The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-01-26
MR G. VI. HINSHAW'S VIEWS
Work Of the Commercial and Industrial
Convention.
HIS OPINIONS ON ROAD CONGRESS.

tie In1nkS Inab Count1eS w men are
Able TO Clothe, Board and Guard,
Will be Allowed Convicts to Work
Their Public Roads-The PERSON.
mel of the Legislature Very Strong.
! Mr.. 6. w. Hinshaw, who was a del
egate from this city to the CONNER
cial and Industrial Convention, held
at Raleigh last week, was interviewed
I by SENTINEL reporter as to the work
transacted Mr. Hinshaw said:
1.-The merchants purchase tax and
the warehouse license tax were bOtd
discussed, and committee appointeh
to appear before the Legislature in
behalf of the laws which are consider
ed very unjust and obnoxious to both
merchants and warehousemen. The
matter of insurance was also brought
up and discussed in the convention"
! Mr.. HinshaW was not delegate but
he was present at the Road Congress
which he says was attended by a large
number of progressive men from va
rious sections of the State.
1.-THE representatives from the pro-
gressive counties of Wake, Guilford,
Forsyth, Mecklenburg, Buncombe and
few others took deep interest in
the meeting-eSpecially so did Meek
lenburg and Wake counties which are
the recognized leaders in road i'm
proyements. G. B Watson, represen-
tative in The House from Forsyth,
was made chairman of the Congress.
AS is well-known, he has for years adj
vocated better roads and has studied
the matter thoroughly.
"A number of papers were read on
practical road making by men of our
own State VINO are desperately in ear
nest to get the muchly needed i'm
proyements along this line. A set of
resolutions were passed embodying
what was wanted and needed to be
done. Except in Il few instances the
small counties in the State manifest
ed little interest in the matter of road
improvements.
1.-THE result of the Congress, L
think, will be that counties which are
able to clothe, board and guard, will
be allowed convicts to work their pub
lie roads. 1t was thoroughly demon
Strated at the session that it was not
practical to work less than fifty con-
victs n one gang. In fact one hum
dred can be worked at a better
advantage than fifty. The report
from Mecklenburg county, which has
been working cOnvictS, showed that it
cost to elothe and feed from sixty to
eighty prisoners an average of thirty
five cents per day"
In speaking of the General Assem-
bly,, Mr.. HinShaw said: 1.-THE person
mel of this Legislature is generally
considered strong and conservative.
In fact it is the best one all around
North Carolina has had for several
years. In the House there are some
of the ablest men in the State. The
impression prevails too that there will
be some wi e legislation at this ses-
sion which will prove benefit to the
entire State-that will make every
county more progressive. There is d
spirit, however, manifested in the
House to prevent such legislation.
There are some members who are op-
posed to statistics being made show
ing the resources and growth of the
different counties.
"Our own representative, G. B..
Watson, from Forsyth, is making
quite a reputation for himself on the
line of progressive legislation. He is
regarded as one of the strongest men
in the House.
THE Finance Committee is work
ing on a bill to equaliZe the valuation
and assessment of property through
out the State. There is rome prob
ability of the committee meeting
with success. The need Of this law is
shown by the unequal assessments of
lands in every county in the State. 1t
is also a well-known fact that the as
SCISSORS of property do not reach much
of the solvent credits, bonds, money
on hand, etc, from the fact that they
are not given in.
1.-The equalization of taxes and the
support of the penltentiary appears
now to be the most important matters
before the T,pUiS19tUrp -