The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14

building along all useful lines and its
name and fame reach far and wide.
Even amid the panic there has been
much prosperity. Cotton mills have
been built in every section. We raise
5000 bales and manufacture more.
We have 53,446 looms and 2,S78,149
spindles. We are first in manufac-
ture of plug and smoking tobacco
and number of chairs, and have the
largest pulp factory in the world.
Progress in education is most graft
flying. During the last two years
from county and local taxation 490.-
342.15 has been raised and by dona-
ton and bonds $749,671.31. School
property has advanced in value by
81. 9,25S. School terms are length
ened and teachers better paid. The
last General Assembly appropriated
S45,O 900 for high schools and 100 have
been established with an enrolment
of 3.949 pupils. The present body
will be asked for $4,000 for the pur-
pose. ~
The State Superintendent report
shows a deep interest in education
over the State.
The Governor notes improvements
in morals, industry and patriotism.
The commission of which the Gov
ernor was chairman, was given power
to adjust the States Indebtedness.
This has been effected with s~atisfac-
ton to creditors and honor to the
State except that the Ubiquitous spec
ial tax bonds, re~pudiate6 by the State.
The bonded Indebtedness due In 1913
amounts to $6,S96,OOO, but the stock
in the North Carolina Railroad is
worth $169 per share and will meet
this and have more than 100000
left.
The last Legislature appropriated
$50e.O0O for further means Of caring
for the insane. The Governor assures
the present body that the commission
ers have performed their duty faith
fully and is sure that impartial in
spectors would exclaim. "Well done"
A few eninerations follow:
A good tract of land on which to
build an epileptic hospital has been
purchased at a fair price. This will
also furnish a good farm, on which
the patients can work. A wing to
the Eastern Hospital which aceomo-
dates 100 patients has been completed.
A nurses home at Morganton is
about ready for occupation, and, when
the nurses move into it, will give
space for 100 more patients in what
are now the nurses quarters. An
other building at Raleigh for 100
women is now under rapid construc-
ton; three brick buildings, colony
plan, at Raleigh, for 100 convalescent
patients; also six more brick build
ings at Raleigh-three for 100 epilep-
tic women and three for 100 epileptic
men will be finished by April LIST;
also two brick buildings at the col
ored hospital at GoIdsboro for forty
epileptic patients, and two frame
buildings for forty tubercular pa
tients, besides all needed repairs.
The commission will also at once
erect another colony building at Nor
canton for 100 more patients, and
will supply all needed wants.
The Governor rehearsed a resume
of the difficulties with the railroads
on the rate issue and assures the body
Of his determination to compel obedi-
ence to the law had not satisfactory
adjustment been made and ratified
by the called session of the General
Assembly.
This adjustment has proved a great
blessing to the State. The Corpora
ton Commission has made out a
strong case to the interstate COM
mission against discrimination in
freight rates and it is hoped that good
results will yet follow. The Governor
says If we lose we must appeal to
Congress.
He recommends hat the body re-
quest the railroads to remedy the
present annoyances from the mileage
book system. The Governor reeog-
nizes some acts Of injustice to the rail-
roads in the way of unreasonable
penalties that should be righted and
commends a spirit Of fostering these
great arteries of commerce, instead
Of needlessly crippling them, while
yet enforcing obedience to law by
them as by individuals.
The Governor says there are not
many pressing laws needed o and
recommends a short session.
He asks for an increase in the
Governors salary from $4,000 to
$500, and of the Commissioner Of
Labor and Printing to $500, all the
other State officers salaries having
been increased at the last session.
The Governor says he has lived
economically but has had to spend
$4,000 more than his salary every
year. He says the Governor should
not want more than his expenses but
should have this amount.
He urges immediate action that
the new incumbents may reap the
benefits. They cannot do SO, if the
act is not passed before the sinaug-
uration of Gov. Kitchen.
Taxation.
The Governor dwells at length up
on the intricate subject of taxation.
He recommends that valuations on
personal property, real estate, money
credits, etc, be as nearly Is possible
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