The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-03-01
NORTH CAROLlNA'S SHARE.
Federal Cash for Public Buildings
Goodly Portion of the Only "Pork"
neasure OF this Session of Congress
VIII be Expended in this State If
Pending Bills Go Through All Right.

neasure OF this Session of Congress
Will be Expended in this State If
Pending Bills Go Through All Right.
John L. Monk in Greensboro Industrial News.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-North Car
DINA will get a goodly portion of the
appropriation that will be authorized
by the omnibus public building bill.
which measure will soon be reported
to the House Nearly every member
of the Carolina delegation has asked
either fer q new building for some
town in his district, or for increased
appropriations for buildings already
authorized.
Bills are pending providing for the
construction OF new Federal buildings
in North Carolina as follows: High
Point, Burlington, Fayetteville, Hen
derson, kinston, Washington and
Salisbury. Increased appropriations
are sought for the buildings hereto
fore provided for Asheville and Win
ston-Salem, These increases will I'M
doubtedly be allowed. 1t is profile
maticai which of the cities demand
ing new buildings will be provided
with them by the House committee, OF
which Representative Thomas is a
member.
II can only say that l will do my
best for the State. said Mr.. Thomas
to the correspondent of the Daily In
dustrial News.
ONLY "PoRK" MEASURE.
The omnibus public building bill
will be the only'pork' measure pass
ed at this session, it having been de-
cided some time ago that river and
harbor appropriations should be
PASSED up for the present. Iublic
buildings being the only thing in
sight the hungry statesman is after
public buildings with an eagerness
that appalls the House leaders.
Some there are who say that Speak
er Common was opposed to public
building legislation until the state
hood fight assumed an acute stage.
When he finally yielded announce
ment was made that 'small'' bill
would be reported and passed. BY
small bill was meant that not more
than $S,OOO,OOO would be allowed
for public buildings 1t has Just been
made known that the House will re-
port a measure calling for an expen-
diture of from $12,OOO,OOO to S15,-
100000. 1t is estimated that the
Senate will add at least So,OOO,O0O.
The House proposes. but the Senate
disposes. This means that this con-
gress will pass an old time omnibus,
or pork bill, carrying appropria-
tions approxima ting 2O,OOO,OOO.
EFFORT TO CUT OUT SMALL CITIES.
An effort was made by the commit
tee to adopt Il hard and fast rule
shutting out cities Of apopulation OF
less than 10000, or with postal re.
ceipts of at least 100000 a year
There was opposition to this propos-
nj, especially from Southern and
Western representatives.
In the West and South" said
Representative Thomas, "there are
many cities of comparatively small
population that should receive the
same consideration as is accorded
larger cities in the East and North
Conditions vary in the different sec,
tions, and the cities in each section
should be considered on their merits
in this connection. You can't adopt
q uniform rule Of this kind when you
are preparing public building bill
Each project must be gone over &C
cording to the circumstances that
surround it,
The subcommittee of the House
committee on public buildings are
now going over hundreds of meas
ures that have been offered. Repre-
sentative Thomos is a member of the
subcommittee having jurisdiction
over the bills calling for public build
ings in the Southern States. A final
report to the full committee will
probably be made by the sub-com.
mittee this week, and the omnibus
bill will come up in the House early
in March.