Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14

A Comprehensive Review Of States
Condition and Needs.

=. luz q note Of impressive events
WIN the last four years Of
dul' States history. Never in its his
1ue has il been SO rosperous in up
t tory along all useful lines and its
oulla'1 and fame reach far and wide.
nan' amid the panic there has been
nss h prosperity. Cotton mills have
1unn bnnilt in every section. We raise
ceoI oo0 bales and manufacture more.
WV wv have 33.446 looms and 2,879,148
N;s,dlps. We are first in m~anufac-
sp,a' Of plug and smoking tobacco
s WI number of chairs, and have the
a aua pulp factory in the world.
i"i procrpss in education is most graf
.er;nc During the last two years
from county and local taxation AGO.
s elo Il has been raised and by dona-
t;o, and bonds $749,671.31. School
. WI has advanced in value by
81 1so25s. School terms are length
'qned and teachers better paid. The
1ast General Assembly appropriated
$4,000 for high schools and 156 have
xoon established with an enrolment
If 3.949 pupils. The present body
will be asked for $4,000 for the pur-
The State superintendent report
shows a deep interest in education
oer the State.
The Governor notes improvements
IN morals, industry and patriotism.
The commission Of which the Gov
erpor was chairman, was given power
n adjust the States Indebtedness
This has been effected with satisfac.
tion to creditors and honor to. the
State except that the Ubiquitous spec
ial tax bonds. repudiated by the State
The bonded Indebtedness due in 1915
amounts to S6,SS6,000, but the stocl
in the North Carolina Railroad il
worth sl6S per share and will meet
this and have more than 100000
left.
The last Legislature appropriated
100000 for further means Of caring
for the insane. The Governor assure:
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. generations follow:
A good tract Of land on which t,
build an epileptic hospital has beer
purchased at a fair price. This viii
also furnish a good farm, on which
the patients can work. A wing tt
the Eastern Hospital which accemo
dates 100 patients has been completed
A nurses home at Morganton i
about ready for occupation, and, whe1
the nurses move intoit. will civ
space for 100 more patients IN VIA
are now the nurses quarters. An
other building at Raleigh for 10,
women is now under rapid construc
ton; three brick buildings, colon,
plan, at Raleigh. for 100 convalescen
patients; also six more brick build
ings at Raleigh-three for 100 epilep
tic women and three for 100 epilepti
men will be finished by April LIST
also two brick buildings at the col
ored hospital at Goldsboro for fort.
eplleptic patients, and two fran
buildings for forty tubercular pa
tents, besides all needed repairs
The commission will also at one
erect another colony building at Mo
canton for 100 more patients, an
will supply all needed wants.
The Governor rehearsed a resum
Of the difficulties with the railroad
on the rate issue and assures the bod.
OF his determination to compel obedi
ence to the law had not satisfactor
adjustment been made and rattle
oy the called session of the Genera
Assembly.
This adjustment has proved a gres
blessing to the State. The Corpora
'on Commission has made cut
strong case to the interstate CON
MISSION against discrimination
lelght rates and it is hoped that goo
results will yet follow. The Governo
says If we lose we must appeal t
Congress.
lie recommends that the body r
quest the railroads to remedy II
present annoyances from the mileae
Oook system. The Governor reco'
uDes some acts Of injustice to the raj
roads IN the way of unreasonabl
penalties that should be- righted an
oOn1nends a spirit of fostering the'
great arteries of commerce, instea
VI noedlessly crippling them, viii
~ enforcing obedience to law
'ue IN as by individuals.
Inc Governor says there RI n
many pressing laws needed now ar
N19mmends a short session.
lie asks for an increase in Il
e seoNernor's salary from $4,000
go;V0' and Of the Commissioner
nr'or and Printing to $500, all Il
hs" otate officers salaries havil
'T1r1 increased at the last session.
."e "oyeInor says he has liy'
80 soVcnnoanlcaliy but has had to spe,
r svo0 more than his salary eve.
Jeaf. He cove +Lo> c ebor