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Enterprise. Williamston. N. C
FRIDAY. OCTOBER SI. HM.
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Railroads of the country an mak
ing a supreme effort to secure aad
hold a monopoly of all transportation
throughout the Uaitad State* by keej.
iiiii boats from operating upon rivsrs
improved at ir.un»ouj pnhix expense
and by forcing the Pmama canal
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boats out of business.
And they are forcing lar|~ r.u»
hers of people in th= -oath. Il*
aout beast and in tho ■»:, who have
beer and are being taxed by tha M
aral government to improve the river>
.and build the canal, to pay tne rail
road bill for making the improved
waterways worthless commercial I >
These startling facte have bean ra
vaaled in a survey Lsadacted by tha
Intermediate Rate Association. repea
aonting every business ami farm u.
terest of ten western mountain state*
ta a campaign for national legisla
tior. to wipe out railroad discrimina
tion in freight rates throughout the
entire weau,a.»l in all parts of the
southeast where th» railroads are
fighting the boats
Congress has appropriated $1,200.-
OOO.OOu for improvement of rivers and
harbors and for building of tha canal,
but there are hardly any boa«» oper
rtuig upon the rivers of the south and
the southeast—tha Mtasicaipp t, tha
Ohio, the Missouri -because tha in
terstate commerce commission has
permit* ed the railroads generally to
violate the long and short haul lan o!
the fourth section of the transport,
tioo act. By means of thaae rjala
tions of the law. the railroad* haw
in the past, and arc today, levying
tribute against interior otn_- si.
town? by charging them exhorbstan:
iy high rates in orii -r to recoup "h
■j,
losses they sustain in making tem
porary cutthroat rate* between rit ice
on the seaboard or on aavigahte
" *treams, to make it unpoasuate for
boats to meet the competition and
carry freight on the rivers implored
at public expense, it is ihsaa ia tha
scrvey of the Intermediate Kate As
sociation.
« Having secured what practically
amounts to a monopoly of transput
tatlon thruout the south and south |
esst, railroads are now trying to se
cure a monopoly of transcontinental
freight traffic by attempting to levy
a similar tribute against interior
cities of the weat so that they may
ir.ake cut-throat freight rates from
Chicago aad the cast to Pacific *garf
cities— LAS Angeles, Sen Pranosco,
Portland, and Seattle—to drive tha
Panama canal boat# oat af haiaiaoa
The special cat-throat rates made
by railroads to force tha beats eat of
basinssi are not given ta lalariar
cities and towns, the rate I'imstiia
•array shews. Inataad, the ratdrcads
Make tha rates ta poet cities so law
that heats cannot aattthta.adn
**» by dksrgfcig high
Maay existing vi Ili , mi the
leag aad sheet haol law by railroads
ASTHMA
typical violation ia ■hewn ia tha rates
charged by the Illinois Central mm
■nptemaoU from St Lav. The Db
aois Central today charge. SIIM
per tea to haal ■ carleaJ af a>ihal
taral implements 836 miles fro- 9t
Louis to New Orleans. lacatad aa the
Seaboard, bat charcas SIC a toe to
haal the same ihip— nt the ahattoi
distance of €42 miles over the sa-na
tracks to Alexandria. La. The far-a
er at Alexandria has to pay &9
more to get the implements be aaada
oat on his farm than the itavadara at
at New Orleans has to pay to atadk
them up on the docks and levee*, de
spite the fact that hs is IS3 miles
nearer St Louis. And the rail reeds
penalise the fanner so that they may
keep the boats off the river the fane
KNOCKS
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Falac - Patent 12 Ik 24 It ** lb. lb
! FLOUR 55c ' I.ob 2.05 4.00
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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
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Appier, (•rime* Goid n er Cfltnr, Kbl"jr Bio'J. i.
York Imperial, perk _.. He it il 12c
Fury Tokay. !U. zk Uitun. H« zA _ 12»-
Grapefruit, Florid... k, 12c. Ik Krsb* . ! ®rr>d k
POTATOES. Irish. Peek Mt Pacnd 2 l-«r
FISH
Sardine.:. UoneaUc. car, k GarUs'* Ind) to Fry
Gorton'.* lV—p Kuk Kor. Cadkzk. Cu .. . 14c
I-a rjte on . 24c StliM* Fick. Tall Can Ik
I A Kb. Good Caok-n*. Found . lie
MEATS
Baltimore Sugmr Care! Firjk S .o«lkr». pound 2k
Ham, Small sues. 16 2k Swifts I'r- auam Franks lb 2k
Swift* All Fork Sausa** S«ifU Caetrj: S'fw Sm^k
Meat, pound .... _ 27c e-! -•»_ pocc. ?7c
Swift* Boiocra lb 21c S.:lt Rib Fe-i. lb _ 71-
Swift* Piwihia Ham. lb Jk Sak !>wk Pkl». lb Ik
CANNED VEGETABLES
Colonial Ijma Bean*. can Ik Tomatoes. Fancy Stack.
Colonial Pea-;. can Hr larye car. Ik
Colonial Stnnir Beans. cm 2«c Libkys Saarkraat. can 15c
SINMAID KAISINS. L(. FIG BAILS
Fk*. .... .. 12 1 tc
Seeded or See Hie** Faaad _ _ 12 |-jc
D. P. CAKE
Your Choice of 8 kinds of the World's Best. Paaid 25c
D F. Fumw Found Caka D. F Ka« Spaap Cake
1 lb aft. carton . Ik 1 lb canon 25c
BREAD
D. P. Milk iMf. bad, _ u
H PKIDE 21 ouocf mrhinc loaf _
>ou >cet more ir quality and more in qaaautt Bay D P BRKAI)
and save tk» Mime*
'D. P. COFFEE
The World's B- * Drink. Ilb sealed package _ ; u,
To pay more is jaat like yaw m.aey fa tba
ash caa
Teßaa Fraat Catfae GaMea Mead g ~-+TT
1 lb. sealed pk* Me Ilb A- ...
Delightfully rood Tke OU MMfc
WHY PAY BIT ONE PROFIT?
PAINT YOUR AUTOMOBIUS—
LET US PAINT YOUR AUTOMOBILE
WE WILL DO IT IN 10 DAYS AND IT
WILL LOOK LIKE NEW.
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N. A. Rkkbck
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Motor Car Company
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| A*mts For Buick Cars
A vote ant Taeedey is a vote.
wUI be ■«!>■■ «f vetea caat that
4*l Deal feogot te east FM. YOB
My b MO or IjOM ill n fma
WuhnftM. hat JFNT vote will help
to seat a mao m tk* PMUoafi
chair jat as Back ao as a vote cast
by a voter «W lives n siiftit of the
From aaarise to aaaoet the polls
vrjll he oyec to imp yoar vote.
in wumwwm. MOM CAMUKA
toat ai«ht had Mb wri(ht to «ten«-
mg the MMt mt the M people
profram was «i 0 Mftk the price of
a MtM ticket ate the nnw w
DMI (OINT to NK sat IMV
it might b* yomx tort dun or fiat
to 4m ao.
Gtnuwr Mmtoe'i i|iirt at the
Wntaiiliy whea he | i Hi Nt the
Wkh • fear MM act mt hie type
we nald imagine that the nee far
aa hoaaat ttrhg WMU ha aWfii to
•toggiaa parched apoa a limb mt aap
peaedly fame taking frwi tha c*a
mon f elk trem eae hand mad fraa the
corporattoaa. nirmli. etc. from
the ether and all the ante claiming
to be looking oat for the rood of :he
people.
Some four jrwn ago thia MM au
addreaaed ma ■■IHIBII m the city hall
at this place. When be larntismil she
fact of liakiag the tariaaa eauaty
seats together with hard surfaced
roads and iaynred nwdi. he was
laughed at. Weil the raada are hm
end there iaat a mk of w wha would
exchange the raadi iur the caah >pn:
to build them. Now he offers aoae
li.infr else and yet some of as laagh
at theaa and pnkaUy that siat is
being paid to laugh
EIBCITOrs NOTICE
Having this day qualified as Ex
ecutor of the estate of i. B. H.
Knight, late at the csaaty of Martin,
notice is hereby gives to all pcrsoa*
holding Hiiai against said estate to
present same far payment oa or he
fore the 3rd day of October, IK& or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.
All persons indebted U said estate
will come forward and aake imased
iate payment of aaase.
This the 3rd day of October. IM4.
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ADA R. KNIGHT.
Fi at at t is. C. T. A.
| For Week Beginning
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| . | .Monday Nov. 3
ftftk j WE OFFER THE LARGEST SELECTED STOCK I
i) OF DRESSES, COATS AND SUITS EVER j;
I- MLJCI SHOWN IN THIS TOWN.
WBR DRESSES FROM—
SS.OO TO $39.75 j
V I COATS FROM—
i j U I I $9.75 TO $65.00 j
|JZ(# IT WILL SURELY PAY YOU TO GIVE OUR
* STOCK ALOOK BEFORE YOU BUY. j
Harrison Bros. & Co. |
WILLIAMSTON'S LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE T V
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This Bank makes every possible effort to serve its customers j
| In such a prompt and cheerful way as to make each transaction ;
jj invite further use of its facilities. j _
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(Largest Bank in this Secti—)
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