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leave this Western country that we serve: that the money pad for tele- phone service largely goes out of our territory. This is wholly a mistaken idea.
 Three Million. Seven Hundred and Forty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty Dollars and Thirty Four Cents t3.745, ,960.34i was paid oack di- rectly in salaries and wages to em- ployes residing in our own territory. The percentage of gross receipts ap- piled to salaries and wages, is not equalled by any public service Com Tany in the country.
 Other items. operating and main tenance expenses, rent, light, heat travelling expense, taxes, etc, are largely disbursed locally. The large number and prop0rtionate holdings of local stockholders in this com pany is so well known that it VIII be readily understood that a goOdly DOT ton of the amount available for divf Eends was likewise locally sbursed l. will be very evident from the fore gong that the Muuntdin States com pany is in every way truly local in character and management and s ne small factor in the industrial health of the Rocky Mountain region.
 One of the most salient features 1l our past years experience has been the rounding out of our territory by the acqu. sitiou of practically all ol the telephone properties in Arizona think t is generally known that raHa zr u.FFFt@l1DF rF the Union is rapidly foregoing to the front in all of those attributes which character.Zes Western development The recent establishment of large IT. rigation projects has done much to enhance it's agricultural production in addition to it's well known prom thence in mining and stock raising.
 Since the telephone Propert es oi that state were not so wholly idenu- fled with the Bell system and Bell progress as might be deemed shesi for all, ft was decided to round out our territory by their addition to the Mountain States group. Our experi ence. in taking over these propertlesi was somewhat new, and at the same time, educational Ar zOna is the only state in the MoanAain States re zion having a Corporation Commis sion wsth broad jurisdiction over tele phone properties. and VIC naturally approached the negotiations for the merger with some trepilation- How ever, a most satisfactory result has aseen obtained. with sha intelligent cooperation Of the Commission. which has evidenced a keen desire to woFl with. rather than for or against ouI Company in the effort to provide general and comprehensive telephons service for that State.
 To secure that result it has beer found sufficient 10 explain with frank 5ess and ccnildeIlce. to the C0mmis sion, our aims and intentions, ana the methods proposed. It is onis ] Jnsz to state that, somewhat to oul ssrpr1se. even in tke short time sine. fha negotiations, were opened. ". have succeeded an eliminating a mum sber of features of our business us laally designated as irregular and dis erininatory. probably to a greate ipropoHtionate extent iu Arizona thaI
 elsewhere in our territory This re
 suit can only be attributed to the fac that the Corporation Commission Iav of that State is administered in (
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bining the individual earnings of the three merged companies prior to their consolidation, and adding to this total the actual gross earnings Of The Mountain States Company for the period of it's existence in 1911. With the rapid growth of the entire system, during 1912, and the accom- panying necessary increase in the amount of capital stock outstanding through issue on account of enlarge n-ents, it is difficult to arrive at a statement showing gross earnings for twelve months. in comparison with total capital stock issued, dn- less arbitrarily the amount of stock outstanding December 3l, 1911, $ taken in connection with earnings for 1911, and over against these are put figures showing outstanding cap ital stock December 3l. 1912, and gross earnings for 1912. On thss has is of comparison 1t is shown, how ever. that with the increase in it's capital stock outstanding, your Com pany s at the same time gaining in the relation of it's gross earnings ta capital stock In other words, on this basis of comparison. 1912 shows q gain of 1.4 per cent over 1911 in tae relation of gross earnings 10 out standing stock. indicating that with increase of capital liability there Is more than corresponding advance n gross return.
 There was likewise in 1912 an in crease of 9.6 per cent over 1911 Il the amount carried 10 Reserves and Surplus. after payment or all operat. ing expenses and dividends.
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I desire to call particular atten- ton to the fact that the figures pre- vioasly quoted for 1912, refer to our system as a whole, so that no misconception may exist as to tltat portion of our investment lying in any Of the larger cities in our terri. tory. These figures conclus. .vciy prove that our Company is in a v holesome and pruspeToGs cOa l.. tion. With the rapid growth Of the past few years it is, or should be. generally known that we have main tained the high standard Of finanC- ing. which so long characterized The Colorado Telephone Company. Like that Company, the amount we have invested in actual physical property. is greater than our capital facilities Icy a considerable sum. This IS Ul double advantage to our stockhoid- CTS: first, in that the value of chcir stock is at once apparent, when the need or desirability arises, for seil- ing or mortgaging their holdings when emergency funds are required. 1t insures the ready market that all sable and safe investments should command In the second p&Ice, it is our great safeguard in the face of unjust attacks which must constant ly be expected by public service cor porations. II is our insurance in any final trial of strength between our Company and those who would seek to undermine its credit at large.
 We have been subjected from time to time. and must expect in the flu 1ure to be similarly subjected to at tacks such as I have indicated. But lin the fact that there is no water in our stock. thht we have no fixed charges in the matter for bond in terest, no preferred stock. no atnor- nal charges Of any kind. lies our safety and our strength. Our books land our system Of accounting arc open at all times SO that "he who runs may read" No charge that we make an excessive profit can pos lsibIy be maintained in the face of the facts shown by the figures here with submitted. which prove con clgsiveIy tk1t our rates are reason, able, because they are suff cient oniy to return q fair percentagc upon ou, actual investment. and this invest ment can be substantiated by a clre ful inventory of our property either tby interested. or dis.nterested Inves Itigators. It is noteworthy that those
 sith political purpose. or who seeI if-aggranGizement, are careful tC avoid an analysis of these figures. oi our challenge 10 refute them
 No corporation in the UAite5 States makes a fuller O. more complete
 statement to its stockholders. and tf the general public. than this com
 pany does. both aanually and iron
 time to time between annual periods A large number Of our stDckholdeEl
 are people of small means. whose
 little all in the matter of saving.
 is invested with Us. It is only nasur
 al t7it such investors should fee ;Ifpid and alarmed when attacks ar made ppon fhe' depesitsry of thei | funds. t Is largely to reassure th'
 small stockholders that these feg
 p2ragraphs are written.
 Becauke Of our association wit The American Telephone and Tele
 graph Company. there exists in thi
 minds of some an idea that we ar more or less foreign corporation
 and that because og this. our recejp;
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All refining companies have aedEsedl prices , points to a.25c tor sstAEaard sraanlated, with exception of Amerl can Co. which quotes 4.3ec. It is ex- pected the latter company win reduce It's price shortly
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E.. B. FIELD.
 President.

The water in a baptismal fouut in church in northern Michigan is kept at comfortable temperature in winter by an electric heater
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Otto Kahn says bankers of the world are now opposed 10 making loans. for war purposes and that this attitude Of financiers will finally re sHit in abolition of warfare.
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Persistent optimism is being shown in the highest banking circles in Paris and also on Bourse ss regards Balkan situation.
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In an effort to rid England of wasps several schools are offering prizes to pupils who bring in the greatest namBer Of dead insects.
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National Cash Register Co. has man. ufactured Lz24.900 machines since f has been ia existence. and 35s.e70 in last three years.
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Chicago led ali cities of the United States ia IaTcel post business for January. with S,617.67S packages.
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sAn increase Report Dec 3l 1911 of $4a0.6e3-7S sAn increase over Report Dec 51 1911 of $42i596l6e ss*s42 429S7aa Issued in December, l9i2
 E*%sAn increase of S32937395 the year
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Deduct DlN iaehds .-.4
 Reserves and Surplus ............. ... ... ......
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05
PROFESSIONAL. L.
ts 5SAfEaItssia a. 60 1..a-..
I. +. Bingham,
~ Lawyer ~

\ a. BOONE, : NC
sEn-=a5 Prompssttsnsron given to
AL matters q 4 legal nature
Collections ! speciality. sS Il
3 vOf8ce withHolicitor F. A. Lip.
e. e. nsy a ...:. 3 &.
1.2A ". pd.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05
4 cssa Story Of 70 oItsa Times.

Uncle Martin Warren, Of Mabel,
this county, who is q Confederate
veteran Of seventy.five years, one Of
our best livers, an excellent farmer
and substantial citizen, tells the
following coon story:
"When l was a small boy 1t was
my task to drive the COWS. One eve.
ming as I was going up . ROCKY y branch
to the pasture, 7 saw romething root.
ing among the rocks. At once 1 con.
cluded 1t was q coon. l picked up q
rock aud threw 1t. 1t struck q mossy
chunk and the coon fell dead. With
. joyful heart I went to my game.
Just a. / was taking hold Of the coon
he suddenly recovered from heart
failure aud made for my bare feet. l
retreated hastily, and for two hun.
dred yards l scarcely kept my feet
out OF his mouth. Then came my
turn and | chased the coon eqally as
far. We kept this up until three runs
each were made. When the coon was
after me l had no time to get q wea.
pom, and when / chased him It took
|all my time to keep up. Finally de-
serted the unruly animal. He retreat
ed into the forest and l went for the
cows"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05

The Bible says that In making ma
ny books there 10 Ino end. Solomon
certainly was looking forward 70
this day when he uttered these words.
An exchsnge has this: In 1eo7, nearly
5000 books were printed. In 1900 the
the produstion hsd grown larger BY
hundreds, and such Was the case up
to 1910. when 1t had reached the
alarming figures Of 1870. It would
seem that In this making OF many
books taat thouaauds upon thousands
OF them had better be putin . heap
and burned. They are simply trash,
and have caused the destruction Of
many . bright boy, and girl. too.
You will notice that few books live
long. Only those that are written for
the benefit Of the human family sur
vive.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05

made, but they had failed to take
into consideration that about
seventy years had elapsed since
they had seen each other on the
Watauga, when Delilah was q
girl and Benjamin was q stal.
ward mounaineer, with all the
vigos'and splencor Of youg man.
hood the time for the wedding
was sst, Dplilah had made the
purchase OF the bridal trOsseap
and completed all necessary ar.
ra ugements for the grand occa.
sion. looking f,,rwsrd for the ar
rival Of the illustrious Benjamin
and her early departure to the
'Sfets OF Texas, The appointed
time for the appearance of Ben.
jamin arrived and be was on time
be was at ones ushered into her
presence, but to her great cha
grin and surprise, she beheld not
the, BENJAMIN Of seventy years
before "a she imagined she could
remember seeing him along the
banks of the Watatga with mus
cnlsr power and ruddy cheeks,
but seventy years OF hardship
had had its effects upon him, and
besides, be had been blown up
in . terrible mine explosion which
added nothing to bic beauty.
Delilah at once informed Benja.
mio that che would not keep ber
engagement with him and that
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05

Just now there 10 considerable IL.
terest In tho collection and preserve.
ton Of the old ballads. Ballads are
songs that tell . story. for instonce,
"Bsrbars Allen" "LAurs Foster"
"Swest William" How many do
you know, How many can you 1nd!
Perhaps there are some laid away in
the chest or bureau. You may have
some friend among the older folks
who knows several. Will you zee!
For the nost desirable ballad or
collection Of ballads cent TO me Be-.
fore August, I will give . cash prise
Of d %. For the next best &c cents.
whether you win . prils OF not. all
postage will be returned. Send aloag
the ballads.
IRAT. JOHNSON.
Summit, NC.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05
EARLY PIONEER 1DAss IN ;WaIAuoksCOUNTY
10 sssatl Il ssvte u lhsaaiea 1sdlss Within y J.
lsua q Dmw tlk xatt sxt n III Oeueesat

more thickly populated she sold
. portion Of her lands and con-
veyed other portions to her ch,l.
dren; during the summer Of 1873
abe sold one half OF the 40O.acre
tract to.Mr. g. w. Smith and a
lltth latsrshs sold the remain.
der to Mr.. James W:.,WhiteAead,
ssalisinGa : aopething like four
th6ua&hd doilatsi sincash for the
whole. s3.. al,D !
= Alter converting her lands in.
TO money Dslilah concsived the
idea that she might al we'll On,
toycths remainder Of her life to
the fullest extent. She purchas.
|ed'anice gentle horse and new
buggy. she dressed herselfin silks
and satins;> she decorated her
hats with ribbons aud plumes OF
gay colors and wondrous beauty
and when sha would take her
drives over the country she Ger.
tainly bad the appearance Of q
Fairy Queen, as she was, small in
statue
1t seems that before she had ia.
ken her departure, 40 che suppo.
sed, for Kentucky, she was cour.
ted By one Benjamin Dyer who
Twas disappointed, in perhaps, biz
fret loys affair, had gone to Tex
as in search Of bic fortune; and
by some means Benjamin had
learned that Dslilah yet survived
1 that che had converted herlandl
Into money, and from the Gle
Eance of her style, to ell appear
ances, she had taken q new lsast
on life, 90 be concluded to renew
bis courtship with the girl OF lirsl
love, and with sueh bright pros
lpects before her Of going to th'
lgreat State Of Texas, the renew
al Of the courtship was quite q
greeable to Dslilah. They kept
up their correspondence for SOM
time until an engagement wa
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05

During the summer months moth
ers of young children should watch
for any unusual looseness oi the
howels. When given prompt atten.
ton at this time serious trGnle may
be avoided. Cham mberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarr hoea Remedy can
always be depended upon. For sale
by oil dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05
lg).4l|.

ri - ? Y,
Mias kA = ~ = NeRae, of Lln-
~. daAel y q pl1r ucb -
Teamed kia ~ 4 \ AIexaa1 ~ ~
Hay, Nae atvl - = ~ q = W
Y s,sqs, y ssiossa, !. !. \! e 2. !. J. c
ss.r;, y, a. u.s.,e1
,ss.;.,n =
4:
ATTsns ,peglone ~ GintOs last
week ioFa Ralslgh slto teke : ~
pastsas s,tssatnsat having bse1s
bitten hyi . Eabid dog: The dogs
heeA .FAa senk hH n IBa eigh Tor 81
amtne l0nri,g ghei Htete ChsmissS
dssld Ahes doR bad rabisa
s0ota0 0a1 a16pasd0nsd =. r.
'Fruvis, ,'efdsseoro Convicted Of
'eubssslesntatHi A rather path.
etac story this, that Pruvk took
$1.5O0i to'ssnd alstck vile to the
hospital. and restopsd Il when
prosecuted. The Judge jury and
solicitor all Aigned the petition.
b On TIN 20thanst durinr a n.
vsre .torm. 1t TavlorsviIIe. N. G.
tie lishtuineis struck tbecoruer Of
the bank builaiug knocking QUO
several hundred brick. Mr.. XII
ley the oashief recsived quite q
shock. ThsuiA btoperators room
Ct the phone Office was set on
INK. .'butextingu'ehed before much
damage was done.
On March ~ Theodore Roose-
velt took the viisness stand In hin
libel suit against Geo. A. Nevett
who IA an edito,ial accused him
of Drunkenness. He admits 10.
! iur wjns at h,s table but can't
drink whiskey, uses a little bran.
dy under pbysicisus orders and
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05

there would be M Wedding. Ben
jamin, was taken by surprise.
and although he bad gons
through, many hardships, be had
been dealta heavy blow 10 the
mine explosion, and thought oi
having to suffer mental anguish
on account Of the breaking oil
Of the recent engagement was too
much Tor q gentleman iD bic sta
tion ia lie to bear, and under
the circumstances he sought 70.
dress in the. court. He at oaee'
instituted. 9 suit 10 the Superior
Court, OF. Watauga County q.
gainst Delilab ior breach Of CON-
tract aud demanded damages,
The case was tried 10 the Super.
ior Court Of Watauga about the
year 1889, as we'll az ! remem.
Der. before a jury, and the jury
returned a verdict in favor Of
Benjamin Dyer and against Deli.
lab Baird for the sum OF forty.
i've dollars, and judgement was
entered thereon. and the Judge
ment carried the costs which
were taxed against Delilah. The
trial Judge charged the jury that
if they believed the evidence oi
the plaintiff Benjamin, be would
be entitled to at least the char.
grs Of his railroad iars from Tex.
as to North Carolina and return
which amounted to about forty.
five dollars, and that they might
ascertain, by the greater weight
Of the evidence, such other sum
az in their judgement the plain.
tiff might be entitled to, but It
seems that the jury considered
that they were dong enough tol
Benjamin by allowing him to re-
gain what be had expended In
railroad fare for the round trip
and permit him to return to the
state Of his adoption where HI
might try bis hand again, per-
haps. with better success.
ITO be continued.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05

Z Dysintery Is always ssrioss end
md Often 1 dangerous dissasa. bst ]
il can be cursf. Chsnberlaiab CD,
k, Cholera and Diarrrhssa -
dy has cured \ even whea N1 =
'nant sad spidemic. Fer go
dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05
/. .''''..'s.,....r1MES'G. CLINE,

u ssas.sAEr 4sD'Rassfy.Ar.LAwL e'H
Sugar Grove, 80. North Caro-,
EWill -practice regularly In
thst0dttS II Wataugs and I'D.
u, joining counties, Special atten-
~. !: tion given to the collection Of
claims. ,,.,a,. -.
',s'' re- ''f'~ G27.'18 I yr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-06-05
-'sMENs saalGla ieus

SsWye WV OsDs8 svovsSs ~ litriI
S,xty.six men wtrs msds hap
py at the a. N. Goilegs 6n4 the
9th, By receiving ''diplomsss ssrlt|
Clsvs Dan,sls,, Of Durham, Vilil
be slectrocutsd Oh July IA. Hsl
was convicted Of murder last
week. .aT !
> The Landmark says Il b At al
ibous &c, 600 10 seiug iuyestsd1n \
90 sutomobils' 'gassge st States
vile. ssa \
,,!Cspt. Harrison ~ IHatgi,sIA On,
iedefats Ivste bran" Il D" died 10 Char
lotts last week aged 70. Aowiis
and daughter survive. iiaig
The Howell Yarn Mhi, Of Chsr
lotte, wss completely destroyed
BY fire last week. The loss was
about $4,000. atalEa
A negro boot black killed two
policemen wounded g third and
commit ted suicide On last Thurs
day IN Fort Worth. lex. :
Emperor Yoshihito, Of Jspas.
ls seriously i'll with Inflammation
Of the lungs. President Wilson
has cabled coincidence.
Stephen Dudly Field, the inveu
tor oi the trolley car, died at bic
home In Stockbridge, Mass. last
Sun. eyed 68 years. ..Ua@
Garrett Low, a Ia year old
boy who carried the mail between
Dobson and Low Gap. was kill.
ed by lightning on Monday oi
last week. .'.af q
Secretary Bryan will use IN.
fern ented grape juice at bic ban.
quets. Truly this 10 Q noble ex.
ample to set before "YouDg A.
merica."
After shouting for about 5 min
utes, on May thu 26th. Mrs Mary
Bryant fell in q swoon and died,
at a "Holinees'' church, at Paris
mountain. Near Greenvill 8. G..
Norman Hapgood and his a.
sociates have purchased Harp
er's Weekly, Its .old editor will
take charge oi the" North Amsri,
can Review. - ..
The Lenoir Topic states thai
Mr.. E. H. Greer OF Patterson died
at his home on last Monday
morning of heart trouble aged
68 years,
Il is reported that the Mexi
can Government has arranged
to borrow $25, 900. 900 in Lon.
don land Paris for the restora
ton OF the Mexican railroads.
Several British steam shipe
rauxiug from $4,000 to 5000
. tonnage, have been sold to ia
panese buyers, in within t th I
past few days, says the New
York World.
Prince Victoria Louise. OF Prus
; sia, only daughter Of the Ger
. man Emperor, was married Il
Prince Earnest Augustine OF Gun
S berland at 5 o'clock Last Satnl
day In Berlin. 80.
J. The Scottish society Of Amer
! ca celebrated with q great gath
|. ering Of Scotch people at Re
Springs q few days since. Edito
}. james A. Mcdonald, of Toronto
b Canada, was the speaker. I5
The estate of Mrs Mary +. Lei
I. ter, Of Washington, D. C.. wb
t died recently. was valued at %
, 672,725. The appraisers ioun
. among ber iewelry a Dog cola
!. !. set with rubles valued at $15
!. 600.
k A suit for $1,000 damas
: brought by E. T. Simpson,
Washington. against the SOut
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"The clerks who have an easy
time are those employed by mer.
chants who do not advertise" p