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w Commercial l'rhitliuj rj r9 Tiftttor HuoJh. Bill ira1. Iff 11" 1MB iy Uiio THE PEOPLE -Noto Heads. Ktatoiuoiilx, j -Business Cards, Envelopes, - - Li nil iilvitaiidu to trtvte with ydit. ij The best way to invito tliemiu td ad- 3 vertisrj iti 8 THE TIMES. ) t il. WW k etc., r.f Executed Neatly and Promptly. A gk7iESEH2HSH22222HSES2SEE525Z25Z!25H2S2SESZ2it VOL. III. WALTER B. BELL, Editor, ELKIN, N 0., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1895. NO. 50. MR I! 7 V 11! Ill THE ATLANTA FAIR OPENS. CLEVELAND PRESSED THE BUT. TON. A GREAT PARADE. The International an Cotton State Exposition Is Now In Full Blast. . " . With the auspicious accompaninent ot mil Itary pomp and civic dignity, leading an Im luense crowd of people, and honored by thv presenoe of the d ignitarles of the Chu rch ai representatives of foreign countries, the Co't ton Btates and International Exposition was formally opened to the world on Wednesday afternoon. The parade was a brilliant one-, koktrig the, tedious eaoumbraacs of a great inisoell neons throng. It Was composod entirely d. military bodies a id bands of niuslc, headed .by (he United States Fifth Infantry and th Washington Artillery, of New Orleans, and followed by soveral regiments f Georgia Stato troops ' The parade Moved promptly from the Starting point at , the centor of the city, at tha Intersection of Broad and Marietta streets, and was about mi hour in travertine the distance of three mitas to Ihe exposition grounds, reaching there about M O'clock. Theexcrcises attheauft'tofium were im posing and impremiive. It was a gratifying" surprise that the auditorium, though crowd ed, waa Comparatively cool and the acoustic properties were almost perfect, so thfttth T speakers could be distinctly heArd 1ft ail parts of the building, president Collier re-' ceived great ovation When he nrose to 6peak, as did firs. Joseph Thompson, presi dent of (ho Women's Board. - Th Speeches were all good, and the Sta tion by Judge Emory Bpcer( of the United Htates Court, Was a profound utterance-. I'he hit of the day Was by Booker T. Wash ington, the representative of the riegrW rc) who, :n a 20 minute spuechv feVoked greater applause than all the Uthors put together, lid sOqttiod lv liavb Ihu ear of the audience, and phwse.d both whites and blacks. Some ultra conservative people who have doubted the propriety of inviting a negro to take a prominent part in the programme Were enthusiastic in their praise of hisspeech, nd It is generally conceded - that its effect Will bo a happy one. The exposition is much nearer completion than tho public had supposed. The actual opening revealed a series of displays nearer completeness than any everuhowa ly an ex position at its opening, HB FRKSMH4 0 THE BUTTON. K great rwd of people gathered in the tifaehfry Hall before the closo of the er wrciuB In the auditorium, waiting to Seellld WJestlo influence of the touch UlAt Would come over the wire for a thousand miles to J set the machinery In motion . The big Prick x engine was Itt readiness, and a row of bat teries resrust near the engine. Just nt 5:61:29 the tVeSidont touched the button, the WUItle sounded, tbo engine moved o tit a lively gait and all tho machinery followed suit. Tho- great crowd sent Up a shout that 'ehook the root Almostsimultuneouslvhun- ' rtteds of arc lights flashed out on the plaza, ttnd myriads t( incandescent lights gleamed nd scintillated from the cornices and dymPSt t h Woman's Building and the tJovern- wont Building. It was just dusk, and in the 'gathering darkness the shouts of tho crowds, the flash of the lights and the noise of the bombs of the I'resideutial salute emphasized the format-opening of the exposition. The transportation facilities proved equal to the oesion and there was no confusion. With doiyle tracks on the Southern ltailway o AtlnnjSa and lines of street railways, the orowds suffered no inconvenience. The tor--mlnal facilities were fully adequate, and thero was every facility for Ingress and egress at the grounds, At Buewird'shay the President received the following telegram before 5 o'clock from x-Governor Buliock, chairman on the com tniltoe of arrangements "The. committee on ceremonies Rife in structed by the President and director for and by the board of directors to express to the President their high appreciation and thanks for the great interest the President has shown, both in this and on othor occa sions, and in behalf of the success of the ex position. Under the guidance of the hand - of President Cleveland, one of tho most im portant commercial and industrial events . ever attempted in oursection has now start ed on its career for p upbuilding of our material Interests hy closer commercial re lations with all portions of our country and with sister republic Bouth of the United States. The mingling of people from all sections, made possible by the President's approval and aid to our efforts, will render future ill-will between the sections impossi ble." ; At the request of the committee, the President was asked to send his message be fore the button wss pressed ia order tnat it might he read to tho vast assemblage. Jlr. Cleveland kindly consented aad wired the following at about 6:80 o'clock: "To the President and Board of Directors of the Cotton States and International Expo sition, Atlanta, Ga.: Fully appreciating tha value and importance of the exposition in augurated to-day. I am eopwclally gratified ... to be related to its inception anil progrwa and to participate in its opening coreruonliw. I sincerely congratulate those wose enter prise and energy havo accomplished such splendid results, and heartily wish that tha exposition they have sot on foot will b com pletely successful in consummating all the good results contemplated by its promoters, 'GaovEa Clcveland." TIC OS1TOB OV TBS BAT. Hon. Emory Bpeer, tha orator of the day, delivered an elaborate ora ion, which was Applauded all the way through. Following nrethe most interesting portions ot Judge Bpeer'e speech: "This is Indeed a happy day for our ooun try.v Cold and dull muxt be the nature of that man who Is lniansftila to these oonvlno lng prod's gathered that the world may see the advancement of our people on all paths trending toward a more porfect civilization. The spectacle Is indMd auspicious. The as tounding manifestations of the energy ol modern nations exalt while they amaze the understanding. They elevate and enrich tha imagination and yet it is impossible for that lively faculty to conceive the complete reali ty of tho wondrous and imperial display, tiucb is the ennobling panorama this exhibi tion of the possibilities of in young and po tent nation will place before tte sentient and observant mind, inconceivable significant of mlghtful national life and weighty beyond estimation ia its lessons of patriotic duty to the people to whom, a.vsording to theirsev ial ability as in the parable of the talents, these potentialities for the advancement of mind Lave been entrusted by the Master. "The substantial magnificence and benefl cM humsnees oi this vast undertaking was possiDie only to resolution and activities of a free people. An autocrat might rear then, aagic structures and might gather this vast assembly. An Arctic island on the bor ders ot Finland. In summer a heap of mud, In winter a frozen marsh, accessible only by pathless forests and deep morasses, within a year was filled wih a population of 300,000 men. whom th Czar Peter had forcibly as on.bl.J to establish a new capital. These b. brought from the rsst plains of Central Itupsla, the sandy deserts of Astrakhan, the fertile meadows along the Don, and the bleak promontories which project iato the Cftpian. Wharves, harbors, streets, palsees and fortresses were created at the will of the d'Spot, s If he possessed the necromantic V amp ot the Araman bioij. bf I Ai' "The whole was a for;3 ttjiuh nature. Neith er tha inundation which razed his worksj nor the sterility of the soil, nor the ignorance of the workmen-, nor even tb.i mortoHt which carried off about 200.000 mek in tbj beginnlngof the nnrleHikllig, could diveft him fmm til hrm resolution. Thus the ma terial victories of autocracy have been wopj Without legard to the agony ihfli tod. Jjpon its subjects. ThuS Bt. Petersburg was com pleted. But that stately bb16 'of. bureau cracy aad ueSjj'olism is not more pineflceut to tL'e people whos simple ancestors died .iiu, dsr the knout for its construction than one of those fiinrnaHcal palaces of ioa which an nually glitter on the wintry banks ef the' Neva-. "hot so With creations as this of a free bebble. Thev are enlivened by the benevo lence of great and generous men. They are fncoura, thic p tended with warm demonstrations if concern bva neonlo urn radioed in the arts Ol .dia- simulatiou. Whether the sftgaclous . ppoW.I of tho British Isles prbVidh aWl bel peltihie the Ju'cMit cl'drles tit the Crystal Palaco, or the brilliitlit Frenchmen, while the soil of tho Republic Is yet scarred with hoof-marks of the Prussian L'hluns, by glgnr.tla expogitions demonstrate their unimpaired power, or gruteful America lavishes her own bounty, and becomes trustee fbJrH( willlbg, trjunbj from toabkitul lit reVerbuee for. that Mtiojr philosolAusli VhbSe genius and constancy diWbVl'red half the hnbitablo globe, or these typical Georgians consecrate their disinter cstcd lives to demonstrate to all men the strength of Southern , character, and th pleiititude of Boiithe n j-qsources,, and tbs adaptability 'of obr cbuhtr 64 a hbiliB fbt uhittiaglhed ihillltihs of prosperous and hap pj people, in any event, it Is a creation of ti e people's prophetic intelligence, f their resplendent public virtue, nourished into generous activity by the kindly band ol popular, colis-titutionill government. "Here the liberal and inspiring pllfpose IS the advancement ot our country. It kindles llib Imagination of the projector when the bright conception dawns upon his teeming fancy. It reminds the capilrtlit thftt Bebno ny in )t" brmt&i Sense is a distributive vir lu'r. 'ith free hand then he makes his wealth a willing servant of public honor. , It animates the genius of the Architect and the tiry fancies become d thihjr of tieHuty and loy foreveK It gives precision to the trained ?ye and power to the nervous arms of the irtillcers. It mufically rings in the trowels of the masons. It crackles like rifle Are in .he hammers of the carpenters. Every deto nation of the blast which swiftly sinks the foundation of the greut buildings to the bed rock wci'i'pihg down from the mountains is salvo of triumph to the civilization of a ,reat people. 'Over the fair and mighty structures streams the ensign pf a .nation's honor. Beautiful flngofthu Ivepubllo ! All the fairest conceptions bf government, of so cial oWei1, tt human accomplishment all that promotes the perfectibility of man are typified by thee. Law and progress are thy colorruard. Their reviving and assuring presence is borne OQ very Eephyr that woos ihe mountnin Slid temners the vale, and Ibrl'igS life and strength to the increasing millions to whom lliou art nn inspiration and a joy. But not to them alone. ' 'Humanity with all Its fears, With its hopes for future years, . . , Are oil with thee, orij all wth thee.' "Here o'er the tilttuuUlh waves of the ocean titlVo been brought the treasures of other lands. From tho Gulf of Mexico to the Straits of Magellan our sister republics I roudly come, bringing wllh willing hands of, the bounty the God of nature has JifStuwed upon them. Comes the A'gctjtUiB Hepubllc, hnr territory gt'eaterttittrf all Contrnl and Western Europe stretching Irom the Atlantic . to-thesirmiite-f the Andes, which guide the mariner who sails the dittant Pacific, in latitude exceeding our own, whose beautiful city is tho Paris of Sou'h America and whose gallant people hovo twice captured invading Dritish armies larger than those surrendered by Burgoyne at Barutogo and Cornwallls at Yorktown," Judge Spcer then referred, ia glowing terms to the .wonderful physlciul resources of Venezuela, Costa liica, Salvador and Mexico. Of the educational effect of great expo si tions he said: "Besides who can doubt tlid educative effect of such proofs Of human advancement as this Exposition? A hid can walk through these halls and acquire knowledge of which Sir Isaac Newton or Sir Francis Bacon were) ignorant. Ho may behold dainty products of all lands for which Lucullus might have sighed in vain. He may watch the noiseless operations of engines a Watt or Stephenson L could not even conceive; models or ships which would have been deemed impossililu by Nelson, or Bodncy, by UalnbrldKe or De catur; arms and munitions of war the men tion of which Marlborough or Frederick, Wellington or Napoleon would have pro nounced the dreams of a madman. "Home keeping youths,' said Shakos pen re, 'have ever homely wils.' Tho powers of tl:H br.i.'U arc lit e the' fire in th I int. A collision with bright steel of other minds Is rwu-ntinl to rvoliO tho sacred spnrk. This Exposition rarefully stuoji'd will be a liberal cdiicaf oa lor thou .:iinl who attend II. To bealtaieed, knowledge must besought, and what Joy It linpaitM V lint mailers lo the lnn -ant man f he clear and lucent glories of tbe dawii.tlK ccphyn which attend it and scatter Incense to elli:lti d nature! What tho mysterious dome of heaven Inlaid with patines of purs gold, what the rolling billows of the deep and dark blue ocean, what the mighty grandeur of the storm, the life glvlngbrocso, the green fields, the placid intelligence of domestic animals i " 'A primrose by a river's brim A yellow primrose is to him, And it is nothing more,' "But to him whose mind is stored with knowledge every suggestion of nature brings its Joy and fills bis heart and ineffable charm. "But the utility of this Exposition to our Btato and our section is especially significant and especially opportune. The prophecy of the generous Bishop Berkeleo, the friend and associate of Oglethorpe, has been. com pleted: ""WeiwJ the course of empire takes Its way. The four first acts already past; The fifth shall closethedraina with the day Time's noblest offspring Is the last' "I hear declare that the so-called 'race question' does not exist. There are millions of colored people who live and who wiU live among many more millions of white people. Why shall anyone forge a race issue? Hon est and decent men will accord to the negro that just measure of favor as a member of so ciety tbe laws afford bim, and which his conduct deserves, and tbe long processes of tims will determine whether his presence Is a benefit or an injury to himself and to the lane to which he is now as warmly attached as his white neighbors. No process of rea soning, no fertility of conjecture will afford any other solution of the socnlled question. Whf agitate it then? Its unnecessary discus sion has withheld from the resources of these States the fructifying band of tbe industrious white men. whether farmer or artisan, who earning a bare support elsewhere, could, in this genial clime, win an abundance ot which he never dreamed. It is, moreover more cruel to the negro than it is detrimental to the white men for the prejudice it awkens causes the idle, Ignorant and lawless to be come the suspicious enemies of the negro. It is, indeed, a source of alarm to those in dustrious and respectable nejrroes whf se in jtelligei t labor and self-denying habits ibave supported their families, educated their children and added millions annually to the taxable value of these fetafes: -There Is one thing since his emancipation the South has ever guaranteed to the negro, that is no matter what bistrade or occupation, the piivilejro of earning his (living. It is a common spectacle upon structures of every character io behold num bers of white and negro mechanics working side bv side. I have regretted to ,,varn that this is not true in the northern Mates.- i was informed by the president of atechnolo gical school from Philadelphia, a man of great intelligence and great benevolence, thai they yearly turned out numbers of col ored youth trained, skiUul In the trades they had mastered; but tha if, one( of these men should be employed a filled Uboret qi fiay work, every member ot the trade unlous would quietly gather up his tools and quit the job. No such feeling has existed here. The opportunity for technical education is the greatest benefaction his friends can be stP Withe nereis the skill tf the grrtdiinte of an industrial school is his capi tal. He has been taught to appreciate the dignity of labor. He is not striving for the unattnian ble. He is a useful clliaen from the start. Me begins liiilllewBtk oh A solid biBi How incomparably superior is his condition to that of one of his race who is trnluod for a profession where he must depend upon the patronage and slender means of his own peo ple, or of one who has merely acquired a fa tal facility ot speh, .lfltbl said that the argument would restrict the, genius, of tile Afro-American orator (though why, .'Afro I do not know, let hi,m, boar innund t"fi.t took three hundred rcDra to the fi,hllo. U -9-ple of America to bring forth such orators James Otis, Samuel Adams and Patrick Hen ry. A poor man should make sure tho means of a livelihood before he attempts tho excursions into th domain of flrt- Let him remember the epigrammatic language of our sagacious President, 'It is a condition and hot theor that confeont.us,' am th? cer tain comforts, of. a good home and nu w'p.e support (ire worth more to him than nl the (.rations since Demosthenes thundered lu Athens; or Cicero oliarmod the crowds of the ltoman forum: Ju'fge ipeer then discussed" tit length the bnfferfuT productiveness of Geofgi!t lauds and their fruit and timber products. Of the culture and manufacture of cotton he said: . "Texas Is the first and Georgia 11. e second HS cotton States, In 181)3-8 Georgia pro duced 1,125,000 bales, Texas and the Indian Territory 259,000 bales, Tho totul ( top of that year was 7,550,000 bales; dud it will be remembered that in 1818 tho entire crop of this country Svas- but, SOO.OOd bitlcs. But frhUo the production, of cotton has wouder fiilly Increased, its consumption incieas-d proportionately; In 1893-SM the total cou- umpiion ior vue uuuwu Dinu-o w 'ales, ol wnicn consumption uo.vii uuu-o tei-e taken by the Bpinners of the South, and ih the consumption by Southern factories Georgia is only surpassed oy xsorui huu Bouth Caroliaa. The consumption of cotton ' throughout tho world has doubled since the year 1870. The average annual increase in consumption is 245,000 bales of 400 pounds each. 6i all the cotton grown ii the world the United Starts produces 70 2-10 per cent. It should ever be borne in mind that cotton Is a quick rhoney crop; It is incomparably the chief ar.icle of export from this country It was the foundation of our national credit nd enabled us to redeem our national debt after civil war. American cotton is held Ih higher esteem than any grown elsewhere, and It may be marketed at less cost. I have not Spoken of that beautiful grade of cotton known as sea island, which is grown in Bouth Carolina and on the coasts of and more latterly with great results lu many of the inland counties of Georgia. Indeed, tho chief sea island cotton market of the world is the beautiful and thriving dly of Valdosbs in Boulhcrr. Georgia, 150 miles from the sea. But a shipload of cotton goods Is infinitely more valuable than a shipload of raw cotton and the cotton manufacturers of t he Bouth are incteaainx rapidly. Some of the largest cotton mills in the Eastern Stales are moving their plants to the Southern States. Suc cessful mill companies in Georgia and AUr jt'nmltaiid the Carolina are now spending $28,000,000 in Increasing Uioirequlpmentand building now mills. lu 1HH3 the Bouth had 180 mills, with GOO spindles and 14,300 looms. A careful ooinpilt. . ji made iu tln spring of 1894 shows 405 mills. 8,700,000 spindles and 62.000 loom i, with 07,0 0,000 o, capital in vested. These figures were made In March of this year by Mr. John O. Latham, of the New York Cotton Exchange, who, I bollovu, is an acknowledged authority. And what shall we say of this glorious citjr; tllb finest type of Southern progress? Buott an one tho Muster must have hl in mind when He exciaimod: 'Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.' I might enlarge on the inspiration its sturdy people gather from its bracing clime, their indefatigable industry, their broad and liberal talouls, the cordial welcome they give the stranger that Is within their gates, the exemplar of municipal activity and munici pal fiitne it affords. It is American to the core. Its every expiration is a hurrah. Within the structure of the majestic Church of St. Paul's lu London there is a simple in scription iu h(norof an architect, Christo pher Wrenn, who is there sleeping 'Hi mo numentum requiris, cireumspiee.' If yon would behold his monument, look around you, This was an inscription to the mighty dead. It is equally appropriate to the mighty living. If you would behold the monuments of this proud Georgia city, the prideof the Slate, look around you. While our winters are bracing aud invigorating,our streams are never frozen. The death rate throughout the entire State Is fifteen and a frnction to a thousand, and among the white people even less." Tbe orator next sought to prove that "the people of the South are distinctively a reli gious people." lift told of the early labors of John and Charles Wesley and George Whitfield, and said : "Who can doubt that Mm presence in Georgia of 151,500 Methodists and 163,000 Baotists is due to the impetus to religious thought imparted by these inspired missionaries ot Christ ?" Following is Judge Bpeer's peroration: "H i has restored our souls aud is even now leading us through groen pastures and by the waters of comiort. Aud here and now, not before our enemies, for thanl: God we have none, but before the people of the habitable globe, He spreads the table that all may come aud see and know the bounties and benefactions Ho lias showered on this favored people. Aud shall we not ba worthy of II.s I viug kindness, His care for our pa-it aud U.B provisiou for our future : Tea, we shall say with the psalmist of old, -Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives, and we shall dwell lu tho Jpg'uao pf the Lord forever.' " THE TIOUTE OF THE BEtL. It WIU Take Nearly Five Days to Go from Philadelphia to Atlanta. The revised itinerary journey of the com mittee of Philadolphia city council's commit tee with the Liberty Bell to the Atlanta ex position, has been finally comploted. The journey will occupy nearly five days. The parly loaves Philadelphiaon themorn ingf f October 4th, aud arrives in Atlanta at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of October 8th. On the first day the bell will go South through Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia. Short stops will be made at Wilmington, Baltimore, a two hour's re6t in Washington, then on through Alexan dria, Quantleo, Fiedericksburg, Millford, Doswell, Ashland and Riohtaond. The night will be spent in Richmond, and the next day's tour will be confined to Viriri niiL. Sinn. I will be male Rt Petersburg, Nottoway, Crewe, NFarmville, Lynchburg and Bedford, and uibuhihiw)blhh rurouus. xne tnird day's journey will proceed through Chris tiansburg, East Bad ford, Wvtlieville, and Glade Springs, In Virginia, anJ !a Tennessee, Bristol, Johnson Citv, Gioeuv.lle, Morris town and Kuoxvllle. The next day in Lou don, Athens and Clevelaud will be given a sight of the bell, and Chaltanootra will be reached at 1130 on that morning. The af ternoon and nisht will be pa?d at Chatta nooga and on ths next day, Oitober 8th, the party will proceed through Dalloo and Borne, Ga,, reaching Atlanta at 2 o'clock. German Soldiers Killed In a Collision. A railroad train, vlth 1,801) soldiers board, eme into collision with a freight train standing at the station at Oederan, Baxony, demoHshint; a number of oars oa both trains. Twaive weie tnetantly killed no sixty Injured, many .others mowing. ATUfiTA ixrciin:... THM "CHICAGO OF THE booth; Tlie Great Snow Opened Sept. 18. The flovernmant Exhibit to Ecl That ai Chicago. Building Jl fclbit of the Southern RalV ' way. . The most important event of the current ter to thin eetintry, and especially to the. Boutb, and still more ee'ij'eolalljr to the i city ot; Atlanta and the State of Georgia, la Hid Dot-, ton States and International Exposition was; formally opened at Atlanta, Ga., on thelStli,' tiiiy bf bepWillUer, and will ba closed on the fetday bf ieeuiber; -.. . Tha- a gou'.llertl city of llbotit ttOflM poj4 ultttlon should have tM,. ( iad public spirit, not to say the t jrity,' to. ,u'ii- dortakera!nut single handedy an enterprise so wide in it scope so mammoth In Its pro portions and requiring such a vast outlay ot iiiouoyosto richly entitle It to the designa tion of "laternational," in the fuce of a universal tfoiflitufretsl depression and finan cial panio, and that . Atlanta; f:,( Which WM left but little more than a heap of asheS ml sinouldoring ruins; wUli its population, pt 10,000 scattered and homeless by Sherman. 8 army, when it took up its famous "March to the flea," should be that city, it is not Sur hMtiti IMM thd first suggestions of such an enterprise were received . With general mis giving and that even the Southern States am cities counselled against it, uud were alow to come to tho assistance of a sistor city In an undertaking which at such a time was ra gnrded as hazardous in the extreme and to mummoth to promise even a measurable degree ef accomplishment. ' i A viit to Piedmont i'ark, nowever) b"oj expectations oi ino projeiuio vi Vy.. States aud International Exposition; ' . . From the roof garden of the new and mod ern "Aragou Hotel," which occupies thel highest bill !ri this hill city, a magnificent pauoramio view of the city and its surround ings is afforded. All around you," spread over hills aud valleys, just sufficiently pro nounced to afford pleasing variety to the rnnnirfttinV. is the eomnaot. well-built, hust . .. .1.,.. i..UAltk.Cienn ling Chicago of the South, Gate City of the; Houtn, Atlanta, wun lis womui ui mu-iA. streets and avenues, laid out apparently i gUrdloss of rule of plan, Which join the ma cadamized roads that lead through the pic tdresqile suburbs to the rich farming land '"''f'herelsan appearance1, tit Solidity; gfan-1 dotlr and beadty in her ptiblid buildings; het hundred churches, her seminaries; colleges; numerous public school houses, her Henry Grady Hospital, her stores and private houses, suggestive of abundant building ma- . torinl near by, and looking away to the east, fourteen miles norosa the foothills, the fa mous Htoiie Mountain looms upj a solid mountain of granite; where immense quar ries are operated now, but where: thirty oil years ago, grim-visaged war 1 eld sway and thousands were slain, an i -heir blood trlok led over the ragged, grsuito sides ot Stone Mountain. . , In looking over these lovely hills and val Jpysl clad in tke gladesp of Southern i ver dure and yielding abundantly td the harid til vthe happy husbandman, it is difficult to rea liae thai It was ever the theatra of war, and that the soil w literallysoaked wlthlrater- 'al blood.-r - y - - r J In such an undertaking tha question of transportation is one of natural prominencwJ and every person In anywise interested iw this exposition, every person proposing to ihit.nr or a visitor has doubt- less propounded the inquiry, whether th Southern railroads are equal td tho emerJ genoy of handling the enormous travel aha traffic to and from Atlanta during the' period of the Exposition: This question if Course Has long since been answered to their satis faction by tho Committee on Transportation; of the Atlanta Fair; but for the benefit of, many who acquired their knowledge ,of the railroads of the South duiing a period of tenj or fifteen years succeeding the close of the war, perhaps it will be well to say that no comparison can well be drawn between tho; miserable apologies for railroads in the South during that period, with the really splendid roadbeds and equipment and ser vice ot the present. ; Atlanta is essentially a railroad city and a great railroad center; Having roads; and ( good ones, radiating to every section of thrt. country. But without considering any ot, the others, there is one system fully capable of handling expeditiously; Comfortabljr and Satisfactorily, all the travel and traffid! to and from the exposition from any and every direction, and that ia the great combi nation operated by a single management, with headquarters at Washington. D. C, un der the name of the Southern Railway. One of its lines has its northern terminus; at Washington, and over It is operated a fast through service in connection with the Penn-, sylvanla Railroad from New York, through i Philadolphia, Baltimore, Washington and' Atlanta to all parts of the South and South-, west, including New Orleans and points ;ln Florida, and which makes the run from New York to Atlanta in 24 hours. Not only soy but its connections in other directions enable It to give the same first-class servloe to pas sengers from the West and Northwest. . So important is this great railroad system to the success of the exposition and so hearty' has been Its interest in the undertaking and its co-operation with the managers ot the exposition, that it has been accorded ex-i ceptional privileges and will be tbe only road! having tracks in Piedmont Park, which will enable It to land passengers from any dlreo tlon, without change of cars, either la tha Park or in the Union depot in Atlanta, as they may prefor. Tbe Southern Railway has always mani fested tbe most generous interest In every enterprise or effort to promote the welfare of tbe South, and will make a most Interesting xhlbit in a handsome building whloh it has erectd In the fair grounds, consisting of specimens ot the mineral and other product of the South and illustrative ot the marvel-1 ous improvement In railroad construction, operation ana areniteciure m mis country. T. E. 0. TUB LEASE APPOVED. ,The Stockholders Meet at Greensboro nd Ratify It. ! The agony over the North Carolina Kail road ia at last over. A called meeting of the stockholders of this1 Toad was held at Greensboro and for the first time since 1893 quorum was present. The directors agreed two years ago to allow the railroad to bo listed for taxes, bnt the stockholders were unwilling and remained away from the meetings in order to prevent a quorum, so that the action of the di rectors might not be ratified. Now, however, sinoe the Southern has leased the rosM and will pay the taxes there was no excuse for not ratifying the withdrawal of tax exemption, and when ihe vote to ratify the leasing of the r-jad to the Southern wss taken, not a dissenting voice was heard. The di rectors on the part of the State are; S. B. Alexander, W. C. Maxwell, J. P. Allison, J. J. Young, C, W. Jokisos, F. S. Spruill, L. 8. Overman, V. E. Turner. On the part cf the private stock th directors ere'y'R. F. Hoke, Tuos. M. Holt, H. Wl Fries, and B. two miles north bf the center of Atlanta,- will; dispel every doubt of the feifjizWion of S ! de-j or tmecAAs Miirnassinir lue uiusv wukuiuui Camtron. Issued hy the NortK :rnllu5 8t( WfHther Service' The reports of corrootrdsnts tif tin Weekly "Wtftthif tiop Bfrlletin,- fo the past week intlicaie' , fdrrota'ble week in mopt respects. Ths weltiref Las been tiunsttally warm for tho Bea notu .the temperature averaging over Ave degreed lrT day above ths normal. The precipitation was m&cli less than the averago amount, except nea'f & immediate coasl. Tho conditions were very favorable for saving fodder and late Knd! f?r eotton, which is opening well. Tobti'cW-enriua ia fin ished in the enst. Tbo wealhW ftnij been too dry for full crops and for fil plcwiog. Home winter oats have ;'en eowm Both curly and late corn are EasttXV PfsfrfTc'r.- Excepting Bear the const and & M , SctyiftfeB in. the1 southern portion of the distfiiirf; vh'erf a good deal of rain occurred, the wee has been very dry and warm, and on tho whole quite favorable for work now beir-g done. Cool nights did not set in u ntll ttf e' t&A oi the week . Fodder-pulling is about c'oriip'leted except some late fields in the iortii; arid vfaij nicely saved in large quantities; " Ttt'A crop of hay is also being out anil easily cured. Tbe week waa very fa vorable for cotton"; which is opening well, and picking is jb'fo'gfess'njt, though slowly at present. A few com plaints of boll-worms were received. Early and lato corn both safe. To bacco" Is about all cured. Sweet pota toes are' coirting" into" market. Sor ghum caffe iS very fine'; arid titiolCTrtbl edly large quantities? of fiyrup' will be1 made. The field-pea cro'p is 6ije? of tbe li nest for several seasons. A$(tf from the coast it ia beginning to get too dry. for fall crops. Cbntrai. District. A very dry, warm week in the central portion the State, with some very beneficial local showers on the 8th, 9th and 10th. The prevailing dryness is beginning to cause a little filing on corn and tobac co. TLo week wn otherwise very favorable. Fodder-pulling is well ad vanced and pea-vine bay will be fine. Lateoorn and krriips.are' suffering fat rain. - Cotton is openirig well; picking still limited to south portion. Most correspondents report tobacco cures bettor than usual. Many farmers will finish curing next week. Some winter oats havo been sown. Very little fall plowing was done this week on n count of dryness. v Western District. A very hot, dry week; days very warm, but nights not so oppressive . Fodder-pulling is nearly over, except in extreme west. All corn is now safe. Cotton, is open ing rapidly under influence o'f WarmtU and abundant sunshine, and is being" picked also. Tobacco still being cut and cured. Field peas are setting pods freelanft hove luxuriant growth of vine. Some late -potatoes are being harvested. Land is becoming too dry in most places, and rain is required to put it in condition for fall plowing . Fruit season about oveli 51, StambulofT'a grnto has to be gnurded by a strong military force to keep his cueuYms from digging up his body to wreck their vengeance on it. C, F. & Y. V. fly. JOHN OILIi, Recolvor. Condensed Schedule. In Effect June 281, 1893. Southbound No. 1, Dally. tv Wilmington 9 05am Ar Fsvottevilln 19 15 p m Lv Fayettevllle 12 45 p m " Fayettevllle June Banford 916pm " Climax 419pm Ar Greensboro 4 60 p m Lv Greensboro 6 00pm Btokesdale 5 65 p m Ar Walnut Cove 6 25 p m Lv Walnut Cove 6 90 pra I" Iluralilali 6 68 pm At Mt. Airy 25pm Southbound No. I, Dally. Lv Mt. Airy 7 05am " ItiiralHll 8 29am Ar Walnut Cove 8 55am Lv Walnut Cove 8 59am ' Stokeedale 9 28 a m Ar Greensboro 10 11 a m Lv Greensboro 10 20 a ro " Climax .v 10 50 a m " Sanford 12 50 p m Ar Faycttevllle Juncton ' Fayetteville 9 15 p ro Lv Fiyettcviilo 3 45 pm Ar Wilmington 6 55 p m ' Northbound No. 4. Daily, Lv Bonncttsville 8 15 a m Ar Mnxtun 9 20 am Lv Maxton 9 29 am " Il-d Springs 9 53am IJ.jdc Mills 10 35 a m Ar Fayetteville 10 55 a m Southbound No. 3. Daily. Lv Fayetteville 4 35 p m ' Hope Mills 4 54 pm nd Springs 6 40 p m Ar Maxton 612pm ' BennelUvllle 7 20 p m Northbound No. 16. Mixed, daily Ex. San, Lv Ramscur 8 60 a m ' Climax 7 85 m Ar Greensboro 8 20 a m Lv Greensboro 9 15 a m ' Stokesdale 10 50 a m A r Maxton- 1160 am Southbound No. 15.;5Iix'd, daily Ex. Sun. Lv Madison - 12 SO p m " Btokeadals 1 85 p m Ar Greensboro . 9 40 p m Lv Greensboro 8 00 p m " Climax k 4 20 p m Ar Kamseur 6 00 p ra Nobtbhoohd Coknxxtioiss at Fayetteville with Atlantic Coast Line for all points North and East, at Sanford with the Seaboard Air Lino, at Greensboro with the Southern P.a.lway Comp.my, at Walnut Cove with the Norfolk A Western Railroad for Winston-Salom. . Southbound CosnECTtoifS et Walnut Cove with the Norfolk Western Ha.'lroad for Itoanoke aud points North and West, at Greensboro with the Southern Rail way Company lor Ri'eijjh, Rmond and all points Nnrtn anil F.st, at Faysttevili with the Atlantic Coast Line for all prints South, at Maxton with tua inboard Air Line for Charlotte, Atlanta RU'l all points So tth and Southwest, at Wilmington with tbe Wilming ton S-acoast Railroad for WrighisrUle and O 'fan View. Trains No. 1 aud 2 dinner nt T.iyettevillo. i. W. FRY, W. E. KYLE, Geu'l Ji iaager. p-.a'i f a-is, Aj;oui. Richmond Tobacco Market. Buu-curad Tobaoco Lugs, t2 to 5; short oaf, (8 to 8j long leaf, $8 to 12i wrappers, 12 to 820. ftright Tobaccos Smokers: Common, 94 to la; medium,- 98 to 7; fine, 8 to tlO. Cut ters: Common, f 10 to 12) medium, tie to 18; flue, 22.50 to $23; fancy, 427.60 to 30. Fillers: Common, $3.59 to i4; medium, 4.59 Ifl 5.60; good. 8toi8; flue, ftiO to 12. Wrdppersi Common, J 12 to 15 j me dium, 15 to $0; good, 'J8 to 30; fine, 3 to 4fi fancy, 43.00 to 60.00. Wrappers, Ma hogany: Common, 12.lv to 15.00; medium, 90.00 to 22.00: good, 29. W to 32.60: fine, 35.W lo 40.00; fancy, 45.00 to 60.00. . Dark Tobbaocos Lugs. 2.00 to 4.25; short leaf, 4.50 to 6.59; lot) if leaf, 6.00 to 8.00; selec tions, 12.00 to 15.0V. J.F.HENDREN, AtfTtfflffBY AT LAW. ' rractlces In the State and Fffftl Oonru nd collects Claims. Insurance tMttdar 4 Companies upon Liberal terms". ELK1K Mfg, CO. HIGH GRADE COTTON YARNS, WARPS, xmi ivmn cottons, " ELKIN, N. Os The Charlotte Observer ' DAILY &. 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What 7, S3SH 3 t -''-Vl-if P Ai i HUM' Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys "Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. "Castoria Is an excellent medicine for chil dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of Its good effect upon their children." Dr. G. C. Osgood, Low til, Mass. " Castoria Is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. I hope the day is not far distant when mothers will consider the real Interest of their children, and use Castoria Instead of the various quack nostrums h:.-b are destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful ssrcr.U down their throats, thereby eliding them to premature graves." Da. J. F. Kjkchelois, Conway, Ark. Ths- Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, New York Ciy. There being no law iu this country against selling or eating the meat of a horse, the Department of Agrioulture has decided to prevent deception be ing practised by sellers, and lias is sued regulations regarding tho es posure and sale o'JborselleHli, rei7ui'""v.ima"o.7iiS Le'iii T itnpiiblicait Clubs met in convention nt York. Tha 5'J7 delegates in attendance rapiT-eiil't Ji0 clubs. Split on the Silver Koclc. The Democratic State-executive commutes , of Illinois has Issued an address to tbe Illinois Democracy. It repudiates tho June State Democratic currency or free silver convention at Bpriuglftild and denies that the convention voiced the sentiment of tha Illinois Democrats. The address declares emphatically against the free uud unlimited coinage of silver. It stnto3 that it is ready to furnish tha voSars of the Democratic) party in Illinois with documents on tho sub ject and will proceed to do so, this docu ment being the first. BOUTIiS-JlN RAILWAY CO. Lv.Danvillc Lvl'bar-otte.... ' Itoelt Hill.... " Cl.eser...' t. WlnnBlKITd.j Ar. Columbia.... Lv.Columbia... " Johnstons... " Trenton. .... " tSranltovllle. Af. Augusta..... I.v.Coliinibfa..... Ar Charles ton. ... Lv .Columbia.. . Ar.Savaunah.-.. " jatUsonvllle. BLEEPING CAB 8EBVME. Kos. S7 and S8, Washington and South western Limited, composed of Pullman Carsi rr inimum Pullman rate t2.00; no extra fare. Through Sleeping Oars between New York and New Orleans, New York and Memphis, New York and Tampa and Washington, Ashe ville and Hot Springs. Also carries flrst-clasf coach between Washington and Jacksonville Dining Oar between Greensboro and ilcut gomery. ' Nos. 85 and 88. United States Fast MaU pfw:." R'ewpiff fars between New York, Atlanta and MontaomSrrv and New York and Jacksonville. Also has SlefrjtlS CdiJ Charlotte and Augusta. No. 12. Sleeping Car Greensboro to Ral eigh. No. 85, Sleeping Car Raleigh to Greens boro. Through tickets on sale at principal stations to all points. For rates or information ap ply to any agent of the Company. N. J. O'BRIEN, Superintendent First Di vision, Danville, Va. W. B. RYDER, Superintendent Second Di vision, Charlotte N. C. W. H. GREEN, General Superintendent, Washington, D. C. W. A. TURK, General Passenger Agent Tashington, D. 0. is 'A Si Castoria. ,; Castoria If so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me." H. A. Archer, M. D., Ill So. Oxiord 6t., Brooklyn, N. Y. "Our physicians in the children's depart ment have spoken highly of their" experi ence in their outside practice with Castoria. and aathougn we only have among oar medical supplies what io known as regular products, yet we are free to confess that ihe merits of Castoria has won us to kxk with favor upon it." UsriBB HosriTAI. AJD Dtbpewsart, Boston, Mass. Allen C. Smith. Pres. rantern Time at Columbia ail 1Pt Kovta - - oytwi. No se no ;o , i inly mt, 1SDB Dally Dally ; Lv.-JocVsonvllle..'. ...... P Lv. Savannah '2'fi p Ji! 5 Ar. Columbia... HB- '- 'L P- j.y f'tfafleston. !''" " , Ar Columbia. 1 l.v.Auaust. , pfltTS " Oranltevilltf. 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The Elkin Times (Elkin, N.C.)
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