The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-10
State Auditors Views on Raising
Taxes
Western Union Sued for Damage
Raleigh Mill Makes Spool Cotton
Receipts OF Dispensary-Regstra-
ton for Bond Election Slow-Num-
Der OF Banks in the State-Charters
Granted.
Especial to The Mesenger.)

jamestown exposition for its genera
exhibits, but Georgia has gone aheaC
on the watermelon question and is i'm
mensely proud OF the 103 FOUNDER il
has on view there. Your cOrreSpOn-
dent at the request of Mr.. Brimley
| made a special call on North CarniiI-
ians to send in a bigger melon than
this, but surely nothing larger must
have been raised in the state this year
or it would have been sent on to
the exposition. This is the one gfief
that Mr.. Brimley has had during the
whole show. He expected that one
weighing 125 pounds to come along
after such an earnest call on the grow
ers had been made Mecklenburs
county claims to raise the biggest
melons in the state but this time Neck
lenburg failed to make the show.
1t is to be noted in speaking about
I cotton that the dealers expect high
prices this year. They say that il,
the east cotton is a pretty decent crop
and in some sections very good indeed
the falling Off comes in.
J. A. Fish sues the Western Union
Telegraph Co. for $4,000 ,'-nnagos for
injuries sustained while putting zip a
new pole at Shelby
Your correspondent spent yesterday
afternoon visiting various mills and
found that all needed hands One mill
said that it wanted thirty girls and
women to look after its knitting and
sewing machines, while another knit
ting mill wanted 20 girls. Very few
country girls come in unless az ent'"e
family moves.
Secretary of State Grimes finds that
the number of corporations chartered
this year so far runs quite closely
along with that last year to the same
date. There will be a little increase.
Some very large corporations have
been granted charters during the year.
The number of the students at the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
today reached 335 and 500 are expected
between this and the end of the year,
the problem being where to find quar-
ters for them, as the college is full
itself, being able to accommodate only
285, and the others are quartered all
about
State Auditor Dixon, who goes to
th notable conference to be held at
Columbus, Ohio, November 18TH, Of
state auditors and members Of state
tax commissions, has very decided
views about the way Of raising taxes.
Some years ago he favored the plan Of
having North Carolina open it's doors
wide as a home for all corporations
which desired charters This would
have put North Carolina ON par, he
says, with New Jersey, where for many
years the people have never paid any
state taxes, all these being derived
from corporations Dr. Dixon remark
ed that if this plan had been followed
North Carolina would now be taking
no taxes for state collection from the
people direct but everything would
this their homo, The plan which is
being very strongly proposed at the
conference is to have no direct state
taxation Of individuals. Of course no
one can tell what will become OF this.
The Seaboard Air Line railway In
forms the corporation commission that
It has put down new ties over its 100
miles of the Carolina Central division,
between Hamlet and wilmington and
seems to think this will we'll meet oil
the requirements.
One Of the Raleigh Mills is now max
ing spool cotton of good quality which
is sent to Philadelphia and spocled
and dyed. It is only question Of time
when all the work will be done here.
Another mill is making fine hosiery,
known as 176 needle.
1t is stated that the August rece'Dts
of the Raleigh liquor dispensary wcIe
about the same as those Of last year
and that there is very little gain this
year as compared with last. During
the past ten days the receipts have
fallen of considerably and it is said
this is because the farmers are haid
at work. They are large buyers anu
the dispensary people can always tell
when they are not in the city.
Registration for the bond election
for an auditorium. new market, etc, is
very slow and interest seems quite
languid.
There are hints that no election will
be ordered by the aldermen this year
after all on the question Of prohibition
or dispensary. the trouble being on &c
count OF the registration which will