The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-19
Immigration INTO THE STATE
Helpful Plans Suggested at the Recent
Meeting in Greensboro
Ideas Advanced by the Piedmont Asso-
ciation-New Rural Free Delivery
Roufes-The Clark-Lil1iston TRIAL.
Charters by the Stakeholder Ra-
leigh News Notes.

Raleigh, y. G, January l..
Mrs. ". ]. Young. daughter of the
late Senator J. g. Ellington. died this
morning Of pneumonia. with compli-
cations. after d short illness. Surriv~
ing her are two children and her hus-
band. Burial VIII occur in Raleigh.
The postmaster general has ordered
the following additional carriers for
the rural free delivery routes. Cedar
Creek, Parmale Springs, Grassy Greek.
Mount Holly, Stokes. With this atldi-
ton North Carolina has turned the
LOO mark in rural free delivery car
riers. This Improvement is noted not
only in this branch of the service, but
in the local service of the city OF Ra-
leigh as well.
The state today charters the follow
ing companies: 0. Z. Stoner Clothing
Company, Asheville, millinery. cloth
ing and with $4,000 subscribed out
&C 4 capital stock of $4,000. o.. Z
stencil, Z. (. Greever and others in
o~.l1r@ton1. N.lliam Schuette & Com
ran., charter IS amended with change
g The tile OF Beihaven Lumber Com
.aay u Delh8Ven, y. (. The Merry
all supply Company at Merry l:ill,
is chartered for 4 general merchandise
business with $4,000 paid in capital.
W. Il. Smith, 7. A. Smith wick and
others incorporators. The Brunswick
Really and Development Company
\ q manHc ire oh npto ~ nc = n nhapu n -F t,1-,
maine 10 that of the Southport Realty
and Development Company. n. F.
Parker, NJ. Ferguson, and others,
are interested. The Albemarle Grocery
Company of Albemarle, n. c., is nicer
porated with a capital stock of $25, 0O0
with Lewis Hartsell and others as
stockholders. The city of Raleigh is
granted another charter to ]. A. Pace
Mule Company, with $4,000 capital
stock. w. A. Upchurch and others
under this title will conduct a bust
ness for the sale of mules. horses and
other stock.
In the matter of the State VS.. Lii
liston and Clark, for alleged murder
of Charles G. Smith there is as yet lit
tie progress. A number of witnesses
have been introduced without mate
ria development. There is no doubt
that contention will be warmly made.
Lilliston will be put on the stand to-
day but it is supposed that Clark will
o take the stand. All evidence is
seemingly contradicted and the casual
on-lOoker is more than puzzled at any
possible verdict. Much interest is
manifested in the forthcoming report
of the grand jury which it is thought,
will involve several local and county
interests.
Governor Glenn will return tt the
city this afternoon after his visit to
Charleston, S. G.
Notwithstanding it is now what is
commonly called the dull period-that
after the holiday season, the secreta-
ry of state continues to grant many
charters for a diversity of enterprises
all over the state, h issuance of to-
day having amounted to nearly $780,
900, and divided between manufactur-
ing and merchandise.
Hon. T. K. BruneT, secretary of the
North Carolina board of agriculture,
has something to say regarding the
immigration into North Carolina, af-
ter having attended The meeting OF the
Piedmont Association at Greensboro.
When asked what in his judgment was
the most helpful step taken, or idea ad-
vanced at that meeting, he said In
par: at is the prospect of free lands
in North Carolina. This was the sug-
gestion of DR.. Charles G. McIver, and
his plans. as outlined are about az
follows: That land owners who have
lands for sale, and who want 4 COLO
ny of Industrious people to settle abouc
them so as to create 4 community in
I - ~act ond tn nrnmnfa tho Ea1a of an
| joining lands, should unreservedly To-
nate ten acres on something like the
following conditions: That the party
accepting them. would, on his part,
agree to build a home and improve the
property by proper cultivation; and
| that he would live upon It for a term
of five years, with the understanding
that at any time during the five years
the adjoining lands, ten, twenty, or
thirty acres, may be purchased at 50
] much per acre. The price of the addI-
tional lands by being fixed at the tine
the donation is accepted, becomes real
, ~ a part of the contract and would
preclude any advance in the price dur
ing the five years period. Should the
tenant leave the holding before the
time, the improvements would become
the property of. the donor. For in
stance, a land owner having forty
acres for sale. values the land at fifteen
dollars an acre-s600, for the lot. lie
proposes to give ten acres 10 a bona
fde settler, who will build a home
and occupy the land for five years.
This small holding would enable the
donor to ecure b part Of the time
of the tenan and his family, when the
conditions on his own farm demanded
extra help. The tenant would soon
want to expand and TO acquire more
property. The donor having this in
view has already offered the tenan.
the adjoining thirty acres at $40 an
acre, thus making a total of s600-the
original valuation of the forty acres.
This plan appears to be the most ef-
fective form of advertising, since the
croa+ auhition of tha rrhito nou Ia