The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
The Work on This Line is Being
Rapidly Pushed
of the Penitcntiary-No Provis-
ion for Pay Of Code Commissioners.
Appeals From Fourteenth District
Before the Supreme Court-General
This Year-The Appropriation for
the Hospital for the Insane-Straw-
berry Shipments.
MESSENGER Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., May 8, 1906.

that institution he stated that of the
1000 acres in the state farm lea-
Halifax about 1000 are in cultivation
this season, of which 1900 are in cot
ton, this being the same acreage in
this crop as was planted a year ago.
Four hundred acre are in Spanish
peanuts, which are 49,. such great re-
quest, the remainde f the cultivated
lands being in corn, all grain, peas,
etc. The number - convicts on the
farm has averaged a-out 800 for the
past year. Last years cotton crop was
l,loO bales n no. . bale has been
sold, all being store. n buildings al
the farm and we'll CO vered by insur-
ance. Superintendent Mann says there
is no hurry to sell. During the past
twelve months the health of the con
victs has been very good, there having
been no epidemic or serious outbreaks
of any disease. During the past few
months there nave been few escapes.
Two hundred and fifty convicts are
employed on railway and turnpike con-
structiCn. Brick-making at the peni-
Tertiary has been found to be very
profitable and is now the only Industry
carried on at the central prison here.
The new revisal of the laws, by an
oversight, contained no provision tor
the pay Of the code commissioners and
SO the council Ct state in view of the
fact, has decided to make the neces-
sary allowance, as the legislature at
the next session will of course, correct
the oversight.
Josiah William Bailey, chairman Of
the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League
was asked whether he thought there
would be many prohibition elections
held in the state this year. He ce-
marked that Hickory had been carried
for prohibition a few days ago He
added: ut does not now appear that
the liquor dealers will try to recover
any grounds this year, as l see no
signs of any petitions by them for
elections anywhere"
Insurance Commissioner Young left
today for Richmond to deliver All adj
dress before the association of local
fire insurance agents of Virginia. He
will talk about insurance laws and the
obligations Of agents under them.
Mention was made the other day of
the fact that Superintendent Mckee Of
the state hospital for the insane, here,
had applied to the council of state for
$4,000 for furnishing the new build
ing for women. The council met to-
day and took up this application. 1t
appointed a committee composed OF
Treasurer Lacy, Auditor Dixon and
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Joyner to take the whole matter
in charge, and to call Doctor Mckee
before it.
In a note to your correspondent from
Secretary T. K. Bruner, of the state
agricultural board, written from Rocky
Mount on the date of the 7th, he says
that he finds that up to the night Of
the 9Th the distributing agent of the
! East Carolina Fruit and Truck Grow
ers' Association had forwarded 1913
carloads of Strawberries, the Chad
bourn district furnishing the greater
portion Of these. The Philadelphia,
New York and Pittsburg markets have
been too much rushed and this resulted
in the lowering of prices, but now the
distribution into interior northern
points and Canada has become more
systematic and the prices should ad-
vance after the cool rain which has
delayed the movement and allowed the
market to recover it's tone.
President Charles D. McIver, of the
State Normal and Industrial College,
at Greensboro, spent today here. In
the morning he had a conference with
State Superintendent Joyner in regard
to the general educational campaign in
North Carolina this year. He says the
fight will be kept up along the same
lines as during the past four Years. He,
Superintendent JOyner, Governor
Glenn and Ex-Governor Aycock with
f. D. w. Conner a. secretary compose
the committee for North Carolina, Mr..
McIver being chairman. The commit
tee is composed Of State Superintend-
ent Joyner, who is chairman; Governor
Glenn, Ex-Governor Ayoock and Mr..
McIver, with r. D.. w. O'Connor as
secretary. There will be a general and
very active campaign for local taxation
and general school improvements aat
the committee will get III a lot of
campaign literature which it will wide
ly circulate.
The supreme our took up today az
peals from the fourteenth district, the
following attorneys being present: Col.
Gallert and NJ. McBrayer, of Ruther-
fordton; A. C. Avery, John T. Perkins
and Samuel J. Erwin, Of Morgan.on;
T. J. Sinclair, of Marion.
Statements have been made in ONE
of the newspapers that work on the
; South and Western railway had stop
ped. From a well-informed gentleman
it is learned that this news and also
the rumor that the road had been sold
TO the Southern are untrue. He a
| tho Copfharn hos Oivon m tic xrorE in
the mountain gap in Yancey county.
which has paralleled the South and
| Western line. The South and Wes.-
ern has removed two camps of labor
ers from points south of the crossing
of what used to be known as the Three
C's road, but which is now known as
| the Carolina Division Of the Southern.
A number of persons think that the
i linz Of tho South and Wocforn uin M