Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-23
NORTH CAROLINA
COTTON GROWERS.
Affecting Called at Raleigh Wed
nesday Night.
THE COTTON SITUATION.
The Producers VIII Consider tho AdvIsa-
bility of Organizing for the Advance
mont of Mutual Interests The Now
Methodist orphannge Makes Some of its
Wants Known Remains of Ii. NJ. Pol
lard Carried to Richmond for Interment
Tho Water Inspection.

ton growers of the State here next
Wednesday night.
The call was issued by Mr.. S. L..
PATTERSON, Commissioner of Agricul-
the cotton situation. and also to take
steps looking to the formation of d
cotton-growers association.
Georgia has taken the initiative and
formed State association. Mr.. Harvc
Jordan. the father of the deal has in
Nited all the Southern States to form
associations for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the Interstate Cot
ton Growers Association. which is
called TO meet at Macon, Ga, Novem-
Der 10Th.
The following is the call for the
meeting here Wednesday,:
Il respectfully request all the cotton
growers who may attend the State Fair
next week to meet on Wednesday night
In the auditorium of the Agricultural
building to consider the cotton stu
alton and to discuss the advisability
Oh FORMING State cotton growers as
ISOLATION, and of sending delegates to
the convention of Southern cotton
growers to be held in Macon, Ga, on
November 20. S. l.. PATTERSON,
Commissioned"
4. Speaking of the call, Commissioner
Patterson said last night:
while the meeting mas been called
on rather short notice L thought il
state an opportunity to take part in the
Macon meeting. The handling and
marketing of the cotton crop will be
the principal subjects discussed. One
OF the most important questions con-
fronting the cotton growers is the sale
OF the crop, so that IT is not rushed on
the market mt one time. The meeting
VIII he OF conference, and all cotton
growers arc invited"
THE NEW METHODIST ORPHAN
Anent the furnishing and opening of
the new Methodist Orphanage in this
city, the following circular letter, is
sued by Rev. j. w. Jenkins, agent for
the institution. to friends throughout
the State. will he OF interest, to-wit:
Raleigh, n. c., Oct. is, 1900
To Our Many Friends Throughout the
Conference:
l would say that we need the follow
ing articles in the furnishing Of the
Methodist Orphanage at Raleigh, n.
g.: Iron bedstead, three-quarter size;
bed clothing. mattresses to suit, or bed
ticking; pillows and pillow slips, or
bleaching to make them; sheets or
shceting; comforts or cloth to make
them; counterpaneS or spreads; towels.
table cloths and everything in n din
ing room, waSh-room, laundry, pantry,
bedrooms and School-room and halls;
carpets. druggets, mating. oil cloth.
Any one Wishing to furnish n bed
ing us fifteen dollars. We will have
the name put on it-memorial-if so
desired.
Persons. or societies. or Sunday
schools, or churches wishing to fur
nish n room. and requiring time to
raise the necessary amount of money.
can have il. We will advance the
amount necessary and charge 1t To
them But act right away and let us
hear from you.
asked for skeleton drafts of our main
building TO be submitted to our board
of trustees on Thursday, the 18th in
slant. We want 1t three storles-walls
of brick and slate roof. The first floor
for cooking, storage. laundry. dining.
etc
The second for chapel to seat 2OO
school rooms to seat thirty pupils, with
sliding walls next TO chapel.
Third for school or Industrial rooms,
same size as the school rooms on the
second floor.
TO front four ways. with porch for
each front-hals running through Zach
way.
Basis, $4,000.
Our purpose is to put the boys in
this building until our second cottage
is built. If any friend wishes to have
that put up, lee him furnish the money.
1t shall bear his name or any name
that he or she wishes it to have.
Meanwhile let the money for the
main building come in.
Mrs. Proctor of this city, takes the
furnishing of the parlor in connection
with some Sunday school scholars of
Edenton Street Sunday school.
REMAINS CARRIED TO RICHMOND
The remains of Mr.. Il. NJ. Pollard
were carried to Richmond on the 11:45
o'clock northbound train last night for
interment. He died in Rex hospital.
this city, Thursday night, where he
had been Ill for several weeks. Mr..
Pollard was % years of age and came
mere to accept a position with the
Carolina Car Service Association. His
brother. Mr.. James Pollard. is connect
ed with the association here.
The deceased also leaves a father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pol
lard. who reside in Richmond. His
mother, however, has been here at the
bedside of her son for the past sew
eral weeks. The bereaved relatives
have the sincere sympathy OF many
friends in their sad bereavement.
THE WATER INSPECTION.
Col. A. w. Shaffer. of the State
board OF Health. is engaged in collect
Ing samples of water from the differ
ent portions of the State to be anal
yzed by the state Chemist. He has
about completed the work and is in
Raleigh
re says that the water supply Is de-
iicieht. ana that the water is inferior
10 lnat in the western and central por-
lions OF the state, but that the deep
well Is the solution of the water sup
ply problem in the East.
olutlstlcs Show that where an arte-
sian or deep Well water is used. there
Is always ways, marked decrease in mala-
Col. Shaffer says there are % towns
lm North Carolina that have water
The finest water is that from the ar
tesian well at Monroe; it contains both
sulphur and lithia. oo'ii
At Wilmington tho n44A