The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
CHILD-LABOR LAW.
Commissioners farmer Thinks OUT
look fs Favorable-Reward fen
Utlcy-Opening of Trinity College
L~fbrary-The Onvict In MftcheIt
County.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., February 6.

was interviewed today regarding the
Child Labor Law, the first hearing on
which was had yesterday before the sem
ate and house committee. Mr.. Warmer
was asked whether he thought a labor
Dill would pass. He replied Il think
so. 1 feel more hopeful than I did last
night The mills will make a desperate
fight against any law. 1 think there is
united action on the part of the mill
men. and through the organization thew
have. They oppose any legislation be-
cause they say it is an entering wedge
The sentiment of the state is greatly
in favor of a conservative law REGULATE
ing this matter"
The committee on agriculture of the
house favorably reports a bill making
1t q miSdemeanor to break an oral or
written agreement between landlord
n a
In the course of an interview today
with Franklin Sherman, the state ento-
mologist. who has just returned from
an inspection of orchards, he was
asked if there vas much San Jose scale
in the state. He replied: There Is
plenty of scale so far as I now know.
it exists in about 80 different localities.
'fi loU PREMISES, anu on some
thing like 60. 900 trees. Peaches are
most effected; apples next / know of
scales in three localities west of the
Blue Ridge, these being, Billsboro.
Waynesville and Mica. 1 found plen-
ty Of scale in the Hughes Peach orch
ard of 1000 trees near Greensboro; i
also found scale pretty nearly every
where in the vicinity OF Ellenboro and
Shelby. AS 1 have said it is pretty
evenly distributed over the state"
Rev. w. G.. Clements. suparintpndent
Of public schools for this Wake county
says: Il never saw such Improvement
as there is this year in this ~coUnty's
public schools. Nearly all of them are
crowded. | have visited 132, and found
all except four or five in fine condi-
ton"
! The formal opening of the Trinity
college library at Durham. the gift of
Mr.. j. B. Duke, of New York. takes
place February 23rd. Hon. Amistead
BurWell, of Charlotte, makes the pre-
sentation address; President John c..
k1lSO, the address of acceptance: Mr..
Walter H. Page, editor of The WORLDS
Work, of New York. the dedicatory
address,. The exercises occur in Craven
Memorial hall at s p. M. and will be
" q IcCtpllOl.
SO far as can be ascertained there
Is no prospect Of a State Base Ball
league this year.
The total amount Of reward for Ed
ward L.. Utley, the murderer of Hol-
lingsworth at Fayetteville, is made
$1,000 by the $500 which Governor Ay-
cock offers.
Every company and division In the
state GUARD Will be represented here at
the Officers Convention next week
Great interest is manifested in the New
national Militia Law. The ilustra-
lions of the new uniforms for the army.
which later on will be those for the
volunteers also. have been received by
the adiutant general.
Many RALEIGH people will go to Wake
Forest next Friday to attend the exer.
cises of the 6Sth anniversary of the two
literary societies. The orators will be
Scott Privett and Earl 3. Fowler.
lawyers generally appear to indorse
the bill of Senator Webb giving Judges
mower to limit the length of speeches
by council. except In trials of capital
cases. The Raleigh bar has Formally
endorsed the bill.
Your correspondent today had an in
lerAstlng chat with superintendent
h' W III cilllC1IldTy He saw
that he and j. @. Lashley will go 70
Marion Monday to be witnesses Tues.
!, day at the hearing before the legislative
investigating committee. Speaking OF
the convicts in Mitchell county. Mr.
Mann said the railway wanted 500. but
5 that the greatest number on the work
l at any one time was something over
. 4oo. He says all Of these were picked
;, men. 10 are left there. these he SAYS
pe1ng am entirely sound
I men. Their camp is near Spruce Pine
] The hrst conVicts werA sent there more
than a year ago, and those remaining
have been there ever a:nce. he per
centage Of deaths amone the entire
. body OF state convicts would be consid.
cred high. but it must be remembered
that the counties in a great many cases
: keep their sound convictS FOR use or
their roads and send the feeble or dis.
L eased here. As Mr.. Man. says physi.
l clans would be ~astonishec - know The
1 percentage of unsound men sent to the
: penitentiary. Hence he s:ys il Is nee.
: essarv to select carefully the men tc
be sent to the mountain work. o,
course MANY were negroes Unused tc
so severe and different a climate. Oh
the 120 left, some are white. some col.
ored. OF the cOnvicts brought from
Mitchell 100 were to be worked at Hills.
boro in a stone quarry. but Mr.. Mann
j., found the quarters Incomplete. anC
= without proper hunks. He therefore
brought the convicts here. Excellent
8 quarters are nov being built for 1n(
{ at the quarry, and he hopes to be able
( to put them at work there I'm a week
Quarters are being built for so al
s Fuquay springs. Mr.. Mann says there
is 50 great a demand for convicts, tina,
3 he cannot meet it. A number Of good
contracts are in sight.
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