The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-12
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R,,rrcH. N. c.. July 11.-GSpecial-l-A curl
ous technically has been sprung DIV the VII
,,ioe.on and Weldon railroad 10 avoid the pay
rant Of its State taxes. A year ago the road
re,urned to the list-tsker about ss0O,OoO OF
personal property for taxation. This year 1t
made no return whatever Of this property
and the railroad commission few Gays ago
addressed q letter 10 Warren q. Elhott; the
president. asking why return had not oeeh
,neae To-day letter was received by the
commission from President Elliott IN winch
he saws: .
The several items of personal property
which were returned 10 the list-takers OF
New Hanover county. and the city OF VIII
mingtOn for taxation IN June. 1871, were SUD
seuuentiy in November. 1891. By order Oh tue
hoard Of directors of the company. with the
annroyal of its stockholders sold. transferred
and delivered % the purchasers, and the pro,
ceeds of such sale were distributed
among the stockholders Of the company so
that in June, 1892. when returns were re-
quired to be made, the Wilmington shd Wei-
don Railroad Company did not own OF have
any interest in any OF the personal prop,
erty alluded TO. and had no other personal
property subject TO taxation under the pro-
visions of its charter which ought to have
been returned 10 the list-taker.
This will raise an interesting question: ana
the State will probably attempt 10 tax the
individual purchasers of the property instead
Of the railroad.
Mr.. r. w. Jones. prominent citizen OF
this county. died at his home yesterday morn
ing.
Hon. F. NJ. Simmons. the new chairman OF
the State Democratic executive committees,
arrived here to-day and took charge OF ths
duties of his Office. He will call meeting Oh
the central executive committee IN day or
two 10 elect a secretary and 10 fully organize
the work of the campaign.
II is learned to-day that Josephus Daniels,
late editor of the Daily Chronicle. OF tnis
city. will at an early date begin the puollca-
ton of an agricultural weekly paper mere
Third Party Executive Committee.
WELDON. n. c.. July 11.-lSpecial. The
Third party executive committee OF TINS
county have called convention on the z5d
instant for the purpose Of nominating county
and legislative candidates. As IN the matter
of a nomination FOR Congress they WIZ NOT
wait 10 see if the candidates OF the DEMO
cratic party will DO acceptable, me most
prominently mentioned for legislative honors
are w. F. Bowers. Democratic member
of the last Legislature, w. VI. Martin, >. A.
White and c. p. Simmons. Others will prob
ably be brought out also. It Is not known
who will be their candidates for county ofnces.
The nominations Tor treasurer ana reg
lister of deeds were rendered the Democrats
who now hold those positions. out they per
emptorily declined
IL is reported here to-day that the Coast
Line has purchased the Hammond Hotel at
Rocky Mount preliminary TO the removal on
their restaurant to that place from mere Inc
Hammond House is only few yards from the
railroad station and would be very sultaoIe
for the purpose il is desired for. 10 IS 10 be
hoped that when the railroad restaurant IS
moved 10 Rocky Mount it will be conducted
in manner more popular with the Town.
people than il is conducted here
The State crop reports for July from l.2OO
correspondents have just been summarized,
showing that every crop has improved during
the month of June, though the percentage OF
cotton continues low The commissioner OF
agriculture says the cold weather has hurt
cotton more than the rains. Corn Is hurt
only where water has stood. Wheat and oats
are badly hurt not only IN the shock. bat
also where uncut.
One hundred and twenty-five convicts who
have been grading tracks for the Coast Line
shops at Rocky Mount have been transferred
10 Hamlet, where they will lay the tounda-
ton of the Seaboard Air Lines cotton com
press.
Two Mormon elders are reported to be
hunting converts in Durham county, this
State, but thus far without success. They
seek exclusively the ignorant and weak
minded whose chief desire Is 10 better their
financial condition. Similar missionaries have
heretofore been run out OF the State.
In this State there are one hundred and
twelve varieties of timber. all mar ketabie
There is nothing in the census schedules that
is genuine which the State cannot produce.
There are gold mining operations IN thirty
one counties and silver Is mined III five coun-
ties. There are one hundred and seventy Six
different minerals found, and II furnishes
seven -eighths of the mica supply or the
United States.
A movement is on foot which is OF consid-
cradle importance to Wilmington as naval
stores market. IL is plan to erect tanks for
the storage Of spirits OF turpentine IN bulk
similar to those now used by the Standard
Oh Company for the storage OF oil. The
plan is vet undeveloped and the success of
the experiment cannot yet be toretold, but
the purpose is 10 increase by this storage the
price and keep the market firm by enabling
producers 10 hold their spirits when they
do not consider the price offered large enough
TO justify them in selling, and TO decrease
the production. There are a number OF rea-
sons why turpentine cannot be stored ID bar
rels or shipped the chief one being that ITS
tendency TO evaporate is 80 great that heavy
loss il entaied upon the owner VINO holds
D ffNH-
ner IN which the business will be conducted
is That those storing turpentine shall receive
receipts for tho amount these receipts 20 be
negotiable. At any time on presentation
of the receipts and payment of storage
charges the amount Of spirits Tor
which they call can be. obtaiued. il
is proposed 10 case the plan is carried out b
have the boards of trade where tanks are
constructed to change their rules 30 a. to make
the storage receipts good for delivery, which
could easily be done. Ii is evident that the
SUCCESS OF the proposed plan would prove Of
immense benefit 10 the producers. and would
result in better prices and better condition
OF the market generally.
Reports have been received here OF an at
attempt u derail the fast train Friday night
at Burgaw. on the Wilmington and Weldon
road Some one had placed an iron bar
across the track near the switch, and the
train running at high speed struck the bar
and carried 1t two hundred yards. The trou-
/ bic was discovered. however. before any dam
| age was done and the bar removed.
| A New Railroad-Politicai.
/ WINSTON. n. O.. July I.-lSpecial. The
Seaboard Airline railroad is now talking
about building line of road from Monroe,
J \. c.. to Winston Salem. A corps of survey
Ors are now at work on the route. d prelimi-
nary horseback survey has already been made
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