The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-21
TRUCKING IN THE EAST
Statistics Of the Industry the Present
Year In Craven County.
LUMBER BUSINESS IN ELEVEN COUNTIES
Superintendent Mebnno VIII Speak
ut Elizabeth City-Throe Thousand
hale Crop on state Fnrnis-C6tton
Mills Working Exsrn-Ftrst Dis.
tricI Casos In Supreme Court.

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Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 20.-(Special)-I
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has Il
report on the trucking interests of
Craven county. 1t shows that during
the busy season, 60 days, 1000 men and
10000 women and children were en-
ployed. The crop this year is rs, 600 bar
rels Irish potatoes, 5000 barrels sweet
potatoes, 1000 0 barrels cabbage, 1000
bushels tomatoes, $4,000 bushels snap
beans, 10000 bushels peas. IL, 900 crates
Strawberries.
The same bureau also has returns
from various ountie in the east as to
che yearly cut OF lumber by sawmllls,
the figures being In millions Of feet:
Beaufort, s; BERTHE, /; Carteret, Q; Ora
ven. 10; Chowan. 2h; Halifax. 10; Nash,
2; New Hanover, ~; Pamlico, 1h; Pas
Quotank, 3; Lenoir, II.
The State Superintendent Of Public
instruction says he will speak at the
Elizabeth City fair, October II, Educa-
fional day for the schools and Sunday
schools of the First District. The Rev.
DR.. Kilgo also speaks.
. The Board of Tax Equalization re-
ports that the Increase 1t makes on the
valuation of horses Is s439, 1863, which is
per cent. On 'the $5.447, 920 given In. The
Increase Is 10 per cent. on $685., 900; Is
on S544, 981; 20 on $491 600; 25 on 500. SOS:
~ 20 oOyop Nv VI on OU Ou NH -
6l3; 65 on $50, 179.
r.. c. Stannard, manager of the North
Carolina Freight association, is here 10
the books, etc, of the Railway
Commission. The matter Of freight adj
1ustment comes up for hearing before
the board Of commissioners Tomorrow.
Surgeon Gen. John H. Williams, OF the
State Guard of Asheville, writes Gov
ernor Russell: IF 1t meets with your
appreciation I should be pleased to telc-
graph Marine Surgeon Genera Wymnn
Offering the plateau of West
ern North Carolina as Il refuge for refu-
gees from the yellow feverr stricken dis
\ tricts.
State Treasurer Worth had n telegram
to-day from Burlington saying: Get
health certificate for Otis Mcndenhall
and send to the depot for the Norfolk
train" The treasurer went to see Mayor
Russ about the matter.
In Wake county the register OF deeds
says there are this year more mort
cages than usual on crops, and fewer on
real estate.
Superintendent John r. Smith, Of the
p~enitentiary, said this morning: WED
nesday will take 80 more convicts from
the penttentiary and send to the State
farms to, pick cotton, leaving only 40.
The conYicts V to live, and l Intend
to maxi them work. We have made a
million and a half Of brick and sold half
or them. / estimate our cotton crop at
5000 bales. But FOR the drought there
would AVE been 1000. I will after
Wednesday have 1000 ~convicts picking
cotton, and will pick 100 bales n day.
A number of the counties In making
returns to the State Auditor fail to re-
port bank stock. 1t Is the comment of
the State officials that there is a wide
difference between the returns by indi-
Viduals and those which the banks
themselves max
Raleigh cotton mills are now running
what Is Known as seven days to the
week. that Is extra time, for the first
time In three years.
Judge Dick. OF the Western District
Federal Court. has just undergone Il sur
gical operation at Cincinnati. This Is
why Judge Bradley will hold court for
him at S~tatesville, and Judge Purnell nj
Greensboro. -
The "anti-railway' people are boast.
Ing that they will carry the State mex,
year on the railway question. The fact
Is the Populist leaders have exhausted
their opposition to banks, merchants and
lawyers. and are now trying to turn
their guns on the railways.
There are fields Of cotton near here
in which every boil is open,
The Baptlsts OF thai State are great
ly divided on the question Of DR.. Whit
eett.
During the next thirty days four men
are to be hanged in this State.
The Supreme Court meets next Mon
day.
Dick Morse, the "traveling cvance-
list" who Is here. goes for the preachers.
lie declares that not one does his duty,
and %denounces them all.
There Is much surprise on the part
OF some Republicans at the positive
news that Charles A. Cook will get the
place as United States District Attorney.
J. c. L. Harris says that Senator
Prltchard had TO give Cook this place.
as he had repeatedly promised it to
lin, and has many a time assured
cooks friends he would certainly get it
for him.
Many new students for the Asricultu-
raj and Mechanical College here cor.
tinue to arrive.
Governor Taylor, of Tennessee. IS to
be here next month.
In the Supreme Court next Tuesday.
the 2sth. appeals from the First District