The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17

Fight for ~ncrease Taxation OF
acknowledgements Report for
Agricultural Building-Charters b!
the State-Compromtse on Chile
Labor LeGislatiOn.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c.. February II,

Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., February II,
The committee of officers of the State
Guard today practically completed it
work of drafting a bill to make tn,
State Guard law conform to the new
condition. The changes are very prac
teal, particularly the one which ex-
tends the term of officers. These tern
of service have frequently been so short
as to be absurd In one case an ex-
cellent captain was ousted because he
was strict; not martinez but a careful
follower Of the regulation and the
proper duties of his office.
Today a pair of 6-inch mortars anc|
beds arrived here and were placed at
the Vance Statue in the Capitol square.
Senator Justice, who is making sucl
a fight for an increase of taxation OF
railways, and particularly their fran
chiseS says the Value of personal prop
erty and real property in this state, "a
assessed for taxation is not far from,
30 per cent. of the true value and tina,
railway property is assessed at about
% per cent. of it's true value.
A rather queer condition of affairs
is shown by the status of q bill to al
low the corporation commission to reg
ulate the speed of trains through towns
A number of little places along lines
of the great roads have laws limiting
the speed of trains within their limit
to 4 miles an hour, and some of these
little places have verv large boundaries
The result is that the speed Of the fast.
through trains has to be cut down. TO
the injury of the service. Of course
these trains do not stop at these sinai
oIaces. nor Is there need of it, but these
local laws initiate greatly against tn
thickness of the service and the really
IL serious thing to the railways in max
ing schedule time.
Col. and Mrs. Benehan Cameron have
occupied their home here. The resi-
dence has been remodeled and made
one of the handsomest in North Caro-
ina 1t is understood that Mr.. Peter
Mayo, Mrs. CamerOn's father, will
spend considerable time here.
Among today's arrivals were Geo.
Harris and ]. A. Arrendale, Whining
ton; X. B. Barnes, Wilson; S. H.
Strange. Fayetteville.
The Attorney General has been re-
quested by legislative committees to
give an opinion as to what the license
terS. A number of bills amending
charters are now being held up, await
ing the opinion of the attorney general
The mount asked from the state for
aid in keeping the public schools opel
four months in a year is no less thar
$4,000. This is even more than was
asked last year.
1omurrow the legislative committee
will meet at the penitentiary n ex-
anime the guards who had charge Of
the convicts who marched from Spruce
Pine, Mitchell county. to Marion
The joint committee on agriculture
favorably reports the bill to appropriate
r-n n g.. ~-s
Agricultural nj Mechanical college
here.
The movement for an extension Of
Raleigh's boundaries is raising quite !,
SIR, and tonight there is a great fight
over 1t before the board of aldermen.
Sheriff Page of this county is stop
ped by Judge Simontons restraining o.
of Judge Purnell. The other Federal
officers in this, the Eastern District
under Judge Purnell's application fo.
injunction, can come In INC make
themselves parties in the matter.
Two days ago the Subcommittee o.!
the finance committee of the legisla-
ture decided or a tax rate of $3.50 q mill
on the Southern Express Company. The
full committee cuts this down to $40
per mile. At the latter rate the tar
will yield Sc. 800 annually. The full
committee doubles the tax on telegraph
companies, in making II % cents per
wire a mile.
This county,, which now has
a road district extending seven or
eight miles from Raleigh, to
put the whole county under the gooC
roads law. and so will ask the legisla-
ture to allow it to issue $500, 600 of road
Improvement bones,
Capt. James Maglen for many years
master mechanic at the S. \. LIS shops
here has returned TO Raleigh and l.
again In those shops.
The state charters the Thomasville
Veneer and Panel Company, with s12.-
900 capital stock; also The Ashevilie
Abstract and Tile Company. capital
stock Sc, 0t0.
The fight on the bill to regulate chile
labor in factories was very hot at first.
but now there is a sort of compromise.
Twelve years Is made. the limit. ara
the educational feature is eliminated.
At the State Guard Officers Conven-
ton here yesterday the following We're
present:
Personal Staff Commander-ln-Chief-
Col. ]. S. Cunningham, General Staff
Adjutant Generals Department: Col
Alfred Williams, b~rigadier general: +
S. Royster, adjutant general; Col. Al
fred Williams. assistant adtutant gen
eral.
Inspector Generals Experimentation.
I. H. Rain, Major McManlep.
Quartermaster Generals Department
Col. Francis a. Macon.
Medical Department-Col. Robt. s..
Young, Major Baxter r. Hunter.
Engineers-Col. John c.. Niche, Mai.
A. E. Lloyd.
Pay Departnent-Col. Walker Taylor
Major w. F. Robertson.
Small Arms Practice-Col. S. J. Cobb,
Major c. A. White.
Judge Advocate Generals Department
First Regiment, Field and Staff, Col.
]. F. Armfeld. 1t. Col. T. K. RoberI-