Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-01-09

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five thousand strong. It is a val,
liable publicatiop, containing
complete information on all
phases of tobacco Sulture and
every farmer for miles around
will be supplied withN a copy.
Capt. T. H. Balm has supervision
of the work, and his welA known
public spirit and indomitable en-
ergy are an earnest that the work
will be well done and the pam
phlets given widespread circula-
ton.
The dill ectors of the Whitney
Manufacturing Co., of Whitney,
S. c., which lately decided on
charging, have formulated their
plans for same. 1t is decided
that a new power-house will be
built. equipped with a 600 horses
power compound engine, and five
new tubular boilers seveuty-two
inches by sixteen feet, maks
ing 875 horsepower in all con
trolled by the mill. The present
mill building will be extended,
and an equipment of 10000
spindles and necessary compile
ment of machinery will be in
stalled, making 20. 900 spindles
in all. And still the business is
not over>done. Goldsboro could
support several more cotton
mills. Let's have them.
THE value Of the improved
system of COMPRISING cotton has
already been shown by the in
creased cargoes and car loads
obtained over the old system.
The Union Compress Company,
of Little Rock, Ark, recently
loaded a car with 115 bales OF
cotton, weighing in the aggre
gate, 90. 8O4 pounds, averaging
nearly $50 pounds to the bale.
The dimensions of the bar were
thirty-four feet long, six feet,
three inches wide and seven feet
five inches high. The cotton was
compressed by me of the Bierce
latest improved hydralic presses.
and some Of the bales had a den
sity Of forty two pounds to the
cubic foot, the average being
over thirty>five pounds.
THE Baltimore Manufacture.
ers' Record thinks that during
the decade ending with 1900 the
total output of agriculture, manu-
features and mining in the South
will aggregate about so, OOO,-
900, 900 more than for the decade
ending with 1890, or, in other
words, this decade will show
an average increase in the
total value of all Southern
products of about 81, 900. =
900, 600 a year over the preceding
decade. This looks like an enor-
nous gain, remarks the Record,
and so it is; but when we con-
trast the vast increase in mining
manufacturing and agriculture in
the South since 1880 we can see
that it is oy no means an over
estimate. Now let Goldsboro
take courage from the outlook,
and cease not in her efforts to
reach the head of the process
sion.
The Emperor William has
made a diversion that has quite
active British hostil
ity from President Cleveland.
South America is no longer
thought of when South Africa is
in issue and John Bull has to
maintain a Monroe doctrine all
his own. The British doctrine
South Africa is that
the country belongs exclusively
to the English; that nobody has
any rights there except what
they choose to allow, and that il
is impertinent for any other Eu-
ropean power to interfere or
make any comment AS to the
Emperor's dispatch to Kruger it
certainly was undiplomatic to a
degree, and it is not strange that
it has made the lion growl. The
lion is simultaneously feeling
more amiabie and respectful to-
ward the eagle, and whatever
the result about Africa, we may
safely regard our war about
Venezuela as postponed for the
present.
A good companion. ever de
lightful aud welcome, is found ir
the Youth Companion, establish
ed 1927, yet growing more vig'
orous each year. Its Announce
ments for coming twelve months
are we'll worth reading. The re.
markable weekly circulation oil
the Companion testifes to the
general appreciation of its worth
to the elevated tone of everything
it prints, as we'll as of its interes.
for boy and girl, father ano
mother, alike. Those who make
the acquaintance of the Youths
Companion for the first time thi:
year will find it entertaining, in
structive. generous and healthful
Those who for many years hav,
received it's weekly visits will
find in it an old and true friend
more welcome than ever. 70 al
new subscribers, and to those re
newing their subscriptions, tn,
Companion.sends free its hand
some four-page Calenderfor 1896
The four seasons have been APP
propriately pictured in water
colors, reproduced by litho-
graphy, size of each page Xxi