The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-26
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convention. and then deferred final vote
until the night OF February !.
North Carolina bankers have induced
the joint Finance Committee Of the
General Assembly to hold meeting
Thursday night to give them special
hearing on proposed legislation affect
Ing banking interests.
The Senate and House Committees
on Counties Cities and Towns are up
to their necks in a considerable OF
propositions to establish new counties,
and the, entire time of Tuesday after
noon and evening was devoted to hear
ing the presentation OF claims for and
against creating Hoke county out Of
Robson and Cumberland, and creating
North Robson out OF Robson, and
creating Rowland out of the southern
portion of Robson. Hoke county's
claims were presented by Mr.. Hayes, Of
Pittsboro. and Senator Mclaughlin, of
CUMBERLAND. A. A. +. Seawell spoke
for North Robson, and Professor Ira
| cey, OF Rowland, for the establishment
| Of Rowland county Representative
| Rose, of Cumberland, led the opposition
to Hoke county, and Cumberland citi-
zens who spoke against the project
| were A. K. McKeithan. A. L. Gilliland.
| 9. X. Nimocks r. H. Dye, Representa-
| tive McGlll and j. Fl. Curry. Citizens
Of Robson who spoke against all three
new county propositions were Hon. G..
B. Patterson, D. D. NIcCloud. N. A. Nc
Lean, d. l. McBryde, r. L. Lawrence
and others, Mr.. Lawrence making the
point that no one in Robson lives over
seven miles from railroad.
Each side seemed determined to make
desperate fight, the striking declara-
tons OF the different speakers being
Is 49,, ,l1.J
'rooters" gathered in the hail.
The question OF establishing Avery
county out OF Caldwell and Mitchell
is still hanging fire. and the joint com
nittees will not report for few days
Cost of Insurance.
State Commissioner of Insurance
James P. Young has made some calcula-
tons as to the comparative cost OF tlre
insurance in North Carolina and neigh
boring States. rs bearing on the con-
tention being made through the Kooncs
Dill for an investigation OF the con-
duct of insurance companies in North
Carolina. He says that during 4 0a
citizens Of North Carolina carried in
stock companies $245,157,53S of insur-
ance. at an average rate Of sl.l9, and
that IL the citizens OF this State had
paid on this insurance the average
W ~
the comparison is made they would
have paid the following amounts more
than they did: In Georgia. $367,736.43
Kentucky, $s677S6: West Virginia,
S4s0,315; Texas. S612.S93; Virginia,
S6S7.4os; Tennessee. S6s6,441; Louisiana,
s1,oo5.146; Arkansas. $1.tos.2o9; Ala
bama, $1.176.756; Mississippi, sl,569,o0S;
Florida, $1,667.071. From these figures
Commissioner Young t1gures that citi-
n Nnrt1, "a Ijr, r.
year 1909 saved SSs0a3s. compared with
what they would have paid had they
been In either OF the eleven States
with which the comparison Is made.
The Raleigh police officer, E. Fl. Bar
ker. has returned from Martnsville,
Va, where he went TO bring back Emma
Greene, known as Or. Mack" charged
with having kidnapped the little Velass
child here last November. The child
and its father returned with the Off
Ger, the father having traced the wo-
man to Martinsville with his child.
The woman IS III Wake jail. awaiting
the preliminary hearing.
The Governors mansion presented a
scene OF splendor and brilliance this
evening. the occasion being the bien-
NAL reception OF the Governor and his
Wife in honor Of the members OF the
General Assembly and State officers
SfOFeTnoT anu MIS-. Rltcnln mad MADE
elaborate arrangements for this event
which proved to be one OF the most ele-
giant social functions ever given In this
city. Besides Governor and Mrs. Kitch-
IN, those in the receiving circle were
the various State officers and their
wives, President Newland, Of the SEN
ate, and his wife, and Speaker Dowd,
OF the House and Mrs. Dowd During
the evening the mansion was thronged
with handsomely gowned women and
men In evening dress the guests in
GLIDING many OF the most prominent
society people from all parts Of the
state