The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-01-24
House Work is Hard Work without GOLD DUST.

They will in pursuance to the action
taken at Greensboro last week, oppose
any legislation on the subject at all.
Representatives of about 100 cotton
mills met ar Greensboro last Week and
decided to pledge themselves and the
mills of North Carolina generally. that
Sc hours should be the maximum for a
week s work, and that children under II
years of age should not be employed if
no labor legislation is enacted. But,
from what | am told by the organized
labor leaders here, legislation will be in
sisted on by them. There may be quite n
contest over this matter.
MINOR MENTION.
Col. John $. Cunningham has been
elected president of the North Carolina
Tobacco Growers Association, vice
Secretary of State Grimes. resigned.
Col. Cunningham is the largest tobacco
grower in the South, and the selection
was an eminently fit one.
Joint committee on education took up
Aycock's school book bill Friday even
ing. but decided to postpone all action
until next Friday. Agents and attorneys
OF publishing houses will be heard then,
and fight is already in sight.
There is an evident disposition among
many legislators to curtall the legal
causes for divorce in this State. and last
Saturday the House judiciary committee
No had the question up and practically
decided to recommend that grounds FOR
divorce be limited to those stated i'll The
Code. This would eliminate several legal
grounds as the law now stands. including
those of abandonment, flight from state
after commission of felony. etc.
Ono nf tho nj npaSIl intro
duced at the close of the week was the
bill OF Mr. WinstOn's Ito regulate convict
labor" 1t provides for convict farm
in each county. etc.
Another bogy man has been dug up by
the fellows who lay awake O nights con
juring up visions of the designs OF the
''soulless corporations. The latest
spectre is a william who is alleged to be
going about and seeking to ascertain il
the legislators and other leading citizens
think it would be n good idea for the
State to sell its equity OF redemption in
the stock it owns in the North Carolina
Railroad. And actually using the mail
for such base purpose!
Suppose we could raise a million and
more of dollars by such a course at this
time, surely no spectre cOnlurer would Tor
a moment admit that we should do it for
the light and airy purpose OF carrying
out a few party promises-such as the
better education OF the white boys and
girls Of North Carolina, for instance.
Get thee behind me, Satan. | mean to
continue to be n 'blOated bOndhOlder as
well as you. Well not sell you our
equity of redemption-that is all we own
land after the difference between the Z
per cent 80 year lease income and the 6
per cent. interest on construction bonds
outgo is paid, we net only SAG, 900 a year
by holding our bonds) and | know it
would take a life time to pile up a million
but We'll not sell, if the white children
of North Carolina never learn to read
and write and the negro beats the white
boy in qualifying to become voter be-
cause of better chances.
That's the argument the bogy manu-
facturers are throwing at the vile rascal
as this letter drops in the mail bag-and
it's soundness and patriotic ring will not
fail to impress those who know no better.
There may be something in the enquiry.
and there may not be. If there is then
it might be considered. and probably will
be later on.
MAXWELL GORMAN.