The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
MUCH INCREASE
/ IN SCHOOL INCOME.
State Superintendent Joyner
Makes Report Showing Very
Gratifying Progress.
YOUNG SCOTCH IMMIGRANTS
Edinburgh Youths Come to Caro-
lima With View Of Becoming
Settlers.
YOUNG SCOTCH IMMIGRANTS
Especial to rho Times. Dispatch /

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RALEIGH, N. c.. March 16,-state
Superintendent Of Public instruction ].
y. Joyncr has prepared n statement OF
educational progress in North Carolina
Tor tho past two years that shows re-
rarkable growth. 1t shows that for 1906
the state had for educational purposes
$2,630,87S for public schools. besides con-
siderable sums contributed by citizens.
The total increase of funds for 1906 over
1905 was $321,949, OF which $71,647 was
for rural schools and the remainder for
city schools
Excluding bonds, loans, state appro-
priations and balance for the previous
year. the whole amount raised by taxa
ton during 1905 was $l,sS9,ssl, an in
crease Of t1b9.S90 over tho year previous
The rural incyease was s62,635 and city
increase $S7,254. This aggregate Of edu-a
cational funds is equivalent to an in
crease OF 10 cents for each country child
and IA cents for each city child over
tho fund for the year previous.
The total expenditures for all schools
during 1906 was $2,291 ,O53. an Increase
OF S335,276 over the year previous.
The increase for rural schools was
s53,T34. The increase of salaries for
white teachers was $4.s6 in rural
schools and $1O.34 for city schools.
Tho salaries OF both county and city
were increased.
Attendance Increased.
The increase Of school attendance
was marked. the increase Of white en-
roimcnt being 5,490 and colored $3.50.
Another advance Is shown in the
ray OF teachers and in the length of
the school terms.
The value OF school property In
creased $542.i3s during 1906, being
33,725.054. The increase In the value
OF rural school property was $245.6o9
and OF city property s29e,527. The
property for white SCHOOLS Is $780,
595, and for colored. 3525.459.
During the year 1877 log schoolhouses
gave place to more adequate buildings.
The number OF districts decreased n
for white and "A for colored children,
and this consolidation materially in
creased the number OF schools employ
ing more than one teacher. During
the past year 43a new schoolhouses--
$50 for white and "a for colored chill
dren--were erected. The total of new
schoolhouses for the two years was
822
New Enterprises.
The charter Of the Rockingham Power
Company was amended In the Office Of
the Secretary Of State to-day. for the
purpose Of limiting the dividends on pre-
ferred stock to five per cent, payable
,serni-annually. NJ. f. II. Gouverneur, CT
Wilmington, Is president OF the company,
and most OF the stockholders are In VIII
mington.
Charters were issued to-day to the
u-Re-car Company, of Greensboro;
100000 capital to make new soft
drink for the trade. Incorporators. z. r.
Harrison. J. A. Harrison and others. Tho
]. F. Davenport Company, OF Greenville;
capital $25.o0O for general mercantile
business.
Four young Scotchmen, average age
about nineteen years, arrived here this
morning direct from 1Idinburg, as i'm
migrants in care OF the State Depart
ment Of Agriculture, They will re-
main hore Tor day OF two while tho
most desirable location for them are
being selected by Secretary 4, K.
Bruner, OF the Agricultural Depart
rnent. He expects to send one to
Rowan, Guilford and 1redell counties,
Rev. r, Il, Davis, the recently APP
pointed State organizer an dlecturer
for the North Carolina Anti-Saloon
League. is here to take up regularly
his work. In an address to the public
Just issue dhe appeals for co-opera-
tion, and declares his purpose to work
against both saloons and dispensaries,
1t being, he declares a question which
is the lesser evil.