The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-31
TOBACCO SEED
FOR FUTURE CROPS
Enthusiastic encouragement Of
its Culture at Raleigh.
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
Preparations Making For the Biggest Attends
anee Ever Seen in Observation-Disclosures
for Rural Public School Libraries.
Soldiers Home Completed.
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
Preparations Making For the Biggest Attends

Special Dispatch to Tho Timey.)


RALEIGH, n. c.. Jan. S0.-The Raleigh
Tobacco Company, organized with a ricH
to re-cstabishing Il leaf tobacco marka
here. is distributing large. quantities OF
tobacco seed throughout this and nelgh>
boring counties. and MANY business meg
are offering valuable prizes to farmerr
for the purpose of encouraging tohacc,
culture. Much confidence is manifested
in tho success of the movement
NEW CORPORATIONS.
Three new corporations have been char
tered by the Secretary of State in various
parts of the State. They are the NJ. j.
Corbett Company. of Wilmington, capital
$4,000. having for its object a general
commission merchant business; the South
crn HanuIc Manufacturing Company. OF
Burlington. $4,000, and the Wesley WIZ
liams Company, of Elizabeth City, capital
s25.0Go
Colonel W. H. Moore president of tho
National Good Roads Association and
director of the good roaGs train. spent
yesterday in Raleigh. and expressed great
satisfaction at the work being done hero
by the officials and the press in prepara
ton for the great State Good Roads Con-
vention to be held hero in connection
with the coming OF the train, February
18th and 18th
BIG CROWD COMING
Indications are that it will be ono OF
the most largely attended gatherings OF
any kind ever attended in the State. Gov
ernor Aycock has issued upwards of 5,Gca
personal letters and communications to
citizens in every county urging attendance
and answers are pouring i'll from those Who
signify their intention to come
The Superintendent of Public instruction
issued warrants on the treasury yesterday
for eighteen more rural public school IL
braries Applications are coming in now
very rani,lly. and the geo mark will soon
be reached.
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Ceremonies in honor of the completion
of extensive improvements at the North
Carolina Soldiers Home will take place
February 18th. Governor Aycock and Cen
eral J. S. Carr. president OF the Soldiers
Homo Association, will make addresses.
These will be followed by a reception
and luncheon complimentary to the old
soldiers The new building includes
twenty bed rooms and two large halls.
Each room has been furnished by some
chapter of the Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy.
MANY NEW COMPANIES.
The Wilkes Mining. Company. OF Wilke -.
boro, was chartered to-day with $1,000
capital: also the Holt Worth Supply Com
pauy. OF Greensboro with $4,000 capital
The latter company will do a general
milling and milling supply business;
The Secretary of State stated to-day
that during the past month fifty new COM
panies have been chartered. and that dur
ing the first year of the operation OF tho
present corporation law which endS
March 1st. not less than ECO new stock
companies wilt have been chartered. This
is an unprecedented record
The North Carolina law is the New Jer-
sey law with some notifications