The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
AN INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
OF OVER $s2,ooo,ooo
This is BY Far the Greatest Gain Ever
Rccorded-School Superintendenr
to Meet I'm Conyention-Nore Cos
victs Needed on the State Farm
Danger of the Boil WeeyfI Entering
North CaroIlna-Reformatory for
Young Criminals q Great Need.
Messenger Bureau.

real estate in North Carolina for 1908,
as it will appear in the report for the
year ending November Goth, 1904. The
total number Of acres is ., 3O4. $50. and
the valuation S144, 299 ,619. This is the
valuation of real estate in the country.
There are 10000 acres owned by manu-
featuring establishments outside OF
town, the value of this being $3.50, 600.
The value of mineral, quarry, n tim
Der interests is s1,237,631. The number
of town lots is 1OS, $50, the valuation OF
these being S74,456,S $40. The total VAL
uation of all real estate in North Car
DINA is s22O, 3O3, 339. The previous year
it was only SITS, S92, $40. The increase
during the year is over $50, 600, 900, which
is by far the greatest ever recorded in
any one rear. This shows the great
prosperity of the state and the marked
advance in the value of farm lands. 1t
is a very practical proof Of the pros
perity of North Carolina.
ololS AiAd1 AK 14A6l NlllI
Hosiery mills with $4,000 pasd-up
capital, authority being given to in
crease to 100000, j. H. Mills and 9TH
ers being the stockholders. A charter
is also granted the Columbus County
Truckers Reporter, of which H. c..
Mofitt and others are the stockholders.
A weekly paper is to be established.
State superintendent Joyner gives
notice to the county superintendent OF
public instruction that the annual meet
ing of their state association will be
held here November Goth and December
ast. Attendance upon this is compul-
sorry and every superintendent is ex-
pected to be present Last e 90 at
tended. In a circular letter to the
county superintendent, aSuperinten-
den Joyner says the outlook for edu-
cation in the state is hopeful n that
this ought to be the most successful
years work for education in the his
tory Of the state. The success hOWev-
er depends very greatly upon the wis
dom, enthusiasm and devotion OF the
county superintendent. A graded,
course of study for the public schools
has been prepared n this is to be
strictly enforced, as It will greatly
promote public school work. The. su-
perintendents will discuss it, as also
the business details of the public school
work. Many things of Importance will
be submitted to them at the meeting
Returns are coming i'm to the state
agricultural department for the crop
.~-1~@ g H@-o~4 o1-t L:1 I'll nnnn
be issued.
General Robert F. Hoke, who is SO
largely interested in the iron mines at
Cranberry is here for a day or two ana
say work is very active there, over
300 men being employed.
The directors Of the penftentiary weEe
in session today. They are asked to
send more convicts to the state farms,
in order-to get out the cotton n Other
crops there, but they have about all
the available convicts now ON the farm.
To it have been sent half Of those on
the Raleigh and Pamlico Sound railway
and all. the Guilford county road gang.
Thu Tar about 500 bales have been
ginned n there will be at least $50
more, yet the crop will not be a fall
n There is a considerable increase
in acreage. Last years crop was $50
bales. There are only about 700 state
conviets all told. The term of the pres
ent board will end with Governor Ay-
cocks administration.
Sidny Norris and Wiley Lucas, young
men charged with numbering a man
named Norris is Harnett county last
month have been brought to Jail here
for safe-keeping.
The state board of public charities
will be represented by a committee at
a conference which is to be held this
month by the directors of the two asy-
lums or hospitals for the white insane.
The matter which is to be discussed will
I've the possibility of securing more
ROOM, for which there is such urgent
Feed. The legislature will no doubt
make provision for an enlargement
of the Raleigh hospital. 1t has been
a number of years since addition
has ben made to this. The building is
far too cramped. There are many ap-
plications for admission, notably Of
women.
a month the state board Of pubic
charities visited the state school for
deaf mutes at Morganton which ranks
among the best in the country. Excel
lent work is being lone there and a
text book, First Steps in Speech
written by Mrs. Anna Humid and il
Illustrated by Miss Mcdaniel, has been
adopted by several other states for
use by its deaf mutes. The board is
greatly pleased with the work done ct
| this admirable school,. Next June the
teachers of deaf mutes from all @over
| the United States will meet there in
convention n some will come from
abroad. The school enjoys a national
reputation. One Of the pupils, a girl,
has been prepared for scollege and will
DOR go to Gallaudet college, which is
the one for deaf mutes.
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter-
son was asked today If he thought the
boil weevil would enter North Caro-
lima He expressed the fear that il
might do so any time. though he is
working very hard to prevent such ar
evil. OF course cotton is shipped tc
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