Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
NORTH CAROLINA.

islature in act relative to the South
Dakota and Schafer Brothers bonds
The litigation into which the Southern
Railway and the city of Durham were
thrown by the laying of track at mid
night on one of the pr. ncipal streets of that
city by the Southerns track forces has
ended. The railway took up the track and
the restraining order was dismissed Both
the Durham contempt cases. arising from
this controversy. were disposed of. the re-
spondentS being discharged and the railway
being taxed with the costs.
The state department of agriculture is
assuming an aggressive phase, and the
various officers of the department are pre-
pairing for strenuous summer. The ma
tfonal Department of Agriculture Is CO.
operating with the state department. and
several test farms are being located in the
state. and six insect experiment stations
In the western counties.
The State Test Farm.
The test farm located at Willard will be
under the superintendent of Prof John H.
Jefferies of the University of Florida. Mr.
S. L. Patterson. commissioner of agricul-
ture. has issued an address to the cotton
farmers of this state, urging them to hold
their staple for higher prices and to reduce
their cotton acreage 20 per cent The de-
partment is encouraging the building up of
a large live stock business in North Caro-
INA and is keeping several inspectors In the
neid constantly to prevent the spread of the
tlck pest and to prevent violations of the
state ana government quarantine reguIa-
tionS.
The state campaign for education will not
begin until June. The campaign commit
tee consisting of State Superintendent of
Public instruction J. Y. Joyner, eX-Gov
Charles B. Aycock and DIR. C. D. McIyer of
the Greensboro Normal, have arranged an
active campaign, to be carried on in every
county In the state. and in which a score of
ty,o,,
men in the state will take a. leading part.
The Notwithstanding Base Ball League
has been organized and consists Of teams
IN Salisbury, Greensboro, Charlotte and
Danv1lle. options were left open for Dur
ham and Winston to affiliate The man.
ayers of the teams are: e. J. Ransick Dam
vile; l.. Strouthers, Salisbury; J. ]. Grim
Greensboro. and Ted Sullivan. Charlotte
me first game is scheduled for May t.
The sixteenth annual grand council Of
the Royal Arcanum is in session this week
at Ashev1ile. Forty-one of the forty-four
councils In the state are represented and
the attendance is unusually large
The state treasurer announces that the
total state indebtedness is 1851, 450. and
North Carolina investments amount to
SI,U2S,Oo0. The total state income is 81 131 =
Ola. The assessment for taxation fey
1%3-04 was S433, 6S7, S07 and will be greatly
increased this year. The statement was
shown the governor. who was very much
pleased and he said that 1t would be graft
Tying to the people Of the state
North Carolina is awakening to the vast
Importance of the proposed southbound
train from Winston to Southport Bruns-
wick county. and strong efforts are being
put forth by the financial and industrial
interests of the state to have it run in
this state instead of to Charleston, S. c.
The advantages of Southport are being
earnestly urged and several gentlemen who
are largely interested say they believe
North Carolina will get the Southbound
This road would open up to the North Car
DINA coast the coal fields Of Tennessee,
Virginia and West Virginia.
There would be little hope for the great
commercial progress in this state with
Norfolk to the north and Charlestown to
the south without the Southbound 1t is
said that there are about forty feet al
ready two or three miles within the bar
and there Is splendid harbor at South
port the depth of water ranging from
thirty-tive to forty-five feet The promo
ton OF this trunk line from the coal fields
I to the North Carolina seabOi.rd, meaning
/ millions of dollars to the state is one of
the biggest propositions the state ever had
to meet and its final determination is vital
to its future progress.