Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-15
RATING RAILWAYS.
MAJOR WILSON SAYS THE WORK OF
The COMMISSION Is WELL DONE
Progress OF the Work on the Exposition
Buiidings-Ten Typewritsss 1t "osH-
Textbooks on Alcoholic Drinks.

RALxron, N. c.. August i4.-Your cor
respondent to-day interviewed maJo'
James W. Wilson. the president OF the
Railway Commission. The commission mas
done a good work, he says, and will enec'
a total saving Of about half million oo''
lars 70 the State. The assessment OF inc
railway property was made with paf',cu .Ss
care. The commission so diviaeo 'no
Western North Carolina that the fa''nE ~
the various branches IS different. Inc INC
main line Is q frst-class road, WINE snV
Murphy branch, for instance, ~ n;nst
third class. II would be maniiest'y JWs. .;or
to tax all these branches a, ,n 70 the
Wilson is lust now devoting himseit 70 Sill rdS
reeulation of express charges. ne nnu'
this narticulsriy difficult work. as ne call All
not oet the proper information. ne Will
later ON secure this, he thinks,
norfrait of William Hill has oeeh
piaced in the state Library. 1t Is IN pas.c'
and represents very old man. SUI m
deed. was the Secretary, VINO se nv iu uc
interruptedly from 1871 70 iSoIn'n o. 'v na,.
est term on record III 'n'S o'"'0'
haps In the country.
EXPOSITION BUILDIEGs.
VISIT to the grounds OF the ooutuIH n.i
Exposition to-day showed tnata gtean1 H..
of work is in progress. Inc mani ,ntaI length
ia / go feet. and it is made up OF 'uLoe
large bindings Joined together. SO that
an e;ele extends this entire distance. "
cnurse tbe work is rough but substantiai
enonoh. As MIR. Patrick wrote Colonei n.
x Mcclure, of the Philadelphia Inles !
{" We are showing products, not puiiu.nsS,
Colonel Mcclure replied: You are l.sn ~;
That is what you want 10 90. , ino Sn,
fbe country can show the buildings, pu'
the South can show the products" In.
dead the show will be big one. ana not
one 3f the southern States will be unrep.
resented Florida will be well in the front
in this particular. and has great space.
All fine ceiling will be of moss, and under,
meath th,s gray canopy will be displayed
every product of that sub-tropicai region.
Al the west end of the great line OF ouila-
ings is the machinery hall; 1oox3OO 1eet IA
the clear. Every part OF TINS space is
taken. as well as much more eisewne'e
the grounds for machinery exhibits. az.
Patrick assures me that everything VIII DC
completed September lst. Next week
large number of laborers will begin tue
work of placing the grounds IN ordef'
A COMMANDING SITE.
The grounds are owned by the otate
Fair Association and contain forty acres.
The situation is commanding and the view
one of fbe finest in this section OF the
State. Adjoining are the experiment 1arm
and the Agricultural and Mechanical Col;
Loco while in the distance lie the city and
the publ,c buildings. which half enclrcle
II The business affairs of the Exposition
are large and ten typewriters are at work
in MIR. Patrick's office. The decoration or
the buildings is under the direction OF Mr.
Mitteldorter. of Richmond. Two features
of the Exposition, as far as TINS state Is
concerned, will be the consoiloateu e4-
hints of the cotton-mills and the tobacco
farms and factories. Two railways extend
through the buildings. and visitors Will
reach the grounds both by railways and
electric cars.
MIR. George p. Pell, for some time city
editor of the STATE Chronicle leaves here To-
morrow for Mt. Airy to become editor or
the Ne,cs. He will take charge OF that paper
next week and will enlarge it.
RICHMOND ORATOR.
1t is quite probable that Colonel Archer
Anderson, of.Richmond, will deliver the
address on the lite and services OF the late
General ID. II. Hill on the 10th OF May
next. which is memorlal-dav here. Inc
LADIES' Memorial Association Of Raleigh
has chosen General Hill as the subject OF
the next address. Colonel Anderson was
General Hills chief Of stall.
Mr.. j. A. Thomas. the new president OF
the North Carolina Press Association, IL
the editor of the Louisburg Times. He is
a native Of Raleigh and Is about thirty
five years of age.
NEGRO BUFrIAN ARRESTED.
On the 3lst of July some negro roughs
threw stones at an excursion tram at Dur
ham, Henderson, and Frankiinton. A
number of windows were smashed. This
il crave offence in this State. To-day
news was received of the detection and
arrest of one of the negroes at franklin
ton. and he will probably give the names
of others. The Seaboard Air Line offered
large rewards for the detection of the
men.
Today Major s. NJ. Finger. State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, was In
terviewed. He states that he is now about
to issue circular on the new textbooks
on alcoholic drinks and narcotics. There
are two of these books and one has been
revised by the publishers under his direc-
ton, go that 1t fully complies with the law;
The Board OF Education entirely ilanked
the book trust as regards the publications.
1t will be remembered that last May there
was great sensation regarding the matter.
SPECIAL COURSE.
Major Finger is also preparing special
course of study for country schools which
will indicate parallel lines of studies, 80
that the teachers will have less trouble IN
organizing schools and dong work.
The reports of the county treasurers and
superntendents are nearly all received
and the work of tabulatins them is in pro
gress. Major Finger says they show thai
there has certainly been no retrograde
movement as regards the public schools
and perhaps something Of an advance.