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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09

material that it is what would be called
a permanent Improvement, and our peo-
pie, generally. are looking to our State
Gcologist, who is doing such important
work Oh this line, for a better solution
of the problem.
AS to whether our people would be will
ling TO submit to special tax for road
Improvement, ] am not able TO say, as
there has been no agitation OF the sub
ect of taxation for that purpose, and
there exists no necessity for such tax,
as we have certain income, sufficient,
as / understand, TO enable the County
Commissioners to expend several thou
sand dollars a year on road improve
ment, and with the improvement which
can be made with present resources, the
practical results will prove an incentive
for greater things. The present condi-
ton of the roads Is not good. as we have
deep sand in some sections, and clay and
mud in others. Those which have been
worked by the convicts show what can
be DONE and the people are becoming
aroused upon the subject. and are ready
to sustain the commissioners in their eff
forts to enlarge the work, and If posi-
BILE to do, make the improvements more
permanent
shall lend all the assistance and in
>fiuence l have to the advancement of this
movement, and l hope TO see, before
many years have passed, four great high
ways going out from the city of Fayette-
Vile, in as many different directions.
and many lateral roads, so that every
section of our county will have the bene-
fit OF them, and when that Is accom-
plished expect TO see our lands increase
in value, our young men satisfied with
rural life, and our people prosperous and
educated hope to be at the Good
Roads Convention. along with many
other people who feel as ! do upon this
important matter.
II. L. COOK.
Fayetteville, n. G., Feb. 6.
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public roads by convict labor. / am
tired of hearing Of the overflow of the
Roanoke, levees washed away, and crops
gone. | am tired of hearing of the peni-
Tertiary being self-sustained and about
every four years a State bond issue Be-
Sides convict labor should not come in
competition with farm labor. If we have
to be taxed to maintain the convicts, put
them on permanent industrial improve
ment. The State needs to be streaked
and checked with turnpike roads. The
people are willing to pay for them.
Education and good roads go hand in
hand in all progressive countries, and |
trust something good and permanent
will be derived from the agitation of
this great question now before the peo-
pie. ASHLEY HORNE
Clayton, N. c., February s, 1902.
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work. a little frolic a good deal and then

work little. frolc good deal and then
go home.
But the main thoroughfares OF the
county being along sandy ridges, travel
ing even in bad winters is not quite the
nightmare that it is along the clayey
roads elsewhere. Still, even in those ia
vored sections, and most of the county IS
rot so favored, the question is all i'm
Portant
Our people would probably oppose any
increase OF taxes for any purpose. They
need education on the road question. For
instance, one of our farmers, not long
ago. refused to give the rock piles in his
fieId--each an eyesore and great hind
rance to cultivation--for the purpose OF
making turnpike of the passing road
But not many Of us are that bad,
The most practical and practicable
way to get good roads will, it seems to
ne. be to appoint competent roadmas-
Ter for each county. Let him hire and
train a small force and work the roads,
calling in the regular road force OF each
division on their respective divisions as
he went along. 1t would be the duty OF
this roadmaster not only to see that
each man gave to the roads the number
of full days work prescribed by law, but
that the work was properly done and
diverted to the right ends.
Special work OF such nature as cir
oi,mstances might justify should be done
on the worst places in each road with a
view to illustrate the advantage OF good
roads and render the people willing to
incur any reasonable expense necessary
Ia extend the system
The necessity of using broader tire
draught vehicles should also be i'm
pressed on the people. narrow tire
wagon or cart does vastly more harm in
cutting up roads than q broad tire which
tends to pack rather than cut. Possibly
It might be expedient to impose small
tax after a certain date some years
hence on every draught vehicle with
tire narrower than certain standard.
This tax would be imposed with a view
to the adjustment of narrow tires.
The stand that he'News and observer
lis taking in behalf of good roads is nut
one of the countless instances in which
it places the people of NTH Carolina un-
der obligations for good endeavors ana
often for good results.
o. w BLACKNALL.
Kittrel n. c., Feb.
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ROADS IN CABARRUs.

list. Cabarrus county has been levy
ing special tax for road purposes
about ten years. That tax amounts to
about $4,000 per year. We have about
fifteen miles of macadamized road and a
great deal Of grading done and roads
Strengthened
End. The natural condition is very bad
and macadamiZing is necessity.
3rd The people favor this tax and are
impatient for work to progress.
4th. The chain gang system, under
which this fund is expended, is not large
enough in this county to get the best re-
suits. There is too much expense in the
management for the amount Of work ac-
Complished. If the State convicts were
worked in the counties better results
could be accomplished with the amount
of money that is now expended. Say the
State would buy the best road machinery
to be had take contracts in the different
counties that win pay for such work,
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Mr.. Josephus Daniels. Editor, Raleigh.
Dear Sir: Our special tax for road i'm
provement is II 1-3c on the 800 valua-
ton. We have in the county about $50
miles of improved dirt roads, and six
miles of macadam. The dirt roads are
very much improved, and there is no
way to calculate the great advantage of
macadamized road, comparatively. over
the common, or even improved dirt road
The improved dirt roads are in fine con-
dition about nine months in the year,
and in much better condition the other
three months than common dirt roads, as
they will dry out usually in day or
two after rain.
Our people are growing more and
more in favor Of a special tax for roads
At first very few seemed to care much
about their road being worked, but now
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the children in the country districts
would be able to reach their school houses
in the winter without endangering their
health, and life in the country would be
more pleasant by reason of the greater
ease and opportunities for social inter-
course in Cumberland county, / feel
that the people are practically unit in
agreeing upon the necessity Of improved
reads. and our County Commissioners
having adopted the system provided by
the Legislature force OF convicts have
been put on the roads, but they have not
been at work long enough to have pro-
duced result which can be felt by the
people throughout the county. Disavow-
ing any purpose to critieise the work
done SO far in this county, 1t seems to
me that we have not the proper equip
ment for the purpose of utilizing, to the
best advantage, even the material which
we have at hand Having no rock avail
able, it seems to be the settled convic-
tion that a mixture OF clay ard sand is
the best material within our means to
obtain in this immediate section, and
with the proper mixture, and in certain
kinds Of weather, it is a very good road,
but does not stand a long, wet spell.
And again, we have no roller and it
is the observation of some that If this
mixture is thoroughly rolled and hard
cned that it will stand the wear twice as
long, ara be much easier to repair. Yet,
it does not seem to me, that with the
best road that can be built from such
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ROADS IN CAsWELL.

There is no special road tax in this
county.
Our roads are in very bad condition
and all agree that they need improve
ment but there seems to be a diversified
opinion among the people as to the meth
DDS, as there has as yet been no cheap
plan submitted to the people for their
approval.
| think the Good Roads Congress Will
do much good and hope some plan Will be
formed tho+ will meet the approval OF
the people OF the entire State.
f. w. BROWN.
Yanceyville. n c., Feb. 4.
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ROADS IN WILSON.

When / came here about two years ago
for the purpose of improving the roads
I found them TO average about twelve
feet wide full OF holes. mud and water
and almost impossible, and nothing put
ciav and black loamy sand TO work them
with. The people levied special ROAD
tax. There were some few people OPP
nosed TO the tax then but there is hardly
enc RI onpose it know But they put me
50 work and l have about twenty-five
miles of road worked, averaging about
thirtv-fve feet wide, and have mixed
clay and sand together and made as good
roads as can be made with that material
All the people from the country say they
o2n travel oyer the four miles OF WORKED
roads in less time than they can over
khat which has rot been worker.
G. w MASSEY.
superintendent OF Roads.
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ROADS IN BERTHE.

/. No special tax for road improve
ment.
2 The roads are mostly sandy and
those are in fair condition. The clay
reads are in bad order during winter
months.
3. The sentiment in favor Of taxation
for better roads is growing rapidly
4. The convicts can and should be
utilized in making good roads Each
county should have a county farm on
which the convicts are worked. When
the force is large enough they could be
worked on the roads. Two or more
counties could combine convict forces and
work their roads, bearing prorata part
of expense and having prorata share OF
work done.
FRANCIS d. WINSTON.
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making them any better
8. do not think the people are in faVor
of special tax for the Improvement OF
the roads.
4. 1t appears that farming with the
convicts. has not been as successful as
anticipated. l am in favor of working
them on the roads. l think the Legisla-
ture should formulate and pass some law
to meet the case. Accept my best wishes
for your health and welfare
J. X. ABBOTT.
South Mills. N c., Feb. !.
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this system would do away with the
small chain gangs and give employment
to the State convicts, that will be better
than farming them. This county. by
paying $4,000 a year to that system
would get twice as much accomplished as
ii does now. Counties with less income
than ours, will receive greater proper.
tomato advantage.
JOHN p. ALLISON.
Concord. Y. c., Feb. J.
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Shook Hands With schley.
lspeclal q News and observerl

Especial 20 NEWS and ObSerVeT.)
Lexington, n. c., Feb. S.--Admiral
Schley, whom all lovers OF truth, JUS
tice and right and true heroism admire,
PASSED through our town last night on his
way to washington. 1t was the good
fortune of our chief of police, r. r.
Hoffman, to shake hands with the Ad-
mjral.
Postmaster Cnrad has resigned and
general store Keeper and gauger, Mr. Jno.
G. Walser. is after March list, to be
our postmaster.
Mr.. K. II. Blesecker, of this place, will
accept the position vacated by Mr.. Wal
ser. Some local RAIDS are not much
pleased at the appointment of Biesecker.
1t appears that very few of the faith
full were consulted.
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To the Editor: The present agitation
go,, hatter roads should be participated IL
~. all 4he people of the State. and should
~, . continual one along with that of edu-
cation. l, for one, am deeply lhtereSteu
in the movement. looking TOWARDS the
permanelt Improvement OF the highways
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ROADS IN VANCE.

l. There is no special tax for road i'm
proVement.
2. The condition of roads is bad. AS
travelling is done entirely in gullies, it
is better anywhere else than in the
reads.
3. Public sentiment is opposed now TO
special tax for better roads
4. do not think | can say anything
that has not been already said as to the
Importance and value of good roads l
am satisfied the present system of work
ing the roads is perfect failure, because
of the want of interest and OF l<nowedge
o. those who are required TO work them.
Conviets should be made 10 macadamiza
the roads instead of being placed on
farms to produce cotton and peanuts in
competition with farmers.
THOS. TAYLOR.
Townsville, n. c., Feb l.
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ROADS IN CARTERET.

First. We have never had any special
tax levy for roads and no special i'm
provement.
2. Public roads in Carteret are in n
bad condition at the present and always
in the wet season.
g. The people in the farming or west
ern part of the county are generally in
favor OF a road tax
A. have for many years favored better
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County Commissioners have authorized
a special tax for Clayton township of soc
on. the poll and 10c on the 800 worth of
other property, for the purpose of work
ms oOnyicts regularly onsthe public roads
Of this township. We have to either do
this or stop business, for travel is almost
cut off.
favor working and improving the
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FORTY CARS OF Cotton.
Big Shipment OF the Staple From GoidsbOrO
10 Wilmington.
Especial to News and Observer,

IoptCIdI 20 NJWs and ODSeTYeT.l
Goldsboro n. c., Feb S.--The enter
prising firm of Best & Thompson, this
city, are today making a shipment of l.
100 bales, or a solid train of forty cars
Of cotton to Alexander Sprunt & Sons.
OF Wilmington, N. c. This is but another
evidence of the vast amount of business
done in Goldsboro What is true of any
one product is of the varied enterprises.
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WORK TIE ROADS BY coNvIcTs,
That II What Mr.. Asheley Horne, Of Johnston
County SAYS

The county roads around Clayton are
like the roads used to be around Raleigh
before McMackin took charge of them.
knee deep in mud and almost impass-
able, especially in the night time.
Under an act of the Legislature, the
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ROADS IN CAMDEN.

/. No special tax has been levied in this
county.
. The condition of the roads is fair.
8. The people are not in favor of a spe-
cial tax. z. NJ DeFORD,
Chairman County Commissioners.
Camden c. H., n. c., Feb. !.
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every man wants the convict force in his
neighborhood and on his road which
shows that the people are seeing the
benefits of same and want the good
work to go on on their roads right at
their front doors.
We can do nothing that will advance our
own interests as quickly and as salts
faetorily as the building of better roads,
maeadamized roads especially. But if
you cannot build macadam roads, COM
mence on your dirt roads. and your peo-
pie will see the great benefits of same
and then will want something better and
more permanent.
Yours truly,
J. VAN LINDLEY,
President Good Roads Club.
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Ex- Member House from Carteret
roads and a road tax on poll aud prop
erty l favor a law that will reach every
man. I believe the man that drives the
most carriages or wagons or teams on
the road should bear the greatest portion
of taxation for building and keeping up
public highways or roads.
JOHN B. RUSSELL.
Beaufort, n. c.. Feb. 8, 1902.
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l. Will state no special tax has been
levied to build or improve the roads In
Camden county.
g. The roads in this county are in bad
condition with no provision that / see OF
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Townsville, N. C.. Feb. 1.

No road tax has ever been levied in
Vance. AS of old, our people meet along
the roads semi-annualiy or quarterly.
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ROADS IN CUMBERLAND.

Wilson. \. c.. Feb. 4.
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OREVENrEO GRIP.

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Evening journal., 1902-12-19

write and ask you to bring me a few
things l want | would like to have
a pair of leggins and pair OF brown
kid gloves, and an umbrella. and a new
dress for school, and some candy and
nuts. Don't forget my mother Bring
her something. 50 goodbye.
From your little friend
Viola l.. WOlter,
POI Madison st.
Evening journal., 1902-12-19
Wllmlngton. -. 1S. 1a02.

Wilmington, Dec. is. 1902.
Dear Old Chrlss; am a little girl 3
years old, and / want yOu TO bring me
a big doll as big as myself, coach, book.
set of dishes, new dress, new shoes, lit
tie doll dress in pink. nuts. candy, or
anges, apples bananas. Christmas tree
1 guess this is all. Fuom your little
friend, Ethel Newell
10 East thirteenth St
Evening journal., 1902-12-19
Newnort. pee. rs. lsO2.

Dear Santa Claus: AS Christmas is
drawing near l thought | would write
and let you know what | want. A new
hat and coat, pair of gum boots, book
bag. a doll baby, some nuts, candy ana
oranges. Goodbye wish you Merry
Christmas and a happy New New Year.
F,rom Eva Bratton,
Newport, Del.
Evening journal., 1902-12-19

to bring everything asked you for
Now Old Kriss / would like a pair Of
roller skates with a strap in the back
but none in the front, as l skate a great
deal and would rather skate than eat.
want a box of writing paper for my
DESK as | want to be a book keeper
Wnen get bigger. Don't forget to
Drlng stuffed monkey to my little
lrlend Benny. Ashley Logan,
70S Orange street.
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Wilmington. De

Wilmington, Dec. 10, 1902
Dear Old Kriss:
am little girl just one year old.
would like you TO bring me a rocking
horse, nice box Of pretty blocks, pretty
picture book, a nice Christmas tree and
lots Of other things / need il you can
bring them. So goodbye. / hope l
will see you next year. From your
loving little friend,
May Peters, 914 Orange st.
Evening journal., 1902-12-19
TOTS TELL WANTS
To SANTA CLAUS
Numerous Addresses Where
Good Old Christmas Saint
Is Invited to Visit
Wllmlngton. D.. 1s. 1902.

Dear Old Kriss: AS Christmas is
near, l would like you to bring me a
drum, horn, a automobile a train Of
cars, a steamboat that can play with
in the bath tub, box Of blocks like
in the three and nine cent store. Don't
forget my sister Mabel. She wants a
doll baby that crys. Don't forget to
get a tree. am a good boy in school
and at home. From your little boy,
Leon B. Hayes.
P. S. Bring me a pair Of skates also
Evening journal., 1902-12-19
viimineion. Dc. rs. 1902.

" nm IITTII0II7 ~ I"I I|VI'
Dear Santa Claus: am a little girl
years old. Please bring me a big doll
and IA trunk to keep my dolls clothes
In, and a pair of rubbers and a swing
for my doll. and don't forget my little
brother He wants a fine engine, and
a hose cart, and a horse and wagon,
and some candys and nuts and or
anges From your friends,
Laura and Eddie Moran,
326 Townsend street.