The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-19
LABOR IN ouR L
Interesiinx Statistics Published by the
Labor COMMUNICATION Property
In this state Not Taxed-The state
Normal school Damage by b Re-
cent Sfarm
Messenger Bureau.

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Raleigh. ". c.. September L.
The commissioners ~ labor said today
that he was at work preparing that
part OF his report regarding labor IN
mills, particularly the labor OF women
and children. and that the reports
which the MIL men are making are the
fullest, most free and best he has ever
obtained He says Shey VIII show q
large decrease in child labor. and q
considerable decrease in The numbe~ OF
female adults employed. In 1896 there
were employed in cotton mills s.s2s
men. 1857 women and SOS children.
Complete reports show there are now
employed 1885 men, an increase OF loo
per cant over 1896; 1855 women. an in
crease OF 50 per cent. and 3.++0 chill
dren. a decrease OF so per Cent.
The ncrease IN the numoer Of spin
dies is 81 1-3 per cent, and so is that
in the operatives. There are now in
operation 1,eo0,0 600 spindles.
Mr.. Henszey. OF the Cumnock coal
mine, was here yesterday and said The
present output IL 200 tons a day. this
10 be increased in thirty days TO 600
tons. Nearly AL IS taken by the Sea-
board Air Line for use in locomotives.
It is stated that fully $500 .000. 600 OF
1 pTopCTl III IllkS SNdNt ItN SSNaI%S NrA-
! alton The problem is how TO get hold
! of il. IF an investigation is made by
Judge Simonton, as a result OF the rail-
way tax injunction matter, there Is
likely TO result a large increase in taxes
on this class OF property which bears
no burden.
President Charles d. McIver. or the
State Normal and Industrial college al
Greensboro. says that institution VIII
be full ITO its limit. $50. II There were
mort dormitories COO women
could be taken, as there are a great
. many applications on file, which IL Is
now impossible to consider. The dormi-
tories now hold $50 and 100 board out
side. There is objection to this outside
boarding. There is a growing desire on
the part of parents to nave their daugh-
tiers in the dormftories.
The state university Will MAX an
other fine record during the coming
term. Students are already gathering
there.
News comes from New York state OF
the serious sickness OF Rev. William
S. Lacy, a native OF Raleigh, but for a
number of years pastor OF a Presby-
terrain church at Norfolk. He was
forced by reason Of failing health to
resign this paStorate and go to a health
resort in New York.
Recruiting in North Carolina for ser
vice in the Philippines is now better
than ever. a good class OF men is be-
ing secured.
The Raleigh Light Infantry, Captain
]. j.. Bernard, is arranging to go to
New York to the Dewey celebration.
The council of state yesterday after
noon officially burned $50, 900 of old
bonds, for which 4 per cents. had beer
issued.
The agriculture department is pre-.
pairing a special Illustrated report or
poultry.
Complete reports TO the weather bu.
reau station here on the damage done
by the great August storm along thu
North Carolina coast say the wind at
tanned a velocity OF 140 miles an hour
Over eight inches of rain fell in forty
eight hours. Probably less han TWEEN
-ty-fiVe lives were lost. The damage II
property was grossly exaggerated. Tel
vessels We're wrecked. The darnage q
crops was perhaps $500, 900, this far ex
ceeding all other losses. The repor
that all the marSh ponies were brown
ed is inaccurate.
This city, the Agricultural and Me
chanical college and the Methodist Or
pllanage WIFI unite in ouSting from tn
| possession Of lands near here h Colo
RADIO squatter, who has a deed from
DR.. Eugene GrisSon. AS the latter haa
sold the land to the City long ago, o
:. course his so-called deed to the squat
ter is worthless. The Iced from the cit,
| to the Agricultural and Mechanical col
= lege has never been registered and can
g.. not be found. 1t is in a safe some
where. But the money was paid to d.
Grisson and a Mrs. Lawrence, VIII
= owned the property, in 1885.