The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-14
COURTEOUS METHODS
A BOUNTEOUS RAIN MAKES The
FARMERS HAPPY.
EXCURSIONS TO NORFORK AND AsHEV!LLE
The News From the Stirring, Progressive City
of Durham Interestingly
ChronicIed.

Durham, n. c., July 13.-(Special)-
In the gold mining convention out at
Denver, Col, the great free silver mil
lionaire from Durham is conspicuous
figure. The Denver Republican thus
speaks of him:
Zone of the most interesting figures
of the convention is Col. j. S. Carr, pres
ident of the great Durham Tobacco Com
pany, president of the First National
Bank of Durham, North Carolina; a mil
lionaire through the work of his own
hands and brains; an eX-Confederate SOL
der, who fought through the war to APP
pomattox in Wade Hamton's celebrated
cavalry legion, and though a cavalryman,
was forced to walk to his home in North
Carolina, where he arrived without a dol
lar in his pocket, with home and friends
lost and dead, and started with nothing
but his hands and his pluck to restore
the fortunes he had lost. Mr. Carr has
succeeded, as is shown by the fact that
he carries in the Mutual Life Insurance
Co. of New York, policy for 100000,
the largest single policy ever written in
the history of life insurance in the United
States; and is at the head of business
which has attained enormous proportions
and which is still growing. 1 do not
know anything about mines or mining"
said he, land that is the main reason of
my being out here. 1t is good thing for
men to get out of their ordinary ruts
and rub up against men who know some
thing that they do not. No man cam fail
to learn something that is of use to him
in this manner, and / have never found
that a man could learn too much about
anything Iron sharpeneth iron, so a
man sharpeneth the countenance of his
friends is as true to-day as when it was
written l have already been paid for
the trouble of coming out here, by the
sight of the snow ON mountains from my
bedroom windows, and l expect to learn
something to-day and tomorrow that
will not only be of interest to me, but
will be positive advantage. l have
some mining interests in North Carolina;
and also have some interests in this State
and Arizona in connection with Mr. judi
kins, of Virginia, which we will visit on
this trip There is no change in the SEN
timent OF the people of North Carolina
on the silver question. They are for sill
yer to-day as they were last fall, and in
! my opinion they always will be, for they
believe in bi-metallism because under it
the country was prosperous.
las president of the bank | was i'll con-
slant receipt during the campaign of cir
culars and arguments from the bankers
committee of New York, urging me to
use my influence for the gold standard.
Shortly before the election the bank need
ed some money for a matter of consid-
cradle Importance, and taking the collat-
terals with me l went to New York and
consulted a broker. i don't think it will
be possible for you to get the money your
SELF said he. The only way you can get
it is for me to put in my note with your
collaterals as security. You are known
as a free silver banker in every bank in
New York and New England, and / don't
believe you would find a single bank that
would lend you the money | was forced
to get the money in that way, and by the
way, had a good lot of trouble in get
ting my collaterals out of the hands of
that broker"
The West Durham church has done the
handsome thing in opening the doors of
their beautiful church edifice to the Bap-
fist brethren, who were so unfortunate
in having their house of worship demol-
ished during the progress Of a tornado
some weeks since. The kind offer has
been accepted and from now on Rev. w.
III. Smith, the bright young Baptist di-
vine, will preach twice a month in the
Methodist church. He and Rev. Il. w.
Bailey, the pastor of the Methodist
church, are working for the salvation of
souls and they'll win 'em.
The reports to-day from every section
of the country for fifteen miles out are
to the effect that the rain yesterday even
ing was general and the farmers are all
smiles. The crop prospects are better
than for years before 1t is needed.
The Norfolk excursion pulled out this
morning with an immense crowd.
The Asheville excursion passed here
about IL o'cock to-day and had fine
crowd aboard. Very few persons went
from here.
Mr.. II. Fl. Scoggins left this morning
for Warm Springs and will be absent a
few days.
One of Miss Lallah Cars fine horses
died Sunday night.
Capt. G.. S. Anderson and little boy
are visiting relatives in Randolph coun-
ty.
There were two cases before Mayor
MCGOWAN this morning. One of them
was against Solomon Justice. Old man
Pervis was in court and testified. The
old man has about recovered, but wears
good big plaster on the back of his
head. The evidence was conclusive
against Solomon, and he was required to
furnish bond in the sum Of 5000. He
went to Jail.
The Paige Players came to Durham
! again Friday and Saturday nights. "The
life Of an Actress will be presented the
first night, and "My Mother-in-Law" the
second. The troupe is said to be very
lime, and will doubtless give Durham
people two evenings of splendid enter
/, Itainment.
Mr.. w. G. Crabtree is serving as Chief
l. of police during Chief Woodall's absence,
land the suit fits him we'll too.