The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23
Efforts Made to Have 100000
Added to Appropriation.
Rainy Weather Detrimental to Fair.
A. and NJ. Cadets Drill for Prize.
Democratic Headquarters Busiest
Place i'm Town-Greensboro Insur-
ance Center of the State.
Messenger Bureau,
Chamber Commerce Rooms,
Holloman Building.

Holloman Building,
Raleigh, N c., October Is.
The movement to have the state
pension appropriation considerably in
creased, if possible one hundred thous-
and dollars, is now being pressed Wig
orously. The appropriation is now
$275,O00 a year, the last legislature
having added $4,000 to it.
The northeaster which set in early
Monday continued today and was III
fact worse than ever, with O. driving
rain which soaked a great many Wis
1tors tC the state fair. 1t is the worst
weather known continuously during
any state fair and was certainly IN
fortunate in every respect, as a great
many thousands of visitors make this
week the event of the year.
The rainy weather has prevented
any cotton shipping being done dur
ing the week and this loss of four
days will tell pretty heavily and cause
further deterioration of the crop as
we'll as loss by cotton falling on the
ground. All in all, it is the worst
year for cotton on record, the oldest
growers say
Late yesterday afternoon in a driv-
ing drizzle Of cold rain the A. & M
college cadets drilled for a company
prize, six companies competing, and
company G, commanded by Captain
George W. Hinshaw. Jr., of Winston
Salem winning the pennant. The
judges Adjutant General Robertson,
Quartermaster General Macon, and
Captain W. F. Moody, were very much
pleased with the drill by "The Pony
Company which is composed almost
entirely Of freshmen, who have only
had about six weeks drill
In the face of the bad weather there
were many visitors to the city today.
They sWarmed in the public buildings
and took in all the sights that could be
seen. The banks, pOstOffice, ETC., were
cosed. Usually Thursday of fair is
the big holiday here and most of the
stores close in the afternoon
The county commissioners are MAX
ing some of the public roads safer by
getting them off grade crossings of
the railways This is being done two
miles west of here and is also being
done north of here, where a very dan
gerous crossing has been eliminated
at considerable cost to the railway,
SOLlelIlInS ike 90,UUU.
Commissioner of Agriculture Pat
terson is expected to return some time
this month. His health has not been
good recently and he has been COM
PEELED to remain for some weeks at
MS home near LenOir, Caldwell coun-
ty. He is in some respects a victim
Of OVerwork, last year and the year
before
l)GmOcrofjR orto
t1nues to be one of the busiest places
in town. Although it is an off year
the campaign is being waged with
great vigOr and gain, vast quantities
OF literature have been sent out and
speakers are kept on the move, the
latter being about as numerous as if
1T were presidential election year
OF course, as everybody knows, the
great fight is being made in the 9Th
and 10th districts, though there arc
scattered counties here and there in
Which the republicans are putting up
a fight, for example, counties like
CabarruS. The republicans are spend
ing much money which they get from
somewhere and are trying their best
to make gains so as to make show
ing which will impress their national
organization Most of them appear to
care for state politics only with this
end in view.
At noon today the meeting of the
North Carolina policy holders associ-
alton of the Mutual Life and New
York Life Insurance companies was
held here. The insurance commission
er had invited persons holding poll
cleS in other companies to be present
and hear the statements made and
also to effect the general organization,
this being thought to be Important
The list of insurance companies
doing business in this state just issued
by the insurance department shows
that there are seven life insurance
companies chartered in this state;
twelve assessment life companies:
twenty-one fire companies and three
accident and surety companies.
Greensboro continues to be the insur-
ance center Of the state.
At the meeting Of the council of
state yesterday, November 18th was
set as the time for the state text book
commission which is composed OF the
council of state, to pass upon the three
text books for the public schools which
were left out of the list adopted In
august. These three are civics, North
Carolina history and pedagogy. The
person who are offering histories are
directed to submit them to the sub
commission at once. in order that The
latter may present them to the state
commission on the date named with
recommendations. It is said that Mr..
Allen of Wayne county and Prof. D.
-H. Hill of Raleigh will both submit
histories for schools. Capt. Samuel
AI Ashe is preparing regular history.
Danger From the Plague.