The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
ENDORSES GOOD ROADS.
Tat Up strong
County ComurTxsfoner--Norsh Tar
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Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Greensboro. y. g.. September /.
The disastrous defeat Saturday in the
democratic convention OF Forsyth OF
the element which a made war on the
nomination OF the board Of county COM
m~issioners for inaugurating and pros
ecutlng a system OF building good roads
for the county. is looked upon with
great c~omplacency here. and q matter
OF NEE practical Importance than the
happy II spectacular, settlement OF the
Watson-Glenn senatorial rivalry. one
would think IL a great privilege to have
men like Colonel L. H. Hanes, one OF the
best farmers and most astute business
men and manufacturers in the south,
Albert Watson and A. Z. Shore, wealthy
practical farmers and successful bust
ness men. who would give a county as
commissioners at 500 per day. The
benefit OF their fine experience and their
denomination. because they had not
listened 10 the carping criticism of pea
nut demagogue politicians, but had
laid down on broad lines OF permanent
business principles, the conduct OF the
affairs OF the county and stuck 10 it
In the matter of roads alone, Colonel
names, VINO Is pTtSluSnI oL the NOt1h
Carolina Good Roads Association, IS
worth TO the county s. $500 salary, for he
has Investigated the ubject by actual
observation and inspection and at his
own expense, in the states OF Alabama,
Texas, Virginia, Connecticut, New York,
and South Carolina, besides having
spent considerable time on the Neck
lenburs roads. On this question of ma
terial betterment n progress, 1t was
rafrashinp 70 npfa that la CT week n nub-
lie meeting was held in Salem, presided
over by Mr.. II. E. Fries, and a demand
made on the county convention Tor the
denomination of this board OF practi-
cal, progressive business men to con-
tinue their splendid management OF the
finances of the county. 1t is one OF the
best signs of the times to note that the
day of the time serving demagogue and
pot house politicians is passing, and
that something besides fight to get a
small job for an out, by turning an In,
out, has received a decided black eye
from h democratic hosts of the great
county of Forsyth.
The Atlanta papers last week gave
full and congratulatory accounts each
day of the work being done by the
North Carolina experts in the Normal
Institute there and seemed to thorough
~ appreciate the capacity OF President
McIVer. Professors FNouSt and Pearson,
Of the State Normal and Industrial COL
leg, of Greensboro. The Atlanta Jour
nal Of Saturday afternoon speaks in the
highest terms, ~editorially, of the work.
Professor Clarence r, Brown, of the
State Normal college, returned yester-
day morning from his summer vacation.
A Ereat part of the time was spent In
Monticello, Ind, and lie also visited
Chicago. Mrs. Brown, who is in Ro-
chester, n. Y. will not return for a
month yet.
Four Cubans, three from Cardenas
and one from Havana, were here today
on their way to enter Guilford college.
Mr.. Robert H. Hoyle, a brother OF Mr..
T. G. Hoyle, of this city, has been un-
der treatment in the Old Dominion hos
pital at Richmond. Lately he has SUI
ticiently improved to leave the hospital.
He has gone to Battle Creek, Mich,
for further treatment.
Some interesting debating in the
county convention next Saturday is ex-
pected on account Of the fact that
Guilford democrats have not become
accustomed to the primary system. 1t
appears that the primaries of Friday
night m Saturday cut out the work
of the convention, leaving nothing for
the convention to do. Some democrats
who didn't attend the primaries will
want the convention to exercise its old
time ~prerogative and a spirited debate
on the question is likely to come Up.
1t looks now as if Mr.. John ]. Nelson
would be nominated for clerk Of the
superior court and General James D..
Glenn for the senate in the democratic
convention e. Saturday. At least the
primaries Friday night and Saturday
showed it's preference on the part of
those democrats Who attended for the
gentlement mentioned.
Professor c.. Alphonso Smith, of the
English department at the State Uni
versity, wen to Chapel Hill this morn
ing to AXE up his work.
Professor. Walter Thompson, the new.
superintendent of schools iii Concord,
has just returned from conducting a
very successful Teachers institute in
Lumberton. He goes to Concord to-
night and his family will go later in the
week.
Judge James E. Boyd returned his
morning after several weeks spent in
the north.