The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-01
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
Large Oak I'm Capitol Square Falls
Crops I'm Good Conditfon-Captain
Day Sfn Improving-Cha-ters by
the State.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, -. c.. June %. 1904.
This morning at $40 o'clock one OF
the largest oaks in the capitol square.
which stood about so feet from the
executive Office. fell and startled
everybody in that vicinity. It was
found that the tree. which was about
4 feet in diameter. was greatly decay
ed and had literally no roots, 1t
leaned far towards the north AMI fell
across one of the walls. running q
sugar maple and damaging two or
three other small trees. The great
tree was a red oak, about zoo years
old. and last winter your correspoa-
dent noticed that Il was inclining so
much that IL was raising the earth on
the southern side so that it was very
soft and springy. and suggested that
IL be fastened by a wire cable to three
other great oaks. which formed the
other corners OF a square There Will
have to be many new trees planted in
the capitol square. The cyclone Of
April. 1877. destroyed 1s. three were
cut down last yea and now another is
gone.
Commissioner OF Agriculture Patter-
son says reports from all parts of the
state show that the crops generally
are In very good condition. The out
look is, I'm fact, promising.
Persons who have travelled much in
the eastern part OF the state say THAI
the crops are very clean and that the
white people are working harder than
before. This is due to the great
and growing scarcity of z labor.
Some OF the negroes intimate hat
there viii be al even larger exodus OF
negroes from the state within the
next twelve months.
Some OF the rural free delivery
mail carriers here We're greatly alarm
ed last night at a circular which had
been received by Postmaster Bailey.
who pays all the carriers. They said
1t seemed from the circular that the
pay Of carriers was TO range from
1886 10 S720 a year. Postmaster
Bailey said today that the news given
out by the carriers was absolutely un-
authorized by him. and that his infor-
nation is that carriers who have been
receiving $500 n year will. after July
fS, get 1850 a year, and that carriers
who have received less than $500 a
year will then receive an increase Of
20 per sent.
Captain w. H. Day continues 10 i'm
prove, and his ply sicians say his re-
covery Is only a question of time.
Governor Aycock left this afternoon
for Chapel Hill TO make an address.
n will on Saturday speak at an edu-
cational meeting at Gastonia-
Mr.. II. j.. HammiIl. who Is at the
of the Sunday school training
work Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. lectured here last night, ana
left today for Elizabeth City.
William K. Faison has resigned as
clerk to the state labor commissioner.
has recently been elected the head
OF the Junior Order of American Me-
and Of course. will travel
much Owe the country.
A charter is granted the Thomas
vile Loan and Trust Company, TO
a commercial bank, with the
savings feature. IL desired later. the
capitol stock being $40. 900, and Rob 4
l.. Burkhead and others being the Y
stockholders. Charters are also
granted the Carolina Bottling Compa-
ny, OF Concord, to make beverages.
and the Parham Ginning Company. Of
TO operate cotton guns. make
oil. fertilizer. etc.
State Ho~rticulturist II. II. Hume
Will take up what are known as cover
rops" in the Piedmont and mountain
n will visit sixteen counties.
These crops are those planted to cov-
er land and prevent washing. among
them being crimson or annual clover,
rye, etc, which not only protects the
soil. but also give 1t nitrogen.