The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
WARD LIQUOR BILL PASSES.
IT'S OBJECT Is TO STRENGTHEN
THE WATTS LAW.
Distillery Towns Put Out Of Action
pilotase Bill Puzzles h Commute
tee-Legislature VIII Create an In-
migration Commission-Nemortais
TO Confederate Troops at Apponlat-
tox-Dakota Bond Matter-Othcr
News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., February II.

Raleigh. y. c., February IL
Tbs Ward liquor regulation bal. has
passed the Senate by a majority and
members of the House say it has pass
led that body by quite a large one. =
lis agreed on by the Democrats as q
party measure. TO a considerable ex-
tent. though some of the party are OPP
lposing Ii, these of course saying that
bin was prepared by Senator Simmons
lduring his visit here about the timc
lof the first Democratic aucus and the
design of it is TO strengthen the Watts
bin, which Senator simmons and Gov
lernor Aycock drafted, and to give more
complete control of the liquor situa-
ltion, which is felt to be dangerous In
lmany respects. OF course 1t puts on.
iof action the distillery towns, against
Iquite a Knockout to the big lobby
(which is yet here and hard at work.
The distillers are not only working
lizard themselves but they are spending
IA great deal of none for counsel.
Among today's arrivals were r. T.
lClaywell. Morganton; b. s. Roystec.
IOxford; S. C. Sinclair, Marion: II. ..
Hyatt, Kinston, John H. billiard, Muir
|phy.
THE PILOTAGE BILL.
The bill to abolish compulsory pilot
lage on the Cape Fear river is certain
lily giving a great deal of trouble. 1t
Ihas been before a committee three
nights until a very late hour and last
might was discussed until l O'Clock and
then the committee vent into execu-
tive session upon it and appointed a
Subcommittee to consider the whole
matter and report.
FOR AN IMMIGRATION COMMITS
SION.
The immigration matter has provok-
led a good deal of discussion in the
papers. The bill to create an immigra-
ton commission will pass the legisla-
Iture, the governor very warmly favor
ling and in fact pressing the matter,
land the call for lei a commission be-
ing very strong from Eastern North
carolina or most parts of it. In his
address before the committee, a day
or two 60, Secretary j. s.. kuykendail
lof the North Carolina Real Estate
dealers Association, said that the COLI
Editions which confronted the agricul-
ltural interests Of the state were alarm
ling; that during the past few years 9s,-
1000 people from the country had been
lcalled into service by the factories in
1.-THE state, thus vacating 10 900 farms.
mo n taking their places. He inGulr-
led how many farmers We're seen clear
ling up waste lands; how many focks
lOf sheep n herds of cattle are seen
feeding upon the hills and valleys. On
the other hand The people of the state
are daily receiving car a Upon car
l0adS of beef, cheese, canned goods, hay
and numerous other articles of food
which the soil is fully capable of pro-
ducing at a good profit and in such
.Iqquantities that North Carolina should
be shipping products abroad. instead
Iof paying to outsiders a sum of money
$50 great as to exceed the entire amour:
received for the cotton crop grown in
the state. Land in the north and west,
(which yields 80 to 40 bushels of wheat
toi odlS, Vi Two lollS I'll nay " Tie dtIr,
Icannot be bought for less than $75 to
1900, while lands Of a similar produc-
ling capacity in North Carolina can be
bought at from SIS to $50 an acre. Sec
retary K~uykendalI urged hat by
means Of a bureau of information TIE
I~state's would be accurately
set 1orth Il that instead Of being
flooded with an undesirable foreign ele-
Iment, there could be secured and plac-
led On the vacant lands, good, practical,
Ihard-working farmers who would aid
lin developing every branch of the
States resources.
SOUTH DAKOTA BOND MATTER.
Mr.. Pence, the Washington corre-
.ispondent to The Morning Post tells a
jstoTy of how south Dakota expects 10
Iget every cent for the Western North
iCarolina bonds outstanding, by spend
ling what it expects to get from North
carolina on the outstanding judgment
lof the Supreme court in buying bonds
Ifrom the New York firm which has
them, and which will sell them at A
discount, having offered the State a
discount. When A. C. Ricaud was
Ileaving here, after his failure TO get
this state TO accede to the demands of
fSchafer Bros, of New York, he said
another plan would be carried out,
Though he could not reveal it, anG this
Unjust be the one. No doubt the whole
thing had been planned some time ago.
perhaps by some Of the sharpest law
lyers in New York and Washington-men
who are lots sharper than the North
ICarohna ex-politicians who have been
concerned in the scheme.
THE DISPENSARY PROFITS.
| The big profits of the Raleigh Dis
tpensary. which heretofore have been
divided between the city and the couri-
ity are, to be divided on a different
basis. the city getting a half. the county
a fourth and the public road
tfund a fourth.
MEMORIALS AT APPOMATTOx.
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