Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-09
The Agricultural Department viii
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PRICE OF FERTILIZERS
Tho state Veterinarian Looking After
{ Cattle ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO
Hnvo "a s,roet Electric Halfway
A Now Cotton Miii For Henderson
Is Assured-Aciivity In tho Gold
Fields or BURKE county.

are much exercised over the recent in
crease In the price OF fertilizers, and
many Of them are DESTROYS Of knowing
what the real cause Of the advance Is,
and Just how, much of 1t is due to the
increase Of the raw material that en-
tiers into the manufacture of fertilizers.
The Agricultural Department here
Will undertake. to answer this, and to
this end State Chemist Gilmore has for
some time been engaged in collecting
the facts bearing upon the question.
AS soon as he completes his invcsti-
cations he will give out to the public
the result and the deductions he draws
therefrom.
LOOKING AFTER QUARANTINE.
DR.. Curtlce, State Veterinarian, left
this morning for Murphy, N. c.. where
he will meet DIR. r. p. Steddom, Cat
tie Inspector OF the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. and attend
meetings of the cattlemen at the follow
ing places Feb-10th, Murphy; 18th.
Hayesville; 18th, Franklin; nth, High
lands: 10th, Cashiers Valley; ED. Bre-
ward; 23rd, Hcndersonville. and oath
Mills River
The objects of the meetings are to
discuss the cattle quarantine situation,
and the ways and means Of maintain
Ing strict quarantine. Should the cat
tlemen residing in the foothil counties
desire future relief from the quaran-
tine 1t would be we'll for them to COR
respond with the Commissioner of Az
riculture. Mr.. S. L. Patterson, and OBJ
tain appointments for meetings in order
to come to II full understanding of the
requirements. T he enforcement of
quarantine from January LIST practical
ly leaves no recourse, but the disinfec-
tlon of the county.
FAYETTEVILLE PROGRESS.
Fayetteville will, in all probability,
have a street railway in the near flu
ture. The enterprise Is projected, and
1T Is In the hands Of q citizen, DR.. J. w.
Mcneil, who stands high in the com
munity for his zeal and public spirit
A franchise has been granted by the
municipal board TO him, and such other
persons MS he may associate with him,
for the construction OF trolley line
in the streets OF Fayetteville, with the
probability that it may be extended to
the factories-with the proviso that the
work be entered upon within one year
from date. This internal Improvement
has been long needed there, Fayettc-
vile being n city Of magnificent distan-
ces. and the accomplishment of the
enterprises will be looked forward to
with no little interest.
HENDERSON'S NEW MILL.
A special from Henderson says: Ar
engagements were perfected to-day for
the organization at once of the Har-
riot cotton mills, with a capital Of $780,
200, to erect n I, 500 spindle mill which
Will be built at once.
The following parties are Interested.
p. Y. Cooper ]. B. Owen, G.. B. Har-
ris, J. D. Cooper, A. c. ZoIlicoffer, C.
]. Burton, j. p. Taylor and others.
This will make the second large mill
for Henderson, as the Henderson cot
ton mills with paid in capital Of $780,
600 has been In SUCCESSFUL operation Tor
four years.
GOLD MINES IN BURKE.
A letter from Nforganton, dated
Tuesday. says: Much interest is mani
tested in the Wholesale buying OF
gold mines that has been going on in
Burke county for several months past.
What is known as the Puett mine has
has been bought for $4,000. the Perry
mine for $4,000. the Scott Hill mine,
owned by Mrs. Sarah Mcdowell, for
$4,000; Etley mine for $1,000 and the
Crawley Cooper mine for $4,000. r. p.
Orr and J. p. Albert, OF Newport jews,
Va, with w. l.. Bishop as expert, re-
presenting New York capitalists with
reported millions behind them, have
bought these mines, and it is said, will
have machinery in place and two hun
dred hands at work within the next
month Ever since last fall these
parties have carried on extensive pros
pecting In different parts of this coun-
ty. Much money has already changed
hands. and when the big deals now
said to be In progress come to q close,
largo sums are yet to be expended
George Vanderbilt has an agent here
to-day who Is inspecting mines within
a few miles of Morganton.