The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12
BIG MINING COMPANY CHARTERED
Starts Business With PaId-up
Capital Stock of 100000.
LaughinsfrouSc Rejoices Over Victory
in Fish Ffght-National Guard Az
fairs-Anti-Lohby Bill Doomed to
Defeat-Wcahh of the South In
creaslug at Rate OF Over Seven Mil
lion Dollars n Day.
The Messenger Gureau.
Raleigh, ~. c.. February 9.

Raleigh, ". c.. February Q.
A million dollar gold mining ON
pany was granted a charter today, be-
ing the Southern Mining company. at
Gold Hill. near Salisbury, all the stock
having been paid up and frank Hol-
lingshead, Of Gold Hill, taking all or II
except ten shares.
State Veterinarian TAFT Butler has
gone TO Columbia, 5. c.. 10 deliver an
address before the South Carolina Live
Stock association on the subject of the
breeding Of hogs as an industry in the
south.
Representative Laughinghouse cA-
pressed great pleasure today at what
he said was his victory III the tisn
fight in PamlicO river and sound and
other waters in that section Of the
state. The committee agreed on q
bill which is a compromise and which
requires that the size Of the meshes
Of all nets used in Pamllco river and
sound and in the waters of Carterat
county shall be one and Il half inch
bar. The bill further provides that no
net shall be fished within Ave miles
Of OcracOke Inlet. Mr.. LaughinShOuse
says that Florida is the only state
where the fish have not enormously
decreased and this is due 10 the fact
that the law there requires all nets to
11S;1e not more than / IS inch bar, Tha
nets with the small mesh have proved
most destructive in eastern North Car
DINA waters and the greed of many
of the fishermen has been simply Won
derful. Only a few years ago it was
proposed by a company TO put a net
some 20 miles long entirely across Ole
OF the sounds SO as to catch every
fish, but the legislature stepped in and
prevented this grab.
Quartermaster General Francis Ma
cOn arrived here today from Washing
ton where he had been to see the score
tary of war about national guard
matters. The national guard of TINS
state yet lacks considerable equipment,
clothing being needed in o a few
cases, it ST said. General Macon say
that the secretary OF war says he ex-
poets the bill to pass congress which
will allow the issue Of new Springfield
rifles to all the national guard. This
rifle is the same length as the old time
carbine and is now used by the n
fantry, cavalry and post artillery Of
the regular army.
The quartermaster general says that
$50 overcoats have been ordered to be
kept III the arsenal here for emergency
use.
Rev. Hight G. Moore, secrrral> IF
the Baptist State convention Sunday
school section, left today for Louisville
for a fortnight, to attend the pastors
institute and a course of special lee
lures at the theological seminary there.
The anti-ipbby bill, it seems is moi
to get through the Legislature. The
senate II down ON it and is keeping
the lid down. This bill and a lot OF
the railway bills have perhaps caused
as much comment as any dozen in
troduced on other subjects.
A letter to the Baltimore Manufac-
tuners Record says the wealth of the
south is increasing now at the rate
Of over seven million dollars a day,
which is seven times as great an In
as that of Great Britain.
Governor Glenn offers 500 reward
for Jno. Allston, charged with the muI-
der Of James A1lston in Warren coun-
ty, and 5000 reward for the unknown
persons who burned the barns of Mrs.
]. B. Grier and Mrs. Charles Knox,
in Steele Greek township, and OF Mrs.
J. ". Saddler, in Paw Greek town
Mecklenburg county.
He also appoints following bird and
game wardens: B. F. Clegg, Carthage;
L. l.. Cobb, Kelford; L. w. Duvall,
J~effersont.