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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Evidence for the Govern
ment Nearly All In
THE FACTS THUS FAR
Daily f1Esg -f~ssstATz- Tc5I2scac Cen.
vcr~asspss With Franc .Ionr=
Brought Dat Defendants
Hraaeons With Hank
and a nu~Art-
shop ffrua
shop ffrm
special 70 News ana oe~-vr-.l

Especial 70 News And onm--r-.l
Grcen-boro. y G. Oct ls-At ss-
~tournneat % coars his Afternoon
District Attorney nolton stated mat
n had hut a frw more witnesses -
examine in the FonvtIi~ case. rnost -
those being long distance telephone
girls from Charlotte
Testimony vas given hv &c mana
ger and porter ~ the Colonial Cah
ut Charlotte that ForNiil~ Ard Jones
invariably called Tor each otsa~r th~T,-
several afternoons each w~k. retiring
70 a private room for a half hour %
four hours conference. Frequently
having beer together
Telephone long distance operators
testified OF calls nearly every day
from FonviIle al Fort NH % Jones
at the bank
Government detectives who arrest
ed F'onVllle at his home in Alabama.
found him in the street. couacnting
10 come TO Charlotte before DIN be-
fore an Alabama Commissioner. a.
was his right ON croEs-~xamiuauon
one detective stated THAT ne saw upon
arresting Fonville. thas he had seen
him In Montgomery two days before.
while the two detectives were search
Ing FOR him. The hotel register Was
here shown the witness where Fou-
vile was at the same hotel IN Mont
gomery they were, and occupying the
next room. The officer admitted tho
signature on the register Was Fon-
ville's. II appeared III tho same page
as the names OF the two detectives.
written In bold letters.
The book-keeper Of tho Philadol-
phia bucket shop that Fonvflle repre-
scented. A V. Randolph a. Co. testi-
fed that Jones was not known 20 tho
company. all its dealings being with
Its correspondent, Fonville. through
Its Charlotte bank. the National on
cross-examinntion. he stated that
when Fonville closed his account and
left Fort Mil March 18TH. Randolph's
books showed a balance due Fonvillc
Of $4,000. while the Charlotte bank
owed Randolph $4,000. none OF
which had been co~cted. nor had tho
amount due to Fonville been paid 10
him.
The afternoons evidence seemed
to greatly encourage defendant y
counsel, Who seem confident OF an &C
q%uittal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Bic COTTON MILL
Chartered for New Town
of Denton
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Denton, N. c., Oct. 12.-The Denton
Cotton Mills Company of his place is
the latest acquisition in the way of
manufacturing. The is in
corporated for $50, 600, with the privi-
lege of increasing the capital to $780,
600, which will probably be done at
no distant date. The incOrporators
are Messrs. Berry Davidson, of Glib
sonville; j. w Noel, of Lexington, and
J. A. Noel, of Roxboro. The new mill
is to have 5000 spindles and will
manufacture cotton yarns. 1t Will
give employment to about one hundred
people. Work is to begin at one and
the factory will be in operation by
spring. The company has secured a
t~wenty-acre site from the Hub Land
Company, of Lexington. h men be-
hind the new enterprise are men of
great business sagacity and expert
ence and are acting on the advice of
some of the best cotton mill men in
the State, who pronounce Denton the
finest location for a cotton mill in
North Carolina, as regards low operat-
ing expenses. Fuel is at hand so
cheap that the expected Whitney cleo
trict power can work no saving in
power cost, at least for several years
to come. Native labor is at hand also.
and all other conditions, including
| railway facilities, to make our town a
fine location for any manufacturing
industry. Denton is the terminal of
the Carolina Valley Railway and is
from 30 to 80 miles from any town
Of Importance, so that it is bound to
grow. And the town is Owl
steadily. 1t has now six stores, five
Woodworking factories, a wagon
shop, g roller ouringh mill, a fine
school, hotel, livery stables. churches
for the Baptist. Methodist Protestant
and Methodist Episcopal congregations
built and soon to be erected. and a
good citizenship. Quite a number of
new enterprises are projectedl Denton
is rapidly fulfilling the predictions
made for h town some months ago
The work of developing Denton has
been remarkably successful. Those
who have invested here have reason
to believe that within one or two
years Denton viii be Il big town and
! property doubled in value.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
EASY FoR CAROLINA.
Oak Ridge Defeated at Chapel Uflf
by n score Of 30 10 o.

Chapel TUlL. y e. oct fe-caroii-
ma defeated oak Ridge institute Ia =
game Of foot ball fere today ~ =
score ~ % to e The game while
orr-sided was interesting from thT
fact hat u was the Grrf opportunity
the students have had - onetrR tbe
team play III q match game Ths
features ~ the game were the for
ward pass plays ~ carolina. prar-
ti~ally an ~ ~hE1n were nsrsesnfttf.
ana the individual PLAYING - Davis.
Mann and Williams Moore dEd gVod
work far oak Ridge. tui the INABILITY
of his IsaScrs - hold S. tae line
rrevcutcd him from making tNrg
raIr4 At no stag" n fhe game @as
C~arolirn'E gnnl r. dangrr
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Cubs Beat Detroit Four
Times in Four Days
DAMPER ON TIGERS
Trs~ H~~afs Ts-~asas@nxfn1 ~ -ss1c~s.
Can I~AEa~ I~sw- Essskzxa
TraFn t!se Wsustr s2tY Szaaxw
OK tAn 1et&n&ssNI ara
starr n TrSassaa1f

Detroit Ma ocs TIE c-i-
raEn $afIsna4 3~aas raau ~ txAzs
th4s s1sruaa1 At irur 50 rAFA ~xaa
the vurhsa Championship aegsMtsnx
Tao DETROIT America 1~m~.a taAn
ny tho aars = . - aatrtHA y w@#
The faarta asec 50 - vetafw 80 stps
'h4rAse t@@m II a. gs4Agr aa~. -sAA-
Ing - vsvrr s1p n4A 20 ~
the iseal players art running 80
bAsss c~l~vwFiya 3ey servs@i s~ rsaas
IN ihe nrnt i4aasnasnsa @1lla sh~ ~.
truit team tta not sue~yci n zesrinw
ono man ever tie hosse rAasa w1a
-rooseru" who HAD folao~ea to Ia
caEo tea4u from tho4r home rsrs
ssarnlei DOWN - ,aa G.arao4.4 0f.ra
tho ninth iunGnE closed. sn1 ~sfs,uwr-
O. taoH4 eth oongrs talAusr& Than
s"vorsl hludrci 81 them fornssa IN
line and marched thsm sus~,. Afsssi-
san avenue headed ~ a hana. ehscv-
ing AMI singing ia celebration - th~tr
victory
IL Was n d'sa r-1iutinR day frr-ths
local team "a more NaSs than onA
The weather wac raR aut I'D ~n.
urely uuat Tor baseball. and lusa than
half of tho expected - oa0 T. 1900
poopl" the iama The ~.
cisl count of the httcH stAu was
$50. Tha temperature NAs below
80 degrees AMI q raw ulna easuk
across tho netl throughout tire snma
Mullin and Irawu both t#tr h.~f
wei. but tho Chicago man reseis~-t
stronger support from hts team mates
Brown was also rtsndicr than Muffin.
giving bot ono Ia 80 on tails 10 Afl.l.
line three. one ~ which auy~ion1i
into a run III tho nrni aanfnE.
TIC local team md n usan 80 tnirl
base but twice during tho game. ami
clch tme Hrown held the @s4ot @ed8nE
batter safely. In an OF srt - check
the bahe tcnNng 81 Chicago. Man
aEcr Jennings sent In Ms cot catcher
Archer to receive Nuiltn. hut the
chicago mcn succeeded in stealing
fcur bases from him. stolen bass
figuring materially Ia tho scoring ~
both teams Tinker and ENern made
= Zine double steal ia the ss~sona iu-
ming Jones and coughiin succeeded ia
stealing bases his afternoon from tho
clever king. whose throwing 10
bases aided 80 largely IN ohicagU'a
Victories.
Score.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
MORE TEACHERS EMPLOYED.
T1iomasyfIic Graded school herpins
Pace With tho Growth Of tir
Town.
60 Il -. 49, o..er.erl

Especial 20 %epvr ans Caeerver)
ThOmarville. = e. oct E1-Aftss
Mamie Archibald. Or Concord has
been added n the fargIty ~ th~
~ThorasslIie graded school Since the
Opening ~ this term tao reH fsRcf
crs AVE been added - the faculty. on
account II the large Increase ~ schoi-
.re over last year. II r. lute-sfepi
there are aigrafz 80 more arh1'ags
this year than we're enrolled i1ss year
TIE school as well az TIE town. IS
feeling the remarkable grown uoY
peryadiuR the town n wassliie -
rios ing more rapidly than ans town
~ the state neal es.lfe bought lu
Thomasstfle viii Slet1 more money
than any Investment sferg Instance
recently have shown that real estate
dealers iu ThanassltIe have doubted
their money III one scar
During tRo ~ soliciting on the
rart 81 4 mlttee far the Thomas
willie Baptist 0rpharag III the t5t n
~ TnomaFyiiie The cittzef ard bus
iregs men particularly have EgbHer,a-
~ more than s2.0bG FOR RIO plrpaa.
of helping build the l~ueruary Tor
this worth. Institution ~~arU1syil!5
loves the ~orpS4naEe and Is showing Il
~ Us loyal support
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
MASHED IN AN INSTANT.
Life of Ellis Walker Crushed Out Be
tween a Belt and Driving Wheel.

Especial to News and Observer)
Burlington, n. c., Oct. 12.-Ellis
Walker, a negro fireman at the Bur
lington Hosiery Mills. was killed this
morning at seven o'clock. He was In
the engine room alone and in at
tempting to throw the belt off the
driving wheel to cut off the electric
lights. was caught between the belt
and wheel and instantly killed. No
one being in the room at the time it
was not known until the machinery
stopped. Men rushed at once into the
room to see what vas the matter, and
saw the body, hopelessly mashed,
parts being scattered over the room
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
II. NJ. PcndletOn Dies Suddenly.

Especial to the News and Observed.)
Salisbury, n. c., Oct. 13.-R. NJ.
Pendleton aged gorty-fve years, died
suddenly at his home In Salisbury late
last night. He was seoized with a vio-
lent hemmorhage and lived only a
snort while. He was for a number of
years an employee of the government
printing office at Washington, D. c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
THREE BURGLAR VISITS.
At The Last Place a Woman Screams
ard They Clear Out.
(cnecial Ia News I'D Ohserrerl

'tINNIdI 20 1--WE TT ObNTI VIZ
Waynesville, y. G. Oct I2-Last
night burglars made their entrance
into three dwellings. They first went
into w T. Lees house by the window
and escaped with his pants and what
money he had without awakening any
of the family. Mr.. Lee found his
pants in the ward this morning They
mex visited L f. Osborne, president
of the Commercial Pank. and escaped
stfely. Then they went to Mrs. Mary
Rcinchart's. who heard them and
screamed. which frightened them
away. There is no clue as 70 who
they arc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
RUSH on BATTiESHIPS.
The Norfolk Navy Yard to Hasten
Repairs on the Virginia and
Kentucky.
lRy the Associated Press.

Norfolk, Va. Oct. 12-According
to unofficial reports at the navy yard
here. the bureau Of navigation has or
dered stopped all work on vessels
other than the second torpedo fotilla
and the battleships Virginia and
Kentucky. to rush them to readiness
for the Pacific trip. Unexpected re-
pairs TO the K~entucky's machinery
Will require fifteen days more than
was first estimated.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Talk of a Mt. Airs Daily.

Especial to the News and Observer.)
Mt. Airy. y. c., oct. 12.-There is
still talk of a daily paper for the
Granite Ciey. It costs barrels of cash
to run a daily, but Mt. Airy is grow
ing so fast and has so muc business
and so many well-to-do people, it is
impossible to publish a daily here.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Battle With mathematics.
(Wilkesboro Chronicle.)

Esquire J. NJ. Revis and his grand
son recently had a battle with rattlers
out on the Brushes. The dog freed
'em in a hollow stump; a battle fol-
lowed. and when the smoke had
cleared away nine rattlers lay dead,
the largest having nine ~rattles, the
smallest one rattle.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
STILL IN THE FLESH.
Duclist May Live. Hut the Othcr's
Are Slim.

Especial to News and ObserverD
Noun Airy. n. G., oct. 12.-The
Virginians. who engaged in a bloody
duel near Wards Gap. Va. last Sun
day, are still living. one OF the men
is now considered out Of danger. but
the other is not doing so well. Z Is
not safe to perforate a man In the
stomach with lead.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Battcd for Archer III 9th.
score NV Innings.

Detroit 900 009.o0o@o
chicago no 600. eoo-2
Two-bsHe hifE Crawford. cobb.
Three base hit S~frfugfeldt
Stolen bases Jones. G01Ehiu.
Slagle. Evers. Tinker. = hulte
Left on bases Detroit. 8 chicago. T..
First base IN balls. or Afuiin. 81
OF Brown. l.
First baEe on errors Chicago. !.
Struck outl By &aiiin. q: -
crown. :
Time. I.f5. rmpirea. eteridan and
O'DaF
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Mis- Caroline Bishop Dead.

There passed away yesterday norm
ing at hel home mere Miss Caroline
Bishop. CGughrer Or MIR. Herr bishop.
She was tweLt--two years old and ne
death came after an illness OF some
time Tre remains rave been taken
10 New fO-k for i~ntcraent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15

Ten Thousand Dollars Loss by n
Blaze at Night
lsnecial to News and Ohserver.l

Especial 20 NEWS and ObserVer.D
Lumberton. N. c., Oct. 1.-THE
turpentine plant at Kindsdale. five
miles south OF here, was destroyed by
fire last night, causing a loss OF
about ten thousand dollars. Origin
of fire and amount of insurance not
asCertained.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
LOCOMOTIVES BLOWS UP.
Explosion Results i'm tho Death OF
Engineer, CONDUCTOR aud
Fireman.
tBy the Associated Press.

Columbus, Ga, oct. 12.-WhiIe the
locomotive of a freight train on the
Central of Georgia Railroad was TAX
ing water at Reynolds, Ca. today, the
boiler exploded. killing Engineer
Avery, Conductor Allen and q negro
fireman. The boiler was blown a
hundred yards and the station was
damaged.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15

TO 1-3 months.
North Carolina. ia. Other States
AZ. Mecklenburg county, Sc; Orange,
81: Wake. 27; Guilford. 27: Forsyth,
25: New Hanover, %; Pitt, 10; Edge
combe, Is; Wayne, 16: Johnston, 10;
Cumberland, 10; Alamance, -;
Rowan, Il; Durham, II; Wilson, 10.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
PRESIDENT VENABLE'S ADDRESS
New Buildings and own of S175.o 00 Added Rio
gest Enrolment on Record-The Function of the
University Is to Train the Sons of
the State.

then let others develop the potteries.
What Of the tudents of the greater
University of the future. look for
ward 10 their being d strong. seif-re-
speeding, s~elf-governing body of men.
TOO clean and true to StOou TO petty
and unworthy things. and holding az
their most priceless heritage, to be
s~afeguarded from all harm the honor
and welfare of their alma Mater
men who, having learned here ufe.s
highest meaning, shall go forth to ser
vice as did that glorious band of
older brothers who having heard
duty's call answered even at the sac
rifce Of life itself.
The word OF President Alderman
come back in all their grace ana
beauty and his ideal then is still the
IDEAL OF this historic place which has
seen presidents come and 90 and
whose life is much broader anu longer
than the heightened shallow of any
one man.
We would have this a place where
there is always a breath of freedom in
the air: where a sound and various
learning is taught heartily without
sham or %pretense, where the life and
teachings Of Jesus furnish forth the
ideai Of right living and true man
mood; where are gentle and
courtesies daily multiply WE
teachers and taught; where all classes
and conditions ard beliefs are vel
come and men may rise. in earnest
striving by the might of merit; where
wealth is no prejudice and poverty no
shame; where honorable labor. even
rough labor of the hands is glOriied
by high and desire
for the clearer air and the larger
view; where there is a will to serve
all high ends of a State struggling up
out of ignorance into general power;
where men are trained to observe
closely, to imagine wildly. to reason
accurately, and to have about them
some humility and some liberation;
where, finally, Truth, shining patiently
like a star, bids us advance. and we
Will not turn aside.
My brothers, young and old. let us
enter upon the duties that lie before
us with trust in God and hearts will
ing for the days work.
Statistical Report Of President.
1t VIII be of interest to give a state
ment as to the maIriculatiOn of stu
dents for the present session:
Total Rcgislation.
Academy 524
Law SO
" euicdl liz
Pharmacy 49,. AZ
Total ISL
Total numbe last session ..... 731
Graduating 25
seniors ~
Juniors 81
Sophomores 1872
Freshmen 200
Average age of freshmen. Is years,
10 Ia months.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Republican Congressional Campaign.
BY THOMAS j. PENCE

The black and turpeio gum
trees. whict. ind their ideal
home in Dismal Swamp
and othe.0 marshy places OF
the South Atlantie ard Gulf States,
will probably play an important part
in solving the street pavement prob
lem which vexcs the officers or every
municipality. Experts VINO have ex-
perintned with TIC timber OF this
tree, wricn hitherto has been consid-
cred worthless. say tina il rna5cs an
IDEAL paving bl3ck vhen pcore-ly pre-
served.
A representative CT a large wood-
preserving company, OF NC.v York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15
RED IN MOST A
Only One IN the Eastern Hemisphere With
ouG the WaP Color.

Ont the war CosOr.
There lie only one flag in the eastern
hemisphere that does not contain red. That
IL the aaG of 0reeSe.
Other standards in the western henri
sphere not containing the color are those Of
The Argentine Republic. Brasil. Nicaragua,
Guatemala. Uruguay and Honduras.
In this country there Ia no red in the
union jack nor in the flags OF the Secretary
Of the Navy, the Admiral OF the Navy,
the Rear Admiral senior in rank. the Rear
Admiral junior in rank. Red appears In
the pennant Of tbs Rear Admiral second
in rank. I'M the pennRnt of the revenue
marine.
Tho war color 10 also in the United States
mail flag. the pennant for vessels In the
lighthouse service. the yacht ensign. the
ensign Of the revenue marine. the Presidents
and the Secretary Of Wars standards.
Tho Gags which are entirely Of red. ex-
cept the devices in some. are those Of
Egypt. Morocco. Austria-H Hungary and
japan. That Of Turkey Is nearly all red.
The flags OF forty-twO other countries
also contain most ConspicuOusly the color
which ls supposed to represent wal.
As TO devices. the star is represented
on twenty flags; the cross. including the
double cross. on twelve; the anchor on two;
the eagle on four: the elephant on one.
Siam; the lion mot including the lion n
the u~nicorn) on one. Persia; the dragon
on one. China; the sun on three. while
Burma Is the only nag ON earth which has
the turkey.
The only all yellow flag 10 that which
represents quarantine.
An authority on the subject OF flags in
cludes the Confederate flag. This author
ity says:
had q number of distinct flags. Early in
1891 their Congress- decided upon what was
popularity called the Stars and Bars, which
Was composed OF three broad, horizontal
bars, the two outer ones red and the middle
one white, with n blue union containing
seven white stars in a circle. The number
Of stars was subsequently, increased to
thirteen"
The Confederate battle flag used through
out the war consisted Of a field OF red ON
which was a blue Saint Andrews cross
border9d with white and bearing thirteen
white stars. In ls6S the Confederate Con-
greas adopted a flag having a white field
with a union or canton OF the battle nag.
This was sometimes mistaken for a flag OF
truce. 90 in 1895 a red bar was imposed
across the end OF the field.
The present coat OF arms Of New York
was on the Colonial nag Of New Amsterdam
which was carried by armed vessels that
sailed from New York. The new genera
ton may not know the significance OF the
beaver in the coa Of arms now on the State
dag. The device vas the idea of the Dutch,
and was meant to Indicate the industry of
that people at that time and the wealth OF
the fur trade.
After red, blue is the prevailing color in
the flags Of nations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15
THE C~REVALLE.
TIVE Specimens at the Aquarium "A Hand
some Pish, but Not Edible.

WIZ H'"s SAs WV
A tank in the Aquarium in front Of which
visitors are likely to linger for a moment
longer than usual is one containing two
specimens Of the ~crevalle. the larger Of
these being about eighteen inches in length
and the smaller about fifteen.
The two now we'll grown are the sur
Vivors Of a little lot of eight small young
crevalles taken in Gravesend Bay and
brought to theA Aquarium about eight years
ago. Eight years is a long time for crevalles
to live in captivity. but these two are still
active and in good condition. feeding well
and still growing.
The c~revalle is a deep, thin bodied fish
with pearly sides-a handsome fish. II has
a maCkereliike tail and long. slender
p~ectOral fins. II is very alert in h water
and a fine swimmer.
gether. swimming side by side. one like
the shade of h other.
Birds OF a feather flock together, and so
likewise do fishes Of a I'm. In nature the
fishes of any one kind will keep together
by themselves and not mix with others,
and the same Is true of fishes in captivity.
Put two or three punches Of fishes Of as
many kinds together in a ank and each
kind will herd by itself and follow its own
ways.
Al times the crevalles have had in the
same tank with them fishes OF other species,
but still they always kept by themselves.
Now the two remaining crevalles rave a
tank alone. but still they always keep to-
gether. now PERHAPS for companionship's
sake AZ we'll an by instinct; but so they are
always seen swimming bout wherever
they go, always side by side.
slightly al Il u In appearance the ~crevalle
Ia not an edible fish. Fishermen some
times eat the young crevalle-fishes up to
five or six inches in l~ength-but moi the
larger fishes. which when caught are
thrown back in the water; eating the larger
fishes OF this species causes a rash or erup-
ton to break out on the body Of the eater.
The Crevalle il not native to these waters,
but IL is found in great numbers in waters
further south. In Cuba. a visitor at the
Aquarium said. the sale OF the crevalle is
forbidden bv law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15
NEW AFRICAN RAILROADS.
Tive Across Nigeria VIII start P~roductisu
Of Cotton.

Several months agO an American who
has hlved in Nigeria said in New York that
the climate and soil Of that large region are
favorable for the cultivation OF cotton.
but . yet there is no encouragement to
raise IL because there are no railroads to
carry Il to the sea.
The railroad Ia now to be supplied. 40
cordinG to the AMERICAN Geographical 80
ciety's bulletin IL Ia TO start from BAro ON
the Niger River below the rapids that i'm
pede navigation. Vessels loaded with cot
ton brought by rail to BarO may descend
the Niger TO Akassa. the port at its mouth.
where steamships may load the freight for
Europe.
The northern terminus Of the railroad
will be KAno. the great and pOpulous capital
of HAusaland, some 500 miles from barO
by rail and not FAR south Of the sahara
desert. kRno became known some sixty
years x at the greatest manufacturing
and commercial centre Of the western
Sudan. IL Is expected that the railroad
will largely increase It's Importance.
The British Government authorised tho
building Of the railroad in August last.
Its gauge Is 10 be 4 feet 9 inches.
But kano will be joined with the sea not
only by this railroad and the Niger hut
also by a through rail by way OF Jsbba and
Lagos. now the largest commercial centre
on tho Atlantic coast Of the continent.
An Agricultural fair in that city recently
testified to the Importance which farming
intsrssks are already attaining, Many
native farmers we're among The sxhibieoEA