The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-07
Views and Interviews.

THE most voluminOus notes / have
ever taken, said Judge Fred Moore,
now here holding his court. ''were those
| took in the Buffaloe case, over seven
ty pages. In the Joe Rawls case at
Greenville, Pitt county, my notes filed
sixty-seven pages"
Wheeler Martin, of Martin county, is
here on political mission, his friends
say. Wheeler says not.
! I'm just here for my health" he
chirped when questioned about it.
1T has improved, | hope, since you
arrived Sunday"
We'll, its no worse
Raleigh has never seen finer day
than yesterday, and we were talking
about the superb weather.
Fine" said some one, lust right;
neither too hot nor too cold
YES" said Judge Fuller, smiling.
''iust the sort of day the Western poet
had in mind when he wrote:
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year.
Not hot enough for beer"
Speaking of the decision of Judge ST
monton in regard to the power of the
Corporation Commission to fix the tax
value of the railroad property of the
State, a member of the Legislature yes
terday said:
Il do not think that the decision will
have any serious effect on the finances
of the State, but one thing is certain, the
session of the Legislature next June is
assured, if for no other reason, to con-
slider this matter. | admire Judge 81
monitor as man. | believe he is honest
and sincere, but Il mans surroundings
will influence him, and / believe that
Judge Simonton has been convinced that
he is in duty bound to protect all corpora
tions from encroachments and attacks
which he fancies are made upon them.
What will the Legislature do in
JuneE' the reporter asked.
Il suppose that the nct creating the
Corporation Commission will be so
amended rs to give the Commission au-
thority to assess railroad property for
taxation independent of any provision in
the machinery or revenue act. OF
course the railroads can even then APP
peal to the Federal Court for an in
junction, but in granting it the court
will have to reflect upon the wisdom or
sincerity of the Corporation Commission.
There will he no room to decide that the
Commission has not the power to assess
such property"
The above views are given merely as
news since it is a question of great inn
portance, and it is interesting to know
what the legislators think ON the sub
ject.
THE probabilities are that there will
be a sharp advance in the general prices
of fertilizers, said a prominent manu-
facturer yesterday. THE prices of ferti-
lizer materials have materially advanced
and will advance still more, in conse-N
quence of which the manufacturers of
fertilizers will be compelled to advance
the price of the manufactured article
to meet this advance Of raw material.
The prices of fertilizers have for several
years been on a very low basis, but the
cost of the material has responded TO,
the general advance in the cost of raw
material in all the idustries, and that
will necessitate an additional cost Of the
manufactured article, as, for instance,
phosphate rock is now from $3.50 to
$1.75 per ton higher than it was last
year and the sulphur IN pyrites is also
from S1.25 to $3.50 per ton higher, and
the same applies to the cost of all am
nominated ingredients, as well as the adj
vance that has been made in the price of
labor, and of the general running sup
plies, machinery, etc, necessarily used
in the manufacture of fertilizers. This
altogether would mean that the cost of
manufacture and Of material would aver
age over the cost of last year from
SIPS to $40, and this VIII necessitate
proportionate advance in the cost Of
the manufactured article. The trade
may look therefore for continued
average higher price for fertilizers this
year than last of over ~ per tom
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