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PAGES 3 TO 6. W NSBORO S. C., WEDNEsDAY , FEBRUARY 12,1902. PAGES3TO6. BIG CONFLAGRATIONS, Loss in Patterson, N. J. 5$10,000-000 Fire in St Louis Kills Il People. EIGHT PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FIVE Churches, Four Banks, Fine Club tiouses, Swven Office Buildings, Two Telegraph Offices, 26 Stores and Two Newspapers. Paterson, N. J., Special.-A great fire swept through Pfterson on Sundty and in its desolate wake are the ei bers and ashes of property valued in eliminary estimate. at $10,000,000. It ned its way through the businoss =an of the city and claimed as its majority c- the finer structurcs to commercal, civic, educa d reliicus use, as well as uses. There was small and injury to the con hundreds were left ousanus witaout em movement for the Itered and unpro ganized and John t that Paterson for her own charity of s&- The he place mporo iza at ph Compan es: Union and Postal Telegraph. Theatres: The Garden. Newspapers: The Evening News ana, Sunday Chronicle. Stores: Quackenbush's diy goods; Boston Store, dry goods; Globe Store, dry goods; National Clothing Com pany; Kent's drug store; Kinsella's drug store; Muzzy's hardware and gen eral merchandise; Marsball & Ball, clothiers; John Norwood, paints; Oberg's grocery; Wertendyke's grocery, P. H. & W. '. Shields, groceries; "The Paterson," Ery goods; Jordan's piano store; Sauten & Company, pianos; Fed erer & McNair, shoes; Zendlcr's con fectionary; Pappin's tea store; Bagow ski's millinery; Brohal & Muller. shoes; C. E. Beach. automoblies; More ham & Son, clothiers; Paterson Gas & Electric Company: Skye's drug store and Mackintosh's drug store. An estimate from a general inspec tion of the :'uins of the residence dis trict places the number of people left -without shelter at 1,000. A re-estimate, when order succeeds confusion, may al ler those figures. St.~ Louis, Special.-An early Sun day morning fire, which destroyed the Empire Hotel, a large three-story lodging house at 2,700jmnd 2,702 Olive street, oceupicd by men exclusively, caused the death of 11 persons-ten men and or~e woman-and danger ously injured eight others. Ten or more bad narrow escapes from death in the fire, and numbers were more or less injured by being frost-bitten. Twenty- thousand dollars it is thought will co'er the damage to buildings and contents which were totally de stroyed. The dead are: Morris Yal,. senator member of the firm of Yall, Clark and Cowen. manufacturers of fine cut glass, formerly of Chicago. burned to a crisp; John C. Lueders, father of Deputy City Marshal Lueders. skull fractured in jumping from third story window; Geo. Thompson, switchman terminal yards. burned to death. Mexico City. Suecial.--Th e Federal governirnent has voted .20.00~0 in a!i of the victims of the earthcuake at Chil paeci!go, and the -ity rovernment of this capital will send aid. Big Fire at Eib~rton, Ga. Elberton. Ga.. Special.-Fire on Sunday destroyed nearly all of the business secticn of this place, doing damage which is estimated at $100.. 000. The fire at one time threatened the entire city. Among the firms burn ed out are Stillwell and Govern, W. H. Corley, T. J. Hulmes. E. B. Tate and Sons. two stores; the Tate block. livery stables of R. E. Hudgins and M. H. Maxwell, their stock being turned loose and not yet recaptured; T. W. Campbell, J. R. Mattox. Tater and Almand, S. 0. Hawes, M. E. Max well, Jos. Cohen. the T. M. Swift block and the new plant of the South ern Bell Teleoneno mpany. LEGISLATORS VISIT CHARLESTON. Cordially Welcomed-Scope and Magnitude of Exhibits a Revelation. Colambia, Special.-There was no meeting of the Legislature on Friday, as the whole Assembly took a holiday, and visited the Charleston Exposition in a body, by special invitation. It was a happy thought on the part of the Exposition company and the people of Charleston to invite e legislature to visit the expositiontn a body, and an equally happy inspira tion on the part of the legislature to accept the invitation. For the people, on their representatives at least, have seen the splendid expositain here open to the public; have seen how wisely Pxpended was the appropriation of 750.000 to aid the exposilion. sid hy-, iag seen this the greatest good to all the State will foil.)". Prcticaliy all the members of the legislature cam Lo Charleston today. Thoce were 27 cmu of the 40 snators and 27 out of the 1h represertatives. Besides there wa the governor, most of the Sta:e oi-is, prauically of the the employas and attaches C the gen c.,c1 assembiy. and a number of diS tinguished citizers of the State. There Weie a number of ladies in the party. andJ in all there were between 500 and C00 persons on the legislative special. The train was carried direct to the exposition grounds, Where the welcom ing exercises were held. President Geo. A. Wagner of the exposition company called the cssemblage to order and dn troduced the speakers. The first speaker introduced was State Senator Jcs. W. Barnwell, who welcomed the vlsitors to the city and to the expcsition in a particularly earnest manner. He said he felt that the people of the State would feel more pride and sympathy in Charleston and c exposition alter they had seen the sitio and that he felt that their rhed a new era in affairs in that there would be no more nts between the peoplo of of the sections of the State. illman was introduced and f but graceful response to f welcome. . F. Stevenson was then d responded on behalf of of the house of represen eeney was then introduced ed in a feeling manner. Urse of hs' address he said: ht, it is proper, that the re -es of the people of the great outh Carolina should take a d come and see for themselves ou have and what you have he people of Soi th Cafolina look n this as their epositibn, and feel personal interest in it. Earthqua].kes d cyclones and high water and fire , have never daunted the nergy -and in domitale courage ',ich h*aU&_aj53 i charactarized the rt )ple of this city. T building _-.leted was the -oman's' building. . d yet when you reflect fo:- a morent on the sacrifices mode and energy always displayed by our noble ntomen that should no, have been a mater of great surprise. They are always' foremost, in all good works." He concluded his remarks with a touchng.allusion to the memory of the late Capt. F. W. Dawson, saying: "I have often thought how the heart of r. W. Dawson would have rejoiced ! he could have lived to take part in contributing of his great powersu the success of this enterpris'e." IAt the conclusion of Gov. McSwee ney's address the legislators and their friends were invited to the Crescent Inn, where an elegant luncheon was served to the entire party. Aster tlis the members scattered through the prounds and spent the re mainder of the afternoon and evening visiting the different buldings and ad miring the different feattgres of the ex position. On reaching the tra n, Saturday morning, the announcemeet, was made that all who wished to rem '1 in Char leston until Sunday night Monday morning couild do so; that t tickets would be good on any trai p to 7 o'clock Monday morning. In r onseto this generous offer many w ala over, but most of the legisie will return to Columbia tomorrce- ter noon, anid as they go back the.? go singing the praises of Lhe ed on and of Charleston s hospitality. Charleston's Distinguished Vli Charleston, Spe'cial.-Many di guished parties axre now coming. this direction or will shortly start fo the Charleston Exposition. Monday the Georgans came to Charleston in large numbers. Gov. Chandler headed the party and there were colonels galore and many Drominent people. The Gatt City Guards of Atlanta came as a spe cial escort to the governor and State oficers. Permissio-n has already been given by the g:>vernor to allow the soders to leave and enter the Stes. The comnp-ny took pa-t .in the Mardi Gras festival. The Wisconsin Retail Lmnbrmen sssociation, number-i~g about 200 men, arrived on Monday and the Cook County Democratic Club reached here the same night. The Mardi .Gras cawnival ands fioral fiesta. was cpened at the Charleston Auditorium S,.iurday before a packed audience. The coronation of the flower quesn. by the Queen Regent, was con ducted with a pomp and magnificence that awo':e wild enthusiasm. The drill by the Queen's Guards, 20 of the loveliest voung woman e Charleston, and the dances of 100 lit tle girls, were attractive and picture. que featurps of the coronation cero ronies. The leading characters of the mrdi gras cairnival are among the most prominent society people of Char lston. Rex Ls Mr. R. Goodwin, a prominent banker; the Queen Regent Is Mrs. Andrew Simonds, and the Crown Princess, now the Queen of Flowers, ,s the lovely Miss Jeanne TiE SAMPSON SIDE Further Developments in the Three. Cornered Fight. OBJECTS TO SCHLEY'S STATEMENT T The Latter Was In Full Con. maqd When the Spanish Fleet Was Destroyc d Wshing.cn, Special.-E. S. Theall, rereserting Si ayton, Campbell & Thea!l, counsel fcr Rear Admiral SamP son, have filed the following brief with President Rcosevelt, protesting against the claim set up in Admiral Schley's appeal that he was in supreme com mand drxing the battle off ISantiago: "No argument will be submitted as to the voluntcered. opinion of the pre siding member of the court upon the question of conimmind a ,ftiago. We repeatedly applied for an opportunity to p:'esent evidege- upon this point to the court. and ouY request was as often refused, and weaire confident that am attempt to reproduce an adverse judg ment whce a hearing has been deaied is so plain a violation of sirmple good faith that has no chance of receiving your approval. We were ready then and are still ready to produce much evidence which-was not offered before the court on this-question. We are pro pared to show Maat the statement thal the New York, at the .beginning o the battle 'was out f, sight of e:.cl and every ship * squadron but one' is Inacc'urate. "We are ready to show that undel the navy regulations and the judicia interpretations the:eof, Rear Admira Sampson was during the battle it command of every single vessel in th< American lir,'. There is abundance o: testimony ravailable to show that fron the begin'ning of the battle everl American vese1 at Santlagn waes it sight of:.the New-York. There is evi dence At hand, bth .ord and parol to show thatwhenev e co'nmand er-in-chief lefit te blk 'a lin i front cf Santingo. tr1 t signa 'disrerard movms- bs of commander 'in-chief.' proceeded o that point wher under the regulat ns his immediat command of the 's dron ceased ani then s'gnailed to 1e nexzt in rank ti take command; anid that on the morn ing of July 3, rlie coramander-in-chie had giv-n inltructions to. have read; for hoistiii the /signal.directing Com modore Sei3y'to assume command and'that this sIal was to be hoistei .whenungr t regulation , the ap 7'opriate mov ent arrive, that tha such signal had not been hoisted whe1 the enemy endeavored to escape fro the harbor. "From the Oregon, too, there i, available evidewe to show that whe1 the first shot was fired the quarter master of the Or'mn using the lenj glass, could, from the position of tha vessel, near the centre of the line, reai the New York's battle signals then fy ing. "All tlis eviden,3 was ready to L, presented to the court of Inquiry an was not admitted before the court, be cause it refused to go into the questio1 of command. Rear Admiril Sampsoi has never objected, .and does not nos ob~iect, to any inquiry to determine th questionf of command: HeI has, how ever, clainmed that he was in comman< at the battle. As commander-in-chie he has made hip reeommendations con cerning the rcomotions. He has bee: recognized by the Exc'utive and Ju dicial Departments of the Governmen as being the accuracy of his reports I questioned, he be at less4 permitted t hear the evidence in apposition, an to permit his brother ~c~to corn forward- with the testi n'they ar ready to give in hisbeh f . "There is furthe' anlabundance o evidende aval'able to enablish the fac that what the applicant now calls 'th, complete and total failure of the prear ranged order of battle,'%ras due whol!: to his own disobed'endt of the order of the commander-in-cfief. These or ders were te close In and to hold th enemy at the harbor's mouth. Comn modore Schley so understood the or ders. He hoisted that very signal. Yet when he saw the enemy approachin that part of the line guarded by hi wn vessel he looped. He withdrei m thle battle formation, left a hoi the line, interefered with the Texas ch would have stopped the gan ani d her to back, thereby giving ti t nemy the double opportunity o w they availed themselves-to es ca rough the interval he had made "ave no desire to prolong thi cont rsy. We only ask that beto the'., I be a finding adver~se to Ad miraI pson, either by the Presiden the eo or the Navy Department that he 'yen the opportunity whici has bee' -en to admiral Schley, t present evidence as may ma!t both sides e matter clear." The Pr will consider the brie in connecti 'ith Ltdmiral Schley~ ~appeal and Navy Department' comment. .cision in the Schle: care will not >~ aee public unt'l ai ten his return om Charleston. Two led in, Fire. Horton, Kan., Special.-Fire in th bg-gar works of t e Rock Island Rail road Friday aftern n caused the dent] of two persons Itnd ' e destruction of quarter of a million dollars worth o property. The dead ar P..iH. McKeon president of the boar of \education and W. H. Davs the ol est e nploye a PRESIDENT VISITS i S SICK sON! rIrf Roosevelt at his Bedside--Trip to ChariesLOa expusition Abandoned. Groton, Mass., Special.-Mrs. Roose velt and maid reauea here just after 10 o'ciock baturuay. At the scolO' Mrs. Roosevelt was received by President Peabody and a few mo menta later was at her boy's bedside. Suosequently an attempt was maae to obtain from Mrs. Roosevelt a state ment for publication regarding the illness of young Theodiore, but, tnrouagh President Peaboay, she de clinetl to depart from the course ap proved by President Ioosevelt. Ac cording to this pian, all necessary in formaion conceinlng the lad's conai tion will be transmiLted to President Roosevelt, wno wili determine what news shall be made public. It was Icained iate this anernoon that young Theodore was a little better ~today tWan yes teiday. His temperature Uhis mo uing vwas 103, but ouring the af ternou it drop:ped to 1U.. The pres ence of .Mls. ;ocs2velt, had a bene Lelal ciiect upon tae lad, and he has brautencd considerably since her cczinjg. P;'ident Roosevelt and Secretary Co.telyou left WVasinington for Groton, Mass., Saturday night at 12:24 on a special car atached to the regular train on the ten-.sylvania. Just befure leaving the Presidcat received a tele g:am saying that his son Theodore had slept all the evening and that his condition appeared quite favorable. The train left WashingtcO 11 minutes late. It is due to Jersey City at 6:52 a. m. A special train will be in waiting in New York to take the President to Boston. Late Saturday evenirg the Presi dent determined to disregard the re quest of his son's physician and to go to'his boy's bedside. It was stated that the President felt that his pres ence would be a comfort to Mrs. Roosevelt and that as the critical .pe riod covers the next three d'ays he should 1,e near his son. It is also stated that the tiip to Massachusetts is takens on the President's own in itiative and is not due to any alarm i)g news which has reached him con cer-ning his son's condition. There is absolutely no change in the condition of Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., tonight say the physicians in at tcndancc. an' t;ere are no new de j 1 s in coanection with the boy's illm ee closing of the Groton schlo . It is stated that the Ident has no plars-for returning to W ngton his future movements depennin n the condition of his son. Advices received early this evening . at the White House, say that Theo dore. Jr., is doin' well.' He is suffer in- from a treachargus form of pneu monia. but is not considered in im mediate danger. Owing to the request of the phvsi - cians, the PrqsIdent -has pandoned his trip to Chs'eston. 1aturday a Big Day for Cc humb'a. Columbia, (Special.)-Columbia has had to assemble within her borders In the last few :weeks the Methodist conference, the Southern Educational association. the. Good Roads conven t ion, and now comes the Young Men's Christian Association convention last, but by no means least. A few. f the delegates'came in Friday night, but most arrive Saturday. Saturday the $residents of the col lege Y. M. C. A.'s were In conference with the college secretary, Mr. Wil eon. That night supper was served by :he ladies auxiliary. Prof. E. S. -Dreher, president of the last conven tion, ca!!ed the convention to order, and It will be In session until Tucs jay night. 1Mr. C. L. Gates. of Atlanta, one of the ercst expe-!cneed and capable secretaries of the international com mittee and formerly State secretary of Alabama. will be here asisting in the ccn',ention.1 SMr. L. A. C~ulter. of Richmond. Is state secretary of Virginia. He came especially to address the mammoth !men's meeting In the new Columbia theatre at 4 p. 2n. Sunday afternoon. H i-s theme was "Chains that Bind." -and was heard by almost every man laI Columbia. -Atlanta Hlas a Population of !35,735 IAtlanta. Special.-According to the -city directory publiebed by Thomas -. Maloney, the advance ' sheets of which have just been issued from the press. Atlanta. i-ncluding ~its imme diate vicipity, has a population of Atlanta and all suburbs included has a population of 148.940. which is an increase of more than 5.000 with in a -ear. SAtlanta's financfal growth, as told by the records of the clearing house. is shown in the following table. which covers a period of nine yeirs rast: 1C99T................... 7.9..4.7.0 1''99.. .. .. .. .. .... . . 71 1900lf... .. .. .. ........ .9i7.2.22 1901~i.... .... .. .. .. .11.7->5,49.93 Teiegraphic Spe-ks. Asheville (Special)-A large textile mill Is to be established just below Asheville on the French Broad river. At a meeting bere today the new com pany was formally organized and oper atons are expected to begin at an early ate. Both cotton and Woolen goods will be manufactured. The new plant will be located near the W. T. Weave' Power Company. Washington. Special.-Rear Admira: and Mrs. Schley arrived In Washington today from their Southern trip an:l went at once to their apartments in the fRichmond. The sev-ere cold from whIch the admiral has been suffering bas 'haen nneInnroved NINE MEN KILLED. Men Were Buried in the Ruins of a Falling Building. WERE CAUGIT BY FALLING WALLS" Many Narrow Escapes Were Exper iOnced -The Wonder That nany More Were Not Killed. St. Louis, Special.-At last nine men were killed and as many more injured in a fire which broke out Tuesday night in the flv-story stone and brick build ing located at No. 214 Chestnut street, occupied by the American Tent and Awning Comnpany. The building sud denly collaps:d and although the half dozen 4men' whb were caught in the rash had not been'reached by their rd working companies, two hours la W, it is almost absolutely certain that they have succumbed. The dead: August Thierry. rst assistant Phief, caught in thenis; Michael Kehoe, :sstant foreman, caught in the ruins; Daniel Steele, foreman, caught in ru ins; Wm. Dander and Charles Kron ing, pipemen, Patrick Berger, assistant foreman, three pipemen, names un known, caught in ruins. The injured: Frank Lingo, dr'--cr of aerial truck, thrown from tr.;. while working 40 feet above the ground; Monroe Moore, inspector for the Imperial Electric Light Company, badly injured by fall ing through a shaft; Patrick McCarthy, engineer, caught by falling walls, se -iously hurt; William Julieb, driver for Marshal Thielly, caught by falling walls, seriously hurt. The building in which the fire orig: nated was located in the old business section of the city and was about fifty years old. The blaze, which proved a master, had been brought' practically under control when -suddenly. with ab solutely no warning, the building col lapsed and came down in a heap with a noise that could be heard for blocks. Thr~ei pipemen at work on the second floordiad had difficulty in managing a line of hose and Assistant Chief Thierry was on his way with three of his mren to len aid when the bu!1ding;,,ce with ton r s enve eo and wooden coWho was in fro . Chief Swinghis men, had a Chef in~ rectingff tise the buildin, from death. As the .ell outward he hurried wrl el uIll ludrthe fron reet and eell under aeril tree covere with debris r al it was to its s -the chief owes hi driver of the truck, was irecting stream on the fire from the aerial lad der, about 40 feet from the ground when the wall fell. A portion of the debrigstrunk him and he was buried through the air to the ground, recelv ing piobably.fatal injuries. Chief. Syingley put his entire force to work at once and made an effort to rescue the firemen, but although the men worked heroically they had not been able to reach the victims at mi% night. It is certain that all are dead, as tons of debris cover them. Following is a .list of the losses: American Teat and Awning Company, $25000; McLean estate, loss build'ng, $25,000; H-ermnan Ruppelt, job printer, $1000; scattering, $3,000. 1 4 flen BWown Up. Pittsbrug, Special.-At 1:15 Wed nesday morning, just as the Pitts burg harbor tow-boat J. W. Ailes had passed through Lock No. 2, her boll ers exploded. th--owing her crew of fourteen in all direc.tions. Three of the crew are known to be fatally hurt, and only five others have been ac counted for. The boat was towing six 'loaded fiats toward Pittsburg and just after getting out of the lock the explosion happened and in a very short time the Ailes was burned to 'he water's edge. The report of the axplosion was heard for miles and soon after par'des were searching for bndies. Capt. Shaw says he was sleep ing in his bunk when the explosion came and the first he 1:new of any danger was when he found himselt founding around in the water fal:y 200 feet away from the burning btoat with his blanket still around him. He is not seriously hurt. The Ailes was patially a new boat and valued at $25,000. Gold For Export. New York, Special.-It is announced tthat the National City Bank has en gaged $1,000.000 gold for export on Thursday, I.azard Freres has engaged $1,500.000) for export on the same date Heidelback, Ickelheimeri and Co. will ship $1,250,000 on Thursday. This makes the total export on Thursday $1,750,000. Negroes Want Aid. Washington, Special.-A delegation of negroes, representing the National Industrial Association, called on the President and presented an address urging his co-operation in securing an appropriation from Congress for dis abled and decrepit ex-slaves in the FSouth. The delegation included S. P. Mitchell, of Lexington, Ky.; I. L. Walton, Madison, Ark.; Smith Fra on, Charleston, S. C.; E. A ' Chaneey, Ga.; 1. S.Sr SOUTIIERN INDUSTRIAL New Enterprises That Are Enriching Our Favored Section. An illustration of the possibilities of industrial development in the South is seen in the Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills of Waco, Texas. This institution, which was established in 1884, annual ly consumes 1,000,000 pounds of wool, which is obtained within a radius of 150 miles of the city. This company employs 600 operatives, and from the raw product carries the wool through to the finished garment, making wors, teds, cassimeres and pants, which are sold in twenty-one States, twenty-six traveling men being employed for that, purpose. It is the boast of this com pany that under one roof it carries its work from the sheep to the finished garment, having the ncessary facili ties and machinery for treating the wool through all stages of preparation. The steamship Cycladcs cleared last week from Savannah, Ga.,for Barcelona and Genoa with 2012 tons of high-grade Florida phosphate rock, valued at $20, 120, with other carso. Industrial Miscellany. Carolina Northern Extensions. The Carolina Northern Railroad, re cantly completed between Lumberton, N. C., and Marion, S. C., a distance of forty-one miles, it is reported, will be considerably extended during the present year. In a letter to the Manu facturers' Record Mr. Augustus Mel er, president of the company, wrote that an extension from Marion was in contemplation. It is understood that this extension will terminate at Charleston, while another line will be built between Lumberton And Fayette ville, N. C., forming a ntw route be tween Charleston and Fayetteville, and connecting' with the. Carolina Central division of the Seaboard Air Line at Lumberton. It has been re ported that the Carolina Northern Railroad was closely associated with the Seaboard Air Line, and the Char leston extension, if built, would give the latter another outlet at tidewater. - The total length of the road, it thus completed will be 175 miles. Textil Notes. T is pronw-med to or ize a cottow _!ers ece Ho suald Tenn'' ac ditional building to us O. d . T-gglns, Columbus, 0-1 . P . gnto. estab e In pot ed c aleaning d Kya carp Ing plant. mTeas Con ton mill, to use .Beaumont oil as fuel. Board of Trade at Wheeling, W Va. s negotiating fcc the establishm t of a mill for knitting hosiery, prjected by Philadelphia (Pa.) parties. Oxford (N. C.) Cottor mills is now. Installing its equipment of 5000 sptnd les. etc., and will be ready for produo Ing soon. Its capitalization is $100, 000. It is reported that the IA Grange Mills of La .Grange. Ga., will install plant for making cotton rope. This is a Tnit.e.d States Cotton Duck Corpora tion mill. J. M. Greenfield of -Kernersville, N. C.. h.a~s purchased all the machinery for his knitting mfil. previously reported I as to be established, and will com mence operations soon. Harriman Cotton Mills of Harrinan, Tenn., has resumed operations run ning 6000 spindles on the production of 8 to 30-warp yarn, single or ply, put on warper, reels or. winders.. Ettrck Manufacturing Co., Peters burg, Va., contemplates spending. $50, 000 to enlarge and improve its mill, ~ but has not made any decision; now has 9184 spindles and 262 looms. It is stated that the stockholders of the Jackson (Tenn.) Fiber Co. have decided upon increasing plant'tcapaci ty 20 per cent. The spindles now num ber 20,000 and the looms 624. T. I. Hickman of Augusta, Ga., has been appointed receiver of Milien (Ga.) Cotton Mills. with instructions to report on the coadition of the pro perty and its readiness for profitable operation. Lockland Mills of Sectland Neck, N. C. has changed its title to Crescent Hosery Co., with Geo. T. Andrews, president, and Charles L. MCDowell, sec etary. Piant has seventy-five knit ting machines. Newton (N. C.) Hoisery Mills is rem ported as to install twenty-five m chins for the production of lace duin and to make other improvemena * Company has been operating 100 knit-. ting machines. Brownsville (Tenn.) Business Lea gue has been organized, and will en deavor to locate textile industries, pro ceedng in a systema.ic way to secure same. S. F. Thomas is president, and Clyde Grissam, secretary. Alpine Cotton Mills, Morganton, N.' C.. is now completing its No. 2 mill of 5000 spindles and complementary ap paratus that will enab'e the sompany to prduce finer yarns than 86 to 14a warps, its previous production.. Ab9ut $100,000 has been expended for the ad ditional plant.