The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-24
COTTON GROWERS MEET.
FORM NORTH CAROLINA DIyIS-
ION AND ELECT OFFICERS.
Action Taken at New Orleans is En-
dorsed-General Fitzhugh Lee Re-
urn TO Richmond-Only Two
Companies to Attend Inauguration.
Raleigh, y. c., February 2.
Messenger Bureau,

t. Reid Company Of Greensboro with |
capital stock of $4,000 paid up cap
itaI $1,000. This corporation is 20
manufacture and deal in all kinds OF
farm implements and machinery. The
incorporates are r. S. Petty, j. e.
Logan, 3. S. Campbell, T. r. Hardin,
B. T. Reid and J. P. McAdams.
Sheriff Julian of Rowan delivered
three prisoners to the penitentiary to-
day. One is the young white man.
Risden. sentenced for is months for
embezzlement, another white man for
three years for setting fire to a boz
car, and a negro is in the party SEN
! fenced for 10 years for killing his
wife.
General Fitzhugh Lee left here at
noon today for Richmond having
| greatly enjoyed his stay. At dinner
last night at the home Of Col. Bsne-
ham Cameron, his host, Lieutenant
| Governor Winston, Speaker Guion,
John S. Cunningham and a. w. Ora
nam were guests. After dinner Gen
eral Lee went over to St. .Mary's Fee
male College and was introduced to
the three hundred students by Colonel
Cunningham. He made q very bright
talk, largely upon patriotism. Stir
ring songs were sung. Among those
present was Bishop Cheshire.
The bill introduced in the legisla-
ture by John S. Cunningham to use
the ~convicts of the state on the pub
lie roads involves the sale OF the
state farm, which Cunningham con-
i TENDS is not a moneymaker. It is said
it will require from 100000 to $4,000
to rebuild the dykes there which We're
swept away some years ago by the
great flsods.
At noon today the State Cotton
Growers Convention met in the court
house. Delegates were here from all
the cotton growing counties, some
thing like 81 in number.
Thirty three counties were represent
ed. The following resolution commit
! tee was appointed: r. r.. Cotton, H. r.
Woodland, J. E. Person, A. c. Green,
J. T. Usury, j. D Mcneil, H c.. Dock
cry, J. P. Allison, w. S. Pharr, O. II.
Shilling, A. cree, L. A. Bethune, I. B..
Parker, J. A. Brown, w. F. Gibson, 4.
A. Morris, Med. Watkins.
The resolutions adopted endorse the
action at New Orleans; declare cotton
to be held until after the June govern
ment report as to acreage; direct a
thorough canvass by townships to re-
duce the acreage Is per cent; direct
that exposed cotton be protected from
z the weather: and urge farmers not to
. store cotton with any factory who re-
+ quire the sale by any certain date.
= The name chosen is the North Caro-
lima Division southern Cotton Associa-
ton.
The following officers were elected.
John A. Cunnin CHAM, president; A. &
Green, vice president; T.. B. Parker
secretary and treasurer. Executive
Committee, r. R. Cotton, Frankland
r. H. Speisht, Whitakers; F. K. Dor
den, Goldsboro; w. A. Myatt, Raleigh
H. w. Lloyd, Chapel Hill; A. J. McKin'
S non, Maxton; H. c. Dockery, Rocking
ham,; z. A. Morris, Concord; Med
r watkins. C~larabeth, Members of th'
national committee, J. A. Brown ant
e J. P. Allison.
Among the delegates to this con.
vention is James D. Mcneil of Fay
etteville. who says hat last night The
n Aldermen of Fayetteville unanimous
ly signed a petition to the Legislature
e TO enact a law allowing the people o
Cumberland to vote on the hquo,
If question under the provisions Of tn
Watts law.
n 1t is said thu eight cents is bein;
l. offered for cotton by some of the mill
: and that a little is being bought a
that price but that the majority o
ID farmers are holding out for 10 cent;
he It appears that very little cotton i
being marketed anywhere. The farm
so ers are gratiied at the way they ar
standing by each other in he bi
er movement.
N No additional news has been re
Ill ceived by the corporation commissio
he regarding the bank Of Fayetteville
One of the questions is how niue
LII would be realized on the loans. 1t
a' said that not only was the manage
IL ment bad but that there was adde
20 his the embezzlement. 1t appear
~ that a good deal of money was inves'
e. ed in Nova Scotia Mining interest
" If these interests pan out we'll VII
81 there will be a bonanza, but if NJ
" there will be of courS a large los
III 1t is aid that much money from tt
- section around Fayetteville has bee
III invested in these Nova Scotia prope'
ties.
There is a good deal OF talk aDo
the action of the committees in d
Ginning to extend the charter Of I
he Atlantic and North Carolina Railwa
Ia. ! On the one hand it is contended tn
the action is very proper, the claim b
he ing that the Rowland Improveme
fee Company, the lessee has not compli
= with its contract. On the other hal
it is claimed that the state is not col
il:e plying by not extending the chart
in so to cover the 81 year. The chart
at runs for Il years. 1t is said hat t
up state has given all Its rights to I
company in the lease, and that ev
my after the charter falls in the compa
the could go right ahead and operate I
road under the terms of its lease.
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