The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-08-21
What a Leading Republican Thinks
of the Situation.
A Statue to Vance in the National
CapitaI-PrOfessor III. I'll. Hume Re-
signs-RailWay Contractor Files Pc
tition in Bankruptcy-Other News
Items.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, \. G. August IS

Professor H. H. Hume. for two
|years past State Hortculturist is today
retired from that position, which he
Ihad SO ably filled and went TO Florida,
where he takes a private position,
with a very high salary.
The Raleigh Hose Companies will
not 60 to the Firemen's tournament
Richmond, as it is only for foot races
and not for hose wagons, and then
too there is only twenty pounds press
Iure in the mains.
In conversation with one Of the
Heading republicans in the state ne
made SO bold as to say tha, there
would be rather a lively fight in North
ICarOlina this year ana not since Ten
! years ago has been more activl-
lty. He thinks the people in the east
are more interested than had been
anticipated by the democrats and says
that in few of the eastern counties
there is opposition to the democratic
ichairman, and it will be the issue IN
several counties.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
fled in the state in the case of G. B.
IRiggsbee, of Durham, Railway Con-
tractor, the liabilities amounting 10
ls12, 900.
After a conference at which Presi
ident Charles B. Aycock of the state
Literary and Historical Association
was present, it was decidede to ask
the legislature to provide for staute
Of Vance in the capitol at Washington
The following committee will prepare
the memorial; Richard H. Battle, w.
"A. Montgomery, Armisted BurWell,
Locke Craig and F. A. Woodard. Ghe
following are appointed a committee
Ito investigate and make recommen da-
)tions regarding the fire-proOf for the
lState Library, Hall of History ETC.:
A M. Scales, F. A. Olds, E. J. Hale,
H. G. Connor, George W. Graham. The
following committee to make arrange
Iments for enlarging the pictures of the
first settlement on Roanoke is
land which are now in the Hall OF
History, these to be shown at James
town. w. ]. Peele. Charles Johnson,
and Marshall Delaney Haywood. The
following committee is to confer with
North Carolina Congressman regarding
the ablishment Of national his
B. Nc Iveland. James Sprunt.
A charter is granted the Elizabeth
town Manufacturing c.. to manu:ac
Iture lumber, furniture etc, capita
stock $25,000.
Two experts from the Agricultural
Department have gone 20 Hyde and
isome other counties to further inves
,tigate the outbreak there Of Il disease
;oh &c rN1
which is due to decayed forage.
, Curator Brimley Of the State Mus
ieum has returned from the North Car
Iolina mountains, where he Went in
search of fruit and vegetables to be
shown at the jamestown exposition
in the North Carolina Section. He
went in the counties of Macon Mitch
ell, Yancey, Madison and Buncomhe,
and arranged to secure apples, peach
les and vegetables. The apple crop
lis very good in some sections and poo
in others. The weather was very
rainy except last week. Corn. which
lis the principal crop, looked pretty
| well. He observed that cattle and
horses were we'll fed: in fac h. OBJ
served no poor ones. He had lo1k
at the work on the South and West
RAILROAD, where near GilleSpies GAP.
there is Il town of tents. There will
lbe a tunnel under the mountain there.
iand in all there will be seventeen tun-
Inels in eleven miles. He says tnat
1.-The engineering will be on even grand
Ter scale than that through the Swan
Inanoa Gap He spent one night or
top of the mountain known rs Bald,
IYancey county, the view from this
mountain being easily the finest in
North Carolina, as 10 other maintains
Istops the view. There are three hun
Idred acres Of pasture land without
tree on the top OF this mountain
land on this some two hundred cattle
were grazing. Secretary T. X Brune-
Iof the agricultural department is yet
lin the mountains in search Of spec.
mems for the exposition, and he La
Ibeen in the counties Of Henderson
ICaldwell. Wataugo. etc.
Kermit Roosevelt has gone TO South
dakota TO visit the cattle ranch over