The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-10
b.N.DUKE TALKS
Of BIG THINGS
Has The Future Durham in His
Minds Eye as Great City
MOS! CHEERING INTERVIEW.
The Wonderful Piedmont Develop.
ment-Mr. Duke Tells OF What
His Company Proposes TO Do--id.
vertising the Secret OF the Success
of the A. A. Company.

A sun reporter Tuesday morning
dropped in to see Mr.. B. \. Duke, who
has been in the city for several days.
The reporter had IN mind the gain
ing of precious information in regard
70 the latest plans of the gigantic
interurban traction company, OF
which Mr.. Duke is the moving spirit.
The conversation with Mr.. Duke,
however. drifted into many other
things, into the development OF the
city of Durham. in which Mr.. Duke,
with all OF his other gigantic schemes
Is vitality interested; into the discus
sion OF the world conquering BUSH
ness Of the American Tobacco COM
pany the wonderful future Of the
Piedmont section, and many other
subjects.
what route will the interurban
lines take to get TO the seacoastg
was one Of the first questions asked
Mr. Duke.
1--WE haven't even considered
that" he replied. I'VE do only one
thing at a time and when that is
completed We take up something
else. If It becomes necessary for US
TO have an outlet 10 the seacoast We
shall get il. but up TO this time We
have not considered that PROPOSE
49,. a. al r.,ge nnu wo ara enr.
centrating all OF our energy on the
line from Charlotte 10 the south.
The contract for part Of that line
was let yesterday. We will operate
that part OF the line first. II may be
that il won't pay. But Just now, /
have no idea but that we shall push
the whole lire to immediate COM
pietion just as soon as IL can be
done"
Wonderful Piedmont Development.
From the development OF the great
interurban system. Mr.. Duke drifted
into the development OF the Pied
mont section.
''Yon haven't the slightest idea
what Is going to be done in this Sec
ton during the next ten years." said
Mr.. Duke with enthusiasm and en-
phasis. with ali OF our magnificent
water power. natural resources and
delightful climate the manufacturers
have Just simply got 70 come here.
Their employees viii make them do
II. II they don't come any other way
Interested In Durham.
Mr. Duke Is vitality Interested III
the development 81 Durham.
II can't see Why there cannot be
enough local spirit and enterprise
here 70 build a hotel. That old
court house down there should be
torn away and that place converted
into a public park. The hotel should
not be built on that site That piece
OF property was given 10 the city
10 did not cost them a cent II should
be converted into q public plaza
where the people would have some
place 70 get q whin OF fresh air
And then II would add 20 much Il
the beauty of the city.
Mr.. o. WI watts was also present
and be gave his hearty endorsement
81 the plan.
THAT plot should never be occn
pied By any building" said Mr
Watts. i; ought TO Be made int
a public park with grass and trees
u has cost the city nothing aud i
should be set aside for that purpose.
There is no reason why Durham
should not have a population Of l00.
coo" continued Mr. Duke she hai
enough manufacturing enterprises
already 10 make Il a town o. tina
fize There Is no other toxn ID ID,
state that mas a. much successfH
manufacturing - Durham Char
lotte doesn't have Il and stlil Char
lotte d forging far aheai. We mus
gei some enterprise ana push II Vi
desire The iown 70 grow
american Tobacco Company.
III speaking Nth Mr Duke, III
reporter expressed admiration ID
fhe N0Ddcrfui MOrid-aide fobaea
business which he had built III
We simply entered & business /
which the field Was world afde ii
got out goods that suited the peopl
better than the goods Of any othe
manufacturer. We let the peopl
know that We had the goods. Tha
Is all that there Is 70 Il. u We haN
built 40 . better business than 90
competitors u 10 because We hag
had better goods and have let III
people know that We have had them
u was talking y an Old aeaaaln
lance who lives out hi The toani
here the other day ! said nell
John, What IA q trust. any rAyf III
gave me the old cut aid dried aeanl
fi0n. said 10 him. What Hind ]
baking powders does yOur wife use
on he said. my wife Uses Arm an
Hammer coda wouldn't have al
other Kind IN the house
~That Is exactly what constitute
a trust, ! told him. II the Arm anl
Hammer Soda company can re
enough housewives 10 think ike you
wife. they have a monopoly"
Must Advertise.
"You musf have the eoode that ~