be made of our tax
maintained in
Raleiehi N.C., Jan. 1, 1914.
The Annual Report of tbe
Stale Tax Commission lof fee
year 1915, which has ju& been
issued, isof unusual interest on
account of its discussion of the
by the Com~ims?i&* summer.
taoa to the Gpvernor tfae^ Com
discussion of this subied: /IP
There has been for a number
of years a sub&antial demand in
the State for the exercise of the
received and analyzed, evidences
were accumulating that agricul
tural and business depression
was a temporary condition that
should not be permitted to pro
jetft itself ioto four years of the v
future jof the State's finances^ M 1
Three courses were available:
1. To permit die valuations to i
Sand and iorce the State to bor- .<
row mosey to meet feebly its ?
needs for four years of ruaning 5
expense. a
il To make a uniform raise in ?
the vahie ot real eSate all .
counties adding stiff further to 1
the Irorden of those counties that
had already assessed their pro- i
perty on a fair basis and made a <
ities as between coun?
ttehave State
tained in keeping fl
gressive sentiment of the
we have r approached a so
months school. term fo modern
scboolbuildings, and are con
structing improved roads as
rapidly a?. any State of compar
able wealth and develo
lars and cents, for all purposes,
less per capita than that of any
other State in the Union, as < j
cluiyely shown by the Ur
will be mailelfree of charge to
any address upon request mail
ed'toSB
preparedness now is the mo?
talked thing in the United States,
the lesson that the European war
has brought home to us writes
in flaming words the pafamount
need of a more adequatejfightingr
force for the United States of
America, if we are to preserve
our independence and not be
ll so dead ??
Who never to himself hath
rhii is. my own? my native
A ??
a
those few lines, written years
Vdepkft the paramount need
a . greater army and navy,
ey tell true the real thoughts
tha| they are right Who are
ft^r%re S^up, ^nwffly,
ing the teaching of Bryan, the
pacifift. they are working out
the ultimate ademption of the
which will open uj
According to ?a>
by local merchants
sales this year wei
ever recorded in t
Farmville. This
outtherad that <
nancially, are not b
European War is c
Merchants expe
clearing this year
the heavier in the
man?pf them are
paring foritf^
^four Hew Year Re
I: WE BELIEVE in;
resolutions. All ovi
right low the tfocld
diredors of business
meeting in annuafse
view the work of tbe
take inventories, and
for the New Year,
working along righ
the question being i
asked, "h. our inv
money and time and
ing the results it ou:
And if not, why not?
take have we made tl
be remedied? Are
Business houses do
have these annual me?;
there were no set time
ing such reckonings, if