The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-22
Al c. |. WILL NOT Be SHUT OUT
RumOred That an Extension Will
be Built from Springhope.
Needs of National Guard-knitling
Mill I" Double Its Equipmcnt-Par-
ty of Young Me from Scotland TO
Study Special farm Wo.k-No ap-
preparation for RcfOrmatory Likely
This Session.
Messenger Bureau.

-. Raleigh, n. c.. February i,
Today Colonel Gardner. OF the tir>
! First regiment, Col. Dragaw Of the
ScCOnd and Colonel Craig Of ;LC Third
anne here 10 confer with QuaiiUIEIaS
ter general as 10 the needs OF the Ma
| tional Guard of the state as To sup
plies and equipment, II these off,
GERS, together with the AdJutant Cen
eral called on the governor and had a
conference upon that subject, this
being now an extremely lmportan
question in this and all the states. The
inspecting officers, state and national
left today after inspecting the fta-
leigh companies.
The Hot Springs Manufacturing Co.
is authorized to increase its capital
Stock to $4,000.
The Martin Knitting Mills of this
city has decided to double its equip
ment to put in a dyeing plant and to
make fine goods as well as the coarse
now manufactured.
The twelve lads from II to 81
years of age who arrived here Satur-
day night from Scotland, and who are
in charge o. secretary Bruner OF the
Agricultural Department.; called on
i.I"ir t.! etic and were Srici: . very
llc'.'lN reception. They -" g here
q Gt.E -: two before goin% . various
places IL lhe state whcr' :nry vii
do specia, work or farms, dairies. nur-
series, etc. The Scotch members OF
the legislature arc very clever to them
h general impression among the
legislators seems to be that there is
very little chance for a reformatory
appropriation for this term, but that
the outlook Is good for next session
The hospitals for the insane will get
the money, half million dollars. COW
ering a period of four years and il
no thot thir xrtIt ho NrD~nI
there being a movement to that effect.
A number of people wanted bonds is
sued. but some persons made a great
fight against this plan and won. The
increase in the amount Of pensions
will be handsome, $4,000 being ask
ed for in addition to the s275.000 now
appropriated. 1t may be that this will
not all be allowed. There is very lit
tie said about the extension of the
capitol or about a new state building.
One member said today that some
members favored a bill &propriating
$4,000 a year for enlargine the CAPT
toll. If such a plan were carried out
it would mean ten years work as the
cost would be at east half a million
dollars.
There are persistent runors hat the
Atlantic Coast Line railway is going
to build into Raleigh, from Spring
hope in Nash county. which is only %
IIlliCS iIOll mere. 1IllS SAlcIlSIOn mas
been looked for for n score of years.
1t is said the road would build as an
offset to the Raleigh and PamlicO
Sound road. The latter is on very
friendly terms with the Seaboard Air.
Line and the Seaboard II h Ra-I
leigh and Pamlico Sound will Jointly
use tracks into the Mo- station here.
It will be q great convenience to thcI
SeabOard Air Line to use the Raleigh
and Pamlico track from PamlicO
junction, two miles north Of the city.
into the passenger station. as this viii
save the time and trouble Of conf
ing through the extensive yards Of the
Seaboard Air Line Immediately north
Of the city. There is q rumGr that
the Norfolk and Western road is com
ing from Durham here. but Of this
nothing definite can be asccrtaincd
There Is more interest expressed
in rai'wa! matters than in a long
tine
n tie course OF conversation with
building contractors they inform mel
that there IS . prospect for even more
building this year than was last vCa-
Of course thc great feature VIII be
the Masonic Temple. The old New
and Observer building is to be remod-
elled n enlarged and an office Is Z 1
be constructed for the express com ]
pany adjoining it. Plan7 nave been
made for fats and there is also al
movement for a model hotel for gen-l
tlemeu. |