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VOLUME XXXIII.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., SATURDAY JANUARY 10, 1885.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Children'sjnderwear flowj.
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-DIES' CfllUBS UNO GENTS' 4.-PLY L1MEH CflLUfiS
.A ' r Trl A PRICE!
K m s- n s Worked Dress Goods, ..Silks, . Satins and Cash
morns, all col rs, at prices nevF befoi e heard of.
We still have aTfew
Ladios, Misses' and Children's Wraps
Which we will sell for much less than original cost
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Fifty Dozen Gents' Three-Ply Linen Bosom Unlanndried
f hirts at 50 cents Also a great many other articles too
numerous to mention, which we are going to sell at some
price. Call and be convinced.
V-: SMITH BIH! o.
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Bead fee Prices.
A (35.00 Seal Plusta Jacket for ' ' t'S.00
A J25.00 Fur Lined Circular lor 16.00
A 425.00 Ottoman Silk Newmarket for 18 00
A $20.00 Silk Dolman for 14.00
CHILDREN'S 1L0 U(S
And Walking Jac kets nt astonishingly low prices.
Also to reduce mf stuck of
FINK CLOTHING
I have marked down at prices that will 11 them.
Any one Investing In Clothing will save money by
purchasing at Hi is time as I mean to reduce my
slock rrgardlesK of prleea Having just completed
my annual Inventory I find a big loi of
REMNANTS
In every department that will be closed out at very
low prices
Thanking the public for their liberal patronage
during the past year I will endeavor to merit the
. same In the future by keeping my stock constantly
f reeb with the newest Importations as they come
into market and by always giving full value for
money received.
Tery respectfully, v " ;
T. L. SEIGLE.
WE HAVE A LARGE LOT OK.
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THEY ARE CHEAP
And are going fast. Harry up and get what you want
aEI;-!H&EEl G HARRIS
W. KAUFMAN& CO i
CENTRAL HOTEL CORNER. " j
Sound -Ad.yice to JBiay
v ers of Clotliiiig,
.GENTfs' Burnishing goods!, hats caps;
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To thMsCjntempl.itlng the purchase of .Suit r or
1 we will se I y i finer q.iallty. better nuing. more.
Aih .. i uA .w Umislita l-a hn mtritl.4Aa IDS
history of the Ciotuing tra-le he we been able to offer
Mel' lxnff Sst4-.lt Orerca;it
MnIrlc:rleOrrcoi
33 1.3 Perfest. . . -. I
neH'.gHckCa.olmereMult. I'.
A large line of latest novelties In Gents' lfofnlBnj
Hats and Caps, handsome Walking Canes anartne
Jewelry, full line of Gent's Fur fop Gloves, from
wtrh.. u.Mt.rr h mintu of aSult
our good bargains. .
W; KAUFMAN !&'
1884.
THIS FALL
Consisting of the Latest Styles.
Silk, Stiff and Soft Hats,
Which we have ust opened, and are satisfied we
can please all,
Our Fall Stock of Ladles', Misses', Gents',
Youths' and Children's . ,
BOOTS AND SIIOKS
Is now complete, comprising the best makes and
most correct styles.
A full line of
1 AIMSES,
TRAVELING BAGS,
And Shawl Straps Just received,
Last hut not least, a fine line of Umbrellas. Silk.
Mohair, and Alpaca. Large and Beautiful Une of
Gents' Over Gaiters. Give us a call.
'pfimii k Co.
Overcoat tor the Holiday. me iSSSlSi
nB ?1,,T7.TVC f thT. .tai.
D W- crii nwuij w .. -
the same values for so little money.
- 50s Parmer Price $4 SO
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$X.OtH J Former Prlte JJ
Goods P?sCt?'iitat fl?4nti
umoreii-. "wa still rtvlng awayi fine
$75 eents nPfJ. F8" dseaue
or Overcoat from Ilou BP wuinw
.1884.
Attraction
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CLOTHIEBS,
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GOV. JAEVIS' iLESSAGE.
AN ABLE PAPER FROM AJI ABLE
MAN.
He Keviewi tk;e Biia'aiioa, Points Oot
what has Been Donri and Prtitsli
; Some Capital Suggestions for the Con
deration of our Legislators and Oar
: . People. ...;...
State of North Caeolina.
EECUTrvK Department
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 7. 1885
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Gentlemen of the Senate and House
oj Kepresentatice8.
I hereby congratulate you upon the
peculiarly favorable circumstances
under which you assemble. -
. The affairs of the State are in a
most satisfactory condition. Noth
ing I fan say can more clearly set
forth this fact than the report of the
State treasurer. It must be a source
of gratification to this faithful officer,
jipon retiring from office, to know
that he leaves in the treasury nearly
a million of dollars. The reports pf
the treasurer and auditor show that
there was cash in the treasury on the
1st day of December, $947,068 56. Of
this amount, the sura of $926,086.98
belonged to the general fund, and is
applicable to the ordinary expenses
of the State government,
REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
I herewith send the reports of the
treasurer, auditor, secretary of State
and superintendent of public instruc
tion. They will give you in ; detail
the operations of the different de-
partments, and to them I invoke your
earnest attention.
... REPORTS OF THE INSTITUTIONS. -
I also send herewith the reports of
thev boards of directors of the three
insane asylums, of the penitentiary,
the report of the trustees of the in
stitution for the deaf and dumb and
the blind, the report of the comnuss
sion for tho completion of the West
ern Insane asylum, the report of
the State board of health, and the
; report of the quarantine physician at
Smithville. The reports of the adju
tant general and the State librarian
are likewise herewith submitted.
- These reports show in detail the
condition and operations of the
various charitable and penal institu
tions of the State, and of the other
institutions and interests of which
they treat. These institutions merit
your careful investigation, both on
account of the revenues they require
ana tne wor iney perrorm. -, ;
EXPENSES OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
It will be seen by the report of the
auditor that the entire expenditures
for the fiscal year ending November
30th, 1884, were $785,641.78; but this
amount embraces several items which
are not properly chargeable to the
expenses of the State government
proper, because the funds from which
those items are defrayed are - not
raised by general taxationand there
fore ought to be deducted." , .
Ihese items are as follows:
Expenditures by agricul .
tural department ........ $ 40.000 00
Interest paid on renewed ,
construction bonds of
North Carolina Rail - '
road. . .... .......... 125.700 00
Amount paid on construe-
of (jrovernor's residence 10,948 00
Amount paid on construe-
tion of railroad from
States ville to Taylors
ville.. ..... . .......... 13.700 00
There was also the unusu
al expense incurred in
L. the publication of The
Code, ana which will
not be incurred again
for years, and there
fore should also be de ducted
20,619 58
The general statement of
$785,641.78 also em- ,
braces some expenses .
incurred in the encamp
ment of the State
Guard during the State
exposition, and . which
, were paid for out of a
special fund arising
from the sale of old
arms and by appropria
tion of the general gov
ernment, amounting to 3,726 53
Total $214,694 11
Deducting these items
from the general ex
penses as above stated,
we have for the usual -r. .
and ordinary expenses ,
"of the State governs
ment...... .............. $570,947 67
ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR THE NEXT
' TWO TEARS, N THE TAXATION TOi
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The treasurer and tne auditor sub
stantially . agree -. in - their estimates
of the the expenses of the State
government for : the fiscal
year ending November 30th, 1885,
and November 30th, 1886. Their es
timate is about $590,000 per year, or
$1,180,000 for the two , years, " for
which you are to provide. It is but
natural that as the State increases in
population and wealth, that there
should be a corresponding increase
in expenses. Acting upon this thes
ory, and upon the idea that there will
be an increase in the appropriations,'
a moderate estimate of the necessary
expenses for these two years will' be
$6Z5,luu per year or f i.zdu.uuu tor tne
two years, which should be provided
for. To meet this the treasurer had
cash on hand, on November 30th;
1884, $926,086.98. The receipts from
sources other than taxes on property,
amounted in the aggregate the : last
year to $176 933.95, There is some
increase in the receipts from this
source because it is a tax upon the
business of the ' State, and ' that I is
steadily increasing. So it is pafe to
calculate that receipts from this
source will not be less than 4175,000
per year, or $350,000 for tne two
years. - A tax of 10 cents on the bund
dred dollars' worth of -property will
raise $200,000." These three amounts
added together make the total rex
ceipts for two years, $1,476,086.98,
which will be ample to meet all ex
penses of the State government for
Ahfl two fiscal vears endine Novem-
H )r 30th, 1885, and November r30th
1886, and - have quate a ; large ; sur
plus left over. So it ; will be seen
that every suggestion I shall make
in this : message - in the way of an
increase in expenses may be adopted
with safetv. and still permit the rate
of taxation to be kept very low ten
cents on the hundred dollars' worth
of nronertv for the year 1885. and
twenty-five cents on the hundred
dollars worth thereafter. i t : . j ;
I cordially "concur in the wise re
commendation of the treasurer , that
only a tax of ten cents on the hundred
dollars' worth of property be levied
and collected for the year 1885, and
thatthe counties be given the benefit
of this low rate to' get out ot debt. ;
. ynder the constitution the power
of the counties to levy taxes is limited
to twice the amount levied for: State
purposes unless the legislature sanc
tions a higher rate. "I therefore sug
geflC that you insert in the revenue
bill a general provision that the jus
tices of the peace and county com
..missioners of such counties as may
be in debt, may add to the State levy
enough for county purposes to bring
the amount levied and collected up to
the constitutional limitation. In this
way many1 counties, which are now
embarrassed, will be able to pay their
debts without increasing taxation in
the aggregate.
f . THE FUNDD DEBT.
The'new consolidated four per cent
debt is $2,803,796.25.-. Old bonds still
outstanding, $2,999,600 0.
The act under which nhese bonds
could be funded expired on the 1st
day of January, 1885, and it is for
you to consider whether the time
shall be extended or not.
OLD BONDS TAKEN UP AND BURNED, v
Forty per cent class.., . $4,507,100.00
Twenty -five per cent
class 2,329,045.00
Fifteen per cent class. .. 2,791,300.00
-Total taken up. ....... $9,627,445.00
i For which there has been issued in
consolidated bonds, bearing interest
at four per cent ' as stated above,
$2,803,796.25.
There has been exenangea or. tne
construction bonds, issued for the
construction of the North Carolina
Railroad, $2,030,000, leaving still out
standing, $765,000. :
There is no limitation as to this act,
and I presume these bonds will event
ually be brought in for exchange.
. FISCAL YEAR.
'The fiscal year of the State govern
ment and. all the institutions was
changed by the act of 1883 to begin
and end on the 30th "of November.
The treasurer, however, held that the
appropriations for the institutions
did not run with the fiscal years for
such institutions, and hence you will
find some confusion in the reports,
which it was made necessary to ex
plain. I ' earnestly advise that in
making the appropriations for the
institutions, you make them all for
the fiscal year, and that they all be
made to begin and end on the 30th
day of November of each year. -
THE CODE.
This much needed woik, as you
will learn from the report of the Sec
retary of State, was put in the hands
of the county officers the latter part
of the year 1883. It is a plain,, intel
ligent, well arranged compilation of
our statute law. The people and the
officers are now familiar with it, and
I urge that it be amended and
changed as little as possible. In fact, 1
no change should be made unless the
necessity for it is clear and beyond
dispute. '-
THE COURTS. ' ' '"V
The crowded condition of our dock
ets, with aged suits and the long de
lays in obtaining a trial, are so en-
erally known, and in some counties !
have become such intolerable evils,
that the necessity for some action on
your part is imperative. I therefore
renew my recommendations, made to
the Legislatures of 1881 and 1883. An
increase in the number of judges of
the State is so imperatively demand
ed, that do not think it can be longer
delayed wif h a proper regard for the
bet interests of the State. A State
is but an aggregation of individuals,
with other interests to be fostered,
guarded and protected by the State,
as well as economy in taxation. The
wise legislator, while never losing
sight of the question of taxation,
must; see that the other interests of
the citizen receive proper attention.
The interests of the various coun
ties of the State and their expendi
tures should have no less protection
at your hands than the expenditures
from the State treasury; and to mul
tiply the expenses of the counties for
jail fees, witnesses, special terms of
the courts, in the hope of saving a
few. thousand dollars to the State
treasury, is, to. say the least of it,
poor political economy.
It is not less unwise to leave the
citizen, for the sake of saving him a
few dollars in taxes, to abandon his
rights in the courts altogether, or to
have to pay these huge bills of cost
that the suits of years standing accu
mulate. ' '-.
' Society must look to the courts to
right its wrongs and to punish evil
doers. The delay in the trials of
criminals, which now prevails in the
State, is putting the law-abidine
spirit of our people to a severe test,
and I regret to know that a few com
munities have not been able to stand
the test. Public condemnation of
lynch law cannot be too severe, nor
the punishment ot persons engaged
in it too swift, but it is not quite the
thing for those to sit in t judgment
upon them who refuse to aid in estab
lishing sufficient tribunals for the
trial of these and other criminals. In
my opinion, the legislator who refuses
to provide sufficient courts to right
the wrongs and adjust the claims of
communities and citizens speedily
and promptly, assumes a grave re-t
sponsibility. The number of Superior
court judges was reduced ten years
ago from twelve to nine, During that
ten years there has been a wonderful
increase in the population and busi
ness interests of the State.- North
Carolina is ' a 5 very different State
from what it was ten years ago. If
nine were sufficient then, twelve
would be insufficient now; and I
recommend you make the number
not less than twelve.
SAIARIES. .
" Believing the time has come when
the State can afford to do justice to
her public servants, I recommend a
revision of the salaries paid to ,the
public officers. The present compen
sation is in most cases notronly inad.
equate, but is unequal For exam
ple, the State Treasurer receives
twice as much as the State Auditor,
twice as much as the Superintendent
of Public Instruction, five hundred
more than the Chief Justice of the
Supreme court, and as much as the
Governor. It seems to me that a
moment's study of the duties of these
several officers must convince' any
one that either the salary of one is
too low, or of the other too high. The
Auditor's duties are set out in section
3,350 of the cede, and they are nu
merous and important.' ,Nota dollar
can go into the treasury or out of it
except upon his warrant. 1 To require
the work imposed by law upon him
to be done for fifteen hundred dollars
is to lower the importance of the of
fice that is appointed by law to be a
elipck upon the treasury. : K
The office of Superintendent of
Public Instruction is rapidly assum
ing that placein public esteem which
it deserves: and the great educational
awakening that is eoine on in this
State is largely due to ; the work that
has been done by this .officer. He ii.
appointed bv law to superintend a
system that undei takes the educa
tion of a hal a million of children,
and to direct, in a measure at least,
the movements and methods of the
noble army of teachers engaged in
this great work. What an exalted
office! What a field for usefulness!
What, a responsibility ! And the State
pays for this work the paltry sum of
fifteen hundred dollars. So,' too, I
might comment on the duties of the
office of the Secretary of State the
record office and the office of At
torney General,the law office of the
'State. :'.;',v..:,.-.-.vr
i The Supreme court passes in final
judgment not only upon the taxes of
the people but upon their lives, their
liberties and their property, as wrell.
Its chief and associate justices, it is
hoped, , will always rank, as now,
among our purest and most distin
guished jurists; for, come what may,
the people are safe as long as their
judiciary is pure and; capable. To
these high functionaries the State
pays twenty five, hundred dollars,
i The labor, responsibility, anxiety
and attendant expense of the Gov
ernor's office is incomparably greater
than thatof any other office in the
State .government, and yet he re
ceives only an equal compensation
with the Treasurer. -. -:
I have compared these salaries with
that of the Treasurer, not that I
would underestimate the duties and
responsibilities of this very impor
tant office, or that I ami wanting in
appreciation of the valuable'services
rendered by those who have filled it,
or that I believe .the salary fixed to
the office is too high, but to show how
illogical and unequal the salaries, as
now regulated, are. It seems to me
the salaries ought to 'be graded as
follows: - -
! 1. The Governor should receive the
highest salary paid to any officer.
z. rne Uhiet Justice the next. -3.
The Associate Justices the next.
i: The Secretary of State, the Aud
itor, the ! Treasurer, the Attorney
General, the Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction, and the . Superior
Court Judges should all receive the
same. " -;
I I respectfully suggest that the Gov
erner should receive $5,000, the Chief
Justice $4,000, the Associate Justices
$2, 500,and the Superior Court Judges,
the Secretary of State, the Auditor,
the Treasurer, the Superintendent of
Public Instruction and the Attorney
General $3,000 each. And just here
I would emphasize an idea advanced
upon first assuming the duties of the
Governor's office in 1879. In my adi
dress then I said tlje people were
very much more interested in how
the public officer discharged his
duties than they were in what they
paid him. Six. years of experience
and observation nave but served to
fix me in that conviction. Our con
stitution may be perfect and our laws
wise, and still the public good depends
largely upon how these laws are ad
ministered. Good service, and no
cheap service, is what we ought to
aim at, and if we get good public ser
vice I believe the people are willing
to pay just compensation for it. :
I I urge that you give this matter
your immediate attention before the
beginning of the term of the new
State officers, as no bill passed after
their qualification could affect them.
I trust, as I can have no possible per
sonal interest in the matter, I maybe
allowed especially to urge an increase
in the Governor's salary.
I am the only occupant of this
office that has been affected by the
decrease made in the salary by the
act of 1879, and I hope I will continue
to be the only one. I know so well
how inadequate the salary is that I
hope no one else will ever have to be
subjected to its inconvenience. i
j It often becomes necessary for the
Governor to leave the State in an of
ficial capacity. The State is the party
in interest,' and the State ought to
pay the Governor's actual and rea
sonable expenses. I have felt called
upon during my term to represent
the State upon several occasions, in
What I conceived to!be her best inter
est outside her borders, and I have
found it to be a heavy tax on a small
salary, to meet the expenses necessa
rily incurred in a proper, discharge
of these duties. My experience in
these matters, and my desire to see
justice done to my successors, lead
me to suggest that a small contingent
fund be put at the disposal of tho exs
ecutive for such purposes. .
j.. -. . - .. . - EDUCATION.
1 This I consider the great interest
of the State. Upon this, in a greater
or iess degree, depends , every other
interest. Educate the children and
the people will be j happy and the
State prosperous. ,. All the ; avenues
of thrift and prosperity lie - open to
an educated and virtuous people, but
the opportunities of the illiterate are
few, and their progress halting. - So,
if you would lay deep and lasting
the foundations for the future pros
perity of the people and the glory of
the State, you must provide for the
education of the, rising generation.!
This work by the State' must be ,bes
gun in the common schools and end
ed in , the University. , To neglect
either is to neglect a great public da
ty. ; : r ;.:- "V,V-.l.H
private enterprise has done mucn
in this great work, v denominations
have built up schools and colleges
that are monuments to their wisdom
and generosity, and vastly useful to
the State. I would . not underrate
their work or be wanting in a grate-;
ful appreciation of it, but the work
of educating the masses ia too vast
for the combined energy of individ
ual enterprise and : denominational
efforts. T:f iw :a "" ':;:;;
The State must provide for those
who are unable to provide for - them -I
selves, or else the great mass of them
must grow up m ignurtmuw. ucu
has been done by the State in the last
few years, but she has not yet come
up to the full measure ; of her duty
Great improvements have been made
in methods and means,' but much re
jnains yet to be done before our sys
tem is perfect or our means sufficient.
Our superintendent has labored, in
this broad field with zeal and energy,
and it must be gratifying to him Jo
see his labors bearing fruit. - 1 feel
assured that ' his successor will do
likewise, but after all, the responsi
bility is chiefly upon the legislative
branch of the government. If you
fail in your duty, nothing-can sup
ply the loss. I therefore urge you to
give our common school system and
its wants your earnest attention and
continued support.-- . . .. ;
I The University should be made in
fact and truth tne head of - our com
mon school system ; and this institu
tion shoutd be sufficiently equipped
to furnish teachers : and specialists
whenever demanded. The Univer
sity of today is a very different insti
tution from theUniversify before the
war. Then, classical he rature and
mathematical studies formed the
features of its course of instruction,
and the sons of rich - men were its
chief patrons. Now the age . and
the necessities of the times require
its work to be more practical ; - and
.while the sons of the rich shall al
ways find a welcome and a course of
I instruction of high grade,' the sons of
the poor must find its doors : open
, to them and a practical course of
instruction suited to their wants. If
they want to. be teachers, they must
find a course of instruction arranged
to fit them for that great work, If
they desire special instruction : on
scientific, mechanical, agricultural
pr practical subjects to fit them; for
labor in these departments of human
life, which are now assuming their
just importance in the State, they
must have it. The trustees have
gone so far, and done as much in
this direction as was possible with
the limited means at their command.
The spirit and energy of -the board
jare equal to the work; but they
jare without 1 the necessary means,
and I urge you to supply that. You
alone can do it. j .
S - The board of trustees are profound
ly impressed with the necessity of
establishing additional professorships
in order to make the University
what it should be if it is expected to
fill the full measure of its usefulness.
They cannot esteblish'such nrof essar-
Bhips, because they., have not i the
taecessary funds. . The board is also
obliged to turn away numbers of
meritorious poor young men who are
earnestly seeking an - education, h or
send them out in the world burdened
with debt," contracted for their tui
tion, for which they have triven their
notes to the board. j
Either alternative should be avoid
ed. ' The doors of the Universitv
-ought not to be closed to any intelli
gent, meritorious young man because
ne is not able to pay his tuition. The
denominational colleges are not able
to admit him free, and it the State
wiu not do it in her University,
where can he eo? I feel much more
deeply on this subject than might
be considered proper to write in a
paper of this character, ; and yet I
cannot dismiss it without beeeine:
that the doors of the University be
opened to the poor young men of the
State. I want to them so opened
and hence I urge an' annual appro
priation or. ten cnousana aoiiars in
addition to the amount now allowed.
With this ar
appropnation.
the ? Uni-
versity can do a good work in ; and
for the State, - i .. - -".;;
The trustees have set out upon the
work of supplying the library with
all the modernworka useful and nec
essary to a first class college- library.
To this end it has been ordered by
the board that the. library hall, shall
not be used for any but library pur
poses, and the necessary alcoves are
now being placed in the building. As
no books have been bought for years,
the library is very deficient in the
valuable publications of late years. .
The people, regarding the Univer
sity as their property, have exhibited
a growing interest in it by their in
creased attendance from year to year
on the commencement occasions.
The chapel in which the exercises
were held, was wholly in sufficient
to accommodate the crowds that at
tended, so that larger accommoda
tions became necessary. That want
has been met by the erection of one
of the most commodious halls in all
the South. The trustees now owe
some eight thousand dollars, borrow
ed to finish this splendid building.
which the Hon. P. C. Cameron, long
a valued member of the board, j was
k nd enough to lend without securi
ty. - In this hall have been placed
some memorial tablets, commemora
tive of the lives of many of North
Carolina's most distinguished dead.
These tablets have been paid for by
the relatives and friends of those
whose names they bear. In this way.
and by other donations, about
twelve thousand dollars, in addition
to the cost of the tablets, were con
tributed for the erection of this splen
did hall. - At my request the peniten
tiary authorities sold to the trustees,
on credit, the brick for the building,
and but for this help this great me
morial hall could not have been
erected. In view of all these facts,
it cannot be considered unreasona
ble to ask you to pass a special act
appropriating ten thousand dollars
with which to pay off this indebted
edness of the University, and to id
in the purchase of books for the li
brary, and also to authorize the pen
tentiary authorities to cancel their
debt. ; .- i
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. .
The work of this department in the
development of the State cannot be
too closely studied or too highly com
mended. - Since its last report it has
made magnincent displays ot the
State's resources at the Boston expo
sition and at our own exposition, and
is now engaged in mak ing one at the
World's Industrial and Cotton Cen
tennial at Ne w Orleans. These ex
hibitions have attracted so much at
tention at home and abroad and so
much has been written and said
about them, that commendation at
my hands : is unnecessary. Thou-v
sands of settlers and hundreds of
thousands of dollars have already
been attracted to the State by them
and their influences will be felt for
years to come. While these exhibi
tions have been expensive, tneir cost
is by no means commensurate with
their enduring influences.- in addi
tion to these exhibitions, the board
has conducted two important surveys
one in the east for phosphate rock,
and the other in the centre of the.
State for coal ; and both have been
successful. To make these exhibits,
and conduct these surveys, the board
was obliged to anticipate its receipts,
as you will see by its report; for the
funds of the department come in al
most entirely in the winter and spring
months; but this indebtedness will be
paid off out of the receipts of the
board, probably before your adjourn
ment. - .'.V-V--..V-V.' :''f'M -1
There has been some criticisms
upon the management of the depart
ment, its work, nowever, e peaks tor
itself, and while mistakes may have
been made, as a whole it has been pf
great benefit to the State. While I do
not ask for the board any exemptions
from criticisms or investigations, I
trust no proposition will find favor
with your honorable body that looks
to any radical cnange in tne taw oi
its organization, or that would in any
way limit the sphere of its useful
ness. I now repeat a recommendation
made two years ago. to-wit: That
vou authorize the purchase of the lot
just back of the gricultural building
if it can be ootamea at a reasonable
price. ' There should be erected oh
that lot a - permanent ' exhibition
building, in which the materials now
belonging to the board,' and which
have attracted so much 'attention at
Boston, at Raleigh, and at New Or
leans should be placed. - This collec
tion should be added to from time to
time, and should be made to incluf e
nil aericultural products and approv
ed agricultural implements. ' .In this
way the State can soon have a collec-
... 1 u
tion in wmcn our own people wouui
feel a great pride, and which they
would visit interest; and to the capi-
(CONCLUDED ON FOURTH PAG.)
1885: FIRST
OPSEJinitS' TJEIIZS
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pen n ; Xpsjpsi2gn.
a ..iv-.
Wittkowsky
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Have just completed their Annual Stocktak
ing and will offer Monday morning
TREMENDOUS
In Remiiaiits o
Velvets,
annii P
auk
inris, Shirtings, Laces,
Odds Ends, Soiled Goods, &c,
Which were brought ta the surlace during
inventory. No such bargains were ever he
fore offered to the people of this section.
Come as early as you
will never again get
money.
CHARLOTTE. N. ,0.
bed-room: suits.
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Owing to the failure of a large hotel. I had
to take back twenty jBedrrooin Suits to se
cure myself. These goods are , as good as
new and I offer, them at the extremely: low
price of $35.00 per suit, with Wire Mattress
included. Suit consists of
OIIE A8II TOWEL RACK, , OIUB JUill BIJBEAU,
ONE ASH - BEDSTEAD, . ORE ASH TiBLF,
0E A8II MARDLE-TOP WASIMTAJD,
A MAPLE CHAIRS Came Seat, 1 MAPLE ROCKER, Case Seat,
OWE WIRE MATTRESS. ;; 5 ; v ., .
- Largest Stock in tho State.
Houses Rented.
Houses rented and rents collected, In the eltj
Advertised free of charge.
CHABLOTT- RKA XSTATS AOBNCT,
- . v . & B. COCHBANK, Manager, .
nafadtf ' ' Trad. StnwC-tont Central Hot
r
mm
TJITXIXABIX TO ALU
IT 11X . Illll 1 M
tri.11 umllnnti r If
and to customers of last year without
ordering it. It conini illtilons, prleel, ff
descrlp m and directions forplanting alk 7
Veeetable and Flower SESIM, BUL.BS, etc.
D. M. FERRY & Ca,Tt
T. R. M A G I L LV
WHOIJCSALK GROCEB -
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AND COMMISSION MERCHANT;
. Co tlce SC. Charlotte.
PUTZ POMADE,
Sllrer Soap, Sapollo and Kitchen Soap, at . !
: B. EL JOED AN CO.'S, Springs Corner.' :
GUN.
1
M Baruch
f -
i -
res ood,
Tie
possibly can for you
as much for so little
ft
?
o
Leftover From the Holidays.
A FIN STOCK OF .
WATCHES, CLOCKS,
' Silverware, and Jewelry
01 an orts, for sole cheap now, at , '
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nlets New ; Jewelry Here,
' -'J NedtoNlshetandSelgte,' '
The copartners hfp of Schlff Grier Is this day
dissolved bf mutual consent. All persons indebted
los&M nrm are quested to eal land settle prompt
ly, to our friends And customers we return our
sincere thanks for their liberal patronage .
- ..- : iONASscairr,, -
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Hating purchased the entire stock of Schlff
Grier we will eonUnue the buslneea at the old stand
under the name of Schlff Co and respectfully
solicit the patronage of the friends and customers
ot the okl firm. :s r . , . -,
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, January W, 1886. , , j .; Jan7dl
j vNbtiee of DissolutioD.
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