Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-14
The City's Large Vote For In
prOvament Bonds.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
anon TransferabIe'' Tickets arc Proc
Bo Built From mt. Airey 90 che
Virginia Line-Larse Shipment of
Truck Profits OH Vegetables =
PERSONAL,
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Raleigh, N. C., June 1s.-The people
OF Raleigh voted almost unanimously
yesterday for the issuance OF 100000
In bonds for street improvements.
Only fifty votes wero cast against the
bond issue. while the vote in favor OF
It was 1854. The total registration was
1915, which shows that only 272 OF
those registered failed to vote.
with very near the same unanimity
the people OF Raleigh township voted
in favor of a $4,000 bond ISSUE for
school purposes.
Both elections were remarkable in
several respects. In all the history OF
the city the people have never been so
unanimous on any subject The regis
tration was also quite heavy, and,
though the day OF election was not an
ideal one, nearly the entire registered
vote was expressed at the ballot box.
The registration -was-over 60Q-more
than that at the last municipal election,
and more than ZOO more than that at
the previous bond election for street
improvements.
CHECKS ARE TRANSFERRED.
In Raleigh and elsewhere some COM
panies and firms pay their hands part
ly in checks or tickets bearing the word
"Non-t ransferra ble.'
The Legislature OF 81 passed an act
providing against this character of
payments, and yesterday Attorney
General Walser gave an opinion to
the effect that the firms issuing them
must pay the holders OF the same, be
they whom they may. II in honest pos
session of the tickets,
mst'fa a I st5s1 " is Sy IF Hsn
Worth wrote: Nv
We enclose you a check that we once
used for our hands for merchandise be-
tween the pay days. Please let us
know If we can use them now under
the present law"
pasteboard card. On one side is print
ed twenty-five cents. Not transfer
able" On the other, "Thls check is
good for twenty-five cents. Payable in
merchandise at the store of NJ. j.
Wrenn, High Point. N. c."
The matter was referred to the At
torney General and he sends the State
Treasurer the following opinion:
"In reply to the letter of Messrs.
Wrenn and Petty and referred to me
for answer, 1 will say that the nom
transferable check enclosed would
seem to be prohibited by chapter $50,
acts 1889, and chapter 456 of acts of
1891"
NEW RAILROAD FOR Mt. AIRY.
Application was made to the Score
tary of State yesterday for the incor-
poraton of the mt. Airy and Eastern
Railway Company"
This road is to be five miles in length,
and will run from Mt. Airy, Surry
county, to the Virginia State line The
road will not run through any other
county in the State except Surry
The capital stock of the company IL
to be $4,000. Mr.. 4. Z. Houston, of
Elkham. w. Va, is to be the presl-
dent The following persons are to
w. Whyte. w. L. Taylor, w L. Hur-
ford and a. II. Patton. of WEIGH, w
Va; w. I'll. Tunis. of Mt. Airy, and C.
w. Kibler. of Mt. Grab. Ohio.
TRUCK FARMING.
The News and Observer of this morn
Ing published long letter from More
head City. written by Mr.. Josephus
Daniels, from which the following is
taken:
Ninety carloads of truck were taken
to Goldsboro on the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad yesterday, to be taken
to Northern markets. 1t consisted
This road Is ninety miles long so that
there was carload for every mile. Tina
people around Kinston and New Bern
do not grow many strawberries, and
they are now thankful that thew look
to other sources for their money. in
view of the heavy losses sustained this
year by the truckers who depend on
the berry crop. The berry market
"busted" just at the season the fields
were scarlet with the luscious berries.
DOUBTLESS God Almighty might have
made something better than a straw
berry, but doubtless He never did" is
saying that is widely endorsed But
the berry growers this year think that
most any other crop is better
This Ia no great year for big money
Tor the general trucker, but the prices
received for lettuce. cabbage, potatoes
and beans has afforded quite profit to
some truckers about New Bern and Kin
ston. and 1t may be said to have been
q satisfactory season to all who raised
these four crops. Talking last night
with Mr. c. %. Foy. leading business
man Of New Bern, about the profits in
trucking. he said:
Some people have made good money
this year Something more than year
ago, Mr.. John S. MCGOWAN bought a
track OF land containing abca. 1900
acres from Watson and Daniels. He
had formerly been running the farm
for the owners as manager. The farm
is situated about seven miles south
east of New Bern. Mr.. McGowani gave
ten notes Of $1,000 each for the payment
of the land. This year he put sixty
acres in cabbage and struck 1t rich
From his sixty acres he has sold twelve
thousand dollars worth Of cabbages-
receiving for that crop alone In one
year more than enough money to pay