The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
A GEOLOGICAL AND
. ECONOMIC SURVEY
New Department Created
BY Legislature.
HAS SEVERAL OBJECTS
Act Provides For Appointment of a
State GeoIogist, Geological Board,
to Garry Out Its Purposes, and
CARTS an appropriation
$4,000.
HAS SEVERAL OBJECTS

The Legislature passed an act Great
ing a Geological and Economic Survey
for the State of North Carolina. The
Act provides that the Governor shall
appoint a suitable person as State Geo.
logiSts to conduct. under the superVi-
sion of a board of managers, to be
Known as the Geological Board. a
Geological and Economic Survey of
the State.
The Geological Board will consist
of the Governor Gas chairman), four
citizens of the State, to be appointed
by the Governor, by and with the adj
vice and consent of the Senate; and
their successors to be in like manner
reappointed, each for a period of four
years This board will meet twice
each year, once in January and once
in June, in Raleigh on the call of the
Governor.
The State Geologist will appoint,
subject to the approval Of the Geolo-
gical Board, such experts and assist
ants as are necessary to enable him
to carry out successfully and speedily
the work of the Survey. The compen-
sation of the State Geologist and of
such experts and assistants shall be
fixed by the Geological Board.
The Act provides that the Survey
shall have for it's objects: Cd An ex-
animation of the mineral, forest, fish
cry, and other material resources of
the State:
(2) An examination of the geolo-
gical formations of the State with ref
erence to their economic product.
CD An examination of the road
building material and the best meth
DDS of utilizing them.
(4) An examination and classifica-
ton of the soils. the forests and other
physical features of the State with a
special reference 70 their bearing upon
the occupations of the people;
(5) An examination of the streams
and water powers of the State, with
special reference to the development
the preservation of the sources of
these streams through the protection
of the forests.
co The consideration of such 9TH
er scientific and economic problems as
in the Judgment of the board shall be
deemed of value to the people of the
State:
CD The preparation of such report
and maps as may be
deemed necessary in placing the re-
suits of these Investigations before the
public:
60 And the State Geologist, with
the approval of the Geological Board,
is hereby authorized to arrange for
and accept such aid and cooperation
of the several United States Govern
ment Bureaus and other sources as
may assist in completing photo
graphic surveys of the State and in
carrying out other provisions of this
Act:
90 An examination of the water
supplies of the State with special ref
erence to the sinking of deep or arte-
sian wells.
The Geological Board will submit
to each Legislature a report showing
the progress and expenditures of the
survey; and it will also have prepared
other reports with illustrations and
maps. setting forth the geology and
material resources of the State.
The sum of ten thousand dollars
annually was appropriated by the
Legislature for the carrying out of the
provisions of this act