The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21
TO RESOLUTION OF FAYETTEVILLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THE PRESENT REVENUE ACT
Must Stand Until the Next Legislature
Treasury-The Governors Excuses
for the Enactment-Report of the
Committee on Martins stealings-No
Further Hope for Louis Council-The
Railway Machin1sts' Strike.
Especial to the MessengerD

Raleigh, n. c., June 1S-Governor Ay-
cock today wrote the following letter to
F. r. Rose, secretary of the Fayette-
vile chamber Of commerce:
II received your telegram sending
me copy of the resolution adopted by
your chamber of commerce 1 have
carefully studied the revenue act pass
ed by the legislature and / am salts
fed your people will not feel so strong
ly against the act when they have COM
piled with it's provisions. The legisla-
ture was confronted with the problem
of raising a larger revenue to meet the
expenditures to be made for charity
and education. OF course the burden
of this taxation will be felt by the peo-
pie paying it, but it is a necessary bur-
den and is distributed as we'll as the
legislature could distribute it.
THE revenue act is not an ideal one
1t contains several new provisions,
though there is nothing radical in it.
AT any rate that act was the result
of most careful and painstaking study
on the part of the finance committees
of both houses and it represents the
wisdom of the general assembly.
Il have no reason to believe the leg
islature would change that act if called
together. Indeed they could not make
serious changes in it without leaving
the treasury bankrupt or being forced
to issue bonds, neither of which condi-
tions would the people Of the state con-
template with complacency.
Il feel myself therefore compelled to
advise you and through you your
chamber of commerce that the legisla-
Nv
traordinary session for the purpose OF
amending the revenue act
The report of the special legislative
committee, composed of Senator Ar
rington and Representatives Shan
nonhouse and Winston on the steal
ings of w. H. Martin. former treasury
clerk, is finished. 1t shows the amount
to be $16,55O. Of this Ex-Treasurer
Worth is liable for all save 1915 for
which Treasurer Lacy is liable.
The state superintendent Of public
instruction today sent the following
letter to the county boards of educa-
ton:
Having been informed that agents
are canvaSsing the various counties
selling worthless school supplies and
furniture, suggest to county boards oi
education to instruct the county super
intendents to endorse no claim for sucn
goods. unless the sale is authorized by
your board in writing, samples of goods
offered having been examined and ap-
proved by your board in regular ses-
sion.''
Arrangements are perfected for un,
vailing the monument at Beaufort
August 1st, to Captain Otaway Burns
of the noted privateer Snapdragon
Judge Walter Clark Will deliver the ad
dress.
Private Secretary Pearsan this after
noon wrote to the sheriff Of Cumber-
land:
The governor will not interfere
with the execution of Lewis Council
You can so inform the prisoner
A bridge on Neuse river in this county
was washed on the land of w. T
Rochelle. a quarter Of a mile below its
site. He claims the bridge as his prop
erty. The clerk issued a writ of claim
and delivery today to enable the coun-
ty to get possession of the bridge
Rochelle has fastened the bridge by
chains and locks to stakes on his land
General Manager Barr. of the Sea
board Air Line. while here today, said
when questioned regarding the strike
situation: I'VE have a full compile
ment of men," He added that the
road had secured the machinists il
needed to take the place of the strik-
ers. However, some of the new mer
might not prove efficient and the strik-
ers could find employment again when
the road needs more machinists OF
places became vacant. Probab bly, some
of the strikers might get employment
with other roads. For instance the
strike was more recent with the South
ern railway and it might not have Sc
cured all the men it wanted.