The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26
RALEIGH AND STATE ITEMS.
Wake County's Splendid New ROAD
System-State Will Have Eooo IN-
hibit at ST. Louis-Mr. Duke L1berai
to the Orphans-The North CarOIlna
Rice Company Buys Lands in HSue
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Aycock was asked today whether the
$4,000 which must be privately raised
for the state exhibit at the st. Louis
exposition would be secured. He re-
piled: We will certainly get the re-
uuired amount 1 am confident OF it. |
expect to see a great exhibit made
there by North Carolina When ask
ed what amount OF this needed sum
had so far been contributed, the treas
urer of the fund, State Treasurer Lacy,
said s1,313. The $4,000 in private sub
scriptions has to be raised before a like
sum-, appropriated by the legislature, is
available.
Under the new law the entire county
of Wake is made a road district, with
a uniform tax on poll and property.
There are to be our great highways,
north, south, east and west, each lead
ing to the county line. Work is now in
progress on the eastern and western
highways. One will pass through Cary
and Greenlevel to Chatham county, a
distance of 20 miles. The eastern road
will pass by Milburnie and Eagle Rock
to the Franklin county line, a distance
Of % miles. Seventy county conVicts
are at work on these roads, there
is also a force of free laborers at work
on the western road. These roads are
being constructed of gravel; the super
intendent of roads says that it is found
moro nrnatiao1 RI TINS HOnSfr1lHf 1npm
up to the boundary of the old Raleigh
road district, the travel being lighter
without than within this district. He
says there is an abundance of good
gravel. and that with proper grading,
the roads prove excellent. He says
the people Of the county are much
pleased with this new roa system.
Residents outside of incorporated
towns are required to do six days work
each year, for which they receive SO
cents a day, the county furnishing all
needed tools. etc. Persons in the coun-
try who wish to avoid o work can
do so upon payment Of $4,000 annually
The roads to run north n south are
not yet surveyed, but one will go to
the Harnett county line and the other
to the Granville county line.
State Auditor Dixon today went to
Oxford, to attend the annua meeting
Of the Grand Lodge of Masons at the
orphan asylum there. The number OF
orphans in the institution is 256. The
largest giver to this institution is Mr.
B. N. Duke. His gifts aggregate in
cash SIT 500. He also gives $500 an
nually as a thanksgiving offering
through Main Street Methodist Epis-
copal church at Durham. He has also
made other gifts to this orphan asylum.
State Auditor Dixon who has charge
of the collection Of lanes for the roster
of North Cardinals Confederate troops
has a letter from Governor Gambler, OF
Georgia suggesting that these collectors
of rosters meet at Atlanta July goth &c
consider the best system Of making
them complete for the publication by
the L s.. war department. Auditor
Dixon thinks Atlanta a good place fol
the meeting. General AinSWorth, U. S
A, will be present, by special invita-
ton, at this conference. Auditor DiXor
says North Carolina is in better shape
than any other State, so far as rosters
are concerned, and that with the mate.
rial here, and that which General Aims.
worth will furnish, there will be a per.
feet record. ALI
The North Carolina Rice Company
with headquarters at Raleigh, has pur.
chased the Dannell Farm Of $500 acre.
near Swan Quarter in Hyde county
and will put nearly half Of it in rice
The area of three thousand acres which
is cleared and now in cultivation, front:
on Mattamuskeet Lake, the water from
which will be used to iOod the farm
Rev. n. NJ. Jurney. of Mt. Olive. will
be president, j. V. Williams, of Hyde
general manager, Leo. D. Heart. o.
Raleigh. treasurer, Geo. Allen, of Raj
eigh, secretary. The company will have
500, 900 capital. Manager Williams vii
be ASSESSED by a rice grower from
Texas.
The tallest MAJ in this county dice
yesterday, aged 20. His height was
feet s inches. and his weight was 81;
pounds.
State Superintendent Joyner appeal!
to al county superintendent of educa
tion to CO operate in planning for tn
meeting this summer.
Today the remains Of Fireman Wa
ter Bond, who was killed in the trair
wreck near Southern Pines We're take,
to Concord. The remains Of Enginee,
Wall were taken to Guilford county, TO.
burial. The bodies of the other en-
gineer and fireman killed will be sen
to their homes outside h State.