The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-05

Raleigh. The deposit is one mile and
a half from Wilson's Mills, in Johnston
county, and Is owned by Mr.. G.. W.
Wilson, OF Wilson's MilIa. The ore is
already being mined aud hauled by
ws gon to Wilson's Mills for shipment.
A carload a day ig being shipped to the
furnaces OF the Empire Steel nd Iron
Company at Greensboro.
The annual report Of the commits
sioner Of Internal revenue sho ~s that
for the fiscal yesr 1899 the aggregate
revenue collecEed in North Carolina
was 81 921 Ole During the fiscal year
there were destroyed in the Four b
district III illicit stills and in the Eth
district 368 stills. In the State there
were col registered to9acco manufac
turers, 49 manufacturers of cigars, who
produced 2l5 116, AIS cigars, aud 4
manufacturers who produced 1.O42,-
600 600 cigarettes. During the year
2O1 factories used in the manufacture
OF tobacco Of various kinds 40 S68 361
pounds of leaf.
The State Methodist Protestant Con
ference met IN annual session near
Plyler, Ssanly county, recently, with
che fullest attendance in years. o.
Saturday officers of the Conference for
the ensuing year were elected: Rev.
w. T. K5nnett was re-ele ;ted on fret
ballot 10 the presidency, and Rev. T.
NJ, Johnson, secretary and r V. @. E.
Forolines, assistant. The pastors re-
ports show 1900 conversions, 300
accessions; deaths, removals, etc, 900,
pastors salaries $40 600, foreign mis-
sioos 81 800, all interests 50. 800. The
conference will meet next win Pinnacle
church, Surry county, in December,
1900.
The Wilmington Messenger in a re-
cent editorial on North Carolina COP
per mines, says: North Cardinals
copper mines attract some attention
now Recently reports have been sent
out regarding those in Rowan county.
Some very rich ands hav5 been made.
Some experts have examined the Gold
Hill copper mines and pronounce that
they are the best in the world. The
miners are giving high enforcement to
the outlook, and it is prophesied that
Rowan may yet become one Of the
greatest copper producing districts in
the world. TIE North Carolina copper
differs from the famous Lake Superior
copper in that it is much more easily
mined and is nearly always found in a
natural fux"
The following statement with a large
number Of signatures has been given
DE-. McTver: We, the undersigned,
relatives and friends Of tie patients
who have been and are now sick at the
State Normal and Industrial College,
desire to express III gratitude to tbs
college authorities for the manner in
which our loved cnss have been cared
for. Having been here, some OF US
siuca before the college suspended, and
others for a shorter period Of time, we
wish TO aay that il seems TO us that all
that could be expected has been done
by the college authorities, faculty,
physicians AMI the nurses, and we are
also deeply grateful to those ladies OF
G. eensboro who have rendered and
given their services as nurses TO the
sick"
Raleigh correspondence Charlotte
Observer: A corrected copy OF the
penitentiary financial statement was
today sem the State Treasury D part
ment. Ole OF the fl ials there said:
"O1 one side of th!s report appears a
charge for making an inventory Of a
farm and on the osher side a credit fer
taking an Inventory. This none of Us
can understand. H 're is a statement
sho wing the cost OF the management
and clerical labor per month before
this year and this year Is used to be
1898 for a superintendent and clerk.
Nov it is 1919. the latter including
superintendent, purchasing agent,
s1euograph er, CLERK, b0ok-keeper and
executive board The ~penisentiary this
year got at least $35 900 from last
years products. Ths expenses of run
ming this year as compared with last
year are as z to 3"
A tablet hes been prepared and is on
view here which will be placed in the
North Carolina room OF the Conteder
ate Museum. Il is about four feet
squove, with gilt frame, and on q white
background bears the folio wing inscrip
ion in black letters: First at Bethel.
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