The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-08-28
STATE PRESS.

There doesn't seem to be much let UP
| n the evil doing which is cursing
| North Carolina. Surely never before
did the papers present such an array OF
| rsvolting and hOrrifying occurrences
| The total depravity of some specimens
| "a least Of the human race is being
| notably xempIified.-Greensb Tele-
| gram.
The cotton bagging trust would never
| have been busted if the cotton farm
| e-s had not refused to use jute bagging
| The war for American Independence
| would not have been successfully inau-
surated if the people of Wilmington
anG Boston hadn't forcibly thrown tea
| overheard and set the example Of re-
| fuSing to drink tea.-NewS and ObSer-
fver.|
The Raleigh Post presents two reas-
| onS why the state capitol should be en-
laIged at a cost Of $500, 900. 1t says that
more room is badly needed in the build
ing TO transact public business, and
| thai with the increase in the valuation
| c: property, the state will have the
money to spare. Nevertheless the next
| legislature will be slow to make the
| appropriation.-Wins Sentinel.
According to the minister from Mica
| rigua, DR.. COrea, his government is oc-
| cupying u very dignifed and proper
| position in regard to an isthmian canal
| route. 1t will not make a wild Scram-
| BILE to secure it but will duly consider
| any advances which shall be first made
| by the United States. Nicaragua may
yet win the ditch. All things come tO
hin who waits.-Charlotte Chronicle.
The lynching of the negro at Halifax
was done in the characteristic south
ern way, orderly, quietly and without
| the shedding of blood. Lynching is bad
business, bad it is that crimes calling
| for such punishment are committed
Since they are, its to our credit down
here that We punish these fiends in an
orderly, if not a strictly legal, way. all
! Of which is quiet in contrast to other
ctses.-- Concord Tribune.
The Statesville Landmark says: 1T
| is announced that Judge Clark, who
| last year listed his salary 1or the in
! come tax amid a blare of trumpets, did
:ot list it this year. Judge Clark was
| q candidate last year; he is not this
year. Has that anything to do with
| it? Can such things be, and overcome
| us like a summer clOud?" The judge
| doubtless overlooked the matter owing
| to the pressure of duties in connection
| with his position as defender of the
| common people against monopolistic
| greed represented by them railrode
| fellerS. Observer.
The first step for the tobacco farmers
/ uuSt to take is to establish storage
loom for the farmers obacco SO it can
| be properly classified and packed for
| safe keeping. By the time this is done,
! and the stock is thus Well in hand and
i definite knowledge of the size of the
! crop had, the general market price will
! suggest whether it will be wise or nee
, essary to erect factories this winter Cl
mol. Reasonable advances could also
be made to enable the grower to tide
| over present embarrassment, and a
the same time get such control of the
crop as will make the farmers indepen.
dent at least.-Raleigh Post
The presidents Durbin letter ha:
! aroused the ire of the southern people
he shows unmistakable signs Of ina
bility to deal with the race question
+: on any intelligent or satisfaclor!
stSrdpOoint from southern views. This
letter may be a sweet morSel to some
ct the promoters of social equality il
the north, but every true Anglo-Saxol
who is acquainted with the situation
IN the south. and with the rapid in
crease of the nameless crime by tn
negro in the north, is out OF harmon,
With the tenor of such a letter and be
lives that the president has showl
great lack of wisdom in making publ
such a letter at this inopportune time
. Robersonville Weekly News.
| The south is the greatest cotton rails
Ing country Of the world, the value O
| this product alone equaling One-eight
Of the value of all other agricultural
products in the entire United States
The south Atlantic and southern centra
states raise one-fourth in value of tn
etnire agricultural products of the coun
Try, although representing in size onl
, ole-SiXth of the total area. Still ther
/; no good reason why the sout
{ shouldn't take advantage of every OF
: portunity to increase its lead in agri
: culture. Take, for instance, silk cul
ture. Here is a product which can b
: raised in any country where cotton wi
grow. and its returns are much great
er per acre. The United States, accord
} inc TO The Textile World Record {
l Boston. consumes more raw silk tha
+ any other country in the world an
!. | imports all of it. Now there can be 7
t doubt that the climatic conditions i
q the south are excellent for the cultul
OF silk. This is admitted by the be-
i | authorizes on the subject who hay
2 | ever visited this country.-Ashevil
| Citizen.
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