The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
FOR sT.rv REEon~.~o@Y.
Only Question is Can the State AZ
ford it-Liquor Regulation Bills
Saving to the state by the Insu-
rance Department-To Extend Raj
eiEh-s Limits.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. {

The bill to regulate liquor introduced
into the house yesterday by MIR. Mur-
DIV does not meet the desires Of the
anti-liquor people. Chairman Bailey.
of the state campaign committee, OF the
state anti-liquor league, said today he
believed a bill would be secured even
more advanced than the Watts bill. He
felt that this must be done TIE
league will certainly carry out into the
state the local option question:. The
regulation of this traffic is getting to
be one of the chief objects Of interest.
M~ecklenburg, and Cumberland are cv-
amples Of what will happen. Those
counties are now perhaps the heart
and center of the temperance forces.
The committee has had before 1t pri-
vately the matter of the indlstrlal
school for young criminals. Migrants.
etc. five of the committee men, While
declaring that the bill was a good one
and that such an institution was great
ly needed. said they feared that tho,
state could not Appropriate $4,000 annual-
ly. because of lack of means. The ar
gument on the other side was that
looked at from the honey point of
view, such an institution would be a,
saving to the counties and to the state.
by checking or nipping in the bud much
crime and thereby saving the great
cost Of handling old criminals. Them
too, it seems TO be reasonably certain!
that when such an institution is start
ed Ihilanthropists will give largely tot
aid promote it.
Mention has been made of the talk
| among a number of members Of the
| Iari-1,f,,-o sc l;-.;~Ji,;,~ or QSyan owl
pelling a member for habitual drunk
enness and in~attention to public bus1-I
ness. A member says that III 4 hotel
here, hi saw this member drunk, dane
ing in the presence of so people or more.
There is also much talk about the hab-|
Its of another member against whom
steps may at any time be taken.
The weather bureau officials here say
the present winter has been remarka-
BILE for it's large amount of humidity
Several times the percentage has heon
100, vet without rainfall. They remar''
hat it has not been healthful weather
The saving effected TO North Carroll
ma people since the establishment of the
state insurance department is some
thing remarkable. The fire insurance
rates on several classes Of risks are
said to be lower in North Carolina tn n
in any other southern state; o~ne-third
lower in fact. 1t is said that the
saving in the amount of premiums
paid owing to this excellent manage
ment amounts to something like half a
million dollars in the past three years.
Mention has been made of the oppo-
sition by a number Of cotton mill men
to the bill regulating b Of children
in factories. A prominent man said to-
day that another lemen was antego-
ntzing any such measure OF a co0ser-
vative character, the reason being that
the agitators. these being the other ell
ement referred to. would be knocked
out of business.
Matters are progressing very well
here towards the consolidation Of the
gas and electric plant. the street rail-
way and lighting plant and the water
power and electric plant at Milbu-nie
on the Neuse river, 6 miles from here
The matter has been worked upon for
weeks. and at last it seems that ar
~rangements are about to be perfected.
Charters are granted the Buvita Co.
Of Granville, to make a nOn-alcohOE
b~everidge: and to the Lexington Up
holstery Company. the latter with S25.-
000
A strong movement Is to be made
for an extension of Raleigh's limits
For years attempts ave been made
but so far, all have failed. There ia a
large population just outside the limits
and large numbers Of handsome homes
1t is also proposed to have a police com
mission to elect the policemen and take
the matter out of politics.
IT is said that the bills changing the
county government of Sampson will
not be pressed any further. There are
bills to put the whole government OF
that count in the hands Of the legis-
iature. and up to yesterday these were
heing quite earnestly pressed.
Great regret is expressed here at thu
perhaps fatal illness Of DIR. j. L. NJ
Curry, so long in charge of the Peaboi1
fund. He has visited Raleigh often
and has several times addressed legis.
~latures. His work for North Caroline
has always been Jealous and kindly
and Is deeply appreciated by the peo'
pie.