The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10

sidered it was the BONA fide wish OF the
people of the place. to be Incorporated
There were 400 inhabitants. and the town
OF Williams incorporated by the Legis-
lature a lew days ago, had only about SO.
There was one still at Shore. operated by
the Shore family, who had built up the
place and had a great deal OF money IN
vested there.
AS a further evidence that the commit
tee was acting in perfectly good faith.
and trying to prevent the Watts bill from
being violated, Mr.. Murphey sent for
ward an amendment to prevent the sale
OF liquor in the town except in original
packages delivered at the railway sta
ton for shipment.
Mr.. Watts: Amend to provide that no
LIQUOR be manufactured in the town.
Mr.. Watts then had the bill read. and
called attention to the fact that the pro-
posed Incorporation took in two miles in
length and a half mile in width. He
said that in almost any thickly settled
part of North Carolina you could find
eco people in a territory OF that size,
along a public road.
The bill, he declared, was simply for
the purpose of permitting liquor to be
manufactured at a still, and after pass
ing the law that had been passed. it
would be a lasting shame and disgrace
for his Legislature to incorporate one
still after another.
Mr.. Murphey commended that the bill
had merit. The committee had turned
down bills that We're for the express
| purpose Of Incorporating still. This town
would only include one square mile.
, He said he understood Mr.. Watts had
promised, if necessary, to champion the
| case of the Williams bill.
Mr.. Watts said he had made no such
statement. he had said was that
he did not know that he should oppose
the bill. But he now thought it was 2
mistake to pass that bill. That, however.
could not be helped now, and no bill Of
this kind in future should pass until
every parliamentary means had been re-
sorted to 20 defeat it.
AS to that. Mr.. Murphey replied. that
if the gentleman from Iredell attempted
to block legislation, he knew as much
about parliamentary rules as that gen
tlem2n, and there was legislation still
to come that could be blocked until the
patriots went home to the dear people.
If we were to wipe out all distillerics
in North Carolina, what would become
CT our revenue derived from that source?
Mr.. Watts: Il wish to God there pas
not one in the state"
Mr.. Murphey: 1T does not make any
difference TO me what the gentleman
wishes. When want to r~egulate my
actions by the wishes Of the gentleman
| Will go to him and ask him what they
may be"
Mr.. Watts: ct is a matter OF pride
with me that there are so many differ
ences between the gentleman from Row
an and myself"
Mr.. Murphey in very elegant terms OK
pressed himself as equally well satisfied.
and both gentlemen bowed their ac-
acknowledgements.
Mr.. Murphey then sent forward an
other amendment providing that no 9TH
er distillery be permitted in the town.
Mr.. Curtis moved to table. Lost By
vote OF "a to 43.
Mr.. Watts: Amend to provide that the
corporate limits be q circle whose radius
shall be a quarter of a mile from the
post office. That would leave out Shores
still, and if the advocates of the bill
really wanted to incorporate a town
they could vote for this amendment. BIT
he openly charged that their only pur-
pose was to incorporate a still.
Mr.. Nissen asked if it was the policy
of the Democratic party, after a mn had
worked hard and made some money, 10
confscate his money.
Mr.. Watts said the law did not confs-
cate any money, but merely the still
itself, and every one knew that was not
generally very valuable.
Mr.. Whitaker, of Guilford. said he WAS
very familiar with that section Of the
country. 1t was a thickly settled com
munity. There was a large roller mill
there, and a considerable country trade.
In fact, Shore was the trading center II
that part OF Yadkin county, and the peo-
pie had always looked upon il as
town. The people were very prosperous
and were excellent citizens.
Mr.. Watts asked how far the still was
from the post office.
About IL miles, Mr.. Whitaker said. But
the post office was moved often, accord
ing to who got the appointment.
Mr.. Watts: d you know Of any
town two miles long?"
Mr.. Whitaker: 'Oak Ridge, where Il
live, is 212 miles long. Durham is 81 or
+ miles long"
Mr.. Benbow then spoke for the people |