The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-01-23
VARIOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST.

Cotton advanced to cents on the Raj
egh market Saturday and is now coming
in more largely. Last year this time it
brought 81, and yet the receipts at Raj
eigh are 5000 bales less than last year.
Only 5000 bales have been marketed
here SO far, while on January 20, 1901,
nearly 1900 had been sold Cotton
ought to go to 9 cents within a month, it
does seem, in all reaSOn-if the market
manipulators will permit it.
The new dOrmitOry and improved ad-
dtional quarters for the old soldiers at
the Confederate Home will be opened two
weeks hence. The furniture and other
furnishings given by the several Chapters
OF the Daughters of the Confederacy will
be installed this week
The Southern Bell Telephone Company.
which has iustput in an entire new equip
ment here-the best Raleigh has ever had
completed connection with Charlotte
last Friday. One can now talk over the
phones OF this company at all the princi-
pal North Carolina towns and with New
York. Washington and other leading
Northern cities. 1t is a great convenience
and beats the telegraph for quick mes
sages, and quick replies especially
The State Auditor has completed his
report showing the 'Otficial' valuation
of the tax on real and personal property
in North Carolina. The total valuation
| is S161 ,449, $40, and the total tax ASSESS
ment thereon lat p % c0nts) is $500
414. There are p $50 1913 acres of land,
valued at s115.726, S37; and 93,164
| town lots, valued at $50.754. 5S1; and
lo4 SIG acres mineral and quarry lands,
| valued at $S77,214 This assessment on
tho whole jS nf for hn1>,- h.
actual value of the property, as usual.
| According to this report we are supposed
TO own 1I4.233 horses, 136,471 mules
and LOOT jacks and iennies-bipedal
| Jacks OF the human species not included
1t is hoped that the efforts of Major
| +. }. Hale. ct al, who appeared before
| the Congressional Committee on Rivers
and Harbors. in behalf of improving the
navigation facilities of the Cape Fear
River, and asking for an appropriation
| to provide slack-water navigation be-
tween Fayetteville and Wilmington, will
be successful. All Eastern North Carolina
is interested in this matter
President Elliott, of Harvard Univer-
| sity, will visit the State University, the
State Normal and Industrial College and
the State A. & NJ. College in April, spend
| ing two days in each, beginning with
| April 4tn ana 9th at chapel Hill. 9th and
| 9TH at Greensboro. Sth aud 9th at Raj
eigh.
DR.. Thomas j. Pence (all members OF
the Raleigh "Ananias Club" being doc
tors of Veracity'') formerly city editor of
the Morning Post, and for the last few
months managing editor of the News and
| Observer, has resigned the latter position
and yesterday left :or Washington, where
he takes charge of the Washington bureau
OF the Morning Post Mr. Pence has
proved to be one OF the best reporters
that Raleigh has turned out in a genera
| ton, and he will be q success in his new
field. He is one OF the cleverest of good
fellows, withal, and this writer wishes
him all sorts Of good luck. Mr.. E. F.
Britton, an especially active and capable
newspaper man and clever gentleman. is
promoted to succeed Mr. Pence, and Mr..
/ Rotter. who had formerly done good
work here, again becomes connected with
the News and Observer
Judge Frank |. Osborne, OF Charlotte.
has entered the race for the Senatorship.
making the seventh Democratic candidate
/ who desires to succeed Senator Prit-
chard, and it is limited that there are
still Others yet to enter the race
LLEWXAM.