The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05

lanv railroad here .Greenville lenjoyed
a large trade and its water t~ahspoTta'
ton enabled it to sell cheaplv. Ii
has not lost the river and possible
water TRANSPORTATION and if freight
rates go up it can protect Itseil ps
shipping ~ water, a chance zof sell
preservation not enjoyed b9 1niand
towns. A few years ago it ws easier
to go to New York from Raleigh thar
to come here from the State3 capltal.
A Greenville citizen would nave 10
snatch an early breakfast in Gfder 10
get to Raleigh for an earlyH supper
Now he can eat supper at he"he anu
get to Raleigh at ten O'clock. Two
daily rains on the Norfolk ana south
ern make the connection so crosse that
tn. Raleigh and Gr%cenyilie folks, long
separated, now feel as il they are near
neighbors. More people from TINS
place attended the state Fair last Oc-
tobcr from this county than ever be-
fore We are now close neighbors ana
one of these DAYS Raleigh should en-
JOY the advantage which cheap water
TRANSPORTATION to G~reenEille should
give.
Rut the chief step forward that
Greenville and Pitt county have made
is in public education. Ohder the
leadership Of County superintendent
Ragsdale Pitt has made more progress
in building public schools than any
county in North Carolina. And here
again they showed wisdom in handing
the dispensary profits. instead OIL put
ting thai money. which they we re wise
enough to know WAS temporary, INTO
the regular school fund to add to the
length Of the term. it was kept sep
arate and apart and used tb build
school horses pntil nearly every dis
trict has a modern school hot sdRand
most of them have attractive school
houses hat would DO credit to any
community ten times as rlch. Green
vile DELAYED in establishing a graded
school. but when it decided td do 50
if built q brick building that is bdmir-
! ably equipped and under Superlntend-
ent Smith in doing fine work. EVERY
town in the county-(and no bounty
in the East has SO many prosperous
little towns)-has a good school, ond
some Of the rural school houses are
just as good as those in the tpWn.
GreenViile and Pitt county Won the
| victory when the East Carolina 'reach-
ers' Training School was located here
long before the contest beganj They
laid the foundation for SUGGEST when
they voted local tax in town and
country districts and aroused the PEG
pie in every section of the county to
the Importance of educating their
children. But for that pioneer pre-
paratory work the people would not
have voted the 100000 OF bonds that
gave "a fund sufficient to erect h
necessary buildings with which to
start the school when it will open its
doors next September for students.
The people voted the gift of 500. 600
almost by reclamation and they Will
find thai they never invested money
that will pay a better dividend. 1t
was my pleasure toGay to visit the
site Of this new State School and to
so through the buildings. The truS-
tees had $4,000. They bought q site
OF forty-seven acres. within a short
distance of the court house, hat is
admirable for the rpo 1t is on
a bluff, II high hill overlooking the
town, With level ground beyond the
hill Whereon has been erected four
Of the best school buildings in the
whole South. There are two dormi-
tories-one for boys and ono for girls
and they are models in architcctu-
raj beauty and in convenience. The
refcctory Ginning room and kitchen |
cold storage and bakery is a gem IN
beauty and perfect in arrangement.
administration building. for class
rooms and library and auditorium
that will seat 500 people. will be an
structure. These four build
inSs will cost less than O0.O0O-the
trustees having constructed them
cheaper than any like buildings could
be constructed at any other time. They
out the contract when all build
ing material was cheap. labor plenti-
ful, ana business duh. The result was
have secured buildings for S100.-
100 that three years ago could NOS
Dofit ioi ltSS IMAM A13D,- /
100. They were fortunate in contrac-
.oTs and architects. for the work Is
50 well done as to win universal
commendation. Mr.. e. C.A Hook. of
,harlotte, and Aar. II wv KArpoa RI
Jew Bern, are the architects. and the
i~reenville Building Company the
extractor. A local. con any OBJ
aimed the contract and it las demon
trated that a North Carolina com
can construct large college build
ngs .as well as companies from the;
,iS cities that charge for their repu-
alton. The report Of the trustees TO
he LEGISLATURE viii show that the
state owns l2nG and buildings that
ould not De replaced for $4,000
which has cost the state only $4,000
the mount appropriated h> the last
The land was sold at a
and G~rccnville and PIT coun-
Y put VI $1,000 900 which has been
pent to better advantage tuan any
'rltate citizen could have eNu'n tcd IL
he whole State owes a dtit o the
trustees who have ShoWn
he roper spirit and the h'-t Judg-
nent III every step that I"1 been
aiken.