The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-25
Messenger Bureau

Raleigh, \. c.. September -.
The representative of the American
Tobacco Company says that owing to
the Investigation Of crops in this sec
ton the tobacco growers are able to
hold their leaf, but he does not think
those east of here are so fortunate. as
they depended upon tobacco and cotton
and did not grow so much grain or 9TH
er supplies.
During this month about Is new rural
free delivery mail routes have been put
in operation in the state.
The state superintendent of public
instruction says that not many of the
public schools in the rural districts are
yet open. AS soon as they open he tx
poets a large increase in the number
Of rural free libraries. For such Ii
braries there is $500 available, of this
$1,000 being for new ones and $1,000 to
enlarge the old ones and bring>them up
to the new standard. This matter of
increasing these libraries will be furth-
er promoted when the state convention
of county superintendent meets. This
meeting Will occur here somewhere be-
tween the first and the fifteenth of No
vember, or about the same time it was
held last year.
The hospital for the insane here has
secured some additional lands and now
has 1I6 acres. It's farm was never in
finer condition and this may be also
said of all the grounds. 1t is one Of the
greatest of Raleigh's many attractions.
The trees n the grass are said to be
very like those in an English park
State treasurer Lacy says he thinks
that If the state does not get entirely
out of debt this year it will certainly dc
so next year. Speaking of the settle.
ments Of taxes by sheriffs this year, he
said they had been made very well and
that so far he had to bring no suits
though of course he had had to make
threats.
Governor Aycock was today reading
a new school tex book, Our Ian.
guage," by Professor c.. Alphonse
Smith, Professor of Eenglish at the
University of North Carolina. The
book is published by B.. F. Johnson &
Co. The governor is pleased with i
n says it has a very valuable index
which really tells about what is in the
book.
Speaking about the Atlantic anG
North Carolina railway and of his very
positive d~eclination to lease it, Govern.
or Aycock said today that the road is
now earning over 3 per cent in excess
CT operating expenses.
Today a big banner advertising the
state fair in October was displayed or
the street here. Every preparation i!
being made to have the fair a record
breaker The entries of live stock anC
of farm products are larger thar eve!
before and there will be some new fea.
lures.
1t was expected that the Krag Maya.
zine rifles would be issued to the Ma.
tional guard Of the state about the frs
of the month. They were received il
August. For some eason there ha'
been delay in making the issue, blu. i
is intimated hat they will be sent GU
| this week.
The last report of the Safe labo
commissioner contained returns regard
ing all labor organizations in Merit
Carolina. The report for this yea vii
| contain none of these. L is hard t
| set information from them, particular
ly from the new organizations, as the,
will not as a rule answer questions O
blanks, but have to be personally seer
The new one greatly dislike to CIV
out information.
The election here today on thz issu
Of bonds in aid Of the Raleigh and Par
lico Sound railway was a quiet one
The voting was all one way, in favor q
the bonds.