The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-18
IMMIGRATION TO THIS STATE
Plan Suggested by Secretary Bru.
I1er forSecuing Foreigners.
Hearing in Hickory Union Passenger
station Natter-Help for the Public
Shool-Keduced Rates for the
Bryan speaking-Thc Work Of Ex-
terminating Cattle Tick.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c.. September Is.


The secretary Of state is shipping the
election registration and poll books,
and all sorts Of other mate, ial needed
for use in the coming election.
Among today's visitors here was
Swift Galloway. Esq, who came 10 at
ten the supreme court.
1t is learned a. the Office Of the Ia
o commissioner that - OF the more
than 800 cotton mills have no yet sent
IN their reports, and If these are no.
received these mills Will have 10 be
visited. There has been a gain OF about
Il mills during the year. There are
now over loo furniture factories. and
the gain IL these has been grea-.
Upon inquiry at the Office OF the su-
peTlntendent OF public instruction it is
learned that public schools n 81 coun-
ties nave been aided 10 the amount OF
500, III from the loan fund, go school
districts getting the benefit OF this.
The value OF new buildings erected by
the aid OF this fund is SO34,S35. No
other state has this system except Viz
glnia which followed North Cardinals
Lead in the matter.
Il Raleigh chamber OF
met this evening 10 select the direc-
tors. The board has unanimously
elected Joseph G. Brown, president Tor
the coming year. A secretary is also
to be chosen.
The following have been appointed as
a committee Oh the part Of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company Of New York
to look into the future conduct OF the
company in the management of it's
business. Governor Glenn, James II.
POu, A. B. Andrews, G w Hinshaw,
]. F. Ferrall, r. NJ. Nelson, and for the
New York Life Insurance Co., T. B.
Womack, Josephus Daniels, E. ]. JUS
tice, H. G. McNair, R. NJ. Page, j. c.
McAuley.
A special rate Of one and a third
fares has been made to the Bryan
speaking here netx week. \ great
crowd will be in Raleigh, much CT it
from points east of here.
There was a hearing today before the
corporation commission on the matter
OF d union passenger depot ordered by
the r%DoratiOn commission to be built
at Hickory, ". B. Rodman and F. II.
Busbee appeared for the Southern
Railway, while l.. T. Nichols repre-
sents the Carolina and Northwestern
Railway, the latter and the Southern
making the motion to continue the
case, application having been made
for a re-hearing by the supreme court.
For the people Of Hiskory, E. B. Cline,
W. A. Self and J. E. Elliott appeared,
There was an hours argument, and
the commission took the matter under
Amusement.
Secretary 7. X. BIuner & the agri-
cultural department issued on the 18th
of last July a circular letter in regard
to immigration to this s,2te. this say
ing that the railways, the agricultural
department, the Piedmont immigration
society and other organizations, cham
bers of commerce, etc, ought TO or
ganiZe a state association or lmmlgra-
ciOn agencies to secure ore or the
steamship companies to make a land
ing every 80 or 60 days at Norfolk, so
as to leave immigrants for the south;
that capable men be sent to the coun-
tries from which immigration is deslr-
ed. Some other states in the south
have taken up this plan, which is the
one suggested by COMMISSIONS of I'm
migration F. P. Sergeant.
DR.. Cooper Curt1ce. who was for
several years state veterinarian here,
and who then went to Rhode Island.
but who is now in the employ nent or
the United States agricultural depart
ment. was here today and IS a vel
coined visitor. He is now in charge Of
the work of exterminacing cattle TICK
in Virginia and this state, and has
about 20 men under him. This is a
new work for the government, the ap-
preparation having been made this year
for the first time and North Carolina S
excellent work in getting rid OF the uch
! being quite largely responsible for the
taking I'D Of the work by the United
States, which will cooperate by the
various states in the south OF destroy
ing the ticks. So far ten counties lave
been cleared in North Carolina by the
state and have been released rms
wear three OF four counties will proba-
blv be cleared, as the work Is beng
pushed from Mecklenburg. Cabarrus,
Polk. Rutherfordton, Cleveland, Dav-
! idson and Yadkin. DR.. Curtice had a
conference with DR.. TAFT Butler about
the whole matter so far as this state
is concerned, and North Carolina anc
the governme will cooperate hearth
" as they are doing along several other
lines.