The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-20
ALL READY FOR THE FAIR.
Gay One-Tobacco Growers Com
plain N Low Prices-Weather Re-
port for the onth-Other News
Notes.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., October 18th.

NA-~-SA -. ~ ONIOpSI
The State Literary and Historical
Association has usually held its ses-
sions during thestate fair, but at a
meeting Of its executive committee,
held last night, it was decided to hold
the annual session on the evening of
November 18th. The county saper1n-
tendents of education Will then be
here. and it is the desire Of the asso-
citation to interest them in this work.
c.. H. Poe, the editor of the Progressive
Farmer, is elected secretary of the
association, to succeed DR.. CT. S.
Traps, who has been a member of the
faculty of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College here, but who is now
gone to Texas to occupy a position in
the Agricultural College of that state.
There is no end of complaint among
the tobacco growers as to prices. They
contend that the tobacco trust is de-
I~iberately beating them down. A buyer
for the trust said today that prices
were about half what they were last
year and that the tobacco is only about
half as good in quality as it was then.
His contention is that this evens mat
terS. The growers say that the prices
are only from a fourth to half what
they were last year n the year be-
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a high quality.
All the preparations are complete for
the state fair. All the available space
at the grounds has been taken. The
week is to be a very gay one socially
The Capital Club will give a ball
Thursday evening and at the club
house Friday evening the marshals of
the state fair, of which Col. George
L. Morton. of Wilmington, is chief,
will give their annual ball, which is,
of course. the greatest of the weeks
social events. At the Raney Assembly
rooms, the Corona Club will give a
dance Monday evening. the Nine
O'clock Cotillion Club one Tuesday
evening and the \. & NJ. College Ger
mar Club one Wednesday evening.
The weather report for this state for
September was issued today. It shows
that the mean temperature for the
month was 60 degrees, which IS Il de-
gree and a half below normal. There
was light frost at many mountains
stations and killing frOsts at Highlands
Nantahala Park. and LinVille. The
rainfall was much below the average,
having been only 2.72 inches. which is
1.62 inches below the normal. The
number of rainy days was very small.
There was heavy rainfallS in the west
ern part of the state on the 18th and
18th. on the Piedmont plateau. 18th
and 18th and in the extreme east 18th
and 18th. The highest absolute tenn
perature was 50 at Southport the low
est q degrees at LinVille. The great
est range of temperature was A. de-
grees. at PittsbOrO. The greatest rain
fail was S.S7 inches, at Highland. and
the least twelve hundredths Of an inch,
at BrysOn City. The rainfall was be-
low normal at all except seven sta
tons. The greatest deficiency was
5.26. at Wilmington. The prevailing
direction of the wind was northeast,
and the average hourly velocity was
seven miles.
Last night at MOncure a store was
obbed and an attempt was made to
burn another. A request was sent to
Raleigh for bloodhounds, these being
desired Immediately. n a special
train would be provided to take them
to the scene, but they were no sent
n rain. which fell during most oil
the night. Of course made them USE
less today. The store which it was
attempted to burn belonged to Mrs.
Barringer.
Much satisfaction is expressed here
at the reduction of the city tax from
S1.33 1-3 to $500.
The growth Of the State Farmers
Alliance in this state pleases its OIL
GERS very much. Twelve years
there We're over 400 sub-allianCeS, all
the counties being organized except
four