The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-06
Views and Interviews.

The Farmers Institute ar Laurinburg
| was not Il success in point Of attend
| ancp." said Commissioner Of Agricul-
! ture Patterson Oh his return from there
Yesterday. but those who did attend
were prominent. successful farmers.
who had ideas Of value and the power
10 express them. and in this respect the
meeting was a success. ] ne small al
tendance WAS dae. think. TO TWO causes
lie notice OF the meeting was very
short and many farmers did nor hear
of il in tine 10 make preparations To
attend. Then the cold weather kept
away many who did hear o. it and
would III pleasant weather have been
there.
Experience has proved" SAID Mr.
John III. Sharpe. treasurer OF the Sea
board Air Line. al the Marlborough last
night. that cotton mills are not, as 4
rule successful in very large cities. ut
seaport towns or at cities in the iron!
and coal districts. The principal reason
for this is the inability to gel Labor. or 10
manage t if obtained
DO you know he continued. I've
been giving this nra1ter some t-onsidera-
conclusion fhai about the best place in
! North Carolina fer cotton mills Is AT
! Henderson in Vance county. 1t possesses
all the advantages for Il cotton manu-
| featuring centre and capital is beginning
! 10 realize it. There is one mill there
, already paying hani>omcly and another
! j. being organized.
! Mr.. J. u. Blades. Of Elizabeth City,
Il member Gt the Blades I4umbcr Com
pany, one Of tire biggest concerns Of the
hind in Eastern North Carolina. arrived
in the city Yesterday 10 look after some
business here. You can say" said Mr.
III ideS, that Elizabeth City is ontStrp-
ping any town in tae East in growth
Our Gotten mill Is PR PAIRING to double its
capacity by the addition Of 10000 SPIN
Dies and the foundation for Il neW knit
ting mill Of large capacity is being laid.
! The town has lvc1lg ed. | am told. dur
| ing the whole Of 1899 the construction of
one new house Per Gay. lac rice mill.
which was operated fer lis first season.
! mas paid we'll and the numbering industr.
j. now booming
The Raleigh correspondent of the
har,otte Observer says: 1T was re-
marked today a. Il curious fact than
while the heads Of all the State edrcn-
tional iDStitutionS--thc University. Az
ricultnlal and Mechanical College. Blind
and Deaf Mute institutions, Normal and
Industrial Colleges. etc. are natives. ali
the heads of the Genominational inst-tu-
Z tons are from other States as for OK
ample Davidson. Trinity, Elon. Wake.
Forest. TIC BAPTIST Female University,
Peace Institute. st. Mays etc. This
shows the great attention North Caro-
lima is attracting from an educational
1D!nt Of view.
I If every man who wore the gray was
a. generous. in proportion Ia means as
/ General Julian :. Carr. q: Durham. no
. cd soldier Woud suffer. said IN OLD
Confederate yesterday. His last gift was
ten barrels of flour TO the Soldiers Home
: Ii was one cf many things ic is doing
every week 10 give happiness and com
forts To his old comrades in arms.
Nobody fines ont more quickly hi what
direction fubiic opinion is blowing than
! does The comedian i'll n popular show.
and nobody can turn it 10 better act
! coUnt. Is a man or thing popular: ne
ADDS 10 its popularity by song or saying.
Is il unpopular. he makes il more odiou>
>till. T. il ridiculous; he polies finn at il
! from behind the footlights every night.
Already the situation in Kentucky is
doing It's turn IN the stage. Here is an
extract from the song Mr.. Alba Hey
wood. comedian in the Haywood Con
! cert company. sang last might in New
bern:
''Sne was bred in old Kentncky
Where they take their wniskpy straight;
Where they shoot their politicians down
Or carve them like fish bait:
! She WAS bred in old kentucky
! think she'd have been moro lucky
Bred in almost any other STate"