The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
Hiqh Point interests Yer
sus Greensboro
CUT A G0RDIAN KNOT
Net Result of Listing an Increase or
Over Five Million Dollars I'm Gull
ford County-Enlargenent of
the Cotton Mill at
Pomona.
By ANDREW JOINER.

Greensboro. y. G. Aug. The
County Board of Tax Assessors and
Equalization held another session to-
day in which many complaints were
heard of excessive ~luati OF roper
~. But by far the biggest proposition
was an effort on the part OF some OF
the assessors to have several lots OF
real estate in High Point assessed
higher than Il had been returned.
There were many influential High
Point citizens and capitalists present
to fght any suggestion that values had
been placed too low or that individual
cases complained of were a proper
cause of complaint. Included among
the High Point delegation were attor-
neys E. d. Steele n Wescott Rober-
son, who were aided professionally by
Mr.. O. V. Sapp. of Greensboro; Messrs.
j. Harper Johnson, j Elwood Cox, w
II. Ragan and others. All OF these
made argument at various times DUR
ing the proceedings, and the ltst-takers
and assessors of High Point township
aided in the fight for the returned
valuation OF property as being about
fair. The main contention was that
the High Point property values were
largely fictitious, the result of real
estate spectators. and 1t should not
be assessed by any such artlnclal
prices. If Greensboro had assessed her
pa CpCIA W. IiSH, tAo
not be made to share in this mistake.
A good majority sustained the High
Point list takers. and refused to make
any general increase.
The final -upshot of the matter was
that the tax list as presented by the
High Point list takers and assessors
was accepted by the Board of Equal
zation. Immediately a motion was
made to reduce the assessment or
Morehead and Gilner townships, in
- ,I -@1--I@-o- |" 1OontAI N1rantyr
per cent all round. This motion was
adopted. Greene township. a rural
community had made great Increase
in its assessments over four years
ago, and it was given a horizontal re-
duction of twenty per cent, while some
other agricultural townships were in
creased, among them being Madison,
which was increased ten per cent. and
Jefferson, increased five per cent.
1t is estimated that the total in
crease of valuation in Guilford county
this year is over five million dollars.
The increase in Greensboro. includ-
ing the two townships in which 1t is
situated, is s3.912,0 600, while in High
Point township the increase is at least
$1,250,0O0.
w. C. Balm, of the Central Carolina
Construction Company, today present
ed the Steamer Fire Company with a
large flower urn to be placed on the
plots on the City Hall Square, recently
improved by the firemen. The steamer
boys painted the urn and will plant
some flowers in it within the next few
days.
The Greensboro Building and Loan
Association was organized at a largely
attended meeting of the s~tOckholders
last night, when the following officers
were elected: President. j. w. Scott,
vice-president, ]. M. MlIlikan; secreta-
rs and treasurer, r.. G.. Glenn; solicit
tor, F. P. Hobgood, Jr.; Directors, j.
w. Scott, j. NJ. Millikan, r. G.. Glenn,
F. P. Hobgood. Jr., G. D. Benbow, A.
l.. Balm. w. ]. Underwood, j. t. b.
Shaw and II II. LoWery. the board Of
directors unanimously adopted a reso-
luton that the officers of the associa-
ton should serve during the first term
without compensation, thus saving
these mount for the benefit of the
stockholders.
The addition to the Pomona Cotton
The addition to the Pomona Cotton
Mills, of which corporation Mr.. Lee
Battle is president and Mr.. A. l..
Balm is secretary and manager, has
been completed, the machinery in
stalled, and the spindles will begin
to hum next week. This mill was
built but little over a year ago, and
it has been SO successfully managed
the stockholders saw it needed en-
largement and at once had it done.
1t has now 10000 spindles and 200
looms, and makes drills, grey goods
and the finer quality of cloth besides
a big surplus of yarns for the trade.
The plant is beautifully located, be-
tween the main line of the Southern
Railway and the Winston branch line
as the two diverge just beyond Po-
mona. The dwellings are first-class.
the operatives evidently the best. and
their dwellings are shaded by natural
growth Of splendid oaks, hickory and
other trees. In one yard there can
be seen an unusual variety of fine
shade trees, this writer noting in a
hundred feet square white oaks, Span
ish oaks, hickory, blackgum, sweet
gum. maple, poplar and dogwood
trees, all of large and healthy deyel-
opment, the hickory and white oaks
being at least twelve inches in diaml
eter. There is not the least trouble
in getting the best Of labor here, and
those not of good behavior are at
once discharged. A two story mod
ern school building is now being
erected and the foundation for a
church IS being dug. In the spinning
room, the unusual sight of aides at
work IN lace shirt waists and other
c~ooi-looking stuff Of similar stages Of
uciness and refinement, can be seen,
ana there is not the suspicion of the
sometimes factory sallcw" complex
ION on the face of a single opera
tive, old or young.
The Civic League is getting ready To
nave a big carnival for three DAYS
funds fer carrying on the work but
to still further inspire the peonIe
1ere with a love for the beautiful
in natnra on5 -