The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-05
LABOR PROBLEM SERIOUS.
Exodus of Labor From h
State-The Sentiment for Cleveland
Financial Condition Of the State is
Good-Other News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.

n one-half inches. Rains are falling
everywhere. Governor Ayeock says
that if the weather. is favorable during
July. the crops will be equal TO any
other grown in the state.
Corporation Commis Sioner Rogers
came today from the mountain sec
ton where the crops are very fine.
The harvest is in progress, the wheat
crop there being particularly good.
Today the committee appointed by
the Board of Agriculture 10 look after
the erection of the Agricultural build
ing at the Agricultural and Mechanir-'
college here met TO ocate the structure,
which will stand ON the highest point
Of the hill in front of the State Fair
grounds and about three hundred wards
from the other college buildings. Mr.
Olmstead, OF New York, so we'll known
as a landscape artist, will be here on
the 18th, instant, to lay off the college
grounds, including those OF the new
building.
A number of persons attending the
Baptist midsummer meeting at Jack
son Springs is $40 and ii is said the
accommodations are better than ever
before.
Governor Aycock. who has returned
from the summer school at the State
University says the attendance there
is 200. which is larger han ever before,
and that the school is doing good work.
The numbe Of rural free delivery
mail carriers in the state will today
reach 57S, and warrants for the pay OF
these will be ISSUED by Postmaster
Bailey of Raleigh.
There is a dispute as to the number
Of Cleveland men in the state. One
Of the most prominent men declared
5000 would cover the number, u an
other said today he believed there were
1000. He said that a few days ago
a well known business man called the
roll on a train and that 50 per cent.
of the passengers said they favored
Cleveland.
Inquiry has been made as to how
many persons would be barred from
voting in the state by the constitution
al amendment. Some men said they did
not care to make guesses, but one OF
the most prominent said at least 0,00C
negroes and about 5000 whites. He
said hat most of the whites who were
barred are Russian Jews, who are nat
uraliZed citizens, but who are Hitter
| ate.
| AnOtneT inquiry ndOe was DIS 10 the
number of persons who had failed tC
| pay poll tax and so a disqualified
themselves, and in reply to this ques-
ton it vas said at least 10000. So here
are a hundred thousand voters short
All this will have to be taken into ac-
count in the campaign this year.
Some persons speaking today about
the talk concerning Mr.. Cleveland fol
the presidency, said the Populists hated
4 him nnI r-o,,11 a1rn x-nfa for him
| Some one who heard this remarked tina
the Populists were no longer a party
1 in North Carolina. Then the frs
| speaker said 80, 600 farmers would 10
vote for him, because they believed ht
put cotton down five cents ten year:
ago. At this there was a smile.
1t is expected that the attendance a
the Farmers Institutes this year vii
be far larger than ever before. Neve,
was interest in agriculture SO great IL
North Carolina as it is this year.
Mr.. James Askew IS here, having
come from Buckhorn Falls. on the Cap,
Fear river, some thirty miles south Q
here. where he is putting in a big cleo
trical plant. He a that the dan
which will be 1900 feet in length, acros
the Cape Fear river, is about half com
pleted. No a great deal of work ha
been done on the power house.
The news as to the mellon crop il
North Carolina this year is that Will
it is late it will be a very good one.
1t is a pleasure to know that tn
states financial condition is now s.
good, and it is a great encouragement
to the officials. The legislature vii
be able to do a great many things, i
will have to provide for at least so
more insane at the three hospitals. 1
will also have to provide for the pay
ment of $50, 000 for the new dormitor!
which takes the place of the one burr
ed at the State Normal and InduStria
college at Greensboro.
The news from New York, to the eff
feet hat Gorman had come out 70
Cleveland for the presidency
some stir among some Of the Demo
Gratis, while others were not surprised
The editor Of The Times-Visitor de
clared he expected to see Clevelan
nominated very quickly at st. Loui
and thought Parker would declare 70
Cleveland too, but Editor Daniels, O
The News and Observer, who is ma
tional Democratic committeeman sal
he did not believe German had com
out for Cleveland, n added that h
did not expect Cleveland to be nominal
ed, did not believe Parker would de
clare for him and vas certain tina
Parker was at present in the lead i
the big race, but at the same time
Editor Daniels was not willing to ven
ture a guess as to who YOU be nomi
mated. The situation is very interestini
and some of the delegates to St. Loui
from this state are keeping their ear
to the ground. as they do not knoy
what sudden and strange development
may occur.
In an interview with State Labo,
Commissioner Warner some interesting
facts were gathered. He spoke of the
fact that he had had complaint tina
in one cotton mill a number of chill
dren under twelve years OF age were
employed, in violation of the law. H,
put h matter in the hands of Solici
tor Harshaw, Of that district, and ha.
since heard nc further complaint. II,
says he thinks there is very little VIC
Iation of this. labor law IN the state
He will make IN inspection this yea
of all the cotton Fills from which h,
cannot otherwise secure information
He says that some of the mills hav,
| refused to answer questions on tn,