The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-12
RAPID PROGRESS
IN ROAD BUILDING
Report Of State Board Shows
What North Carolina Is
Accomplishing.
MILLIONS BEING EXPENDED
In Past Six Months People Have
Voted S26OOO,OOO in
Bonds.
MILLIONS BEING EXPENDED
Especial to The Times-Dispatchl

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Raleigh, N c.. July 1.-THE State
Geological Board, in semiannual SEES
sion here to-day, Governor Craig pre-
siding. heard n report from State
GeoioGist Joseph Hyde Pratt that
showed remarkable progress in the
work of the board In forest survey
work and inventorying the timber re-
sources Of tho State, the report shows
all counties west of Alamance inven-
toricd and three men at work in Ala
nance. In road work the report shows
for the six months past the represent
atives of the board have taken a hand
in road bond elections carried that rcp-
resent SIG. 100000 OF road bonds carried
in various counties. Surveys have
been made for the Madison and Hem
derson County sections of the Central
Highway and the Hickory Nut Gap
section OF the Charlotte -Asheville High
way. The citizens of the latter section
of road have raised $4,000 by private
subscriptions and $1,000 by bonds for
the seven miles of roads that the State
is to provide convicts for The money
is also ready for meeting conditions
for convict road work for the Central
Highway In Madison County just as
soon as the convicts can be supplied
by the State. There Is fifteen miles
of this road.
ancc for road work by counties the re-
port shows assistance given in Ala
nance, Arson. Burke, Caswell. Chat
ham, Craven, Henderson, Harnett, Jack
son, Mcdowell, Orange. Polk, Rocking
ham, Rutherford, Perqumans Warren,
Wilson. Washington. wilkes and Mad
ison.
The department has collected sta
tistics of road building In North Caro-
lima for 1912 that show very great i'm
crease in Construction during that
year over any previous year. The
data will be published very soon now.
In drainage, the report shows sixty
1--WE districts In the State, a gain or
seven for the past six months. There
are upwards Of 100000 acres of LAND
to be reclaimed or greatly improved
by the completion of these drainage
schemes.
Representatives of the department
assisted the STATE Department OF Agri-
culture In the Inspection OF lime de-
posts the pas; few months In Craven
Beaufort and Pender Counties. with a
view to the Department Of Agricul-
ture undertaking the production OF
agricultural lime for the farmers at
cost OF production through convict
labor.
The members of the State board OF
geological survey are Hugh McRae,
Wilmington: Frank Hcwett Ashevtlle;
w. II. Williamson, Raleigh, and II. r..
Fries. Winston Salem. and Governor
Craig. ex-officio. The board voted to
continue the work for the next six
months along the lines followed the
past SIX months, the appropriations
for the work having been made at
the last annual meeting.
jury In the Wake Superior Court
has returned n verdict of. not guilty in
Of Of
County. charged with stealing a horse
III Wake Forest four years ago. The
evidence failed to satisfy the jury that
the defendant was the man who stole
the horse. The animal was never re-
covered.
Minister Criticized.
4 notable feature or the argument
by counsel in the trial of Rev. r. l..
Davis. superintendent of the North
Carolina AntlSaloon League. convicted
last night of attacking Wiley Straug-
han with whiskey bottle in connec
ton with Anti-Saloon League prosecu
lions. was the criticism of Superinten-
dent Davis by Solicitor II. L. Norris
He characterized Mr.. Davis rs min
lister who would forsake his high and
noble calling and pursue duties de-
rogatory to the ministry. I'VE have
officers OF the law" he declared. EN-
ployed to enforce the prohibition law
and 1t is uncalled for that Rev. Davis
should go out into the dark alleys for
blind tigers and resort to questionable
detective work" Mr.. Norris also in
sisted that the minister could not de-
scend from his high vocation Of the
ministry to work such as he was do
ing when he incurred the charges on
which he was tried and then seek to
draw his ministerial robes about him
rs protection from the law, If he
had violated it.