The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-05-22
OUR RALEIGH LETTER

| LEFT OVER FROM LAST WEEK.
And now they say there is to be
cotton warehouse combination or
trust in the South, to follow the
proposition to combine the majority
of the Southern yarn mills; that a
Cincinnati exporting and storage
company is at the back of the effort
(for it is surely no more than an
effort, so far at least), and that the
main object is to secure leases on as
many OF the cotton warehouses of the
South as possible Then the manipu-
latOrs would hold a big portion of
the cotton crop and ship it to Europe
or ''sell it in the South only when it
could be best done to their financial
advantage. From what can learn.
however, the scheme is likely to fail,
unless the Southern cotton mills are
taken into consideration. Our tex
tile manufacturers are hardly foolish
enough to lease their warehouses, or
permit those in their immediate
vicinity to be leased, especially to a
combine which has as one of it's
objects the bleeding of the mills them
selves. If the plan succeeds it seems
that 1t will be done only with the con-
sent of the Southern mill owners and
after the latter's interests have been
fully protected by an agreement.
The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals, at Charleston, has confirmed
the decree Of District Judge James E.
Boyd, entered a year ago, enjoining
the sale of the Western North Caro-
lima Railroad to satisfy the James
and Howard Judgments (suits
brought by representatives of the
deceased engineer and fireman killed
in railroad accident two years after
the road had been sold to the South
ern Railway.
The printed report of the proceed
ings of the 115th Annual Communi-
cation of the Grand Lodge of North
Carolina, A. F. & A. NJ, is out and
has been distributed by Grand Secre-
tary Drewry. The volume of nearly
800 pages was printed entirely at the |
printing Office of the Oxford Orphan
Asylum supported by the Masons)
and is as handsome a piece of work |
OF its kind as any establishment in
North Carolina could turn out. 1t is
striking illustration of the great |
work that noble institution is doing
for the orphaned children committed |
to its care, in fitting them for the |
duties of life and preparing them to |
successfully battle in the struggle
that confrOnts us all when We start |
out to make our own way in the
world
At the annual meeting of the South
ern Cotton Spinners Association at
Charleston last Friday new officers
We're elected as follows: President. |
George B. Hiss, of Charlotte: Vice
President, T. NJ Swift, of Elberton,
Ga; Secretary and Treasurer. c. B.
Bryant, of Charlotte; Chairman
Board of Governors, W. C. Heath. of
Monroe, \. {. Next meeting will be
held at Charlotte.
II. b: Patterson. a leading lawyer
OF MaXtOn, will contest with Con
gresham Bellamy for the Democratic
in that Sixth district
Col. n. A. Mclean, of Lumberton.
that he will not be a candi-
date. The new Sixth District is COM
posed OF Bladen, Brunswick, Colum-
bus, Cumberland, Harnett, New Han
over and Robson.
A Special Communication OF the
Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. Masons of
North Carolina will be held at Green's
bOro on May Goth for the purpose of
laying the corner stone Of the new
to be erected at the State
Normal and Industrial College.
The Grand Council of Red Men was
i'll session here several DAYS during
the close OF last week The following
uew officers We're elected: WI. Lane.
Great Sachem. Wilmington; c. T.
Cuckman. Great Senior Sycamore.
WashingtOn; A. Bunn Great Junior
Sycamore, Charlotte; H. E. King.
Great Prophet. Raleigh; W. B. Good
win, Great Chief of Records, Elizabeth
City; I. I. Whitcomb. Great Keeper
OF Wampum, Elizabeth City; W. S.
Liddell. Representative to the Grand
Council of the United States: j. T.
Anthony. Alternate The next place