Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-04
Growth of This Industry Since the
First of the Year.
MAY SUE FOR DAMAGES
Insurance Companies May Ask Tho Water
Company no Reimburse them for Losses
According From Late Flrc-Kailrond ana
Telegraph Taxes Grccnshoro's Divorce
Mill Verdict for Damages Against tho
Southern Railway.

Raleigh. n. C.,March 2.-Anothcr new
cotton mill was Incorporated yesterday,
making a total Of 10 since the first of
the year.
Tho l.. l.. Shuford Manufacturing
Company of Catawba county was
granted articles of Incorporation. The
company will establish cotton fac
tory for the manufacture and sale OF
cotton and cotton goods in any man
her, whether spinning, weaving, gin
ming or otherwise.
The capital stock of the company is
to be S1S5.OOO. The factory is; to be
located at Rowe's Shoals, on the
Henry's Fork Of the Catawba river,
near Hickory.
The names of the incorporators are
Ed. L. Shuford and Abel Shutord. OF
Hickory; E w. Holbrook and Henry
molbrook. Of Springvale, and Mrs. Kate
Shuford, of Acworth, Ga.
The secretary of State granted arti-
cles of incorporation to six cotton mills
in January. eight in February and one
so far during the month of March. The
following are the mills Incorporated
since January LIST:
The Twin City knitting Mills
The Scott Nlebane misunderstanding
Company.
The Cora Cotton Mills.
La Fayettc Knitting Mills
Arlington Cotton Mills.
NoIomis Cotton Mills.
Enfield Cotton Mills.
Lowell Cotton Mills.
Hewitt Cotton Mills.
The Luray Cotton MillAa
Weneah Cotton Mills.
Smithiield Cotton Mills.
The Lily Mills.
the Copclsic Mills.
The Il. L. Shuford Manufac turing
Company.
THE RALEIGH FIRE.
There has been more or less talk of
suits being instituted by losers OF prop
erty as the result OF the fire The prop
erty owners were well insured aud If
action is brought it will probably be
done by the insurance companies.
Whether the Raleigh Water Company
contributed the same degree of ncgli-
gcnce as in the case Of the Greensboro
company, which was made to pay
damages by decision of the Supreme
Court, is question on which there is
some difference of opinion. a represent
tative of one of the Interested insur-
ance companies said that he believed
suit for damages would be instituted.
FOR FORTY DAYS ONLY.
The attorneys for the State I'm the
IdlIOdtl anu telegraph TAX case mad Il
conference yesterday with the Cor
poration Commission as to the time
that should be allowed either side to
take evidence before Standing Master
Shepherd They agreed to insist that
no more than forty days, the time al
lowed by law. be given to each. In
view of all the facts in the case they
regard this rs ample for each party to
the suit
GREENSBORO DIVORCE MILL
Up 10 last evening there had been
granted thirteen divorces by the pre-
sent term of Guilford Superior Court
The frequency of divorces in North
Carolina during the past few years is
commentary upon the laXity of our
divorce laws. Each Legislat ure makes
it moro easy TO obtain Il divorce and
the causes for the same more trivial
ii this keeps up North Carolina will
have the unenviablc reputation OF
being the haven OF those who are seek
ing for such relief rs the divorce courts
give.
AGAINST SOUTHERN-IlAILI
The Southern Railway must pay
Samuel S. Coley $4,000.
That was the verdict OF the jury yes
terday afternoon.
The trial was completed at 4:3o
o'clock; an hour later the jury came in
with its verdict.
1t took Just exactly two days to try
the case--Thursday and Friday. Three
quarters of the time was consumed by
counsel in argument.