The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18

one-that is Supervisor Sherron. All
the rest were made b. you, gentlemen.
There is one more | want to make here
! i'll the office as soon as I cain find a
vacancy Then you all may take the
balance"
And who is that?' was asked.
An old Confederate soldier from
| Halifax comty--shot half in two dur
J ing the war"
'.Then I'm afraid he's not able to
discharge the duties of the position"
"Oh, yes he is"
Mr.. Ncwland: How about the ap-
pointment Of Dr. Mc!<ae."
Capt. day: "Yes, l appointed him,
| too
Mr.. Gotten: "How about the discharge
Of DR.. Rogers should have supposed
from the manner IN which it was done
there would have been charges"
well ! il1dsEe D." Mckee the best
doctor-in eact 1.-The best doctor / ever
knew"
WASN'T DR. Rogers Competent"
well he didn't manage the hospital
as / thought he ought"
DIR. MKEE NOT PAID.
Mr. Weddington- THAT being so do
you think you dismissed him in the right
manner? I've heard some criticism OF
/ that"
Capt. Day-"Well, he had notice and
he kept coming and | told the gate
keeper not to let him in again.
Mr.. Legrand-''I understand that when
this matter comes up DIR. Rogers and
his attorneys desire to be heard. There's
question of salary involved, for DIR.
ca,s
year didn't expire till September lst,
and he was dismissed Judy 1st''
Mr.. Newland- is true and for
that reason we have not paid DIR. Me-
IIee We have held the money and paid
it to neither"
Mr. Young-"Under the order just
passed to pay such claims we'll have to
pay DIR. Rogers from July 1st to Septem-
ber 1st.''
Capt. Day-"Mr. Arendell gave DR..
Rogers verbal notice that he was not
wanted any longer and l gave him writ
ten notice. But he kept coming"
Mr. Dockery-''It seems that DIR. Rog-
ers is ON trial and / move the matter
be postponed till he can be heard
Capt. Day opposed this, as he thought
nothing but Il question of salary was
involved
And as far as that is concerned, /
don't suppose it makes row of pins diff
ference with anybody" Capt Day con
tinued. II know it doesn't with Jim
Mckee"
DIR. ROGERS TO BE HEARD.
On motion of Mr. Dockery the clerk
was directed to notify DIR. Rogers that
he would be given hearing at 10
o'clock this "wednesday morning.
On motion Of Mr. Newland the board
decided to meet at o'clock and take
up the Summerell matter. The clerk
was directed to notify Captain sum
merelI to be present at that hour.
Captain Day said he wanted instruc-
ton from the board in regard to the en-
ployment of conyicts on the railroads
The road to be built to Wakefield, he
said, would want a large number, and
the new road from Ashpole was after
some Of them.
'There are now fifty convicts work
ing on the railroad" he added
Mr.. Cotten-.HFhose men ought to be
on the farms gathering the crops now,
instead Of employing free labor.
think this institution ought to be run
so as TO come in conflict with free labor
as little as possible. The farmers of
Eastern North Carolina are complain
ing bitterly that we are taking their
hands and paying higher prices.
CONVICT VS.. FREE LABOR.
Captain Day said he was not going to
let the crops rot in the fields, and as
to the fifty men on the railroads he
could get seyenty-tye cents a day for
them there while on the farm they would
earn only forty or fifty cents. AS to
coming in conflict with free labor the
whole farming system of the State
does this"
"We are raising peanuts. This puts
us IN conflict with free labor We are
going to sell this year from 10000 to go,
900 bushels of corn. This keeps down
the price of corn in that section and
comes in conflict with free labor
Mr. Travis presented bills from the
attorneys Of the board in the Day case
as follows: Shepherd and Busbee,
5000, and r. O.. Burton, 5000. He stated
that Captain Day had paid his attorneys
out Of the penitentiary funds and the
amount was $3.50.
Yes, yes" broke in Captain Day,
"and | had the advice of the best law
yers in the State"
After considerable discussion the mo-
tion to allow the bills prevailed.
SELLING THE COTTON CROP.
Capt. Day-.I want to have some in
struction about selling cotton"
Mr.. Gotten "Do we owe any bills?"
About $2S,000"
''Then sell and pay your debts.
Some of the members thought cotton |
would soon be higher and it would be !
better TO hold the crop. Others thought |
it better to market the crop as gathered'
Mr.. Cotten--'I am told that the peni
tentiary is buying from Dick, Tom and |
Harry on a credit-buying meat by the |
box and paying half a cent a pound |
higher than it can be bought in quanti- |
ties for cash. We are losing more by |
buying our meat on credit than we |
can save by holding the cotton"
Mr.. Young for the special committee |
appointed to make a contract for opera
tion Of the shirt-factory, reported that /
a five-year contract had been made with /
Lederer * Bloch, OF New York: the I
penitentiary to receive 40 cents per
dozen shirts and furnish labor; Lederer /
& Bloch to furnish all material and put I
in all new machinery that may be-