The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-19
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
TO Lease b Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad With
-drawn-PIans for New Agricultural
College BuiIding-Charters Granted
State Guard Notes-Scarcfty OF
Farm Labor.
Messenger Bureau.

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Governor Aycock today received a let
ter from the AsheviIle Syndicate which
made a proposition to lease the Atlantic
and North Carolina railway, withdraw
ing their proposition. No reason
was given for this action. Only one of
the bidders have so far put up a guar
antee, this being the Atlantic Railway
Company, of which Walter w. Mills,
of Raleigh and others are members.
This has put up $4,000 in New York
Trust Company. A Philadelphia syn
! 6icate also has . bid on file with the
Governor, but as yet put UP no guar
sntee. The Governor regards this COM
pany. however, as entirely solvent.
Charles c. Hook. of Charlotte, who
is the architect OF the new agricultural
building at the Agricultural and Me
chanica1 COLLEGE here, arrived today
with the plans and specifications, which
were at once laid before the Governor
n commissioner of agriculture Pat
terson. The latter said, in reply to a
question, that ne did not know when
work would begin on the building.
The following charters are granted
~ NAO oN0NSs ~ IkOu SiOco
Company, Wilmington, to make drugs
and chemicals, capital stock S24, 900;
w. b. Mills n others stockholders;
Crow Hosiery Mills Company, of Mon
roe. capital stock Sc, 900, Grow Brothers
and others stockholders; The Stanly
County Loan and Trust Company, of
Albemarle, capital stock s25, 900, S. H.
Hearn and others stockholders, to do
a commercial, savings n trust BUSH
ness.
1t is very much desired to secure here,
in order that they may be placed in the
Library copies of all the hand books
issued by the various political parties
in North Carolina since 1868, and the
writer will be glad to receive these.
They will be bound and properly ar
ranged.
A state mature study association was
formed here last night at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college, J. Y.
Joyner being elected president and
Professor S. B. Stevens secretary.
AT the state Summer school here to-
day there was a meeting of the Wake
county Association for the betterment
OF public schools, all the city and coun-
try schools being represented. This af-
ernoon the city schools entertained the
country teachers and other members
of the association.
The holding of the Farmers InSti-
tutes has begun. The programmes have
been very we'll arranged indeed, being
more attractive than ever before.
During the year SO far 351 corpora
tions have been granted charters, this
being a record-breaking number.
Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr., OF
B~rookline, Mass, arrived here today
and is at the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical college, where he will lay off the
ground and see what can be done in
the way of d large park connecting
these grounds with those of other pub
lie buildings ana institutions
Adjutant general Register IS prepar-
ing all of the "details for the encamp-
nyent Of the North Carolina National
Guard. The encampments are for a
good length of time this year, last
year haveing been toe short. The
equipment of tie troops will be quite
good, with the exception of shoes, which
there are not enough funds in hand to
buy, as the e~ncampments are costly.
OF course the encampments cost the
state nothing. The United States bear
Ing every expense, the United States
also bears the entire expense of equip
Ping the troops, the state providing
armory rent ana things of that char
acter. 1t would cost about 81 800 TO
provide a regiment with the roper
shoes, namely those worn by the army.
Colonel Robertson, of the First reg1-
ment, will be urged to have his regi-
ment provided proper footwear. This
Is a very important matter. There
will be heavy marching in those Vir-
: ginia mountains around Manassas. Of
, course most of the officers and a num-
Der of the men of the First know what
! marching is, but those of the Second
and Third know relatively little. Colo
ned Robertson is an extremely capable
officer and has much ability in looking
| after necessary things n he is GER
tainly we'll aided by the officers and
men of his very fine regiment, which
may confidently be expected to reflect
credit upon the state in the maneuverS
at Manassas. The First certainly made
a fine showing in 1889, as your corre-
spondent can testify, having been with
it in the field from Raleigh to Havana.
A commission is issued to Frank
/, Drane, of Edenton, as commiSSary OF
the First battalion of the Second regi-
ment.
There is not a more enthusiastic Par
ker man in all North Carolina than
State Auditor Dixon. When he was
i asked today what the North Carolina
Democrats were saying he replied that
they Were all declaring that Parker
was just the biggest man in h coun-
try. The doctor said that independent
Republicans were themselves admitting
as much, and cited the New York
Evening Post in proof.
1t is distressingly duh around the
Tarious state departments and sub-de-
partments these July days. Work goes
on, but ii is of the humdrum kind. The
corporation con mission and clerk
Brown are wrestling with the assess
ment of the common carriers. 1t is a
sort of a dull season in the agricultural
department. AMI COMMISSIONS Patter-
son who got homework than he wanted
in the spring is now having rather an
easy time. Around the Supreme couri
building it is deadly dull In front one
OF the enterprising colored men who
runs errands is raising some. prize
squashes, and If the squashes turn out
70 bo &C hiO AZ the vines he will indeed