The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-24
M|LLERS DISCUSS
TRADE CONDITIONS
Informal Meeting at Asheville
Civil Court Docket
Is Clear.
Especial to The Times plsna,ch. J


Ashevile. y. C, June 23-About
twenty-five mil!ers from the States Of
Virginia. the two Carolinas and Geor-
gia spent Tuesday here. when they
held an informal meeting and discussed
trade conditions. the prospects, for
coming crops. the demand for -four and
meal and the commercial outlook. All
OF those who We're present are mem
bers OF the Southeastern Millers' Asso-
citation and the Southern Corn Millcrs'
Association. and while no definite an
nounccmert was given out, the fact
that the annual meeting of the former
viii be held next week leads those
persons who are interested in the mill
ing business to believe that the meet
ing here was a significant one.
AT the time that the millcrs from the
several states were holding their meet
ing a the Battery Park Hotel. the
North Carolina Millcrs' Association con.
vened at the Swannanoa Berkeley and
heard the reports OF officers and COM
mittees concerning the work of the
past year and the prospects for the
future resolution was passed con-
demning the rule OF the state Depart
ment of Health. which calls for Ii tax
on feedstuffs manufactured from grain
AMI makes no charge on human food
when prepared from the same grain.
The legislative committee was instruct
cd 10 take steps to gain relief along
this line at the coming session OF the
State Legislature.
c. r. Hudson. State agent of the
Department of Agriculture. has COM
pleted his annual report. when shows
that the average yield Of corn per acre.
taking the State of North Carolina as
a whole, was 1874 bushels. while the
farmers who took advantage OF the
the st he a StrIt tor tn,
the various counties of the State struck
an average of 42.6 bushels per acre.
For the first time in the history OF
Buncombc county. the civil docket OF
the Superior Court is clear. Judge.
Benja min +. Long has just completed
"a three weeks term. during which all
old cases were disposed OF. AS result
of this action the next term OF court
will be consumed only with the hearing
Of cases which come up between this
time and the date set for the conven
ton of court.
Professor a. c. Reynolds. the super
nten lent OF education of Buncombe
county, and Professor Olin 5. Dean
president of the weaverville College.
have been chosen president of the Gull
lowhee Training School and professor
OF the English department OF that in
stitution. respectively. They have en-
pressed their Intentions of accepting
the new positions which have been Of
fered to them. and will assume their
duties at the beginning OF the next
term. Both educators have held their
positions for number of years, and
the fact that they are 10 leave this city
and Weaverville VIII be learned with
regret. Their successors have not yet
been chosen.
w. If. Swift. the field secretary of the
child labor committee. of Greensboro,
was an Asheville visitor Wednesday.
He spent the day visiting the mill own
ers and overseers regarding a more
rigid enforcement of the State child
labor law which makes 1t unlawful ftG,
any mill owner to give a position TO IA
child less than twelve years of age.
The child labor committee is working
for the enactment OF a law which will
raise this limit to fourteen years and
will appoint inspectors at all of the
mills. AS the law now stands. the
word of the parent is taken, and tho
mill owners are unable to employ fam
lilies. they say, unless they take chill
dren which appear less than twelve.
but which are over that age, accord :
ing to the affidavits of their parents.
The inspectors could enforce the laws at
all of the mills. and in that way fam
lilies would not leave settlement be-
cause mill owner failed to employ a
young child. The committee is also
working for the enactment OF compul-
srry education law in CHS State.
The Bingham School, of this city, has
made a number of changes in the fac
ulty. as the result OF the designations
of Captain Cleveland H, Norton Cap
| tain a. Mcdonald and Captain +. Glas-
COW. Lieutenant Clyde r. Abrahams,
of the Twenty seventh Infantry. u. s.
| a., has been detailed for duty at Bing-
| ham by the War Department. and will
| talRs tho ,nirnir OF military Hnianun ANT
| tnnttcs. u. IT. Eihler. VIM I:rHfiIute,
! from tho Virginia military 1rtsrtt,ft