Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-07-06

HE cotton mills everywhere
throughout the South are holding
their own against the dull times and
their number is increasing, Why
not some of the increase for Colds
bore? More factories is what we
need-cotton factories seem to pay
best and stand the stress of hard
times successfully, therefore cotton
factories should be Goldsboro's chief
aim, and our business men should
cease not in united effort along this
line until cotton factories materials
ize and get under full running head
way in our midst.
The silver purchased and held by
the government is now worth S95,
600, 900 less than we paid for it.
Whose loss is this? The answer is
easy. The people will have to foot
the bill. It is almost incred>
ible that there are those who
would have this absurd pol
icy continued and that there
are others who would open the
minis to the full and unlimited
coinage of silver at a ratio which
puts IS cents worth of silver into a
coin and calls 1t a dollar. The
country will hardly commit itself
to such a costly folly.
Mr.. J. L. Ludlow, of Winston, n.
g., an experienced and practical
Civil and Sanitary Engineer, was in
the city Sunday on his way to Wills
son, where he is professionally en-
gagged on the waterworks system that
that town is inaugurating. He is
also a member of the State Board of
Health. If u Board of City Alder
men would invite him to confer with
them as to Goldsboro's pressingisewer
needswe are sure the interview should
rebound, to the improvement of our
city's sanitary condition.
PRESIDENT Cleveland's proclama~
ton converting Congress in extra ses-
sion on August 9TH has had Il magls
Cal effect on the business world. Ii
has wreathed "long faces" with
smiles; given hope to respondent
men; and relieved a tension that
threatened to end in a bad break.
The people feel that a safe and
strong hand is upon the helm and
hence confidence will soon return.
It is d foregone conclusion that the
purchase Of silver is to cease and
that our finances are to be put upon
a safe footing.
IN the competitive examination
for West Point held for this Cons
gressional district in Wilson Wed>
nesday there were ten applicants
and all Of them exceedingly well
posted and brilliant. After an all
day examination and a careful req
view Of the papers the committee de-
cided in favor of Mr.. w. P. Wooten,
of Lenoir, 20 years Of age, son of our
esteemed farmer friend Mr.. Shade
|. Wooten, and a graduate with first
honors from the State University at
its recent commencement. He is a
remarkably brilliant and promising
young HAIL. NIL 7. u. OdFT, OF
Greene county, was chosen as alter
nate.
EVERY now and then we hear
some och10crat, posing behind the
Alliance, ''raising Cain"
because Congress is going to repeal
the Sherman silver bill: and yet Con-
gresham Alexander, Of this State. a
member of the executive committee
of the State Alliance, writes over
his own signature: "There will be
little opposition from the South,
and none from North Carolina to the
repeal of the Sherman act" when
Congress meets. Now who is to be
the spokesman of the Alliance, the
blatant Och3Ocrat or S. b. Alexander?
OF course those farmers who read
only ''Oclocratic" papers will never
see the truth in them from an Alli-
ance Or Democratic standpoint.
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