The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

Large Attendance and Well Selected
Programme-What the Anti-SaIoon
League Proposes to Do-Revenuc
Collections for July-Other Raleigh
News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. ~. c.. August End.

delegation of farmers 10 the Farmers
National Congress. which will be held
at ST. Louis the last week of Septem-
Der. 1t is the purpose to have at The
same time a convention OF cotton
growers there. and of course
North Carolina delegates can. in n
MAN.. represent the state at both Tae
plan to have the cotton growers con-
yentfon there is being strongly pushed
by Harvie Jordan. the president Of
the cotton growers association.
Many more farmers arrived here
today to attend the State Farmers
Convention. A hundred Of them spent
a couple of hours. from s to 8 O'Clock
this morning on a visit TO the college
farm. in order TO see the various crops
and the character of the experiments.
One of the farmers in the party was
ex-Congressman John w. Atwater. of
Graham. who. by the way. is a real
farmer. He is almost exactly like
Uncle Joe" Cannon. the speaker Of
the House. in Mr.. At
water says he has this season himself
cultivated Is acres in tobacco and
quite an area in other crops, and
that everything is as fine as possible.
Another one of the farmers who is
here to attend the convention is ].
n. Forehand. of Chowan. He a y
that this season he planted IL bu-
shells of Irish potatoes, and his check
for the sale of these amounted 10
S1,023.
The carpenters nave completed their
part OF the work art the Methodist
Orphanage here. and on Monday the
painters will begin. This work Isl
which is a very imposing structure.
1t is not yet settled what will be the
date of the dedicatory services.
The board of penitentiary directors
was in session until late last night.
II received a report on the Wilkes
borO-Jefferspn turnpike, which is
being constructed by SO convicts. The
report shows hat considering a heavy
work. grading Of the road is being
pushed as rapidly as possible.
Governor Aycock left for Shelby
this afternoon. and will make a poliL-
zeal speech there tomorrow. the first
he has made this season. except at
the state convention. He will speak
in the auditorium. which is one of the
largest in the state and which ac-
comodates $500 people. He has spok-
en- In this auditorium before. and says
it is a great credit to Cleveland coun-
ty n to Shelby. 1t is built for use
at all kinds of public occasions.
Inquiry was made as to whether
any regular troops had been asked for
to be on duty at the camp of the
Second and Third regiments at More
head City. 1t was said that no re-
quest for them had been made, SO far
as known. ALL the regular infantry
III this part Of the United States will
H. ~ ~
h state might secure a company
of post artillery from Fort Caswell,
and this would really serve about as
we'll as infantry. The strength OF
these companies is 100. This summer
Captain Callam, who commands the
company at Fort CaSwell. was here
to inspect the cadets at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college. and he
made a particularly fine impression.
1t may be that a request will be yet
made of the war department for The
presence Of regular troops.
The teachers who attended the sufi-
mer school here have all gone. Most
of them express deep regret at the
close of the session and expressed the
determination to return next year.
Great quantities of peaches are be-
| ing brought here, most of them of
unusually fin quality. and farmers
say the peach crop is really the best
] IN a. number OF years.
| At the Farmers State Convention
| here today ]. S. Jeffrey. the poultry
| man at the experiment station. which
is near the college. made a talk on
farm poultry. Many OF the farmers
| visited the poultry farms. where there
are over 1900 fowl. A. l.. French,
| of Byrdville. spoke on Foundation in
the Building up of a Herd Of Beef
] Battle" Professor j. G. Kendall gave
| some hints on butter-naking. State
| H~orticulturist Hume talked on fruit
| culture. There were addresses on the
] labor question by I. M. Green. Of Hen
dersor; E. L Daughtridge. Of Rocky
Mount. and Secretary Thomas b. Par
| ker, of the Farmers State Alliance.
| This question is we'll known to be one
of the most important now before the
farmers Professor w. F. Massey
spoke on THE Home Garden and
| Secretary of State j. Bryan Grimes
on agricultural North Carolina"
This afternoon there is a speciaf
meeting of cotton growers at which
matters peculiar to his branch of
farming were discussed. This even
ing State Entomologist Sherman carve
a lantern lecture. illustrating the
worst insect pests and the best RENE
dies for them.
State Chairman ]. William Bailey,
of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon
l League SAYS Ciid Ho iiioIe loSdl IL
tons on The liquor question Will he
held until next spring. when the sea-
son will begin with a state Temperance
convention here. Out Of elections
| held up 10 date. 80 in number, IS
were against saloons. 10 in favor or
| them and 2 were in dispute. The fol-
! lowing places have voted for
ton: Elizabeth City. New Bern. Colds
| bore, Nashville. Benson. Hillsboro.
| WadeSboro. Greensboro. Durham.
Roanoke Rapids. Charlotte and Stltes-
Vile. while the vote was in favor Of
| dispensaries art Wilson. Gre vile.
| KinSton. Henderson. Oxford. Raleigh
| and a number of minor points. The
| liquor men won at Washington. Will
tmington, Rocky Mount. Tarboro. Wei
don. Scotland Neck. Reidsville. Rox-
boro. Salisbury and Morganton. Chair
man Bailey says Ihree-Quarters Of the