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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-20

ing a monopoly of all the virtues. He
says that in the minutes of March,
1901. When Mr.. Williams was prc.i-
dent, the $1,000, 900 transaction and
an accompanying negotiation by which
81 900, 600 of preferred took had been
sold TO a syndicate at $50 to secure
$500, 600 to pay the bankers commits
sion-the stock then being quoted at
81 5-S-was reported without men
tion Of the names of the persons com
posing the syndicate or taking the
bonds. He contrasts this with the
minutes recording the transactions un-
der the Ryan-Blair regime, which
clearly set forth all the parties con-
Cerned. He says MI. Williams at
titude in this connection would be
amusing if it We're not offensive, ana
though few, acquainted with tine sit
uation, take you seriously, the effect
of your attacks is to educe the value
of securities, interfere with the proper
discipline II management of the
company and cause dissatisfaction
among employees"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-20

dcnce Of the prosecuting witness.
Answering the assertion that the
Ityan-Elair party in 1903 were dIsap-
pointed by finding Seaboard affairs 50
different from what they were repro
scented, he says the information given
them was from MI. Barr, confirmed
by a report made after fun eXamina-
ton. by stephen Little, expert &C
countant, then and Yet in their en-
plOV.
As to Tx payment OF $4,000 a year
to himself as chairman of the board,
cited by Judge Watts as evidence of
the kindly feeling Of Messrs. ryan
end Blail toward him. MI. Williams
says the meaning of that was that ne
was paid $4,000 q year while they
were squeezing several millions Of
dollars out Of him: ana that his con-
sent to the election Of Mr. Barr as
president and Mr.. Mcldrup as treas
urcr. Superseding Mr.. sharpe, was eN-
torted b. threats Of a reCcjvership I'M
der Ryan-Blair auspices, which he felt
would he uinOu to stockholders, ana
tina he has the authority Of Nh. Cool
idGe actually had been prepared. n
was in spite of the fact, MI NllllaLnS
that he himself q sub
mitted and offered to carry through,
a plan by Whic the Seaboard cOuld
have been financed safely, economical
~ and comfortably. His comment on
all his part of the affair is: "A man
Win Il lodded DlSloI at HlS ISdd III
a sincerely intent h~ighWaNnan at the
other end of the pistol, must make the
best terms he can"
\ Parting Salute.
In his last paragraph he avs that
if Judge Watts prefers to retire and
happy and compliment on the
IaurelS he has so carefully gathered
and bestowed upon himself, he may be
allowed to rest. You nay OIL may
not hear further from me. SO far as
I feel now my immediate purpose in
corresponding with you is completed
and | have finished With YOU; but as
for the general fight | am making
for the preservation. protection and
prosperity of the Seaboard properties,
that has hardly passed the preliminary
stages"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-20
Judge Watts Hot Shot at
Williams.

Continued from First CoIumn.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-20
\ STORY OF INDUS
TRIAL PROGRESS.
and Figures Showing" How North
Carolina Leeds.
EN MNi,TI\ \. CNININ.

The bureau Of the national census
is issuing a series of bulletins OF the
deepest interest and b greatest inn
portancc. They tell OF tn" industrial
progress Of the several States and Of
fer material for comparisons that
must prove highly Instructive ana on
CouraEing.
have lust been STUDYING the story
of progress made by Georgia ana The
Two Carolfnas during the past half de
Cadc ~190o-05.
For the purposes of this article let
Us select the dvs leading Industries.
according to rank in 1908.
Gcorgia-Cptron goods. lumber and
timber products. oil. cotton seed and
cake: fertilizers. flour and prist mill
products.
North Carolina-Cotton goods. to-
Lacco u SNUFF. lumber and timber
products: Tour and grist mill pro
ducts, furniture.
south Carolfna-Cotton goods. lum-
Ter and timber products. oil. cotton
and cake. fertilizers. lumber.
planning mill products.
The rank Of each industry BE- do
tcrrnjued hw the value Of ita
100" and 1905 Georgia ~
creased her cotton plants from 81 TO
JOB. and n" capital invested therein
from $2t.I58.I59 To- $4Z.a49GIs-ar
increase of - ucr cent
There was an increase in wage earn
crs Of q per cent and wage - per
,ent. Of value Of PRODUCES. 3n.C per
cont. over SOC 600 spindle were
dies in 1905.
The capital invested in the lumber
- .lber business was increased over
$~o,eao.o6h. wages aud value Of pro-
ducts oyer 81 600, 900 each.
The capital invested in cotton oil
wages. TIT por cent. and Tho
'aiuc u the product over <~5.8T5.neh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-20
Z CENTURY oFFoREIGN MISSIONS
lev Led the Way in the Introduction of Our Methods OF
Education Into the East.

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-20

between Mr.. Williams ana MI. Barr,
with which Judge Watts says he has
no concern.
He proceeds. however,. to defend
MI. Barr against Mr.. Williams criti-
cisns of his connection with the At
Ianta and Birmingham extension.
Referring to criticisms by Mr.. Will
iiamS. which seems to have been
sweeping and caustic. on the death,
injury and accident record of the Sea-
board, Judge Watts says it is remark
able to charge gentlemen with mil
conniving at inflictinG severe losses
on it. He contends thai If the Ryan
Blair party had intended to wreck
The Seaboard their opportunity was
in 1903, when they mad but to hold
"hands off" and refuse to make adj
vances. when the system would have
dropped as ripe fruit intO their laps:
and yet Nh. Ryan took from Williams
& Sons and M~iddcndorf & Co, $14,-
o00,o 0o of stock at three points above
the then market price.
High Finance.
Discussing an assertion Icy Mr.. Will
liams that the Rvan-Coolidge syndicate
is involving the S~eahoard lin the
meShes of high, expensive and COM
plicated finance" Judge Watts says
the present manaeement has financed
n company at as low. if not lower,
rates than the former management.
lie recalls that in Scptember. 1900,
John l.. Williams & Sons ana others,
bought $~2.00o.000 collateral trust
bonds of the Seaboard. secured by de-
post of $1,000. 600 4 per cent. bonds.
purchasers to take as commission
100000 each or option on 10000
shares ScaboaT preferred at 20. the
ontion TO be exercised on u before
April /. 1901. The Williams Syndi-
cate paid over $1,S00.000 retaining the
cash commission until March. 1901.
when it surrendered the 5000. 00G cash
and accepted the stock. then quoted at
81 IS. Mr.. Williams and his asso-
Ciatcs. Judge Watts figures. received
for a oar Of $4,000. 900 for two years.
interest at ) per cent. OF $200.0a0,
stock of the cash value Of $4,000
and interest on $1,000 0 commission
retained six months. q total Of $515,-
| 600.
He reports from the minutes the
| sale of i 100000 first mortgage.
5 per cent. collateral trust bonds of
the Seaboard at par, and accrued in
terest. subjected to a commission 20
the bankers of s per cent. OF the
| 50. 900. 600 five per cents issued to the
| Williams syndicate 100000 were
| exchanged for new ten year collaterals
and the other $1,000. 600 were redeem-
ed at maturity at par. With some
sarcasm Judge Watts says this fin
anCe certainly was expensive" how
ever necessary it may have been.
Referring to Mr.. Williams con-
plant that Information to which he
as a stakeholder is entitled has been
denied him. Judge Watts indicates
that the bylaw giving such Informal
ton was prepared and adopted at the
suggestion of Mr.. Williams hiraself
while he was president and intent ON
o~bstructing Mr.. Rvan's inquiries. Fur
Their discussing this question. Judge
Watts taunts Mr.. Williams with put
ting himself on a pedestal and claim
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-20
D WATTS HOT
SHOT AT WILLIAMS

S11o4
Judge Watts begins by ~reproaching
MIR. Williams for violating the code
of cthics he Processes in making semi
public parts Of the former letters at
lacking the Seaboard management
without giving the replies. He says he
himself had been aVerSc to a cOnlro-
vcrSy for personal reasons only be
cause of his cordial relations with
the Williams family. not from any
lack of disposition to defend tn"
present management or of material
for defense.
He the proceeds to review the
history of the connection of President
Barr, whose management Mr.. Williams
had denounced so strongly, quoting
from the records to show that Mr..
Bar was brought into the Seaboard in
1901 by the eXcrtions of MI. Williams
himself. by whose efforts. including
the paymcnt of $50 to a close friend
of Mr.. Barr unknown to Mr.. BuTr)
to persuade him to accept the position.
Bars Ironclad Contract.
BY Mr., Williams efforts Mr.. Barr
was induced to make an "ironclad"
contract for five years at 100000 a
year and was given absolute control
Of the operation and traffic with fun
power to employ and discharge with
out Interference. The S~eaboard, after
some difficulty. gave a $120. 600 bond
Fn. FrIfilIr,,,t If 80, o,l tbr,,~l, th,
tn,aria,n Sard ina g Coa,I Poi
+im1l m,int D " n""n
GanLna " y d.
49,, dCt S.o'n a. d"
1d0a Ii = yT,t, Mn ~.
l'V'' 1uu3I MIlI9 says MI bdII
handled the affairs of the system to
the CENTRE satisfaction" of Mr. Wn-
Iiams. who was then president. great
~ improving the physical condition
of the property" and Mr.. Williams
"commendcd and complimented him
most highly"
In June. 1903. judge Watts saws, the
financial conditions became critical
the t~reasurcr,s rcnort of tho ~eaboard
indicated = large dofcicncv In orto-
Der. 1908. tho situation was AGAIN
critical and the continued d"enraciafion
of securities bar,as sad Tohn vii
liams 3 sons and M-iddandnrf - - 90
ana nrpyentnl thnt, r,an, fnrtba,. bnI,'
inc Tia cn,h,,,, nbiah 49,. ",,p
rnnt Wood nf eaoan' ono h,. m"a - D"
In t,neo ~ f%DV''0" pt VENUE /
tn,. NJ ''o,,I;I'S' Cone'"I'S C"r It!-
NOR. fn, M'ieti"' - i1"i1-
ar Al. = W-iIIia u't'nt ol 'lC 01sit'odL9
az NY. Nii'l3'ila instance, or with ms
Thonas r''T,,.I rG"{,a'ion WIN
,TIden waits sa,e NJ Wiifan q vas
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-08-02

foolish an take II up, mind ye DO not
drop IT,"
IL shall be careful-I shall neither
taste nor drop It," said Trove.
"God bless thee, boy! Thou'rt come
to great law-who drains the cup of
another's happiness shall find 1t bitter,
but who drains the cup of another's
bitterness shall find 1t sweet"
A silence followed, In which Trove
sat looking at the old man whose words
were like those Of prophet. II have
no longer any right to seek my father"
he thought "And, though | meet him
face to face, I must let him go his
way"
Suddenly there came rap at the
door. and when Darrell opened 1t they
saw only letter hanging to the latch.
II contained these words. but no sigma
ture:
"There'll be bonfire and some fun
tonight at IL in the middle Of Cooks
field. Messrs. Trove and Darrell are
invited"
Curious" said Darrell. "It has the
look o. mischief"
"Oh, it's only the boys and bit Of
skylarking," said Trove. Lets go and
see what's up. It's near the time"
The streets were dark and silent as
they left the shop. They went up a
street beyond the village limits and
looked off in Cooks field, but saw no
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-08-02

light there. While they stood looking
flame rose and spread. Soon they
could see figures In the light. and,
climbing the fence, they hastened
across an open pasture. Coming near,
they saw score of men with masks
upon their faces.
"Give him the tar and feathers" said
q strange voice.
"Not IL he will confess an seek for
giveness," another answered.
"Down to your knees, man. an make
no outcry, an see You repeat the words
carefully as speak them or you go
home in tar and feathers"
They could hear the sound Of scuf-
fie and shortly the phrases Of prayer
spoken by one voice and repeated by
another.
They were far back in the gloom,
but could hear each word of that which
follows: 20 God. forgive mel am a
liar and hypocrite-I have the tongue
Of scandal and deceit-I have robbed
the poor-I have DETAINED the good
uhut 4 tho hOhsSA
ness of my own heart. And hereafter
I will cheat no more-and speak no
evil Of any one. Amen"
snow 60 to your home. Riley
Brooke" said the voice. "an' hereafter
mind your tongue or you shall ride a
rail In tar and feathers"
They could see the crowd scatter
and some passed near them. running
away In the darkness.
"Stoop there an say not word.
the tinker whispered. crouching In thu
grass.
When all were out OF hearing they
started for the little shop.
thereafter" said Darrell as the!
walked along, "God send he be NOR
careful with the happiness Of othe
men. do assure thee, boy, 1t Is bitter
bitter. bitter"
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Ohio State Highway Commissioner.
each stage Of process. the use of glacial
boulders, commonly known as "nigger
heads" for the bottom layer will be II.
Illustrated. The sample roadway will be
400 feet In length and 30 feet In
width. That the people may have op-
portunity OF studying each process In
the work. the following programme Of
construction will be carried out:
Monday Sept. 3, the necessary grad.
ing will be done, and the roadbed pre-
pared and rolled. Tuesday, the ,rst
layer Of stone will be spread and roll.
cd; Wednesday. the second layer OF
stone spread and rolled; Thursday, the
finishing process OF watering and roll.
ing will be attended to and the last
day OF the fair will be devoted to nm.
ishing up any part Of the work not
completed. To further illustrate the
work Mr.. Huston will be present each
day to explain the important features
as the work proceeds. This should
be welcome news to the citizens OF
every community. as road building Is
one of the serious problems confront.
ing our people. and no doubt, goodly
number from this section will be pres.
ent to STUDY road construction under
the supervision Of an expert.
Ohio state University Exhibit.
The Ohio State University, In add.
tion to their exhibit In the Dairy Do.
partment where instruction will be
given In the intricacies Of the art OF
butter and cheese making. will daily
demonstrate In the arena Of the cattle
building. the practical workings OF a
modern milking machine. the latest
labor.saving device for the dairy
These exhibitions will occur between
three and four o'clock p. m, In charge
Of John N. Decker, Professor Of Dairy
ing Of the University. The mechanical
milker fills a long felt want. as fol
years farmers have experienced the
greatest difficulty In securing reliable
dairy help. BY It's use one man car
milk thirty to forty cows an hour, al
cdCH tuaCuiuo iniihb tWo SoWo ~ eh'
same time. and three to four machines
can be operated by one man. Th'
cows. especially heifers. readily adap
themselves to this style of milking
and stand more quietly than whsI
MIXED by hand. The milker Is
simple, durable and reliable piece o
mechanism. milking the cows thor
oughly. and always being ready 70
use.
Equally as interesting features a
the two above mentioned will be foun
in each Of the seventeen department
Of the fair. and In addition to thes
many forms Of entertainment. incluc
lag band concerts. harness racing an
free feature attractions will be dali
provided. A. Roy Knabenshue wi
make daily airship Nights. and th
1906 fair gives promise of being tn
most interesting In the history Of tn
itats.
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(To BE CONTINUED.
Safety Of French Republic.

The results of the French elections
hus far announced give the lie once
more to the pessimistic forebodings OF
he prophets of evil. There was no
building OF barricades. the forces OF
disorder" were apparently absent and
lot accounted for and the government
will be able to reconstruct its bloc"
apparently stronger than before.
France is bigger and stronger than any
french party. however rabid. The re-
public having survived Its troubled
irst decades. having nearly abandoned
he old cry OF revenge" against Ger
many and having rooted its power
trongly In the soil Of the provinces.
8 not easily overturned.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-08-02
The rich old man laid bis heart a

The rich old man laid his heart at
the feet Of the poor Young girl.
"Take 1t awav!" she exclaimed,
with unconcealed aversion.
"Pardon me !" quoth he, craftily.
"Do you observe the valvular action,
how that 1t misses an explosion every
now and thenY"
She started. No, she had observed
nothing. In her vexation, now, she
blamed the lights, whereas only her
own impudence was at fault. But
fortunately, It was not too late, fol-
In moment he renewed his proposal
ierenpun sue a., .aFi
ssent.--Puck.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-08-02
Letter Eaten by Goat.

Gastronomical Indifference on the
'art OF the goat mascot of the cruiser
ian Francisco nearly three years ago
aused search In the fies Of the navy
department. recently TO find q copy Of q
etter Of commendation written by the
ecretary Of the navy TO John Connol-
Y, coal passer. United States steamship
an Francisco, on July l2, 1908. the or
sinal letter having been devoured by
ne careless goat. Connolly. now out
I the service. Is living In Detroit.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-08-02

"All men are created free" de-
clared the Hamboyant citizen.
"That's right" assented the sour
citizen. Marriage amt forced on to
nobody. When feller gets spliced
he does 1t on his own responsibility"
-Plttsburg Post.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-08-02

DO you remember the 6shing hole
of your boyhood days ?"
III surely do. And If | could equip
It with a sofa and an electric fan and
have buffet handy, ! wouldn't object
70 passing an afternoon back amonl
he old familiar scenes. "-HoustoI
Chronicle.
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"When did you first become acquait-
ed with your husband?"
"The first time l asked him for
money after we were married.
Life.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-08-02
Newspaper Titles.

Little Boy-Pop, what's the differ
ence between an editor'in-chief and
a managing editor?
Pop-an old reporter-The editor
in-chief Is the man who attends ban.
quets and gets all the glory; the man
aging editor is the man who does all
the wora.-N. Y. Sun.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-08-02
MODERN ROAD
CONSTRUCTION
A Feature Of the Ohio State Fair
at Columbus, Sept. 3, d,
5, 6 and Z.

A Modern Mscadamlzed Roadway TO
be Constructed Under the Personal
Supervision Of Hon. Sam Huston,
State Highway comn,issloner--An-
other interesting Educational Fea.
ture VIII Be the Exhibit by the ohio
State University.
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The Speakers Eye.

Knicker-It 10 very hard to catch
the speakers eye.
Henpekt-In the case OF my wife
find II nard not to.-N. Y. Sun.
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One Of the leading educational fea-
lures of the Ohio State Fair. to be
held in Columbus. September 3. 4. s.
8 and 7. will be the construction OF
modern macadamized roadway. under
the personal supervision Of Hon. Sam
Huston, Ohio's State Highway Com.
missioner. This. no doubt, will prove
one Of the most interesting exhibits
on the grounds, as Mr.. Huston is rec
ognized as an expert authority on
road construction, and the most mod.
ern methods will be employed in con.
structing this sample roadway. The
work will be done according to the
latest method Of constructing road
surfaces Of limestone. and will exhibit
every step OF the work from the grad.
ing Of the roadbed to the finishing pro
cesses Of watering and rolling. The
most modern road building machine.
~ will bo employed In the work, and
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\ Aum worries until 81 y,
@,.n worries heca, -
~ a. II she takes Ilu
u t Ia Tea she won,
Vh', smiling fa,e
3i,' -. 70 or rah
GARRETT x ~ Es
rralway, ~
h nun
The Arizona sentinel., 1906-10-03
Arizona's opposition to state

Arizona's opposition to state hood, which, happily, however, is dwindling in proportions, IS the stranger because Arizona gets by far the greater portion of the immediate benefits con- ferred by the enabling act. Al though New Mexico has from 50 to 60 per cent more population than Arizona, the latter is made Ia congressional district the same as this territory by the Hamilton statehood act. The same enact ment also creates @ judicial dis trict of the present. Arizona, giv- ing it.a judge, a United States attorney and a United States marshal the same as new Mexico, which has much larger popu- lation. This partiality for Ari- zOna is carried into the cOnstltu- tional convention where each New Mexico delegate represents more than 450 votes, while each Arizona delegate represents less than 400 votes. Taken all in all New Mexico people have abund
 ant reason to vote for statehood under the conditions offered, but Arizona people certainly have much greater reason for taking i the same rse.-Santa F'e New ! Mexican.
The Arizona sentinel., 1906-10-03
A Remarkable Story.

Gustave Baker, the chef of the Holland House in New York, re- gently bought an apartment house worth $300,000.
 In a adiscusSion of this purchase Mr. Becker said:
 ''I am one of the owners of the Holland house, and for number of years 1 have been in terested in real estate. Chefs Tn America get, I am happy to say, good salaries, but to state that they get salaries big enough to allow them every little while to invest their surplus savings in $500, ,O00apartment houses Il, that is an exaggeration, like the pie story of the Breton farmer.
 There was a farmer in Brit tany who wished to tell a visitor lhow his farm had been overrun with pies. Pies, you know, are large birds, black and white, with long tails-a kind of crow.
 "The farmer said the pies dev- astated his fields horribly. If he put up scarecrows the birds tore them down. One day his young son ran into the granite farm house and shouted;
 "'Oh, father, hundreds and hundreds of birds! The wheat Is being all eaten up!'
 "The farmer loaded his gun But where was the shot? Il couldn't be found. He put in few handfuls of tacks instead Then he ran out.
 "The field was black and white like a checkerboard, with pies The farmer gave a loud yell, anc the birds all flew up into tai poplar. He fired, and To, every bird was nailed fast to the tree They were nailed fast. Theil Tapping wings filled the air witt loud whirr. The farmer amazed, stood watching them Then a strange thing happened
 "The birds, with one grand united effort, pulled up the huge tree and flew away with it..
The Arizona sentinel., 1906-10-03

Is's awful hard to get rich the way rich men tell you to do it.
The Arizona sentinel., 1906-10-03

"UMA LODGE NO. ' \. O. U. ". MEETS n every Tuesday evening at o clock. lSit inc brethren in good standing are invited to attend. Yours in c. H. and 2 MY
 F. l.. EWING, NJ. w.
 ED. MAGES, R.