The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1884-03-06
THE STATE EXPOSITION.
Vance County's Proper Attitude TO
ward the Matter.

outside of what is absolutely neces
sary for the proper administration
of the governmental affairs Of
people, whether national, state or
county. There are occasions, how
ever, whsn an extra tax may be
iudiciouslx lerieAazw hea i is pat
cnt that from sSJD taxation benc-
fetal results will arise, such as
would not have come without.
Every reasoning, fair thinking, man
will acknowledge this fact. We
do not, then, propose to ma Ike any
l4bored attempt to explain this
point.
And now to come to the matter
that we propose to discuss. 1t Is
already known to our readers that
grand State Exposition an en-
hibit Of North Carolina $ vast and
varied resources-is to he held in
the city of Raleigh during the
month of October next, To make
this suCcess-( 1--WE 90 not meat IL
nanciaIIy so to the projectors OF the
scheme) = but to insnre a full and
complete exhibit OF all the products
of the State, both natural and &C
quired, it has been thought best
that the exhibits be made by sec
tions. or in other words, by coun-
ties. This is eminentlv the proper
idea. Each county can manage It's
own affairs better than dozen, Or
one hundred, men could the whole
State. To this end each county
has been asked to prepare and
make all exhibit of such articles as
NAV he deemed best to do full JUS
tice to such county, and as will best
reflect credit upon itself. TO car
nv out this idea, many OF the coun-
ties have taken official action III
the matter ana appropriated Ger
tain amounts,-outside Of private
subscriptions, land the action Of in
dividual citizens, moved by a sense
of pride aud public spiritedness to
have themselves creditably repre~
scented at the "N0rth Carolina
State Exposition"
Now what action will Vance
county THEORETICALLY? In mass
meeting assembled, the people OF
the county, or representative men,
at least-from every eection of it
passed resolutions asking the COM
missioners to appropriate a sum
not exceeding $500, for this pur.
pose. Not one cent Of this amount
is asked to 90 toward the capital
stock of the concern, but simply
to have Vance county properly
represented on that occasion. The
question now arises, can Vance
county afford not to be represen-
led ? And will the commissioners
appropriate this amount OR not :?
The GOLD LEAF recognizes the
fact that lust now our people are
burdened with other matters that
cannot afford to be neglected.
Our courthouse is not completed,
u county Jail must be bailt, and
poor house established; but with
all this. can our people afford not
to do their duty in q matter of such
pubic importance as the one now
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us that they cannot. We believe
the people, when they fully under
stand the matter, will endorse the
sction Of the meeting last Monday,
and will sustain the Board of Coun-
~ Commissioners,H they see proper
to grant the appropriation asked.
This is merely partial view Of
the matter from our standpoint,
without arguing its importance or
legality. Proper thinking people
are bound to admit the former.
while the decision of the Attorney
General of the State seems to have
etfectually settled the latter ques-
tion.
in the mean time, we ask a full
and outspoken voice of the people
on the subject. The columns of
the GOLD LEAF are open to both
sides. -
Insure your property with J. R.
Young. He represents none hut first
Class companies. Is