The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
STATE PRESS.

So far the effort to make the republi-
can party OF North Carolina more re
spectacle has stopped with putting
more lead pipe In Senator Pritchard's
cinch.-Winston Journal.
We oppose a ship subsidy bill for the
same reason that we oppose a protec-
tive tariff or any other scheme that the
government may devise for giving a
man or set of men something for moth
ing.-Durham Herald.
Legislators may enact laws unfavor-
able to railroads and courts may u
Them for damages. but the railroads
are going TO operate al a profit and
this profit will come out of the pockets
of their patrons Durham Herald.
Representative Gillet has intro
Guced a bill in congress providing for
tire creation of q superannuation COM
snittee which shall be charged with the
investigation OF the possibility OF pen
sioning superannuated employees Of the
Recommendations Sun
AS an evidence OF the high prices be-
ing paid by Durham dealers for leaf to-
bacco the n warehouse yesterday
sold a total of 1908 pounds for which
the purchasers paid $3.437.14. This in
Guided everything on the warehouse
floors. from the trash tobacco to the
pest STdQeS sou, WHICH Drought Zoo per
hundred. Durham Herald
There's a high old time ahead in the
shape of battles between trusts. We
mention the fact that for
Cign steel manufacturers are getting
ieddy to try conclusions with the
American steel rus 1t is also stated
hat there will be a foreign tobacco
trust which will lock horns with the
American Tobacco Company And that
isn't all.-Greensboro Telegram
We are informed that at the next
term of our superior court the judge
presiding will be asked to charge the
grand jury in regard to c~ultivating
crops in fields not having a lawful
ence. Such a charge would be OF much
interest to many farmers in the Rich
Square section, and as many as can
well do so should be present and hear
what the Judge NAV nav to say on the
Neutrality-suspicious. Times.
The change in the representation OF
the south in the senate shows that
OUNCE men are measuring up to the
responsibilities that rest upon them.
Texas. the Empire state Of the south,
is represented by two men who were
babies or small logs when war was de-
clared. Three of the strongest of the
men in the senate are young men pro-
NOTED from the ~house-Bailey, of
Texas; Carmack. of Tennessee. and
Rawlings. of Utah.-Raleigh News and
Observer.
From the Truckers Association Jour-
nal we learn that Duplin county shipped
last year about one-half of the straw
berries from North Carolina Also-from
the last s report ii Is seen that
Duplin has gained more In population In
proportion during the past ten ear
than have either the counties OF Pen
der. New Hanover. Sampson. Cumber-
land. Harnett or Moore. The best part
from fusion misrule and favor compul-
sorry education OF ALI her white children.
-Faison Journal.
We gave yesterday al extract from
the Raleigh News and Observer calling
attention to the Regimental Histories
which are being published by the state.
and giving Information concerning the
time limit for correction OF errors or
omissions where these exist. We doubt
IL the people OF North Carolina even yet
quite realize the vastness OF b under
taking which Judge Clark. the editor,
has now. after seven years labor.
brought to a successful termination.
There are o thousand pages In the
five volumes. and every page OF these
has been corrected in h manuscript
and then in the printed PROOF by
Judge Clark 1t was a tremendous feat
to secure writer's for the five score regi-
mental histories and other articles
which they contain. and an idea Of
what this means may be gathered from
the fact that he has written over ave
thousand letters IN procuring them, In
advising them. In settling conflicting
claims for individuals and commands
and iu bringing the whole into the har-
monious story OF the North Carolina
Observer.