The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-01
CHILD LABOR IN FACTORIES
NO Complaints Have Been Receiv-
ed by Commissioner Warner
Shortage OF Labor Supply i'm the State.
To Enlarge the Erwin Cotton Mills.
Weather Report for the Month.
Acreage of Cotton and Tobacco This
Year-The State Museum.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. N. c.. April 26.

1uC oLdIC duLDOl lLCo LuC EI VIII GU
tor mills at Durham to increase the
capital stock from three million dollars
to five million dollars. D. NJ. Duke is
the president and W. A. Erwin the
secretary and treasurer of these mills.
They also occupy the same positions in
regard to the great mills at Duke on
the railway between Durham and Dunn.
The Erwin mills at Durham are to be
very greatly enlarged and will have the
largest warehouses in the state, one
of the latter being now under construc-
ton and being 1,20O feet long and 200
feet wide.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Scott
has returned here from New Bern
where he investigated a firfe thought
to be of incendiary origin. The evil
dence to that effect is pretty strong,
but not quite enough was secured to
bring about a conviction. In Arson
county he investigated the burning Of
a barn in the country n h result
of the investigation is the arrest Of
Glen Ingram, colOred, against whom
the evidence is said to be very strong.
Two men saw him running away from
the burning barn.
The supreme court, as predicted last
week, decides the street railways are
personal property and SO the man who
threw a stone through the window of
a street car at Winston Salem will have
to serve his sentence of eight months
on the roads.
Tu.n intavnctinO hnnEc ara cnNn IN
appear, one of these being Professor D.
III. Hills child history of North Carroll
ma and the other a book on eminent
North Carolinians by Professor R. D.
w. Conner. The illustrations will be
numerous for both books, and for the
child's history no fewer than II have
been made from the historical collec-
ton here. This book is to appear
about July.
There is to be at Lexington, KY, be-
ginning May 2, a conference on educa-
ton in the south and at the same time
a meeting of the southern superinten-
dents of education. State lSuperinten-
dent Joyner, R. D.. w. Conner and
Clarence H. Poe are among those who
will attend from this state.
There is already beginning to be a
little furry in politics and as usual it
begins here among democrats, while
Greensboro, as always is the republican
storm centre. The republicans do not
seem to know as yet where their state
convention will he held, but those who
favor Greensboro insist hat it will be
held there.
State Labor Commissioner Warner
-. ooI-oI rrhofbar INV a0mnl9jnfE
were coming in to him regarding h
labor of children in factories says thae
this veal no cases Of violation OF the
law and no complaints have come TO
his attention. He added that he a
no way of examining into this matter,
the law making no provision Whatever
for factory inspection. Ihere mas new
er been any such inspection IN the sta-e
and no inspectors. Should any VIOLA
lions of the law come to his attention
they would be reported to the solicitor.
He says there are very prODaDly some
violations of this law as OF all otnefs'
There is not nearly a suthclently sup
ply of labor to man the factories III lhe
state, the scarcity being very great at
all lines. there being no labor troubles
except at High Point, where all 1acto-
tories are running. In regard TO the
public printing Mr.. Warner says II IS
in better condition than ever De1oFe
and that the work is done better II
more cheaply. He went on TO speak
about the development of the great Wa
fer mower at Whitney, where millions
of dollars are being spent on the 1ad-
kin river. Lexington, 20 miles away is
- $3.50 Do;nt tO this great DlduC,
which will furnish enough power 20
operate all factories within a Iaolus u
100 miles, within hat radius there be-
ing something like 7OO. Mr.. warner
saws that Lexington, when the sou'n-
bound railway is built Will be on d
main trunk line between Columpus'
Ohio and Charleston, S. {. mat TOWN.
has 81 factories in operation.
state Corporation Commissioner
Rogers. who arrived today from the
mountain section says theIe
are I'm with their work but that the
lack of farm labor is very great. IN
fact abort is scarce in all kinds OF WORK.
a great deal of railway construction is
in nrosress. There were severe trosts
| Monday and Tuesday c week.
Great numbers of cards are being
sent out giving notice of the North
caroline Farmers State Convention to
he held at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college here, July 10th to
1sth. Special programmes are proVio-
cd for cotton and tobacco growers,
dairymen and women and able speak
ers will discuss important subjects. A
larger attendance thar ever before Is
szpected.
Frail Durham, a young white man
wbo is to serve fourteen years in the
penitentiary for killing Deputy Sherif
Hinton in Polk county, was brought
here by his brother, his bondsman, sew
eraI lays ago to serve his sentence.
but it was found that the sheriff Oh
Polk could not come here and the
16rother who brought the prisoner
here did not wish himself to turn him
over to the p%enitentiary authorities
The prisoners mother came with hin,
The brother returned to Polk county