The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-06
Impo rant Question to be Decided BY
Supreme Court.
Comes Up in Mandamus Case From
Raleigh-Runors Concerning the
Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Rail-
way-Executive Committee OF Uni
versity Trustees Meet-Other Ra-
leigh News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, \. c., September 80.

Raleigh, \. G., September 80.
Several weeks ago your c~orrespon-
dent heard that the Raleigh and Pam
leo Sound railway had been or would
be taken over by a new company,
headed by Ohio capitalists, and went
TO officers of the road to find u if it
were true. \ denial was made. The
rumor came from New York. Again the
rumor is current of the sale of the road
but this was again denied today, and
it was merely stated hat certain gen.
tlemen, with ample means, had allied
themselves with the owners of the
road, and that plenty of money is
guaranteed TO complete it from Ra-
planned.
In a special interview all the facts
regarding the road We're ascertained.
There is u reorganization of directors,
Edward B. Barbee, John c.. Drewry,
Dr.. Croker and Mr.. Thomas, retiring,
and Clarence 0. Haines, of New York,
Adam Tredwell and Fergus Reid, of
Norfolk, and Samuel Bragaw, of
Washington, n. c., succeeding them.
Haines is elected president and Tired
we'll secretary and treasurer. The lat
ter is a native of North Carolina. II
is ascertained officially that there is
no idea Of making any further
changes. The purpose is to build into
Washington more rapidly, the same
time as announced, if proper induce
ments are held out the road be ex-
tended from Washington to Newbern.
A corps Of surveyors is in the field
on the latter route. John w. Stewart
has left the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe to become chief engineer.
Most positive denial is made that the
Atlantic Coast Lin or the Standard
Oil Company has anything to do with
the road. There is a great desire
along the route for independent line
and the management will foster this
in every way.
a rumOr was current last night that
L. 3. Eldridge of the Morning Post was
going on the staff of the Industrial
News at Greensboro. The facts are
that he vas invited to attend a meet
ing of the stockholders, and to consider
taking a position of a nOn-pOlitical
character on the paper, but found that
the arrangement could not be made.
The conference was not at his solicit
! tatiOn, at all.
A number of the tenants-farmers are
selling their cotton, some Of them be-
cause they need money, and some be-
cause they do not believe there will be
an advance in prices. These sales are
not large, however. A leading cotton
buyer said he thought it was good
| policy for them to sell their picking,
and hold their other cotton. At the
farmers meeting here a week ago it
| was said by n farmer that the cotton
mill men were enemies of the growers.
This is a miSStatement, as he inter-
eStS of the two are almost identical.
| The mill men furnish the market for
the cotton.
REPORTS FROM COTTON MILLS.
/ NJ. L. Shipman of the labor commits
| sion office, is back from a trip among
the cotton mills, and says they are
giving him information very freely and
fully. He finds a very great increase
in the capital invested in mills, and
dASo LII LAc tlild lSCIICLl VI plduLo,
which will show a very great gain in
looms and spindles, while b humber
Of new mills will not be very great.
Reports have come in from 22o mills.
Every mill man and every other man
ufacturer writes in favor of compul-
sorry education, and declares that this,
more than anything, will solve the
child-labOr problem. The mill men de-
1 olo,o +I14 %l~ox, IL ,04 ors,0- n~oDInx,
children in the mill.
Postmaster Bailey is informed that
new rural free delivery route has been
established from Hayesville. He is
notified of a new postal regulation,
which requires that all postals of lewd,
indecent Or suggestive character be
stopped in the mails.
State Auditor Dixon has all sorts of
titles and is more or less proud of
them, but was especially gratiied to-
day at The receipt of a letter which
| styled him the Estate Orator Of North
| Carolina The writer Of course had
meant auditor, but he came mighty
nearing hitting the mark anyway, Is
the genial doctor is perhaps the most
numerous speaker in all North Car
DINA.
DELAY IN THE PUBLIC PRINTING
Secretary Of State Grimes was talk
ing today about the public printing,
and the delays in getting it done. and
said it was perhaps as great in volume
as it was say ten years ago. 1t is r
that a great and constant increase in
amount of public printing is being
done. 1t is said that the public printer
has the best equipment in the state
and ever then there are delays which
are more than vexatiouS.
A letter was received today from
Captain John 4. Ramsey Of Salisbury,
who was a member of the battery OF
artillery before the war, n who
served in one company during the war,
expressing his desire to be allowed TO
fire a confederate salute to President
Roosevelt here October 10, using a