The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-11-08


farmers had despaired of. is blooming
and boiling forth al a rapid rate, because
of the weather conditions: that the est
mates OF the crop must be increased on
that account, etc.
There's nothing in it-except the desire
to affect the New York market on the
part OF the spectators and the papers
publishing the reports. The bolls will
never mature before the FROST catches
them, and many farmers in this section
are cutting the green plants for forage.
knowing the above assertion will prove
true. All the cotton growers OF the South
have to do is to keep a stiff upper lip
and refuse less than ten cents for their
cotton-and they will get it before Christ
mas. They are nearly or quite all in a
position to hold their cotton. or at least
a large portion OF it, this year and by all
means they should do SO.
MINOR MENTION.
The proposition just launched upon the
sea of public opinion 10y Superintendent
of Public Instruction Mebane and Others
to erect a monument to the late DR.,
Calvin H. Wiley in Capitol Park thi.
city. is meeting with some encourage
ment 1t is also suggested that all
county superintendent inaugurate Il
Calvin Wiley day to be celebrated in the
schools OF every county in the State.
The 5000 cotton mill operatives who
have been locked out OF the mills TO
Alamance county by the owners, because
of their refusal to abandon the newly
formed labor unions. are now preparing
for long seige. An agent of the Inter
national Textile Labor mon, which has
hundreds of thousands of members, has
been on the scene lately and is arranging
to furnish food and clothing (and shelter
where necessary to the workingmen and
workingwomen who are refused employ
ment on account OF their organization.
Looks as though there will have to be
concessions on the part OF somebody be-
fore the mill owners and operatives get
together again In the meantime many
of the looms and spindles are idle.
The Democrats OF this district are con-
graduating themselves and each other
on the fact that we are to have such a
splendid representative in the next Con
gress The Fourth district has con-
tributed mighty poor material to the
Congressional structure of late years, but
| believe we have had few if any ADLER and
no truer and more effective and thorough
ly representative Congressman than
Edward W Pou will make. He is a
splendid man in every way, and just
ripening into full manhood, with heart
OVERLOOKING with love for his State and
people.
The 'FOuntain cotton mill, OF Con
cord, has authorized an increase OF its
capital stock 100 per cent. making 1t
5000, 900. and Concord is to have a new
cotton mill B. +. Harris and Others to
build it.
Two new cotton mills are to be built
in Burke county and one just across the
Catawba river in Caldwell county.
Messrs Adderholt and Rudisill, of Cherry
vile, will build one and the Rhodhiss
Manufacturing Company the other two.
The negro State fair held here last
week was q fairly successful one. The ex-
hibits OF the colored A. 4 NJ. College. OF
Greensboro. and number OF specimens
OF the handiwork and industry of colored
people were very creditable to the race.
The fair, as usual. was held on the
grounds of the white State fair assOcla-
ton, which annually gives the darkeys
the free use OF both grounds and build
ings.
Col. A. b. Andrews, OF this city. first
vice president of the Southern Railway.
last week completed u quarter-century
connection with the lines now composing
part of that system, he having been
elected Superintendent of the North Car
olina Railroad in 1875. Col. Andrews
enjoys the reputation of being probably
the ablest railroad manager in the entire
South and North Carolina is proud OF
him.
Another matter Of State interest in
railroad circles is the reported Offer OF the
position of General Manager OF the Grand
Trunk Railroad, OF Canada, to Vice
President St John, of the Seaboard All
Line 1t is added that Mr.. ST. John feels
too great an interest in the latter road
(Which he has SO largely contributed tC
build up) to sever his connection with il
now and the management would doubt
less be 10th to give him up.
The University OF North Carolina
against the Georgia University foot bal
game to be pulled off here in Raleigh ter
days hence. is claiming much interest
The North Carolina boys last week
defeated the Tennessee University foot
ball team at Knoxville; score % to ).
The mill owners of Alamanceh have mott
fled the union operatives, now idle be
cause of the clock out" or strike in that
county, to vacate the houses of the com.
panies, occupied by them as dwellings,
during the present week 1t is stated
that tents will be used by many but they
will probably be found to be very uncom-
Portable during the winter Two of the
Alamance mills are not affected by this
strike, viz, the Juanita and the Virginia
All the Others refuse to employ union
labor and about 1000 operatives are
out.
The Methodists are getting ready fol
their general conference, soon to be held
The Baptist State convention meets ir
Raleigh nextmonth. The Synod OF North
Carolina, embracing seven Presbyteries
meets here next week, November 18th
Northern visitors are beginning to ar
rive at Pinehurst and Southern Pines anG
other North Carolina winter resorts il
larger numbers than in years so early il
| the season
And now Greensboro is to have a sill
mill, it is said &. e. Walker, of New York
representing Northern syndicate, was
there last Friday prospecting for a sit.
Tor such plant. Greensboro is already
one of the best and busiest and tastes
! growing towns in the State and has {
| bright future before it
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