The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-11
Talk of the Town

Il notice in Sundays News and Oh
server" remarked a large property own.
err yesterday. that Mr.. Henry Miller
says: 1t Is shame the valuation lh"se
county tax assessors have pat on tie
property of this city. Now thcre ~ the
Tucker building. Over $4,000 has been
spent on i ond it is not yer complete.
Yet it IS returned for only S3OOo).
THE statement that over $4,000 has
been spent on said building is absolutely
untrue, but even if it were true the prop
crty should not be assessed ut that figure,
for no one would pay that much for it,
and every BUSINESS mam knows that for
some years at least, the property will not
be paying investment, if ever at all.
'.\s to people not paying enough taxes,
the tax books show that last year the
owner Of said building paid in taxes to
the city alone the sum of $l,574.9S, while
Mr.. Miller paid only SS.G6, Of which Il
part was as a penalty for slow payment
moreover that Mr.. Miller was listed as n
fireman, by reason of which ne is nj
lowed a reductions on his taxes on the
theory that he will do gallant service in
putting ont fires. 1t is to he hoped that
he thus earns this rebate on his taxes.
"Mr. Miller complains that this prop
erty is assessed ut only 10000. 1T may
be well to remember that before this
building was started the lot with all the
buildings thereon was assessed at 80
800. SO that under the present assess.
ment of $4,000, the present owner has
added $50. 800, to the tax list on this
lot alone, and besides has, for over
twelve months. given employment to II
large number of mechanics and laborers.
has spent thousands of dollars among the
business men, and has put i'm the place
of the old unsightly buildings a structure
that will be an ornament to the city and
credit to the State.
mir. Miller complains that the total
increase i'm valuation for the whole town
is only 100000. From the above it APP
pears that of this amount the owner of
this building furnishes $20.J0O on this
property alone. so that about 1-12 of the
total increase for the whole town is sad
died on one individual and one little
lot. and still Mr.. Miller is not satisfied
Surely, there is such Il thing as riding
n free horse to death.
ST is all very well to hold 'hurrah'
meetings and urge people to put their
money in enterprises that will give EN-
pioyment to the people. patronage the
business houses and improve the town.
but 1t comes with very bad grace as soon
as this as done to discourage such enter
prises by excessive and oppressive taxes.
1t certainly is not much of an induce
ment to others to start similar enter
prises.'
There is no place like Morehead."
said Mr.. Ed w. Pou sitting in front of
the Marlboro last evening. II do not
believe there is a summer resort in the
United States which offers more natural
attractions. The location is beautiful and
there is something to engage ones at
tention all the time-fishing in the np0rn-
ing. bathing and sailing i'll the afternoon
and evening. There is hardly a minute
o the day YOU can not find cool breezy
place and there are not enough flies to
require fly fan ON the dining table.
The management of the hotel is above
criticism. They do all they can to accom-
modate and they provide a superb table.
More head should be a State pride.
There is no place like it, ~
Mr.. Henry Chapel. farmer in New
Light township. says there was a cloud
hurst on his place last Friday afternoon.
1T completely washed away his crop in
places. He estimates the damage at
$500.
THE land was completely washed
away down to the clay in Places he
said. Il never saw such a downpollr
Of rain. And the peculiar thing about
it was that half mile this side of. nv
house there was hardly enough rainfall
to run in the bitches On the other side
of me. though-that is north-there was
a very heavy rain and great damage
therefrom. The next day, Saturday.
there was another very heavy rain. fan
ing almost exactly in the same territory
deluged by the cloud burst.
Thus we are suffering from an OK
cess of rain while some of our nejehbors
are suffering from drought"
Louasburg is coming to the front ran
Idly. said Mr.. Wiley Person. .sNever
IN the history of the town has There
been so much building At least $50
Ooo will be spent there this summer on
new buildings. Yes. Louisburg is en-
Joylng an era of growth and prosnerjtv
such as she has never before known