The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
NORTH CAR0LlNlANS !
THE METROPOLIS
Ipy r s. CARRAWAY.)

New York, March tS.-That the
Enronean war will ultimately be q |
benefit to the Southern states was
the assertion Of Mr. c. H. MarKnalii'
railroad president, who arrived III
New York this week from an lnspec- |
ton trip OF his companyS propei'i0o
in the South. /
..J'he traffic outlook has improved |
considerably in both freight and pas
senger departments, and with the gem
erai upturn in general business Whlcn
[ expect during the year there Will be
a more marked increase IN the ran
road business Mr.. Markham told
The News and Observer correspon-
dent. THE prospects for the remain
der Of 1915 are unusually good, ludg-
ing by the present signs. Inc South
is not hit as hard by the waT as was
expected at the beginning. Cotton Is
selling at a fair price now and IS
moving free,y,. The soutnern ousl-
ness men. are hopeful. Many are pre-
dieting ttat the war will be bless
| ing to the Southerners in the end.
| "Cotton, Of course. will always be
the staple crop in the South but the
farmers are beginning TO consider
diversified planting in preference TO
the one-crop system. Stock raising
and dairy farming will undoubtedly
lreceive much attention III the future.
Miss Mary Duke, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin n. Duke, and sis
ter Of Angler Buchanan Duke, will
serve as maid OF honor at the we'd
ding Of Miss Cordelia DreNel Biddle
land Angler 3. Duke, which Will take
place on April 28 in Holy Trinity Epis-
cOpal church in Philadelphia. Mrs.
Benjamin Duke entertained inform
ally at dinner at her home on Fifth
avenue Thursday evening in honor Of
Miss Biddle, who is at present visit
ing in New York, and incidentally.
purchasing her trOusseau. After din
ner Mrs. Duke took her guests to the
theatre.
every year Asheville is becoming
, more and moro popular as q resort
8 said Mr.. [. r. Robinson, well know n
, , merchant OF that town, who was in
New York for a few days on a busi-
ness trip. accompanied by Mr.. T. w
Underwood. "And the most pleasing
, fact about our section is that people
! flock there at all seasons OF the year
S our section is an Incompatible all
. ;. | the-ycar-rOund resort. 1t is really
8 astonishing to note the number OF
visitors who come to Asheville an(
: the surrounding country from every
{ portion Of the United States, and
even from foreign climes.
= part of the State Is rather quiet bu
II we look for better conditions in tn
near future"
e An aged darky describing himsel
as the Rev. Charles D. Carter, secre
q tary and general field agent Of tn
+ Enterprise ColOred Betterment Lea
/ que Of Wilmington. n. c., was ar
n raigned in the Adams street court
II Brooklyn, one day early in the wee
y on a. charge OF begging. His case wa
" adjourned for few days to give tim
Sc for investigation. Lieutenant Georg
Bushby was at Fulton and Bon
O. and asked for subscription Tor tn
c league. His hip pockets bu1ged an
Ss the suspicious policeman took him
ee the police station. There it was foun
+ that one hip pocket contained a Bib
X and the other a half empty flask
s. gin.
tn Loaded for Sinners" remarked III
u desk sergeant at the police station.
Mi-careme dance by the Ligl
Horse Harry Lee Chapter Of Il
Children Of the American Revolution
w MRS. William r. Stewart. presiden
was given for the benefit Of the s,
" c1ety's scholarship eund at Chri
ID school. Arden, N. c., in the home
MIS-. William Arrowsmith on We
ns Seventy-frst street, last night. ii
70 junction was attended by numb
aal OF people we'll known in social circl
is Of Gotham -
he
rst Mr.. 7. 8 Cahh nro,,;ao4
IL manufacturer Of Durham. spent 60
eral days in New York on a busine
ace visit accompanied by his son. N
w James Q. Cobb. They stopped at Il
IN Hotel Collingwood.
ol- Buyers in the city from North Ga
ons Of Statesyille. p aua ~ r.; Mli
ne Hines, Of Louisburg. and G.
ns Chandler and Mrs E Ott:nger.
18th Mrs. P. I. Whitehead. OF R,r,in
;. ton, was Tar Heel visitor in +