Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-06-26
achieved, I think, clearly demon

strates my competency.
1t is necessary to have amuse-
ments, especially during the sum-
! mer season, to entertain our wish
tors. Hence we need base ball
parks, tennis courts and golf Links
and securing these is another duty
of the business manager.
l have never held but two Of
fees. County superintendent of
schools for Pennsylvania four
years and an appointment by the
late Governor Aycock on the sub
Text Book Commission in 1901 to
recommend the books for the pub
lie schools of North Carolina, for
five years. I certainly am not
ashamed of my record in these two
positions. / believe / did more for
schools in Pennsylvania than any
one else or the remuneration / re-
ceived. My salary for last two
years was $92.50 and $3.50 re-
spectively and less the first two
years. The sub Text Book Com
mission was divided on nearly
half of the subjects seven, to three
and when the State Board of Ed
ucation made its adoption thirty
days after we left the city, all the
adopted reports, but one, bore
the three names, j. C. Scarbor-
ough, c.. G.. Wright and w. L..
, Carmichael.
If there is one thing / do de-
test it is a courteous, afable and
agreeable candidate and a rough,
gruf officer after his election.
One of the greatest men | ever
knew is Col. Geo. w. Goethals, of
the Isthmian Canal Commission
and he is an absolute ruler of
nearly one hundred thousand peo-
pie of every nationality-his word
and orders are above all law and.
yet any one can approach him
and if there is a grievance, he is.
ready to settle it.
+ The business manager must
meet every visitor who comes here
and if possible gain his friendship
and make him a citizen. To get
acquainted with him, all of them,
he should maintain an Office, we'll
furnished, keep registration
book and present a nice souvenir
of Hendersonyille to each.
The business manager will not
only receive a great many letters
from cities and towns in this state ;
but from other States and be will
be invited to many places to tell
in person about the business man
agement and he should be able to
do this not only in a creditable
manner, but should do it with
such force and earnestness, that
he will be convincing and he
should on all occasions sing the:
virtues of Hendersonville.
I should like to see the valua--
ton of all real estate doubled and
the tax rate reduced to one half
of what it is now, as the present
rate and valuation operate very
materially against investments
and the real estate men, who are
doing more than any other people
to develop our country, of course
this must be done by an act OF the
legislature, or we will pay too
much State taxes.
Senator Aldrich said that he
could save the U. S. government
more than $500, 000, 100000 each
year if he could make all the con
tracts. The business manager
can save the city a great deal, II
he informs himself fully about
the cost of all material used and
ell the work done and learn what
the same work costs in other
cities, then to make the best deals.
Not every time is it the cheapest
to buy, the lowest priced:
The business manager should
join the city clergymen to help
them organize for the betterment
the city and caring for the
poor. He must join the superln-
tendent and teachers to help make
better schools, he should join the
policemen to help enforce the city
ordinances, he should join the
physicians to get better sanitary
conditions, he should Join the real
estate dealers to get more people
here, he should join the merchants
to get more business, he should
Join all good people to make this
the best city. If a campaign for
better schools is to be waged, hte
business manager should help
wage it, if for better roads he
should get in the thickest of bat
tie, if for better freight rates,