The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15
NO NEW COUNTY.
Robson not to be Divided this
Trip-Both the Hoke and
North Robson Propositions
Meet Defeat-Matter Thresh-
ed Out Before Senate and
House Committees.

House Committees.
The proposed new counties of
Hoke and North Robson are for
the present dead, but whether
they will consent to stay dead is
another matter entirely. After
the question of the establishment
of these new counties was dis
cussed pro and con before the
Senate and House committees on
cities and towns Thursday the
committees decided to turn down
both propositions, voting unfavor-
able reports for both. Repre-.
sentative Mcleod at first stated
that he would have a minority
report for North Robson, and
Representative Mcdonald, of
Moore, made the same statement
in regard to Hoke, but later Rep
resentative Underwood announc-
ed that the petitioners for Hoke
county, in view of the adverse
committee report and it's determi-
nation to approve no new coun-
ty this session, and Mr.. Mcleod
also announced that there would
be no minority report in favor of
North Robson, as at first pro.
posed. These announcements
were greeted with applause in
the House, for this is not a good
time for new counties, and the
Legislature is glad enough to be
relieved of any further discussion
OF these particular propositions
this session.
The above is for the present
the conclusion of the whole mat
ter which has for some time
agitated the entire county
and which has taken a great
deal of the time and mo
~ney OF many people. And Thurs
day was Robson county day ir
Raleigh-not exactly a Robesor
county day, either, for there were
many people from CUMBERLAND ii
that very much alive and interest
ed crowd from Robson. Specia
trains were run from RaeforC
and Red Springs. The RaeforC
train bore some 300 advocates Of
Hoke county to Raleigh, and the
Red Springs special carried some
40 advocates of North Robson,
These arrived in Raleigh severa
hours before the beginning O.
the hearing before the commit
tees-3:3O O'Clock in the after
noon-and long before that hou,
the clans began to gather in thu
nall OF the House of Representa-
tives: The opponents of the pro
posed new counties were ont
numbered largely, but there wa
q pretty fair sprinkling of them
and those who were intereste,
IN some way in the proposed new
counties entirely filled the hall
They were asked to take thei
places in different parts of tn,
hall and the hearing began a
three o'clock, lasting four hours
1t looked very much like a polit
zeal convention, and from time
10 time the enthusiasts of eacl
side gave vent to their feeling
by cheers and handclapping, whel
their Spokesman made some tell
ing point. The Hoke county ad
Vocates were allowed thirty min
utes, North Robson advocate
80 minutes, Hoke opponents d!
minutes, North Robson oppo
nents as minutes, and then Hok,
and North Robson were Above.
10 minutes each for reioinder
Ex-Judge T. B. Womack. O.
Ralelgh, opened the argument
Tor Hoke county. Lack of spac.
makes it impossible to more thar
mention those who presente1
arguments for the different sides
Judge Womack made a good ples
lor Hoke county, showing among
other things that it would be ;
compact county with a popula.
ton of 5000, with Raeford ..
the county seat. Among Others