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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-17

on the marvP!S they nave wrought.
The achievements Of the past. how
ever must of necessity prove To be
small com; arcI with VIA, IN" :Utur"
is destined TO show.
The practical mCnoi oily Of III"
worlds cotton growing is il itself
very great EoW"r for the SOlth. It's
influence is v"'r far-reaCnlnS. Inc
extern: to which cotton banutac'uT-
ing can be carried on in this section
j. indicated h. the fac AT Greet
Britain getting all its C'.;ton from
the : nth and 0rher lands. exports
about siu, con u"" of co'tCl goodS, or
nearly as mu"h As the total value OF
the & 0u0 0un | .lCs OF Gotten annuai!F
shipped from III" South 10 al! Europe.
This sect, n. furnishes thr"e-iouTihS
Of tho cotton for the l2'"w."'o
spindles H. r.. wild Il has ma1c
g-ca: progress IL the dew !oEm"ni OF
its cotton mill tut il only has ah"a'
10. Gnn. "sD SpinGl''S. or less than Oh"
fifth as many a, GrCa! Britain aiou"
a.d ONLY n"t""lfth o: IN" Humo"T
in the world The development; OF
the Sou.hs coi;on-miil interests need
rot injurc New England or old Eng
lard. The "Npsnsion Of u" cotton
{: adc will doubtless prov" great
crt ugh ia k,cp all the cotton mills
cvc!yu lcr'. hus, England and New
England fully UNDERSTAND this aEI
they arc steadily increasing their co..
ton.manufaCturiuc facilities. Among
tho nations assets there arc !"w
things ma, couc' as Of srca'cT imT"r-
tarcc than III" South's cotton. and
no uthc- indu-'fy counts as heavily
in our zig" trade. but probably
the future UC It's secti,1 will 70 en-
fichcd to greater extent by il min
oral wealth than by its cotton. oven
though il should continue 20 expand
/. it, cotton manufacturing UTiil its own
mills consura". az they may in IN"
ru,urc. as ra1"h cotton as this sec
tinn pro -. :.
7, is no; l., any means improbibI"
that even ~" diversified agricultural
iU,cr.s,s Of ~. Souih-'hc gTIwinE
OF fruit and ,r-ciable- for Northern
ard Western markets and for 'hc
Embarrassing nom" consumption bv
reason o, the Grpvth Of : T'n' n
citicg-w:u IN nm prov" ri greater
inCIr, rcc rpor Southern prosi"rt'r
than cotton itself. Even nov tbs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-17

in war. /, has hard problems 10 set
lie. It's business interests have been
destroyed. ard for these very r"a-
sons il seems to me your stat" mas
a right to ask you 10 stand by II in
these days f trial and to help to re-
buiIJ its fortunes. Consider whether
YOU do not owe 20 your Stit". under
these conditions. The same devotion TO
il. the same clf-Sacrific" that You
gave to i: al the call OF war.
II il hal been possible FIR tins
Thought Of the great Confederate sold
Ter to have been carried OF ard j:
the. hundreds of thousands Cf young
yirilr men who let this SECTION WIN
in J few yca:s after til" war. and
the TWO am! a half million pCopi" who
have left il during the pas :" years.
had been abb" & find at HON" SCnp"
for their "r"-S; employment for their
talents whether Of brain or muscle.
what mighty difference there woul:
have been i.Ot in the South. but II
Other sections, Tho Son'h would hav"
iincn ! Ds' fUfI VE VI 'ii'S' - w" a''h
the energy 81 tho children born %
them. while ether sections ~hiCH
have BEEN enriched by their WORK
would 10 that cy'cnt hav" made l"@S
relative progress than they have
made
The South is tho only section ~
the country which has lost in POI ula-
tion BY emigration fI excess cf imm'-
grafton. New EnSisnI. the Midi"
states the West and tho Pacific
Coast have hal tho benefit Of srca;
infirx of v0 -ula'iOu from oih'r sec
lions and from abroad. tn" Sou h
has lad 10 work ont it's own Salvh-
lion without This powerful h"ip. In
deed. whiiC working out i's own sal
vatinn 10 has given uf its very lit".
nc. d to the cSiCn; Of tn" Two and a
hall million people who nave gon"
Cutf-cIv oTf ~ hC Souh into Other
sections. contributing nightly IN thiS
xay 10 the development and enrich
mi r 30 \1~'h the West ard tn"
Pacific coas's. It Is difficult TO caicr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-17
Rounding Out of the Nation
Through Development OF South

late how much greater would have
been the progress CT III" South dur
ing the last - years if it hal been
possible for these people to kav" stay
cd at home 10 take part in the de-
yeloTmcn; Of heir cU]Etry. CondI-
tons w.r" against them. They
sought elsewhere tine opportunities
which the poverty OF their OWE sec
ton deied them. They felt like the
Young men to whom Lee spoke-that
they had given their very best cncr-
Sics 70 their c,untrv AMI that they
mist seek new fields in which profit
able employment could be found.
Siatcsrel and business mcn alike
now accept w..hOut question that
tine de-, clopmcnt Of III" South means
The enrichment CT the nation its
enrichment wIcthc~ Consijered in tGc
purely material sense OF in the round
mcnt which brings all sections into =.
equality Of opportunity and Of pre-
gross. The interest which is being
aroused throughout the entire land.
amOrC Tuhlic men as well As among
fnarcicrs and manufacturers in cvrr '
lover of lis Cou-try southern d.
ycIcImcn; has now reached port
where il is no longer necessary for
,hc younE mon o. the south 10 look
to Other sections for employ
mcnf ficrc as field for work
Srcai enough richly enough endowed
and far cTnugh advanced to Offer al
most unlimited opportunities More
over. this SCcriOn is now drawing g
itself mon of energy ara broad Wis
ion-m"n Of capital from elsewhere
-whO arr beginning 20 recognize hov
lavish nature las been 70 ihC Soui n
and how or. a. It's development is I ;
h'. This Is 20 to y" wondered a..
when v" CorSidc- Sba; tho South has
accomplished despite the poverty ~
IN. past and d"spi'" the drain Of Ts
Iifr blood to IN" b,uCit Of O:hcr 80.
Il US. cnihUsiaS'iC COMMUNICATION ~
n ,turaiI, evoke. To- those who hay o
borne the b.unt OF Inc struggle, up
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-17

valu" OF such diversified farm pro-
ducts is twice as great as the value
Of the cotton crop. but the influence
OF cotton at present is. Of course.
greater. though the value is only one.
third as mach.
The South has nearly four times as
much defined coal area IS Great
Britain. Germany and Francc-the
three industrial ccntcrs Of Europe
combined The coal area Of these
three countries is given as iI.rDO
square miles. while the South has
over C2.naU square miles. That alone
is an asset which can scarcely be
stated in dollars and cents. for ""
cannot quite measure the value OF
this coal region to the development
CT tn" !adus rial interests Of this sec
ticn. TO much e the West that de-
lends upon the south for coal. and
TO the foreign trade which will be
established through Gulf and South
AliHniic ports by reason Of this album
dant supply Of fuel W" do not
know. however. that its real value ~
immensely enhanced by its proximity
to iron. Here is a combination OF
such far-rcaching impor'aHc" as 10
have. caused may Of the leading "X
ports Of tn" country to admit without
further question that in this section
there will b" created an iron and tcei
industry Tivaiing. II no SURPRISING
that Of tho entire country a. present
The capital which Southern iron and
steel interests so long needed is now
Incoming available
FarEeacEing investors and iron and
steel mon are recognizing III" oppor'
turity. ard herr II Is certain Their"
will 10 duplicated the progress which
has made PittsbUTg. Chicago. Glove
land AID other iron and st""l cen
tiers ESrn nov the South is mining
tvicc - much biiuminOus coal a. tn"
United S:atcs mined in iSS" an max
ing almost a. much iron as IN" whole
country mai" in t~a' yea. The o; 80.
ing ~ n" Panama Canal ana III" OK.
De- .ior 81 irIdC win SuI'h im"rlca
ard the orient will add immensely -
.hc cgiI vyon this section for coal ard
iron. uhiIc the very dove ln, nlr T ~
thu Son > i:-.if will ~ E""' ssi'v
Cr,a'" d'maUd for larger output
~ Goa! and iron ami steel thar ~"
S.uiN hss v"' nude
Contrast the South With other SC
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-17

A. ,hc close # the Civil WIZ se'-
oral mon who had served in IN"
Southern army. so the Manufacturers
Record has recently been told by one
who was in the party, called ON Zen
Robert +. Lee. In explaining the Cd
icct of their visit they said 10 him:
"Your name has carried US in'o
many places where We did TOT want
"a q Now We want TO take your
name with Us where We are S"lnS'
AMI we have come to ask for your
autograph on thesc phGtogIai rs.
General Ice. in reply. sain:
IF my name has carried you. d
vou say. into Ilac"s into which H'"
did rot want to e, want you :" d.
careful not to cary it Into any pace
where I would not want i, to go
Where are you going
One said that he was houri Z"
Mexico. another that he sas i""N'ng
the far Southwest. and III" o.hF.'
70 distant. sect ions b"cauS" 'h'
r.I. there was no opp0r;Unity Tor
ra.m a; home by reason OF INC &c
s,-uction caused by IN" war.
General Ice said to them:
Az soldiers you served your S'a"'
faithfully: Won did your duty you
-iskcd y.ur lives in tn" s''Nc' "
,.o,,r country: but your stat" needs
,o,, ,oisy more ihiR II needed NC"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-17

tior.s and see What the future has in
stor" for it. Ohio for instance with
an area of 10000 square miles. has
between 5000 and 10000 miles OF rail-
road There Is no natural reason why
the South should not become as thick
" settled as Ohio. why its wealeh
should not become relatively as great
and why its manufacturing should
not become proportiOnately as large
but the South has twenty times the
area of Ohio. II its population were
as dc use as Oaio's, il would have be-
tween $1,000. 600 and 93,00e,600 peo-
pie. or about the present population
CT the United States. II its railroad
mileage were as large in proportion
as Ohio's. il wouii hav" 100000 miles
instead of 81 900. There is no reason
whv these figures should mt be a
tanned and no reason why the "ea't"
Of Ohio per capita should not bc
Duplicated here.
In studying the business ou;lCCk IN
the South bascd on the growth of tn"
last .. years. the factor of first i'm
portance in its influence upon the fu-
tutc is tina; the SOUth'S material up
building has now reached point
where the Southern man and the
South crn Lov can follow Genera!
Lees aLvicC 10 stay at home. and 40
At not simply on The thought IF duty
tu his country. but bccaGs" he can
find In This section advantages sur
passing those offered by any other
por: ion Of our land. This means the
keeping Al h me- AMI the utilization
here Of all the energy and power o.
the proportion Of Southern men who
have h!tsrto gC-c elsewhere to ind
field hoard Crou:I for their activities.
n means more than this. however.
Having reached Ibis y ir' where "a"
Southern man no longer has 10 emf
crate .hr conditions ar" such that
many Northern mt Western men
will tnd In his section climatic con
di'iuns which app, Al 10 many. aud
some because they will find yraciicaE
D. virgin field for ~" Investment OF
capital an tho advance mont Of indus
iFicS AMI b"Caus" OF the ~. Tlu3iticS
offered for Diversified "a, ming.
Tho problems vhicI confronted ih"
s u'h the ras' Hay". brra' y SPEAK
ing. brcn solved. ~ economic In.
ircs's can now claim iiS 'hoIsh'
This section has passed through toe
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-17

wilderness: its people are in sight OF
the promised land of great progress
AMI prosLerity. These facts are OF
the broadcast national importance for
they bear upon the rounding out OF
Southern PR gress so essential 70 Inc
broadcast and best development OF the
whole country. II is now anniversary
recognized that there could have been
no unity Of national sentiment until
the time came when there could be .
unity in national economic develop
ment. So long as the South was SUI
fering from the overwhelming dts
aster and poverty following the war.
while other sections were progress
ing and advancing in population ana
power, there was naturally rack OF
harmcay. The South did not under
stand the North: the North did net
understand the South. Their aunS
and am 5iriors for the time being were
at wide variance Now all Sections
alike can work in harmony for the
material upEuiiding which will bring
prosperity to the South as well as 70
the North ami the West This ma
tcrial prosperity will benefit nation.
al life and national thought, and
enrich the nation not only In ma
tcria: Things. but in those which make
for every form Of human advance
ment
In studying the economic forces
which are making for the progress
Of the South we should not overlook
the wonderful changes that are TAX
ing place in the Orient. In the
Eastern world the spirit Of develop
mcn; fnGing expression in modern
brs:?sss activities, Is everywnefe
seen. The progress Of Japan vosh
In itself stimulate ether Eastern coun-
tries ami result in very material I'D
vanccmcnt even ~ other causes we're
no, n work 10 bring about such con-
dni0ns. bot modern transpoTtafsoa
facilities and the telephone and the
caric nave brough; China in point Of
time closer 10 the South than Georgia
and North Carolina were 10 each oth,
O. n century ago. These modern de-
ycIopm.nts are affecting the whosc
world. They are tending TO bring the
Hi;, RIO backward countries Up 20 the
level o. {, numerical Advancement aod
bug.rcss activities Of the most al
Uccntinucd Oh Eleventh Pagcy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-17
SORROW

PInghs deep when we
regret There is no regret
when you have in tn"
home a bottle Of Gowsn $
Preparation which pre-
vents and Cures all all
mcnts whore intiamna'
ton IL the scat Of the
trouble External. 21c'
SOC. sI.o3. All druggists.
Group. Pneumonia Won
know what II rs-1c pre-
pared.
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(Ccntinucd Oh Eleventh Pagc).
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-10
LARGEST WINNER
Al HORSE SHOW
FAlRMNoT FARMS TOOK II FIRST
PIXIES WHILE CLOSEST COM
PETlToR GOT 8.

NEWPORT, R, l., Sept 1O.-The
awarding of the championships was
the feature of the day OF the Newport
Horse Show.
O. w. Watson. of Baltimore, took
premier honors again WITH his entries,
and he was also the largest winner Of
the show. Mr.. Watson's horses cap
tured in all II first prizes, 4 seconds,
three thirds aud three fourths, also
two championships.
The second largest winner was Al
fred G. Vanderbilt, for the day and for
the whole show. Oakland Farm horses
won eight frsts. three seconds, six
thirds and two championships. The
entries Of H. G. McGrann. from the
Grand View Farm, were the third 1arg-
est winners, beating r. c. Vanderbilt's
horses by one ribbon. In the hunting
and jumping classes E. H. Weather
bees entries had almost a clean
sweep.
The championship for small single
harness horses went to C. W. Wat
sons Ringing Bells, and the Watson
horses Lord Baltimore and My 7Marv-
land also won the championship in The
class for small pairs in harness.
Alfred G Vanderbilt's new English
horse. Queens Favour came TO the
front in the championship class for
large single horses. beating in this
class Reginald c. Vandc:bilt's famous
horses DIR. selwonk and Lord Brooke.
This was the clos st contested class Of
the show
Mrs. Watson was prominent in the
ring in the afternoon. She drove Ring
ing Bells in the championship class for
small harness horses anil also Lord
Baltimore and My Maryland in the
championship class for small pairs. IN
this clas the Watson horses were
alone.
Women also drove in the bask It
phaeton class, in which Mrs. Watson
again won, with Eleanor Sears second,
with Reginald C. Vanderzitt's Phoebe
Walton. Mrs. 9McGrann dove Cricket
in this class.
Miss Elizabeth C. Bowen, from New
Jersey, was the one to receive the first
prize with her horse Beau BrunGmel, in
the brougham horse class one of the
afternoon features.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-10
HAD ONL Y ONE
NEGRO And
4 ESKIVTOS
"a Wireless Repor
Comes From
n Efah

5tRy Anthony FiaIa, Brooklyn, Com
nnander zeieIer Expedition .19o3,-4-5.
Copyright, United Press, 4e0s.)
NEWiEyYoRk, Sept. 1o.-Peary's de-
tailed story of success comes to US by
wireless form3a report he left at Etan
onsAueust 1e eos, having aboard the
ship 40 Eskimos and 226 dogs. AS
soon as the ship reached winter quar-
ters houses were built of boards an d
hunting parties set out for game. Then
In the fall days foiIowinsobservation
for astronomical or magnetic work
were taken, sledge expeditions and
general preparations for :he dash were
made. Capt. Bartlett and others seem
to have been workers in those days.
On Washington's Birthday the dash
for. the pole started. The usual minor
disasters assailed the party. Starting g
with SO Eskimos, Peary had only II
when he reached Cape Columbia. As
early as March 10 he had reached lat
itude IS, 23. 1t Is clear that Peary
was fortunate in striking smooth ice
and good going.
When he finally reaches the pole he
had only Mat Hensen, a negro, and
four Eskimos with him. All otheIs
were sent back at intervals.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-10

CO. W. G. ..
CONVENTION.
INTERESTING CONTEST HELD
T@NiGHT-oFFicE FOR
NEXT YEAR ELECTED.

The thirteenth annual convention OF
the Marion County Women's Christian
Temperance Union convened yester-
day at Mannintgon. The sessions were
held in the Christian Church and were
OF quite an interesting and instructive
character.
Mrs Sarah Lloyd, of this city, presi-
dent of the Marion County ~. G.. r.
u, presided at the meetings. Ses-
stons were held in the morning and
afternoon and in the evening q Silver
Medal contest was neld in which five
young ladies' from the First ward, this
city, participated. The winner of the
contest was Miss Alma C1elland. who
was presented with the Silver. Medal.
Among the other contestants were
Edith Morrison, May sCornwel1, Wada
Gordon and Arlene Hodkins. Ali of
the young ladies acquitted themselves
in an admirable manner and. the
judges found it'dificult to render n de-
cision.
At the business session the follow
ing officers were elected
IS President, Mrs. Sarah Lloyd, of
Fairmont.
Recording Secretary. Mrs. John
Charlton, of Warrington.
Corresponding, Secretary. Mrs. Ed
ward Doheny, of Mannington.
Treasurer, Mrs. Chalfant, of Amos.
The place of holding the next con-
vention was not definitely decided
upon, though it is probable it will be
held at Amos This was left in the
hands of the executive committee fo
be decided upon, later.
A large number OF delegates from
this city went to Mannington by troll
ley yesterday morning and returned
here ON late car last night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-10

TO NEE Err
Mex MONTH |.
Annual Session off
The General
Ass0 ffoy7 i

3 - Z
| FairmonH as city will be honored
in October OF this year by having in
ner midst a large repnesentation OF the
prominent Baptists or West, Virginia
as we'll as represent tativcs from other
States 81;
| Beginning Wednesday evening, Oc-
tober IA, and concl clldiIg with Monday,
October the 19 It'll, the Baptists General
/ Association ofsWest Virginia will con
ivene in this city in its 18th annual
meeting. Eleven years ago III the
year 1898, this association was enter
tanned In this city and this will make
the second time FairmoH has thrown
open her doors to the Bapttsts of the
State
Representatives from all the CHURCH
ESQ the sStste will be in attend lance
ais well as the prominent iBaptistS
from other S States. 1t is estimated
that between three hundred and fifty
and four hundred and fifty delegates
will be present at the sessions: The
Harvard plan which has been adopted
by the association will {be put into
practice at this association for the
first time. This plan provides rooms
and brea kfast for the delegates but
does not provide for the other two
meals OF the day. This ilan makes it
possible for those entertaining guests
to attend the meetings and not be
forced to absent themselves from the
different sessions to prepare meals for
the delegates.
The principal themes dor discussion
at the association will he State Mis-
sions and Education, though some time
will. also be taken up Wita Foreign
Missions, Woman's Work, Superauuat-
ed. Ministers and Widows Fund, Sun
day School problem and Temperance
question Sorpei time will also be CIV
en- to discussions relative to the two
Baptist schools of the SE9te, Broaddus
College at Pt1flippi and the Anderson
Academy at Anderson.
Many brilliant speakers will be here
to represent the different depa rtments
of work of the Baptists such as For
eign, Home and State Missions. sun
day School work, Young. Peoples so
cfeties, Women's work, etc.
Rev. L. Thurman, of Sutton, is
president of the associa tion and Mrs.
J. w. Carter, OF Park kersburg, is the
head of Women's work for the State.
Mrs. c. o. Henry is the State treas
urer. The Womens American Baptist
Missionary Society with neadqua rters
at Chicago, Will also have a represen-
tative here during the convention,
Mrs. A. J. Stone, of this city, is vice
-
mans American Baptist Home Mis-
sion Society.
Many plans are on foot for the en-
teruainment of the association and:
Fairmont will extend a cordial well
come to the Baptfsts of the State OF
West Virginia and will do her part
in making the visit of these people
to our city q pleasant ard profitable
one.
Extensive repairs have been made.
in the First Baptist Church on First
street. The auditorium has been re-
decorated, thoroughly renovated and;
new carpets laid, all of whicn add
mucn to the attractiveness of the edi-
Will also have part in entertaining the
association. Rev. w. J. Eddy andl Rev.
T. B. Lawler are united in their ez6.
forts to make this association a grand
success.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-10
MISS ICE DIES
Of INJURIES
WOMAN HURT in RUNAWAY. TWO
WEEKS AGO DIED LAST.
EVENING".

AS thu result of injuries received in
runaway accident two weeks. ago,
Miss Rhoda Ice passed away last night
at her home on Robinsons Run. The
details of the accident, which occurred
on August 27.tnear Grays Flats,:will be
readily recalled. Miss ice and iler
brother-in-law, Edward Wilson, were
thrown from buggy in runaway,
Mr.. Wilson being instantly killed.
Miss Ice was not thought to be SO serl-
ously hurt at first and it was thought
she would recover. until ON Wednes-
day she wast taken violently i'll. death
resulting after hours of intense suffer
ing.
Deceased was SIS years of age. She
was a daughter of the late John Ic's,
who lost his life during the civil war.
Three sisters survive her, namely,
Mrs. Martha Wilson, Mrs. Elizabeth
Floyd and Miss Alcinda Ice. Funeral
services were held this afternoon at
two o'clock at the Barrackville Chris
tian Church. Interment was made in
the Snoderly Cemetery.