Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-15
WILL MEET AT RALEIGH.
Insurance Receipts For April-Now Cor
porations Chnrtcred-Last Dress Pa
rade- North Carolina May Soon Have "A
State Base Bali League Federal Agents
To Investigate The North Carolina PEN
itentiary- Committecselected Toward
Tho Cnrr History Prize.


latter part OF June. This is a move
iment of national interest and i'm
portance.
Its first annual convention was held
last January in the city of New Or
leans, the initial meeting having taken
place in the city of Atlanta, Ga, during
the fall of last year.
The object of this important organi-
cation is to afford an opportunity for
conference. from time to time, between
the heads Of the departments Of agri-
culture Of the various Southern States
for the purpose of devising ways and
means whereby Southern agriculture, in
all Its branchee, may not only be i'm
proved but brought to it's highest state
OF perfec ton.
There can be no question as to the
value 10 agriculture or rfIi5 department
or the various State governments. The
large amount of information collected
and widely distributed, gratuitously,
through the medium of bulletins and re-
ports. places before the agricultural
reader of this country more valuable,
instructive and up-to-date matter than
is presented to its agriculturists by any
other country in the world
Among the most important objects OF
the new organizat ton are the following:
To secure the cooperation of all per-
sons Interested in agricultural advance
ment.
ITO ascertain and secure the intro
duction of crops best suited to the ell
mate and soils of the different States,
especially forage crops.
Uniformity OF fertilizer control in
the States.
Better and more reliable methods Of
securing cross statistics.
Best means of handling and market
Ing the cotton crop.
The Hon. James Wilson. Secretary of
Agriculture. has been invited and will
probably attend If SO he will be re-
qucsted to deliver an address on CO.
operation of the National Department
of Agriculture with the various State
departments.
INSURANCE RECEIPTS.
The Commissioner of Insurance, Mr..
James Il. Young, paid to the State
Treasurer last week S22. 30O5O, which
were April collections. or this amount
10000 was received on account Of
licenses and $200.50 on account of fees
The department has information that
Ihe Triple Link Life Insurance Com
nany" of Illinois. 1.-The Masonic Mutual
Relief Association" of the District of
Columbia. and other life and fire COM
panies not licensed by the department
are trying, through the mails and
otherwise, 10 do business in North
Carolina. The Commissioner of Insur-
ance desires to warn all people of the
state against all unauthorized and un-
licensed companies. He requests that
an attempts by them to do business
here be reported to him.
NEW CORPORATIONS.
The Lewlth Mercantile Company. of
Durham. has been granted articles or
incorporation. with $25, 900 capital stock.
ne company is authorized to do n
general merchandise business, to sell
ana tease real estate to engage in the
49, business, to give mortgages,
ponds. etc, and loan money. The in.
Eorporators are a. L. Lewith. c. Lew
I'm ana Joe Lewith. of Durham.
inc breVard Water Company of Ere
taro. mas made application for a char
c.. me company proposes to develop
be $4,000. Toxaway Comnanv Of g. ~
phire' Is Inc largest subscriber of stool.
LAST DRESS PARADE
,The cadets of the Agricultural and
uui'd'i, e. Coiiege gave their last dress
lege campus. The battalion va. w
viewed by Cadet Colonel Stonc;I M
cadets appeared to ADVANTAGES In thaiu
summer uniforms and executed tbo
maneouvers with precision. 10 ar liz
eipwu from the city witnessed the drill
Later IN the afternoon the collona
band gave a concert in the na,,iIio,,
Pullen Park. 'oii al
STATE LEAGUE MAY BE FORMED.
A meeting of the directors of the Pal
eigh Annette Association was held Sat
nd .
order an outfit OF mask, protectors ho .
and balls at once and also uniforms
The color and style of the uniforms ba c
not been fixed upon yet
The aspirants for positions on the To-
cal team are practicing daily and y.orl,
Ing hard and when the season opens
Raleigh will be found n tough proposi-
ton on the baseball question. There is
some prospect OF the formation of a
North Carolina League.
PENITENTIARY INVESTIGATION.
Special Agents r. V. La Dow and r
J. w. Brewster of the Department of
Justice. are In Raleigh for the purpose
OF investigating the management and
conduct of the Federal prison in the
North Carolina penitentiary.
1t has been usual for Federal prison
inspectors 10 make visits to the State
prison since the confinement of Fed
eral prisoners there. MesSrs. La Dow
and Brewster would not admit that
their visit at this time had any special
significance. though 1t was stated that
they came here TO inquire into COM
plants. There are a few Federal pris-
oners in confinement here who have
made continual efforts to get the prison
authorities in bad rcputo with the De-
Iartment of Justice.
The shooting OF Convict Horne by