Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LINE TO TRIEST SURE To SUCCESS XIAD OF GOVERNMENT BU REAU PRED:JITS SUCCESS. Major John M. Carson, of the Bu reau of Manufactures, Depart ment of Comerce and Labor, Deeply Interested in the Design to Make Char . leston a- Great Har bor City. News and Courier. Washington, September 6.-No iran in Washington, officially connect 2.d with the government, is perhaps as much interested in the future of -he line of steankhips to be inaugu rated bet ween C1harlIston and Triest as Major John M. Carson. the head t-he ;ureau of manufactures. de anrtment of eoinerve and labor. His wsition as the head of the national h-reau of maznfactures in itself giv r. him an ins:ht into matters un-, .nIown1 to others: therefore. when -he givesit as his opinion, as he has done zo -the correspondent of The News and 1:4urier. that the new line is certain X prove a success he knows what he hs talking about and is not guessing :a: remote possibilities. Before assuming the duties as the head of the bureau of manufactures, last year Major Cirson had been forl thirty-one years engaged in newspa per work in Washington, and for just that many years had watched men eome and go and-enterprises fail and suceeed. He had watched affairs from the press gallery at the Capitol, but not in politics alone was he so well versed that the Goverment want ed his services. He knew trade also. He was familiar with the commerce of the country---with our imports and our exports-in short his thirty-one years of newspaper experience made him the possessor of a fund of infor mation highly to be valued. When this correspondent called at Major Carson 's headquarters in the -ensus bureau a day or two ago to talk over with 1 him the question of the Charlest.on-Triest line of steamships h e was found in a most enthusiastic frame of mind over the venture. He had already heard about Baron von Bilis's visit to Charleston and the .assurances he had given the people: of that city that before another new: .rear should roll a round thney would :see a brand new line of steamships -making their port at regular periods Be-said. too. he had heard of the way Mavor Rhett and Mr. P. H. Gadsden were working in conjunction\ with C'ommissioner W\atson to fill theC waste 'nlaces of South Carolina with first -elass white help from other lands. He -commended in the stroungest terms. these efforts to settle the~ state with a good class of aliens and said lie was in thorough sympathy with the move mient. Thouwch not connected with the immigration bureau in any way. is 'work beingz to look after and build up whnenever anid whie rever possible the mnanufact ures of theO United States. Major cars(on has at the same time ]kept up with industrial development in the south qjuite as much, perhaps. as many of those dii-eetly connected with the bureau of immigration. Turning to a large map on the wall Major Carson quickly ran his fing,er along its dotted lines until lie found the port of Triest. Then he told The News and Courier correspondent much about the commercial businels of that port as well as that of sur rounding cities. Austria-Hungary, lie pointed out, is. a land of :hard work ers, where the men and women alike :are inured to hard toil. They are not, however, to be confounded with the *ordinary laborers who come to Amer iea to work~ in the ditches. in mines, and on ther railroads of the country. rhough there may be a few who will seek that class of work. The most of :hem will look for better situations, nossibly on the farms of the south and southwest. Major Carson's chief interest now, however, is not with the immigrants 'who are to arrive at the port of Char leston, but with the manufacturers of The south and the way in which they pack their goods for shipment to for eign countries for sale. "I have been trying to make the manufacturers of the United States see the necessity of better packing in goods intended for foreign shipment,'' Major Carson said. "because until we learn io pack our goods as well as those in Germany and other countries. with whichi we have to compete. when they are offered for sale. we will nev er get their full value. Take the peo ole in South Carolina, for instance. They pack goods in many cases for Toreign ports just like they would -oack them to go to Charleston. What is the reult9 Why simpiy that when {ile\ reacit Ineir d iatLimn. maft e in- c.irried fruw mi1 to ear, from Cal: to steianier, and then possibly to more cars, steamers or wagons, they are in a badly damaged condition, all be cause they were not properly packed in the first instance. "I have been hammering at the manufacturers of the country since I became the head of this bureau to see that their goods were better pack ed; to insist upon .better packing, and to have nothing else. It is hard to believe, but in many cases I have re ceived replies from manufacturers who had become angry with me be cause of my efforts. They said: 'Why don't you get after the other fellow?' Well, it is not the other fellow who sends his goods here that we are af ter. We must let him alone. Let him pack his goods as badly as he pleases. What we want to do and must do. if we are to finally compete with' foreign markets. is to begin right now and see that our goods-those of every description intended for sale abroad-are packed in such condition to stand the strain of many miles' tra vel. Until we realize the importance of this step we will never receive in foreign markets the full value of what we manufacture here.'' BARON VON PILIS IS ENTHUSED On the Eve of his Departure for Eu rope, he Says that he Expects to Make the Development of Charleston as a Port the One Great Work of his Life. News and Courier. j0olumbia, September 6.-In the letter to Count Wedel, written on the eve of his departure for Europe, Bar on von Pilis makes some vigorous statements as to his intentions. Among other things he says: "I will make the port of Charleston a great harbor eity provided all the interested par ties will stay close together." After declaring his intention. to re turn as early as possible to America he says-: I shall not be small-mind ed by jvalously watcding the port of Charleston or trying to monopolize it for myself. but will attract to her -:and all traffic within reach. ;I am truly aware that my task is a big one, but I know by experience that the muore difficult a task I have to per form the more sure I feel to make it a success. The parties at interest have not money enou;igh to pay me for my labor, but even this makes me happy and gives me hope to make it the one great 'uccessful work of my life. The best years of my life stand vet before me. and. I will 'devote this to the opening of traffic to the south. I. hlIe the very greatest confidence 6f te action in the south. If everything cntIIinus to fit as it has until now it s bound to become somthinmg big.'' lBaron von Pilis expects to attend a neeing of tihe dlirectors of his ship png company ini Paris on the 10th, no is was thle occasidui of his ear ly deLparturie lor Europe. The meet ink' in Paris will^dloubtless be of vit al implortanlce to tile entire south. Who Von Pilis Is. In view of the fact that Baron von Piis has retired as director of the sterage department of the North German Lloyd Steamship iGompany there hlave been many inquiries as to his exact position at present in the European transportation world. He h.as left his position as a managing director of 'the North German Lloyd voluntarily to extend his business re +ationship. though he is still a stock holder in that company. Before sail ing he gave a summary of the busi ness5 relations (.f himself to the trans port1at ion world. He is a member of the board of di retors of the German Levante Steam sipi Line. the Hungarian Levante Steamship Line. the South German Danbe Steamship Company, and principal owner of the newly formed "Blue Cross'' steamship Line from Triest to Southern ports. He is al so a member of the board of directors of the International Trarisport Coin pny, the la rgest freight gatherer on the Continent, and in this capacity represents the Hlamberg-American Line in Hungary and the Balkan Sta tes and the Cunard Line and Holland America Line in Austria. He is a member of the hoard of directors of the Continental Cable Company, a large Hungarian corporation. He has contracts for transportation service with the Rlussian volunteer fleet and the Lloyd Sabondo (French) Line. Hie is also a neumber of tllbe boardI .f di PrtOrl tile Miiidd4 G erm~an i?bberware Company. On' proposal *.f'the Hungairani (Gv i ramen?lt .)yen~.) vor. was recent ly appa>.' - .'leial rcpsentLative (of tile Transyl-Lonia Railway Company, Ithe lines of which systems penetrate to the points of consumption of crude eotton and to the best a,ricultural e diStricIs. On behal f of the German Govern- I ment he is one of the managers of the German Colonization Company, of , Poland, a German governmental col- e onization enterprise. He is a member of the board of di- c rectors of the Hungarian American c Bank, which he recently organized in 2 New York city. He is also vice president of the Ger man American Colonization Company and the Blue Grass Colonization t Company, both of which are operating s in Wisconsin, North and South Da- t kota and Minnesota. t The Baron's transportation connec tions, -as will be seen from the above, d are more extensive than those of most r men in his line of business. t Preliminary Work Begun. e Commissioner Watson returned this e morning from Charleston. where he 1 went last night with Count Wedel for a a conference with Mr. P. H. Gadsden and Mr. H. R. Jackson, of the freight.l e bureau. in regard to the preparation Ia for establishing the boat line between t Triest and Charleston. Baron von v Pilis had written the Count fully I about many .of the matters to be ar- v ranged and these affairs were dis; n cussed in detail. The first thing to be o done will be the establishment of the information bureau and it is planned v to have this in working order some: 4 time before the first ship comes into i Charleston harbor. The benefits of IV the bureau will be extended to the t people of the Southern states, as it v is proposed to distribute t'he immi grants throughout the south from t Charleston. This matter has been - placed in the hands of Mr. Jackson, I who will come to Columbia one day I next week to go over the details. t ic WOMEN'S WORK AT MINES. t ir Until Recently They Were Employed in Germany. Mining World. Until recently women were employ-1 ed in England in connection with sur face work in coal mining and brick work.<. The women were found to be 1 very strong, but they were otherwise t unsatisfactory and were ultimately 9 dispensed with at the colleries. The 1 LI VEFRY -AN Sale S Ihave opened street, near the ( Feed and Sale St pleased to have and will endeavc the very best ser Give me atrial ai 'G.M B. Pianos At Factory rgaes. Write us at once for our special plan of payments on a Piano or Organ. If you buy either instrument through Ius, you get a s;tandard make, one that will last a life-time. Write Malone Music House COLUMBIA, S. C., For Catalogus, Tr.ns, Etc. POINTS OF EXCELLENCE Thorough instruction. University mn library. Excellent laboratories. B: fuless. Honor system, Full liter courses. Degrees of A. B. and B. 1N Next session opens September 18th, LEE DAVIS L( law I PHEPARE FOR THE RAINY DAY, For it will surely come, and may catch you in circum stances that will prove a great hardship to yourself and family. If you will take care of the pennies they will soon make dollars which will brighten the cloudy days of the future. Begin to-day and we'll help you put asilver lining behhd each dark cloud at the rate of FOUR PER CENT. on all your rainy day mo.-ey. FOUR PER CENT. ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS. The Bank of Prosperitu, , Prosperity, 3. C. Dr. Geo. Y. Hunter, Pres't. Dr. J. S. Wheeler, V. Pres. J. F. Browne, Cashier. J. A. Counts, Asst. Cashr. he People's National Bonk Prosperity, S. C. id Up Capital - . - - $25,000 00 irplus and Individual Profits $6,000 00 :ockholders' Liabilities . $25,000 00 )r protection of depositors. C. MOSELEY. President. M. A..CARLISLE, Vice-Presidnt W. WHEELER, Cashier. GEO. JoHNSTONE, Attorney. Better a conservative interest on your deposit with its safe urn when wanted, than a high rate and a feeling of doubt ut the principal. A National Bank is a safe Deposit. Government supervision Lkes it so. Likewise our Board-of Directors is a guarantee prudent conservative management. DIRECTORS: G. W. Bowers. W. P. Pugh. J. A. C. Kibler. Jno. B. Fellers. R. L. Luther. W. A. Moseley. M. A. Carlisle. Geo. Johnstone. J. H. Hunter. H. C. Moseley. J. P. Bowers. e allow 4 per cent. per annum in our Savings partment, interest payable sem i-annually. ttleton Female College.4 Slendid location. Health resort. Hot water heat. Electric lgts and other ,ulture and social life onsrvadvantagei s yerin Mu sc. Adyance cus eah Eout ot surpased. Cls persoal attention to the health and social lopment of each ppuil. Uniform worn on all public occasions: RGES VERY LO W. 26th Annual Session will begin on September dth 19o7. For catalogue address REV. 3. MW. RHODES, President, Littleton, N..C. LADIES e always welcome at our Bank, and we ex d a special invitation to them to open a ings or Checking account, If at any time ie counsel of the officers of the Bank should _needed it will be given freely. A special om, table and window has been provided r the hundreds of ladies who now, and who ay hereafter favor us with their banking isiness. The Place Yon Are. Welcome. rHEXNANEBANK( YOUR BANKING! THE NEWBERRY SAVINGS BANK. ~pital $50,000 - - - Surplus $30,000 No Matter How Small, ' No Matter How Large, The Newberry Savings Bank. !~ give it careful attention. This message plies to the men and the women alike. S. McINTOSH, J. E. NORWOOD, Pres-dnt. Cashier. ail mnets regiulat ion a:-I of Urieat h-itain johib)lits womanl labor em lfVed nIuIderuTa1-()tl . In German southwest Africa an in estigator found many native women t work about the mines. They were seful in carrying in loads, especially f firewood. The woman labor was heap, and as long as they were left lone to take as much time as they ked over the work and do it as they ished they were all right. His next experience was higher up he coast, in west Africa. Labor was hort and they decided to try women D carry stones. They carried the first wo loads and then they struck. Those women quite altered the con itions of carrying stones. They ear ied them for a certain distance, but biree or four relays had to be provid d. After that they were tried .at arrving sand and things like that. 'hey went on for a short while, but id the work in fits and starts. In another place, also on the west oast. where women had been tried OJinst the black men. it was found hat for earryin.o in firewood they - -ere by far the best and cheapest. 'here of course. they were on piece ork, although their tickets were iarked just the same as if they were I day work. Their tiask %vas to carry in a cord of ood a (lay. They used to start about .30 a. m. and went on carrying until and 7.;0 till 9 or 10. Then if they P -anted to -et off e.rly the next day S hey used to ca-rY another cord of rood in the afternoon or a part of it. F< They were a decided success, but H. hey were very particular as to - -hether the cord of wood was exact- W V in what they called their circle. 'hey did not mind how close it was rel o the boilers, but if it were a little ab ver their distance they would go to he manager and want an increase di ectly. Some women used to carry about Of 00 pounds on their heads; on an verage about eighty-five to ninety re pounds of wood. It has been said that ' if the whole f the, power from Niagara were ttilized, it would only give three imes the horsepower thal is thrown way by the blast furnaces of the inited States alone."' ,FEED~ D * shi table. C up oil Friend epot, a Livery, - able. I will be my friends call,A >r to give them te e 'VICe. , tit ad be convinCed. r ft & RHEUMnSM 2M Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Va. For the above occasion the Char eston and Western Carolin~a railway will sell cheap round trip tickets. For rates, etc., see ticket agent or write C: Ernest Williams, G. P. A., Augusta, Ga. :-Hiigh Standard. Able faculty, ethods. I'ine equipmenit. Splendid autiful site. Unsurpassed health-a ary, scientific, musical and artistic [. Winnie Davis School of Hi tory.j 1907. Send for catalogue. mDGm A. M, Ph. D. President.