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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
"LET Us TAKE A LOOK AT THE
BOOKS

For years the secret presence of the
money of the great transportation
monopolies has left its elusive trail
across the page Of North Cardinals
public life.
It has spoken on the stump, found
utterance in the Legislature. lifted its
head in conventions, colored the
reports Of newspapers. written edi-
torials, purchased votes, filled collie
giate chairs, defeated the will of the
people. sought to raise a false stan
dard of corruption to influence both
the youth and the electorate!
When one has dared to charge it's
presence from the evidence of its
tracks, the very men in whose wallets
it lies have laughed behind an out
burst Of indignation-for which they
drew another draft!
1t seemed an easy game. It seemed
an offense that could not be proved.
It seemed a secret bargain and sale
behind which t~reachery could pose as
patriotism, vice as virtue, bribery as
craftsmanship. 1t was impudent in
the thought of its immunity. 1t was
strong in the sense of its hypocrisy.
1t was abusive in the knowledge OF It's
power. 1t wa intolerant in the con-
ceit of it's stealth.
There came the time when 1t was
powerless to control. There came the
time when the Southern Railway, in
the attempt to nullify a State statute
passed in spite of its corruption, put
itself to the necessity Of showing de-
tails of its business. There came
the time when the attorneys represent
in the interests of the State Of North
Carolina said:
Let US take a loo ct the books"
What more natural than that? What
more pertinent than the books in an
investigation Ringing OF the profits
and of a great business? Yet
what an outcry the demand has rails
ed. Mr.. Thorn has become almost apop
leptic in indignation. Mr.. Plant has
tried defiance. The attorneys on be-
half of the State have been insulted.
Every effort has been made to hinder
and retard the investigation. Every
device has been used to confuse the
investigators and to turn them aside.
AS the investigation has proceeded Mr..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
COTTON AND IT'S POWER FOR
GOOD.

Manufacturers Record.)
The cotton growers of The South
should stand firm for good prices. I'M
moved by he bear tactics Of the
spectators. The world can take care
Of every bale of their cotton. ever If
prices of the staple were higher than
at present.
The English papers are full of the
tremendous boom in Britain's coal
trade, many of the large producers
having sold their entire expected out
put of 1908. Miners wages are at
the maximum and the operators are
struggling to find more men. Eng
lands iron and steel trade is in the
same condition, with steel rails selling
at more the So a ton above the price
which our steel makers are getting.
On the Continent somewhat similar
conditions prevail, and in Asia there
Is a widespread awakening. with re-
ports of advancing prices OF building
materials and Of labor. The splendid
prices which the grai~n-growers Of the
West and the cattle raisers of the
country are getting assure their abil-
- ~ ~ D>NNN
before. Under such conditions the
South should receive the very highest
prices for its cotton. 1t holds a world
monopoly and 1t would be false to its
own prosperity, to its best education
al development, to the betterment of
all it's people, if it did not unitedly
struggle to secure the highest possible
price for its cotton. If the people Of
his section would see it blossom as a
rose, if they would see every farm
house improved and made more at
tractive, if they would see tens Of
thousands of new dwellings on the
farms and in the cities with every
modern convenience for lessening the
labor of the housekeepers, If they
would see an area Of good road con-
struction, if they would see schools
and churches everywhere, then let
them realize that good prices, high
prices as compared with ten years of
starvation prices ending 1902 would
mean all these things. and hat prop
erly handled the South has this sit
uation absolutely within it's own con-
troll. Ten years ago the cotton crop,
seed included, averaged Dol $780,
000, 600 a year. Last year it was worth
$500, 000, 900 and his year 1t should
command 5000, 600, 900. Consider for
a moment what this vast difference of
$5O0.0Oo,0O or more a yea means.
1t is a mighty fertilizfng power which
will enrich the soil of Southern bust
ness life and bring forth a harvest of
Astounding prosperity.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
GIVING EFFECT TO CONSTTTU.
TONS.

The pending friendly suit from
ruling of the ~"Barksdale'' decision in
which, years ago, 1t was held that the
public school was not a necessary
expense" within the meaning of the
Constitutional exception 10 the estab-
Iished ratio of taxation must not be
construed as being in line with the
craze for judicial construction in
order to found a pretense for the ex-
ercise os unconstitutional powers.
In the principle Of CONSTRUCTION"
as contended for in the nation by Mr..
Roosevelt n a. aped in certain low
er courts. both State and Federal,
the idea is to stretch the meaning Of
a constitutional clause to include
something not within It's terms. In
stance the post roads suggestion OF
the president in connection with his
power Of railroad regulation. The
Federal Constitution gives the Con
gress the right to establish post
ads Congress exercises the DOW
er both actually and in effect by es-
tablishinE routes and by giving CON
tracts tC railroads for the carriage
of the mails. When it fixes the meth
Cd Of mai transportation 1t Is at the
end OF its powers under any reason
able construction of the provision.
yet the president would change
the manifest meaning OF this clause
so as TO include the grasp OF a. power
that is strictly forbidden the Federal
government by other sections Of the
instrument in which Il occurs.
In the matter involved in the
Barksdale decision. the constitution
Of North Carolina expressly excepts
from its inhibition necessary ex-
penses-' By the very verbiage Of
the terra 1t was the clear intent Of
the instrument that what Is a "neces-
sary expense should lie within tho
determination of the courts. Other
Wise the constitution had aoeciaed
the purposes for which the constitu-
tional limitation might be exceeded
IN foilo"lng that trust, ii Is manifest1v
competent for the courts n ,aL.
judicial notice Of what is necessary in
the night Of present day civilization.
more Things are necessary today than
yesterday. What is now a luxury
VIII tomorrow be a staple article of
me. because something was not
necessary, or was not considered so a
generation since is no reason whv /,
= not new necessary and why IL
should not be held SO.
the distinction between tho u
C cases is this: THAT IN -,
one the courts are nut tn
they were not intended; in
o'her tney are devoted to the
cry purpose that largely influence
eif establishment. No constitute,
IAN nope TO do more than tn nr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
n WAY TO ABOLISH THE TARIFF

a correspondent in the New YORK.
World raises a novel defense of uo-
men in the matter of the w~ell-kDown
ana often observed penchant Of the
Sex for the joy of smuggling. The
gentle art OF getting a thing cheap
abroad and slipping It under the nose
of Uncle Sans watchful officers. duty
free, has long been practiced by wo-
men generally, regardless OF their So
cial or moral standing in the COM
murity. The ruth has. naturally. re-
suited in much levity at the expense
of women and will continue to do So
comment has run on for wears
from jest TO denunciation-and still
the woman smuggles. The customs
officials have become more SEARCHING
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II Is 10 be hoped that E...
Nation viii conclude after
tenee To the District ~
workhouse expires taat -s.
found the limit of pl5lIe rl..s
the end or public ereauut v-
ton Is an old lady who s......
better ana who hLs made.
of the contention that b
For ten years or more .h. ..s
the ~country's partially F..
ana leni.9cS In favor % H..
tho extreme. Tho N.sH......
tence seems 70 indicate t.a. Dad.
try Is tired OF the Joke N,
evident FOR sometime that ..
was becoming n nulsau.r r..
well that this truth shout. ...
last found its DEFINITE lr.r
ment.
No other country IA rho
would have tolerated tar..
shock ed every sense ~ fc..r.
tenet OF taste. every prere ...- .
In h beginning she gained "a r.
ure of sympathy because nor
simulated the unbalanced ur..a
passion hat practically every
woman has against tho ,a...-
The beginning. also. she gI.r..
pathy because her "ral...
against the illegal Joints OF ...
ition State that were perm .+
exist only through the hyposrs
Venality OF the officers or ffs A
When Carrie smashed" I'll ra.-.r
wichita. II was n sight % make rs
country grin In appreciate t.
the indignant violatOr ~ ,ra
making exclamation over tho gset
ton of his illegal stock in trade ...
RE, In those days. gained a real
n tawdry interest. That sort a,
sanity" met IL not |enfIra..
Spouse. . certain indulrcnea ts.
popular opinion.
But OF recent years. &. has
come more and more clcnr.r asaar-,
that Carrie" 81 not insane y e
wns ever unbalanced Ehs has -.
cred completely. The trait OF The
round Carrie in open gu l
stern chase. The Kansas nt.e..
having ceased to interest. esas
followed sensation. The more 4gr
the more extreme, the more ue.-r
eous the better she seemed ~
them. il was n studied cumla 81 g.
money at the price Of ,yov4rH
II h could induce someone ta gs
ner down, Carries cup Of Joy rar .F
If she could by personal a~ea...
luce assault, she counted the a.-#
a poke bonnet flaunting w.ts
another asset. Carrie had long NJ
lost any idea OF n crusade eyr.s. .
coin. Her popularltF ta-rl.
and. like any other mouutobarE s
redoubled her EFFORTS Tho -a.
Of an old Rrandmo'Ee- a
stride OF a cow boy through .aes
Ramins: the Lecture ,.
with billingsRate and IuGfr.~.r u.
abuse: the desperate cTr.rf '.
papier mache hatchets became
OF the chcapeFf uf .-
and produced 10 #a....".
profound disgust.
Now that Carrie iS failed '.- +.r
iong enough TO bring her wr.f-'
IL Is TO be hoped that her r..tar..
Will be perpetual H-. D..
well on small capital She
literally berated the cOuutrr ..t n'
nodes fortune. She ma. 'n r
sense. brought reproach Upon
country that produced hsr-ar. ".
tolerated her. II il trgc ir ...
analysis that the country IH '. .
her excuses. But .f #. "
nate, II mistaken. ch'yaI~" t
women that gave her the I.-f ..'
lty from the law. as it Va '..
OF citizenship 'ra' r-."
the continued encouraRcwar' ..
violation
There IS pathos in fhe '..Hr
carrie In jail, but she ha. ..--
sentence.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
COME AND SEE.

At the census of 1890 Virginia had
nine. At the census Of 1900 Virginia
went down to nine and North Carroll
ma went up to ten. There have never
been two years of greater prosperity
IN North Carolina than during the
administration of Governor Glenn. If
the Richmond Times-Dispatch doubts
lima and we will demonstrate it, and
then it will repudiate it's illadvised.
unjust editorial against the State and
Its Governor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
THE FOREST REsERKrs

The campaign for Tho H..
tain and Appalachian Far.--
continues 10 gather ...
spite the repeated degsa'.
measure by Uncle Joe Gan.
Under the laws ~ the f..'
the President has the pom.
claiming forest reserve
public lands and while .a.
forest lands thus prea.'
country is now create .
either France or Gerwa...
Of the vas domain Ie.
Mississippi river Since '...
government owned land.
either the White Mounta.-"
palchians. the special a.'
necessary 10 proyi8e ...
badly needed.
In the interests II com.
sentiment into a demar.
that cannot be- r...
order TO show a. wei.
OF forests as t..
obtained from the
American Forestry 4 -..
ing through the SoutH
Thomas r. WI. t"f
illustrated l.o'g-
subject and the uce8 a-
preservation. Nr
deliver several adaf1
VIII be H
night under '.
TIE Chamber % Connie
he erected b. a large a.
The evils from fH"
that follow the deetra.
forests Of q r.Nr'
50 well illustrated in
other countries tho
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
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For particulars, address
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

If they go deep enough. they will
find that the Southern Railway folks.
directly and indirectly, and their allies
put $129,0O0 in cool cash in the de-
funct Morning Post. Lets take a
look at the books"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

Scratch a man who in present con-
ditions calls himself a "Conserya-
tive" and you will nine times out of
ten find a mar who sneezes when a
Big Boss of the Tobacco trust takes a
pinch of snuff, and bows to the
ground when a wheezy old engine on
the southern Railway blows. Their
"conservatism' is to take orders from
the trusts and then try to fool the
folks. We are onto their curves in
Observation-Disclosures Rooster.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

A man has a right to sell himself
or his talents, or both to a railroad
or a trust, but he has no right to ask
the people to trust him to represent
them without disclosing how much
money he gets from the interests that
are antagonistic 10 the interests of
the public.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

So far as the we'll posted people of
North Carolina are concerned there
is no need to call attention to the in
justice n wrong done to the State.
its General Assembly and to the Gov
ernor in the above wholesale SANDER
Of the State of North Carolina and its
officials. 1t is but sufficient to say
that if the course pursued by the state
of North Carolina is "reactionary"
the same thing is true in a greater
sense of the State of Virginia.
North Carolina reduced passenger
fares to 2 IA cents on the Gig roads,
Virginia reduced Ia: rates t. . cen's.
In NORTH Carolina the 2 IA cent rate
fixed. first ~ the General Assem-
bly, "swayed by ranting demagogues,"
as the Times-Dispatch says Of the
North Carolina action. Later the
Virginia Corporation Commission
fixed the rate at two cents. Judge
Prltchard enjoined both States. Dur
ing the litigation, the North Carolina
courts and officials undertook to en-
force the North Carolina law Gov
ernor Glenn, charged with the d,ity
OF enforcing the law, upheld the State
authority and soon the Southern
Railway agreed to put the . Ii cent
rate IN operation pending che i:,i-a-
ton. The other l~aw-defr!ng ~rail~oais
followed suit and on the eighth If
August the law of North Carolina
wcc compiled with. Shortly there
after, Governor Swanson, Of Virginia.
declared that the railroads must obey
the laws of the Old Dominion pending
litigation and it was given out By The
Richmond papers that if the railroads
did not obey the law he would feel it
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

Sept. "a, 1907.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-17
MRS. EDDY'S LETTERS.
Many of Them Are Read in Court by
the Next Friensd."

Concord, n. H, Aug. IA reading of
correspondence to show the decisions
alleged by counsel to be held by Mrs
Mary Baker G. Eddy was continued
yesterday before the masters to whom
the court has assigned the duties of
determining the question of competency.
John Kelley representing the relatives
of Mrs. Eddy who have brought suit
for an accounting of her property in
troduced the letters reading from one
by Mrs. Eddy the statement that a pub
Usher who delayed proofs of the writ
ings was governed by m. A. M"
which has been explained by followers
of Mrs. Eddy to mean malicious ami
NAL magnetism" 9Th r letters were
produced by Mr.. Ke.s.y but counsel for
Mrs. Eddy frequently objected, especial
ly to one which was alleged to show
that Mrs. Eddy had ius1stad on an
autopsy upon the body OF her husband
to ascertain whether he had not been
the victim of arsenical poisoning men,
tally administered" AS this letter was
written in 1882 it was ruled out as being
too remote.
Wrangles between counsel were very
frequent Mr.. Kelley asked for an or
der to bring Mrs. Eddy into court or
permit an examination of her under
regular court proceedings at her home,
and with several of the plaintiffs pres
ent, also asked for an order for the
production next Monday of the books
in possession of several of the Eddy
trustees. Both motions were taken un-
der advisement.
The remainder of the session was &C.
cupied with the introduction by the
next friends, subject to exceptions by
Mr.. Streeter of letters, written by Mrs
Eddy to her adopted son, DIR. E. J. Fos-
ter Eddy while he was acting as her
publisher and subsequently. In them
she referred to m. A. M 1.-The red
dragon" mental malpractice etc, as
being used to hinder her work, and it's
publication and directed the use Of
arguments to overcome this EVIL work. %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-17
CAN'T PAY UNCLE SAM.
jamestown Exposition Is Proving to
Be a White Elephant.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Govern-
ment officials interested in the gov
ernment's participation in the James
town exposition have decided that no
step looking to a government receiver
ship because of it's failure to make the
$1,000 payments on account of the
government loan is to be taken. Sec
rotary Cortelyou. who is charged with
the governments responsibility to-
ward the exposition, went to New
York city. He met Mr.. Edwards, as
sistant secretary OF the treasury, who,
after comforting with his chief went
to Jamestown
There is no question that the law at
jamestown exposition contemplated
the prompt repayment of the $1,000
900, loan. This was to be done in
100000 payments, the first of which
was due more than two weeks ago,
and has not been met. The law pro-
vided that in the event of failure to
make the payments the secretary or
the treasury might take charge of the
exposition, operate 1t and collect the
receipts and apply them to the gov
eminent loan until it is satisfied.
The conclusion has been reached
that the. provision as to the govern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-17

ment receiversnip fs~not mandatory.
and hence will not be enforced. This
is in direct contrast to the treatment
received by ST. Louis.
The changed policy toward James
town is due in part to the fact that
the jamestown exposition has not
been a paying institution and is tied
up by obligations and debts of all
sorts. A government receivership
would be most welcome to the James
town management. 1t would give an
ment a responsibility under which the
exposition officers have been stagger-
ing to an unknown end. Some MEM
bers of the house who have learned
the details of the situation propose
congressional inquiry into the man
agement of the jamestown exposition.
1t is limited that not even the gov
ernment's participation has been
above reDrOach
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-17

earnings, $4.Ss7; and for private lines
receipts, $6,915; expenses, $3,23S. and
earnings. $3.6s2.
Low Passenger Rate.
Perhaps the most striking feature in
Japan's railway statistics appears in
tne ract that passengers are carried
Tor two-thirds of cent a mile, while
our railways make considerable fuss
over an attempt to drive American
prices down to cents a mile. All pro-
test in this country would undoubtedly
disappear at once If our 200 rail-
way people would throw off 80 per
cent or their wages or salary and so
bring their earnings down to the level
OF those of their japanese contem-
poraries. If American wages were on
a level with Japanese our railways
could make money carrying US from
New York to Chicago for So and from
New York to San Francisco for $16-
There are. however, certain compensa-
tfons in our present system.
There can be no doubt that Japan
knows her own business. better than
any one else does. They have a way
over there of doing national business
with a good deal of foresight, pene-
tration and thoroughness. Yet from the
figures submitted 1t appears that gov
ernmental lines have cost more for
construction than private lines, that
it costs more to operate the same lines
and that both freight and passenger rates
are higher on the average on state lines
than on private lines. Unless this is
susceptible of explanation or unless a
change is proposed in operating policy it
is not quite easy to see just where an
economy is to be effected by nationalist
ton that Will be of material benefit to
commercial Japan.
When Present Plans Are Completed.
When the present deal is completed
the japanese government will own and
operate all railway lines of Importance
throughout the islands. If new lines
are needed the government will build
them The entire system will be unified
and there will certainly be Improvement
in the convenience and promptness of
shipping. Whether there will be both
cheaper rates and fair dividends re-
mains to be seen.
Japan has not as yet gone very far In
the matter of trolley lines. The first
electric line was laid In Kioto in 1895
at the time of the national industrial
exhibition held in that city. There were
in 1906 nineteen lines in the islands,
with paid up capital of about $780,
100000 ($23. 900 authorized), 264 miles
of track in operation and 142 miles un-
der construction. A few of the lines
have paid very well but most of them
have not been particularly successful.
Some of the lines show actual loss. The
net earnings of the entire group were
about s1,275, 900 in 1906. 1t is generally
believed that a better showing will be
made in the next few years.