The gold leaf., 1902-10-30
RALEIGH, \. C.. Oct. ~, 1902

This is the red-white-and-blue week
of the year in Raleigh, and the build
ings along the principal streets are
ablaze with flags and bunting and
all kinds of pretty decorations, while
the streets themselves are thronged
with people from all over North Car
DINA and a number of other States
all in honor of the great Semi-Cen-
tennial State Fair.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
will be the big days" The Fair this
year is another recOrd-breaker, both
in point of numbers attending and in
the excellence of the Fair, per Sc. 1t
looks like everybody and his brother
and sister are either already here or
on the way-and everybody's sister
and brother are all happy and bent
on having a good time. And what is
more they are getting it.
The Fries plan of merging a num-
Der of Southern cotton mills grows
apace. The examining committee
which has to pass upon each mills
application to enter the combine, was
in session in Raleigh last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday and performed
a great deal of work, but they are
not yet through. 1t is learned that
there are nearly 80 mills which have
signed the option agreement (instead
of 20, as at first repOrted) but all OF
them will not be accepted by the
committee. There may be others
| which will not be satisfied with the
committee 5 report as to valuation,
condition, volume of business, etc.
1t is not probable that exceeding 100
mill companies will form the initial
combine-the Southern Textile Co.
but many others will be sure to Join
it eventually, it is conceded.
The following figures from the office
OF the State Superintendent of In
struction are of interest: Total dis
bursements to the public schools of
the State for the last fiscal year,
$1,276, ,OO6.3O; receipts, 81 ,311 Dol
21; balance, $35, ,264.91. Paid white
teachers, $685. paid negro
teachers, 1886, ,562. Spent on school
buildings for white children, S76,-
900; for negro school houses, $12,-
| Clltl W NouHtf CI \Ili
commissions 1924, ,O5S.63. fthis last
item of expense could be eliminated
the school children in the country
would gain considerable by it.
Senator Pritchard spoke at Dur
ham last week and was introduced by
Rev. DR.. E. A. Yates, formerly presid-
| ing elder Nj. E. Church, of this dis
trict, the court house building being
'crOwded to it's utmost capacity" p"
the reports state, the Senator being
"frequently applauded'' during his
very able effort" On the same
date Senator Simmons made a
''powerful' speech to a ''representa-
tive crowd" at Salisbury, during the
delivery Ofwhich Gov. Aycock walked
in and for the first time heard our
junior Senator make a political
| speech ch'-strange as it may read.
| The registration books closed Sat
urday with a good many white men
"disqualified'' here and all over the
State-thousands Of EN-. Some had
failed to pay their poll-tax, but the
great majorityofthe delinquents have
no one to blame but themselves land
some are not even doing that much,
it is said), because they simply failed
to register General Apathy, as |
stated several week ago, is the COM
mander Of this brigade-which is al
most an army of itself this year. 1t
is said that only about 10000
negroes names are on the books; in
other words nine out of ten negro
voters are disfranchised by the suf-
frage amendment.
A big 100000 furniture company
is to begin business at Winston
Salem.
The Greensboro fair last week was
a pronounced success, with 10000
people on the grounds Thursday, the
big day"
The Republicans and ''independent
Democrats are making a hot can
vass in the Durham-Greensboro dis
trict to elect Lindsay Patterson over
Congressman w. W. kitchin. Out
side of the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth and
Tenth Districts there's little doing
and the Dem. nominees will have a
walk-over.
In response to an invitation sent
by the authorities of Princeton Uni
versity to Trinity to send a repre-
sentative to the inauguration of
| Woodrow Wilson as President, Dr.
". p. Few has gone to represent the
College on this occasion.
The Association of Colleges and
Preparatory Schools of the Southern
States will meet in Jackson, Miss
November 9Th DR.. Edwin Minis of
the English Department of Trinity
College, is President OF the Associa-
ton. He will attend and deliver the
! President 5 address.