The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-29
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH
Ofthe state Has Becn Rapid Official
Figures.

Raleigh. N. c., Aug. 2S.-(SpeciaD--
The August bulletin of the State Agri-
cultural Department. which will appear
next week. will contain Il complete and
carefully prepared list of all the manu-
featuring enterprises in the State. II
will show that there are nj this date
ia cotton mills. IL hosiery. calico. )
underwear. wooden. l net and Irvine.
silk. bag ana cordage mills. In
Gotten mills Ilamance leads with 81,
CASTOR having 20, Randolph and Meek
lenburg IA each. Lincoln and Richmond
. each. Guilford and Cumberland s each,
Catawba. and Cabarrus each. The
largest mills are the Henrietta No. J..
with LOGO looms and Henrietta No. .,
with $4,000 spindles. The Rocky Mount
Mills and the Odeil Mills (at Concord)
have each $4,000 spindles. The Odeil
has l.125 looms.
Governor Carr says he is sure his cs-
Innate OF 40 per cent. as the amount
of damage to cotton Is correct; that
the damage was done by the intense
heat and not by the drought. He says
1t is the first time he ever knew the
heat too great for cotton. 1t in some
cases literally cooked the plants.
Speaking of the remarkab BILE recupera-
ton of the cotton which was damaged
bV the immense freShet I'm July on the
Roanoke farms operated by the peni-
Tertiary. Governor Carr tells me that
probably 1000 bales Will he made on
the farms. In other words. the crop will
be about as large as last years. There
Is an increase in acreage. say 10 per
cent. This news. which comes to the
Governor from Superintendent Lenzar.
of the penitentiary. Is very cheering.
But as to the corn crop. that is literally
DESTROYED Only about IL per crnt. of
what was expected July will be made.
Washington Duke. the millionaire CT
Tarette manufacturer of Durham, has
been here several days. He is Repub-
iic2n and your correspondent asked
him what he thought of the present
political puzzle. Mr.. Duke replied: 1.-The
situation Is the most conglomora ed
concern ever knew or heard of. am
inclined to think Mckinley will be elect
ed. But ! am waiting for the people
10 have IL out their own way. State
matters are so mixed ! don't think any
body can speak with certainty. There
Is more interest among the people than |
ever saw. Want OF confidence Is al the
bottom of II. Yet there is very little 10
COMPLAIN OF. for the people. the masses,
are to-day better fed and clothed than
ever before. Lack OF confidence has
naralvzcd business. What we need is
To build up our own industries here In
the State and make more of our own
SUPPLIES at home"
Secretary of State Cooke saws he
knows that the Democrats are rapidly
getting i'm line and are in for the fight
Republican Chairman Halton, listen
ing Yesterday afternoon to Senator
Pritchards declaration that he had
never seen so little discord in the Re
publican party, said: Eyes, our people
are certainly fallinRin line. For some
time they We're little at loss what
to do about the silser question. Now
all that is settled and they are all In
line"
Tn-doU worl, lnunp on on - dd;tia,, o.,
the State Agricultural building. 1t will
nearly double the capacity of the labor
atories.
The solid silver bowl. which is 10 be
the gift To the cruiser Raleigh, Is on
view here. II weighs 33S ounces II is
on an ebony base. 1t rests on dolphin'a
heads. and the great bowl. which has q
capacity of eight gallons. is in design
like shell resting on the sea. Shells
sea foam are on its sides. while near
| the rim are clusters of grapes. all in
high relief. on one side is the inscrip-
| ton in graceful letters From Citizens
of North Carolina TO the Cruiser Ra-
leigh. 1896" on the opposite side is the
cruiser under full steam, and In panels
between are the great seal of North
Carolina and the seal of the Navy De-
partment. The interior of the bowl is
! so!d-lined. The ladle is massive, and
both novel and graceful in design Or
| ii is the name Raleigh" and medal
lion of Sir Walter Raleigh, in high relief
| 1t is said to be the most beautiful punch
bowl. either single or as part Of a set
made as gift TO any of the men-of-
war in the grand new navy. Governor
Carr saws he has never seen one ap-
preaching It, 1t will be formally pre-
scented TO the Raleigh at Southport in
October.
For PlnyEoers.