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The Ccstcnla Gazette; tmraed Every Tuesday sad Friday by the GusetU Pablishiac Company, J : : t JKS.VT. ATKINS- .Bditor ud Hnim Admitted Into the Mill at the Port OBee at naatonia. N. C at (U Hna rata Pjtae, April SS. IS02. - SUBSCRIPTION FR1CB: Una Year ..,.,. - : ;;;u'' :;.; Sis Month ,'.,,, ', -. n - Pour Moatha Oaa Montll , - .75 .SO .IS TUESDAY. JAJil5.1907, Congratulations to The Salis bury Evening Post on the in stallation of a linotype machine. It was put into operation Friday and "turned 'oat ten point stuff with uncomfortable rapidity lor the local reporter." Already a clean and newsy sheet. The Post will now be in a position to give its subscribers even better service. Here's wishine it an increased success. Senator Tillman and President-Roosevelt continue to hpld the centre of the stage. Satur day the fire-eating pitch-fork Senator from the Palmetto State delivered himself of a lengthy speech in the Senate, indulging in a tirade against the President for his attitude toward the dis charged negro soldiers and also against the negroes. The President had his turn yesterday when he sent to the Senate a special message dealing with the Brownsville affair. The long suffering public will doubtless heave a perceptible sigh of re lief when this matter is removed permanently" from the pro pram me and entered in the volume of ancient history. Prom all sections of the State'come reports to the effect that banks are increasing their capital stock, thus preparing to take care of more business. This can be taken as an indica- . tion of nothing if it be not sue cess and prosperity. Indeed it would seem that a kind provi dence had smiled beamingly upon the people of the Old Nona btate during tne year 1906. The main fact behind this prosperity and success, how ever, is not that the citizens of this great commonwealth have relied on providence to fill their barns to bursting and give them great increase of wealth in field and factory but that they have been up and doing every day. With an undaunted faith in the natural resources of the State and in their ability to utilize these natural resources to the best advantage they have pushed forward daily toward the goal. Optimism and right-guided energy are the powers which bring success. Long may these two potent factors dominate in North Carolina. question1 that is being . asked. Civil 'K Service Commissioner Green is expected to visit , the State this week. ," The work Senator Simmons has outlined for the commission to do, he savs. will reouire a year to complete. THE ODELL HILLS GQ UNDER. Caesar Cone Made Receiter Six Concord Mills InTohred In the. Failure.' Which is At iriboted to Insufficient Profits and the Stringency i o! the Money Market-Liabilities Estimated at $600,000. With Assets at $1,200,000. Charlotte Observer. . Concord. Jan. 14. The an nouncement of the appointment of Mr. Caesar Cone, of Greens boro. as receiver, for the Odell Manufacturing Company, of this citv. came as a shock to those a a . a on the outside oi tne maivia ual interests, and the failure of the bier mill has been the theme of conversation to-day in all circles and much speculation as to the consequences has been indulged in. The Odell Manufacturing Company comprises the, Odell Mills Number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and the Buffalo Thread Mills, located ot this place. For some time past the mills have not been inakine the prohts necess ary to conduct a successful busi ness, and on account of the stringency of the money market they were forced to the wall The mills operate 24U.UUU spin dles and 800 looms. The capital stock is $597,500. Lia bilities. $600,000. with assets amounting to more than $1,200, 000. Quick assets are said to be about $280,000. It takes $3,000 a day to run these mills. The J. M. Odell Manufacturing Company (the Bleachery), and Magnolia Mills Nos. 1 and 2 at this place, are separate and dis tinct organizations, and are not in the least affected. The failure of the Southern Mills and ihe Vermont Mill, at Bessemer City, is not responsible for the closing of the affairs of the Odell Manufacturing Com pany at this place. The J. M Odell Manufacturing Company, of Chatham, is capitalized at $67,500: the Kerr Bag Manu facturing Company at $124,000, and the Magnolia Mills at $25,000 Mr. Odell stated that it is not likely that the mills affected will close down at all, and if at all, only temporarily. The annual meeting of stockholders will be held here next Saturday, the 17th, when it is expected that plans for the reorganization of the company will be formulated LOCAL AFFAIRS - Services , at Main . Street Methodist church wilt continue through the present week Mr. John Thomas moved yesterday into his residence on Marrietta street recently vacated by Mr. Frank Stowe. . For several days past the weather has been ideal spring like. Too warm for this season of the year, is the general ex pression. ': -.:;:-...,:-.. ;.-v Mr. Hney Webb, father of Supt, George Webb, of the Mc Aden Mills, is critically ill at his home in McAdenville. .He is about 80 ye&rs of age and fears are -entertainel for his recovery. A called meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy will be held in the library "at 3 o'clock Wednesday alter noon to, perfect arrangements for cele brating the Lee-Jackson birth day. . - Dr. J. H. Jenkins returned Thursday from Concord, where he bad gone the day before to attend his sister-in-law, Mrs. Jacob Jenkins, in the last illness. The funeral of Mrs. Jenkins is to be held at Stanley this after noon. Dallas Cor. Charlotte Chronicle, 12th. Mr. R. J. Durham received a telegram several days ago tell ing him of the death of his brother at Greenville, S. C. Mrs. Durham and her daughter, Mr6. Fred Robinson," attended the funeral. Dallas Cor. Char lott Chronical, 12th. In naming, in Friday's issue of The Gazette, the officers of the Arlington Cotton Mill, all of whom were re-elected by the di rectors, the name of Mr. L L. Jenkins was v inadvertently omitted. Mr. Jenkins is a di rector of this mill and also vice president. Several Gastonia firms, it is learned, suffered losses in the failure of the Southern Cotton Mills at Bessemer City last week, A gentlemen somewhat familiar with the circumstances and the financial status of the mills stated last night that the B.e:S,ure;apdI Eiead : Friday's Paper All Mens and" Boys' Suits and; Overcoats; 20 PER CENT OFF SWAIN-SLATER CO. Head-to-Foot Outfitters for Men and Boys HILL'S DEFENSE OF RAILROADS Declares Agitation Against Them Hampers Nation's Growth. ADVOCATES M0BE TEACK BUILDDfQ President of Urrt Kortherm Smjm From 1 13.000 to 120,000 More Mile, of Rail. aioMt Be Laid .laka Who Will ruralah the Four Billions to Build Ken Lines Wh Railroads Are Be lli K Outla-ncd f Illinois Central Prealdeut Says More Cars Are Need, ed, Not Tracks. . In an Indiguaut outburst in the midst of a speech tbe other nlubt at Chicago James .1. Hill, president of tbe Great rA;. m;u I-:..- - n . u,uw UJ ieu zuxbi vivumuia ui.Sui icv.civc a auidii Bittloii mraliurt thn Amprlniin mil fronds and plans for government own- percentage them. of the amounts GASTON P0ULTRYMEN. Senator Simmons has made good. He can be depended up on to do what he says. Some months ago, during the recent campaign, he entered complaint at headquarters - in Wash ington that Federal office- holders in Wortn Carolina were guilty of pernicious activity in politics, stating at the time that he would furnish proofs of his assertions. Many perhap thought that the Senator was giving vent to a little campaign thunder and that, the campaign over, nothing more would be heard of . the charges. Mr. Simmons, how ever, it would seem, has not for gotten his promise. He has put the matter square up to the Federal authorities. He has performed his part of tbe task. It remains now for the govern ment to investigate. Under date of January 11th, the Sena tor addressed a communication to the civil service commission in the course of which he designat ed by name one hundred office holders who, either as candidates themselves are ia behalf of friends, took an active part in the recent campaign. The list is only a supplementary one and contains the names of not a ' few Republicans of prominence in the State. In the catalogue of names one only is put down from Gaston county Postmaster reter Uarshall Rbyne, of Dallas. Will anything be done, is the A Partial List oi Those in the County Who are Interested in the Raisinf of Fancy Fowls. Following is a partial list of Gaston countians who are in terested in the raising of fancy fowls : R, II. Merritt. McAdeqville, VV. L. Onnand, Bessemer City, P. D. Hopper. Dallas, B. L. Smith, Stanley, W. A. Robinson, Gastonia, Route 1, I. N. Alexander, Sr., Gastonia, L. N. Glenn, Gastonia, A. h. Dilling, Gastonia, R. h. Abernethy, Mount Holly, R. F. Rankin, Mount Holly, P. N. Glenn. Gastonia, J. L. Beal, Gastonia, J. H. Separk. Gastonia, D. S. Thornbury, Cherryville, W. H. Long:, Cherryville. Breathie Brown, Cherryville, W. N. Davis, Gastonia, D. M. Jones, Gastonia, J. N. Roberts, Gastonia, Walter Dilling-, King's Mountain, M. B. Allen, McAdenville, J. L. Webb, McAdenville. John Chandler, McAdenville, Jake Stafford, McAdenville, Will Cavin, McAdenville, Wister Roberts, McAdenville, J. W. Grover. Lowell. Burley George, Bessemer City, -J. M. Forbis, King's Mountain, H. N. Moss, King's Mountain, Perry Lewis, Gastonia, Route, C. C. Ramsey, Cronse, H. P. Johnston, Gastonia, Mrs. W. C. Abernethy, Gastonia, J. u. Derr, Dallas. seven people were injured in a wreck on tne Atlantic Loast L,tne yesterday morning near Benson. Canada, North Dakota and Montana, says a press dispatch of yesterday, are in the grasp of a cold wave of intense seventy. Mr. J. G. Brown, of- Sharon, Mecklenburg county, tells Tbe Charlotte News that he has five peach trees in blossom. Martin ' F. Ansel was to-dav inaugurated Governor. of 'South Carolina, 'succeeding Gov. D. C. Heyward. Dr. Charles Hallett Judson. for $4 years a member of the faculty, of FurmaaUniversity4 as . a I ureenvine, a. u.; aiea Saturday afternoon He was a native of Connecticut and was born April 20,1820. ; ; m Mr. C I. Whisnant, general car inspector for tbe Southern Railway, aged 52, formerly a resident of .Charlotte, was crushed to death under a freight car at Blacksburg, S. C, Satur day morning. " Subscribe for Ths Gastonia Gazxttb. ' ' ; : vv- due Recently the local cotton mills have been hard put to it to obtain a sufficient amount of cotton to keep tbe factories in operation. All have plenty of cotton bought and much of it has been shipped. The con gestion of freight on the South em is largely responsible for the shortage. A well-known cotton broker is responsible for tbe statement that some of tbe mills would have recently been forced to close - down tem porarily but for tbe fact that they were able to borrow cotton from neighboring mills which were luckily better fixed in the matter of staple on band. In renewing Ms subscrip tion to The Gazette for the year 1907, Rev. George W. Hanna. an old Gaston boy now pastor of the Associate Reformed Presby terian church in West Chester, Iowa, writing under date of Jan- j uary 10th, says: "We appreciate the nice, clean, newsy paper you are publishing. It takes us home twice a week and lets us look over our old town and com munity. We are having winter now. I his morning the tber mometer stands not far from zero." 1 he liazette appreciates greatly these kind words as it a a a does similar ones which come almost daily from various sources. "The Folly of Infidelity' was the subject of a strong ser mon by Rev. R. C. Anderson. pastor of the First Presbyterian church, in the First Baptist church bunday night. Tbe oc casion was the usual monthly . a ... union services and the bouse was crowded to the limits by a congregation which heard with interest and was greatly edified by this discourse. Tbe speaker took as his text "The fool hath said in nis neart there is no God." He dealt with the sub ject from a practical viewpoint . a ano tne entire discourse was a logical and severe arraignment of infidelity. Special music had been prepared for tbe occasion, a solo by Mrs. H. B. Moore be ing the chief feature. NOTICE. The Gastonia Chapter of the United Daughters of tbe Con federacy will celebrate the Lee- Jackson birthday in the Masonic hall on January 19th. Tbe orators for the day will be Rev. G A. Sparrow, who will speak on tbe life ot Jackson. The speaking will bein promptly at lOcIockT'his will continue wntil 12-o'clock after which the Veterans will be treated to oyster stew, pickles, crackers and coffee, " ' ' Every veteran in the couniv is cordially invited to attend. ? Mas. E. H. TurrtE, ; ; Recording Secretary. ' MaMaHBBMaaaaBBaMaiBBBaBB i . All the property of the Tar Heel Club, which was olaced in tbe hands oft receiver a few days ago, was sold ' at public outcry in Greensboro; Saturday. errfhlp of the' lines. He declared polit ical agitators nru hampering the na tion!! growth. Mr. Hill spake at the dinner of the Merchants' club in the Auditorium ixo- tel. His theme was the necessity of free trade with Canada. In his preface on conditions in the United States be took up transportation difficulties. "Today the entire country is suffer lug from want of transportation facil ities to more its business without un reasonable delay," be said. "The pre vailing idea with the ptibllc""!s that the railways are short of cars,- while the fact Is that the shortage is In tracks and terminals to provide a greater o;- portuulty for the movement of cars." After a few reaiarks of the same tenor Mr. Hill suddenly paused and shook his head. It was evident to all that he was about to say something on a subject on which he was deeply in earnest He called attention to un editarlnl In a Chicago cioruiug newspaper dealing with the railroads' side of the present troubles, ne said the newspaper had soon the real point of tho transporta tion question. , . "It has been noticed," he said em phatically, "that from June 30, 1S93, to 1905 ten years the growth In ton mileage was J10 per cent The growth In the mileage of railroads to handle that traffic was 20 per cent. There's where you stand today. You can setf It In that, brief comparison. The traffic of tbe country Is congested beyond Imagination. The commerce of the country is paralyieJ, which, contin ued, means slow death. "More cars? Yes, we need more cars, but we need also cars of greater ca pacity, heavier trains and more miles of railroad to haul them over. In ten years the railroads of the countryex panded 20 per cent for the handling of a business that Increased 110 per cent. Suppose you are 'able In the near fu ture to Increase that expansion SO per cent? That will still leave 40 per cent a year of the business without any facilities for taking care- of it. "It Is estimated that from 115,000 to 120,000 miles of track must be built at once to take care of this Imtnense busi ness. But 1 3 build that amount will cost as oWli as tbe civil war cost at least irwlH cost from 14,000,000.000 to $5,000,000,000. A thousand million dollars' a year for Ave years will scarce ly suffice. Wby.athere is not money enough or rails enough in all the world to do this thing.' "And If the rails were piled up ready for tbe undertaking and if the money were In bank today It would be Impos sible to get the labor with which to do it Labor In the mines, In tbe forest. In the quarry, are behind a atone wall which they cannot scale. . ' 1 tell you there is no question since the civil -war of half the consequence ot this one. Why, you can't go out and contract with any railroad in this coun try to more 500 cars of freight from here to New York in thirty days. And tbe railroad could not deliver it if. it should contract to do it "There is not money enough available to bring relief to this situation under the conditions existing. You may be ble to see a way out, but I ant Art men going to invest their money-In railroads a long as railroads are con sidered outlaws? Tbe fact Is the rail road has not been getting justice In this country. Why, In Jhe recent cam paign we beheld the spectacle of two great political part'es preaching tbe doctrine ef the operation of the rail roads by tbe government.; The federal government Is to run the. main lines they are tbe only ones that make any money nowadays and the private In- f restore can have the branch lines. there being bo profit In them. Is this the way to get men to pt.t more money Into the country's railroads? Is this Life Insurance Versos Savinfs In 18ft The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., of Newark, N. J, issued Policy No 82,489, at'age 33; for $10,000 on the KK payment Life plan, with an an nual premium for led: years of $49.70. The; Annual Cash Dividends were applied on the acdelerative endowment blan, with the result the Policy matured in 1900 as an endow ment at end of twenty-fifth year (age 58), the Insured receiving $10,332.47 from an investment of $4,997.00. When the policy matured, the Insured left $10,264 with the Company and has since re ceived $482.41 (4.7) a year; If tbe scale of dividends in use in the years 1901-1904 be con tinued, he will receive $482.41 (4.7) a year as long as he leaves the principal sum ($10, 264) with the Company. , To have deposited the same amount ,($499.70 a year for ten years) in a savings bank, with interest at PU compounded an nually, would have been to lose the $10,000 insurance for the twenty-five years and to haye had at end of that time but $9,192.55, or $1,139.92 ttss than he received from the Mutual Benefit. If at end of twenty-five years, he desired to withdraw interest on bis accumulations with the Bank, tbe annual income would have been $275 78. as apainst $482.41 from-the Mutual Bene fit. . - The Company returned to the Insured every dollar of premi ums paid with more than 3 compound interest and in addi tion provided $10,000 insurance for twenty-five years. Southern Securities & CTrust Co., Agents Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.. Gastonia. N. C. v . tn ; Great Mid wSeos'on rr IJSediinctSoini Sak 3.. ONE - FOURTH OFF ON MANY Seasonable GOODS 1 Beginning at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning," January 9th, we will inaugurate a great cut price sale, in sever- al of our departments, giving new seasonable goods at f a reduction of one-fourth, off from regular prices. c Just glance over this list you Vrill find something here .to . interest you. ; X r ; ' ,j ' : '- Seventeen of these left, ranging in price' from $450 - to $16.50. v This season' articles must go at one-fourth ' off to makrroom for spring goods.. They won't last 1 loag at these prices. , ' , . .",',.' CHILDREN'S CLOAKS : s Only 48 of these left. Prices from 98c to $6. One- fourth off regular price. '"..' "-7 MILLINERY ': Ladies' and Children's ready-trimmed hats at half , price. . Just think of it 50 per cent off. It will soon be time for us to put in Spring, stock and so we r are putting these hats out at a song to make room- for new .". -goods. See them to-day, - , ,. LADIES' SKIRTS ' Ready-made skirts. y. Up-to-date new stock, latest materials . , and styles all thr season's goods. One-fourth, off. r Vf: ' : : -FURS y& Forty-seven single pieces to close out at one-fourth off. Regular prices 7S cents to $15. These are remarkable values " - because we marked them clos at first. . MEN'S AND BOYS OVERCOATS There will be three months or more yet in wbfeh you will need overcoats. . We are giving one-fourth off on these and v you had better selett one from our stock to-dav. " Boys" over coats ranging in price from $2.48 to $8. . Men's from $4.98 to $17. A good line gt sizes. .?:';' v Shawls, Hood, -Facinators and off. A good variety of patterns. . All our other departments are complete thing in our lines that you may w.ant. Knit Shirts, One fourth -. , ....... We have any MKtOVEtaci Are You Asleep on The j Real Estate Question? j tl-e S fr.1. eo tt: t moved? ' "It Is time to call a halt iu this treat ment of the railroad. Why, I challenge you to point out a road that has not failed at some point In its career. Most of them have bad their capital wiped out and hare gone Into tbe hands of receivers. It's been a fad, and a costly fad, to build railroads-." .. Hera Mr. Hill abruptly stopped and looked around with an embarrassed smile.' - y . . ", I hope you will pardon me for this diversion," he said. "I merely wanted to make these remarks as a kind of en couragement to the discussion of the problem," v.. ';;"" 'a; J." T. Harahan, the newly elected president of the Illinois Central rail road, who recently returned to Chica go from New York, made It clear that he did not agree with President James J. IIU1 of the Great. Northern as to the cause of congestion of freight traffic. ' . ' "What we want more than anything else Is more cars and morff locomo tives," said Mr. Harahan. ' "I see Mr; Hill said In a speech that, while busi ness had increased 110 per cent in' the last ten years railroad trackage had In creased only 20. per cent He must mean the actual miles of new raitoad. t don't believe be has taken into ac count the double tracking and In some cases ; the triple and quadruple track ing, 'i. -A-Sfir?. ; : ':' -.'The congestion of freight la not o inch the question of tracks, but of airs acd locomotives and the prompt handling of the carriers. 'We 'coulu handle 50 per cent more cars sad loco motives, but there are not facilities for . taming them out We have plenty of trackage. ' it may be different with Mr. Hill's railroad In developing tbe great northwest I sever have -ridden over an Inch of the line. ; . "Mr. nilU . quoting from statistics. aid freight, cars running from twelve to fifteen miles an hour average a movement - of twenty-flf e miles - in twenty-four hours. ; We get consider ably more movement than that out of our cars. I'm not telling bow much' tt is It's not enough but it's more than that To avoid freight congestion the cars should be loaded and unloaded promptly. ' If we could get our cars that are held by the other roads It would relieve a lot of our congestion." Are ou Informed as to Real Estate - Values In Gastonia? . . : - Times are good now and don't you think it wise to secure a home or invest some of your surplus cash in a desirable piece of real es tate. ... ' - - . . . ,. V . '' The choice, lots are being secured rapidly and are bringing good prices now, but in the immediate future, you may not be able to get one at all, and4( you do succeed in landing one," it will bring a handsome premium.' ' ; We believe that we are pretty well posted on the situation and shall take pleasure in helping you secure the kind of property you desire. " . -' Some of our very best business men are beginning to realize the - coming scarcity of desirable, close-in property, . and are buying ..now.; ;i';.:?;.3-"v- .""'- rW''.?V'"-'V-;i:;: . t ..We list' below, some good values that, we believe will grow; into nice profits in the near future. v... v..;:-),-; 1 Xot 100x200 on corner of Airline St. in West Gastonia, on a hijrb -' clean elevation very desirable for a nice residence.....$900.00 - 3 residence lots on Nairow Gauge Extension in natural grove, on a main throughfare. Very desirable' for home-builders. Per ,.front foot, $5.00 - 1 6-room dwelling on lot 100 X 300 on W. Airline St. Thisis a nice new. home.. $2400.00 - 1 Lot 7S X300 on West Airline St. on. which is located ' a - small " building suitable for market or fruit stand:...... $C00 00 ' 1 fanri of 5o acres in high state of cultivation, good well of -water, 2 tenement houses, near macadam road and only 1 1-2 miles from Gastonia. An excellent farm for dairying or trucking. Per'acre $40 ( Gastonia. Insurance 4 Realty Co. E. L. LITTLE Furniture Co. i Big tut Price ; ''"in ; COMBINATION Book Cases AND - . f Writing Desks -- Also a Few ." LEATH BR - i Upholstered Rockers AT GREATLY Reduced Prices E. L. LITTLE Furniture Co Subscribe for ThbTjAzkttk. GASTONIA, N. C. - BEGIN WITH THE NEW YEAR! Open an account with us now. The past year has shown a most gratifying growth in our business, particularly in our savings de partment, which is . OUR PARTICULAR LINE. , : We pay interest at rate of 4 per cent and compound it quarterly.1 We can make loans on Real Es- ' tate Security. This should be of particular interest'to wsge - earn- , ers'and prospective - home pur chasers, - ' GASTON LOAN TRUST CO. L. L. JENKINS E. C. McLt'RD . Prea-ldeat. . Treasarcr. T ( s s s s the way to. cet more njlroad. mileage
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