The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-26
CONNCTs ARE MAKING BRICK
DEMAND Is NOW GREATER THAN
TIE SUPPLY
Where the Convicts are Working.
Governor Glenn Leaves for wash
Observation-Disclosures Colonel Cowics
Iromotcd-New Quarters for the
Insurance Commissioner.
Messenger Bureau.
SoOI5
Raleigh. n. c.. May y.

Governor Glenn left today for Wash.
ington, preside over the parliament
which begins tomorrow Senator Sim
mons will be present and will probably
make some remarks.
A number of corporations We're char
tered today, among these being the
Aahostie Ice Company, Of Hartford
county; the Consolidation Company. Of
Spray, Rockingham county, which is
authorized to have $125,OOO capital,
and to spin and weave and deal in tex.
tiles, operate bleacheries, etc, +. NJ.
Elicit and others, of Spray, being the
ufacturing Company, Of Catawba
county, is authorized to change its
name to the Brookford mills, incorpor-
ated.
Lieutenant Colonel Calvin ID. Cowles,
late of the Fourth Infantry, Z. S. A,
is promomted colonel and assigned to
the command of the Fifth Infantry, at
P~attsburg barracks, New York state.
He was lieutenant colonel Of the First
4foIL LII lO5lLiNA(t ~ Ne
teers, during the war with Spain, and
is an admirable officer. He is the
nephew of the late Congressman Will
liam III. III. CoWleS.
Adjutant General Robertson arrived
today tt have a short conference with
tiovernor Glenn regarding the encamp-
nlent Of the National Guard of this
state and other matters relative to it.
State Auditor Dixon left today for
Monroe. to deliver an address. The re-
port that he has been ill was unbound
ed, and he is in the best of health.
In an interview with Secretary Al
ringtOn of the penitentiary it was
learned that there are now 319 convicts
on the penitentiary farm near Weldon.
81 on the Raleigh and PamlicO Sound
railway, So on the Raleigh and Cape
Fear railway, 80 on the Wilkesboro
and Jefferson turnpike, and ~ engaged
in canal construction in Hyde county.
The total number is but a trife over
600. as compared with 1,49O twenty
years ago, showing d most remark
able falling off. There are only ZIG
convicts in the p%enitentiary proper. One
a white man named House, arrived
yesterday from Wilson county to serve
twelve years for murder. The convicts
in the prison are making brick, but
cannot supply the demands. 1t is ex-
pected that tomorrow a contract will
be made to supply the hospital for the
insane here with 100000, for use i'll
building the new wing. Brick are also
being supplied to Wake Forest College,
for a cotton mill at Clayton, to Louis
burg for sewerage construction and
uyafQpurnrRS for a hank 1t AnpX. ana
for a boiler house at the hospital for
the insane here.
Speaking about the crops at the
Estate farm Mr.. Arlington said that
the cotton acreage had been reduced
from 1900 acres to 1920. That it had
. been decided to stick to the agreement
} made early in the year as to reduction,
mo matter as to what other persons did
: IL. this regard. The land thus freed
from cotton will be planted in corn and
peanuts. Wheat does not prove to be Q
profitable crop, while peanuts are very
profitable and sold last year at 80 l.
cents per bushel all around, this being
regarded as a very good price. None
eof last seasons crop of cotton has beer
sold, amounting to 1893 bales. MI
Arlington a there is a belief thai
there will be an advance in June 81
soon as the government report comes
ont. He was pleased to hear that the
reports show that the cotton growers
i'll North Carolina generally have re
duced their cotton acreage to a ngure
pretty close to % per cent.
interest is quite marked i'll tb;
Southern Industrial Parliament, Whlci
meets at Washington tomorrow ant
over which Governor Glenn Will pre-
side. and at which he will make tn
opening speech. Among the Othe
speakers will be Secretary OF Agrlcui
ture Wilson, Secretary Metcalf, OF til
deDartment of labor and commerce.
Head Forester Clifford Pinshot, MI
Schwab. Mr.. Henry L. West, formeri:
of the Washington Post, and SO WEI
known everywhere as a man OF hlSl
ability and who is now a COMMISSIONS
of he District of Columbia, is mar
ager of the parliament
Insurance Commissioner 1oun
will next Monday or Tuesday occup
his new quarters which are in a lea
ed building standing on a square mex
to the capital square. h building
one of the quaintest in the city, all
was built about 1900 by State Treas
rrer John Haywood. In a painting {
the old state capitol, made about 49,
this building appears. MI. Young WI
have admirable offices.
Some more North Carolina flags wei
received today by Governor Glenn ffol
the war department and were place
\ in the hall of history by your CORE
sspondent. Photographs of all the has
have been made, to be published
louisville for use at the great Con1e'
crate reunion there next month.
AS yet it is not settled whether IL
roof of the grand stand at the La
grounds which was blown away by
gale a week ago will be replaced,
whether a new grandstand will
erected. The latter step ought TO
taken. The Agricultural Society
amply able to do the work, as it ow
nothing and has a handsome balan
i'm bank, thanks to admirable manas
ment long every line.
VI Ia~;cJ1+iuo committees on +