The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK
RAPID CHANGE IN FAVOR OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
heavy at Democratic Headauar-
eers-Maps OF North Carolina for Year
Itss-Revfsed Crop Report for June.
The Sight OF the Raleigh Gun Prom
Manila ~Restored-The soi Survey I'm
Progress.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, " C. June -.

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, " C. June -.
The North Carolina Society Of Cincin-
natl accepts an invitation from the
Guilford Battle Ground Association
To hold Its annual meeting there July
4th. instead OF al Hillsboro.
Inc annual meeting OF The Farmers
State Alliance will hardly be held at
Hiiisboro early in august, but will be
postponed. so as not be conflict with
the state election. Arrangements for
postponement until AZ least the mid
die Of August are now being made.
The state today received maps Of
North Carolina for the year Use.
These show Tennessee as il then was.
namely four counties Of North Carroll
ma. The maps viii be part OF the
eighteenth volume " the State Rec
ords. II is understood that there will
be two more volumes OF these Records.
the state charters the Carolina Manu-
featuring Co, OF High Poin. Its cap
ital is $4,000 and il Will make cotton
goods W. H. Raglan and others are
the Stockholders.
State Chemist kilgore returned to-
day from Red Springs. where he in
NAS aNRa AiEAd
soil test farm. The special lines OF
work there are tests Of the best vari-
cites OF cotton and corn. also tests OF
the best fertilizers for these crops-thac
is, of fertilizer constituents and the
best paying quantities.
This soil survey which W. G. smith,
of the soil division OF the United States
department OF agriculture. is now
making is 10 be very thorough. He
is going from Raleigh eastwards 10
Morehead City, and is nov as far as
Princeton, Johnston county. With a
soil anger he goes into the ground 10
a depth OF 40 inches The various soils
will be shown on the maj by colors.
The map scale Will be l 1-3 inches To
the mile. After going TO Morehead
City he will return here and go west
to the Tennessee line.
Nearly a year ago the sight OF the
trophy gun brought from Manila by
the cruiser Raleigh for this city was
stolen after the gun was taken from
the Raleigh and before it left Whining
ton. Nine months & the curator OF
the state museum offered ''$5 reward
and no questions asked" for the sight
Today it came to the museum by ex-
press from Wilmington He is de-
lighted TO receive IL. The distance
marks are all inlaid with silver; like
the gun. il is of excellent workman
ship. At least 10000 people a year see
the gun.
The mortgage of the Seaboard Air
Line railway is being registered in the
various counties through which that
system passes. The mortgage is for
$3.50 0 900. The cost OF registration
here was $50.
Over 3,Oo0.O 900 brick have been made
at the penitentiary this year.
The figures OF the crop report for
June were given out before Commits
stone of Agriculture Patterson had
revised and reviewed them. He says
that he finds the increase in the
cotton acreage to very closely approx
innate 10 per cent, and that he thinks
this more just than the IS per cent the
unrevised report gave. II also nearly
corresponds with the average table as
made up in May. The condition OF
cotton is SO per cent. Taking the in
creased acreage and the present condi-
ton together, the commissioner thinks
the crop prospect TO be as good as IL
was at this date Last year. when it
will be remembered ii was very fine.
1t was not unit. the middle Of July
that the crop began TO deteriorate.
The percentage of condition Of
wheat, los. the COMMISSIONS thinks
too low. The figures for tobacco ap-
pear to be pretty close. In counties
east of here cotton has to a considera-
BILE extent replaced tobacco this year
and here is where the main increase
in cotton acreage comes in
This year the agricultural depart
| ment has made twice as many fertt-
| lizer analyses as were made during
1 the last year Of the fusion m~ismanage-
ment OF it.
In the office of the secretary of state
| today George A. Mebane, of Guilford
county, entered" about seven miles
of the bed Of the South Yadkin river.
evidently for manufacturing purposes.
The Toxaway Company, which owns
| and operates the railway from Hen
l Jacksonville 10 Brevard, have graded
eleven miles OF line to Toxaway river.
1t is at the latter point that automi-
| biles are to onnect with the trains.
! and take visitors TO and from the COM
4 pany's hotels. in the lovely Sapphire
country"
The number of pupils in the Catholic
orphanage here is rapidly increasing.
Most of them are Protestants. The
o~rpnanage has good buildings, a splen-
did site and an excellent farm
Heavy work is now going on at
democratic state headquarters. In all
about twenty persons are now on
duty there. Chief among these are
\ Chairman Simmons and Merrs. p. VI.
/ Pearsall, s. A. Ashe and F. D. Win
ston- Such experienced ~campaigners
as these make things move.
1t is learned from observant demo-
Gratis who have been in various coun-
ties during the past four days that
MANY persons who have avowe their
|, purpose 10 antagonize the amendment.
:. or at least to vote against IL. now say
n that since the legislature amended IL
they will support IL. II gives them an
i excellent opportunity TO change their
mind