The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
TREASURER LACY NEED HAVE NO FEAR
OF EXHAUSTION OF FUNDS.
PER CAPITA OF SCHOOL FUNDS
- HANOVER Leads the Counties of
the State-Laxfty In Takins Scnooi
Census I'm Henderson County
uo,uoke Island Celebratfon-Prop-
o.ftiou to Continue IT for Thirty
n--Sorfh Carolina Editorial
Day at Charleston Expositioh'
mixes on State Farm Again
fsnaciaI 20 The AfesseEger.)

Raleigh. N. c., January I'm the
course Of an interview with a high stare
official today, he told me that state
Treasurer Lacy need have no alarm
about the states finances this year;
that since the state treasurer came into
office I'm the middle OF last January ne
has raised 81, 700. 900, and, yet much OF
the taxes for last year are unpaid Inc
tax on property valuation of SS3O,OOO,OO O
will yield sS47. 900.
The state superintendent Of public in
struction today completed a table show
ing the per capita allowance Of school
tax to each child by the various coun-
ties. New Hanover leads with 1914, but
that county a aiken no school CEN
srg since 1885. 1t is found that for
many years in Henderson county the
school committeeman merely estimated
the number of children and gave this
In as the census. A census was taken
last year showing 1.200 fewer children
that the committeeman a by this alb
surd method reported.
There was a meeting this evening NJ
the executive committee of thu Roanoke
Island GeleDrdIlOn COIilInlllSe.- "Hdl
was done was tentative, as there Will
be a full meeting this month and in
February or March there is to be a
no:a BILE one at Washington in h in
tel est of the. project. 1t will be recon-
IT ended to the general committee tina
the celebration last a month, probably
II. July; that a company with $3.50. 0G0
capital in So and $40 shares be formed.
and that congress be asked to appro-
pYiuta S05n 0nn nr GEORGE T Winston
OF behalf of a subcommittee on me-
mortal to congress, presented an admi-
ratle memorial to congress-, which was
adopted. This committee is composed
Of Professor Winston, William R. Allen
and Josephus Daniels. There was a
discussion as to special days for the
celebration and it is proposed that 1t
open July 3rd with North Carolina day,
with July 4th as national day, July 5th
as English day, July 9Th as Virginia
Dare day, July 7th as the Lords day,
zn gratitude for religious liberty. Thos.
K. Bruner urged that buildings of more
protentious character han those orig
inally proposed be provided. He also
thought each of the original thirteen
states SHOULD have it's day"
State labor commissioner Warner to-
day requested to set apart Thursday,
April 10th. as editorial day during the
North Carolirh rush at the Charleston
EXPOSITION The governor so d~esignates
it and warner has written to the presi-
dent n secretary of the State Press
Association asking hat a call be made
for that association to meet there that
day. 1t is expected that out of 800 edi-
tors in the state a large number will
attend.
A telegram to superintendent Mann.
of the ~Penitentiary, says the flood in
Roanoke river has again broken the
dixie at the state farm and inundated
a large part of the latter. The dixie
was swept away last May, and a re
Building was completed in November sk
a cost of some SIS, 900.
The state auditor this evening COM
pleted the warrants for the first 500. 00O
Of public school appropriation. They
go out tomorrow. M~ecklenburg gets
$3.50. New Hanover 81. 161.