The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
Sentiment in Favor of English,
German and Swiss
Cotton Crop in Eastern Section 80 to
so Per Cent Short-Carthage and
Pinehurst Railroad Chartered-Sum-
mer School Permanently Established
Here-Fircmen TO Attend State
Tournament.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., July It'll, 1905.

d tIO5t cdtA IIdIu CARRYING
many returning educators. The tota!
enrolment was 753, which Of itself was
successful. The people of Raleigh and
of this section are cOngratulating them
selves over the fact that by the con-
certed efforts Of the chamber Of com
merce and others the summer school
will be permanently established mere.
The next meeting place Of the reach-
ers' assembly is not yet known and will
not yet be decided until the commit
tee holds its next meeting, which will
be in January.
The trustees of the. Methodist Of
phanage will not take immediate ac-
hiOn in the appointment Of d successor
to Dr.. J.. ". Jenkins in the superin-
tendency Of that institution. It is real
lied hat the place will be Il hard to
fill III tina Dr. Jenkins was 50 eminent
ly qualified and was so universally pc
loved by ali the orphans under his
care. His very atur and the activity
he bestowed uDOn his WOrk made him
perhaps as nearly q literal father 70 the
children as was possible for any man.
From those who are advised and who
travel over Il great section Of North
Carolina it is reliably learned thar the
cotton crop in this state east Of Colds
b0rO is only from so to 80 per cent OF
last years yield. From GOldSbOrO TO
the west except in small sections the
stand is considered fair, though the
plants in the main are small.
The secretary Of state today charter
ed the Parker-Little Furniture ON
pany. ut AIbemarIe, with S25 900 CAPT
tai stock, $4,000 of which has been
subscribed by A. c. Parker, ". +.
Snuggs and several others. The COM
pany will manufacture furniture n
will sell at wholesale and retail, to-
gether with the handling Of kindred
lines.
The corporation commission is busy
with assessments of telephone n t2le-
graph companies, street railways,
steam boats and canals, railroads, in
Guiding express and refrigerator car
service.
Raleigh will send a delegation OF
something more han forty frenlen
and racing enthusiasts to participate III
the annual meeting and tournament OF
the North Carolina firemen to be held
in the mountain city.
General Julian S. Carr, commander
in-chief of the Veterans Association OF
the Blue and Gray, has issued general
order No. /, directing officers Of the
First National assembly to assume
their different stations and duties.
A large number of letters from farm
ers have already been received by the
state bureau of labor II statistics
from farmers, those being about a
third of those expected and they may
be very we'll taken as q type OF all, ard
as showing the popular sentiment III
regard to the question Of immigration,
which is now assuming or less
prominence. For the first time, he
bureau sent out inquiries as to the
sentiment regarding foreign immlSrn~
tion into North Carolina. The great
er number Of the answers show very
strong opposition against any lmml~
grants except English, German ana
Swiss, the grounds for which beng
that people from those countries IAN
dntermarry with the people here and n
no wise degrade the citizenship. Many
of the letter writer's say they favor he
gro labor. provided it is properly re2u-
lated. Many of them a that wages
are excessively high and that laborerS
are actually making more than their
landlords.
The Carthage and Pinehurst Railroad
Go. was this afternoon chartered for
the operation of a stretch OF twelve
miles and the authorized capital stock
is nomed at $50, 1000. ~IncorporatorS
are H. A. and J. R. Page, OF Aber-
deem; T. B. Tyson, D. A. Mcdonald, i.
L. Currie and j. F. Cole, all of Car-
thage.
The Philadelphia Life Insurance Co..
OF Philadelphia, Penn. today filed its
papers with Insurance Commissioners
Young of the North Carolina depart
ment. No state agent IS named ana
the company will operate ut pre>eu-
through the home office.
Two weeks ago Secretary Thomas g..
Parker. Of the North Carolina Cotton
Growers Association, sent out to all
the cotton growing counties inquiries
as to the condition of their crops, coy
ering every branch. the replies 10 BE
in not later than July 10. To this daIe
replies have come from six counties:
P~asquotank, rain for a month. Farm
ers will be glad to get so per cent or
last years yield. Increase Of acreage
over last year 25 per cent. but condi-
zion only rs per cent. Fields grassy
and wet. Labor scarce and high; as
much as $3.50 a day being paid. Plants
small.
Cleveland. acreage same as last
year. Ground wet. Poor stand. Too
much rain. Outlook gloomy. Crops
grassy. Every crop in the county has
been seen by correspondents.
Lenoir, 5 per cent increase in acre
age, but condition only 81 and 1-2 per
cent. Plants small and slender. Labor
conditions poor. Much grass and con-
siderable injury to crop everywhere, its
condition being as low as so per cent
in some sections.
Duplin, acreage same as last year.
Condition So to 20 per cent. Plants
small. Labor conditions poor, and ne
groes in most places cannot be de-
pended upon.