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

BY authority Of a mortgage from James
B. Jordan and wife, recorded in Book
149, page S89, Register of Deeds office
for Wake county, | will. on Monday.
March 3rd, 1902, at IL o'clock NJ. at the
Courthouse door of Wake county, Raj
eigh, N. c.. sell to the highest bidder at
public auction for cash, a tract of land
in Buckhorn Township, Wake county, be-
ginning at stake in w. f. Collins line.
corner OF lot No l. thence N. $50 p. TO
a stake and pointers, thence West 14A
P. to a stake and pointers, 1. Collins
corner; thence N. 90 p to a stake, said
Collins corner; thence w. 40 P. to
stake; thence w 46 P. to a stake and
pointers, o. Bright's corner; thence S.
81 p to a stake said Brights corner;
thence Z A p. to a pine stump. Brights
corner; thence S. S2A p. to stake and
pointers; thence e. Is P. to a stake and
pointers thence S. IS p to a stake and
pointers thence w. 48 p to a stake
and pointers in 0. Bright's line; thence
S. 379 p. to a stake and pointers; thence
e. 50 P. to a stake and pointers; thence
S. % p. to a stake and pointers, w. F..
Collins corner thence S1A p to the be-
ginning. containing 900 acres, less 49A
acres conveyed to c. J. Burt.
It. d. s. w n. JONES,
Attorney
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ROADS IN sURRY.

we have a special road law tsee acts
1897. Under this law we have COM
mission composed OF three. | am one.
we are changing the grades of our roads
not to exceed five degrees. Under TINS
law all men liable 10 road duty get pay
after three days. This works the same
as an appropriation. have been inter-
ested for twenty years in improving
roads and do not hesitate 20 say be-
ueve il the best road law in North Caro-
lima to change roads, and does II WIN
less friction Our people are enthusiast
tic An the subject. We have no maeadam
road vet. After we get the roads graded
I believe our people would stand the tax
fer that purpose.
We have worked our convicts in n
small way hut Il does not pay, as we do
rot exceed eight criminals in amy one
year. -
r. T. JOYCE,
Chairman Board Commissioners.
Mount Airy, ~ c.. Feb. I.
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made good. Down in Mississippi the other
day a farmer hauled forty bales of cot
ton on one wagon. The load weighed
1928 pounds and was pulled by eight
yoke of oxen. On the roads of Mecklen-
burg pair of horses hauls ten bales,
which is half the number as the oxen in
Mississippi Around Raleigh the farm
ers off the hard roads would take forty
days to haul that forty bales of cotton
with one horse or power equal to forty
horses on the big Mississippi wagon. The
ability TO get a big load TO market when
farmers taxes for good roads for years,
while he is hauling his little one bale to
town on falling market.
There is no one thing for which the
farmers of the country pay a heavier tax
than for bad roads, and yet they are the
last people to realize it. They are in
the ruts badly in most of their farming,
and we will never have the development
we Should have in farming itself till we
have good roads to the farms and get
business men to make homes in the coun-
try and carry with them their business
habits to. make the farms more produc-
tive. Good farming and profitable farm
ing depend on good roads more than any
other feature, for If we cannot get our
crops to market economically there is a
great deal of the profit of farming taken
off in the tax of bad roads.
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have been about one hundred and TWEEN
ty-ive miles of road improved in the
county, and judging from those yet I'M
improved, the Improvement was very
badly needed None of cur roads are
macadamized.
End. Ordinarily the improved roads are
fairly good, while the unimproyed are
bad
3rd. l have been travelling in nearly
every part of the county for the past
year and haze not heard any complaining
al the small road tax. The people gem
erally went better roads.
4th Good roads would be a great saw
ing to farmers and all people who travel
over them One horse would carry as
much to market On a good road as two
viii carry on our ordinary roads and do
it with more ease. Horse flesh costs
money and TO save the horse is TO -saVe
money, besides the waste of time In
making two trips to market to do what
should have been done at one trip.
Again. on a good road a horse can make
much better time than he should do on
bad one. and the horse not be strained so
badly as he will be on bad, muddy road.
To have good roads kept up by taxa
ton is the moral principle OF keeping
them up Ii is like the stock law. TWO
men nave one thousand dollars each TO
invest. one of them puts his money in
lands and the other puts his in cattle
ard sheep: who must feed those cattle
and sheep? VIII they not consume all
the interest on the money invested IN
land? We see that the moral principle
il TO make the man who owns the STOCK
care for his own property. II is even so
as to roads.
Poor men generally have the roads 10
work, and. If hired to a wealthy man, his
days work is lost. His wages are all he
has to depend upon to support himselr,
wife and from one TO ten children. That
poor man may not own Il horse nor
vehicle. Where he goes he walks ana
walking on a road is a benefit TO 1t, es-
recially if the footman be negro, for
his foot is Of such shape that it packs
the road from heel to toe.
The rich man owns the team the
wagons and other vehicles which destroy
the roads and the lands through which
they pass and which Is enhanced In value
by them, and their property should do lis
mart 10 keep them in thorough repair.
l. II. HARDY.
paideviIIe N q Feb g
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ROADS IN POLK.

1. If any special tax has been levied for
this year l do not know it, though I I'M
derstand the County Commissioners have
adopted the Mecklenburg road law to <aiec
effect next March q Think We have
three miles of improved road, or about
that.
2. The condition OF the roads is very
good except in bad, rainy weather, then
they are very muddy.
g. / very much doubt the sentiment OF
the majority to favor special tax.
4. think well laid off and well
made stone road. with modern machin-
cry, cannot be overestimated. If the
state with It's conviets would only build
one, in each county that has none, and
let them see the advantage OF 1t, am
sure such counties then would wake up
and go at it themselves.
JOS. T. CAMP.
Green River. n. c. Feb. /.
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Jacksonville, n. C.. Feb. l, 1902.

Words fail to express my admiration
and my mind fails to comprehend all the
good there is in good roads.
Onslow county pays 40 tax for county
roads and continues TO repair them by
means of summoned labor, the law gov
erning the same is badly worn. u is not
imperative whether you work one day or
six. and there is nothing binding upon
the person to buy tools suitable when his
business is that Of turpentine dipper or
fisherman, and many others. and then
there is an imposition against the 1S-
year-old- boy out of town and the one in
town, and other evils might be enumer-
ated, consequently the roads are poorly
kept and in bad condition, and l think
with a little cultivation the sentiment of
the people would be in favor of working
the road by taxation and of having better
roads.
And good roads would elevate the peo-
pie, mentally, morally religiously and
financially, although there are great
many who oppose taxation by saying,
I've served my time upon the roads and
should not now be taxed"
JAMES B. GRANT.
Sneed's Ferry, n. c., Feb 5, 1902
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Stokes for Improvement of the public
reads.
2 The condition of the roads is ter
rible.
g. / take it that our people are willing
to be taxed for the Improvement Of pub
lie roads.
L. believe that no enterprise can
prosper which will aid our people TO de-
velop our immense mineral, manufacture
ing and agricultural resources unless we
have better roads, and will express the
hope that steps may be taken by the
Good Roads Congress" which meets in
Raleigh very soon. but owing 10 i'll
health caunot possibly attend.
j. G. II. MITCHELL.
Gideon. ". c.. Feb. A.
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ROADS IN STOKES.

To the Editor: First. Possibly there
First Possibly there was small
tax levied several years ago TO
cut out a short piece OF road near the
county seat (Stokes county,, but the WORK
i'm the main was done by convict labor.
The above is as well as remember.
Q. The condition of the public roads
in Stokes county is moderately good IN
good weather, but very bad in muddy
weather.
3. I fear that the sentiment of the ma
iority Of the people in this county would
not no in favor of a special tax for better
roads
The third question is close
question. While men are not work
ing on the public roads. under the
old laws. they talk little on taxation,
but the most of them talk against what
they call '.hlgh taxes" The special rail-
road taxes, a number of years ago, mad
a tendency TO cripple good many OF the
tax payers in some OF the townships OIL
Stokes.
4. AS far as the Importance and value Oh
good roads this is not so hard TO de-
termine, because we are sure that they
would be worth more than the cost, II
the people would be united TO have them.
Public men, in church and State, speak
often Of 1.-The thing needed most.
The thing needed most is teaching and
the country will not rise higher than
'the teaching" True patriotism Is at a
slow ebb" as it seems and there must
be gradual teaching and object lessons
brought before the people in ORDER TO INT
us TO a higher standard. Good roads nave
their place. or should have, just as much
as the luxuries that we have, and even
the food that We eat.
Since good roads are a necessity and
belong to real life, IF WE HAD THEM,
more than many of the very useful things
that we eat and drink, 1t seems that
these things, a little portion at time,
mightpsaffoId regular revenue for the
.bcflding up and the keeping up the roads
that we so much need.
A revenue would be a very reasonable
method to fall on, and then the man that
has enacted just taxation might come
in vet and help a little at the least, ac-
cording to his appetite for some of the
luxuries of life.
In so far as am individually concerned,
/ am willing to submit to a special tax
and "believe in all good roads, but how
about a tax shaped so that every man
who eats Injuries be required to pay a
few pennies at the least?
W. F. GRABS.
Note-since making my letter too
long, l hate to stop at what has been
said.
The people are better able to pay just
taxes than TO not pay them i. e.. If this
fact could be understood.
The taxpayers are better able to have
good roads than to not have them, i. e.,
if we had the roads, so that we could
understand these things.
Considering the abuse of the hard
worked horses and the great inconven-
fences of our bad roads we know at once
that bad roads are a sin--and that there
is no excuse for them.
There are enough loose stones In the
cultivated fields of Stokes county, where
they are in the way, to pave all the roads
in the county.
W. F. GRABS.
King. n. c., Feb. 8.
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ROADS IN SCOTLAND.

We have never levied special tax for
road Improvement and the condition OF the
public roads in the county is not and can
not ba good under the present general
rosd law: / think / am safe in saying
our people Prefer a change in the pres
ont system OF working on public roads.
The most OF us know that a special tax Is
necessary.
We cannot overestimate the value of
good roads IN the way OF actual saving.
The public roads in Scotland county can
be made fairly good at no great cost, as
we have plenty of sand 10 mix with clay
and vice versa.
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ROADS IN PITT.

We have no special tax for road Inn
provement in Pitt county and no way of
working roads, but the old way of warn
ing in the hands from two to four days
in the year by the overseer appointed by
the Board of Supervisors. There is
growing sentiment in favor of a special
tax aud the working of roads by conyicts
L. B. NEWBORN.
Johnson's Mills, n. c., Feb A.
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Gibson, n. c., Feb. 4.

We have no special tax for working
roads in Scotland county. Condition OF
roads is very poor. Most people favor
WORKING roads by taxation We "iil
never have good roads until we learn 70
nee tHe material at hand. This, II put
in proper shape. would make very gOou
roads in most places.
Good roads fare almost as important 70
the ia rmers as good crops II ne onis
knew it. l think each county, or 1"o
three counties, might own ana opeia'e :"
COO, ,.oad machine; also might have
chain sang and work the most important
roads in each county first. We might
have q state superintendent of roads
with AN assistant in each county TO see
that roads are put in proper shape.
Yours truly,
A. H. MCDONALD.
Laurel Hill, n. c., Feb. 5, 1902
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tremely bad condition.
am of the opinion that there is no
single enterprise that would bring a
more prosperous result to our people
than good roads.
Very truly
w. H. QUEEN,
Chairman Swain County.
Ocona Lufty. " c., Feb. 5, 1902.
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ROADS IN SWAIN.

There hasn't been any special tax
levied in Swain county for roaus'
The majority of the people are. opposeu
to a road tax.
The roads. of our county are IN e&-
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Jacksonville, y. G.. Feb. ), 1902.

To the Editor: / am pleased TO see an
effort being made for better roads Ia our
State. There has never been special
tax levied in this (Ohslow) county for
public roads and l don't think the people
generally are in favor of a special tax,
but by good canvassing along this line
they might be educated up TO it. ! am
of the opinion that system of good
roads would greatly enhancetthe value OF
property in this county. besides the great
saving in horse flesh and vehicles
should like very much TO be present at
the Good Roads Convention on the 18th
and 14th inst, but don't know that / can.
In the meantime l shall do all in my
power to have good delegation from
here to attend. Wishing you and the
Good Roads convention great success,
am, Cordially and truly,
B. l.. KELLUM.
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This county has not levied specia
tax for the Improvement of public roads
The public roads in this county are II
need of improvement. The good roa'
cause should be of more Importance THAI
il is. especially in this section. Our roads
are not improved only in the old way
Therefore the condition IS not good, an
sorry 10 say. In the near future ! hop
to see more interest taken for the bet
terment of our public roads in oil
OrsloW.
!. E. KETCHUM.
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I.aurinburg. y. c.. Feb. {.

In our county of Scotland no special
tax has been levied for this purpose and
l regret 10 say the roads here are IN
rather a bad condition Since the STOCK
law, the fences being removed causes the
sand to wash into the roads, consequently
they are very heavy, especially in dry
weather
The sentiment is strong for better
roads and / think the special tax will be
met with appreciation by all.
| am in full sympathy with the move
ment now on foot. for feel satisfied the
he aviest tax the FARMER pays is that he
does not keep or help to keep good roads.
As thew are now fifteen hundred 70 two
thousand pounds is a good load for a
TWO horse team, and if the roads were in
a proper condition the same team conld
draw five thousand pounds with more
ease than they now draw the fifteen hun
dred or two thousand. Then we could do
the same work with less than hall the
expense we now have.
| know of nothing that would add more
to the prosperity and upbuilding oil our
county than the keeping OF good roads.
AS I have been road supervisor lot
twentv-two years in succession my ex-
perience teaches me that the present sys-
tenn is not and never can be a success
and | would like to suggest that our pub
lie roads be worked by the system OF
taxation, and this is my idea, that the
snecial tax be equally divided between
the property taxpayer and the poll TAX
rayer for in many instances the older
men have served their time on the road
and they should not still have all the
burden TO bear
am in full accord with the great
Good Roads Congress, which meets in
Raleigh on the 18th and 14th, and II
notbing happens / will be with you.
Honing much good will result from the
- so with much success to the
News and Observer, l am,
w. f. GIBSON.
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make more Improvement, such as CUT
ting down hills and macadamsx1ng Tin
answer to question 81 Our people grow
more and more in favor of good roads
70, cry year, people who were kickers in
the beginning of the work, after seeing
the improvements, are generally well
pleased, and | have heard several say
they were willing to be taxed more than
double for road Improvement
In reply to question 4 l know of moth
ing that will improve and develop our
country more than good roads, and good
schools. and they go together know
from my own observation that some por-
tons OF this county was without roads
and the farmers appeared careless and
unconcerned about the looks of their
farms, but since we have made them
roads they seem to take more pride in
trying to improve the appearance OF
their farms, as we'll as to increase pro-
duction. l believe we have a good many
citizens in this county who are willing to
be taxed % cents on the 500 for road
improvement, and some would not kick
at so cents on the $100 for some special
improvements. Hoping much good may
come from the good roads meeting in
your city
Yours very truly,
d. l.. BLACKBURN,
Supervisor Roads.
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1st. Yes, there Is a small special tax
in this Buckingham county for road
purposes My tax this year was $3.50,
25 cents of which was road tax. There
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/. There has been no tax levied in
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Supervisor Roads.
Reidsville. n. c., Feb. 4.
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King, n. c.. Feb. 8.
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ROADS IN oNsLow.

ocona Lufty, y. G.. Feb. ;. 1902.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
PROTECT YOURSELF.


 The Bs D.<llalt.o4 in rainy weatn- CT IS reliable UMBRELLA. The best protection on Umbrellas is to buy them from the MANUFACTURER. Our stock includes the largest and best val- ues in the state. We manufacture all of our own Umbrellas and sell them at factory prices. Umbrellas from 29c up. We also have the best and largest assortment of TRUNKS and BAGS to be seen in the city at the lowest prices.
 TRUNKS, from S1.25 up. DRESS SUIT CASES, S5c up. BAGS, 35c up.
 UMBRELLAS RECOVERED and EPAIRED with the best Gloria Silk from 65c up.
 Waterbury Umbrella ani Trunk Factory 1T9 Bank, corner Grand Street.
 Factory, TITS Grand Street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16

Leo Stevens is the name of another airship inventor who has a flying ma chine within sixty days of completion. He has his workshop on the second floor of 291 Eighth avenue, New York city, and says he will contest for the biz prize at the St. Louis worlds fair exposition. His machine, he thinks, is an improvement on the Santos-Du- mont machine He expects to make his first trip through the air over the tops of New York's sky scrapers. had hoped to have Santos-Dunlont one of the first to see my machine" said Mir Stevens in conversation with re- porter a few days ago. Then he ex- plained briefly the plan upon which his airsliip was constructed. The frame work is made of steel pipe manufac- tured especially for it. The gasoline engine is also put in place in the frame. The entire weight of the frame worE gin be only 10S pounds, although if is about S feet long and Is feet high. The engine will be seven and a haif horse power.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
HEARD IL PASSING

No amount of wriggling can alter the fact that reports from reputable civil officials in the Philippines were sup pressed by the war department because they contradicted reports given the public by that department.
 General MacArthur upholds the re publican policy in the Philippines, but he gives the Filipinos a much higher status as a race than most republicans do, and his opportunities for knowing them have certainly been as great as those of any other man.
 It would be interesting to know how much it cost the bucket shop" propri- etofs of the country to get the prohibit tive tax imposed upon them repealed, and how much of the money will be turned over to the republican congress sional campaign committed
 The civil service commission over looks. much in Washington, but it is hot after the postmaster of Chicago. Distance makes a difference. For in- stance, if the commission got after Postnatser-G General Payne it's mem bers might lose their jobs.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16

Hon Don N. Dickinson, who has been rather inclined to favor the republican side of the Philippine question, seems to have had his eyes opened by the operation of the sedition laws. Speak ing on the subject he said: T would rather give up those islands, lose all they cost us, lower the flag thousand times, and get out of Porto Rico, Cuba and Hawaii than to see our civil au- thorities-note say our civil authori- ties'-revive the sedition laws, the like of which were so abhorred and so hated ana whose existence on our statute books was so brief and so ruinous to their authors in the administration or John Adams.o Glad Mir Dickinson has recovered his democratic eyesight
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16

If the superior court keeps David Callahan from following his profession the question arises what is a man to do at his time of life? Judge Case says that it is not for the purpose of punishing MT Callahan. but to uphold the dignity of the bar that the rein statement is refused. The dignity of the bar is q good thing, but if, as has been announced. every member of it in New Haven county. signed Calla- hans petition, then those attorneys who signed are willing, it seems, to admit that the punishment has been adequate, and their dignity upheld
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16

A well known citizen was heard to remark day or two ago that if the money due the city was all collected there would be no need of extra ap- propriations for smallpox bilis It is said that the amount owed the city for back taxes. sewer and street assess ments is away up in the thousands. Ii this be so. would it not be good idea for those whose business it is to look after these things to get hustle on and make the delinquents come up to the captains office and settle. The city needs every dollar due it just now.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
The house of representatives at

The house of representatives at Washington, after passing the revenue cutter service measure, passed an ex- clusion bill by which ships of American register are prohibited from employing any Chinese sailors, and the Chinese in the colonial possessions of the United States are included in the provisions of exclusion from this country. The bill as reported by the majority of the com mittee did not contain these provisions, but they were added ln the house
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16

W. o. Burr of the Hartford Times was at the convention yesterday after noon and President Andrews. invited him to seat on the throne, but the offer was declined.-H Hartford Times.
 Editor Burr would rather, no doubt be in the gallery than on the throne yesterday. Perhaps he had a fore warming that Waller was going to at tack the ''throne" and it's occupant and q few other friends of the pedestal