The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-08

the trucking industry of our section
already one OF the greatest interests of

the trucking industry OF our section
already one OF the greatest interests of
the State.
VISITORS TO THE STATE FAIR WILL BE BET
TER PROVIDED FOR THIS YEAR.
Secretary Joseph E. Pogue, OF the
State Fair, has been in communication
with Mr.. Howell Cobb, lessee of the Var
boro Hotel, who recently bought the
Park Hotel property, with reference to
the opening Of the latter hotel (which
has accommodations almost equal to
1arboro) in time to accommodate visi-
tors to the fair this year
Secretary Pogue says MIR. Cobb had
written him that he would have the
Park Hotel in operation dining room
service and alb in ample time for the
State Fair This will be welcome news
to many. and will largely add to the
capacity of accommodations for fair Wis
itors.
The State board OF education held
meeting here. The principle business be-
fore the board was the disposition OF a
number OF applications from rural
schools districts in various counties of
the State for loans from the State fund
to aid in the rebuilding and remodeling
of rural schoolhouses and equipment.
The turn taken by the rural districts in
this matter has assumed large and inter-
esting proportions, and has commended
itself to the State board. The districts
are required to pay one-half of the ex-
penses OF the improvements and in order
to meet this requirement it has become
necessary for many of them to secure
loans, hence the application before the
State board.
Nine thousand dollars was authorized
by the board to be loaned various dis
ticts covering an area from Cherokee to
Currituck counties. The loans are made
payable in ten years, with an interest
rate Of four per cent, One-tenth OF the in
terest to be paid each year.
NEW COTTON.
The first bale of the season was
brought to market yesterday by Mr.. Il.
II. Whitley, of Panther Branch town
ship, and bought this morning privately
by Messrs. NJ. A. Parker & Sons, cotton
buyers Of this city.
1t has been the custom to sell at auc-
ton the first bale of the season, and that
plan was suggested in the sale of this
bale, but owing to the conditions of
such sale, which were not agreeable to
Mr.. Whitley, the owner, he decided to
sell privately.
The cotton was bid on by one or two
buyers privately, Messrs. Parker & Sons
secured the purchase by the highest offer
at eleven and three-quarter cents.
The quality is good and was graded
as ''strict middling."
| Cotton has advanced 100 points in the
last few days, and is now near the
| twelve-cent mark, which is considered q
good opening figure:
The crops are good and the Indications
are that the price will not decline.
The season opened this year about
seven days in advance of last season,
and the picking is now On in earnest.
CHAIRMAN SIMMONS SENDS TELEGRAM TO
| CHAIRMAN ROLLINS.
Republican State Chairman Rollins
and Democratic State Chairman Sim.
mons have exchanged kilograms with
reference to joint canvass for a limited
time between State electors-at -large
Self (Democrat) and Britt (RepublicanJ
The kilograms, which are self-explana-
tory, are printed below:
| ''Asheville, August 81. 1904.
"Hon. F. NJ. Simmons, Raleigh, N. C.
"W. A. Self agrees to divide time with
Britt, September 9Th to 18th, if you ap.
| prove. Answer,
+ ''THOMAS S. ROLLINS,
Chairman"
Raleigh, September 1, 1904.
Thomas S. Rollins, Chairman Repub
| lican State Committee, Asheville, N. c..
my letter of July 9th, asking for 6
joint debate between the candidates fol
political Offices of our respective parties
all along the line and all over tn.
State, you letter declining that challeng'
and my reply thereto August Goth is my
answer to your telegram concerning de
bate between Messrs. Self and Britt
!. will not recognize you right, after de
Ginning joint canvass between al! thu
candidates, to select the candidates
whom you will challenge.
"F. N. SIMMONS,
Chm. Dem. State Elk. Committee"
dispatch states that Col. Pearsall, O.
Raleigh, N. C., a member of the Demo
cratic executive committee of the State
arrived at Rosemount at noon and tool
luncheon with Judge Parker. After 8
brief conversation with the judge he re
turned to New York
More than twenty-five able-bodied
men were sitting in idleness yesterday
ON Wilmington street Not single ont
of these who could not have been al
work, if he had wanted to. Fodder il
burning up with nobody to pull it, In
some places cotton needs picking, hay
is ripe, and if not saved will be ruined
Farmers are anxious to pay good wages
in order to have this work done, and
yet here are scores of hands with moth
ing to do, and no visible means of sup
port. This thing is the curse and blight
Of this city, and ought, at any cost, te
be broken up. The police force ought te
know everybody in the town and wher
they see loafer applying his trade day
after day, he ought to arrest him, carry
him before the mayor and let him choose
between going to work on somebody
farm or being sent to the roads.
A few examples of this sort would
break up that gang, for every good mar
in the city would stand squarely by the
mayor and all concerned.
No use to listen at what one of these
loafers say about wanting work and
offering to do it, The very fact that
they are not at work and live in habi
tual idleness is proof positive that they
do not want to work. LLEWXAM.