The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
H4HsuAL MEETING OF U. c. '.
Government Roster Of U. C. Troops
to be Completed This Year
Raleigh Fair Marked by Coed OrttsY, a
Cotton Growers Concef
4ibc"t Making Their OrganiVIE
ton PcrIect-UJner Capital City
News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, y. c.. Oct. l.. 1907.
The annual meeting Of the confeGcc.
ate veterans held last night was one
OF the best attended in some time AID
more general interest was shown. The
announcement that the United States
government roster uf North Carolina
troops will be issued this year was
hailed with satisfaction. IL Is claimed
that IL will be very complete. but Il IL
is not the Legislature will lie asked u
make provision for securing in all sorts
Of ways information 10 fill IL out. and
get every man on the roll. The vc,eI-
ans paid your correspondent a compii-
ment OF a vote OF thanks for the great
collection OF confederate relics safa-a
cred in the state museum In the w
fiv years and he called on them ~fSt
send every relic, particularly flags,
here, as SO many valuable things are
being lost OF destroyed bymoths. Very
hearty endorsement was also given the
movement initiated by the state Liter
AIRY and historical association tor !
fire proof state library and hall uI his
tory. The mos, valuable part Il the
state library is collection Of North
Carolina newspapers running back 'or
more than a hundred years.
The good order which iuvaripply
marks the state fairs was again a ita-
ture OF the or this wees, and tac 90
lice give excellent reports as tu he
conduct OF the crowds. No accidents
have occurred and there has been very
little drunkenness. The dispensary was
closed today, il being in n way a hoii-
day. The various state offices were
also closed, the supreme court tosL 4
little vacation and all the official and
private world went TO the fair.
The cotton growers are very much
concerned about making their organi-
zation perfect. II is said that some
years ago when there was a great
movement TO hold cotton in order To
get better prices North Carolina held
it better than any other state. II takes
adversely to bring farmers together,
however, for in prosperous times like
these they appear to lose interes, IN
organization and will not turn out -
contribute money. The growers saySN
that the thing necessary TO be p2k
first is to have a strong township ~
ganiZation and then get the ginneIs In
line, for the latter know precisely
where every bale is AMI the exact sta
tus OF tn crop. 1t is said that this year
the farmers themselves have not cDntri-
buted as much as $4,000 TO what may
be called the defense fund, the mayer
part Of the contribution being from
business men. 1t is also claimed by
the cotton growers that many persons
north and some south seek to cast
discredit upon their organization. In an
effort to break down its forces
The authorities OF the Norfolk ana
Southern railway are very much pleas
ed with the success OF the first opera
ton OF through trains between Raleiak
and Washington. The people have bee.
we'll handled on the line.
Campanari was at the MetropsAt ar
theatre this evening and there Wssr
box parties, the occupants being CO yer-
nor Glenn and other state officers, WiA
J. Bryan and a number OF prominent
men. The hall was specially decorated
throughout. Following the perform
ance was the grand ball at the Capi-
tai Club, this given in honor or the
visiting ladies, and was attended by
large numbers OF society people rae
marshals ball come of at the Capl-
tai Club tomorrow night.
The Hallsville telephone companv OF
Duplin county, is granted charter.
the amount Of capital stock being s25.-
900.
1t is now definitely known that the
statement made u few weeks ago ~
your correspondent that a Charlotte
syndicate had bought the Academy OF
Music and adjoining property for $35,-
900 Is correct. The sale has been ool
nrmed Peter n. Brown is at the head