The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
DIVISION OF SCHOOL FUNDS.
Representative Winborne Explains tho
Provisions Of His Bill Amending the
Constitution-Sfate Agricultural So
ciefy Bonds to be Refunded-Pro-
posed Amendment Of the Inspection
n Building Laws.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. G., January Is.

Raleigh, n. &, January z.
In an interview with Representative
Winborne. the introducer of the bill to
amend h constitution SO that after
each race. white and black had been
provided with four months school, there
may be discrimination, he said that
while everybody really favored the
amendment some were afraid 10 change
the present status of things, thinking
it IT. politics. That his amendment
was very different from the ones pro-
posed heretofore, giving white taxes
for white schools and negro taxes Tor
negro schools. 1t was nothing of that
kind. He declared that unless some
thing of this kind were done, the Demo-
Gratis will loose eastern North Carolina.
Out of the white voters in that section
OF the state in the last election. the
Democrats got only three in five, while
the Republicans got the other two,
and the votes fell of a third as COM
pared with what it was four years
ago, a great proportion of the whites
simply staying away from the polls. He
says that all through the eastern part
OF the state that white voters are wait
ing to see what the legislature would
Go on the public school question and
on the liquir question. He says that
some Of the people, he finds, want to
defer to Northern sentiment, but the1e
is nothing Of this. Only three other
states in the union have in their consti-
tuition such a provision regarding edu-
ton as North Carolina now has.
Today the legislative committee of the
State Firemen's Association met with
Insurance Commissioner Young and
Messrs. Alex. Webb and A. w. McAllis-
ter, representing respectively the NORTH
Carolina Home and the Greensboro
group of four fire insurance companies.
There were present J. D. Mcneil, the
president Of the state Association AMI
also the president of the National AS
ISOLATION; r. D. Douglas, vice president
Of the National Association and Chiefs
F. N. Taylor. of Greensboro, H. T. Day,
of Tarboro, A. H. Borden, Of Salisbury,
and c. c. Cooper, of Reidsville, Walter
Woollcott, of Raleigh, w. NJ. Orr, of
- - AAo
amendments of the inspection and
building laws, the purpose being to en-
'orce the state law, which city and
town authorities are ignoring. Presi-
lent Mcneil spoke of the bill introduce
ed in Congress by the Pennsylvania
representative to put all fire insurance
matter under Federal supervision and
said he was bitterly opposing this and
said that he was going all over the
United States making a fight against
it, as he regards it to be a dangerous
measure.
Among todays arrivals were E. F.
Aydlett, Elizabeth City; E. j. Justice,
Greensboro, J. A Woodland, Edenton.
This was h coolest day Of the e
the temperature ranging under II de-
grees above zero with a very high wind
Last night was quite severe.
Chief Mcneil was asked about the
North Carolina firemen and said there
are now 70 fire departments, with 1880
white bremen and about 400 colored, a
good many OF the latter have dropped
out, but at Raleigh n at other points
in the east the colored firemen are
and give extremely valuable SER
vice, which is deeply appreciated.
Today the bOndholders of the State
Agricultural Society which conducts
the state fair me here and arranged
for the %refunding of the $26,50O Of bonds.
These have borne 6 per cent. interest
but are refunded at 4. During the past
six years, while Joseph E. Pogue, has
been Secretary, he has paid to the
nc less than S,400, be-
sides paying ST. 200 of floating debt, all
this having been one from the profits
of the fairs. 1t is a remarkable piece Of
work. When he became Secretary six
years ago the bonds were not salable
at over % cents on the dollar, while
none are for sale, being regarded
a lua security.
A charter is granted the Bank OF
Southern Pines, capital stock $4,000.
COMFORTING WORDS.