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mm mini r on lUCOUnULCDAIf TO HELP FARMERS NORTH CAROLINA'S VIEW PRE SENTED TO SOUTHERN COT TON CONGRESS. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo f . pie Gathered Around the State Cftoitol. Raleigh. J. Bryai Grimes, as Secretary of State, addressed a letter to Resident Watson of the Southern Cotton Con grqss in special session in Washing ton declaring that in the opinion of Governor Craig and his Council of State, the National Government should lend its aid-in financing the present cotton and tobacco crop, furnishing money sufficient for the cotton owner to borrow on his cotton stored in bonded warehouses at the rate of 10 cents a pound, middling. The leUer says: "In the present crisis it would be sound business and patriotic co-operation for the banker and the farm er to work in union. The bankers should organise a system of ware housing and advancing on warehouse receipts, thus preventing heavy finan cial losses that will injure the bank ing ana oiner misiness or tiie coun try. "Immediately provision should be made by the Government for the transportation of cotton, grain, and other products to the open markets of the world, so that we should not have to rely now or hereafter on for eign ships. "The farmers should hold as much cotton and tohacco as possible and warehouse where they can until nor mal trade conditions are resumed. To put much cotton on the market under present disorganzed conditions means very much lower prices with no stable value. The growers will he at the mercy of the spinners and the spinners would have no certain standard of values, which would mean a further depression of the market for raw material." North Carolina Crops Are Fine. North Carolina crops on August 1, according to the government report, were in a satisfactory condition, the principal ones being some above and some slightly below the five and ten year averages. Corn, rye, hay, apples, peaches, "T?aternielons and cantaloupes were above the average, while oats, buck wheat, potatoes, both Irish and sweet, tobacco, cabbages, sorghum and pea nuts, were a little below the aver age. At present prices the indications are for a $1,000,000 crop of corn. $20,000,000 crop of tobacco. $6,000,000. crop of wheat. $1,500,000 crop cf oats. $1,200,000 crop of Irish potatoes. , $5,000,000 crop of. sweet potatoes. $7,000,000 crop of hay. The condition as to other crops is given as follows: Cabbages, 68; ap ples, 76; peaches, 77; watermelons, 80; cantaloupes, 79; sorghum, 80; pea nuts, 83. No figures are given on these as to yield. With the exception of cabbages, these average are higher than for the United States as a whole. Chief Justice Clark Returns Chief Justice Clark returned from East Tennesee. On his way back he crossed the North Carolina mountains where there are no railroads, his route being by the Yonalossee pike. He left again, on the invitation of Dr. Joel D. "Whitaker, on an automobile trip from Raleigh to the mountains of Pennsyl vania, going by way of Richmond and the Valley of Virginia. Adjutant General Returns. Adjutant General Laurence Young returned from Fort Caswell, where he has been at the encampment of the North Carolina Coast Artillery re serves. The practice wort: o? the re serves, the general said, was very sat isfactory. New Bern Avenue Paving Held Up. Paving work on New Bern avenue N has beenheld up for the time being. This was done for the reason that the asphalt dressing will make a bet ter union If the concrete base Is left to stand for a bit and for the addi tional reason that the city engineer ing department wishes to concentrate all its available force on the grading work now in progress on Hillsboro street. An additional force was plac ed on the scene recently. In the meantime the city asphalt plant is not in operation. State Prison Board Reports. The State's Prison Board, II. B. Varner, chairman, at a meeting just held, received the report from Gov ernor praig of his recent inspection of the convii-t camp at Whitney at which there are 208 convicts hired out at $1.50 a day to the company making the vast developments there. The chairman stated that the report or the Governor was such as to make it unnecessary to make any chaugen in the management of the camr. which is in the charge cf S. J. Bus Tee. of Raleigh. Rat Commission Flth.fuf to Duty. Governor Craig in accepting and making public the report of Judge M. H. Justice and Messrs. A. A. Thomp son and W L. Poteat, composing the Rate Commission authorized by the Legislature to Investigate the practi cability and justice of the instrastate freight .rates of the Justice act said: - "The report of the commission has been made after long, diligent, patient and exhaustive work. The commis sion has had the benefit of counsel of the ablest lawyers and experts that could be employed. The issues in volved are of the highest interest to the people of North Carolina, affect ing not only the charges that they shall pay for transportation of pro ducts from one part of the .state to another, but what is of far greater im portance, they affect the development of our commerce and industrv. "The committee, appointed by me. is composed of three of the leading men of North Carolina. They have no superiors. The ability and character 1 or eacn of the commissioners com mands tho highest respect and abso lute confidence of all. I. believethat the people of the state with practical unanimity will accept the judgment rendered by the Freight Rate Com mission will accept It as a reasonable solution and settlement of a difficult question that had for many years vex ed the people of North Carolina. Those who differ with the commission will readily concede that the report has been made in the spirit of justice and of the be3t service to the people. "The schedule adopted will make a substantial reduction in intrastate freight rates. It 'does not make as much as was made by the Justice bill, but it does give relief in those places where the relief is most needed. It gives relief to the lumbermen of North Carolina, as well as to farmers and other industries, and it will enable the eastern part of the state to trade with the western part of the state. "In fact it changes the situation that has heretofore existed and enables our people to trade with each other for their mutual welfare. It will operate, in my opinion, to the tremendous ad vantage of all the people of the state. Our industries will "feel the effect of it, and it will manifest itself in the development of enterprise. "The commission has performed its labor faithfully, efficiently and for the best interests of the state." Have Their Shar, Says Lacy. State Treasurer Lacy was shocked while reading a dispach from Fay etteville about the meeting of the As sociation of County Commissioners of the state, in which it was stated that Guilford county was the only county in the state that had been able to col lect any part of the automobile tax for 1913 from, the state. Every county in the state has got the share due it for this tax for 1913 and the amounts for 1911 will be sent out just as soon as the pro rata list is made out, the Treasurer said. He lost no time in making the wires to Fay etteville hot to set the matter straight. He seat the following telegrams to Mr. W. M. Long and Mr. B. C. Beck with: "Surprised to see misleading state ment about automobile license taxes in morning's New and Observer. Each county has been paid its part for the year 1913 and I have the can celled checks. Amounts for 1914 now in my hands, but the pro rata list is being made out by the Secretary of State.- Payments to the counties will be made during August. See letter." Amounts Allotted State Militia. Washington. Announcement was made by the war department that out of the total of $2,000,000 annually ap propriated by congress for apportion ment among the states for the pur chase of supplies and ammunition un der the militia law, $1,599,362 has been set aside by the secretary of war for that purchase during the fiscal year 1915. The remainder, amounting to $400,637, has been reserved for spe cial allotment from time to time at the discretion of the secretary. Florida $13,781.50; Georgia, $35, 517.69; North Carolina, $30,344.94; South Carolina, $20,922.24; Virginia, $37,004.81. All Instrument For Band Arrive. The Third Regiment Band now has all of its new instruments. The last to arrtve was a giant bass horn which went astray in shipment. This is the first time that the band has been equipped throughout with new instru ments. Heat Up State Capitol. Notwithstanding it was a real hot day recently the heating plant at the capitol had on a good head of steam and the radiators in the various offi ces were sending out heat like that which would be needed on a cold and frosty day. Now the heat in this in stance was not turned on for the pur pose of adding to the comfort of the governor or the other state officials, for on the contrary it added to his discomfort. It was for the purpose of testing the new heating arrangement. Working on National Highway. D. II. Whislow, government road engineer devoting his time just now to the advancement of the work on the Natirmal highway through this state and Virginia, says that there is steady improvement In the -condition of the road. Ten miles of stan dard road have been added in Din widdle County Va., six miles in Bruns wick Courty, Va., and 17 miles in Granville county, this state. Mr. Winslow finds that as the road ig im proved all along the line there are marked savins in traveling costs. ARMIES OF POWERS COMPARED I JAPAH ITALY w AUSTRIA ' FRANCE. GERMANY REAL BATTLE CAPABILITIES OF THE ARMIES OF EUROPE "Do you know that the contending armies In Europe today are battling upon their peace time footings?' asked a colonel on the general Btaff of the United States army. "And don't for get that the nation that gets its fight ing force up to its full war strength first will gain a material advantage in the present turmoil." This means that any hasty deduc tions made upon the basis of fights won and lost up to date may soon prove absolutely misleading, , The question then arises: Which of the struggling armie3 can reach its war strength soonest, and, with that attained, what are its chances for maintaining that standing in the gru eling days to come? The answer is a matter of administrative efficiency first, and then follows naturally - the relative merits of the reserve material upon which the nation can draw as battle after battle and disease thin the ranks of those in the field. At present the Germans are virtually fighting alone four other nations, Tmt their initial setbacks are not properly a true index of what is to come in the near future. . Some Figures. As it is necessary to deal with fig ures it is just as well to begin now aa later. These figures, interpreted in the light of additional information have another meaning, one that comes closer to the facts inspiring the ag gressive policy assumed by the kai ser in face of seemingly appalling odds. According to authoritative in formation the peace and the war foot ing of the powers" named are as fol lows: . Peace. War. Reserves. 1,079,387 5,400,000 844,983 5,000,000 700,740 3,250,000 529,524 2,500,000 371,496 1,500,000 Total. 6,497,387 5,844.983 3,950,740 3,029,524 1,871,495 Russia ....771,193 Germany .565,555 Franca ...535,670 Austria ..343,353 Italy 211,304 England ..205,626 Japan ....182,503 223,698 215,000 438,698 264,300 1,000,000 1,26-1,300 As between France and Germany apart from the latter's superior war footing, the total of the fully trained reserves in the Fatherland would be the most potent factor in a prolonged struggle and also the Justification for a vigorous initiative despite; early heavy losses. Both Germany and France have in the last two years in creased the period of service from two to three years. In France this lengthening of the term with the col ors aroused a great deal of opposition, not to say discontent. Immediately back of these soldiers are the first reserves, men who but recently have finished their full tours of active service and of course are familiar with the latest practices. Now look at the foregoing figures. Ger many's peace footing is only 29,895 men stronger than that of France, but upon the first call to arms this moder ate superority immediately jumps to the greater figure of 144,203, giving the kaiser an advantage of nearly 21 per cent. But this Is only the beginning of the difference. Germany's total reserve of fully trained reserves men trained with peculiar thoroughness Is today quite 5,000,000, while the admittedly less ex actingly drilled reserves of France number but 3,250,000 rank and file. Here, as can plainly be seen, the Fa therland leads by 1,750,000 two and a half Hues the war footing of France, while still having hi reserve as many as France would have at best'. Setting aside the question of the relative military value of the training of the German and the French sol diers, those of France carry a maga zine rifle of eight millimiters caliber and the German Infantrymen repeat O TOTAL STREAfGTH WAR TOOTING PEACE: FOOTING ClBftlTUN RUSSIA ers having a caliber of 7.8 millime ters. AssumiDg the same propulsive charge, the German gun will carry fur ther and travel flatter than the French weapon, making for better marksman ship at all ranges. Again, the French rifle Is heavier than the German, increasing to that extent the stress upon the man who has to carry it on long marches. The soldiers of both nations carry the same number of cartridges, 120. But the saving in weight in the German musket is offset by other weights he has to carry. Fully equipped the French foot soldier has a total bur den of 64.58 pounds, while the Ger man infantryman has to bear 58.75 pounds. As a broad proposition, the average German is a sturdier man than his French rival, and this greater tax is wisely laid upon hin French Equipment. la the French army each company of infantry has the following portable tools: Eight shovels, four pickaxes (double headed), three axes, one fold ing saw and a pair of wire nippers. The German foot soldier on the other hand does not get off so easily, be cause each company hag to carry 100 small spades, ten pickaxes and five hatchets. Now what does this mean? Simply that the kaiser's Infantrymen are able to entrench themselves quick er thaij their French rivals, and for that reason could hold an advanced po sition more securely and guard them selves against attack while there bet ter than the soldiers of the tricolor. Now let us see what Russia repre sents as a foes to Germany on the Fa therland's northern border. Unques tionably the czar's army is superior to the kaiser's in mere point of num bers in peace, in war and in the total available reserves, and so far as per sonal bravery goes the Russian soldier is unsurpassed. But battles are not won these days by just numbers; training and handling of the men are of supreme importance. Broadly speaking, it is doubtful if the Russian . forces are any better trained than they were when they measured strength with the Japanese in 1904-05. The infantry are arm ec" with magazine rifles of 7.62 millime ter caliber, and as marksmen they are nothing like the equals of the Ger mans. How They Compare. Russia is measurably superior to tlermany in the matter of infantry, cavalry and artillery in the form of field guns, and Germany, in turn, leads France in the vital feature of artillery. Artillery has played a prime part in all great wars, and the popular idea is that it is upon these guns that the tide of battle turns. Jji a measure this is so, for the field pieces have to pro tect or support the infantry; but with this done, the decisive outcome of an action depends upon the conduct and gallantry of the foot soldier, for he constitutes the backbone of any mili tary fore. As a matter of history, the French have led in 'field ordnance ever since the Franco-Prussian war. The French were the first to adopt the long recoil which made it possible to use higher propulsion charges and to secure bet ter practice against the target, and to them, too, is owed the introduction of the spade upon the trail by which the recoil of the carriage could be checked, thus making it possible for the gun pointer to hold his position and to fire deliberately and rapidly. To the French, also, the world is Indebted for the higher development of the shrapnel shell with Its withering blast of leaden bullets. STATE CREAMERY MEN BEET Creameries Rpresented Have Monthly Output of 150,000 of Butter which Can Be Doubled By Jan. 1. . Hickory. The North : Carolina Association met here and elected the following officers: President, , Curtis Bynum, AsheviMe; vice president, Marvin Blanton, Shelby; secretary and treasurer, W. J. Shuford, Hickory. The Shelby creamery was repre sented by Marvin Blanton of Shelby; White Pine Creamery, Asheville, by Curtis Bynum; Mooresville Co-Oper- atlve Creamery, Mooresville, John Arey; Guilford Creamery, Greens boro, A. J. Reed, state dairyman; Catawba Co-Operative Creamery, Hickory, W. J. Shuford. In addition to these gentlemen, Howard Peeples, market agent of the freight depart ment Southern Railway with head quarters at Washington, and J. II. McLain, representing the United States Dairy Division at Washington, were also present. The object of the meeting aside from that of electing officers was to sell the butter , output of the creameries of the state co-operatively and to discuss plans for advertising the butter. The creameries repre sented have a combined monthly pro duction of 150,000 pounds and it -is hoped to increase this by the first of January to 300,000 pounds. Mr. Peeple3 stated that the South ern Railway expected to put on dairy cars over their lines at an early date. These will make weekly trips and stop at all the creameries. Mr. Shuford stated that many peo ple do not think, North Carolina but ter is good and that advertising 'prop aganda would be furnished to prove to the most skeptical that our butter is of the finest quality. All present were decidedly optimistic of the fu ture. The creamery business of the state is taking on wonderful growth and the outlook is very encouraging. . Tht Hickory creamery recently re ceived an order for two cars of butter to be packed in tuba. This saves a lot of work in packing and the butter will still retain its fine flavor. Suggests Loans of Money. Wilmington. Through the Wilmlng- .on' Chamber 'of Commerce letters were sent to over 200 Chamber of Commerce and Commercial organiza tions throughout the Southern States, outlining the details of a plan suggest ed by Mr. Hugh MacRae of this city for dealing with the critical situa tion . which has arisen in connection with the problem of marketing the present crop of cotton in the face of the demoralization of the markets of the world by the European war. Mr. MacRae's plan, in brief, suggests the elimination of one-ha.f of the present crop, whi.:h is not needed in this coun try, In such a manner that it will not throw a burden upon that farmer and will keep the cropof 1915 down to such small proportions that 'the one half of this year's crop carried over can be marketed at a higher price than its collateral value. K. of P. Re-Elect Meares. Wilmington Captain Thomas D. Meares, city clerk and treasurer of Wilmington, was re-elected at the bi ennial meeting of the Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias, in session at Winnipeg, Manitoba, as supreme mas ter of exchequer, which office he has held for the past 18 years. For 34 years he has been a Pythian and since 1892 has been a member of the su preme lodge. His Pythian friends throughout the state will be interested in his re-election to the high office, especially as Captain Meares is the only supreme lodge officer North Car olina has ever had. - Long Trip by Autos. Black Mountain. Mr. Howard Ban Black Mountain. Howard Banks, private secretary to the Hon. Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, is spending a few days in Black Moun tain -with Mr. D. A. Tompkins. Prof. Jerome Dowd and wife are traveling in an automobile from Nornian, Okla., to Black Mountain. The professor has rigged up an extension arrangement by which th automobile becomes a sort of a Pullman sleeper. The entire trip wil be made in the automobile. Raleigh Sells Bonds. Raleigh. The Raleigh city commis sion sold to the Security Trust Com pany of Spartanburg, S. C, $75,000 bonds for additional water plant ex tension the bid having been 419 abov par. Fire at Troy. Troy. Lightning struck the Smith erman Cotton Mill3 recently and set fire to the lint rooms. The fire sig nal brought out the fire department attached to the mills which, with the aid of the sprinkler system in the suilding, succeeded in extinguishing the flames m a very few minutes. The walls of the rooms were blackened and the contents badly 'damaged but the 103S is not heavy. The fire de partment of the mills are well trained and do rapid work. Patent a Subsoiler. Statesville. Having just secured a patent on a subsoil attachment for plows which promises to prove a great success, D. D. Littlejohn of Statesville i3 endeavoring to organize a company to manufacture the attach ments here in Statesville and 'place them on the market. He ha3 letters from plow manufacturers stating that his attachment should prove a suc cess, and .if he ..fails to organize a company here he will probably have tii3- attachments- manufactured by a plow company. LOWER n AVERAGE REDUCTION OF NOT MORE THAN 2 PER CENT., ESTIMATED. MAY POSSIBLY BE SMALLER Norfolk Southern Road Seems Af fected Mostb y Reduction Mini mum on Single Shipment 25c. Raleigh. A further examination of the freight rate situation shows that the intrastate rates fixed by the spe cial legislative commission which go into effect on October 12th, unless con tested by the railways, and there doesn't seem to be much probability in that direction, are not, as great re ductions as appeared at first glance., Taking the actual commodities which are moved, the reduction amounts to only about two per cent, possibly not that much. . The Standard tariff in use in North Carolina, as was stated, is only about two per cent on the average higher1 than those fixed by the special com mission, possibly not that, except in hauls over 270 miles in length. The commission made good reductions after reaching this limit, but when it is taken into consideration that the hauls of 270 miles and upward in this state are verv few. it will be sea. thaf tha rerliipflnna will nrnva nt vorv little benefit to the people of the state. The only road in the state affected by these hauls is the Southern. The over estimate in the average reduction was the hurried considera- tion of the rates on roads not using the standard tariff. An investigation into the rate on all the systems roads shows that on the average "their charges were not so far from the stan dard .rift. - For instance the rates on the At lantic Coast Line in some casesare higher and in others lower than the standard tariff, while taking the aver age the rates are lower than the standard tariff. The Seaboard Air Line's. - general average is slightly above the stand ard tariff. The Winston-Salem Southbound rates are about the same as the Sea board's. The standard tariff-applies to all the Southern lines east of Old Fort, west of that point the rates are about 10 to 25 per cent higher, owing to moun tain conditions. The new rates hit the Norfolk Southern hardest ' of all, perhaps. Their rates east of Raleigh are pretty close to the standard tariff, being just ' a fraction higher, but west of Raliegh, except the Aberdeen and Ashboro, the rates were higher,, the ' Raleigh and Southport, for instance, being about 15 per cent. The lumber rate, .as was stated, was reduced about 10 per .cent. The rate on fertilizer was also reduced about 10 per cent, but the commission in creased the minimum car weight from 10 tq 12 tons thereby minimizing part ly the reduction. The commission increasd the mini mum charge on single shipments from 15 to 25 cents. For Farm School. Hendersonville. Some of the more progressive educational workers of Henderson county are launching a campaign for a Henderson county farm life school. A meeting of the teachers, educational leaders and the farmers of the county will be held at Mills River August 28. The education al leaders and teachers of the coun ty are also discussing a county com mencement of all the schools to be held next spring. This question will be taken up and freely discussed at the next monthly meeting of the Hen derson County Teachers' Association here August 22. Officers Catawba Fair. Hickory At a meeting of Cataw ba Fair Asociation held here and pre sided over by W. J. Shuford, chair man, the following officers were elect ed: President, John W. Robinson; vice president, George E. Bisanar; secre tary, A. C. Henderson; treasurer, A. Kf Joy; directors, H. T. Williams, W. J. Shuford, K. C. Menzies, H. P. Lutz, Gordon Wilfong and R. Lee Hewitt. Funeral of Col. J. N. Craig. Reidsville. The funeral of the late uoi. j. is. uraig was neid here and visiting military men to the number of two hundred were here to assist in the services which was attended by 3ne of the largest gatherings ever as sembled in Reidsville on a similar oc casion. The services were conducteu from the First Presyterian-'chantlS by Rev. Mr. Williams, of dreensborc. Military companies from Durham, Burlington, Thcniasville, Reidsville and the regimental infirmary acted as an escort. Insurance on Ships. Raleigh. Alf. A. Theratson, presi dent of the Raleigh Cotton Mill, sent a telegram to Senator Simmons and Overman suggesting that this is the proper time for this country to take advantage of the opportunities. The telegram follows: Arrangement for increasing the curreacy being provid ed, ships end insurance must also be secured. If thes.e big problems, pressing for solution, are met in a broad and efficient way, our country this year can be made the dominant nation.
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