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Thursday, April 18, l!J12.] fHE CAROLINA UNION FARMER Rage Rifteeli GREAT DISASTER AT SEA. (Continued from page 11.) ^ous inquiries were received also by ^oiig distance telephone. Multitudes remained in the vicin ity of Bowling Green throughout the •iay hoping against hope that their ioved ones were included among the is too early to get reports from Survivors on board the Carpathia, ^hich is now speeding to New York "'ith the passengers who were res awed from the life-boats after the Ti tail tic sank. Clerks in the White Star offices Were kept busy informing those seek- ag news that no information hac ®en received from the Carpathia or the Olympic. The incomplete list oi’ survivors was posted at the entrance the White Star offices. Those who ailed to find the names of their kin friends in this list could only hope at whe nthe complete roster of the rescued was received it would bring Welcome news. ^hen word reached the scores of 'aen and women crowded into the aarrow corridors of the offices that ice-president Franklin of the In- ®rnational Marine Company had an- aounced that he was confident that ne Virginian and the Parisian of the iian Line had none of the Titanic’s Passengers on board an atmosphere ^uep depression prevailed. Newspaper men were besieged by ® anxious inquiries who could not ^elleve that the White Star officials are giving out all news of the dis aster. ed f^ae-President Franklin was lock- ^ hi his private office throughout*the y and few persons were permitted aee him. ^^Mrs. Benjamin Guggenheim, wife fhe smelter millionaire, was one the first visitors in the forenoon, u Pan informed that no word had received of he rhusband, she be- hysterical. “Isn’t there some- that can be done?’’ she plead- to 'Can’t you send steamships out .Search for life-boats which may yet afloat?’’ Wlfh^^ told that every steamship ^eq wireless had been to give assistance. After had been assured that she would aqy'^^^^hed by telephone as soon as oj-j,came from the Carpathia asgj ® Olympic, Mrs. Guggenheim was tq-.to her automobile and re- PPh to her hotel. A MONSTER SHIP. Rest A^essel in the World and ' nsting Ten Million Dollars. 'I>h , ® '^‘tantic was due to arrive in York yesterday afternoon and, tragedy occurred, would V have arrived on schedule. Thg he was making excellent time. Vr ^hh^motli ship was more than feqj. ^ blocks in length or 882 1-2 sto tonnage was 64,328 tons. °h end the steamship would ^etro 181.7 feet higher than the tower and 270 feet V the Singer building in ^^Yorlc. ^Pior years ago when the eruiser Saratoga, then the ^ °hk, went into commission, she ^Ph^^lered, and was. one of the tit ships of the world. ■(•Oq Phtic was bigger by more than I'P than would be a cruiser hs Sampson’s flag- h®"’ York, at the batle of tjj She was more than 6,000 than a batleship, twice as ^ great dreadnought Del- tla'^hq - ^ Of ^°^^hg table shows the ton- tfl Titantic in comparison ®^even largest liners now P trans-Atlantic trade: ('White Star) 46,328 Olypic (White Star) 45,324 Mauretania (Cunard) 32,000 Louisitania (Cunard) 32,000 George Washington (N. Ger man Lloyd) 27,000 France (French Line) 27,000 Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (Hamburg-Aberican) 2 5,000 Adriatic (White Star) 24,541 Rotterdam (Holland-Ameri- can) •24,170 Amerika (Hamburg-American 22,500 Kronprinzessin Cecile (North German Lloyd) 20,000 The titantic was a four-funneled boat, the great stacks rising a frac tion over 81 feet above the upper deck, while the distance from the top of the funnels to the lower deck was 175 feet. The passenger accommo dations were among the most gor geous of any ship ever built. There w’ere many innovations for travelers. Those who could afford it might have a private promenade deck for them selves. These latter were in connec tion with some of the finest suites, and the Titanic was the first vessel to offer this additional luxury. The Parisian cafe and the palm room were other features. In the main dining-room 600 passengers, the population of a good-sized village, could dine in comfort at the same time. In addition there was a French restaurant where 200 more might dine a la carte. Then there were Turkish baths, a swimming pool, a finely fitted gymnasium and a squash racquet court. FARM AND SOCIAL LIFE. One of the chief arguments of the women who are promoting the “At lantic to Pacific Highway’’ movement is that such a road would give em ployment to thousands of men and would mean “fuller and more com plete social life on the farm.’’ Here we have an abstract theory misap plied to a coi^crete project. There can be no dispute of the proposition- that the building of such a road, at the cost of many millions of dollars, would supply work to thousands of men. But so would the same amount of money expended on many smaller, but far more useful, roads all over the country. There fore, that argument, as a specific one for this particular project, has no weight. The other proposition, that good roads give better social life in rural communities is indisputable. The er ror lies in applying a general propo- siton to a specific project. The farm ers so fortunate as to live along the line of this great national boulevard would indeed enjoy better social op portunities. They could see the au tomobiles go by, and could use the road themselves to go to church or town entertainment, and, what is also well, to market their crops more cheaply. But think how vastly greater a number of farmers could be benefit ed socially by expending this large sum in local roads all over the coun try, than in concentrating it upon a grand boulevard, which, so far as its benefit to farmers is concerned, would be helpful to so few. Our tendency to be grand and showy, instead of practical, is a strong one. We can get up enthusi asm over a great national highway— though the name of Lincoln is being called upon to help create it,—but we cannot be induced to spend the same amount of money on the far more de sirable local roads, which are the real arteries of rural life and farm sociability.—Missouri Journal of Ag riculture. Although the song-bird doth delight The ears of many men. The farmer’s wife would rather hear The cackle of the hen. —Vermont Union Journal. The vicar had been suddenly ill and his church warden was in great difficulty about getting a substitute, when the bishop of the diocese kind ly offered to take the Sunday services himself. The church warden, wish ing “to do the right thing,’’ at the close of the service, went up to the bishop and, after thanking him, stam mered out: “A poorer preacher would have done for such folk as us, your lordship, but we were unable to find one!’’ “There’s no coal left in the cellar, ma’am.’’ “Why didn’t you tell me before, Mary?’’ “Because there was some, ma’am.’’ More Time Given The time for sending in Clubs at the old club rate has been again extended and we will allow two weeks time, until May 1st. to finish up clubs already started, as well as the making of new'clubs. Many locals have not held a meeting until recently, on account of the bad weather and for this reason, have been unable to get all their members together, and we are again extending the time;^for these locals. If your club has not been finished, get to work on it at once, as we cannot hold this proposition open longer than May 1st. All those who have sent in clubs can add new names at the clubbing rates. SUBSCRIPTION BLANK • C.. 1 Q1 THE CAROLINA UNION FARMER Raleigh, N. C. Gentlemen: Enclosed you will find.. For the fbllowing subscriptions: Check, Money Order, Cash or Stamps • • NAME POSTOFFICE R. F. D. No. ! Amount. » ... ^ * 1 Please enter the above names as subscribers to The Carolina Unio n Farmer. Yo urs fraternally. County • N. C. ■Ii' Address all letters and make all checks, money orders, etc., payable to The Carolina Union Farmer Ral eigh, N. C.
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