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were given, was played and a supper
served. 81
The Tourists were entertained last
evening by Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Down
ing, at the home Of Mrs Hugh Wig
gins, ll5 north twelfth street, The
regular program was laid aside for
musical program of nine numbers
which Mrs. Downing had arranged in
a pleasing manner and printed on
dainty little cards. There was a large
attendance Of the club members. and
number of guests were present
also. Among the latter were; Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Fletcher and Mr..
VIII Fletcher, Of New York city;
/ Mrs. Charles Purcell. Of Chicago, and
Mrs. Hatch, Of Detroit.
The program. as given below, was
divided into two parts, the first of
miscellaneous selections and those Of
the second from the Wagner operas
The club was pleased with the chang
from the regular work. and enjoyed
all Of the numbers.
/ The next meeting is to be with
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Strattan, 203 north
fifteenth street The program:
l. Scottish Tone Poem Mac
lDowell.
Wanderer Nachtliel : Rubin
stain.
3. The Chase Mattel.
4. Selection From the Persian Ga
den-Lehmann
.. 1t Was Not so to Be Nessler.
Richard Wagner.
/. Faithful and True ohenorin.
?. Lohenerin S Reproof to Elsa
Wagner-Liszt
3. Spinning Chorus = The Flying
| Dutchman.
4. Selections From Tannhauser
Mrs. Earhart, Mr.. Braffett, Mr..
Fletcher, Mrs. Downing, Mrs. McCabe.
Mrs. Reeves, Miss Eggemeyer and
Mrs. Marvel.
The members and regular atten-
dants of the South Eighth Street
Friends church gave the annual con
gregational supper at the church last
evening. There were about two hun
bred and fifty present An elaborate
supper was spread at about Z O'Clock
and very pleasant social time spent
afterward.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to extend our thanks to
the neighbors and friends for their
kindness shown us during the sick
ness and death of Mrs. Henrietta
Wibker
Mrs Clara Goebel and Children.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06
SOCIAL CALENDAR.
EDITED
BY
MISS
CHARLOTTE
MY RICK

Today.
Dinner given at the Westcott by
Mr.. Dave Sutton.
History club with Mrs. Phoebe
Stevens, 1O17 north A street.
Nomads with Miss Jean Dunlop, "a
north ninth street.
Biscuit supper by Ladies Aid so
ciety of Christian church.
Open church, South Eighth Street
Friends church.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06

Hiram Cronk of Dunnbrook, near
Utica, n. Y, said to be the last sur
vivor of the war of 1912, will be 1O4
years old on April %. Mr.. Cronk re-
Gently had his pension increased, and
since then he has had six offers of mar
rage from women from twenty one to
fifty years of age. A bill has been
introduced by Assemblyman Evans to
give Cronk a pension from the state OF
$72 a month.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06
Earlham Defeated Butler by a Score
of 90 to ID

In very good game of basketball
the Quakers defeated Butler college
by score of 20 to IA at indianapolis
yesterday afternoon.
At the end of the first half the
score stood 8 to s in Buffers favor.
but the Earlham boys got together
and played fine ball the next half,
winning easily.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06
CHARLES G. ROSS.

Washington, Feb. 6. -Representa-
tive Watson yesterday recommended
the appointment Of Charles c. Ross,
of Richmond, as a candidate at the
Annapolis Naval academy.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06
OPEN CHURCH.

Dr. Wad-el-Ward and daughter, of
Jerusalem, Palestine, will appear in
costume and portray life in the Holy
Land, at the South Eighth Street
open church this evening. Free to
everybody.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06
AN APPOINTMENT
On the Chicago, Cincinanti & Louis
vile at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, O., Feb 60. R. Nc
CARNEY has been appointed district
passenger agent Of the Chicago, Gin
cinnati & Louisville road, with head
quarters here. The appointment Is
effective the 1st Of next month. Mr..
Mccartney, who is a first-class pas
senger man, was city passenger agent
here of the Cincinnati, Hamilton s!
Dayton for about five years.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06
FOUR HOURS LATE.

No. p, from New York, due here at
1910 a. m. was four hours and fifty
minutes late yesterday afternoon. The
delay was caused by freight wreck
near Pittsburg.
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ALBERT GALE
VIII be President of the FRS
National Bank.

It was officially announced at the
First National bank in this city today
that Albert Gale, a brother Of June
Gale, president Of the First National
bank, would become vice-president
Mr.. June Gale will remain with the
bank, at least for the present.
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COURT House
A Dull Place There Was Very Lit
tie Doing.

Caleb w. King, executor Of the es-
tate of George Ebcrsol, deceased, has
petitioned the court for an order to
sell real estate
Dickinson Trust company, guar
dian of Frdor:e' Mcneil, has fled
final settlement.
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ONE MAN ESCAPED.
(By Associated Press.

Fulton, Mo-. Feb 6.--Edwar5 Put
Ter, charged with bribing IN ST. Louis,
was found not guilty by the jury to-
day.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06
THE WEATHER.

Indiana: Rain tonight and Sun
day.
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A HASTY DEPARTURE
Flight Attributed to Secret Orders
From the japanese Govern
ment.
(RY Associated Press J

St. Petersburg, Feb. 6.-The Jap
anese minister IS making preliminary
preparations for departure The Rus
sian reply has been handed to the
Japanese government by the Russian
minister at Toxic. \ dispatch re-
ceived today from Vladivostook says
the hasty fight of japanese residents
is attributed to secret orders from the
Japanese government. Store keepers
sold heavy stocks at ten kooecks on
the rouble.
New York, Feb. 6.-The Western
Union gives notice of a private mes
sage in the secret or code language
which cannot be accepted for Japan.
London, Feb. Ga wild report is
current on the stock exchange of a
severe naval engagement in which
three Russian and two japanese ships
were sunk.
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Get that bicycle repaired now be-
fore the rush. Phone $50. Work
called for and delivered. Brown &
Darnell Co. 6-2t
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06

FOR SALE-Cheap, desirable lot on
west third street, near Main.
Thompson s agency. SGT
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06

WANTED Gentleman roomers at Al;
north fifth street.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06

A party at the Country club was
enjoyed by about twenty young people
last evening. Whist, for which prizes
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Williams vii
entertain the Agenda club next Tues
day evening at their home, on soutI
eleventh street.
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The Richmond Palladium

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1904.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06

LOST-A white bird dog with
black specks; long hair. Had col
lar and piece of chain on when he
got away. Leave word or return to
2OO6 north E street and receive re-
ward. 5-2t
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06

TOR SALE-Old papers for sale at
the Palladium Office, Is cents 8
hundred and some thrown in.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-06

The regular midwinter graduation
took place at Garfield school yester-
day afternoon at 2:30 p. m. The
class numbers ffty-seven, the largest
number to leave Garfield in one term
in years. OF this fifty-seven, how
ever, several will likely not go to
high school,
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Pc Ople's Exchange
STORAGE-Ground floor, sixteenth
and Main. Vern Smith.

FOR SALE OR TRADE = A good
new 8-inch well boring machine and
complete outfit for making water
wells. Have made two wells a day
with a machine like it. Must quit
work on account of age. S. b
Huddleston, Dublin. 14-tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
The Laugh W1s on pnrry

A joke on David NJ. Parry, the In
diana manufactures who has become
widely known for his invectives
against organized labor was perpe-
trated In the law office of Senator
Beverdge in Indianapolis. says an
exchange. Mr.. Parry entered there
wearing a new suit of clothes. Lara
Whitcomb, who is in Mr.. Beveridge's
Office and knows Mr.. Parry intimately
chaffed the manufacturer about his
new clothes and suggested that they
were made by organized labor mo, "
said Mr. Parry, II think not this time"
But Mr.. Whitcomb pushed back the
lapel Of his friends coat, and on the
inside, sewed in a conspicuous place,
was the union label.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
September pecembe
All S,nlnntnA All Snle

Taking into account" says the bull
letn, the fact that the heavy rep
reservation of the outdoor trades in
tie statistics of the selected unions ex
aggcratcs the idieness in the winter
months, it will be observed that the
amount of Unemployment at the end
of December, 1909, was little more
than in 1899, 1901 or 1902 and small
er than in the other years since 1896.
In January, however, owing in part to
disputes in certain building trades of
New York city and Buffalo, but in the
main to the severe weather that hin
dcred building operations, there was
some increase in idleness. making the
percentage of unemployment larger
than in January, 1902 or 1903
The causes of idleneSS at the end of
September and December were as fol
lows:
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TEST OF UNlONlSM.
OrEnnizutiuu should Level Up, ana
Not Down

Tie chief test Of unionism is its ef-
fert upon the character Of the indvld-
ual workman, writes Secretary White
Of TIA" Unjted Garment Workers OF
America
II is uot sufficient to sLoW that un-
iouism has advanced the worker ma
tcrany
Il the labor stru2glr tends to make
H., laborer seiG rei.HG md develop hiH
faonltinS il is of inr.tunabl" value
Ii. however. il trlnls ultimately TO
suppress the individual. lesson mis- ca
partY and make hjm all-l1'5Hdte -
tn, a2~s. il moi on,y t;-..- ~ Is pGr
pos. ~ works. Seriat~ its.aef.
4le inlt.daal Workman H#,iof mod
stn methods ef ministry J., unable to
assert hfrt&att# H. = saa5t5.t ~ eef
d5tjof~ uTou 1.e. H.a.dhoi IT, is aa
up.r 10 '.}#-'.e=:t H.@-g.~=..ia.
tlaaf r. ia u5aooflts Ills jadjsi3-
uati}l IN tA"t= respects Submerged.
le=Fr&H ms i by a'sas with ot6ar
Evag5f9"u tar.a9 atlni Interests. III.
dl1..E1Hsl #=,I..z .a=8 si3e< WaY 20
sI.Hse= ..zz st.zi.. = azs.:
81, jt=t.4 IA HI@6llai. II f5a
et5..t H=ifea= t'et=hezt l.fe-
ullf,s s=1e# exercised and se}e5aItad aed
vaea tae obJee, e4 taHt #s5r.ftle is at
Jsfff'd the Aos5Jhfa1 aetI7Htc#7# slack
east and d.aI.nc se.a
staaFie=F .5=tiTa a##alG7 N ffrtr=earIy
et44ez tf4-'' etuzt aarr capahlo ~
" a~e ef.zt#H@ =os7aEtt.aa than HHeH
TIER 9aeaaaHz. teeaHe~ faree aud
u#e9jz5= VIII Il =dr9eet.#aI Success
Unions stat baees started fst fe.leel
tIG444a t6o e1ort ol uj'er TN DIS aa3
haes# - .##ad =Hsas e95aeIits Giiati5zt5i
without struggle ase often without
stability aHd realiS a#hiaairaaee 10 5a4
p@Helai movement iftez conlrbafa
numbers. bQt that Is only Il deaa
>se..ti'..
ssaea Hambers accept tap fruits 5Aat
others hstve Iabarel sor as something
that IS llHe tHpms and WaeH the arti-
feial ff5fs tbat have supported them
are Wit4drawn they fall AWAY.
II tmionisn is to endure and fulfill its
hi&hesf mission, tRe dangers tha1=haVe
been pointed out must BE faGea into
consideration.
Individual Development meSt be 81
lowed full play and allowances made
for special abilities.
Instead Of trying to keep all down 70
a dead level, every member Should be
put upon his merits aHd not limited i'll
his earnings. In brief the workman
should be permitted the same play ;ts
when ilnorganiZed while being TO en-.
forced With the combined strength Of
his fellow work men.
The function of Ia" union is 10 insure
fair play and to enforc" a standard Of
wages and hours based upon the aver
age Abilities There should be a grad
ing upward and not downward No
limitations should he put upon ca
pacities except for reasons OF health.
BY observing these rules the unions
would make their position inpregna
Bile
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
SITUATION IN MISSOURI.
Facts and Figures From the Report
of the State Lnts8r Bureau.

The tWenty-tifth annual report OF
the bureau Of labor statistics Hnd in
spection of Missouri for 1903 gives the
numbers of each class of Work ingnen
emplOyeu their average daily wages,
hours Of labor and the percentage Of
increases in wages during the year. 4
large number of particulars arc given
With regard TO labor organizations, of
which 6::,t' reported to the bureau Of
labor statistics With regard to them
the following statistics are of interest.
The total membership Of the labor
organizations was 20 i3, of whom
= S335 We're females. 1t is estimated
that SO5G per cent Of tho wage earn
ers III the organized trades are NOM
bers of trade unions. Compared with
1901 the average daily hours of labor
decreased from 9.5 to 92G in 1902. and
the rate Of wages increased from an
average of 25.39 cents per hour to
21.11 cents.
There We're $50 strikes and lockouts
in 19O22. of which 40 ended i'll favor Of
the men, - in favor of the employers,
and compromises We're effected in -
eases. The estimated amount of wages
lost through strikes WAS Slt2 S44.35,
and the strike benefits paid by labor
organizations amounted to $f3,11l.1O.
There We're 30,O49 persons involved In
strikes and lOckoutS.
The report of the superintendent Of
the Missouri free employment Offices
contained in this report states that in
the year ended Sept. 80. 1909, there
were 1G,G2s applicants for employment,
of which number places We're found
for II O36. There were 2G,Sl6 applica-
tons for help received from employ
ers, and consequently the number OF
places not filled amounted to lo,7S0.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
The Men Employed In Coal Mines.

The average number Of men employ
States during 1902 was 5lS,301. OF the
51S3O7 men employed in 1902. 14S, 141
found occupation in the Pennsylvania
anthracite mines and the other 3IO, l66
in the btuminous mines of the eoun-
try. The average number of days
worked by each miner in the anthracite
field was 116. ana the average number
made by each worker in bituminous
mines was 230
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21

Samuel Gompcrs. president ~ the
American Federation e Iahor haS
made public the catalogue "f thu Ok
hibit Of the or4auization at tn ionisi=
ana Purchase exposition in st louis.
says the Washington star The rN-
hbit composed OF fifty four articles
has historical yaiuc from the Wow
point Of organized labor and viii be
displayed in q private booth, which.
though simple in design j. tr-drtad ~
enc OF the prrttirst of its character at
tia" o. position.
1Ia display IL largely made M o.
pirta@'>. ana il includes photographs
af Tn. headquarters. Il tlie 4aae4iet5a
Federation of Labor of -. 4el5
Goiapess and othes Officials. tie Permit
ff~ toma ri colorado ssn41i4=z= .z.5..=.=
aa3 the lHem7ef., OF tlI7= -. .s5s5Ha
eaHHitfees mud boards f=sl##a@8et
Of Size aat.e.4l aIl tnferaafiahaI# #ot=
zz:IgtzEts5us a.t..1stea with the=.-lera
tloH Tie eNais3 also nrlHaes 1he-fol=
laWia2 aaiaae articles.
faar. charter a7ataHe3 s3baf nrfsu. 34;f.
Form If 5h..9.r is.1ls=l ~ &la4
Re'teH tlQr = Labor III" si}r....~.,sss ta tie
= ta6 Eatar gT.t1II= organized n PITTS
h4Gs &4&z 1lzf
=I'osaa of commission issued b. er4auf1#
-
Form @f o5l.ti..aate 81 iaan3arsafn.
f'.l5=gsed h4s !'rszl.iaas Cleveland III sign
las #et II caa:sf uaEne Labor aaTsz
Tire t5Tst HuM5 y IN sep. es4li,e5.. 8fiafaaI
!.l.iiGatE, ta2otEar viii oristHsaf= sHaf from
t}f@ 5f. ANUS t=tI:l.fnfszs f4riuer HIans-
6e' - Interaas sio2sH EHpasranliiesg union.
presenting tas pa IL President Samuel
Cola modal a0.aed5a AM efean Fsderaz
ttan II labor at Paris Tt5a.eit5tsI.. fa.et.
Diploma awarded American Federation
Of Lib 1T Paris exposition.
1'Iiaa ba'ar Bulletin.
Titla naG.s at official Journals.
Chart showing growth il H1am6arship of
American Federation OF Labor from for
nation GSl) 10 f63.
chart showing membership international
unions affiliated With the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor and of unions not So al
tiIiatets
Chart showing number of international
unions affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor and OF unions not af-
hliated
G'a11 t:sed by Governor Hunt in signing
the eight hour law for the island Of Porto
iico together with original letter pre-
senting the pen to President Samuel Com
perS.
Complete bound volumes American Fed
erati0nist.
Complete bound proceedings of Ameri
can Federation of Labor conventions.
Bound volumes Of all pamphlets and leaf
lets published by American Federation of
Labor. in English. German, French and
Spanish.
Oftlcfal Journals and convention proceed
ngs of national and International unions.
Constitutions of national and interna-
tional unions.
Copies of record books and other sup
plies furnished affiliated unions.
1t has been proposed to make the first
Monday OF next September the worlds
fair day for union labor at st Louis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
"a 100 Per Cent Union

International Typographical Union
Organizer John E. Mclaughlin reports
that local No. 424 has enrolled every
Journeyman printer within its juris-
dlction = the Oranges, Montclair and
Bloomfield, N. ]. making what he
terms "a 100 per cent union"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
UNEMPLOYMENT" :"
Some Figures Complied by New York
Labor Bureau

Labor Bureau.
4 Unemployment is designated as q
rare word in the dictionaries. Within
the last few years it has come to be
one Of the most common found in the
bulletin Of the state department of
labor, New York Unemployment, or the
state of being unemployed, has been
a matter of constant consideration in
the last few years. According to the
bulletin just issued, it has not percep
tibly increased The following table
is given to prove this:
Percentage of UNEMPLOYED members Of
trades unions al the end Of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
Guarantee Bond and
Investment Go.
Capital Stock S5O.OOO
Subscribed and paid
Eeserve Fund (Jan, 1901
Subscribed and paid up
Ceserve Fund (Jan., 1901 -.
$38,442. SO
PINE BLUFF, ARR.
GENERAL OFFICES, 117 Pine st.
$4,000 90
$113,442 SO

This lie
profitable
anea of life field Is
ton considered Ell
quality between all classes
reliable
TT and at ton cheerful
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
MOUNTAIN SUMNER RESORTS.


1 Hig4 class in altitude; low IN prize
and temperat1r IN Virginia. East
sT4nessea, North Carolina, South Cor
solina and Georgia. Also seashore
Bsa.nfa~ resorts FROM Virginia TO Flor
Sida.
Low round trip tickets on sale June
Is. to September 30th, all good for re-
scoaches and sleeper TO the heart Of re-
,serr region, via Southern railway.
Yet us send you booklets, Land of
itlIe Sky Summer Homes Folder"
tBeautitul Sapphire Country" and de-
sscriptons Of tha resorts, rates OF
sround trip tickets. OF sleeper fares,
sof board and routes, and schedules,
reserve your berths and aid you in
your summer trip.
c. A. DeSaussure, D. P. A.
Memphis, Tenn.
". NJ DeSaussure. C. p and T. A,
4 Memphis, Tenn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
membership

mission issued IL arzauil
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
Numbers. Percentages.

Unemployment due to labor disputes
was greatest at the end of June. when
the building trades dispute in New
York city was at it's height.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
LABOR At THE FAIR
GoNPERs' CONTRIBUTION
TO st. LOUIS EXPOSITION.

An Interesting and N"tei Display
showing the History nnd pruEreaa
OF the Movement In Behuif Of Or
sanized Labor,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-31

mas elected Hearst delegates, and county
conventions too numerous to mention
have instructed for him. 1t Is seen that
his strength is confined to 70 section
or class. One hundred and eleven Hearst
delegates have already been elected to the
Illinois State Convention. Representative
Ramey, of that State, told me the dele
CATION to st. Louis would be solid tor
Mr.. Hearst. In Florida both factions
are for Hearst Congressman Griggs, at
present chairman Of the Congressional
Campaign Committee, will lead the Geor-
gia delegation for Hearst, and Watterson
comedies Kentucky. The sentiment for
Mr.. Hearst is almost as widespread as
The American idea. IN fact, Mr.. Hearst
Is the only right and reasonable candidate,
because he is identified with nearly every
section and with both classes. Born in
the far West, he is the only Democrat
who can Offset Mr. Roosevelt's populari-
ty there and reclaim backslidng West
ern States. Identified with the Middle
West through his great Chicago new5pa-
per, and Immensely popular there, he is
the only Democrat who could hope to
carry Illinois and Indiana. Living now in
New York, his ideas ere the political
gospel of millions in the East. His ma
iority in New York would be overwhelm-
ing. f,
Mr.. Hearst is identified with both Ia
Dor and canital. While rich enough for
every lawful business to feel safe under
his administration, be Is the working
mans ideal. He received as per cent. of
the total vote for Congress in district
comprisin~ part of Fifth avenue and
part Of the East Side of New York He
lead with both milhonaires and masses.
No better proof could be had that he is
not only IN expedient candidate, but cs-
sentia!lv a great man. l believe that IN
Mr.. Hear5t's nomination, on his own
conservative platform, lies the only hone
that this will he a Democratic year. He
is loyal and able and honest, and he be-
leves in letting tho South al1ne. Who
knows what Judge Parker beheves?'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-31
Among the Railroads.

The forceful arguments presented by the
business interests of Virginia. to the rep
resertatives Of the trio of railways that
are seeking to raise the freight rates be-
tween Virginia and Carolina POINTS, at the
conference held in Richmond yesterday,
compelled the railways to postpone PUT
ting their increased tariff II force as con-
templatcd on April ! and to announce
they would wait until the 1st of June, at
least. before making the schedule effect
i've, in the meantime taking the matter
under consideration.
1t developed strongly at the conference
that the Southern railway rs the prime
mover in the project. Freight Traffic
Manager T. C. Powell, of that line, con-
Quoted the entire examination almost,
while Vice-President f. f. Cost, OF the
aboard, had little or nothing to say, and
Traffic Manager II. NJ. Emerson, OF the
Atlantic Coast Line. made only brief
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. irginian-Pilot
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-31

Cne of the first men in Western North
Carolina, whose fortune requires six fig
ures to state it, in private letter says:
',rhe News and Observer and the At
tcrney- General and the Governor and
Judge Clark deserve the eternal graft
tude of the people OF North Carolina in
the expeditions manner in which they
disposed of the railroad pirates. and it is
to be hoped the local courts will not stop
urtil they put them in the stripes. They
have no. only come to believe that by
stock manipulations in Wall Street that
they are to steal continent of railroads,
they have concluded that without any
money at all they can steal a State road