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fO. llHiH, /(t the post otiioe at H\iriijis:
soE, Nortii Oj*n>lina. under the Act of
jDnjrrearf of Maroii 3 1879.
Wtine%it%y, Feb, 26, 1913.
the extension of our present
maeadam road system to the ex
treme point in every section of
our county, and by its side better
Tarmers and better farming,
more homes and prettier homes
with a happy and more enthusi
astic people, with • more money
and increased opp'>. tuniLy lor
better and nobler things ol: life.
Our plan may fail and this
suggestion be ignored but here
and now we serve notice on you
that in a few short years this
plan or a similar p!an will be
adopted and in effect in Ala-
mance County, and we simply
ask; Why do you wait to be led
rather than be a leader?
The opportunity and possi
bilities as a county are within
your grasp and it is a question
for you to decide whether for
you to accept or reject, and we
hope and believe that you will
give serious consideration to this
outline and finally adopt it in
part, if not as a whole.
the people rule. This sounds
strange when the hero of the
hour was the same man that
presented ring chosen demo
cratic candidate for Mayor to a
mass meeting as a candidate 'of
the people, but when the people
spoke the virdict was* oth-^ruise.
vVe are tore-, a tu . say ; "0 con-
sistancy thou art a jew.,I that
has never adorned the; ci'^-vn uf
a chronic kic'';er!”
In this contiocdon '’v*
of England’s great Kip
incur ears, “Great
Nations b
Now is a good time to be
dnated.
vae-
The J.ustice Primary bill for
state wide Primary la w has gone
the way of all good things that
hftp to p-5i;s through the State
Les^islalt^re.
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Good Roads.
Several months ago we offered
a brief outline for a bond issue
for the building of two hundred
miles or more of sand clay road
m Alamance County. This pre
position brought fourth many
favorable comments w’ith a few
fiicks.
The reason we made the
“Suggestion that we did v/as w^e
very anxious to see our cou
ntry traversed in every section
by well graded, drained and
iinished roads so that the citizens
living in the most remote section
of our country may receive the
same pi-oportionii of benefits
irom our road investments that
fhe citizens living near the cen
ter of the county.
Under present conditions this
wish can never be realized, be
cause the Macadam Roads that
we now have are worth very
Ittle in a direct way to the citiz
ens of Morton, Faucette, Pleas
ant grove, Thompson, Newiin,
and Patterson Townships; be
cause a man can haul no larger
load to town than the
amount he can haul from his
home to the nearest point on a
macadam road.
We proDose the issuing oi
oO year. 5 Jo bond taxable in
Alamance County. Issue these
bonds at the rate of 50,00(KOO a
year and we will give an oppor
tunity for ail of the work to be
tione by the citizens of Alamance
County and when the contract
for graduig' is let. have it a part
of the c.onlnH-t that the party
doing ihe work must take as
payment the bounds issued.
This wiU g'ive the citizens of
Alamanee (.‘ounty an opportunity
-.0 increase their wealth at the
rale )f $50,000.00 annually.
There is many >:armers in our
county that spend the month
of July and August, December
Janurary and Feburary ingoing
tishing, going to the mill, cutt
ing fire wood and occasionly go
ing to town.
Take for -f^Tanted that he has
only three nionths in the year to
ipend the time in hauling or
gilding on a piece of road.
By this metiiod he would have a
Detter road, and the community a
more useful oitizen.
We are conscious of the fact
there some people in the country
'^'ho will not support this measure
fimply because we are advocating
it, there others that are opposed
to it on account o.c increased
taxation and the remainder that
is not for it are against it on
account oi' indifc'ierence, unfor
tunately this class is very large
and vory difficult to reach; be-
■cause they take very little in
terest io pi'.blic T^rogress.
Those who favor this plan see
The Antis Win.
At a mass meeting held in the
Mayor's office Monday after
noon to discuss a proposed
charter for the city of Burling-
t>n. The chronic kickers, re
actionaries and distructionists,
with a few short speeches de
livered by uninformed parties
under the thread bare plea of
patriotism and loyalty to
city government. One speech
was nothing more than Swan
Song breathed from a derelict
poHtician stranded upon the
sands of a sinking municipality,
breathing out notes of discord,
words of discouragement and
distorted facts. /
This appeal cuag^t the ear of the
indifferent and careless citizens
and they gloried in the failure ol
effort to rehabilitate our city
government and bring success
out of failure, and remove thf
'Conditions that is causing a defi
cit of Three to Fivt Thousand
Dollars annually in our city gov
ernment.
Many of our best informed
citizens do not know that if pre-
seat conditions continue and the
present floating indebteness con
tinues to increase at the preseni
rati >, its only a question of timt
until a final adjustment will bt
forced upon the private owners.
This is no idle dream or far
fetched, or unthoughted state
ment and is n:>t mtde tq^ arous^
your interest in the welfare of
our town and in ourselves.
There were many at the
meeting who favor a commission
government and we believe
a majority of the town do, but
tifiey were of the opinion
that the Chamber of Commerce
was trying to railroad someth
ing through that was of personal
interest rather than of public
improvement. These same peo
ple have from time requested that
a charter for a commission form
of government be prepared
and they would be for it; this
was done at the request of many
of Burlington’s most prominent
and influential people, but when
the final test came they were
deluded by the same snare that
have caught many an innocent
and honest man. It is no trou
ble to see the hand writing oa
the wall if jou have studied
carefully the situation in Burling
ton. The triamvirate that
controlled Burlington when
we came, control the government
still. They were not very well
represented Monday evening
but the work was accomplished
by innocent lieutenants. If the
leading opponents of this bill
had something to offer as a
substitute or would have been
courteous enough to have revis
ed and amended what was offer
ed they would have had more of
the true spirit of a patriotic
citizen, but instead misrepresen
ted the facts and 2ried out in
bold termp; that. they were
“agin'’ it and would oppose it
to the last, regardless of others
wishes. And many of the oppo-
nents^ to the bill asked that it be
submitted to the people and let
Commission Form of Governinent
There is a bill pending in the
General Assembly to permit any
town or city in the state to adopt
the commission form of r^o^ern-
ment whenever a majority of the
cities desire to do so. At pre
sent a special act of the Legisla
ture is necessary. Mr. Long, of
Alamaiice, has introduced a care
ful prep red general act, under
which any town oi city can se
cure this improved method of
municipal government. It is
f rami d somewhat along the lines
of the excellent New Jersey act.
To show how this system works
in a Colorado city, the following
special is printed;
Colorado Spring, Col., Feb. 24.
—Ask the butcher, the baker or
the candestick maker what he
thinks of the commission form of
government as it has been work
ed out for four years in Colorado
Springs; then on top of these,
ask the banker and law-year, the
laborer and artisan; above all,
ask the taxpayers and the answ
er from one and all will be the
same.
‘"Colorado Spring, is regret
ting that it didn’t adopt some
such system thirty years ago
instead of waiting all that time
foi poltical corruption, mis
management of city affairs and
incompetency of office holders
to force the issue. Colorado
Springs adopted th^ commission
form of government May 11,
1909.
“Since then, Colorado Springs
has accomplished so many things
thatit is fairly amazed at itself-
‘ ‘The bondage indebtedness of
the city has been reduced $356, -
000, reducing the annual interest
charge more than $14,000.
“This is the showing of our
vears as against $15,000 paid off
in the prceding thirty years.
“The city now owns its water
works. Its bonded indebtedness
for this purpose is $1,57,00, at 4
per cent and a sinking fund is
provided. In 1912 this fund was
$66,00e, and in 1913 is $77,000.
After doifig this and providing
Che salaries, operation and up-
Keep the cost per year to the city
of Colorado Springs for the
maintenance of this department
has been from $8,000 to $10,000
less than under the old system.
“In four years twenty blocks
ar asphalt paving have been laid
for $1,40 a cublic yard, which is
Fr&ncitco Mad*ro Deposed’ Mei**
ican President Shot Dead in Street
Mexico City, Feb. 23. - Francis
L Madero and Jose Pino Suarez,
deposed President and Vice
President, respectively of the
Mexican Republic, were shot
and killed today when an attempt
w:/s inadeto res cue them from an
auD.iTiobile tliai was transferrin
tbeni to ihe pejritentiary.
News of the death of Medero
and Swarez was confirmed by
General i-^uerta, Previously it
had been announced that the
tra.‘i3fer from ti'e .Palace to the
ptfJiieriiiary liud been made
successiully. , , .
Two of the party, that attacked
tl'e auion.ooile were killed
in the e^cchange of shots.-
Large crowds assembled at
the scene of the kiiiing. While
women wept and there were
sigrs of generally quiet. The
guards at the penitentiary have
been increased and no one is
permitted to see the slain men.
- Major Cardagas and two other
officers who were in charge of
the guard of rurales escorting
the automobile, have been im
prisoned pending an investiga
tion by the Attorney General.
The bodies of Madero and
Swarez are being held in the
penitentiary. Relatives and
friends are making efforts to
recover them.
General Huerts in an official
statement said that when the
attempt to rescue them was
made Madero and Suasez tried
to escape.
“The (Averment” he continues,
,,promises that socitiey shall be
fully satisfied as to facts in the
case. The commanders of the
escort are now under arrest,’'
The attempt to rescue Medero
and Suarez, the official version
say.s, was made about midnight
when the party escorting- the
the prisoners was approaching
the penitentiary.
0
Buy a ‘-NEW HOME”
Right tere at iioie
^'o need to roai
So far from home.
They are selling soine
AT ELLIS’S
from 25 to^ 33 1-3 per cent less
than any city in the West ever
for simitar work,
“While the salaries and wages
of the Police Department have
been increased under commission
government, the expenses of the
department have been reduced.
Patroleman whoformely received
$75 per twelve hours’ work are
getting $80 for eight hours’
work.’'
But we do not need to go to
Colorado to find how well the
commission form of government
works. We have example in
Columbia, S, C., and in Greens
boro in this state. In both cities
there have been real reforms,
and nobody in either city would
think of going t>ack to the old
plan of divided responsibility
that lags sup^i fluous on the stage
in Raleigh.
Let the Long bill become a law.
It means more than every bill
introduced this session to im
prove government in municipali
ties. — News and Observer.
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ii€7.csna, SMu Cruptions«
f ever-Sor«s, Pimuks,
Itch., f eions. Wounds* |
^lilblains, Kingwom*
ILiips
C-olil - Sior®s,
I mmtA salvl !
MONEY IBA€K ,TF IT FAILS..
ALI. iDEyCGiSTS.
air;
more gux
white
imaginable than tlie t a
flels we ere how
lag far the Young v o
men, Misses and Cyii
ren in white Washable Buck Sea Island and
Duck with fancy buttons to match.
The only way you can appreciate Ihe
beauty and custom effect of these new
white shoes is to come in and have the
pleasure of trying a pair on.
Our Special display of white
boots^ Pumps und Oxfords now at
its height. A good chance for you
to see ^ what's wjiat^- in ^footwear
for Edster and early spring wear.
Remember that Easter comes ear
ly this year, March 23rd.
We most cordialiy invite you to
visit this display.
spoons
I have bought the stock of goods of G. C
S;m]f)son/Spoon’s old stand and will keep a
full jirie of Heavy and Fancy Groceries.
The stock will be enlarged. Speciat at
tention to Gouniry produce, eggs and chick
ens; and Wi ask you to give us a trial order.
IS
25c.
wn 'W ■ w wwl ^ A>a
>foiithly Head[*kch.es?
't'«Ke CAPUX»1N£ for them
TKe prompt relief is magicaii
50c, A BOTTLE AT ALL DRUGGISTS
OVE3 C3
r.xPEn:£MC:c
ii
Trade IUIarks
0£&jQ»S
CoPin=!!GMTS S.C.
Ansroae sending a biuI (te3;rip!.!-r»n mar
^'nlcklT aecertain our oiiinii>u free wliutli-’r an
iveiiMon ts probnlrty pntentable. Cominunicd-
,v,;3Hi.rlotlyeor.OiKMitiiil. HANDBOOK onPateuta
juiit free. Oldest ayenfy forsecorin^
I’atenW taken tnroueb Mnim & S>. receive
ivccial notUer wif.hout ciiorge, iu tUe
Scietttific Jltaerkatt.
I^pjrest cfr-
Temia, $3 a
dilution of any ucienUQo Jonmal.
yo:ir: four months, ^ Scud Uy a\l newwJefclers,
iUNN & Co ss'®™”"™’- New York
Braudt OfflcQ, 633 F SU, Wajbi22gt>>7j, 1>, C.
Now ready for the Spring rush. Corn Drills Har
rows, Plo ws, all kinds of Tools, small and large. Bug
gies—the largest line in town, all the good styles, rub
ber and Steele tires. Gome right along, we nave the
best values ever sold in the County. One Manure
Spreader now ready for work to sell at a bargain.
Let us hear from you about your wants. If you can’t come to sec us Jusi
drop us a line and we wiU be pleased to give you our lowest prices by return mail.
Remember we can send you lots of articles by the parcel post now cheaper than
you can buy in foreign cities and In a great deal less time. Just send us your orders
next time .and see how nice we can serve you.
Thanking you for the many past iavors.
We are your friends to save you money,