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VUL XXXIII.
ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY. January 16, 1908.
No
CALL FOR EXTRA
SESSION OF THE
LEGISLATURE
Governor Glenn has called an
extra session of the Grand Assem
bly to convene at Raleigh January
21st.
The proclamation of the Governor
to the Legislature follows:
"By and with advice of Council
of eJtatP, and attorneys ' employed to
represent tne State of North Caro
lina, I R. 1. Glenn, Governor of
the State of North Carolina, in the
exercise of po vers conferred upon
ine by article III, section '.) of the
constitution do issue this, my pro
clamation, convening the General
Assembly in extra session on Tues
day the 21st day of January 190S,
on which day, at 11 o'clock, all
Senators and members of the House
of Representatives, are hereby noti
fied aud quested to meet in their
respective halls in the Capitol, in
the City of Raleigh, to consider the
following spejitio purpose:
,. "First: To amend, modify
strengthen, charge or repeal chapter
216, laws 11)07, prescribing maxi
mum charges railroad companies
may make for transporting passen
gers i North Unroll ua aud chapter
217, laws of 1907, preventing un
just discriminations in freight rates
and to fix maximum charges the't
for. For information of members
of the Legislature, all papers aie
requested to make notice of th:s
proclamation.
TO THE PEOPLE.
The Governor at the same time
issued the following to the. people
of North Carolina.
"In another place will be seen my
proclamation proclaiming the Gen
eral Assembly of the Sute to meet
January 21st, but I deem it best to
issue this statement 1o the public
explaining at length why at t'.is
time an extra session of the General
Assembly is deemed necessary.
"Ihe specific aud only purpose
for which the Legislature is conven
ed is to consider terms of agreement
offered by me to various railroads
aud accepted by all of them save
one, which one accepts ull of t mis
except the proposition of the inter
state rate, concerting which it
states it has no power to act, but
doubtless circumstances will regu
late the rate a requested.
"The terms are as follows: The
Legislature will be asked to increase
the flat rate of 2 1-4 cents uow in
force to a Hat rate of 2 1-2 cents; to
allow a charge of 15 cents when per
sons board a train without a ticket
when such ticket could nave bteii
procured at the elation, also to re
peal tile present law witn penalties
etc. If thin is done, lailioadj ugiec
on theirpart to li t, flat rate uf
2 12 cents per mile for intcr-.Stale
passenger trawl, with extra ciiarg
of 15 cents ei.ch ng.iiiiat persons
boarding train without ticket ewept
at Stations wheie thele ale no
agents.
Second, two thoinand-mile books,
inter-Slate, interchangeable with
such of solved ; roads of State as
well consent ut 2 tents per mile,
good for he-ids of linns and employ
es, not exceeding total number of
five, names to be furnished at time
of purchase of m'.le.ige bjjk, aud
entered thereon.
Third, one thousand mile books
intra-State mid interchangeable
with such of sulveut roads of State
as will consen ', limited to one indi
vidual at 2 ce-i fa per mile and good
only in hands of the purchaser,
name of purchaser to be furnished
at the time of purchase of b ok aud
entered thereon.
"Fourth, five-hundred mile book
at 2 14 cents per mile, good for
heads of families, aud dependent
members thereof, intra-State, and
non interchangeable, names of fami
lies to be furnished at time of pur
chase and entered thereon.
"Fiflb, all of above mentioned
rates, except five-hundred mile
book, to apply also to inter-State
travel to points on lines of these
companies in States of Tennessee,
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, and
to points on such of other lines in
these States as will consent thereto.
"All of thoss mileage books,
whether intra-State, or inter-State
to be limited to one year
from date of purchase, and
redeemable, charging for part used
at 2 1 2 cents per mile.
"In my judgment it would be
better for the State to adopt these
rates, which g ve mileage books and
au inter-State rate, than to let the
flat rate of 2 1-4 cents remain to
force.
"It is further agreed that theee
rates ar a to be tried for one year
and theu if found objectionable,
application to be made for modifi
cation of same to corporatioi com
mission with powers in latter to
modify same, subject so appeal as at
present.
'In my judgment and in the
judgment of all whom I h ive con
sulted, terms nude are just an I
equitable, ttnd I sincerely trust the
Legislature, wtien it asst-mob'S, will
ratify what has been done.
"I tried to git family mileage
books fixed at 2 cents, but the rail
reads contended, with soma force,
that, this would virtually put a rite
of 2 cents ia vogue in tliis State,
which was too' small, so the Sta:e
agreed to a 21-3e. rate the railroads
on their part agreeing to pay $17,000
towards liquidating the expenses of
the State in convening the Legisla
ture, and for court costs.
"South Caiolina, Georgia, Ala
lama, Tennessee aad probab'y Vir
ginia, will have the SHine rates,
thus giving a uniform system
throughout the entire South, which
thing is very much to be desired.
. "1 have given these facts to the
public so the latter will thoroughly
understand my object in conveuii.g
the Legislature. "
FIRE AT GUILFORD COLLEGE.
kill'; Hall, Containing Class Kooms, So
ciety Halls and Library, Destroyed
by BUM of Unknown Origin.
One of the buildings of Guilford
College, King Hall, was destroyed
by Sre betw e 1 5 a id 7 o'c ock M. n
day morning. This building con
tained the library, two society halls
and six class rooms, liy the time
the fire was discovered it was to.)
late to save the building. By the
heroic efforts i,f . several professors
and students a portion of the library
was saved and most of the furniture
iu the halls belonging to the Henry
Clay and the Websterian Literary
Societies
About 7,00'i volumes were do
slroyed in the library, valued at tjdu -000.
This was probably the most
valuable library in the S at-'.
Fortunately New Garden ilall his
jut been completed, and in it were
arranged two good class rootrs i;ii
ready to occupy. Witn these and
the us.! of two rooms in Founder's
Hall and the more constat! use of
two rooms in Memorial Hull and
one in the Y. M. C. A. Hall, the
regular work has gone on with
the exception of the recitation and
lecture periods at 8:20.
The oiigiu of the lire is unknown.
NEWS NOTES.
The KhodiS Opera Holle, Hove
It. .I'll, l':i.. was deslniU'd bv li
Monday nigl.i,. 425 people r.i j
liSsemoied at the time the lire oc
curred, to witness the production of
"The Scottish Kef irniation," by
local talent. During tile panic tij ii
followi d the explesiu'.i of a can ot
coal oil, 107 peis-ons lost their lives.
The big Hippodrome of the James
town Exposition has heeiipuichused
by a company at Greensboro and Ihe
building will bejmoved to that city.
It will sent between 12,0tli) and
15,000 people.
Th new cruiser '"North Carolina"
which failed to meet the require
ments of the contract with the gov
ernment, ha? beeu returned, to the
navy yard at Newport News, where
slight alterations will be made.
Collector E. C. Duncan, of the
Eastern District Internal Revmue,
has beeu appointed receiver for the
S. A. L. He will resign the col
lectorship. It is estimated that the strawberry
crop :n Eastern North Carolina this
year will be between 2,000 and 2,500
car loads.
The board of trustees of Guilford
College have decide! t) rebuild
Eiug Hall at a cost of $30,000.
It is reported that the Iola Mine
is producing more than $400 in gold
every day.
Salisbury will vote on prohibition
in March.
Thomasville basorganizel a com
mercial club.
BURDENS OF GOVERN
MENT SHOULD BE BORNE
BY CITIZENS EQUALLY.
By B. F. DIXON', Auditor tor the State of North Carolina.
Written for The Coi'rier.
No one will dispute the pioposi-j
tion that the burdens of government
should be borne by each citiz-n m
the ratio of his ability to bear inem.
fn the matter of taxation, this nio ins
that each should pay taxes in pr o
portion to his ability to pay. Every
tax system should be so framed as to
produce this equality.
No system of taxation has ever
been denied which has reahzjd this
purpose fully and perfectly. Prob
e.bly no such sysfe n can he de1 ised.
It is certain, that the sysem new in
use in North Carolina does not pro
duce i finality in taxation. The
theory of the constitution is that
tax-paying ability is reached by th
taxation of all property, by a uni
form rule, "according to its true
value in money." The clear iiiieut
iind put pose of the constitution
is to effect equality aud justice. And
vet the greatest injustice and the
most glaring inequalities are the re- bliip, and also for a low rate of taxa
sult in mauy instances in the ad- j tion, both of which would be great
ninistratiou of the law. It can be j iy to our advantage. People looking
safely asserted that no single class of j for investments do not ak bow
property in the State of North Caro- j much taxes you pav, but what is th"
lina with the possible exce n f --ie of ... v.,;i't. If the pmp.-rtv of
State and National banks, is I x.l o ir eit z -ns wm placed at itJ true
today in eottmliance wi'.h the coo-j value we would have over one billion
stitutunal rule. dollars it taxable assets instead of
In the administration of the reve-j 480 millions as it now stands, and
nue la v there should be a constant the Stat" tax rate could be made 10
effort to see that all corporations of cents on the one hundred Jollois
the same class should be sui yet to : worfn of property instead of 25c. as
the sime tax, that whatever turdim ; it now stands. Then all men would
fall upou any memb r should f l 1 1 bear equally the burdens of taxation.
i f i ' . , ' 7'.
i!. is. r. nixov, KaUiKii, v c.
pr.
of t':- s..;m ,-! !
iv.iv.n that ;.'!' (t'h"V c t 'S
g'-ve til" 4iutaed p-ir!".. a l
it-.l i an t ie lit biir-;i.e.-' ' r t i -ivii'iiiitder.
Again, Ihe vv .11 ;e-! "
St:it" c.lMUOt Iu-ei;'ri.:.- or j
the abs.'iiee of veier.il ?;'i;'T
for I be rea-oo l hat it i-!
n.'e--ary to h-.ve ,-t ;;.-hei.d n si-, (f
as-essillg prjieil' fit' tlXltlMI.
Fjr nisttiice, iii one e iinty t re is'
a basis of as sbinei t which mi,,
produ.'" ail equitable va!:i" tlrough '
out that county. In another c iiurv, i
however, there is projerty of similar
SMALLPOX NEAR RAMSEUR.
Htlieved tu Hare Oilginati-d In High
Point Patients (tuurantiiiet'.
Dr. S. A. Henley, County Super
intendent of Health, :eports three
cases of smallpox near Kamteur.
It is believed :o have been biought
f.'om H gh Point. It appears that
a Mr. Williams, who whs working
at Uigh Point, became sick, and re
tinned to his home neHr Ramseur.
The physician tieated him for fevei
for seveial days before it as dis
covered to be smallpox. 'Ihe two
other patients are persous who had
visited the Williams home.
Dr. Henley dos not think the
disease will spread.
The High Point Organ factory
turns out 300 instruments weekly.
character and eqial value, but the
basis of xssessmeut may be euJrely
different, the result of which is to
list prooerty in one county at 40
per cent of its value, while in the
other the property is listed for taxa
tion at 80 per cent, of its value. So
that one man pays double th
amount of tax on his property that
the -first mimed citizen pays upon
property of equal value. This is
manifestly unjust and should be
rem 'died. My plan is to put all the
property in North Carolina of what
ever kind or character on the tax
books at its true value iu money, as
is uow required by law, and then re
duce the tax rate. If all property
were placed on the books at its tue
value there would then be no place
for "lax dodsers" to hide, and
Nnrtt Carolina would get credit
abroad for the property which she
actually owns through her citizen
' .:.) tc.ni :.M t. 1 1 i s -i Stat- has no
r it' i: cim pos-obiy help if, !
j IU Mil. j l i! lui.'.lens ".Oil i s citl
. i, !'! if ,i St it", even t ' pioui."e
i i;.v ,,.,, lo.'ilinu'e nl-j-cts,
' i-e.- t'i e :t t (Ml:it ,.f pmp-rlV to
t . i i -f l it is e iiiil.-d in s'.ich a in i -:i
: a.s. ;i .j-i r.-s a t-i : i ;:-:) ! p-iy mo e
t : HI his j I-!!, .-il !!' 'if tl- leijuisile
a'lio.mt, v 'let a r it t.- ute.it or small,
I. takes that in w !.i::ii ii has no
r g .t. 1: dot s wii tt, if done ty a
ci iy.e:i in delii'ice i.f law is called
robbery, if under color (if law in
cill-'d fraud, but which in a oven -in
. 'lit t!iat m ikes la w, is conliscati in.
15. F. Dtxox, Autlitof.
The State Prison.
The Sta e penitentiary continues
to oo weU under the present iniina
Kemeut. ' During the last, year it
has paid a surplus iuto the State
Treasury of $175,000 and has' on
hand money to support the convicts
aud all the crops made in 1907.
You should start the new year
right by supplying yourself with an
eutiie line of new office stationery.
If you need letterheads, lioleheads,
billheads, statements, circulars, en
velopes, pamphlets, programs, post
als, cards, etc., send us your order.
Call and lo:k at samples and get
the lowest possible prices, at the
Couiier Jon Office, Asheboro, N. C.
A Ronton minister nredicts that
the reigu of satan on the world will
-ua in eight years.
BATTLE AT FT. FISHER.
Story of Bombardment as Kecalled by
W. M. Stevenson.
The Courier is in receipt of the
following account of an interesting
battle during the Civil War, by one
of the Courier readers.
Wm, M. Stevenson, the author
was a member of Company I, 36
the Regiment N. C. Infantry.
BATTLE AT FT. FISIIEK.
On Friday, Januai'y 13, 1805,
tin Yankee "fleet anchored off Fort
Fisher at 2 o'clock in the mom
nif.', and immediately opened tire.
The shells continued to fall all day
anil all night, continuing Saturday
and Saturdiy night, on Sun., 15,
the battle rag"d with teniiiu force,
the shells falling on the fort of
thirty mounted cannon, which
etui lily returned fire.
Then there was brief cessation,
but at 10 h. in. it was renewed on
both sides, and for two hours the
b.-.t'le ra- 'd liie Napoleon at Water
loo. Ic w;.s liht or die. At 12 a.
m the iaud NrtTe of the Federals
a t teed ilu land force of the Con-ft-'iutes
i h grent havoc.
Company 1 had Hi!) men to begin,
with ii'i.i when the batile was over!
only 50 nniv.tl, ami of all the
Co'.f d"nte forcej that pa ticiputed
in t'ie ti,br, l.UOii were left dead on
tl e battle field wlieu the fort Mir
hn lered. T'.e surrender ocenritd
a 4 p. in. .-n (he !5t;h of Jauuuy
i' ytais ago.
I his battle is as vi id on iry
mil. H today as if it were fought yes
terday. It was one among the most
iiienii.rable of all the bombardments
during the Civil War. At times
during the bombardment cannon
shot fell upon Fort Fisher at the
rate of 5 a minu e, oi 300.jan hour.
The roar was continuous, and it was
impossible to hear or understand a
command while the fighting was in
progitts.
Three days after the surrender
the Confederates who came out of
the hattle ali .e were taken ns pris
oners of war to Elmira, N. Y.
1 shipped on he steamer, together
with (leu. Lyon and 501 others, and
af er a boisterous sea vovage we ar
rived at New York on "the 27th uf
January. 18(15. Two days later we
left New York for Elmira, where
we found O.noo Confederates.
Full many h tale I might now
tell of tin- horruwa ef prism life,
but 1 will clo?e.
Xi.tk Mr. Stevenson is a well
known citizen of K.mdolph, and
though 78 years old can call from
memory nil tin- states of the Union,
llleir i ili. t ils, t lie j l iiiciple livers,
mountains, etc. lie has never used
iol.acco or ;iiy iut.ic;ints. He is
now hale and hearty. In l8?0 the
Editor of The Courier was a pupil
111 a school taught by Mr. Steven
soa at Uro'ier'a Church.
FIDDLERS' CONVENTION.
Ili Sti iiiycil-ln-ti unieiil I '.lent tu 15c
I'ulleil (HI in t-.hcl.nl-n.
L.lsl Week t :.e Courier atliiolilii'. (1
th" ilp;ie:l!';ince nf the Fiddler.-' Cm
veiHii.ii in A-iia ln.r-1 Fe'.rnary H'ii,
ipeii i' the iiiispict-j til? Wt-man's
ll.-t'enn-i.l .'is.Miciit:.;i. r H tin-p'po.-e
of lie- jii-.tm tiers to i.pprcp.
'i.i.etlK' r-ceipts I l"-;ni;i;y the
g'.'o;:;:ils .1 "i'1 tl: - lu.-w (Ira. led
bchtjol I'.uihiing.
Committees have lr.-'n aipi.iuteil
and are :ictiv-iy p-i feeling arra-ige-melils
for the ei nt.
F,!..iries rt ill be open f..r fid.ilers.
mandolin, guitar a ul l iuij ) jdavers
and cash prizes will be arranged for
each. The contests are open to
everybody both in and out of the
con uiv, and assurances are being re
dived of a fail and interesting pro
giam. There will be lots if old time
fiddle music, and duets, besides comi
cal stuuts that will prove rare treats.
All who will enter the onte t for
prizes should write Prof. E J. Col
trane, manager, at once, that he can
provide free entertainment for them.
Salisbury's IKirst Traill.
Fifty-three years eo on the 4th
day of J tnuary, the first locomotive
that ever ent into Salisbury pulled
up at the station of the North Caroli
na Railroad, where the present sta
tion stands. That was a great day,
too, in the history of the town. All
the inhabitants tamed out to eee
a train, but a very great number,
a reliable chronicler tells us, fled
j precipitately when the locomotive
whistle Bounded.
THE SEABOARD
AIR LINE
RECEIVERSHIP
It would appear from the hUtory
of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad,
which has just gone iuto the hands
of receivers, that existing financial
conditions have hid little to do
with its bankruptcy. Among other
things it is complained 1 hat the
road has suffered from State laws
fixing the maximum passenger rates,
which is not an adetpiate cause in
presence of business methods which,
would have bankrupted t.e company
had these laws never been enacted.
The Seaboard Air Line arose
from a combination of a number
of small roads iu the S jutheru States
which gave it a length of upward
of 200O miles. So many aud so
varied were the interests of these
little roads in different stages that. the
system when formed had, iu the
estimation of cool-headed men of
atiairs, small chance of success from
the outstarr. Hut in the extraordi
nary development of the South the
road promised to become quits profi
table sooner or later but for the con
llict of rival interests.
Whan Thomas F. Kvnti obtained
control he organized (with the skil
ful aid of astute railroad lawyers)
what is called a holding company
for all the shares of the combination,.
after the approved method by which
more than one great financial oper
ation has been completely wrecked.
After the change of control the
road could not obtain credit, in the
prevailing scarcity of money, for the
most necessary improvements, and
could not meet the obligations fall
ing due on January 1. Nothing
remained, then, but to go into the
hands of receivers Jand at the same
time put Ryan out of the manage- ,
ment as au essential condition of its
rehabilitation. In this the strong,
minority, who have remonstrated
for some tim against the Ryan
methods, have partially attained
their end. Under the receivership.
tiu-re wih b.' i") interruption of
the operation of ihe line. With
the resumption of prosperity it is
probable ttiat the road will soon be
restored tJ its owners. Its tempor
ary inso.veney is due to financial
processes thar would have driven
into bankruptcy a much stronger
company.
MRS. BLAIR'S SECONDlrRIAL.
t'ase Will He Culled February ltth at
Ciiliiinbia.
The second trial of Mrs. Ethel'
Biair, tor the in urde ' other hus
band, will be called at Columbia, S
C, February 1 7th. in ti e former
trial the jury returns a verdict of
manslaughter. A nov trial was
grand dim the ground 'hat the jury
men spent ihe nig. it ul a iiolel in
separate rooms.
.Mrs. I'.lair gave bo i l i ) the Slim
of j-'Jtiuo.
Mis. I'luiras ex tutrix of her
llll-ba.i.i's esl.l'.e il ls failed so far to
collect O'l ii p'.ln-y held by her huS-
ba'i-1 in the AJeiropolitan Insurance
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
J. A. ii'c. ol' A I it-1: ii r.i. tit Wind Up
hair Ciiiiiny llu-iues.
The Millbnro Chair Company
was placed in the hands of a receiver
hist week. J. A. Spcnce, of Ashe
toro. is named as leceiver. The
leceiver was appointed upon appli
cation of Uradshaw & Sherrod at
torneys of Greensboio, ie resenting
certain creditors. The assets of
the company will aggregate $G,000;
liabilities unknown. The company
suspended operation receutly for
lacK of funds.
lA'i-Albright.
Mr. Robert E. Lee, of Roanoke
Ya., son of the late Capt. Roland
Lee, of Va., and Mise May Albright,
the accomplish id daughttr of J. E.
Albright, of Moflitt, N. C, were
happily married on the first day of
January, 1908. Immediately after
the ceremony they left for Virginia
where they will make their future
home. May they have joy and peace
in this life and eternal fife in the
great eternity.
Seeui e your, magazines from the
Courier, aud then tell your frienda
about them.
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