North Carolina Newspapers

r : H -' .. LABOR REPORT OF!' (IOljOLIA COMPLETEST POSSIBLE SUM MARY OF LABOR , AND INDUS TRIAL CONDITIONS. TAR HEEL CAPITOL NEWS General News of North Carolina Col ' lected and Condensed From j the State Capital That Will Profe of Interest to All Our Readers, I ''" . Raleigh. The twenty-eighth annual report of the commissioner of labor jjand printing recently issued from the de partment has been received every where as one of the completes! possi ble summaries of the laboring condi tions in North Carolina as well as of industries from, the standpoint of; the manufacturers. The . report besides a complete directory of the state offices contains a revised list of the labor laws of North Carolina and a classified list of the industries of the state, -v.-v . j j "Condition of Farmers" is the title of one of the leading chapters o the report That shows in summary j that there has been an . increase in j the value of farm land in eighty-eight counties and no change in twelve. There are, reporting to . the depart ment for 1914, 755 miscellaneous factories, with $88,811,810 capital, using 88,590 horsepower, producing an output valued at $97,062,107. .These factories employ 38,655 per sons. . . I Two hundred and ninety-six cotton mills report, employing $54,482,622 capital, using ' 3,704,709 spindles, 62,056 looms, operated by 143,237 horsepower. There are employed , in these mills '54,960 people. Output, $807602,74. I The number of knitting mills re porting is 75, increase of 17 over last year.' The capital here employed is $4,762,196 nearly a million inore .than last year. There are 144,840 spindles, . 10,760 knitting machines and 1,000 sewing machines In use in these mills:- 20.163 horseDowerl and S.227 employees, reporting - output of $7,771,080. ; . . ; - .The woolen mills reporting are 6 In number with capital - of $171,000; employing 13,812 spindles; 262 lodms; 25 cards; horsepower, 805.: Output $755,000; employing 542 persons! Pour silk mills, with capital of $23,000, spindles employed 47,540, looms 492, horsepower 1,110. Output 4678,750. 842 presons employed. Pour cordage mills, with capital of : 460,000 ; . spindles employed . 15,936; "braiders; 250;. cards, 52; horsepower, 735, Output, $1,211,467. ; Employing 440 persons. Y Y . : Y-" :"; Y" '. Y; The furniture factories are 8f in i number, with capital of $3,327,205, using 10,078 horsepower, employing 8,786 persons. . Yi In North Carolina, t This number in cludes' daily, semi-weekly, . wjeekly and other, with a combined circula tion of 1,512,559 copies. V 1 The report shows also wages in the different trades in all the industries covered, hours constituting a -day's work, otgether with numerous dfe-talls.,-' : - Y . - The appendix shows an alphabeti I cal index of manufacturers, classified under , names of articles ' manuf ac- ; vurea, togeiner wnn . ust or. news I papers and various- other appropriate l relative facts and observations. Labor Will Ask Nothing. Chairman D. K. Wright of the leg islative committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and other la bor organizations, who is always es pecially active - during legislative ses sions' here,r for and against measures as they effect the labor interest, said that for once there will be j roost probably not a single bibf legisla tion of any sort asked for at this ses sion by I the" interests he represents, but y that they are geting ready to make the .. strongest, fight they can against a number of measures: that are , expected to come . from j other sources and that would be detriment al to the Interest he represents Reoalring Secretary's Office. Workmen have becrun a comTvlpto renovation and refinish for the bffices of the secretary of state in the Capi tol building that will include hard wood floors and reflnishing the walls and new whiter enamel for thee wind rows and paneled blinds. The offices of the governor, state treasurer, and auditor have had a similar overhaul ing within the past two years, and the work in 1 he department of state is sreatly needed to put these on ! an at- tractive ; an d creditable footing with x the other departments. ,1 Y Wa nts 250 C hi I d re n ; Ca red Fo if. ;, Dr' Y Joyner, state superinten dent of public Instruction, jus back from Kinston; where he attended the annual meeting of the board of direc tors of the State School for the Fee-ble-Mindedv says the board determin ed to press upon the legislature- the - necesity of provision through in " creased apropriations for increase of ; the capacity of the school from 10ft to 250 "childern, the institution being - now taxed to Its limit, with 150 urg- w applications for admission bn file. North Carolina's Waterways Money. - Washington. The annual river and harbor appropriation bill, carrying $34,138,580 ; for ' waterway improve ments throughout the country, was completed by the house rivers v and harbors committee. Army engineers estimates were reduced, by nearly $20, 000,u00 to maintain work on existing for work on projects which', already have been begun, making no provision for new undertakings. ,, ' After the . defeat of the river and harbor bill at the last session of Con- gress and the " appropriation . of ; $20, 000.00Q to maintain work on xlsting projects, the board of engineers sub mitted estimates aggregating $53,000, 000. These the committee, according to Chairman Sparkman fpared to the bone.""-' - ,' YY. " V Y. ; ' '"; All big Improvement projects were involved in the committee's efforts to cut the appropriations. . Among the appropriations In the annual rivers and harbors bill, as completed, are. ' Virginia: yY'Y ; Mataponi and Pamunkey rivers, $6,000; Rappahannoch, $10,000; James $100,000; Inland waterway Norfolk, Va, to Beaufort Inlet North Carolina $600,000. . ' North Carolina: Beaufort fhartfor. $17,000 ; Beaufort Inlet $5,000; Morehead City, $8,800; Scuppernong river, $5,400; Pamlico and Tar rivers, $35,000 ; Neuse and Trent rivers,' $32,000; waterway Pam lico Sound to Beaufort Inlets $8,000; New ri ver and waterway to . Beaufort .harbor, ?S7,000; Northeast, Black and Cape Fear rivers above Wilmington, open channel work, $13,000; Cape Fear river above Wilmington locks and dams, $173,000; Capp Fear river at and below Wilmington, $205,000; Waccamaw river, $55,500. v South Carolina: Winyah Bay, $50,000; Santee, Wa teree and Congaree. rivers, $20,000. Tennessee: French Broad and ' Little Pigeon rivers, $40,000, - ' . Southern Girls Aid Farmers. ; r Washington, D. C Daughters of Southern farmers who have been members of the United States depart ment of agriculture's garden and can ning clubs have been able to give their fathers practical demonstra tions of the' value of crop diversifica tion during the present bad cotton year. The actual products which the girls have put up are proving invalu- - - able assets in many farm homes where the cotton crop has not brought the customary returns and many farm ers are now substituting whole acres of onions and tomatoes in place of cotton after seeing the success whcih the young women' have made 'With these crops. Two sisters in North Carolina have established such a reputation for their canned fruits and vetables that they cannot fill the demand. The rules ot the agent in charge of the North Carolina work makes it neces sary that the name and address of every club member go on every can she puts on the market. "Give me a can of Mabel Norris tomatoes," or "Give me a can of Agnes Norris peaches," requests the housewife of the grocer In the section where these two sisters sell their products. These young women no longer put up their product in glass, but in tins, their name on the outside being sufficient guarantee for the appearance of the products. The North Carolina girls are being taught to be business wo men , as well as to put up superior products. , Craig's Message a Party Document.) Nearly all the state institutions and boards have filed their annual or bi ennial reports with Governor Craig for the4 general assembly, and the governor is beginning to cast the first rought draft of his message to the legislature in connection with which these reports of boards and institu tions will be transmitted to the law making body. The governor has given no Intima tion as to the character of his forth coming message, except to say that It will be anchored in Democratic prin ciples and the . Democratic platform and party pledges. He expresses the belief after a study of the personnel of th legislators-elect that the assem bly will be a safe, sane and at the same time a sufficiently aggressive body ot men anxious to do the will of the people and promote their best interests.- I 1 ..Big Advance In Health Work. The state department of health Is niuch gratified oyer the. big advance in health work reported from Vance county where Dr. D. C. Absher is serving as whole-time -health fficer, and the department -predicts big things through his specialized efforts. Doctor Absher,' it is pointed out, holds A - . - " ' me recora tor emcient work . under the Rockefeller Sanitation Commis sion service In this ' state through the establishment of the Salemburg com munity, Sampson county, that claims the world record for equipment. Lower Insurance Rates For State. General gratification is being' - ex nressed at the recognition of North Carolina's right- to special insurance rate concessions by the Southeastern Tariff Association as manifested in the recent promulgation, of reductions In Insurance rates on classes of fire risks, generally . that ' touch the rank and file of the people. Reductions are as follows : Fifteen per cent In the fi nal rating, on shingle or wooden-roof dwelling houses, private garages barns and stables, located . In cltie and towns. SUIT FOR THE PRESIDENT Concord Tailor, a Native German, Makes and, Sends President Wilson ' ! a Suit of Clothes. 1 ; voncord-J. E. Love, a tailor of this city, has just ssent PresidentWoodrow, Wilson a; fiult.ofciothes manuractureu and madf in Concord. With the suit was a letter expressing the hope that the President would accept - the gift as a ; token or esteem . irom a native both 7 German who has Teslded here foriseveral 'years.:;V , - -;: u -:,::C:,-'X The cloth; for the suit was manu factured at j the Gibson ' Manufacturing- Company here and . is of light colored cotton material , similar, to Palm Beach cloth. This class of goods proved popular here last Sum mer said ' was used for suits by ' a number of citizens. It was on dis play at the textile exhibit Home-Corn- Ing Weed and attracted much atten tion. Needless to sa ythe suit was made with all the care and tailoring genious Mr. Love could command. Some time- ago Mr. Love expressed a desire to make the President a suit out of Concord-made goods. A friend wrote to Senator Overman ;for the measurements of the President's suits and in a short time Secretary Tumulty furnished the information j Buncombe's Corn- Show. AshevIHe. The most successful Boys' Corn Club contest in the his tory of Buncombe county was brought to a close with the annual seed corn show which I was held at the court house here. ! Christian Luther of Candler jwas j the most successful con testant, being awarded' first prize $15 in cash and a farm implement given by MrsJEdith S.. Vanderbllt. v He pro duced 117 1-3 bushels of corn on an acre. Perry H. Gaston of Candler won ceond prize, while producing less corn than the winner of the second, made a i better score based on ; all of the conditions of the content. - In the men's contest R. H. Davis of Candler won , first prize - with 115 bushels. In the boys' prolific show corn contest, J. H. Holcombe won first prize while the second1 was awarded to Stanley Weaver. Both are residents of ! north Buncombe, iFarming in Harnett. Dunn.f-Considerable local interest 19 centered upon Never Fail Farm, that wonderful stretch of fertile Harnett soil owned by J. A. Harps, a comparatively recent acquisition to this county's citzenship. Mr." Harps comes from Ohio and is using the agricultural j knowledge gained In that state toj much profit in this locality whose soils he thinks to be the most wonderfully 'productive in the country. He owns several thousand acres in western j Harnett and though his prin cipal product is tobacco, he is teaching his neighbors that diversity, can chase adversity; out of the county, f He pro duces np cotton, but nearly everything else Is grown upon his farm. As an instance of the great value of Harnett soil as a tobacco producer, he points, in a letter to a local warehouseman, 'g the fact that he has received $15,-; 000 from the sale of tobacco this year. Kinston Gets Union Depot. Kington. -Kinston Is to have a union depot after I all. It was announced re cently. G. V. CowDer. a well-known lawyer, Vas informed by C!erk A. J. Maxwell of; the Corporation Commis sion that the commission has agreed that the station is a necessity and that an : order for its erection at Gor don and Independent streets on prop erty now. occupied by a Presbyterian church $.nd several dwellings will be Issued. ! 1 , Senate) Press Gallery Gets Apples. . Washington. Edmund Robinson, secretary of the United Fruit Growers of Western North Carolina, with headquarters at North Wilkesboro. at the request of Capt. A. B. Williams of Senator; Simmons office sent to the senate press gallery a barrel of Royal Limbertwig apples , grown in the Brushy Mountains. COMING EVENTS. Annual Live Stock Meeting, Statesville January 19-21. 1915. TAR HEEL BREVITIES. The second annual Henderson coun ty corn! show held at Henderson was a success, in spite of the snow on' the ground and the ; inconveniences it dc casioned the farmers who brought in 50 exhibits of corn and Irish pota toes. ; I 'l'- vrr'"- .,r , v .' i Robert V." Brawley, : for postmaster at Staiesville and David T.- Clark, postmaster atWeldon have been-confirmed. ' - ' ' Ex-Governor Glenn addressed a mass meeting at Charlotte recently, on the subject of national prohibition. David Stern, a well known Greens-, boro attorney, 7 died suddently. Commissioner Young of ; the Insur ance department mailed out large numbers of holiday bulletins of the department. . These ; went to the su perintendents of Sunday school, to school teachers and to business men and merchants over the state. ' ; Hollyj shipments brought East Caro lina shippers more than $30,000 this year., ! ; I . -,V ' T-: I : '.v Warsaw tobacco market has closed having jsold nearly 3,000,000 pounds of tobacco. " " ' : -..z : Durham county farmers have slaugh-" tered over 10,000 pounds of "hog re cently. i Most of them have .had un usually, good luck with pork this; year nd the cold weather" just at this time has been ideal for the butcher ing. .There has been little or. no; hog cholera for the hog raisers have tak en the precaution to have the animals Inoculated. ' . T Popular Objections I I How to; Meet Theiia I 1 i Br REV. HOWARD W. POPE ' 1 . . Snporiatendeot ol Man, Moody Bible lutitat . w ' . diicato , X TEXT When I have a mora convenient season, I will call for thee. Acts 24:25. M r v uou a, iuau Bttjro. x iia v c uu ime pfor religion," it" means that he is; not interested. He has all the time there is, and if he con sidered his sal vation a mattor of much importance, he "would take time for it. He may be so crowded with business home cares v and that he cannotrattend meetings, but that need not I pre vent him from being a Christian. Our Roman Cath olic friends, who belong almost jwholly' to the laboring jelass, and whose time is not their own, as a rule, are the most regular church -goers in the community. The fact Is that people find time for : what they consider important." 1 1 know a young man who wished to attend" a certain series of meetings. The factory where he was employed jwas running evenings, and every man was expected to work overtime for a tew weeks , during the busy season, Vor which of course, they received ex- itra pay, He was not a Christian, but jlhe went to his employer and askel to $e excused from working evenings for week, and he also went without his pupper each night in order to attend tne services. iVery soon ne gave nis heart to God, and before the end of lihe'week he had the pleasure of see- Not the Real Reason. When one, offers the lack of time pas an excuse for not being a Chris tian, it Is well to show him by some pimple illustration that this is not the ?real reason, say to mm, If, In addi ction to your regular work, you had an (opportunity tol earn ten dollars each week bv one hour of extra work. Iwould you accept the offer?" He will doubtless answer, "I think I prould." ,i ' ,,; - ; "In other words, if you want time foT something extra, you manage to Mnd it You see, my friend, the sim- fple . fact Is that you do not feel the '.a ' i " jneea oi saxvauon, ana you are noi ln jterested in it. You are in the condi tion described In Enheslana 18 'Wat. tng the understanding darkened, being alienated fromjthe life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart Why ipot face the fact, disagreeable a it anay oe, ana wnen people ask you why ou are not a Christian, give them the Ireal reason instead of offering a false '-one? And furthermore, it is well to Remember that; if you do not take time to consider this question of salvation, fjuu Will BUUUilUGC )UUf uupauikjr tJ know God, and; will be in the condition described in the nineteenth verse of the same chapter," 'Who being past aeellne eave I themselves up to all Jnanner of sin." u Wllf Think About It." There are some minds which ma re very slowly, and if one really has fiever considered what is Involved! in. hecomlng a Christian,' it may be nfell p giye him a little time for reflection. As a rule, however, thls ejcuse is only I another way of saying, "Not now." We Should show the person that already j'ke has all the information1 he needs or an. intelligent decision, and that if jjie waited a dozen years he would not be any better j prepared, - but on jthe ontrary, ne wpuia De less aisposed to decide than now. There are only two things that he Jieeds to know that he is lost, and hat Christ Is. the only Savior. These wo things he j knows already,, and all ffhat remains for. him to do Is to ac pept Christ as his Savior. Show him hat continual, thinking on the Isl tab- ect will not make the decision ?any Easier, but continual rejection 1 of hrist will surely make it harder.J It s a great mistake for people to think that they 'can; be saved when thev please. The only time when a man pan be saved is when God chooses! to 've him, and God's time Is now; "Be Jiold, now is the accepted time; Ibe- noia, now Is the day of salvation." No one has i a right to say that Ml think it over and decide when he he its -ready. God; rails fr immoitn U. cision; he commands us to lay down pe weapons of our rebellion, and sur ender : "unconditionally: When Mr. 4loody was, holding meetings in Hart lord, Conn., many years ago, he urged man one night to accept Christ at ince. ' Finally the man replied, t'Well. lr Moody, I will promise you this : I Ifill attend the meeting tomorrow might and I will accept Christ as iny lavior then." That man never reached ls home alive, r The train, on which jjle traveled ran off a bridge at Tariff -jritte. and many lost their lives,' and mong them was this man. "That ex perience," said Mr.-Moody, "taught be lesson, never to let any; one off with r promise, but to press them hard for Hn immediate decision' and if that failed, to show them the peril of even I . 1 1 i mm 1 A? j j - ;o. Fmger Lumber Co. Building Iterial CTetTthinx.Beceaaary to build a hacam Phone L Landrum, S. .C Swann'o Livery At rUhrs Barn. TRYON," NORTH CAROLINA Saddle n4 Driving Horeea. , Hacka ,mt all trains. Baigaga and express looted after with Special Cre Phonee 8Ubh, 106; Residence, 83B Dr. J. E. IlAVJTIIOnnE "f- r.' ' ' ' 1 - - ? T " ,-' ; '!. DENTIST of Aahevllle, North Carolina will be at his office over Orr'a Store, Try on, Friday and Saturday of each week.. T Wi L. Thompson General Contractor and Builder All Work Guaranteed. Office in E. B. Goelet Bldg. SALUDA. N. C. L. Henderson CONTRACTOR and BUILDER, JOB WORK AND REPAIRS. Saluda, North Carolina Pace & Ward j OLD ORIGINAL v HEAT MARKET , Successors to THOMP80N 4 PACE r Freeh Meats, Ham, Bacon, Sausag and Freeh Fleh. Phone No. 7 for Quick Free Delivery i Give Us a Trial. SALUDA, v North Carolina, ri -- n itttitt ir 't E. M. SALLE Y & CO. i - - t ; 1 .. $ - . ...... Real Estate and Insurance FIRE INSURANCE, COMMISSIONS, RENTS CHOICE PROPERTY FOR RENT OR SALE We Sell Dirt Cheap Phone 70. Office, Corner Hart and Main Sts., Saluda, N. C. - - We are the ST YLEPLUS STORE All new patterns. Styles that are "correct. You pick the suit that best suits you the price la the same alwaya $17.00. Sarei you $3.00 to $8.00 and you are well dressed. Notice the bis two page ad In th Saturday Evening Post. Ther la no better clothing proposition than this to be had ta any town, large or. small, and we guarantee erery suit THE BALLENGER CO. For Everything Tryon SALUDA PHARMACY C. R, LITTLE, President Exclusive Distributors; : E-astman Kodak and Supplies, Mer- ; riams Bull Dog: Segars, Victor-Vic-trolla and Records, Crouch's Knox-1 ville Cut Flowers, Racy s Creamery Ice Cream, Temptation Chocolates. Prescrlptlcn Departsisnt In Patent end Prcsrlstarv Uedlclnss by Pcrcsl Pest Prepsld E. W. BARBER , i , SALUDA, N. C. Agent for 5 beet nurseries , . take contracts t for setUn? n, and SDrarinjr fruit tro xAnvti fine i undeveloped orchard Tery; low- prices. 3 bearing appij cxiarus ior saxe. v Write for list and prices. Phone 50 SALUDA SEMINARY SALUDA, N.C. j "In the Land of the Sky." Opens September 15, Close! May 13, With 33 weeks of Schoo , Between. ' There are 8 Officers of the School and 475 to 220 Students Ten Grades In the Course of Study. The - Expense Per Month Is Lower Than That of Other Schools., Correspondence Invited Or Call And Inspect This Excell ent School. . I Mary A. Peck Principal i t ? SALUDA PLUMBING CO. JOHN T. COAT ES, JR., President Pracfical Plumbing PERSONAL ATTENTION TO JOB WORK. All Work. Guaranteed. Estimates Furnished Free. Members Saluda Board of Trtdt Oorner MAIN: and HART STREETST, i x m nAAfTPG TP North Carolina TO Chsrgt cf HegUtsred ?harRWoll ft night's delay.' i - - . ' - v 4V ' -b : - -