The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-14
Views and Interviews.

Judge Clarks speech before the Ma
tional Convention of Railroad Commits
soners at Denver, Colorado, last sum-
mer, and first published in the News and
Observer, has been copied by leading
papers in all parts of the United States.
Notwithstanding this Living Issues" a
Utah paper, in it's issue of October 6,
1899, says:
~ short time ago Justice Walter
Clark, of the Supreme court of North
Carolina, delivered a speech before the
Railroad Commissioners in Colorado,
upon the railroad question. 1t is be-
yond doubt the strongest speech ever
made upon that subject. We will repro
duce the speech in full next week. 1t
will take all of our space, every inch of
it, but you will agree with MS, after you
have read it, that our space could not
have been put to better use." arg
''Going to have big Fair" ] re7
marked to Mr.. W. c.. Stronach.
Eyes, it'll be big Fair" he replied.
Its the first time the Geranium Valley
and the Goose Nest farms have been
represented at a Fair. There'll be from
Geranium Valley some as fine onions and
potatoes as you ever stuck your tooth
in, and from the Goose Nest therell be
cocoanuts and sun flower seed. The
cocoanut crop, though, was not as good
as ii ought to have been. Then there'H
be stacks of corn and pyramids of
pumpkins. Yes, the Goose Nest and
Geranium Valley will make positively
their first appearance at the coming
Fair %
Three considerable changes have
Just been made at the A. and Nj. Col
lege,n said President Winston yesterday.
First. the amount of shopwork for
freshmen has abeen doubled.
Second, all shop work viii be done
in the afternoon; with recitations in the
mornings.
Third, there will be shop work on
Saturday mornings.
..This means very great increase in
the amount of shop instruction at the,
College. Every freshman is compelled
to take iron and wood work and draw
ing. AS much of this as possible IS
crowded into the first years work for
the reason that many men spend one
year only att the college-not being able
to come longer-and we want to give
them all the practical instruction we
can in that time.
''IFor this shop work. of course they
receive no compensation, 1t being part
of the course Of instruction. But out
side of this the students all together
not counting those employed as instruc-
tors-make about $500 a month
by outside work. For instance,
twenty of them receive S4.00
a month as walters in the din
ing room; six young men get SIS month
working in the barn. others-a large
number-make So and "a month labor
ing on the farm, while still others
carpenters, electricians and the like
make neat sums doing odd jobs"
A gentleman from Durham tells me
cotton there yesterday was bringing
Z 3-16 easily, whereas in Raleigh 1t was
selling at only 67s and cents. why
this difference? Is there any reason
why Durham buyers can afford to give
more for cotton than can Raleigh buy
ers?
1.-THE sign ordinance is not without its
ridiculous features when it comes TO
enforcing it, said a merchant yesterday.
For instance, if you set portable sign
six inches too far out on the side walk,
you will be made to haul it back very
promptly. But huge dry goods boxes
can be piled on the sidewalk to the vast
inconvenience of pedestrians and nothing
is ever said about it. OF course it's all
right, | reckon, but isn't it very Curl
ous?"