The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-18
SIMMONS NAMED
BYPARTY CAUCUS
Will Be Elected Senator to Sue
coed Himself on Wednes-
day Next.
WORK or GEOLOGICAL BOARD
Mapped Out During Annual
Session-GOvernor Craig
Very Busy.
Special 10 The Times Dispatoh)

Raleigh. n. c. January IF. NJ.
Simmons tonight was acclaimed the
choice OF North Carolina Democracy
for the United states senatorship TO
succeed himself for third term by
the Democratic members OF the Cen
eral Assembly in party caucus. TINS -
preliminary 20 ballOting for United
states Senator by tho Senate and House
seDaratelv next Tuesday. and declar-
ing the Senator elected in Joint session
on the following day. "Wednesday.
The North Carolina Geological.
Board. in annual session mere To-Day
mapped out important work Tor the
net year in accordance with recon-
nendations made By DR.. Joseph Hyde
pratt. state geologist. Members mere
were Hugh McRae. Wilmington X. r.
Hewitt. Asheville r. ID. Caldwell,
Lunberton, and DR.. Braswel. OF ROCKY
Mount The board decided 20 con,
tinue the investigation OF lime ana
marble deposits in this state with a
view of determining the possibility OF
operating successfully cement plants
i'm this state: push forward the IN
vestigation of mica deposits as IN the
mast and investigate possibilities OF
utilizing the vast peat deposits IN EdsD =
ern Carolina for fuel IN the place oi
coal and for generating electric pow
er.
The board determined to continue
the work in furtherance of highway
construction as in the past, giving
engineering assistance 10 counties anu
townships.
In forestry matters the board will continue
the inventory work in forts OF the state.
which has already been brought as Tar east
as Rowan County. It began in the forests
beyond the Blue Ridge. There remain ohiy
ten counties in the Piedmont section OF me
state to be inventoried. The inVestkatloll
Of the origin of forest fires will be continued
during the present year The board Is en-
Enthusiastically favoring a system OF fire war
dens to guard against forest nreS' anu -
advocating a Statewide stock law
The state Journal. of Raleigh. was char
tered to-day with Colonel A j. Field. VINO
was private secretary to Governor w; "
Litcbin- r. F. Beasley. OF Monroe and W.
L. Marshall Of Raleigh. as the lnco,por95I
tors The capital is $4,000 authorized ana
5000 subscribed. of the STOCK autnori as'',
$40 90 is to be preferred. bearing 10 per cent
dividend The expectation is that the paper
will be issued within a very short tiIne now,
II will be State weekly undertak.lns y. 20
preseut the news OF the week In concise ana
Acceptable form. and treating question eol-
torialiy as they develop. Ii VIII be Demo
cratic in policy and politics
yadLin River Railroad. from Nilkesboro TO
Boone, and thence TO Jefferson ana across
the Tennessee line. was here to-day with ms
attorney Marke SQuireS, conferring with the
(orporation Commission on matters pertain
ing 10 this work. Ten miles OF the road are
aIraadv comDleted and the construction 10
being pushed as rapidly as possible
The legislative committee OF the 1912
Legislature named to recommend as TO tne
uniting Of the State Department OF asri,
culture and Agricultural and Mechanical
College. has prepared its report TO the presen.
Legislature in line with the agreement
reached at a meeting here some weeks ago &c
recommend that there is no need for such
Joining OF forces. duplicative work having
been eliminated The committee mas IN
iected a recommendation in its report advo-
eating that the State Department or Agri-
culture be permitted to provide ITSELF Win
new and adequate State agricultural building
This report and recommendation will be
transmitted to the Legislature at once Inc
committee consisted of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Newland and Senator Hawkins. OF warren
and Speaker W. G. Dowd, Charlotte. and
Representatives Aispaugh. Forsyth hoss' ci
Harnett. and Mitchell. of Wayne.
Congressman J. n. Small says that oy
February IS the government will take over
the old Albemarle and Chesapeake Canai.
having $500 900 for it and having Sso0Ooo addi-
tional to expend in deepening IL in connection
with the great inland water way. He says
Lake drainage is being closed ana TINS ~osk
ought 10 be well under way before a great
while now.
Governor Craig. following the Inauguration.
has taken up the routine duties OF the gov
ernorship and is receiving steady streams OF
callers and dispatching business as best ne can
in the rush. Colonel J. p. Kerr. as private
secretary and o. A. Thomson. as executive
cIerk. have taken charge OF the anteroom ana
are giving their attention TO the work OF the
executive office.