The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-28
State Notes.

An enterprise that " just as fe1s!5.s
as i; IL vast has been finally arranged
ttat means much TO Shelby and sur
rour ding towns. !: Is the harncssins
OF the rushing. tumb.ine waters oi
Ma.a Brcld river 50 that IT. yo.arne
may be used in the TRANSMISSION Of
electrical power sufficient 90 ops->:S
the mills OF Shelby. Ga-ney. Kings
Mouci ain. Gas;oaia. aid Che.-yvill-
This l. r. Idle specuia:i51. but SD ac-
cccnpiizaed fact IL, riparian rigo;s
have been secured ard the pant Will
be established w.shi1 the next fen
mouths. The General Electric compa-
Iy, a corporation Of ample cap.:a',
will establish an electric generauve
plant on Main Broad river Its repre-
sentative. NJ. Giles. CT A.lsria. accom-
pc aied by Mr. II. ID. Wheat. p7cn:-
neat maa OF Ganney. was here last
week. Cont-,c;s were s.gned by both
eae Belriort nils and Shelby cotton
mills, N nfl.-l ;hcy agree D take say
fic!elt pcwer To run both mills by e!ec-
tricity. This electric power will be
either coal OF wood can be Cb. aimed.
The Gaffney mills will flfo be operated
by che sl,ne mo-iye poHc-. as will the
mills cf Other towrs rnen:icaed abo.e
The plant Will be enabled 10 generate
power within a raiius OF thirty niles.
Shelby Au-o:a.
The secretary o. agriculture wa tc-
day requested by Jchn ". Cunning
ham Of P6rsSa county to call Stale
convention CT cotton growers for Octo-
Der e1st, aEd said he wculd comol-
with the request.
TIE secretary Of ;. .i;c has issu.
cd articles CT Incorporation 10 tse
Catawb1 cotton mills of Newton A
c. The capital stock 81 se5.GJt. viii:
privilege CT increase IN siea-Veo. fro
incorporates are John r. Iornt. Rob
ert 3. KICK ard T-ig. r. ohra-1. oil =
Carawba county
Greensboro has chewing gun. fac
tory
A herd CT cattle four milSs from Ra.
eigh Was foI,d Saturday 20 be dyint
of Texas fever. ALREADY four are deat
out of a herd OF hf5een.
The first six M-c.hs Of the year ver'
mzrked in North Carolina by the pro
jo..isg or beginning CT thirty-thre'
textile mills. OF these Is were cotton
l woclen knitting, and 3 some othe-
kind
A. the State penitentiary 80 mat
.yesses are being manufactured eAc.
week. Shipments are being made {;
| all parts Of the State
The North Carolina Farmers Ali
| sneA has severed its connection wifl
| tk5 Naicnal Alliance. and Is workini
| by :aelf. /. h-s dropped politics and |!
| seeking to get the farmers - agaii
jo:n the STATE Alliance.
The construction Of cotton factor!
| ct Hickory il new assured Fifty thoI
| sand collars nave been subscribed an,
larger amount is in sight. Aessr.
4. a Shuford srd c. Geitne- arc tt
promoters Of the enterprise Ncgcta
tioas are also pending for the paretes
OF the Rove shoal, rear Hickory. l..
parties who expect to erect Cottc:
mil there.-Mt. Airy Newz.
Much interest Is felt in the new raj:
way to BE- built from Raleigh cas;
ward. The chief expense will 5e fS
the first eight miles out OK Raleigh
where the grading will be heavy !:
| order to get aercss the valley of tn
Neuse.
l The semi-snnual meeting OF ti,e
II. Cceil Manufacturing Company. G
Bynun's was held here las; Thur
| day. A dividend Of Per cent fer IL
| six months was declared il w1s 6.
c:ded to increase the capital siocE +.
the mill frcsn SIS !cs'e 10 ssf-ese.-cea
cord Times.