The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-05-10
THURSDAY, MAY 10. 1900.

THE buildings for the furniture fac
tory are nearly completed, and 1t Is
expected to commence the putting IN
of machinery this month. The man
ufacturc Of furniture is expected to
commence in June.-kinston FREE
Press.
The GOLD LEAF wishes it was in
position to say the same thing for
Henderson. However, the machinery
for our furniture factory will be along
after a while we hope.
REV. John +. White, secretary Of
the Baptist State Mission Board, was
on Monday elected president Of the
Baptist Female University, to sue
coed DR.. Blasingame, resigned. MI.
White asked for ten days to consider
the matter Of acceptance, which was
granted. 1t is understood that he
will accept and a meeting Of the State
Mission Board will be held at Wake
Forest College May 18th, to elect his
successor As secretary.
The PrOgreSSjCc Farmer is decidcdIy
improved in appearance since putting
on new dress Of type recently. And
in subject matter az well as makeup
the same thing may be said. Under
the editorial management of Mr..
Clarence II. Poe TIE paper has AS
sumcd something of its old time
spirit and purpose being run along
lines more in accordance with what
its name would indicate an up-to-
date farmers journal.
President 4 dcrman is to leave the
University. II resignation has been
rendered to take effect June 18th.
He will accept the presidency Of
Tulane University at New Orleans.
This action had been anticipated by
friends Of DR.. Alderman and # the
University Of North Carolina ever
since the presidency of the Louisiana
University was offered him some time
ago. and much as it is to be regretted
we cannot blame him. He is merely
doing what any young and ambitious
man would do under like circ"m-
stances perhaps.
TIE GOLD LEAF believes that any
or all of the following industries
could be made to pay well in Hen
derson: A furniture factory, broom
factory, overall factory, wagon and
farm implement factory. factory for
hardwood handles for aNcs and other
tools, wheel and spoke factory, and
other woodworking establishments.
A fertilizer factory might be added
to the list also Thousands upon
thousands of dollars are sent away
from this community annually for
fertilizers that could be made here as
well as elsew here we think
THE election of the entire Demo-
cratic municipal ticket in Greensboro
is especially gratifying. The regular
Democratic organization had the Re
publicans and so-called "ctizens
ticket" endorsed by the Republicans.
to fight. The Republicans worked
like demons to defeat the Democratic
organization in order to affect the
amendment at the August election,
The Democrats made the strongest
fight of their lives and won by a safe
majority. The result is never in doubt
if YOU can get Democrats mad or
scared enough to work in real earnest.
SPEAKING Of the editor of the Raj
eioh NerS and Observer. who was in
New Orleans studying the race ques-
ton and the operation of the Louis
lana amendment (franchise) law last
week, the Picay"ne says:
MIR Daniels is the brother-in-law
of Lieutenant Bagley, who was killed
on the Wilmington. at the opening OF
the Spanish war"
And yet we find this paragraph, con-
tanning two glaring errors, as it does.
appearing in the NetcS and OJSerrcr of
Tuesday The "intelligent compost
tor" and ''eagle-eyed proof reader
must have been taking vacation
when that item was allowed to slip
through uncorrected.
THE latest notable addition to the
honor roll of Virginia journalism, is
the Newpor, News Morning Herald.
1t is siN-column eight-page paper,
machine set and gotten up in first
class style. Our esteemed friend
Frank S. Woodson, late of the Dan
vile Register. is managing editor. and
with single bound he has put his
paper in the very forefront of Virginia
journals The Herald is backed by q
strong company financially and is
issued from one of the most complete
and up-to-date plants in the State.
Both morning and afternoon editions
are published. The GOLD LEAF is
pleased to have it come to its eN-
change table and wishes the new
enterprise the fairest of fortunes
favors.