The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08
AWARD CONTRACT
FOR NJ |vER.. STATUE
Bronze Memorial to Be Designed
by Artist Ruck-
stuhl.

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.
Raleigh. N. c., January 1.-THE con-
tract for the memorial bronze statue
Of DR.. Charles D. Mc1vcr. to be set up
al the State Normal College Green's
boro. founded by Dr.. Mc1ver. has been
awarded to Frederick w. Ruckstuhl.
who has Just completed the marble
bust OF Governor William A. Graham,
now being Installed In one OF the
inches in tho rotunda OF the State
House. State Superintendent OF Public
instruction ]. Z. Joyner IL chairman
OF the committee to bring about tho
erection OF this memorial, and he says
about $1,000 moro Is needed and that
there is now $4,000 due in unpaid
pledges. He expresses hope that these
will be paid at once. as all the money
Will be needed very loon now. The
money has come from the teachers and
school children in every part OF the
State and from citizens who have yol-
unteered private subscriptions. Mr..
Kuckstuhl, who has the commission to
make the Mclyer statue, Is one of the
mogt distinguished artists in the coun-
try.
Eiremcn Organizing Insurance Co.
Captain J. ID. McNcill, OF Fayetteville.
who is. as president of the North Car
DINA FIremen's Association, making
special efforts just now for the organ
zation of fire Insurance company.
the controlling stock in which Is TO be
held by members of the North Caro-
lima Firemen's Association. addressed
the firemen OF Raleigh tonight in the
interest OF this movement There were
also remarks in advocacy OF the move
ment by j. z. Turner member of
the insurance committee of the Fire.
meA's Association. Considerable stock
is being taken by the Raleigh ire
men, Captain MCNEIL says he is max
ing fine Roadway in the placing OF
stock, and that just as soon as the ma
jority is subscribed for by the fremcn
of the state he will give the business
men OF the State generally opportunity
to share In what lie Is sure VIII be one
OF the best investment opportunities
ever offered in North Carolina.
OIL Prices Not Uniform.
II is said In the state Department
OF Agriculture that the correspondence
on file in the department shows that
the STANDARD OIL Company is not main
tanning uniform prices for oil in this
State. variations of cent and more on
the gallon being shown in different To-
calities, The present price in Raleigh
lis llh cents and the department corre-
spondeuce shows that In some other
pIaces In the State recently the price
was as low as . u cents.
The work in the oil inspection de-
partment shows that pretty nearly AL
the oil coming into the State now
measures well UP to the 100 flash TEST
required By the regulations. In fact'
only one sample sent in recently has
failed to meet this requirement. and
the oil company explains that this was
shipped into the state through mis-
take.
In spite of the claim OF the oil men
10 the contrary. the State department
insists that the 10o-proof fash test re-
ouired does not interfere with the
power Of the oil SO dis
titled at all. and that some States re-
qu!re as high as 10S-proof flash test.
Department officials say tnat the
oils on the North Carolina market are
much eleanor than they We're before
the inspection law went into effect