The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-01
To CAMP NEAR RALEIGH
CONFEDERA ATE ETER TO
HAVE 4 BIG REUNION.
Governor AycOck to Deliver Adj
dress on Labor Day-Charters by
the ~te-Va of Railway Prop
e~rtieS-OtheT Raleigh News Items.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., August IS.

Raleigh, y. c., August IS.
Today the military authorities here
announced that the Confederate veterans
will encamp at Raleigh October 20-22,
hat is for three days, in the large field
neal st. Mary's Female college, known
as the Cameron field, and in which the
first regiment United States volunteers
drilled during the war with Spain. The
National guard tents and camp equip
age will be used, and provision will be
made for at least ZOO. Adjutant Cen
eral Register has a letter from Major
London regarding this matter. The
| state authorities will cooperate in
| every way to make the encampment a
great success.
Adjutant General Register has been
notified that he has been elected an
honorary vice president of the Interna-
tional Military Rifle Association.
On Tuesday the supreme court begins
| its regular term.
On Monday it Will examine applicants
for license as attorney. OF these IS
have already registered and it is ru-
1 L lllol lIltIS Will Ut III I'LL ABOUT
60.
State Treasurer Lacy said today that
the treasury will not be easy as regards
finances until the taxes on the increased
assessment of all property becomes
available, which will be next year. He
has to pay on the first of October $50
600 interest on the 6 per cent bonds of
the North Carolina railway, and on jan
uary LIST $50, 900 interest on the t per
cent. bonds. There are floating debts
aggregating bout $50, 900, which were
not covered by the $500, 900 bond issue
made by the last legislature but which
the treasurer is required to pay out of
the general funds.
Governor Aycock goes to Wrightsville
on Labor Day, September 18th, and will
deliver a speech there at the special in
VttatiOn Of the Labor organization. On
the 9th Of September he will go to Ocra-
coke and will deliver an address there
in order to promote better attendance
at the public schools.
State Treasurer Lacy and Attorney
General Gilmer had a conference today
] regarding the matter Of taxation of
packing houses. There is a suit re-
garGing this question, now on the
docket of the supreme court. 1t is a
suit brought by the treasurer against
the Armour Packing Company, to en-
| force the tax. The claims
that it is protected by the Interstate
Commerce Law. Ii lost in the superior
court of Buncombe. Its contention was
that it was not liable to state tax be-
cause it did not slaughter animals in
North Carolina. The state contends
that it is liable because it maintains
cold storage plants, offices, etc. At
torney General Gilmer says the COM
pany's liability is clear. He will ask
the supreme court to advance the case.
State Treasurer Lacy is beseiged by
requests from banks all over the state
to increase his alliances at these. He
is unable to comply with the re-
quest. He remarked today hat he had
just got his head above water. financial
ly speaking, and added that he had n OF
balance enough to divide.
The number Of orphans at the Metho-
dist Orphanage here is now 80. OF
course it will be very largely increased
this winter when the new building Wi
be ready for use.
Captain Phelps, United States army
(retired) commandant of cadets at the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
here %eturned today from his home il
Michigan. The war department give:
his special permission to remain her,
another year, where his services ar
so highly valued and appreciated.
This will long be known as the no
s week in August; hot by day and no
by night, with temperatures crowdin.
the 100 degree mark every Gay. Sher
y iff Page, of this county, says that tn,
fierce heat is doing more damage t
the crops in this section than anythin;
e the whole sason, that it is forcing cot
t ton to open prematurely, it is cuttini
the crops off materially and is causing
ii much rust.
u The brick machines at the peniten
tiary now run only half a day at
time, making three full days a week
a this being due to the scarcity of avail
a able convicts, nearly all being out O
lie the penitentiary on the state farm an
on contract work. The machines tur
S out 10000 brick in al afternoon. To
Z day they turned them out at the rat
III of 156 a minute, only "a convicts ar
; now employed in the brick yards
A charter was granted today by tn
y state to the Fidelity Manufacture
Is Company, Of Charlotte, with a capita
$ stock Of $500, 900, J. r. Wellington an
l. a number Of others being the ~stockhold
i ers. The company will manufactur
n cotton yarn. cloth, etc, and is give
authority to own and operate girls
" mills, saw-mills, cotton gins, etc. 1t
IT also given leave to issue both preferre
and common stock.
al Another charter is granted the Wes
ter Cotton Ginning Company. Of Her
he derson with SO, 900 capital. It will ow
and operate cotton gins and presses an
is given other powers.
The assessment of railway propert
by North Carolina is proving of gres
interest TO the Georgia. authorize
y There, as here, the franchise AK, tia
a is the tax pom intangible property {
~ railways became first effective tn.
n year, but it seems that though the raj
l6 way property there is assessed at $50
O00. 000. this state gets more taxes tina
j. Georgia does from this source. TT