The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
To Celebrate Raleigh's New Railroad
The States Tobacco Factories
Increase i'm Odd Fellows and Ma
sonic Lodges-Insurance BUSINESS
i'm This State-Marshals' Fair BAN
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh October 19

Goernor Glen nand your CORE
spondent as secretary OF the cham-
ber Of commerce, had conference
TODAY regarding the date Of the cele-
hration of the completion Of the Nor
/ fol-, and Southern railway and OctO-
| Der 30tb in named by the governor.
| On this occasion there Will be spe-
! ciaI train Of about ten cars leaving
| Raleigh some time in the morning.
The private car, Vance, Will De
for the state officers of all the va
rious departments and IN the other
cars will be the members of the
chamber Of commerce, merchants as
sOciation, city and county officials,
representatives of all sorts of organ
izotions here in Raleigh, the band
OF the Third regiment and the Ma
tional Guard company as an escort
to the governor. There will be
short stoDs at Wilson and Green
vile and it is expected that
Waship gton will be reached direct
lv after noon. And the time until
dark will be spent there. The trip
from here to Washington is made
lin about four hours and trains nave
1been handled through this week with
entire success. The road traVefses
a very important part of the state
and it's completion in every way IS
worty of celebration, and congratu-
lation. The governor and other OIL
ficials will make brief talks tnouSn
it is not a speaking tour at all put
simple one of greeting to the peo-
pie in the new territory. Inc peo-
nle of WASHINGTON will entertain the
Visitors at dinner and some time
will he spent upon the waters there.
The number of plug tobacco FAC
tories in this revenue district is no"
twenty and of cigar factories SIX
teen. There are no snuff factories
The number of whiskey distilleries II
district is now only ten. There are
some brandy distillerieS but no'
: many this year as the fruit crol
> is quite small.
It is stated that more country peo
D pie attended the state fair TINS "eef
e than ever before and that on Thurs
? dav there were 1000 teams from
2 the country within and without th'
= grounds Not an accident marre'
y the fair, in the grounds, in the city
u or on the railways, there were yer
i few robberies, and hardly any sWlnd
V ling at any time.
1T Grand Secretary Wooden report
n applications for new lodges OF Od
~ Fellows from Caldwell and Cleyelan
= countless Monday he goes 10 a dis
~ trict meeting at Rich Square.
IL Grand Secretary Drewry says tha
: the contract for the building OF tn
IS Masonic temple GALES for complt
! ton April 1st, but as there nav
{ 1been much delays in the WORK 1t ma
,u be the first Of May and possibly II
+s first of June before it is ready &c
-, occupancy. There Will De anotne
I'll ornat celebration June cath which
J. the high Masonic festival day, kno"
ne as ST. Johns day, in honor OF
nj completion.
e Governor Glenn accepts the resi-
.. nation of Major Frank hearne
:, the First regiment who goes 10 A
80 lanta to become a member OF G
~, faculty of the Gentel College.
No Your correspondent has prepare
IL q summary of the business done
,u- all the insurance companies in Nor
m Carolina. Of the life companlt
be forty-seven in number, those VINO
,.+ premium receipts exceed S1OO,o'
'o' are the Eauitab BILE, the Life lnsu
er- ance Company of Virginia, the NJ
IT'S tropolitan, the Mutual Beneht,
to Mutual of New York, the New fo
n. Life, the Penn Mutual and Securl
To- Life and Annuity, these returns =
ing for six months ending june
Of them al 1.-The Life Insurance Coi
pany of Virginia leads.
Regular trains between Raiei'
Ia and Washington, NJ c.. on the NC
;s- folk and Southern railway Will
ha On next Monday. Thousands or pc
N. nIe came in over the new road
+ha state fair this week.