The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-01-26
NORTH CAROLINA. RICH STATE.
EWART AMENDMENT PASSED.

North Carolina is no longer a
poor state. In educational affairs.
for instance, she stands mighty
close to the top, thank goodness,
and she's going to stand at the
very top, some day, thank good
ness. The proposed administra-
ton building is clearly necessity
as is the western training school,
while no man in the state would
advocate anything but better and
still better care of North Caro-
lima s afflicted and incapables.
One of the happiest signs of
the go ahead spirit now rampant
throughout the commonwealth
is the number of good roads bills
introduced, one of them provid-
ing for state aid to counties ex-
pending three-fourths of the cost
for that purpose, the state paying
the remainder and also furnishing
the necessary road machinery
a very big item indeed, as Press
Patton will tell you. Davidson
county, by the way, where they
have been investigating the best
methods of building roads, has
a bill In the house authorizing a
bond issue for the county for the
purpose of constructing sand clay
roads, having decided that method
to be the best. DR.. Few has al
ways been an earnest advocate of
sand clay for Henderson county
roads, as well, az many others
who have been giving the subject
thought and attention. Hon. Log
an Page, director Of the Public
Roads ofHee OF the United States,
viii address the general assembly
IN the hall OF the house ON Fhurs-
day night, January 10th.
Judge EWartis amendment to
Hendersonis : road Law raiging tAe
age limit Of those working the
public roads from Is TO 21FyeGFs
Is a law, but none Of the Judge 3
other measures ofimportonce have
yet emerged from the committees
where they seem to be sonndly
slumbering. The Judge watches
'em, however. and In going to stir
things UP some In an effort to get
his youngsters before the house,
at least.
Senator o Max Gardner'S bill
increasing the governors salary
to six thousand will become q
law. The increase becomes effec-
tive at the expiration Of Governor
Kitchin 8 term. The Torren g land
title system stands an excellent
chance at the hands of the Law
makers. 1t will make the transfer
of land, or the borrowing OF
money with lands security, as sim-
pie as the present method of CIV
ing a note. 1t may be a little btt
hard on the lawyers but certainly
win benefit all others. One repres.
entative has 8 liquor bill all ready
To- I,e introduced to th:7 msnbers
of the assembly, but tha: is-sss .f;.l
as it VIII get-and it's, golng te
get a real cold reception.slt il
very likely that neer4becr will get
a severe slap which will pnt il
out of business in North Carolina
Petitions and memorials to that
effect are introduced almost every
day.
The sosial features OF the past
week bave been the sniOter giveI
ny ine exclusive CapItal '-clab tc
the general assembly, WIZ: there
was everything needed to make
the occasion a strictly memorable
one: the celebration of Lees
birthday, when Representative
Ewart of Henderson and Repres
entative Williams of Buncombe
made the principal addresses, and
the entertainment given by the
inmates or the ASy yluM Tor tne
Blind.
The Governors reception, on
the 25th, to the members of the
Legislature, will be the red letter
social event of the present week
The reception win be held at the
executive mansion, the Cover
nor and Mrs. Kitchin, assisted by
other state officers, and their
wives. will receive the representa-
tiyes of the people. Beautifully
engraved invitations to. the func.
ton have been received by the
members of both houses, by the
principal clerks and their assls.
tants. Governor Kitehin looks
older, more tired than when he
spoke In Hendersonville over two