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MAGNOLIA, PIKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7. 1890
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MILLIONS IN MILLS.
SOUTHERN SPINDLES MULTIPLYING
IN EVERY SECTION.
Numerous Cotton Mills Are Be
ing Constructed.
The special correspondent of
the New Orleans States, writing
from Baltimore under date of
June 1st, 1899, says: The cotton
mills now under construction in
the South and those for which
capital has been raised will cost
more than 820,000,000, and add
morejthan 1,000,000 Bpindles to
the number now in operation in
the South. It is a most signifi
cant fact that most of these new
mills are to be built by men of
ample capital and broad experi
ence. In the Carolinas such
pre-eminently successful mill
men as Ellison A. Smyth, of the
Pelzer mill, James L. Orr, of the
Piedmont, and W. B. Smith
Whaley, of the Richland and
others are preparing to build new
mills to cost from $400,000 to 81,
500.000 each. The Merrimac
Company, of Lowell, Mass., tel
egraphs the Manufacturers' Rec
ord that it has definitely decided
to locate its new mill at Hunts
ville, where 200.000 spindles will
have a full complement of auxili
ary looms, a bleachery and dye
works. It is estimated that the
coming of these mills to Hunts
ville will mean a direct support
for 15,000 persons. Already
plans are on foot for the location
of other industries at Huntsville,
including a tinwaro factory and
steel foundry, which will tend to
increase still iurther the industri
al population of the city.
Among the other textile an
nouncements of the week are a
new mill at Griffing, Ga., with
5.000 spitidles ; a doubling of the
equipment 10,000 spindles and
350 looms of the Arkwright Club
of Sportanburg, 8, C.; a 8150,
000 mill at Kllisville, Miss., S50,
000 having already been sub
scribed ; a 5,000 spindle combed
yarn mill at Gastonia, N. C.; a
$7,000 knitting mill at Corinth,
Miss.
During the past year new plants
added to the Birmingham district
and improvements attending their
coming represent oetween 83,
000,000 and 85,000,000. The
year's history illustrates how the
building of a furnace or a mill in »
a town tends to attract to that lo
cality allied industries around
which are soon grouped a num
ber of minor ones. Some of the
cities of Southwest Virginia may
be expected to fexperience similar
effects from the re-awakened in
terest in mining and manufactur
ing in that section. Additions
are being made by the Virginia
Coal, Iron and Coke Company to
' the Crozer furnaces in Roanoke,
Va., and it is said that the ca
pacity of the Bristol'furnace will
be increased to 400 tons of pig
iron a day. The Roanoke corre
. spondent of the Manufacturers'
Record, alluding to what he re
gards as practically inexhaustible
iron ore deposits in that section,
writes that—"With the present
demand for iron and steel and
other products there is no reason
why other furnaces should not be
built along the line of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad, and I
think they will be built if the iron
market shall continue as now
when there is a net profit in the
prices of pig iton sufficient to
gratify the largest desires. "
At Huntington, W. Va., there
is a decided air of improvement.
Contributing to this was the in
troduction of natural gas into the
city from the Warfield, Ky.,
field, about forty miles distant.
The supply is abundant, and al
ready a large percentage of the
business houses and many of the
residences are using the gas for
lighting and heating purposes.
New buildings and new machin
ery have been added to the car
works and the railway shops;
there is not an idle plant among
the smaller factories, while some
of them have not been able to
catch up with their orders, and
two large glass plants which
have been idle for several years,
will, it is stated, soon be in op- !
eration again. There are more!
men employed today in the fac-j
tories of the city than ever before j
and with the building of £ rail- !
road along the Guandotte river j
to the Virginia State Line, pass- j
ing through the Pocahontas coal
region, now almost an assured
fact, additional activity is ex
pected.
In the past six months theie
have been wonderful changes at
Wilmington, N. C., which is at
present busy with new buildings,
including cotton mills, a Masonic
temple, newspaper office^ busi
ness houses and dwellings. At
Columbia, S. C., plans are on
foot to build a 8100,000 hotel,
while a company has been organ
ized to build there the largest
cotton mill in the South. Fort
Smith, Ark., is expecting much
from the completion of a railroad
from St. Louis to that point. It
is already in operation to Hunter,
Mo., by way of Cape Girardeay,
and will, if completed, pass
through the lead and zinc belt of
Northern Arkansas, and the coal
area around Fort Smith.
The most important new enter
prises announced during the
week by the Manufacturers' Rec
ord were:
81,000,000 land and mining
oompany in Alabama; $30,000
oil mill, 820,000 hay press com
pany, 81.000,000 zinc mining
company in Arkansas; 810,000
water works in Florida; 820,000
ice factory, 5,000 spindle cotton
mill, 50 ton cotton oil mill, 815,
000 cotton oil mill, 820,000 knit
ting mill in Georgia; 40-barrol
flour mill, 810,000 hardwarocom
pany in Kentucky; 84,500 ice
factory, 10,000 spindle mill in
Louisiana; 815,000 furniture fac
tory, 8225,000 coal elevators,
terminals, etc., in Maryland; 60
ton cotton oil mill, 885,000 cotton
mill company, 875,000 cotton oil
mill company, S50.000 cotton oil
company in Mississippi; 10,000
spindle cotton mill, 825,000 car
riage factory, 835,000 cotton mill,
40 barrel flour mill, 835,000 cot
ton mill, 5,000 spindle cotton
mill in North Carolina; 10.000
spindle, 350 loom cotton factory
addition, 812,000 cotton oil mill
in South Carolina; 850,000 glass
factory, 50-barrel flour mill in
Tennessee; 8100,000 steamship
company, 850,000 packing com
pany, 8200,010 brick works com
pany in Texas; 85,000 steam
laundry, S5.000 telephone com
pany, 825,000 brick works in Vir
ginia; 810,000 oil well company,
8150,000 telephone company in
West Virginia.
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TIMELY LETTER.
Editor Gazette: Your corre
spondent "* * *" in a late num
ber of the G.azette, introduces a
very important matter for the
consideration of every voter wno
owns land in Pike county. That
is, for the voters to vote for a
competent man to fill the office of
county surveyor. Such officer
should be qualified, when em
ployed, to give every owner a
correct plat of his lands. The
original survey of our lands, as
recorded in the U. S. Land office,
is the legal basis of subsequent
surveys. The county surveyor
should be competent to find the
original corners, else his work is
of no good, and calculated to
fruit litigation and crime. Many
lives have been lost and thous
ands of dollars expended, in dis
putes over land lines run by in
competent surveyors. There is
a law on our statutes requiring
the board of supervisors to estab
lish the true meridian at the
court house as a basis of all sur
veys. Four-fifths, if not all,
land owners favor the establish
ment of such meridian.
Like county superintendents of
education, candidates for sur
veyor should undergo examina
tion as to competency.
We all want to know our
"metes and bounds," or in other
words "where we are at. ' '
In the coming election the voter
should consider competence to
perform the duties of the office
sought by the candidate as para
mount to all other qualifications.
"Men, high-minded men who
know their duties, and knowing,
dare perform," such constitute
Yours,
J. F. Slade.
senator noei.,
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Editor Clarion Ledger: hour
issue of 27th inst. contains a crit
icism of the pending constitution
al amendment, relating to elec
live judiciary. You present ob- ot
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jectiona and generously open your
columns for a response. As the e
author of that amendment, I avail
myself of your kind invitation,
All that its friends ask is a fair
,
opportunity of meeting, before the
people, whatever objections may
be urged.
The proposed amendment, in
brief, makes all judges and chan
. .
cellors elective, fixing terms of j
supreme judges i.it eight, and oth
ers at four years, leaving to leg*
islative determination, as is now
the case with other elective offices,
the filling of unexpired terms,
and also the fixing of the date of
judicial elections; and requiring
it to provide for party nominations
of judges by districts. All are
to be elected, as far as practica
ble, in the same manner as are
governors; and, except, in the
elections to fill vacancies, as
nearly one-half of supremo
judge8 as is practicable are to be
chosen at each judicial election,
which practicability moans, and
can only mean, one at one eleo
tion and two at die next, or vice
versa. The terms of all circuit
judges and chancellors can be
ended, as provided, when the
legislature puts the amendment
into operation, or at any future
date it may determine. The
pre ont stipreme judges are to
servo out their appointed terms,
ssors are, of course,
to be chosen at the judicial elec
ti, ;i preceding the expiration of
their respective terms. Judicial
ele tions are to bo held every four
years, at the same time with the
state, or either of the federal
eleoiions or at a different time, as
the legislature may determine,
This is the only reasonable con
struction, and'is the one I gave
when, seeking suggestions, J
submitted the amendment to the
governor, supreme judges and the
majority of thel egislators before
its adoption, when, by speech or
silence, they concurred in that
construction. Nearly all, if not
all, the objections now being urg
ed, were afterwards raised by
those who, in reality, oppose the
elective principle; and would op
pose it, whatever form it might
take. A largo majority of the
people favor electing judges, I
am sure, There can be no reas
onable expectation of its defeat,
except by getting votes from its
friends by dividing them up over
details. Its advocates are called
on to meet its enemies on this in
sidious line. These enemies,
while comprising some excellent
men who entertain a lower esti
mate of the honesty and common
sense of a majority of voters when
directed to the selection of judges,
for whose short-comings they
must suffer, than that of one of
their own number who happens
to be governor, also embrace
practically all those who side with
corporations and capital, as
against the people in political is
sues, and want a judiciary wide
ly removed from the masses, in
sympathy and in responsibility;
and likewise include those poli
ticians who have more confidence
in their ability to obtain office
from one man, than from the
whole people. These classes are
not open to conviction, nor will
ing, as you are, to present and
consider both sides.
Coming to the objections, the
chief one, that different amend
ments are embodied in one, was
passed on recently in Louisiana
and two other states, having con
stitutional requirements similar
to ours, and was overruled. Part
of those litigated amendments
embraced questions and offices
much more numerous and diverse
than the one we are now consid
ering, as a reading of those cases
will attest. All the courts held
ELECTIVE JUDICIARY.
AUTHOR OK THE
RESOLUTION, DEFENDS THE PRO
POSED AMENDMENT.
Reply to Criticisms of tho .lack
son Clarion-Lodger.
that as long as then
connection, however remote, bo- j
tween the different provisions in
tile amendment and the ultimate
object sought, being, in this case,
a change from the appointive to
the elective syst >in, the amend
ment would bo upheld, the Wis
consin supreme court commend
ing this form of submission, say
ing, otherwise, the defeat of a
part of a common purpose might
defeat, or make an absurdity of,
ths whole.
Some prefer, it is true, that the
terms of judges should be six,
ot l*- r « eight, wn. or twelve years,
and still others want part of the
judge8 t , loettK) . anJ pttrt «ppoint
e d. All could not be exactly
suited by any series of amend
ments. No importantreform was
ever effected without mutual con
cessions of its friends. Before
the same legislature, at the 1896
session. Col. Falkner and I made
vain efforts along the lines now
suggested by the opponents of
this •'»endmont. lie introduced
one amendment, making circuit
j u jg P8 and chancellors elective,
by districts; and I, another,
making supreme judges elective
by the state. Both failed, as like
measures have done often, pro
viously. The standing argument,
effectually used then and before,
that the lawless and negro ele
ments would combine and occa
sion.illy elect a judge, was up
rooted by the prosent amendment,
which, while upholding the doc
trine of local self government,
avoids the wire pulling and tra
ding of state conventions, by giv
**jg to the white people of each
district the right to name its can
didate, whose election is assured
by being passed on by the voters
°f-4hc whole state, under every
guarantee afforded for Htate of
ß* crs - ff we could not carry the
9l ate, all the judges would be lost
under either system. ThiB is no
now departure. Bresicienl|i a I
district electors are nominated
by districts and elected by the
whole state. They have ui
wa >' a been t,uo to tbe "; tru8t -
Tho voters of each district can,
without knowing the candidates
of other districts, safely rely upon
thoir parly brethren of every
other district to name suitable
candidates toserve themselves,
If, in order to separate judicial
nominations from local politics
and possible combinations, there
being now no laws justifying fed
eral interference in elections, it
should be determined to have ju
dicial elections on one of the
years of federal elections, then a
judge would be elected about
fourteen months before the corn
mencement of his term. As all,
except those who succeed them
selves, are taken from practicing
lawyers, it would afford these an
opportunity to close up iheir
pending legal business, without
the inconveniences which this
sometimes causes. The first reg
ular session of congress com
mencos about thirteen months af
tor the members are elected. U.
S. senators are sometimes elect
ed about two or three years bo
fore tho commencement of their
term. If the Judicial election
should be held in 1900, terms of
circuit judges and chancellors
would commence in January,
1802; and if, in 1903, then with
state officers elected at the same
time. In either event, supreme
judges could be elected to fill out
the terms that would expire be
fore the next election, if tho
election was held in 1903, all three
of the supreme judges could be
then elected, two taking office in
January, 1904, with terms of
eight years from that date; and
one to succeed Judge Terrai with
a term expiring January, 1907.
After the broken terms are filled
out, terms of supreme judges
would commence with those of
other judges elected at the same
time, extending twice as long,
Section 177 of the constitution,
giving governors power to fill ju
dicial vacancies until the next
session of the senate, is neceasa
rily annulled by that provision of
the pending amendment which
authorized the legislature to pro
vide for filling vacancies. If not,
judicial vacancies could be filled
under it as all others are now.
If the legislature failed to provide
for filling judicial vacancies, oc
curring between the time the
amendment was put into opera
tion and the elected judges qual
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ify, the governor would fill them j
under Section 103 of the oonsti- >
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The supposition that the legis
lature did not give proper con- j
sidération to the amendment, is
erroneous. The senate and house j
each devoted about two sittings
to its iisoussion. Each voted for
it overwhelmingly, on three sep
orate days, after hearing argil
ments against it from such able
lawyers as Senators Trigg, Smith,
Wells and Lewonthnl and Repre*
sentatives Thomas, Anderson and
Russtll, none of whom'contended
tution.
Tito
would convince a man, favoring
tho amendment, to vote to kill it
upon the ground that the courts
otherwise might do so, would, if
followed out, cause him to kill
himself today because ho could
not know but what ho would die
courso of reasoning that
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that it would be invalid if ratified I
at tho polls. In the senate, the j
first vote stood 30 to 7, and Etc ;
last 30 to 5. In the house, the
first vote was 93 to 16, the last 91
to 13.
The effort to remove temptation
to use judicial positions for the
advancement of political interests
by making governors ineligible to
succeed themselves, is a failure.
When governors seek other posi
tions, the same evil exists. Their
aspirations are nearly always
supported by tho friends and
counties of judicial appointees,
where prospects are in the least
hopeful. Appointments do not
remove the judiciary from poli
tics, merely causing its opera
tions to take more insidious forms.
Tho desire to obtain or retain of
fice is up strong under one system 1 '
as tho other. The judges and ,
their friendH naturally desire and
seek the election of a governor!
favorable \o themselves. By j
coming to a common understand-1
ing, they could exercise a power- ;
ful influence in most gubernato
rial contests. Through tho ap- ,
pointive power, governors cun
control, for administration mens
ures, a considerable legislative
vote, as every observant legisla
tor knows. The action and roac
tion caused through judicial ap
poinlments is destructive of tho
independence that should exist
between the legislative, executive
and judicial department of our i
government. j
Judges perform most functions:
in public, often in tho presence !
of an interested throng, and near-1
ly always aided by professional
brethren,, more or less ' 'learned
in tho law,'' who, from opposing .
standpoints, assist in avoiding 1
and correcting errors. Their
merits and demerits are more ;
closely scanned and more widely j
known than those of any other \
officials. Consequently, electors !
have a more accurate basis of so
lection. If dependence on the
people lowers a judge, it will
lower any other officer, and pop
ular government is a failure. On
the contrary, an elective officer,
capable and faithful, deserving
and receiving the approval of
those he serves, is much more in
dependent than an appointee,
whose tenure depends upon the
personal good will of one man.
Of forty-five states, there is
only, I think, about half a dozen
that do not elect judges. Missis
sippi, in 1836, set tho elective
lead. The illustrious careers of
Judges Sharkey, Yerger, and
others forever refute the assertion
that dependence on popular suf
frage lowers the judicial standard.
The legal ability of Judges Wiley
P. Harris and J. A. P. Campbell
was recognized by the people in
their early manhood, and won for
them judicial honors, richly de
served. The appointive system
was foisted on this state by car
petbaggers, in 1860, to give ju
dicial positions to those whom
their official creator, the governor,
could control, es against the peo
ple, as was proved in the Ames
impeachment. Our new consti
tution eliminated illiterates, tax
delinquents and criminals, and
gave us tho beat and most mtolli
gout electorate in the union, the
one most capable of choosing ex
cellent judges.
If the amendment is ratified at
t ie polls, as it will be if it is not
misunderstood, a hostile govern
or and legislature, if so inclined,
could do much, through adverse
influence on legislation necessary
to put it in operation, to retard its
success. From 1875, up to 1H98.
j efforts to getthe election of judges
submitted to a popular vote were
j attempted and defeated at nearly
every legislativ
amendment is defeated now it
would give the advocatos of tho
appointive system such a lev
ago as would probably prevent
another submission ol Uniques
tion to tho people within tli
twenty- five years.
session. If this
er
next
Between love
b>r, and want of confidence in,
I the people there is a wide gulf
j Love and confidence, when unat
; tended by mental immaturity, go
hand in hand. The people should
trust no mari who is afraid to trust
them.
1 ' )ais aro ruined and are too short
, *° ou t except with sheep shears,
Mrs. Easley had the rnisfor
, ne lose a house last week by
j bro • ,y
There was an ordination of /
; deacons at Mt. Zion on Sunday,
Mr. SamMoElveen and Mr. P. X.
, Simmons were ordained, and
Neva. L Allniand and J. M.
fiutson assisted Pastor Schilling
in the Presbytery. Both deacons
141,0 brst class men.
A meeting of about a week has
been held at the first church hero
with no seen results, but God
moves through unseen agencies,
an< * we know not the hidden
i things of the heart. The second
j church has appointed Thursday
before the third Sabbath in Juno
! f° r their meeting here, so candi
dates can make a note of that. /
At the Mav conference of the
brst church, Judge T. E. Tate a
. Baptist of 43 years standing put
1 * n14 request fyr a letter of dis
mission, which after a long and
; unpleasant talk, was voted on—
j ? voted for the letter and 5
\ against. The letter wus moved
! to be granted for the sake of
peace. The pastor decided that
tho letter was granted, but
learn that when it came to the
Judge that he declined nocopting
jt with so large a dissenting vote,
The Judge we learn desires the
church to publish hor reasons for
not giving him a letter, but it is
not at all probable that she will
doit. Verily tho doingof churches
which should be the light of tho
world are as full of mysteries as
were the performances in the old
Hfcyptian worship in the temples
crisis and Osiris. We are told
that the Judge has nothing to
hide and that he is prepared to
give all the particulars of the
matter, if the church will not.
Nemo.
E. F. Noei,.
Lexington, Miss., May 29, '99.
OSYKA NEWS.
Editor Gazette:
ally well hero and tho
moves on as usual
money and moisture uncommonly
scarce. Business has almost
entirely hold up waiting for tho
rain. Even tho phosphate wagons
are not running, suppose tho ties
are too loose.
Corn has held its own well.
People goner
town
with news,
The Meadviile Advocate re
cords the death of Mr. R, J,
Williams, an honorable gentleman
whose long life was spent in do
ing good. Ho was sheriff of
Franklin for ten years, begin
ning during the trying times of
reconstuction, and proved faith
ful to duty, and equal to every
emergency. His bereaved wife
has the sympathy of all Franklin.