The Robesonian., 1908-06-25

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

All Citizens Should Feel Under
Obligations to Commissioners,
Whose Service is Out of all
Proportion to Compensation
Receive d-Present Board
Should be Reelected.
To the Editor of The Robesonian.
Dear Sir,-I was glad to see in
Thursdays issueof your paper the
announcement that the present
board of county commissioners,
would be willing to serve the
people of Robson county as COM
missioners another term.
l am of the opinion that no
county in the State Of North
Carolina has a better or more ca
pable board of commissioners
than Robson county has at
this time. Each member of the
board is a man of strictly moral,
upright character, good judg-
ment and discretion, ability and
capacity to manage financial af-
fairs successfully.
l am sure that all citizens of
Robson county, if they knew
the time and attention given to
county matters by the commits
sioners, would feel under obliga-
tions to any board of county COM
missioners, on account of the
time and attention given to the
affairs of the county. The Office
lis one that receives no pay
worthy of mention, and Is usual
ly filled by men who sacrifice
their personal affairs in order
to give attention to county mat
ters, and not in the case of any
board has it been more a matter
of fact than in the case Of the
present board. These men re.
ceive barely enough to pay theil
expenses of attending the meet
ings, and in leaving their owl
homes and affairs they d.
so to the neglect and delay of thei
own business matters. Whe1
J the idea of pay is thought of il
: connection with the office of coun
ty commissioner, it is a Wonde
that men who are capable cal
I be gotten to accept the office
= l am of the opinion that the tim
} is not far distant when Robesol
, county will have to follow som
: other counties in respect to tn
, pay of county commissioners fo
i services rendered. For instance
y | would mention that the chain
h man of the board Of commission
J, ers of New Hanover county
a paid one thousand dollars pc
: annum for his services. l d
:. not know as to the pay receive
f by the other members of tn
/ board. | mention this as a~cor
trast to the pay received by tn
e members of our board of con
y missioners.
l. have not heard of any othe
e men being mentioned as cand
e dates for this Office. The preser
l. board has about completed a mag
e nifcent court house, which Wi
), have to be furnished with sea
n ing conveniences and other NJ
= cessities. | am sure this will
1. done by this board so as to ha
a monize with the splendid buildir
le they have erected.
e Itake pleasure in saying to ar
e citizen of Robson county wi
;. does not know these men, tina
It in my opinion, five better or mo
D. capable men could not be selec
n ed in Robson county to cons
" tute the board of county commi
le sioners than those now cOmpC
re ing the board, viz: J. w. Carte
r A. R. McEachern, C. A. Olive
e A. L. Bullock, D. S. Alderman
1e AS a citizen of the county,
ie feel under obligations to the
Ia men whose names are abo
ut written on account of the atte
ton given to county matters,
members of the board of comm
ne sioners.
in Very Respectfully,
h. R. D. CALDWELL.
e. Lumberton, N. c., Jnne
lis 1908.