The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-24
NEWS LETTER FROM RALEIGH
Cost OF State Exhibition at Exposi-
fion-President Cannon Inspecfs
IAne af Norfolk ana Southern
Railroad Conductors Feel Effects
Of Reduced Rates
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. December 10.

Commissioner General Joseph L.
Pogue is back from The jamestown
exposition and says that the Norta
Carolina building ture cannot be sold
yet awhile, as there are no bids Tor
it The building has been Cleared OF
furniture, etc. and all OF the latter
which was bought by the commission
has been disposed OF He thinks that
the solution OF the whole problem
will be the taking over by the United
States war department OF the ground.
and all the buildings as a war college,
training school or something OF that
kind. He remarked that he expected
that the entire cost to the state OF the
splendid show it made at the exposi-
not exceed $4,000.
Today President Cannon of the Nor
folk and Southern railway was here,
having come up from BeufOrt. he /"
| inspecting the whole line OF the Nor
| folk and Southern railway IN this
slale II is expected that in about
| two weeks a train viii be put on the
| Raleigh division of this road which
will make the trip to Washington, \.
| c., within four hours. This train will
| prove a great convenience.
| The term of the federal court end
ed today, until January 9th. A great
many cases have been disposed Of
and thirty prisoners are ready to be
taken to penitentiary or to Jail. There
are sixty cases from Johnston county,
which is a sort of hot-bed for moon
sinners. These cases were largely
worked up by Deputy Collector }. P.
| II. Adams. Most of them were for
moonshining, but some were for re-
failing whiskey. Johnson has come
to be the worst moonshining county in
this district
1t is learned that the Order of Rail-
| road Conductors is to petition the
| governor, either in person, or by
letter, in regard to the railway rate
question 1t is said that they are to
have a meeting at an early date and
appoint the committee to see the gov
ernor os to get in touch with him
in some way and that they wish the
raet of passenger fares increased. 1t
is stated that they had been asking
for an increase in their pay amounting
to 63c on the hundred miles, but that
they are told by the railrays that in
view of the condition of affairs now,
any advance in salaries is impossible
Not long ago the conductors in Virgin
ia took the same step.
Today the examinations at the Ag-
ricutural and Mechanical college were
finished The great exodus Of students
from the various colleges here has
begun.
A charter is granted the NeWberI
Iron Works and Supply Company, cap
, ital stock $4,000.
Among today's visitors was FranE
Thompson of Onslow county, who
- represents the state board of educa
ton in regard to the swamp lands
of which there are many hundred
I thousand acres in the eastern counties
He says the board of education ha'
. extended the option of the Veder land:
to May 31st, upon the condition tina
the Charleston Syndicate, which ha
r. paid part of the purchase money, pay
= in advance the interest on the $1,000
g ! balance
t Speaking about Onslow county, AM
particularly the New River sectol
!. there, Mr.. Thompson says the river )
5. like a gold mine, the catch Of hsl
d being steady, and very large, an
prices being good. Shipments ar
2 made to the great northern cities
u There are also large shipments Of oys
. ters, these coming from what ar
known as the oyster grounds. He say
the quality is very good.
, AS vet there is but little smallpo
= in the state this winter les in fact tha
:, usual. This disease made its appear
~ ance in this state at Wilmington, o
January 18th, 1898, and since that tim
~ it has never been stamped out A grea
many thousands Of persons have ha
this disease and there has been quit
number of deaths, though l
i = great many Of cases the diseas
ar has been in a mild forum, and tn
has added to the carelessness OF ii
II general public in regard to it.