The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
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Valuable work to be Taken Ip-In-
specific q Of Convict Camps-Gover-
nor A. cock I'm Raleigh.
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RaEeigh. y, c. October %
The state board OF examiners of pub
lie institutions arrived here today from
a visit to convict camps in the west.
II visited the camps on the railway
which is being built through Mitch Il
county TO connect the Southern railway
with the Tennessee mines. in Johnston
City. 1t is said this new lire will end at
Marion. Work Is done and trains In
operation o Johnston City to a point
about four miles from Baskerville.
There are $50 convicts at work. These
are in two camps About - miles OF
road have been graded. TO a place nan-
ed Toecane, where Cane creek empties
into Toe river. The condition OF the
convicts was found TO be good. The
board also inspected the convict camp
on the Wilkesboro-Jenerson turnpike.
where 90 are at work. About ) miles
OF the turnpike is finished.
The board left today TO inspect the
negro State Normal school at Frank
linton and will next go 10 that at Fay
etteville. Then it goes to the convict
camp at Dover; and will finish its work
by inspecting the penitentiary n he
state farms. 1t Will not inspect the ag-
ricultural department. as that is a state
~ NAA-~--N SA " AOckAA4e WIN kiC dG0f-
tors department or any other.
Governor Aycock spent yesterday
here He is particularly we'll though
somewhat fatigued by quick travel acd
many speeches. He was delighted with
his tour in the extreme mountain region,
campaigning in the Tenth district. The
weather was wonderfully fine, tie
scenery beyond n description.
the state today authorized the Yorke
Furniture Company, OF Concord to is
sue $50. 900 preferred stock.
The Audubon society of North Caro-
lima, which was chartered last Satur
day, will be made OF great value &c the
state. Its purpose is TO protect the
birds. The latter destroy insect pests
The annual loss to armer from insec:
pests is one-tenth of the crops. 1t will
be a surprise to read the statement thai
last summer 40. 900 marsh hens and jack
DAVIS were killed in Currituck county
alone n shipped north for use by mil.
lionery houses; that the gulls and terds
along the North Carolina coast are
nearly eXterminated. These are pro.
tected in other states. but not here and
SO the feather dealers SEND their agents
here to get them. The theft of tht
nests of hooking bidrs, to get birds fol
caging is making them scarce in severa
| sections. Scores of thousands of bird:
are being killed annually, each n o.
which would eat it's weight of food
daily. The buzZard, a very useful bird
is being killed so that its wing feathers
can be used for ladies' hats. The bull.
bat and the martin kill mosquitoes an
and other pests and in so doing con
tribute greatly to the public health We
200 martins were killed at Rocky
Mount, merely for the shooting, anc
the bull bats are killed by thousands
A great many exhibits for the ST ate
fair arrived yesterday and today
There were several thousand people a
the grounds yesterday afternoon, to set
the fakirS build the midway. Today
there was a driZzle of rain but the worf
of arranging exhibits never stoppec
for an instant. 1t is a fine fair. To
morrow. Governor Aycock opens 1t
There will be a parade, music by severa
bands, choral singing by 200 voices. etc
The supreme court devotes this week
| to appeals from the Tenth district.
In the superior court today the $40,0 90
damage suit of Robert o. King, of Ra
| leigh against the Seaboard Air Lin
was taken up.