Railroad urged for Lost Province rail link proposal
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting Heriot Clarkson and Dr John Q Myers urged the General Assembly to back a plan to connect Avery Watauga Ashe and Alleghany counties with the rest of North Carolina by rail. Former Congressman R N Hackett outlined routes and benefits, stressing the four counties want recognition as Tar Heels and a gateway to coal markets. A route connecting Hickory Grandin Elk River Yadkin and Boone was proposed, requiring about 69 miles of grading, with the Chamber and county boards to study and report to the General Assembly.
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Charlotte Observer
Benehan Cameron
A. J. Draper
General Assembly
North Carolina
Heriot Clarkson
Chamber of Commerce
John Q. Myers
Wilkes County
Cameron
Mr. Draper
Morrison
Avery
Watauga Ashe
Alleghany
R. N. Hackett
North Wilk
Hackett
Actio
Presley E. Brown
Wilkesboro
W. Ford
H. W. Link
Frank D. Grist
Caldwell County
Mark Squires
L. B. Moss
Henderson County
Brown
Hickory
Grandin
Elk River
Yadkin River
Southern Railroad
Boone
Carolina Railroad
Butler
Appalachia
Tenn
Lenoir
Boone, Jefferson
Board of Commissioners
Bye Old Year Poem Reflects Time and Change
A nostalgic verse by Nan Terrell Reed from the New York Times laments the closing year. It contrasts the fading Old Year with the promising new one, noting time's ruthlessness, shifting seasons, and the enjoyment of annual joys and sorrows.
State Railroad Plan To Cut Freight Costs
The Democrat reports on a potential state rail route study to avoid Virginia key cities. It notes the commission may oppose selling state stock in the North Carolina Railroad and suggest an engineer assess route costs to connect to Kentucky coal regions and the middle and northwestern states, saving freight by shorter miles and bypassing Virginia key-city routes.
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Commission
General Assembly
North Carolina Railroad
Kentucky
Virginia
Free Short College Course for Busy Farmers in North Carolina
North Carolina State College announces a free short course in agriculture from January 8 to 19. The program offers five tracks for cotton, tobacco, small grains, fruit and vegetables, dairying, poultry, and cotton classing. Attendees cover only board and room, about $10 for the term, with additional options for lodging nearby. The initiative aims to modernize farming, boost businesslike farming practices, and connect farmers with Institute and Extension Service specialists during the 12 days of instruction.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Cit
State College
Commonwealth
Judge Opposes Death Penalty in North Carolina Chronicle
North Carolina judge C C Lyon, after 16 years on the bench, expresses strong opposition to capital punishment as he retires from the Raleigh superior court. He recalls sentencing the first man to die in the electric chair and discusses reforms, mercy, and the changing face of legal practice. Lyon details his career, wartime service, and family, noting son L L Lyon serves in Congress.
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North Carolina
Raleigh, Special
C. C. Lyon
Raleigh
Superior Court
Bethton
Robert H. Lyon
Elizabethton
Aycock
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Lyon
Sion
J. M. Clark
J. Alden Lyon
Fox farming growth highlighted at Toronto exhibition
The Philadelphia Record notes a Toronto exhibition featuring 300 silver black foxes valued at about half a million dollars. It traces Canada’s fox farming to roughly 800 farms, all arising from a Georgetown Ont boy who started breeding foxes fifteen years ago, with many farms now showing substantial investments and profits.
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Philadelphia
Canada
Toronto
Dominion
Georgetown
Ont
If We Knew James Monroe Downam Poem Fragment
Poem fragment reflects sorrowful farewell thoughts and longing. Imagery centers on parting, prayers, and hope for a future reunion from a sentimental voice. A stray line about a girl with a christporting phrase appears.
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Northwest
W. C. Heath
Monroe
T. C. Bowie
Jefferson
C. D. Brad‘ham
New Bern
Nan Terrell Reed
N.Y
Democrat
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FOX Farm
James Monroe Downam
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