The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-17
Land and Industrial Chief Of
Road Preparing Article On
The Noted Bull Town
TO BUILD HOSIERY WILL
Win Slight Damages
In The Case Against The
Virginia. Carolina Chemical
Company: Water Campaign
Is Warming UP All Around.
Interest Keen

Interest Keen
Durham, March 14.-Mr. L. Gilbert
Wood. Of the Land and Industrial De-
partment of the Southern Railway, is
spending the day in the city, collect
ing data and Information about the
city for an early edition Of the South
ern Field and other publications that
are gotten out by the department.
Since the mid-winter exhibit, which
in away was taken up by the COM
mercia1 club, on a suggestion aud
outline Of a plan by Mr.. Richards.
when he was in Durham, the head
of the land and industrial depart
ment is taking a great deal Of interest
in this city and its industrial activi-
ties. A large number Of pictures have
been turned over to Mr.. Wood, and
these will be used il the descriptive
article on Durham and Durham
county.
To Erect New Hosiery Mill.
The contract for the erection OF
another Durham hosiery mill has
been let to the Fiske-Carter Con-
struction Company, Of Greenville, S.
G. The work on the new mill, which
will be located just back of the first
mill erected, will cost in the neighbour
hood of 500, 900 and will be as large
as the largest of the mills of this
concern.
1t has not yet been announced When
the work will be started. but tho
builders and the owners, hope to nave
1t we'll under way during the coming
summer. The erection of this mill
will double the capacity of the big
mill in Edgemont, which is the larg-
est mill devoted to the exclusive
manufacture of hosiery in the South.
With the completion of this new
plant the hosiery mill will ike up
the manufacture Of a liner grade OF
hosiery than they have ever put on
the market before.
Verdict Favors Plaintiffs.
The first of the suits against the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chemical Company
resulted in q verdict of $500 damages
for the plaintiff this afternoon. The
jury in the case did not stay out very
tGng WIN the case They gave c. w
Woriey 5000 on the issue of empo-
rary damages and $500 for perma-
nent damages. At first the judge said
ne would not TRY the case on the is
sue o. pertinent damages, but finally
uecldeo TO let the case go to the jury
WIN the whole Of the issues before
mem. Norley was asking for $4,000.
tNeithef side has yet decided whether
OF not there will be an appeal. The
Nefdlct was about that expected nv
those VINO had heard the evidence in
the case.
inns IS smaller thar the damages
aiio"eo Mrs. Bessie X. Brown, who
Sued the fertilizer ana or tho
same grounds more thar . vear aeo
kot d verdict of $500, carried the case
u the supreme court, got a new trial
Tnich resulted IN a verdict for $1,000.
: utIe are about ten more of these
tuns against n chemical
Drought By people who live in ttaf
section. who claim that the odors
rom the plant has dalnacod thei.
property Tor residential PURPOSES ANA
60 uahlaSed ITS rental value as farm
- tdhda because the doors kill thu
= ,hdl section of the town.
water Campaign Warns.
The campaign on The vIata,
= bufnanl Is warming Hp, but So far
~ people for the bonds and no.
usotI1l ne issue are using the neu..
OF the town through vbica
Ccmr, 4Iei[ Jews. The Durham Water
C~IitaAE mas bought s5,aro IN 49,
pdper< n VIII present their go
49, @ttAiloon and again i'm tho G.
eoi1ioh OF the morning nanara-
N administration for tlo G,4t :
5.ntI" morning is presenting a fm,}
c4:ei-- OF then nos:t-nn ,rha
5 being lacked l.. ~ -
- ataiu 6 aldermen. l.
ere" tclnorrow r3,r -.
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