The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03
NORTH CAROLINlANS IN
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a benefit at the Cohan Theatre on the
night OF November 20, the proceeds
rom which they will devote to the
double purpose Of aiding the soldiers
wounded in the European war and
the of the South whose cot /
ton has deprecated in value. All the
money raised will be expended in the |
purchase OF cotton cloth. cotton cloth |
ing and bale cotton for manufacture
into hospital supplies, all OF which
Will be turned over to the American
Red Cross TO be sent for use on the
european battlefields as q neutral
gift.
Inc cotton situation is not as seri-
Gus as It IS made out to be" said
ftobert l.. Steele, Of Rockingham. who
spent the week at the Grand Hotel.
mixing pleasure with business. Il am
selllng my cotton and am receiving
a fair price for it. The cotton cues
ton doesn't need national legislation.
II the State Legislatures Of the va
rlous southern States would talk up
the matter collectively and simultane-
ously and pass avs prohibiting the
raising Of the full crop next year the
matter would be threShed out in short
oroer and the price of cotton would
increase from three to four cents a
pound within ten days"
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Stern have
oiiOdhSCd II engagement oil Tnelr
daughter, Miss Helen Stern. TO Mr.. S.
Whit!ock Lipinsky, of Asheville. No
date has yet been mentioned for the
wedding, but it is expected to occur
sometime in December. Miss Stern
is we'll known in society circles Of the
Bronx and is wealthy in her own
right. Mr.. Lipinsky is a prominent
young merchant in Asheville.
c. ID. Wright, OF Asheville, general
manager OF the French Broad Manu-
featuring Company, was in New York
for several days Of this week, stop
ping at the Endicott. Mr.. Wright
says that business is rather quiet in
his vicinity and that he looks FOR no
Immediate improvement.
y. NJ. Watts. ~well-known business
maj OF Charlotte, spent several days
at the Hotel Aberdeen, attending to
business matters. Mr.. Watts has
made a careful study of the cotton
problem in North Carolina. He said:
What the farmres ought to do and
what they are doing in North Caro-
lima is to hold their cotton. that is
all Of it they possibly can. The trou-
; BILE now is hat the farmers further
! South. in Texas particularly, are
! flooding h North Carolina mills with
; cotton. receiving only 1-2 and
cents per pound. That is hurting no
only the Tar Heel farmer but al
80 ~ q AlS q AAAS
further South could only be Rersuad
: ed to hold their cotton business
y throughout h South would i'm
, prove wonderfully"
l E. w. Bifinger, prominent nava
: stores man of Wilmington, is spend
. . ing a week in the metropolis on bust
: ness, staying at the Hotel York. MI
e Biffinger is more or less a pessimis
concerning business in the eastern
: portion of the State, saying that con
. ditlOnS there were far from normal.
Mr.. n Mrs. l.. L.. Jenkins, o
Asheville, who visited Richmond dur
ing the bankers convention, late
returning home. Miss Lola Jenkin
!" remains in New York for the Winte
e to continue her musical studies.
q Mrs. l.. c.. Wallace, Of Salisbury
u has been passing the last few days i
y Gotham, staying at the Hotel Ma
= jestic.
h Mr.. and Mrs. c.. c. Jamison, c
e Charlotte, were at the Park Avenu
Hotel for a stay this week.
u Mrs. c. A. Fulton. Of Fayetteville
is spending a few days in the cit.
stopping at the Hotel Wallick.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Gordon,
Asheville, have arrived in the cit
IS for a few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Powell. {
IF Salisbury, have been at the McAlpi
,e for the past several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. HaITell, {
q Kilford, are among the North Car,
J. linians stopping at the McAlpin.
Or Tar Heel buyers in the city tn
ss week included B.. Sykes. Fayettevill
IN Herald Square Hotel. and w. j.. Al
N dreds, Raleigh, Herald Square Hotel
r. North Carolinians at the warrior
tn Broadway hosterlies during the pre-
lv ent week included the ~following:
be Grand-Dr. w. P. Reaves, Green
I'd boro; c. E. Hood and r. farrell, S.
as Goldsboro, and G. S.. EScott, Chariot
n Herald square,. d. Potter, w
a mington, and L. w. Buck, Chariot
XIV York-W. l.. Thoxley, Salisbury.
Sc McA1pin-F. d. Buck and F.
Thompson. Wilmington; d. H. MI
ok ply, Asheville, and l.. II. ClemeT
r Salisbury.
ed Murray Hip. \. Higgins, Bu
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