Hickory daily record., 1922-10-26
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OOO,e0O on elementary public schools.
In those eight years there has been in
the Old North State mighty eauca-
tional awakening. In the fiscal year
of 1921-22 there was spent for the
maintenance of common schools $751;
1000; support of institutions of lib
eraf learning and technical training
/ 81 .274 900; new buildings, equipments
and repairs for state educational in
lstitutions $4,000, geo; expended for To-
cal school buildings between Septem-
| ber, 1921 and June, 1922, $4,000, 900;
raised by the sale Of local school bonds
land expended for school purposes, Jam
uary to June, 1922, $4,000, coo. IN 9TH
er words, approximately SO ,O0o, 900
was expended for public education
Commenting CT this, tie University
Of North Carolina News Letter for
August Is, 1922, said:
''He knows little about this state
who does not know that the peopIs Of
a great Commonwealth on public edu-
cation, public highways and public
health"
The story of road building in North
Carolina is hardly less remarkable than
its story of the money spent fer pub
lie education. In 1921 S50,000, 900 were
authorized. for the building of State
roads. In July, 1922, the highways
completed and under construction
stretched away in every direction for
a distance of $500 miles, costing $780,
100000 A third Of this mileage is
of hard surface construction, and of
all the states of the Union, Penns.y}
vania alone has better highway rec
ord to show. In addition to the state
roads, $42,597, ,892 have been authoriz-
ed for country roads and bridges in
the last five years and in the same
period issued by municipalities for
streets, lights and water.
Supervision Of the public health has
closely attended state development.
ishe birth rate for 1921-22 was 29.2
per ,0G0 inhabitants, almost six points
above the general average of the
States, and the death rate was 1G.3 per
,0GO Inhabitants, or, approximately
t1rec points below the general average.
This kind of vital statistics has
brought about rapid increase in ma
tive-born population, IS per cent IN the
ten years from 1915 TO 1920.
TIE population Of the state is over
whelnlingly native born. Only seven
tenths of ] per cent are Of foreign
bith and III ,ed parcatage. Two re-
saits have flowed from the high and
lew birth and death gates and The breed
ing Of homogeneous population: the
l,ract;cal doubling OF the Factory Ia
boz. at presee. employed and e redua-
tica OF disputes between Labor and
ca 5iSai so hat clashes between the
two arc few and short lived. The sen
tiinent of lh,ot:: workers ard employees
is against alien labor in the mil! and
on he 'arn1
Nocs:l Caroi.sla invites capital, and
the lasys arc hssspitabie. There is no
stata lax on corporations, but there
is a state tax on corporation incomes,
limited by the Constitution to 6 per
cent net. The actual tax usually is
around 3 rer cent. Individual llyown
ed corporate stock is tax free. Tlle
physical properties of resident cor
.,oratiofs;, are taxed for local pur-
!.'3ol tti,olls ;ara constitutional linlita- ]
tion OF Is cent; on every 500.
The statistical record CT North Car
,lina's development may seem, to some,
fairy tale. 1t is. but in spinning
t the fairies fabricated only with facts.
The figures here given are official
md the records are open for inspection.
Even he who runs may read. North
Carolina! There she stands, Boomer, |
Dooi,lee and booming.