The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21
WORK OF THE INDUSTRIAL CLUB
Matters Brought to the Attention Of the
New Organization
Question of Labor an Important One.
Several Important Charters Granted.
Success Of the Last State Fair-Por-
raj Of the Late Mr. William @.
Stronach. Placed in the Soldiers
Home.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., November 16.

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Governor Glenn issued his Thanks
giving proclamation today. It is very
handsome and it is unique in this re-
pect, that it refers to the many ad-
vantages which the state has enjoyed
during the a The governor has
every IA to be proud of the bless
ings which have come to his Common
wealth, and he expresses his gratitude
in no uncertain terms. The message
will attract attention beyond question,
and is in every way a credit to him.
This was a busy day at the secretary
of states Office, as charters were grant
ed to some important corporations.
These were the Icemanlee Cotton Mills
Company, of Monroe, with $4,000 au-
thOriZed capital stock, of which S65. 900
Is paid UP, Charles Iceman and w. S.
Lee, both of that place being the prin-
clpal stockholders, the mills to spin
and weave all sorts of fabrics; the
S~tateSville Manufacturing Company,
capital stO k 100000, which takes
over the StateSville House Furnishing
Company, and will manufacture furni-
ture and various other articles, capital
stock 100000, A. f. Baron and others
stockholders; the Charlotte Pepsi-COla
BOttling Company, capital stock 500
600, j. ]. Adams, George H. Broken
borough and others being the stock
holders. The Atlantic Christian col
Iege Company Of Wilson is authorized
TO change its name to the Atlantic
Christian College, incorporated.
Your correspondent had the pleasure
Of addressing the Industrial Club last
evening. This is a new organization,
which Is taking hold of affairs in a
very earnest and proper way. Before
II was laid the suggestion that it Join
forces with the Chamber of Commerce
In so far as joint occupancy of offices
Is concerned; that it take steps to show
10 visitors the many advantages Ra-
leigh offers to investors and home
seekers Another suggestion was made
that the street railway be extended to
he Soldiers Home and cemeteries, and
cover the densely settled eastern sec
ton of the city which now has no line.
There are limitations that the COM
pany will build its line by the Soldiers
Home and will also make a southern
extension beyond Shaw University, the
great cOlored school. Another sugges-
ton was made that steps should be
taken to have a Y. Nj. c.. A. building
and it is shown very clearly that scores
Of young men now spend their even
1nSs in very questionable places. It
was pointed out that Raleigh is the
only capital without a Y. NJ. G.. A. and
that in the other progressive towns in
North Carolina that there are hand
some buildings of this character. It
was urged that the one here should
having reading rooms, gymnasium, and
a n%atatOrium, etc. for use all the year
round. The club took mold of this
matter very promptly, as indeed it did
all of those brought forward. Another
pressing matter was then introduced
by your correspondent, this being the
scarcity of labor, which is causing so
much annoyance here, not only domes-
tic labor but that in all sorts of enter
prises, and the varied industries. This
is really a very keen question indeed.
4 portrait of the late Mr.. William G..
StrOnach, for ten years the devoted
chairman of the board Of directors of
the Soldiers Home here has been
placed on the walls there in the room
which is at once the office, and is a
memorial of him, having been equip
ped by the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy and who also present this pic
ture, which is greatly appreciated and
liked.
Judge Purnell will go to Richmond
in a few days to sit on the circuit court
Of appeals, before which comes some
very important cases.
Secretary Joseph E. POgue of the
state fair, says the attendance and the
receipts at the late fair were both so
per cent greater than ever before. The
receipts from the sales Of privileges on
the midway" were ninety per cent
greater than they were last year.
Your correspondent had n talk with
Mr.. Burt Wilder, a typical cotton
grower as we'll as general farmer,
whose farm is q mile or so south of
Raleigh. On this farm he had last
year one hundred acres in cotton and
this year he planted the same acreage
there, reducing the acreage at another
farm, some distance away, in order to
comply with the requested reduction.
Last year he made 102 bales Of 400
pounds each on the 100 acres. This
time the crop is so bales, all but two
of which are gathered. He says that
in his neighborhood more cotton has
been picked already than was gathered
up 10 the first of April last year, so
rapid has the picking been, while last
year cotton was allowed to remain in
the fields until very late.
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