The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-11
To PUT CAMP SITE
. IN FINE CONDITION.
Grounds at Morel1ead City to Be
Thoroughly Equipped for
Summer Encamptnent.
HEARING ONE DOLLAR SUIT
Amount Involved Small, but
Power Of Corporation Com
mission Affected.
HEARING ONE DOLLAR SUIT
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RALEIGH, N. c., March 10.--The per-
manent camp site for the North Caro-
line National Guard, established ut
Morehead City, is to be equipped at
once with wafer and light plants and
all requisite buildings and storehouses
for the accommodations OF tho Guard
encampments and rifle practices. Al
least an order to this effect has been
issued to Quartarmaster-G General Fran
els a. Macon from the Office of the Adj
jutant-Gencral OF the North Carolina
National Guard here. The equipment
is also to include adequate sewer.
age.
The purpose OF the authorities is
to have this work completed for the
encampment of troops 20 be held some
time during the summer. The lack
OF proper accommodations has been
the source of very much complaint
heretofore on the part Of both officers
and men, and the North Carolina Ma
tionai Guard Association at its last
meeting In Raleigh passed severe
structures on the camp gtound and in
timated strongly that unless effective
steps were taken to properly cauip
the camp ground without further de-
lay there would be something doing
IN the way of tho selection OF a camp
site elsewhere. 1t is thought by TIM
authorities that enough funds are avail
able to do practically all the work
included in the order Just issued.
Trying Dollar Suit.
The Supreme Court to-day heard
argument on appeal In the case of
corporation Commission VS.. Southern
Railway Company. which involves In
money only 81 claimed by the Hart
Ward Hardware Company of Raleigh.
against the Southern for demurrage,
however, the trailroad company sets
up an attack on the constitutional In
tegrity OF the Corporation Commission
IN the exercise OF some Of It's most i'm
portant powers. Hence the sharp con-
tention. The trial below consumed
about one week. the railroad COM
pany appealing from the verdict. II
is expected that the case for test pur-
poses Will go all the way to the United
State Supreme Court.
tomorrow the Supreme Court Will
hear argument in the noted case of
Watson, trustee for w. w. Mills. bank
rupt, VS.. Proximity Manufacturing Com
pany. Greensboro, involving about 500
600, growing out of transaction had by
Mr.. Mills with the Proximity Company
prior to the failure OF Mr. Mills more
'HdiL u year ago.
Large Collections and sales.
The February collections in the Of
flee of the State Commissioner of In
surance were the largest in the his
tory OF the department. for any month.
the grand total being s56,s711s. This
amount has just been paid into the
State treasury by Commiss Toner Young.
Loose leaf tobacco sales by ware
houses in North Carolina during Feb
ruary aggregated 1o,915,245 pounds as
compared with 10.O31,ss2 pounds for
January, the sales first hand for Feb
ruary being 9,92o,50o. as compared with
s,144,246 pounds first hand for January.
Winston-S Salem again led in sales with
9,S27,7s2 pounds. against 1,7s3,7s7
pounds for January.
Rev. a. A. Crater, OF Wake Forest.
has declined the call extended to him
to become pastor of the West Raleigh |
Baptist Church. He has accepted a |
call to Gatesville. Gates county.