The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20

with Its streets Uttered with trash
and filthy With tho Accommodations OF
the we ek's mud hardly attracts strnng-
ers or invites capital. Last year there
was a general movement In many OF
our cities to have O. cleanup day, to
rid the town Of all Its dirt. and waste
at ono sweep. The plan worked Will
IN many places and eavc tho towns
such a spicls-And- span appearance as
they had not presented for years.
There Is a better way than to cloan
UP one day. however, and that Is
to clean up every day. 1f a Civic I'M
prove1nent league does this. IL. ID a
most valuable municipal asset.
Our friend, the Tarmville Herald, Is
surprised that there arc not more than
half q dozen lren in the country who
are really competent to rcadjust and
reform our tax laws. "This." 1t says,
rs q confession OF national poverty
that strikes us with establishment.
A1odern-day education mist BIO a dis
nal failure" The trouble is not With
the education. There are many men
with sufficient theoretical education to
draft a model tax law. Tho trouble IS
with tho opportunity. Few mon have
ever had the chance to test. by practi-
cal work, how the theories of taxa
ton At in with conditions. The few
men who have this experience are. IN
our Judgment. the only men fitted to
do the work, and tho only mon whom
Virginia could trust and follow in CIV
Ing us laws that would stand the test
OF time and Of the courts.
Everybody remembers that Chase
|city had severe spell OF good roads
fever last year. The people OF that
town boosted good roads and talked
good roads and did almost everything
but build good roads. II the Chase
City Progress .l,as its way, the citizens
OF Meclelenburg will get the roads be.
fore long and cease to travel in the
lmud. Here is what 1t says:
.If the present condition of the
Mecklcnburg to issue 100000 OF bonds
and relocate, surface, up and dram I
the se pane rDad no ri the ever VIII rh
could DO done with not penny O
| additional taxes. It would. In tho end
be nothing more than changing ths
use. OF the money. the method OF ap.
Ito us proposition SO plain that 4
cannot be gainsaid. This cause need:
| nothing but the championship OF some
young leader who could by devotins
himself to It pull our people out q
THAT would live long In the years t
i come"
The Eastern Shore Herald. which
keeps an eye on things this side o
1 the bay as we'll as on the Eastern
!, Shore, has this to say about the worl
of the Assembly:
i 1.-THE Herald has commended the re
icent State Legislature on several oc
casions. and the spirit OF economy AM
retrenchnent DISPLAYED IN most par
they should have sidestepped thi
straight and narrow path In order T
vote higher salaries to several stat
i officers. who We're already paid amply
4 matter to have found ready candidate
Il for the place az any ofliceholder VIII
happened to be dissatisfied with h!
pay is past our understanding. Sucf
however, was the case. 1t is regre
to state. and such is the case all owe
i the State. Wonder If anybody eve
thinks OF this when the taxes ar
to BIO paid? From the pleasure de
rived In paying higher taxes we muc
!. doubt it,
Our friend, in viewing the expeudi
lures of the Assembly. must remenlbe
!. the temptations 1t had. If the Heral
had seen the crowd OF men hanEin
: about the Hobbies of the CAPITOL. seek
Ing salary raises for themselves on
!! for their friends. 1t would agree wit
. US that the Assembly did fairly vel
In fact, while the members OF the AS
senbly. are not to be praised for rails
ling any salaries. they deserve all mar
: ner OF praise for stopping where the
: did. We do not mind telling the Hel
) aid, In strict confidence. that 1t look
ed, late in the session. as IL ever
!, State officer had stopped work to 1oi
!. In the general effort to get NOR
. money. The members who stood thes
: officers of did nobly.
q We are sorry to see that the propa
gada for Sane Fourth OF July ha