The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-24
Messenger Bureau,

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.g.i-9 Raleigh, NC October 49,
The three hours discussion at the
state cotton-growers'e convention here
last. night showed clearly that<nor task
is more difficult han tn secure r1nny
of action among farmers. Tt also snow
ed that It is Impossible to induce. all
the, farmers. to reduce. Or Limit, acreage.
The tobacco growers met today. They
are very bitter towards the American
Tobacco Company. They SEE no way
to check it, they say. uatir the fegisla-
ture takes steps. The Intensity of their
hatred towards it Is almost TOO great
for words. They say it has ruined to-
baceo prices and keeps them down. =
There viii be no doubt a1surrender
of all the penitentiary farms save the
"AnsOn' and Caledonia The It'll
lery' farm WILL in all probability be
taken off the states hands by private
individuals. 1t appears 10 be undoubt-
ed that the penitentiary made a big
mistake in operating this farm on
shares. 1t is the only one so operated,
or which has eVer been so operated.
Today was the great day Of the state
fair. The city was thronged with visi-
tors. The was up to the
highest average. ; s~ T. 'Fftf
The special investigating committee
which, looks after the quality of the
shows and games at,the fair grounds
yesterday arrested four sWindlers. They
were taken to the city and forced to
leave at once. There arerfewer fakirs
than in five or six years past. There
are also fewer pickpocketS. One yes
terday robbed d. lady on a train in the
station here, and was persued by a
railway detective, but sprang through
a car window and got away. Later he
was spotted at the fair grounds, by the
same detective, who turned him over
TO two fair policemen. When, near the
main entrance, he suddenly 1tripped
both the policemen, SO they fell, and
he ran like the wind, into the country.
This was Raleigh, day. at the state
fair, 1t was "a complete holiday. All
the public buildings, banks, etc. were
closed. The perfect weather was, a
delight. There were not a few people
who last night could not find places to
sleep, go great was the crowd.
Hon. Joseph b. Bachelor is very sick
of e~rysipelas. at mis- home here.
The %adjutant general has notice that
the Durham and@AsheviHe companies
will probably go to Atlanta, to the
Dewey celebration. The Charlotte
companies say the railway fares are
too high and say that il a battalion of
troops is formed to go lower rates can
be secured. r - r " De- +.
The street railway scompany's cleo
trio lighting plant last night was in
trouble. A cylinder head of the main
engine blew u and there" We're no
lights from t to 8 O'Clock. I =
There is no abatement n.industrial
development all over the state. New
Bern is to have a $50, 900, cannery. The
Revolution cotton mills with 10000 spin
dies n 375 looms, and the, VanDeven-
ter carpet mill, both at Greensboro, are
nearly ready to begin work. Work is
in progress on the buildings for ten new
cotton mills. f. .I a. Bs-s .tr.- s.
NJ. V. Richards. industrial agent OF
the Southern railway, by inVitation,ad-
dressed the state board of agriculture
on the question of immigration. He
said the board was doing a great work
and that it ha0 the very best literature
regarding the state. The board appro-
pirates 81 500 for the immigration work.
This marks a new departure. 1t is the
first appropriation it has, ever made
along this line.