The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-13

Consumption OF Cotton-Question OF
Ballot P-rimary-Women's Mission
airy Union-Election OF Bank Prcsi-
dent, Etc.
Especial to The Messeneer.)

Vile Chamber OF Commerce, shows that
the cotton mills of this city and its
tributary section consume over 1900
bales OF cotton, or an amount approx
mating $4,000 for the raw material
alone. This is distributed among the
following factories: Lakeview, Holt
Williamson, HoltlMorgan, ToIar-Hoit-
Hart. Hope Mills Nos. !. 2, 3 and A..
and Cumberland, situated within a ra-
dius OF seven miles. There are, besides
n two large Ashley Bailey silk mills,
and the Lafayette hosiery mill. which
make the total OF the textile enter
prises, n not including the iro\ AMI
ood works, copper-still works. mer-
chant flour and corn mills, etc. with
the erection of the large Coleman fac
tory soon to begin. A great part of
these manufactures will call for the
1000 horse power of the Cape Fear
Electric Power Company to be brought
here by electric transmission on or be-
fore November 1st. Mr.. j. r. London,
Of the Victoria Cotton Mills Company,
make the estimate that the cost OF
running a factory by electric power is
less than by steam by more than 80
per cent. in the following figures:
SICdAI, pei AilOillI 1JO1.VVs pCI sd4,
81, $1,000; electricity, Per month, $241.9S;
per year, s., 063.0e.
In yesterdays Fayetteville Observer
is published a petition from Democrats
of Cross Creek. Seventy-First, Rock
fish and Gray's Creek townships, ask
ing the country Democratic executive
committee to order a ballot primary
instead Of the precinct conventions.
Experience teaches that petitions
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sign a petition without much thought,
and as the easiest way of getting rid
Of it. But the probability is hat a
contemplation could be procured, far
more numerously signed; for this coun-
ty executive committee, the members
of which may be reasonably supposed
to represent the views of Democrats.
at it's last meeting voted down a prop
osition for a ballot primary by a little
over two-thirdS majority.
Yesterday Mr.. w. "A. Vanstory was
elected president Of the Fayetteville
National Bank to succeed Mr.. w. NJ.
Morgan, resigned. with MessrS. Z. III.
Williamson n John Elliott first and
second vice presidents, C. j. Cooper,
cashier, and r. CT. Harrison, teller.
DR.. j. V. McGougan was elected direc>
tor, and a. quarterly dividend Of l 1-2
per cent was declared. The election of
Mr.. Vanstory to this position is grail
flying to the whole community. He Is
in the prime of manhood. of the firm
of Bevill & Vanstory on Gillespie street,
large cotton buyers, dealers in live
stock, carriages, wagons etc, and he
is regarded as a well-balanced, conSer-
vative business man.
Just here it is significant to note that
the two banks of Fayetteville in Them
selves give evidence of the prosperity of
the wage earners of this city and sur
rounding country. The above national
bank has steadily grown since its estaD-
lishment. through the safe, excellent
business methods pursued. and through
the aggressive energy of Mr.. Cooper,
and its savings bank in connection has
a very large fund. The Bank of Fay
e~tteville, one of the strongest in the
state, of which DR.. H. w. Lilly is pres
ident, J.. r.. Williams vice president,
John C. Haigh cashier, G. G. Myrover
teller, and E. J. Lilly and II. j. Marsh
bookkeepers, has in connection a very
prosperous savings bank, besides large
individual deposits. All this shows
that the business men and cashiers OF
the community. and the farmers of the
country are saving money.
The meeting of the Womans Mission
airy Union of Fayetteville. at Raeford.
was interesting and we'll attended. Re-
ports for last year showed that over
1900 had been collected and
for missionary pose Rev. l.. \.
McLaurin entertained the meeting with
ar excellent lecture, giving his impress
sions of Palestine from his recent tour
through the country.
Messrs. r. H. McDufie and Stiles
Sidberry have about completed their
handsome residences on Dick street,
and will occupy them in the near fu-
ture.
Miss Stella Jones, graduate nurse OF
the Highsmith hospital, has brought
her patient, Mr.. J.. P. Cook, almost to
recovery. he being able to sit up yester-
day, after weeks of critical illness.
Mr.. r. d. Dickson, of Raeford, has
gone to begin his fall work as one of
the faculty of the Bingham school. Mr..
Dickson also conducts the athletics.
Mrs. Henry Parsley, Of Starsburg, is
visiting her parents, Captain and Mrs.
j. d. Mcneil, on Old street.
Mr.. J. w. Ingold, general manager
Of the Burns livery stables on Donald
son street, has returned from Hot
Springs, Ark. his rheumatism muen
benefited by the treatment.
Let the d~isgruntled say what theJ
may, the correspondent happens TO
know that The Messenger is sustained
by prominent men all through this sec
ton, in the stand which it took in the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad
matter.
Messrs. J. G. Shaw and J. w. Bolton
leave this afternoon for Lumberton. to
be present at the preliminary trial OF
c. ID. Grimsley. the conductor OF a
freight train of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, charged with larceny.
Hon. w. J. Green, Messrs. j. +. Har-
rison and L. "A. Williamson left today
for the st. LOUIS Exposition.
Colonel c. w. Broadfoot, Of counsel
for the Fayetteville Water, Light and
Power Company in the suit against By
the city of Fayetteville, calls the
writer's attention to this point: The
correspondents recapitulation of the
case in yesterdays Messenger was &C
curate. except that Mr.. De C. Richards
was sent by the company as its MEM
Der of the board Of appraisers, but the
city rejected him because he was in
terested. Mr.. Richards, acting for the
chose Mr.. w. L. Holt in his