The courier-index., 1921-01-28
Col. Wood Discusses Local
 Bills and Defines Position

vote as the one who owns thou sand acres.
 Tick Eradication.
 On the question of exempting Lee county from the tick eradication territory Col. Wood frankly con- fessed he did not know just what to do. He said if the county was taken out of the district it would be impossible to ship any cattle to foreign markets. If it remains in the district there's the 'devil to pay" or words to that effect. He said he knew Judge Hummer could be relied upon to wisely and ju- diciously expend the appropriation made by the fast quorum court | for tick eradication.
 Salary of Superinte ndent.
 He said, unless he received pro- tests against the bill, he would in 1 troduce an act to repeal a special act passed at the last general as sembly fixing the salary of the county superintendent at $500. If this special act is repealed, the sal ary limit of $1, 1900 fixed by the general law will be applicable to , Lee county.
 He also stated he would intro duce bill to raise the salary of the county treasurer from S1, 200 1 to $1,SO0 a year and would further make provision that the treasurer or his deputy should make re- port to the county judge at least once a month and see that the in- terest on the daily balance had been 1 properly credited to the county and to see that the accounts balanced Tn every particular.
 To Extend Taxpaying Time. He favored an extension of the time for the payment of taxes this year until November Is, but did not know yet whether or not such extension could be made without serious damage to the finances of the county. He discussed this ques- tion at length, and said the senti- ment for an extension was becoming prevalent among the members of the general assembly. He did not be- lieve the school funds would be impaired by the extension of time, and he had no sympathy with the position taken by the banks that an extension should not be granted. He took side swipe at the banks and lambasted them because they did not pay a higher rate of in- terest on deposits of public funds.
 He said he favored the proposed bills to establish an agricultural school for negroes and reform school for negro boys convicted of minor crimes.
 Praises McCulloch and Hummer.
 He paid a glowing tribute to his colleague Doddridge McCulloch, de- claring him to be one of the clean est, most stalwart and ablest men in the house and predicted for him brilliant political future. He ire quently complimented Judge Plum mer on his administration of the county's affairs, and repeatedly stated that his proposition to make 1 the county judge ex-offlcio char man of the road commission was a matter about which Judge Hummer knew nothing.
 On the conclusion of Col. Woods address, Judge Hummer stated he | had made a contract with the banks of Lee county to pay interest at the rate of 3 F per cent on daily bal ances on the deposits of the county's s | funds, and that the banks had agreed | to hold county warrants at par and to carry any ovedraft the county might have up to the amount of $3O,OO0.
 Col. Woods speech was we'll re- ceived and on practically all of his positions he seemed to have the ap- proval of his audience.