The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-09-04

prices of text books. the Iist being a
| long one and the prices being q lit
/ tie under those for the rast fve years
/ II viii be noticed .rat the commission
shows large numbers of southern
made books
/ THROUGH TRAIN TO WHINING
TON.
/ TO-DAY an extremely handsome new
train. just OF. Of the shops a VIII
/ ming1on. Del. arrived for Use uu the
Raleigh & Southport railway 1t was
visited b. large numbers Of people and
was admired b. ALL Both passenger
and mail and express cars are Of the
bes. type. and It IS the finest train o4t
Of Raleigh except the limited on the
+ Seaboard Air Line. II is full veSt.-
buled. Today Mr. Crosswell. the dfT+-
sion superintendent Of the Southern
Express company. was here and ar
ranged with Mr. Mills for the express
service 10 begin on the Raleigh and
Southport next Monday. Within.
thirty days the mail-carrying viii be
arranged for. Il seems quite certain
now that in a very little while this
Wilmington b. way OF Fayetteville
The schedules are extremely convnient
and the line a very direct one. Presi-
ident Mills remarked that the Atlantic
Coast Line was ready now 10 put on
train to connect morning and after
noon with his train q Fayetteville. 50
as TO give a quick connection 10 VII
mngtOn. Gentlemen who have heard
Mr.. Mills say this say that they think
the thing 10 do Will be 10 run the train
i solid from Raleigh TO Wilmington and
/ that It will do a great deal of business.
Next Tuesday there VIII be an excur-
sion from Fayetteville here over the
Raleigh and Southport.
One Of the most prominent cotton
mill men here remarked today in the
course OF the conversation that he
thought the cotton next season would
be around the present figure, cents,
and that he thought this good price.
The cotton growers evidently expect
more, and they are heard TO talk about
II cents. They know how badly thel
crop is hurt in the southeast, but they
are afraid Of a great crop in Texas
Arkansas. Indian Territory and Okla
hOma. The next government report
will be watched for very eagerly.
STRIKE AT KNITTING MILLS
There is a strike at the MelrOse
Knitting Mills here where about
thirty OF the operators nave struck for
silky hour week, this having beenl
the custom at all the Raleigh mills.
Most Of the strikers at the Melrose
have returned to work however. Be-
ia oil Do11 1;or1,
mills will reduce the hours to about |
63 to the week by closing at noon on
Saturdays. /
State Veterinarian TAFT Butler has
returned from Durham where he made |
an inspection of several of the dairies, |
and made an address before Board of
Aldermen at its request upon milk
and meat inspection. There is in
spection of Raleigh milk, but it is
said not to be yet complete as it i
ought to be. Meat here is not inspected
except by the keeper Of the market.
Charlotte is doing the most advanced
work in the state in the inspection of
milk the ordinance there being a very
good one. So far as known here
officially Wilmington is not doing any
thing along the line of milk or meat
inspection, or if so, no information has
yet been received Of the fact
State Librarian Sheriff. has shipped |
to each Of thirty six counties six sets.
each Of five volumes, each Of the Reg
mental Histories, edited by Chief
Justice Clark. and being the histories
of all the regiments in North Carolina
in the Confederate service This is
sue of these books to rural free IL
braries in the public schools having
been arranged for by State Superin-
tendent Joyner. State superintendent
is also sending out the excellent
phamplets issued by the historical
commission and known as Literary
Activities in North Carolina.