and keys for the church to
the Board of Deacons, and it was
accepted by Mr. J. W. Anderson,
Chairmen of the Board, After
this Rev. Mr. McFarland, of
Scotland Neck, delivered an ad
dress on the "Care of the
Church," which he said was ap
plicable t» the local ckurch as
weH as the universal church.
These exercises were closed by
prayer offered by Rev. George J.
Dawell, #f Ayden, three, tines
farmer pastor of the Baptist
Church in Williams ton,
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| On Saturday evening at the
Ma •jonic Hall a reception was
[ given to which every one in Wil
liamston was asked. A very
1 larpe nember was present, and
j the evening passed very pleas
lantly.
A receiving line composed of
Mrs. Biggs, Rev. Dr. Black well,
lof Norfolk, Va., Rev, and Mrs.
| George J. Dowell, of Ayden, Mrs
Wheeler Martin, Rev. and Mrs.
|W. li. Burrell, and Rev. Mr.
McFarland, of Scotland Neck
and Rev. Dr. Caldwell, of Wil
son, welcomed the guests. Dur
ing the evening short addresses
were made by the visiting minis
ters present, which were highly
entertaining and very greatly
enjoyed. Refreshments were
served by a number of attrac
tive young ladies of the town.
On Sunday morning the Sun
day School met for the last time
in the old church, promotions
were made in the classes, and
the school marched in a body to
the new church where they were
addressed by Dr. Blackwell at
the morning service. During
this service Mrs. D. W. Brashear
of Frankfort, Ky., sang a beau
tiful solo, and her voice, which
is a sweet, lyric soprano, was
never heard to better advantage.
As an offertory at this service
Mrs. Carrie Biggs Williams and
Mrs. P. B. Cone sang "Guide Ji«.'
Oh Thou Great Jehovah."
On Sunday afternoon the dedi
cation proper took place at four
o'clock when Kev. William R.
Burrell, the present pastor, who
had been asked to deliver this
sermon, preached one of the
most illuminating sremons
Baptist doctrines it has ever been
the privilege of Williamston peo
ple to hear. His subject was:
"Why a Baptist Church, and
Why we are Baptists." His
theme was divided into two parts
Ist. The supreme and absolute
Lordship of Jesus, 2nd. Abso
lute freedom and solitude of the
soul.
The first part of the address
was the explanation of why the
Baptist Church recognizes no
creed, no ritual, no dicipline, and
pins its, faith and practices only
to the New Testament, refusing
to acknowledge any man-made
laws, and practicing only those
dactrinee which are found in the
Bible. The second part was the
discussion of the freedom of the
soul to do as it pleases in regards
to the practices of the doctrines
•M, as a Baptist, believes
are taught in Holy Scripture.
Mr, Burrell, wh% has made a
reputation an a speaker and think
er in Williamston, was at his best
in this master-piece of a sermon.
The music was very beautiful at
this service. Mrs. Brashear, Mrs..
Wheeler Martin. Jr., and Mrs,
W. R. Burrell sang a very beau
tiful selection by Mendelssohn
and the choir rendered the "Te
Deum" set to music by Morri
son.
WILLIAMSTON MEMORIAL
BAPTIST CHURCH
The erection of the new Bap
tist Church in Williamston is the
outcome of the religious fervor of
Mrs Fannie S. Biggs, one of the
oldest residents of the town and
one of the most earnest workers
among the Baptist women of
North Carolina, whose zeal for
the cause of Christ prepared her
for the making of this acceptable
gift, and it is a building of which
any community might be proud;
it ia the handsomest edifice ever
erected to the glory of Almighty
God in Martin County, and is a
modern church building, contain
ing Sunday School rooms, bap
tistry, steam heat and things
necessary for the teaching of the
word c/f God.
The edifice was erected at a
cost of over $18,000.00, and its
furnishings are of oak in Mission
style.
Mrs. Biggs has had placed in
the church very handsome me
morial windows to her husband,
the late John Dawson Biggs, to
her son, the late Dennis S Biggs,
her grand neice,. Victoria F. Mar
tin, and to the late Dennis Sim
mons and Martha A. Simmons,
her sister by whom .vie reared
after the death of her mother,
Mrs. Caroline Spruill Alexander
at the time when she was six
years of age.
The building of this handsome
church in williamston has set a
precedent whichit is believed the
other churches of tne town will
soon follow, and before long Wil
liamston can claim as modern
and up-to date churches as any
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>wn of its size in the State. It
□as already enhanced the value
of real estate in this section, and
will mean much towards the de
velopment of our town in aocial
and moral as well as in a relig
ious way.
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si.oo a Year in Advance
BREAKS INTO !
DRUG STORE
Unknown Party Enters The Druf
Store of Sanders & Fow
den Sunday Night.
Last Sunday morning about 2
o'clock, night policeman Patrick
noticed that Saunders & Fowden
had a new night clerk, who for
fear that some one wou'd see him
working so early Sunday, had a
very dim dim spark from the
power house to guide him in the
Selection of the best flavored
Havanas, etc.
The policeman finally decided
that the man was not in the em
ploy of the firm, and went around
to a side window and found it
open. As action had to be quick
he forgot that the intruder could
go out through one of the front
doors, one of which had the key
on the inside, and so called to
awaken some one to come out and
help him guard the building and
trap the burglar. The man in*
side hearing the call, opened one
of the the doors and sprinted up
the street with bullets whizzing
behind him. In hip flight he lost
the cigars taken from the store.
There is no clue to his identity
as Officer Patrick could not rec
ognize him in the dim light.
Several times recently, the
drug store has been entered.
Last week, the Hoyt Hardware
Company was entered and two
pistols taken. Some one also en
tered the Cafe of H. Gurganus
& Co., and carried away several
articles.
Services In The Country
The revival spirit continues in
this part of the county, and Sun
day there were b'aptizings by
Rev. J. T. Stanford and Mr. Asa
J. Manning, the former immers
ing three and the latter ten. Great
crowds attended the meetinge
each night, and the interest is
marked.
Saturday and Sunday the Year
ly meeting was held with the
Church at Spring Green, and as
usual, a large crowd assembled,
as this is one of the largest and
most prominent of the country
churches in Martin County. The
neighborhood is well able to care
for all the visitors, and numbers
of people go out to spend the day
with friends or relatives.
Next Sunday, the Kehukee
! Association at Bear Grass will
draw thousands from all parts of
the Eastern section. There will
be present several visiting elders
from the North, and the Associa
tion promises to be one of the
bestrin years. The people in this
County arc hospitable to a large
degree, and Bear Grass Church
has made ample provisions for
the entertainment of all who at
tend the Association.
House of High Prices
Proprietor N. D. Young of the
Roanoke Warehouse here, makes
an announcement of high prices
for tobacco on his floor. The sales
which he has manage this season
have been among the best in av
ereges which have been giveij
here or anywhere. Mr. Young
is an experienced tobacco man,
and the farmer's interest is his
also. It [is his aim to keep his
floor up to the highest notch in
high prices, and he will do it
Read his big half page ad oa Btb
page of this paper, and brio*
him your naxt load and get high,
prices.
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