The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-20
|COTTON WILL NOT REACH 15cts.
Dir. \. \. Thompson Says il Would
be 4 Caismity-R. Il. Linney to
Run for CCnSress-Survey OF the
Raleigh and PamIico r. Il.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., November Il.

ISdIt1Sll, N. -, -NONSIIDel L.
The Supreme court today took up
Twelfth district appeals. A number Of
attorneys are here, including A. G.
Mangum. G. w. Wilson. and O.. F. Ma
son. Of CASTOR county; J. d. Mccall,
Herriot Clarkson, Z. T. Cansler. F. 1.
osborne, 6. F. Bason and c. W.. Til
llett. of Mecklenburg. n Messrs. Mont
lgomery. CrowelI and W. G.. Means, OF
lCabarrus.
A charter is granted TO the Moyock
academy Association. Gncorporated) of
MoyOck. Currituck county.
Commissions are issued % Hugh A.
Love. Captain and ]. B. Hoyle and ]. 7.
Russell. lieutenants of Company H.
First regiment. North Carolina National
|guard, Waynesville.
The programme for North Carolina
Iday in the public schools is now being
ARRANGED. and is 10 be an excellent one,
Estate superintendent Joyner avs.
superintendent r. H. Brooks, Of the
soldiers home has there 60 of the finest
lhoGs in the State. Last year there was
lcholera among his hogs and he could
lDut up only $500 pounds of pork. but
this year there is no cholera and he
will put up at least 5000 pounds.
The survey OF the Raleigh and Pamli-
leo Sound railway is progressing very
satisfactorily. The surveyors are now
within 25 miles of Raleigh, on their way
from Wilson, while going eastward,
they are at a point Is miles from Will
lson, towards Washington.
Edward B. Barbee. a we'll known cot
ton buyer here, says he is sure half the
lcrop in his section has been marketed.
In an interview with Alfred Thomp-
!sop, president Of three cotton mills IN
this county, he stated that an addition
under construction at the Raleigh cot
ton mill, will provide space for 100 spin
ldIes and give a total of 10, 700. This mill
IconsumeS 10 bales Of cotton d day, ana
lmakes hosiery yarns. The addition re
lferred to will also give space for hand
ling goods. Mr.. Thompson says that at
1.-The Neuse cotton mill at the Falls OF
iNeuse. a 500 horse power engine and
lboiler are being installed in the new
Iboiler house. in order TO supplement- the
lvater power, which in the summer n
Ishort. This mill has 5000 spindles and
I256 looms
Mr.. Thompson was asked what ne
thought would be the result Of the
lhoom in cotton now prevailing, ana re-
piled tina he thought prices would &C
considerable lower. He says the tar
of 10 cent cotton is absurd; that the
mills cannot spin at that figure and tina
lsuch prices make all the world OUTSIDE
OF this country hunt for places II
(which TO grow cotton. He declares ina
lection at II IL to 10 cents is a calamlt!
lto this country and TO the farmers
THAT it will lead to an immense lncreas'
lin acreage in this country n star
Ian other countries into the cotton pus
Illness. He says the cotton mill buslnes
Fatal Fight at Il Prayer Meeting.
lis now as close as can be, and ina
1.-The margin Of profit on common gooos !
gone. There has been an increase o
Isomething like five million acres IN COT
ton acreage in the last few years.
Ex-Congressman r. Z. Linney OF II
Eighth district is here. anc Will De
!, IReDublican candidate for that party
nomina ton for Congress. He talks d
t liz h. thought Re had some chance ]
l win. but at this the Democrats snii'
:. A leadins Republican. an eX-memper {
l Ithe State committee. says that pdrt
:. will have to change its plans III la
Estate to do anything; that the pollcN :
p Isending a Republican all the way i'-
Madison county to Rocky Mount as
f Iclerk in the postoffice is nor calco4a'-
e 10 advance the party interest," thal l
: fact is. those now in charge OF lhF -
~ now in this state do not want aNS
e Inody else 10 n it Y do n
u want TO see a Republican Cons-es
. ran as the latter would take ha'Se
= tho patronage. Continuing, the Repu
o iI;can speaking said that if the par
nr+ I'm q man like ". P. BvEIm, J!