The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-12-05
From Our Regular Correspondent.
LEFT OVER FROM LAST WEEK

LEFT OVER FROM LAST wEEK
RALEIGH. n. C., Nov. p. 1901
Apparently the city of Raleigh j. IN
have n monument erected in honor ui tic
Englishman after whom this city Was
named, and who lost his head ON ia.
block at the hands OF an executioper
later to be honored in history. as ali
readers o! history know.
The first step in this direction calne
West from Durham. and on Friday night
last (after the religious exercises Ven
| concluded at n revival meeting held in the
Presbyterian church here hy Rev. Il &
Pearson), beginning ut O'Clock. when
ten. Julian s. Carr presented box Ia
the municipality of Raleigh, it being r..
| ceived by acting Mayor. pro tempor.
Alexander b. Andrews Jr. who intro
| duced State Senator Needham Il
| Brouphton, the:latter gentleman accent
| ing the gift in formal speech The m
| troductory remarks were made hy Jusrir.
| Walter Clark, of the Supreme Court. who
in his usual scholarly style spoke inter
| estingly, he having been chosen to make
the Introductory remarks.
The meeting was held in the old Met
ropolitan Opera House" sometimes
yclept City Hail." and was well filled
with interested citizens and visitors The
seating capacity OF this hall is said 10 lie
300, but many stood throughout the
notable exercises, although the meeting
| did not finish its business till after II
| O'Clock.
Mayor Powell being out OF the city
the duties that would have devulved
upon him were handsomely performed
10y the acting mayor. His speech though
brief was to the point and he acquitted
himself well, as he always does
Indeed. the whole affair was one that
reflected credit upon every one concerned
in it, and good results are hoped for and
expected.
1t is proposed to erect the statue in
Nash square, opposite the Union depot
OF this city.
Raleigh is patriotic. this writer is sure
OF 1t, and the monument will Toe built
and built to stand.
| The contribution box on General Cars
suggestion, has been placed in the Olivia
Raney Library building. the beauiiul
gift to the City of Raleigh 10y Mr. H. h
Raney, monument to his wife, daughter
of the late Mr.. Pulaski Cowpcr. some
time President of the North Carolina
Home Fire Insurance Company Mr.
/ III
Company of Philadelphia
HELPING TO SUPPORT UNCLE SAM
According to the last annual report IL
Com missioner of Internal Revenue tie
following figures and extracts are taken.
which may interest some of your readers.
Mr.. Editor, and from which it may be
seen that we are paying our share Ia
maintain and support this great govern
ment OF ours:
Snuff was manufactured in 81 districts.
the total production amounting to 10
SO5,311 pounds of which amount ! i
1872, 573 pounds were manufactured in
the First New Jersey district: 2GGl l67
pounds in the First Pennsylvania; >
392,921 pounds in the Fifth Tennessee,
while Maryland. the next largest district,
produced .949. 223 pounds
As compared with the previous year
there was a decrease Of 9lS.OSl pounds
in production.
During the year the 30 factories pro
ducing cigars turned out IL, 370.s7I aud
the three factories manufacturing cigar
cites produced GI9,31i .1OI. Tie
amount of leaf tobacco consumed was
53,646.9G7 pounds.
During the year G93 suits were u~tt
tuted for violation of the internal revenue
laws, AGA suits We're decided in favor ID
the United States, and 100 adversely L.
the United States.
The following is n statement oi tie
amounts paid To collectors arising from
fines and penalties, costs, aud in settle
ment of cases by compromise during th'
fiscal year ended June 30, 1901. ae r"
ported by clerks of courts and 10y cuiIec
| n int al "a
Duncan, S13 ,9G4; to Collector IIaThln-
$2S.191.
The number OF special tax payers il
North Carolina last year was 23O2.
I'm the State there are fruit di-tillrr"
registered: Raleigh district. POI. Alb"
vile district, 55s. They produce -.
, | 600 gallons.
OF grain distilleries there are IN opera
ton: Raleigh district, 21O AsheyjlIe dr.
trict. 3O6
In the production Of distilled spirit
North Carolina consumed "a i3J hu-A".
) | of malt, 2.132 bushels OF wheat. -
bushels of barley, 81, 1914 bushels 81 rye
! | 21S,631 bushels OF corn. They prDdu""
, ! 1913, 1862 gallons II rectified spirits.
Spirits We're lost 10y leakage and "ihr
casualties during the year az follows
Raleigh district. G,9O4 gallons; Aeh"'''
district, 1894 gallons.
There remained in warehouses at th
end OF the year, June 30. 1901 sTlrlt- 80
] | follows: Raleigh district, -, 80 gallons
Z | Ashevile district, 40. Dab gallons.
The states in which the largest guam
. titles of chewing and smoking Tobacco
, | were produced were Missouri. North ar
DINA, Kentucky. Virginia. Ohio. Nv
Jersey and New York. The lir-t Ni-
souri, was the largest producing fir'r''
] in which the returns show til" n1anu'"'
ture OF 7S,o52.791 pounds, 1h" h"A
, largest manufacturing district wac III
, Fifth Kentucky. producing 33, -. -
/, | pounds. The total production Of Hta'"
, | was as follows States producing '-
than 5000, 900 pounds not included.
State. P"Hht-.
Missouri. 74.i72 ~
] North carolina ............ fl 81. 81
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