The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

Z " Perry, secretary.
r. H Packer, the noted younS
sculptor OF New York. whose designs
for q monument to the late Ensign
Worth Bagley have been adopted is
again in Raleigh 10 confer with those
having in charge the erection Of this
memorial. The casts are also here and
will be viewed by the committee.
DR.. B. F. Dixon, state auditor, and
one of the vice presidents and direc-
tors of the North Carolina Children's
Home societies at Greensboro, speaks
with appreciation of the last report
OF that institution just received by
him. These figures show that l2s
children have been received by the o
ciety since its organization about Two
years ago, and 121 of this number
have had homes provided for them.
The total amount Of money received
by the society has been <4,54l.3s.
The Hammer Lumber company, VII
mington, will manufacture lumber,
rough and dressed n will construct
tramways, etc, incorporators are T. b.
Hammer and F. L. Hammer, Phila-
delphia, Pa. and T. P. Hammer. VIII
mington- The limitation is placed at
$500 0 and $1,000 has been sub
scribed.
Governor Glenn is again in his Of
flee, after an absence of several days
spent in di1erents parts Of the state
and in Washington. d. c., the las,
point visited having been Charlotte,
where he attended a meeting, where
in we're involved the forestry interests
of the country, especially as they touch
Month Tar0lrna orA .ha cny,fh Tho
governor expresses himself as being
well pleased with the Charlotte meet
ing, which was more greatly charac-
teriZed by work and direct earnest
ness than what is commonly called
enthusiasm There seems 10 be every
indication now, from what the chief
executive says, that a determined eff
fort will be made to advance the real
interests of the state and section, with
the likelihood of n fairness and full
ness of action which will be of inesti-
mable benefit to the people of the state
and section as well-whereby the peo-
pie will not be robbed of their lands,
but will be assisted by the federal
government and will be allowed a fair
valuation for all such so employed in
a reserve.
Following the investigation and &C
ton OF the North Carolina corporation
commission, concerning certain COM
plants lodged AGAINST the A. G. =.
railroad, that company has decided TO
operate an extra passenger train be-
tween Spring Hope and Wilson, which
will be effective within a short while.
This is done to meet the petition IL
that road which was signed by a large
number of complainants.
There was held today an important
conference of the interested parties
concerning the immigration movement
in North Carolina. NJ. V. Richards.
industrial agent of the Southern Rail-
way company, Wilbur McKoy, of the
Atlantic Coast Line. were for a long
time with Governor Glenn, and later
with Commissioner Patterson of the
department OF agriculture and Hon. 7.
K. Bruner, secretary of the state board
of agriculture. j. w. White, of the
Seaboard system, was detained in
Portsmouth because of the fire to tina.
company. From the conference thus
held it seems that cooperation among
the states as outlined in the circular
letter of Secretary Bruner, is hardly
practicable, owing to the fact that the
railroads would have to adopt mea-
sures akin to such action in the vari-
states through which they would
have to pass. 1t seems now that each
state will have to take up the matter
among the people of a section and for
ward matters both on this side as
we'll as in Europe, where ii is so de-
sired to provide immigrants of a high
and beneficial class.
Secretary Bruner reports a o sue
cessful trip to the country he had
chosen for investigation in behalf Of
the state. He made the rounds from
New Bern to ManteO, and all about the
Pamlico Sound country. Many photo
graphs and a wide fund of information
to the department will follow the
work of Mr.. Bruner.
Your correspondent stated some time
ago that Governor Glenn was in re-
ceipt of a letter from the authorities
at Fayetteville, asking assistance in
calling the attention of the nationa!
government to certain needed improve
ments in the Cape Fear river. This
was taken up by Governor Glenn and
he is now in receipt of a letter from
the department at Washington TO say
that an expert will at onc be sent to
that water to look into the matter
with a view to providing the same Sc
curity and protection to the fish as is
afforded in Pamlico Sound, where an
open way is maintained for the fish
of that section. The governor IS
strongly of the opinion that all these
matters will be settled In accord with
the wishes of the respective people so
petitioning.
1t is understood that the annotated
revisal of 1905, TO be issued by George
P. Pell, of the Winston-Salem bar,
will consist of two volumes of about
1000 pages each, at the price Of s.
per volume. The blanks for advance
subscriptions are 10 be sent out in =
few days, and whether or notfhe work
will be pushed will all depend upon the
lawyers and public officials of the state
who may desire such for the details of
their necessary work.
rTDCI TT~n nv TE ATTnDC