The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
A Substantial Business Man
Representing the First
Division.
OF THE FIRST
WARD IN THE
BoarJ of Aldermen. Chairman Of the School
Committee and Member of The
Finance Committee.

While good words easily troop to the
pen of the biographer i'll his task or
chronicling the principle events in the
lives of his fellow citizens, that task is
rendered more easy when the subject of
his sketch is good man as is the case
with Mr.. Walter Il. Jones, gentleman
we'll and favorably known as an honor
able, upright citizen, and a member of
the Raleigh Board Of Aldermen. 1t may
be said of the present council, that 1t
is composed of good substantial citizens,
who stand at the head Of the various de-
partments of commercial endeavcr or
professional interests and are hence n
representative body in the strictest sense
Of the term. That Raleigh is one of the
best governed cities. in the South, and
that her municipal department IS in the
hands Of competent gentlemen none will
gainsay. Prominent in this body is the
gentleman whose name captions this ar
ticle
Councilman Jones was born in Wash
ington, North Carolina, in 1861. He
received liberal education and then ell
gagged in the mercantile business at
Washington, which he followed for a
period of five years, when he made his
advent into Raleigh and embarked in the
dry-goods business.
During May of this year he was elect
ed a member of the City Board of Alder
men from the First Division of the First
Ward OF determined mind and
strict adherent of those sturdy principles
Of Justice to one and all, Councilman
Jones is making a record of which any
man might well feel proud His vote is
always found on the right side in all
matters pertaining to the welfare the
people He never acts hastily but stu
dies the question from all sides and after
his mind has been made up, he cannot
be shaken from his position either by
censure from the opposition or criti-
cisms He Is thoroughly conscientious
in every thing he does,
Mr.. Jones is chairman of the School
committee and member OF the Finance,
Fire Water and Market committees,
among the most important Of that or
SanizatiCn.
As a member 0f the Finance commit
tee be voted for the issuance of the
100000 bonds for the reason that the
very best business men and 6nanciers
of this and other cities gave it as their
opinion. based ON past experience that
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readily and bring a better price than n
smaller block and that next year being
Il Presidential campaign year, it would
be very hard to float the bonds above
par and the act specifically says that
they shall not be sold for
less than par, and if they could
not have been sold all improvements
would cease This fact reSdily eX-
plains his position and vote.
The alderman is in favor of everything
that has as basis, the building up of
Raleigh, in conservative way. In
politics he is straightout Democrat,
and has never voted any other than
Democratic ticket, and does not propose
to do otherwise. Mr., Jones is promi-
nent in several secret organizations, be-
ing member of the Masonic Fraternity
ND to the Shrine, a member of the Odd
Fellows and the knights Of Pythas,