The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
THE A. & n. c. RAILWAY
REPORT WILL BE MADE TO Gov
ERNOR NEXT WEEK.
~ Two Propositions For Lease
itentiary a PayiD~ Institution
IS by Harnett Democrats.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, ~. c.. May

1t is expected that the report on the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway
will be made to the Governor next
e by the board Of Internal Improve
tents and the special committee which
are uniting in making the investigation.
Mention was yesterday made OF the
fact that another proposition had beer
made to the Governor to lease this road
and that it came from Philadelphia
1t was made by some large dealers in
bonds in that city. The Raleigh and
Pamlico Sound railway has withdrawn
its bid for a lease. thus leaving in the
field the Atlantic Railway Company.
of which w. w. Mills. OF Raleigh and
others are the stockholders, and the
Philadelphia men as the two bidders.
There is no end OF ak again
the road. owing to the new effort to
get a receiver. One OF the questions
asked was who was paying the bills of
these suits. etc. 1t is said that Cuyler
of New York, is not doing it, for he
owns only 81 shares and the Federal
court costs would quickly eat him up
and it is said one cannot go into the
Federal court for less thar 50, 900. Not
a few people believe that the Atlantic
Coast Line is behind the movement for
a lease 1t is said that this road would
prefer to have the present status con-
tinue, but it does not wish any one ex-
eept the state to control the road. The
preparation of h case, that is the
states side in the Cuyer matter will be-
gin at once. Ex-Governor Jarvis will
be here tomorrow and he and James H.
Pou will assist the attorney general in
making the fight against the receiver
ship now k for by Cuyler. 1t is
said the private stockholders are not
joining in the Cuyler movement. The
whole matter is renewed. The question
Is who is pushing the Cuyier suit.
Some Of the paper have said ex-
Chief Justice Shepherd would be of
counsel for the Robson county lawyers
who are charged with contempt of
Judge PEBBLES. Judge Shepherd says
he has nothing to do with the case. A
lawyer who was here today said he
knew Of a case in Stanley county some
years ago in which the members of the
bar declined to set any jury cases, be-
cause the judge who was to preside had
decided a short time previously in a
murder case that a shovel, with which
n man was killed was not a deadly
weapon. The judge came, heard a few
motions and then went home. He did
not appear to be angry but remarked
that he would go home and enjoy him
self.
SHdiItS II. "dTTeu, OI ICU,
who is here says there is no OPPOSE
tion to Congressman Small's re-nomi-
aation in the First district. John T.
Kerr. of Asheville, says Gudger will ~
re-nominated and elected in the Tenth
district without any trouble and thnt
Ewart stands no chance. Ex-Judge
Ewart, who is also here says he feels
quite sure Of being a winner, and
speaks in a very confident tone. Cor
don Hackett of the Eighth district,
says Blackburn will certainly be
defeated for Congress. There are
ave Democratic aSpirantS in the
Eighth district. There were six but
w. R. Odell declines to be a candidate
The dispensary'S receipts during April
were a little larger han in March ow-
ing to there being one more SATURDAY..
that being the most profitable dav OF
the week by far.
The penitentiary. directors are in ses-
sion here. That institution is now a
money-maker. The demand for con-
victs for railway n private work and
also foT county uses continues unabat-
ed. There are now over twice as many
county conVictS as there are state
ones, while up to a few years ago there
were no county convictS. The number
Of state convicts is dwindling steadily,
lille that Of county conVictS is increas-
ing with great rapidity. The criroi~~r
insane department at the penitenti3ry
is working very we'll indeed, and there
is no trouble with it's inmates, who
have nothing to do with the onvict
and do not wear uniform. They do no
work of any kind, but have a ----u
recreation ground. ConvictS no l2nger
have all their clothing numbered, but
are known by name. Since the peni-
tertiary was opened, say thirty four
years ago, there lave been about 49,
600 convicts received. There are a
large number of life-term convictS,
some OF whom have to be used outside
of the prison, so imperative is it that
the latter should be made s~elf-support-
ing. If there were more state convicts
a great deal of none could be made,
but as it is the showing is very good.
The ringing resolutions adopted by
the democratic convention of Harnett
county are attracting attention, these
endorsing Parker as the candidate for
the presidency. endorsing the admins
tration of Governor Aycock, favoring a
national platform leaving out every
dead issue which has heretofore caus-
ed discords, and favoring the most
liberal appropriation for public educa-
ton, and also an increase of pensions
to ex-Confederates TO the utmost limit.
State superintendent Joyner express
es deep qualification at the rapid
growth of the movement for local tax
alton in aid of public schools. There
are now 1875 legal tax districts, of these
Isl having been established since the
beginning Of the educational campaign
og 1902. Elections on this question are
to be held in 80 districts during May or
the first week in June, the following
counties being in the list: Ashe, john
ston, Pamlico, Clay, Wilkes, Rocking
ham, Cumberland "a, Dare, Lincoln,
Carteret, Moore, Fender Rowan, Chat
ham, Guilford Q2). No less than 100
new districts are ~agitating the question.
preparatory to voting upon~it during
the summer.
The corporation commission a been
in operation thirteen years. seven years
of that time being only a railway COM
mission. During that period Of thir-
teen years it has received about 1000
complaints. 1t has added an enormous
amount to the taxable valuation of