The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-20
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
First Meeting Of The North Carolina Board
Of Managers.
THE MOREHEAD TEACHERS ASSEMBLY.
Proceedings OF the sessIon-Crand Chan Tor
Ward, of the knights OF Pythins, Hon.
ored-North state Events.

RALEIGH. n. G.. June 19.-[Special. THE
first meeting Of the North Carolina board of
managers Of the Chicago Worlds Fair was
held here to-day in the Executive Office.
There were present Colonel A. b. Andrews,
Colonel r. i. Keogh, Hon. Elias Carr, Mrs.
Kidder of Wilmington, Mrs. Price Of Sails
bury. Mrs. Gotten of FARMLAND and the en-
tire.Board of Agriculture making up the whole
board of managers with the exception OF one
member. The board has Organized by elect
ing Hon. Elias Carr president Mrs. kidder
vjce-presidsnt. and T. X. Bruner, Esq. secre-
tary.
Mr.. Peter NJ. Wilson, late commissloner of
immigration of North Carolina, was elected
executive commissioner for North Carolina;
md under the law will have entire charge and
responsibility Of getting mp. North Carohnas
exhibit He will he assisted by committee
which will be appointed.
THE NEw CHANCELLOR HoNoRED.
On the arrival of Grand Chancellor John NJ.
Ward who was elected TO that high Office by
the Grand Lodge OF Knights Of PythIas at
Charlotte yesterday, ne was met at the
train this morning los all the lodges OF the
Knights Of Pythias Of this city in full uniform,
and escorted up 30 Castle Hail. where re-
ceptlon was rendered him and addresses OF
cOngratuatiOn were made.
The executive committee OF the board of
trustees Of tho Agricultural and Mechanical
College held a meeting here this morning and
elected T. T. J.. Gates graduate OF Wake
Forest College, as assistant professor OF pure
mathematics. and Charles NJ Prtchard. of
Cartersvllle. ia, ~ assistant professor OF the
mechanical department.
The Southern Interstate immigration Blu
reau has establ shed department Of health
sanitation and climatology receiving cooper
alton of Southern medical organizations.
il Will furnish foreign investors with data
on climatology and the sanitary condition of
any section OF the South OF which inquiry
may be made.
The Southern city in which headquarters Of
this department shall he located has not yet
leen decided. It Will be either at Asheyllle,
knoxville or Atlanta.
DURHAM FERTILIZER COMPANY.
For several days past there has been
much talk with regard to the complications
of the Durham Fertilizer Company, the lead
inc guano company in North Carolina. with
the Agricultural Department. in consequence
Of some of their goods being seized because
they did not come up TO the required percent
ace of composition. The origin of the sensa-
ton was in reality an insignificant
matter. and has been exaggerated by
newspaper reports. lOnr correspondent
has Dtcn lUlOTIltu ny MI - L. 0DlEdu,
the president of the company that no COM
plant has ever been made against the goods
of his company except in the case of this par
ticular lot which was seized at Mlbansyille
a few DAYS ago and which has created all the
trouble. Reports that the company has sold
several hundred tons of the guano in which
there was q shortage are erroneous, and the
goods seized in which there was
shortage amount to only fraction over flf-
teen tons and this is all upon which the COM
pany agreed 10 pay q reimbursement and all
upon which the Agricultural Department re-
Quired them to reimburse purchasers. pom
this subject the Commissioner of Agriculture
has writtenghlr Morgan. the president # the
Durham Fertilizer Company. a letter in which
he says. 1t gives me pleasure TO
gard 10 the shortage in the fertilizer of your
make detained at Mibansyille pertains only 70
that lot as the samples were taken only from
that particular lot of goods IN regard 20
the shortage which was discovered Mr.. Mgt
gan explains that II occurred by using ground
animal bone in the fertilizer instead of acidu-
lated rock. and the shortage appeared largely
in the amount Of phosphOric acid. which by
chemical analysis ground animal bone does
not show but the fertilizer IS even more
valuable with this combination than with the
other
Upon the whole the sensation over the
shortage has proven 10 be mostly a tempest
in a teapot and existed mostly among the
Farmers Alliance element, who have indorsed
this brand OF guanO and have been using 1t
largely. They were quick to imagine them
selves swindled and have thus magnfed the
trouble. The affair has been settled 10 the
satisfaction OF the Agricultural Department
and of the Durham Fertilizer Company.