The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13

Raleigh. y. {, July 1.-THE Raleigh
and Southport railroad company this
afternoon ran its first through passen-
ger train between Raleigh and FAY
etteviIle. a distance Of sixty four miles
Daily service will be maintained.
Freiehts will MOI be handled for sew
eral days. This road will connect with
the Atlantic Coast Line trains at FAY
~etteville.
Governor Glenn has appointed p. W.
Edwards. Snow Hill. Greene count
on the board OF directors Of the state
hospital at G~oldsbOr0. to fill out the un-
expired term OF Dr.. Elisha Porter. de
ceased.
The sub text book commission. elect
cd w. II. Ragsdale, Pitt county. chair
man and Z. l.. Madison. jackson coun-
", secretary. The commission passed
resolutions d~isallowing secret discus
sion Of text books with agents. 1t
also directed all competing agents to
submit through the secretary OF state
all briefs concerning text books on or
before l p. m. July 18th.
J. NJ. Monroe and Company. Swan
Station, today filed a petition in invol-
untary bankruptcy.
At the afternoon session of the Farm
ers Convention Colonel ]. Bryan
Grimes. secretary Of state. addressed
the farmers. He spoke ror more than
an hour on Ten years progress in the
state and agricultural outlook" He
presented a general view of the re
sources of the tate. contrasting the
present methods and those obtaining
many years c. or within the genera
ton. He reviewed the period Of de-
preston which held the state in thrall.
and that time Of its impoverishment
and made the comparison as with the
present. He said agriculture has
kept pace with other advancements OF
the country in science. and as now APP
piled t. the soils of the state and
try is producing greater results from
the soils that n other form of scien-
tifc application. Chemical knowledge
and application. together with i'm
proved machinery, are responsible for
all this. and such satisfactory results
are being produced BY the farmers all
over the United States. What were
were considered a few years ago the
most barren and desOlate fields OF the
state. such as would scarcely produce
one single crop within the year. have
been so brought up By such scientific
treatment that TWO and three crops are
annually produced"
Colonel Grimes emphasized the use
of chemical fertilizers with proper
drainage, Image. and tillage. n the
use of machinery for results. instead Of
so much man power at a time when all
labor is scarce. He felicitated the PEG
pie of the state or the development
which has been brought about by rural
free delivery and spoke in favor Of the
parcels post. and ~applauded the thrift
that had brought local taxes FOR school
purposes. the great advantages from
good roads. the rural ~telegraPhs and
telephones. Organization among the
farmers he recommended as being a
necessary adjunct in their lives. and
the means Of promoting their interests
through the establishment Of cotton
seed oil mills. factories for the manu-
~ufacture OF fertilizers. He reviewed
their production. as well as 10 the man
ufacturer Of fertilizers. He reviewed
the value of farm products. giving
figures bearing both in actuality and in
the DrOphetical way as well The
figures showed increases for the last
fifteen years
Summarizing az to the future. Colo
mel Grimes employed the term Of Dean
Swift ito make TWO blades Of grass
grow where only II had grown be
fore" which 70 the farmer means and
must mean the applying Of intelligence
10 their calling. in order to produce
maximum crops at a minimum cost
Dr.. TAFT Butler. state veterinarian.
spoke on Cattle Ticks Must Co and
the force Of his words was contained in
three reasons he gave First because
thew so sucked the blood Of the cattle
and depleted their force and flesh:
second they conveyed tick fever which
he stated caused the death Of more ca
tie between the month.of May q De
cember than n other six causes OF
disease: third he emphasized the rs
strictiye and harmful effects Of the fed
eral quarantine laws which do not al
low the interchange Of cattle because
Of the tick. thus working 4 serious and
heavy detriment TO growers and deal
ers in all lines Of cattle. So burdensome
Is this tax levied by the tick that the
price Of COWS Is lowered as much "a a
quarter Of a cent per pound Tne