The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-19
RECLAMATION Of SWAMP LANDS
Preliminary Work Begins for Drain.
age of Vast Areas
DeatI. az Mr.. Andrew King-Lettace
Industry Of the State-Report ON
Esh OF N0rtn Caroiina-Ch8rter
Granted.
Messenger Bureau

4SaAIASA N~F
State Geologist Joseph Hyde Pratt
was here today and gave some very
valuable information as to the preiim-
mary work looking to the drainage OF
vast areas in Eastern North Carolina
He is now having preliminary surveys
made of As, 900 acres of state lands.
partly in Fender county, known as
the Anglo Bay tract, much Of this be
ing what is known as pocosin or wood
ed lands. He says the object of the
great work which is o to be I'M
dertaken, beginning with the state
lands, now worth, say 81 an acre,
can quickly and readily be brought
up TO a value Of So and $12 and that
the cost will not exceed s. to the
acre to effect this.
A charter is granted the New Era
Construction Company of Washington,
which is to build boats and do all
kinds of machine work, etc, the
Capital stock being 1925, 900 and Geo.
T Leach and Others being stockhold.
ers.
Today Mr.. Andrew King, for many
years q travelling man of this state,
died at his home here after a long
illness.
Upon the recommendation Of the COM
handing officer Of the First regiment
infantry of the National Guard an
election is ordered ct Charlotte No
vember 26th to fill vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Maj. Frank E.
Hearn, who has moved from this state
State Geologist Pratt has been at
Norfolk for some days attending the
Southern immigration association, of
which he and J. J. Wolfenden, of New
Bern, are members of the executive
committee from North Carolina. He
today presented to Governor Glenn and
other officials copies Of the finest
work IN the fish of North Carolina
e Issued, this beinS the report of
Dr. tlugh M. Smith, deputy United
States commissioners of Fisheries, it
being volume 2 Of the reports Of the
North Carolina geological and econo-
mic survey.
The state agricultural department
today issued it's SeDtember bulletin
prepared by State H~ortCulturist w /.
N. Mutt and the subject being lettuce
growing In North Carolina. 1t is ad-
mlrably illustrated ana says this in
dustry has become impOrtant and thai
the lettuce grown in this state in
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OF its kind, bringing at all points
tie highest prices, though il goes to
market i'll competition with hat pro-
.duced in Florida and the green house
goes forward from here it takes pre-
cedence over lettuce grown further
south. Wilmington, NeWbern and
Fayetteville are now the centers of
the industry. Wilmington is far south
and with a very mild climate and there
much lettuce is grown in covered
frames and without heat while still
more is grown in open fields with no
protection whatever. Newbern is not
ed for large lettuce outfits, where it
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cation.
AT Fayetteville the Industry is uni
Il being largely confined to small!
lots and parcels of land in and around
own From these ceriers the indus
try ds extended to many other local
tiles. Lettuce has proved to be the
best paying truck crop in eastern
North Carolina and the steam heat
ed and irrigated bed will bring from
$40 to SIS per acre. Truckers say that
1t Is this crop which makes up their
losses and other ventures in they
say the heated and irrigated beds have
always paid good dividends.
Pneumonia Follows a Cold.
but never follows the use of Folev's