The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-22
TO HOLD FARMERS, INSTITUTES
First I'm q Series OF Fifteen, Today
No Lease OF the A. and n. C.
Corporation Commission Goes to
Charlotte.
Messenger Bureau.


Raleigh. N. c., January IS.
Tomorrow the first Of the series Of
Farmers Institutes will begin. In the
court house at Gainesville. There VIII
be Is such Institutes held. in succession,
occupying the time until February nth.
The one at Gainesville may be taken as
4 type Of them all. STATE Chemist Kill
gore win discuss soil Improvement; c.
B. williams. the varieties OF cotton and
corn their Improvement by se-d
se.ection; State Veterinarian TAFT But
Ter, the common diseases OF farm ami
mails: Dr.. Kilgore. fertilizers for corn.
cotton and peanuts; DR.. Butler, hog
raising. There will be in con.lusion a
general discussion Of question Of
farm labor. which is now engross.ng so
much ten in Eas-eln North Caro-
lima, and indeed all over the state last
Of the mountains 1t is hoped to hld
this year as many as so OF these farm
srs institutes. at least. and a little
later there may be two parties in the
field, to make the talks, etc. The state
horticulturist here has not Jet been
appointed. and Is expected to be chosen
in a few days and he will be put in the
field. Dr.. Butler has secured q very
fine list Of the farmers in those coun-
ties in the state in which institu. es
have been held.
In a fortnight the hospital for con-
suInptives at the Soldiers Home here
viii be completed. The work has pro
gressed very well. Part OF an old build
ing, once the chapel was used, a con-
siderable addition being made.
All the arrangements are completed
for an excellent observance Of Lees
birthday here tomorrow, by the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy and the Veter-
ans.
Mentio has been made of the fact
tina the Atlantic Railway Company
have withdrawn its bid to the lease
OF the Atlantic and North Carolina
railway. Only one bid Is now in tne
hands OF Governor Aycock, this be ng
from the Raleigh and Paml-co u
railway Company, and this bid may
also be withdrawn. 1t is said to be
also q better bid than that which the
Atlantic Company made. 1t is very
evident that there will be no lease of
the road. The directors meet at New
Bern tomorrow and Governor AyCock
will be present, but this meeting his
no connection with any lease matter,
but will be in regard to the. business
OF the road. 1t is learned that the At
iantio Coast Line. which several weeks
ago expressed a desire, or rather 6 We
an intimation that it wished to bid.
Toes not now want to do so. Governor
Aycock said today in regard to TINS
road: THE property is capable Of be-
ing made to pay It will need a con-
siderable outlay for equipment" 1t
may be quite positively said that no
lease Of his road will be made
State Chemis Kilgore says he does
not know when the selection OF the
location of the soil test farm beyond the
Blue Ridge will be made. The beard
Of agriculture at it's recent meeting
provided for such a farm, but to 1t Will
require much investigation in order to
secure exactly the right location for 1t,
as it is designed as a place for tests
of the fruit crops OF the west.
This afternoon the corporation COM
misSioners and their secretary. Benry
G, Brown, left for Charlotte to look into
the matter of a union passenger sta
ton, for which the citizens petltloned:
Both the Southern and the S1aboard
Air line railways deny tina there is
any necessity for a union station at
that point.
The ~dispensary here continues to d
a very good business indeed. something
like half as large as the a borrooms
did. Thus far there has been only one
lady buyer, who appeared a d7y or TWO
ago and bought a quart of fine whlskey.
It IS learned that the farmers, GER
tainIy in this section of the state nave
put up more pork his winter than IN
some time past.
The Associated Charities here has
proved itself during this severe winter,
to he the best means Raleigh has ever
had Of reaching and aiding the deserv-
ing Door. The system 10 now WORKING
admirably n gives generai satisfac-
ton. not only to the contributors out
10 the recipients.