The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-12

that county, mNAIS'f .arc in
officers be elected iof no..
stead o W. .,-. .--e 7 four
the Legislature meet o".. &c tho
Years. AS lon9 as F'... >
Federal House Of Repra~
elected eFVlS p..-a -eutatives
the state House OF l-.. :.
viii he elected at the sam. -
is better TO have a bleaa'+ n.t.
~fortv-fve DAYS thar a sos@!""
DAYS every four years. |1.'
onan+ elections are bud n7oHie' we
should not forget that
tons have rirtue.
everybody will agree v..5 ''.7
arnor that the State shol-+ iN"Ne ~
gross but most Of them "Lt. ~
To, > big bond issue even me Sc
aYr;ties held bv thu StaJ co9id De
so,d today for more rlaa e""agh 10
nav tbe debt of the stare. W are
King progress-steadE "F'7'e'o III
rapid-without issuing ".''
not believed that by popular 'S
people would authoriz 40 oN
issue. and if they would pc Use -
so voting the Legislature mas ~ ~
right to put that burden upo" e
except in emergencies-ane ~ such
mruancias can be said now - exist
Pv proper assessment q P'OpNi's
enough can be raised to i'1e' me
growing needs of the State "i'iiou' :
sort to a bond issue. \ year ~ ar
times and low prices OF oar PiihNip"i
star,e is not a good time for too much
expansion and is q bad Ihie "'N
about a big bond issue
The Governor departed iFoih ms
message to read the reasons si>eh
~ Mr.. Mann, superintendent % III
states Prison, for advocating apoilsh-
ment of tie county convict camps dl1u
putting all convicts under the coh'rol
of the State Prison authorizes. Inc
argument for the change IS SIrohS'
but. inasmuch as forty counties nave
ALREADY every arrangement TOT Caring
for and working their c0nNlclS' lh'S
legislature may deem ii best now not
70 go further than to provide that
all county convict quarters ana the
care of convicts shall be under the
supervision and direction OF the State
Prison authorities. There IS danger
under forty different systems, mat III
some counties there may be hdFSh
treatment or poor care Of the conNlctS
snch as would lead to scandal. There
fore there ought to be some control
so as to secure the best methods OF
caring for convicts and getting the
best work from them in building ROADS
The Governor properly stresses the
importance of protecting forests ana
building good roads. These two mat
ters should receive a large share of
the time and thought OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and that Depart
ment ought to be strengthened and
made more useful by giving It direc-
ton of all matters relating to these
matters, soil surveys, and kindred con
servation of our esource as we'll as
the present good work it is pressing
There is q strong feeling that the De
partment Of Agriculture can be made
more useful to the farmers and the
! bOdlu 10 StChillS ~ tb0 & w ~ tlAlS
, just expectation. Putting good road
construction and forest conservation
under that Department makes it more
useful.
The Governor is IN favor OF erect
ing a modern building on the site of
the Supreme Cou building and the
Agricultural Department building. 1t
is an Improvement that should come
are properly equipped. As long as
there is not enough room for housing
girls ans boys who desire to attend our
institutions of learning there wiz be
largeS Office buildings. 1t is better
to provide for the coming generation
first. The last Legislature provided
ample accommodations for all the in
sane and epileptics. The educational
institutions come next in the need of
d complete plant, After they have
been equipped. then will he the time
to build adequate and modern build
ings in Raleigh. In recommending
this building the Governor saws:
Il content myself by urging q suticieni
appropriations, which, taken yiyn ~
amount the AgricuIturaI DeDfrtH NJ
is ready to~give, will build an adbnl-
istration building" AS a y 9A of
fact, the Agricultural Deparr n mas
no money it is ready to Civ, being
now in debt to the tune of soucthing
like $4,000, having some yers ago
sunk a pile OF money in builir2 an
auditorium that has turned o. - be
a white elephant.
The Governors recommendalons as
to improving u criminal pro lure
are wise and will meet with -~tHeral
approval. in ali criminal csses the
Challenges allowed the State ana oe-
PENDANT should be the same" say the
Governor. Other Legislatures aaNe
sought to effect this reform. by II
has failed in one or the other oi thg
houses heretofore. Now is tn tnne
to make the needed change. PoplaI
approval will also be given To- th'
recommendation hat "all exce9toA'