The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
BatiefieIds Around Petersburg
Visited By Tar Heel Veterans.
Positions Of the 3ath and 3sth North
Carolina Regiments Easily Found.
Weather U~nfavorable for the Cottoe
Crop-Great Need OF Labor In the
state0Charters by the Stat-Pcd-
ton for Reconsideration of Freixht
Rates.
Especial TO The MsSsenSer.D

u SNaNs IEInes returned today from
the oattlefields around Petersburg,
where he n Mr.. Henry A. London
went With a view TO locating positions
OF North Carolina troops during the
~" W~r. lie brought hat K. 10 be
placed in the historical collection. 4
smell 4 bullet from battery No. 10
al Hare's Hill, which was captured by
The North Carolina troops in ar at
TACK indde before day light. the cap
tors being later driven out by the Fed
eT"i troops, and he also brought bull
Ie's rom Fart SEAMAN which was the
-~HG ~ i "lrtIC attack by North
C~arotinlanS. Mr.. Grimes saws that
they WOUND very readily the position
or the Sfth and 35th North Carolina
regiments which were cut 10 pieces I'm
an assault on the Federal works in
June, 1864. and also the position OF
the North Carolina troops In the cap
ture OF Hare's Hill and Fort Stedman.
March cath 1865, in General Lees Iast
effort 10 break General Grants line. ali
these works being very clear and dis
tinctiy marked yet. with trees from IS
inches to two feet in diameter growfng
upon them, this portion OF the grounds
being left about as IL was when Lee
ana Grant abandoned il.
ON the side next 10 Fort Malone tho
entertainments n the Oil ell. ...,it.g
up 10 the Wilcox house have been
pto"ed up, IeVeled and obliterated. but
the positions OF the forts are easily
ascertained. A number OF northern
states have awaked TO the Importance
of marking these battledelds around
petersburg which were the scenes OF
some of the bfoOdiest conflicts OF the
entire war, and their markers are TO
be seen here and there. also some MON
uments. The ext legislature here will
M Gl-a2 -
" asked TO make provision for the
same sort of thing.
Secretary of State Grimes is a large
FARMER, and he was asked what was
the outlook as to the cotton crop now.
He replied that the weather is Very UNI
favorable, the soil excessively dry. and
mat much cotton is not coming up
while many planters who suffered from
frost or the dry weather do not know
whether to replant now or To wait
for a rain.
Mr.. Harold Hume, the talented head
of the sub-department of horticulture
In the state agricultural department
returned here after an absence OF six
: weeks most of the time having been
in New York where his little son Is un-
der special treatment in the hospital.
from the office of the state labor
commissioner blanks are being sent
out containing questions to the farm
ers, mechanics and newspapers OF the
NNNN~f "EAN Sooit TIA IutSlitsi bldtlhS
VIII be sent out to the manufacturers.
Information is beginning To come in
already from THE farmers, these say
ing that the condition of the wage
earners is more favorable. There Is n
great cry from all quarters as to the
the lack of labor. This time the farm
I erS are asked, and so are the mechan-
les, their view as to the desirabilitv Of
immigration and also what is the most
desirable class OF immigrants The
farmers generally are replying that
they desire immigration. while the
mechanics as a rule are saying they do
not want it, their ground against it
being that wages will be reduced.
Labor Commissioner Warner says
this belief Is and that there
is simply a great demand for labor all
over the state. 1t is noticed in the
replies sent in by mechanics that there
Is a desire for shorter hours among
the trades. This year no inquiry will
be made as to the question Of the de-
STABILITY of Compulsory education OF
the children, the replies for several
years past having clearly shown the
great general wish for a law to this
effect. It Is said that there are a num-
Der Of what may be termed "runt"
children in mills here and there.
There is no way for the department TO
get at the true ages Of children. The
Labor Commissioner says that the
Labor law Of 1903 now in effect. while
a mild one. has done much good and
has aided greatly in filling the schools
by taking many children out OF the
mills who were under the ake OF H.
The legislature has not been called on
as yet TO enlarge the powers OF the
Labor Commissioner in securing in
formation relative to violati ,nz of the
law, there t1ing now, as stated. prac-
ticalIy no power beyond the mere ask
III - cue :,;On-
q a-tcrs arc granted the Prirce
Harness Company. Lenoir. capital
stock 100000, Joseph A. Price and
others stockholders: The Roanoke
Rapids Bridge Company. caot'ai stock
$4,000. H. c. Cooper and others stock
holders, to build and maintain & oil
or free bridge across the Roanoke
river connecting the ountie Of Hall
fax and Northampton: the @. w. Erik
Company incorporated. Salisbury. -
deal in pianos and other musical IN
strEments, capital stock $4,000.
The commission will on the 2ath In
slant hear Messrs. Capps OF the Sea-
board Air Line, Green of Inc South
ern, and Bryan of the Atlantis Coast
Line representing the freight depart
ments Of those systems. and inciden-
tally the other a In the state. pom
a petition which has been filed bv all
the railway companies for re-class1h-
cation OF the freight rates. The roads
have not as yet set out what sorts Of
reduction they want. but have asked To
be heard on the question. and the COM
mission has named the day above
given for uch hearing.
BY an error your correspondent was
made to say a day or two q in speak
ing Of the approaching meeting Of the
State Board OF Agriculture, that IL
had already elected a new professor
Of agriculture at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college. What IL rad inteu-
ded TO say was that IL would elect at
the meeting, now only a few days Off.
a professor Of agriculture and n pro-
fessor Of textile industries.