The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-01-27
DISCUSS FARM
LIFE SCHOOLS
Bill WIN Receive Endorsement Of
Farmers
> -av Slisi
RAILROAD HEARING FRIDAY
Joint Committee Give Lengthy Hear.
ing on Boyden BiIl to Create State
Highway Commission for Cooper
ating With Counties In Road
Building and Special Tax.

Raleigh, Jan. 26.-The house judi
ciary committee No. has fixed FRI
day afternoon OF this week as the
time for hearing Of the bill OF Mr..
Quickel, OF Lincoln county. which
is designed TO enable employees OF
railroads to recover damages for In
juries when working overtime in
stead Of being debarred through be-
ing guilty Of misdemeanor for over
time work. At a hearing last after
noon Representative Quickel explain
ed It's provisions. which repeal that
part OF the chapter ass Public Laws
Of 1907, that makes employees OF
railroads guilty OF a misdemeanor
for violating by working over sixteen
hours day The railroad officials
want 10 be heard and viii present
their contentious at Fridays hearing.
pit Farm Life Schools.
7he bill making state appropria-
ton, OF $4,000 20 each county rails
Ing like sum for establishing farm
life schools. claimed the attention OF
the senate and house committees on
education and agriculture az a joint
meeting with officers OF the State
Farmers union last night. The bill
was read and explained by State
Supt J. Y. Joyner and there we're
addresses In behalf Of the schools By
DR.. %. II. Hin president or the A.
and NJ. college: DIR. II. a Alexander.
president OF the Farmers union: DR..
A. A. Maynard, OF Sampson county.
chairman OF the Farmers union leg
lslatiye committee: Chairman Shs-
ford. OF the executive committee OF
that Organization. In the discussion
there we're many questions and an
swers as 10 the plans and In his adj
drcss. DIR. Alexander stated that his
opinion was that considerable mis-
sionsry work would be necessary tol
extend the scope OF proposed schools
throughout the state and that he be-
lieved not more than half dozen
counties would establish the schools
within the next two years. ID an
swer 10 question BY enator Brown.
Of the senate finance committee. Or.
Alexander said he believed the farm
crs OF the state would heartily en-
dorse tho movement for an equaliza-
tioE Of taxation and thus rid North
Carolina Of lie pauper counties The
joint committees will not be ready To
report for several days.
Gas and Electricity.
The senate Judiciary committee
announces that Il will on Monday.
January 30. give a special hearing
on the bill by Senator Lemmond. Of
Union county 70 prevent monopoly
In gas and electric light and power
BY preventing cuts IN rates 20 drive
out competition. II prohibits adj
sanoes In rates when onoc put down
Ia competition.
Highway CorpmisSion.
The joint committee 81 the senate
aud the house on public roads has
just given a lengthy hearing on the
B0yden bill for creating a state high
way commission for cooperating with
the counties In road building and im-
posing special tax Of one-quarter
OF a mill on the dollar OF taxable
property for a state road fund for
the work OF the commission, which Is
TO be empowered 20 aid financially
In approved road construction 10 the
amount OF one-fourh OF the cost Of
the road. The bill vas unanimously
approved, the only question being the
sdvisabilIty Of the additional tax
On this account Il was decided TO
hold the bill In COMMITTEES until the
finance and the appropriation COM
mlttecs formulate more definitely
their plans for state finances. Among
the speakers we're Dr. Joseph Hyde
Pratt. y q barker. Of Andrews: Mr.
Mcneil. OF Sanford. These In add
lion 90 very many OF the members OF
the joint committee.