The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-19
THIRTY-sEVENTH DAY-FEB. IL.
About Timber Cutters.

OCAAGHNCA " l. - AS N $1,000
up for discussion. He declared that
in the timber sections of the eastern
counties lumber companies r and
long have been cutting down the
fine timber on property of people
who had never sold it to them and
had specifically and repeatedly re-
fused to so sell. That these com
panies would buy a tract of timber
land from one man that adjOined
the lands of another Downing fine
timber and who had refused To sell
IT'D and would then raise a question
as to the real boundary lines that
they would at once go to work and
begin telling the finest timber on the
land of that latter tract and the only
remedy the owner has is by injunC-
ton that the lumber companies care
nothing for that-they give bond
and go ahead cutting, for the SU-
preme Court has decided that, under
the present law, these companies IA
do that, until the case always APP
peaIed from the lower courts to the
Supreme Court, and consuming often
Il long period of time, ample for the
purposes of the lumber companies)
Is finally settled. That by that
time much OF all of the timber has
been cut, and the only redress he
has is damages which mean pay
for the timber actually cut and APP
propriated by the companies.
Three-fourths of the Senate day
was given to this measure.
The bill as it finally passed its C
ond reading, reads thus:
Sec. /. That when any suit at
law or in equity is instituted to re-
cover damages for trespass on land
by cutting timber or other perma-
nent injury to land, and Il tempo
rary restraining order shall be OBJ
tanned, and upon the hearing Of said
order it shall satisfactorily appear
that if plaintiff is the owner Of the
land in dispute or the timber trees
thereon and that the defendant is
committing Il trespass thereon, it
shall be the duty of the court to con-
tinue the injunction to the hearing
of the action, upon the plaintiff Civ
ing suCn bond as to indemnify the
defendant as the court may decide
and as may be just.
''Sec. ,. This act shall be in force
from and after its ratification"
Senator SCOTS bill to allow only
practical farmers upon the Board of
Agriculture passed final reading in
the House and is now d law.
In the House, the special order Of
the day at u o'clock was the consid-
GRAFTON Of Mr.. WinstOn's bill prOvid-
ing permanent registration of all
persons entitled to vote under see
tion / of article 6 OF the COnstitu-
ton. Several amendments We're
offered, and the whole matter was
re referred to the Committee on Con
stitutional Amendments.
House bill passed final reading re
quiring that the execution of all con-
demned criminals be private. This
bill was introduced by Mr.. Gather
OF Catawba. 1t repeats the prOvis-
ion, which gives the board Of county
commissioners authority to have
public ~hangings. 1t is a good mea-
sure.
An important bill was introduced
by Whitaker, of Guilford. 1t pro
viies that the board of co,tnty com
m~issioners, when petitioned by one
third of the voters of Il county or
town, or township, are to hold an
election on the question of compul-
sorry attendance upon public schools.
If the majority in the county, town
OF township vote fer it, then "any
child living in the said county, town,
city or township, who shall have
reached the age of - years, but not
exceeding the age of 10 years, with
out being able to read and write n
section of the Constitution in the
English language, shall attend the
public schools, unless educated by
other means, until he shall be able to
comply with the provisions of this
act provided, that said attendance
shall not exceed sixteen Months