The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-19

THE president of the southern asso-
lciatfOn Harvie Jordan and President
lSmith and WitherspoOn of the South
ICarolina and Mississippi divisions,
respectively.
Hhsre are to be three big dances
here this week, greatest being what
lis known as the Marshal's Ball, at the
Capital Club Friday night. The dec
orations OF the club have been COM
pleted. The artist who did the work
lis now decorating the very beautiful
new home OF Mr.. Hi1lyer, who owns
the electric power plant at Milbourne.
lon the Neuse river, six miles from
here, and who owns other plants here
lin the city
! Judge Walter III. Neal was seen in
the governors Office today and your
correspondent asked him what prog
ress was being made regarding the
movement for a reformatory of which
THE Judge Is the head. Mention has
been made of the fact that Judge Neal
has written to all the newspapers in
the state and over 120 of them have
ipledaed their support in this import
lant movement. He said he had Just
had a conference with Miss De1son.
the secretary of the state board of
Ipublic charities about the reformatory
and that he was at work on a plan for
the latter At this point Private Sec
retary Arlington remarked: "A re-
lformatory is certainly badly needed.
He has good opportunities for obser-
Walton as so many matters come un-
der his eyes. in the way OF appi1ca-
!tions for pardon, ETC. Judge Neal went
on to speak about the movement for
la refOrmatory and said that he had
obtained from Miss benson report
on reformatories in a dozen or more
states and that 1t would require very
great care to draft a bill for such an
institution which would embrace all
the good points and eliminate the
bad ones. He said: eve may ask the
LEGISLATURE to provide for a location
land for a visit of inspection by the
governor and the committee to the
various Ieformatories, in order TO see
what is best to be done. l have this
matter very much at heart.
During his stay on the bench the
Judge has become very much impress
ed by the need of a refOrmatory which
Eis indeed great and grave one.
| North Carolina has not done her
duty in this respect and thoughtful
people know this to be fact.
Superintendent Mann, of the peni-
ltentiary, says it has been found that
lit will be necessary to shut down a
brick plant for the season, because
lof the fact that clay cannot be OBJ
ItaIned. This has been secured from
pitts on the Raleigh & Southport rail-
Iway, about ten miles south OF Ka-
leigh, but that road is now unable 10
furnish the clay cars and so the force
Eof convicts, some 40 in number, Will
|be Withdrawn and put to work along
iother lines. Superintendent Mann Will
lendeavor to find clay nearer Raleigh.
HE says this has been the worst year
Ifor brick making he has ever known.
lowing to the rain which fell almost
lincessantly for three months. The
demand for brick is greater than ne
has ever known it and he regrets that
lhe is compelled to shut down the
lplant. The demand for conv1cts Is
also very great The Raleigh Il Pam
llico Sound railway has subscribed for
l5O to do grading but these could not
Ibe furnished Some more convlcts
have been sent down to the peniten-
ltiary farms near Weldon in order to
Iget in the very heavy crop OF Gotten
There. This crop, by the way, will be
materially smaller than was expected
lowing to the unfavorable weather and
the frost. the latter having done par
bicular damage on account OF the
large size Of the plants.