The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-06

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| the Code Commission appointed under
an act of the last General Assembly
i congratulate The State upon the OK
"ellcnco Of the work done. The gen.
tiemen composing the commission are
entitled to your thanks for having
performed under many difficulties and
al small expense a highly valuable
work.
Salaries OF the Judges.
There is no class of our public SER
wants who contribute more 30 the
State than the judges Of our superior
and supreme Courts. They are men
Of learning and of high integrity and
give unstintcdly of their time 20 the
Interpretation Of the l&w, the pre-
serNution of peace. good order AMI
morals. They ought 20 be adequately
compensated. 1t is necessary in Re-
public to pay sufficient salaries to en-
able amy man of competency and
character TO fill high public station.
Places ought 10 be the reward Of
merit and the Door as We'll as the rich
ought to be abe to FL them. The
salaries paid these judges 1T present
are utterly inadequate and if they re-
main what they are many of our very
best judges in justice to their fami-
lies will be compelled to resign. The
cost of living has greatly increased
:
tries low paid are not sufficient to
meet the needs of the judges. how
ever, economically they may live.
respectfully and earnestly recommend
an increase of the salary of the Judges
. - 500.
Department Of the state Nuditor.
The work in this department III the
last few years was greatly augment
ed and has entailed upon those EN-
ployed therein much work which has
proved to be Of the highest value to
the state. l concur in the recon-
mendation of the State Auditor made
in his report.
Department Of the Attorney General.
The labors of this office have beer
greatly increased in the last few years
and 1 respectfully urge upon your
body the need of providing for the
Attorney General an assistant ut a
reasonable salary. To do so Will be Il
saving to the State and render this inn
porfant part of the state government
much more valuable
Agricultural Board.
The work Of the Department of Ag-
riculture grows steadily in Importance,
This Department has undertaken year
by year a greater variety of labors,
and is doing the State great service,
which is little known. I commend
the report Of the Commissioner of
Agriculture to your careful consider
alton and concur in the recommends
ton which he makes. This Depart
ment ought to be foStered. encou"-
aged ana strengthened Eighty-tWo
per cent of our people live in the
country and are directly dependent
upon agriculture. Whatever tends "a /
develop sd considerable Il part of our
population must be of the utmost con-
segn to YOU
Department OF Insurance.
The report Of the Commissioners OIL
Insurance shows the work Of this de-
partInent in n very fine light The
Increased revenue 10 the state Will
better protection 10 the property and
the safeguarding Of the interest of the
Jeople against speculative and weak
insurance companies all combine toi
make this department of grea, value
% the state.
Bureaus of Printing and Labor StatiS-
tics.
The work OF this Department for
the past two years has been mostly
Of Il routine nature. The scone of its
lubors ought TO be increased until i'll
shah be able TO furnish for ready use
Information on all subjects relating
% capital and labor in the State.
Watts Law.
This law has worked so wcll as TO
attract the commentator of the most
thoughtful people of this State and
the inquiry OF large numbers of poo
pie in other States. Il ought TO be
perfected ard made more effective.
Special provisions should be made re-
quiring> the solicitors from the Narl- |
Gus districts to diligently prosecute
violators of the law and all exceptions
81 ton, Of "a Ia Wy -h IA
repealed.
State BOcrd OF Health.
This body of learned and public
spirited men continues to do its work
With fidelity and TO render to the State |
unusual service at small expense. |
know of no department of the stats |
which has contributed
more TO the progress and happiness OF
The state ana has cost the State 50 |
tide | transmit herewith the repo-; |
ana recommend II continuance of the |
appropriation aud such addition there |
10 as may be found to be necessary.
state Beard of Public Charities.
This is most important board /
which comes little into the considera
ton of the people by reason of the |
quietness Of the work which = does |
Steadily year by year TINS board has |
gone ON in its work, ameliorating the |
conditions of the prisoners and call |
ing attention to the needs of the de- |
fective classes until legislation has I
been provided for the most glaring Of |
these needs. The work which the
board does is of the finest character |
and entities the board and its most |
efficient secretary, Miss Daisy benson |
to the thanks and consideration OF the
public.
North Cardinals Record.
North Carolinians proudly boast that |
during the War Between the states |
North Carolina was the first at |
Bethel the farthest at Gettysburg ana |
and the last at Appo-
and it is eminently right and |
proper that suitable memorials should |
be placed to commemorate and per- |
petuate this proud record of our Con
federate heroes. On the first day OF |
last October a committee of patriotic |
North Carolinians visited the battle |
field at AppomattoX court house and |
identified and located the places there |
where Cox's brigade Of Grimes divis- |
ION fired the last volley on the fatefl. |
9Th of April 1865, and where Roberts |
cavalry captured the last battery cap |
t,Ira1 bV the army of Northern Viz 4