The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-06
CAROLINA GETS HER SHARE
OvernEan Gets Ninety Thousand More
for New +, Buildings - Salisbury.
Washington. Fayetteville and Com
cord Profit--AdalnS Won't Recon-
mend Postmaster for Raleigh Till
.Sfter Convention, July 10.
fBy Thomas j. Pence, in News and
Observer.

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Otserve~.J
Washington. D. c., June 2S.-"NOrth
carolina hasn't received her. share OF
the public building fund, and if any
shall insist that my state be given fur
Their appropriations to provide for new
buildings" ~-,-.- 49,
This declaration by Senator Over
man today before the senate commit
tee o. public buildings. OF which he is
a member, had a very decided effect,
and the result was that $50, 600 Vas
added to the North Carolina apprC-
| priations. Salisbury and Washington,
which were given sixty thousand dol
lars in the house were allowed fifteen
thousand dollars additional each. with
the result that the appropriations for
the two towns were made $4,000 in
each instance. Fayetteville. which was
! allowed only $40, 600 for the purchase
of a site, is given a sec. 900 appropria-
ton by the senate for the purchase OF
a building and site. There is one other
senate addition for North Carolina. this
being SO, 600 for the purchase of n
! site for a public building in Concord.
Senator Overman could have gotten
twenty thousand dollars additional u
the thirty thousand appropriation lor
Kinston. but Representative Claude
! Kitchin decided that it would no De
the part of wisdom to accept it in
view of assurances from Senator 0v-
erman and others that a much larger
appropriation, probably one for $4,000.
cHI,11- hn 1hr 81 r a9 - NO p-Qacc hlnaC Mr.
Kitchin believes that the people Of
Kinston would prefer to wait two years
and get a building more costly and
more creditable to the town. 1t is his
idea that a part of the present apprO-
priatiOn be used for the purchase of q
site and the remainder of the fund
held in reserve until the additional APP
preparation is made.
SIMMONS EFFECTIVE WORK.
=. Senator Simmons, who gave up he
public building. committee only recent
~ in order to 90 on the committee on
commerce, did effective work for the
increased appropriation. He has dur
ing the present session secured the
t passage of independent bills giving
$75, 600 to Washington and $50, 900 to
Fayetteville. Senator Overman brought
these facts to the attention of the pub
lie buildings committee today. He
quoted from the Washington cprre-
spondent of the News and Observer.
showing that North Carolina had not
received an equitable division Of me
! public building fund, and this very sit
uation= was an effective leverage in Sc
curing the increased appropriations
mentioned.
The trouble now is 20 hold the in
crease in conference. There is fear
that they may be assaulted. but Senator
i CulbersOn has promised the Carolina
! senator's to stand By them in confer
encel ! the limit.
Republican State Chairman Adams
announced before leaving here that he
would not recommend the appointment
= of a postmaster al Raleigh until .tte-
the republican state convention. He
expects 10 90 TO Raleigh 10 confer with
i-republieans there before announcing
his decision The fact that Adams was
Tin conference with ex-senator Butler
while here has led some people 10 be
4 live that Lester Butler IS 4 strong fac
tor in the race, Adams. who has been
+ fighting shy of Butler. probably felc
/ that he needed his services IN orde- 10
work Oh the. administration for the
] purpose Of securing help for the Of
ganizatioa at-th.s. time, which Is verT
earnestly desire.