The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23
CONTRACT LET FOR NEW ROAD
Eastern Section Leads State in
Number of Railways.
Cotton Mill Men Interested in Move
ment to Get Employees From
Acknowledgements in Number OF
Charters Granted Slow Prosperity
of the State-Rainy Weather In
creased Receipts of the Dispensary.
Raleigh, II. c., October 20.

Raleigh, y. c., October 20.
Insurance Commissioner Young says
that the answers filed by the New
York Life and the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Companies and also by the po.-
icy holders committees. together with
a report of the committees which went
to New York on behalf Of the North
have all been filed with him and are
opened for the inspection of the pub
lie. Copies will be gwen any newspa-
per desiring to publish the matter.
This morning there was the first
sunshine since last Monday. Visitors
who have been in the city poured out
on all trains. The week has been a
very fine one for the theatres which
have done heavy business.
At democratic headquarters it is an
nounced that Franklin Mcneil will
speak at Gatesville, November End,
Rich Square November 3, J. R. Young
October oath at night, Archdale 25th
October oath at night, Archdale 18th
at night, Greensboro 26th at night.
A well known railway contractor
has taken a contract for grading
line which though short is an impor-
tant eastern link, this being from
Washington to Vandemere, forty
miles, the Atlantic Coast line being
really the owner of the line. Work
is to begin at once and both free labor
and convicts are to be employed. It
is the purpose to cover the line with
laborers so as complete it intwelve
months from this date. There will be
three miles Of trestle and bridge
5000 feet long across the Pamlico
river at Washington. There is fine
timber in the section. Vandemere is
steam boat landing on the Neuse
river below New Bern. There are now
$50 convicts at work couple Of miles
from Wilmington, grading yards for
the Atlantic Coast Line, these to have
twentythree miles of new track.
mainly for the storage of freight
trains, to meet the enormous traffic
demands of that great system. Part
of these cOnvicts are to be transferred
to the Washington and Vandemere
railway and if possible more are to be
obtained as the Atlantic Coast Lin
work at Wilmington, above referred
to, will not be completed until in the
spring There is a great deal of rail
way activity in the east Timber and
truck are the things most sought af-
ter and there are more railways in
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North Carolina.
All of Governor G1enn's time until
the day of election is taken UP by
speaking appointments it is stated at
democratic state headquarters.
The show made here this week by
agricultural machinery and implement
is spoken of by observant farmers as
being an index to what is being done
in this line of development in the
state Some of the first farmers in
North Carolina declare that the one
hope now in the increasing shortage
of labor and it's general inefficiency
is the use of the very best agricultural
machinery and implements and more
than this the Keeping Of these in re-
pair, under shelter, clean and painted,
This state and others in the south
have suffered heavy loss because of
careIessness in keeping such things
as they are kept in the north and west
SOIHe of the mill men in North Car
olina say they are watching with in
terest the working Of the arrange
ments for getting cotton milT employ
ees from abroad There are a few in
this state and in South Carolina and
more are coming 60 the latter state
The prosperity of North Carolina is
very we'll shown by the notable in
crease in the number of charters
granted to corporations. Last years
figures were big but this years will
be larger still. The number Of cotton
mills granted charters will be as
large as in any year since that sys-
tenn was inaugurated.
The dispensary here has done a
good business this week, the rain per-
haps increasing the trade, buE it was
closed Thursday, the great day of the
fair, this being the custom. There
has been relatively very little drunk
enness and no fighting and no acci-
dents 1t is very remarkable that in
North Carolina, or in any state that
Sc many people can be gathered to-
gether- and behave SO well. The be-
havious here has been a subjct of
general remark not only for this
week but for many years past.
The next legislature will be asked
to very largely increase the appropria-
tions for the hospitals for the insane;
to build ahead, so to speak 1t has
been remarked that there is only one
Institution in the state which is now
fully equal to any demands upon it,
this being the State school for the
blind here. Most visitors who heard
Nordica sing there, last night and
tonight were astonished at the size
of the auditorium, which is the lar
gest in the state, outside of Asheville,
but which has heretofore only been
used for school purposes.
On the last Sunday of this month
there is to be mass meeting at
which the n1an for Y NJ q