The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19
The Legislation we Need

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with the beginning of the new
year, and a Very important work
les before it. The people OF
North Carolina expect OF the
next legislature such a line ot
action "a viii reform some >eri-
ous evils and give some sut.tan-
tial relief TO difficulties which
nave done much TO re ard our
common prosperity.
First, we want strict economy
in the administration otthe State
| Government. The citizen. a.
individuals, have found i neces
-Ary TO be frugal saving aud self
denying-.et the State Govern
ment-in all its departments
do likewise, ii We are TO hope for
a restoration of thrift and pros
perity. Ii there be any super
tiuous offices or otfice-ho.deIs let
them be abolished if there be
any system of fees and eff eial
emoluments, which are proven
70 be excessive and eXtrayagant,
let them be cut down and re
ducel 10 the hard pan which
has for a long time made itself
felt in every branch of tIade and
business. We are poor-,he tax
payers, the property owners, the
merchants, mechanics and far
mers, have long since realized
this fact: let our good old com
monweath face the same truth
airly and honestly, resolve 10
help its people by the curtall-
ment OF expenditures aud the
dIminution Of the immense cost
in the machinery OF the different
departments, and the million
aud over of the suffering who
will be benefited shill rise up tc
call it blessed.
Then let the General Assem-.
bly protect and strengthen our
, manufacturing interests BY
wing invitation and impetus
to ontside capital In the remis
sion Of taxation on all manufac
turing enterprises for a certain
term Of wears. We have abun
dant water power on our grea
, amt powerful streams We hav
!, almost inexhauStlble material 70
the employment of manifold In
.lustries; We have skilled art
sans and needy laborers demand
:. ing employment-there IS moth
: NC III the way of the develop
. ment of our manufacturin
= wealth but high taxation.
Let a dog law be passe'
n which will afford adequate Sc
curity to sheep husbandry. Thel
is no branch Of agriculture MOI
IS profitable or more easily manage
Is none which gives such return
in proportion to the outlay. F'
,; wears we have been urging tn
; matter-convinced, as we ar
y that it would add two-fold to tt
: general wealth and prosperity
: the State.
A. Let every possible aid
Or given, by convict labor to Il
clearing and draining Of the in
mense fertile swamps Of the Ca.
"a Fear section. If they We're on
put in a condition to be guilty
ted and rendered equal to the
natural productiveness, enou:
~ grain could be produced to su
ply twice the population of tt
section Of the State.
a BY all mean the Legi5latu
should continue its appropr
% ton to the BureBu Of Agrlcl
%. ture, immigration and Statistl
h and do all in its power to advar
cv and promote the usefulness
d that important branch Of t
eir government. With Col. Polk
or the head, and Capt. I. J. Rob
n son, with other assistants, 1t |
,oj done much to develop and util
"a the resources of the Sta
~ quicken the pride of the peoI
bo and inform us of our true wo
oj: as a great agricultural &C
+lv munity.
II. The fertilizer tax is one of
best measures ever passed Def
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