The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05
FIRST DAYS SALES $I3I.
DISPENSARY PEOPLE THINK
PROFITS WILL AMOUNT no $40, 900
Durham and Goldsboro Have Gone
Dry-SOuth Dakota Bond Suit
Profit OF the Penitentiary.
Messenger Bureau.

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., January z
The sales at the ~dispensary here were
for the first day $1a. Chairman Jones
Of the ~dispensary board says he is well
pleased with the result, and that the
~dispensary win make not less han $40
900 profit this year for the city. The
receipts from the bar rooms, under the
old system were about S13. 900 from the
license tax and about $4,000 from the
merchants purchase tax. There were
twenty-five bar rooms and the aver
age sales of each per day were abou.
SIS.
The last rural free delivery mail
routes established in his State went
into effect December 18th, and make
the total A6.
Two Of the largest towns in the State
went dry yesterday, these being Dur
ham and Goldsboro. The saloon men
at these places have scattered in all
directions.
There Is general commentator by
the whites of the excellent tone Of the
speeches and resolutions at the negro
emancipation celebration hire yester-
day. The truth is there is as good col
ing between the races in North Caro-
lima as in any part of the world. An
other fact is that the negroes who can
read and write and so are voters are,
as a rule. by no displeased with
the constitutional amendment limiting
the franchise.
The year opens very quietly in a po-
Htical way, but it will be one of the
liveliest seen in a long time, when the
gubernatorial fight begins and when the
Republicans start their campaign
against the Watts law.
Every theatre in North Carolina and
every public building, including hotels
ought to be rigidly inspected, in order
TO have the facilities for egress what
they ought to be. The hotels here, for
example have no fire escapes worthy
of the lame; merely iron ladiers,
straight up and down, into which peo-
pie are supposed to get from windows.
How many theatres in this State have
proper fire escapes?
Attorney General Gilmer and Sp cial
Counsel James E. Shepherd, G ovge
Rountree are all at Washington where
they appear before the United States
Supreme court Monday in the South
Dakota bond suit. All T sang line
of winning this notable case, which Is
so important TO many states besides
North Carolina.
The packing of the timbers from this
State for the ST. Louis exposition IS
now going OF very actively, there being
over $50 specimens.
t. - --x .x-o.~ a. -
days illness. When asked about his
opinion of las year and what It meant
for North Carolina he replied: 1908
was a very satisfactory year, we got
along beautifully, I must say 7 regard
the penitentiary with it's sS5, 900 net
profit as the row jewel Of the admin
~istration."
Director Hackett Of the ~penitentiary
was present when TREASURER Lacy said
this and added that the p~enitent;ary
had made this money without a cent
of appropriation. Director J. P. Kerr
said hat during the three years of this
administration there had been only 500
Of doubtful accounts, while the last
administration charged up over 49,
600 of bad accounts on it's lat day. 1t
must be taken into consideration that
there is set aside 1000 bushels OF corn
for use this year, lot included in the
profits. and at the same time no account
was taken OF the cost OF supporting the
farm which is about $4,000 a year.
Charters are granted the w. R War
rem Lumber Company, of Wade, capi-
tai stock $4,000; the Merchants Hotel
Company, of Selma, capital stock So
600; the King BROTHERS Tobacco Com
pany, of Greensboro, to make cigars,
cigarettes and snuff; capital stock $10,-
600.
The receipts, as reported to the State
Auditor by the Audubon Society, deriv-
ed from the tax Of $1,000 on nonresi-
dent gunners amount to So, 1874.