THE_FRANKLIN TIMES
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Four I01U1 M
Entered *t the Post Office at Louis
fcn?g. N. C., as second class matter.
A high tariff la Just an excuse to let
* the hom? -f?llass charge more for his
products.
Even" the railroads are clamoring tor
.reduced tax valuations. Aren't you
surprised?
When the Republicans put a tariff
... . ol ioO a ton on potash the farmer will
t i' have to stop using it.
Lodge is to represent the
United States In the nn.rmam.ui
Conference, says a Washington, dta
patch.
"* Wednesday reports indicate that the
labor trouble at Concord will be set
Jng Us demands.
Disarmament in theory and religion
is Quite a nice thing, but we are afraid
that in practice lta bad. Usually the
fellow who Is best atuied is the most
popular in the crowd.
If the State Highway Commission
want* to be fair in the distribution of
roads and treat all connti? alike, they
will give Franklin, at least the Hali
fax project In addition to what it has.
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Some one has Suggested that possi
bly the Judge" and Solicitor" could stir
up something sensational In Franklin
County by nosing around a little out
side the bounds of the regular routine.
It woutda't nop the world from r?rol.
ving if they did, as such things are
happening somewhere eveTy day .
The fact that there Is a bt gstir in
Washington over the government help
lug the Janrnr does not. mean that the
Kovernment contemplates making
loam direct' to all the Individual far
mers. ? Tills wuuld be too big a job
and would be considered impractica
ble... The thing for th^. farmers tp .da
is to organise so that the government
can help them.
In a special of the Tow*
Commissioners on last Friday the pur
chase of a France Are engine was
consummated. Wt tei n? ? cigeied
were exceedingly liberal and the ma
chine is of the best. It Is claimed
that in view of the better equipment
property will be given a better insnr
ance rate that will offset the cost. We
hope so, as the people now are not in.
much fra,me of mind to consider any
thing favorably that means an increas
ed tax rate.
Judge W. M. Bond, the only Judge
the editor of the TIMES ever knew to
keep perfect order in the court room
through a whole term of Court, with
out allowing the officers to or the ne
cessity for a_"call down," will hold
court in Loulsburg beginning Monday,
^ August 29th. He Is a most able jur
ist and handles his courts In precision
and ease. While here some years
ago he made many friends who will
be glad to know that he will Boon be
with us again.
Jl'ST A R?AI> HI5T.
Information has reached Louisburg
that Nash County is especially anx
ious to have the road from Nashville
to Louisburg paved as one of the first
projects in these districts. We can
assure our neighbors that they are no
more anxious for this than is Frank
lin County. In fact we don't see why
the hardsurfaced road_ aL. Nashville
? cannot be continued oato Loulaburg
at once to great advantage. There is
certainly not a road In this section
jthat has a heavier traffic and that
Vonld accommodate more people and
?i Commerce. It is a road that can be
7 built, certainly the Franklin County
i end, for twenty-five to thirty-fl-ve per
i cent cheaper on account of the natur
i*I resources along the road. In ad
4itlon the maintenance department
tlaim that this road will have to be
icarrlfle^ regraveied, r.nd widened.
| Why not save this expense .by build
ing the hardsurfaced road on the old
j read bed which we understand is suf
j fciant. The road can be kept in pas
sable condition at iman expense and
the public would be glad to make out
With It until the new year in order to
get the hardsurfactnc begun then.
This Is a suggestion that Mesgj-s. Hart
I and Hill could well talk over and one
' If adopted would bring much satisfac
, tion to the publi<v not only of Frank
; Un and Nash counties, but the travel
ing public whose duties require them
to pass this way.
A BBRIOUH MISTAKE .
Although the Board of Trustees oi
lb* Loniaburg Graded Schools might
have been acting In good faith in their
- Maitfcm that tor the good of the future
ftogreaa of the colored graded school
tt was necessary to mace a change In
?k* Principal ship the public will nev
er gtra tkam credit for their sincerity.
The blttarneea of the part bond elec
tion has sot altogether died away and
th?r* wan aararallHio beard the ru
that's. N. Dent, the former Prin
* k told that It ha voted for
I he^would hare, to look
or Waa true or not, bat
i that It ?M circulated and
* i a member of the Board aa
vtth
ho
IHk:
later lost hls.job, will be sufficient tot
the public mind to condemn the action
ot the Board and erect a barrier be
tween the public and the school In
any future attempts to enlarge or Im
prove the usefulness of this education -
til Institution nntil changes
meat of the system.
The circumstances posses a compli
ment to "Uncle" Ephralm. In his de
termination to do what ne could tor
the future generations of Franklin
County, and" the exorcise ot his rights
as a free American cMntTtTUSH the
loss ot his situation. He has always
been loyal to his white friends and now
expresseu no regret tor his actions,
which stand all true white cltiiens
will applaud and respect. And to the
one who succeeds him, at best, there
will ?lways be a shadow on his achieve
ments due to the circumstances under
ivhleh the change was made.
Another undesirable condition Is
that through the change the Buaitl has
acknowledged in-ils action defeat In a
fight that has been made on the color
ed graded school by the colored chur
ches In this dlttrlct for a number or
[years, and the school, practically, if
not technically, changes from a public
institution to a denominational Insti
tution maintained by the putglJc funds
ot the Louisburg Graded School Dis
Not (flies tioning the sincerity of the
actions of the members ot the Board,
we are thoroughly satisfied that in
view of the clrcumstancea and condi
tions the Board has made a serious
mistake In Its hctlons.
WHAT WILL JUDGE BOYD DOI
That Is the question that la occupy
ing the attention ot many at our law
yers and laymen at the present time.
-Taxes. Yes. Its about taxes. The In
junction against the Commissioners
is to be heard before him on next Mon
day at Raleigh. What will be his de
cision? We don't know. We are not
.of our most successful lawyers seem
to be divided In their opinion we would
not guess . '
What he should do. it It Is possible
for him to do. In our opinion. Is to
make an order In such ? way that will
require all property,- both real and
personal to be placed on the tax books
resent a figure that would not produce
the results that taXAS
er than Interest, or as high. People
In North Carolina, especially Franklin
County, are always complaining about
the scarcity of money; they cast bar
row from the banks or anywhere else.
And they nayer will be able to do so
until the tax- System Is arranged a lit
tle more favorable to money ? give it
a- aware deal- lust 'SS* iMidenH^p
make clear our point-. A certain
son in Louisburg had ? J- "*
she was planning to pul in government
bonds at 4~I-I per <Jnt.* A WaW
called on ber to secure the money on
deposit. Ha was tfilif he ku.
bank 6nT? paid 4 per crat IniereeTand
the taxes was 4 "1-t per '.cent. A par
ty lu the Interest of the College called
on this lady sacking a lM- '* the In
cal Institution, on patriotic aa well 4a
tniKlnixm frnnnll. anri finally
ed the proposition- that it they wo?i4
pay her 4 1-4 per cent Interest snd
pay the taxes the College could t?ave
it . That money coet the College about
8 3-4 per cent. At the same time the
same amount Invested in other prop
erty. eafieclaUi: real estate, was pay
ing about 1 per cent tax on the Invest
ment. The ^ editor ot the TIMES
knows of a building rn Louisburg I
which cost around $3,000 that was lis
ted at about $1,500. and at the same
time there was a piece of farm prop
erty lust out of town that sold tor
$5,000 that was on the tax lists at
about $650. These two incidents are
duplicated hundreds of times and are
self evident. Who Is it that will keep
money at home under sam circum
stances?
We are not going to try to tell Judge
Bond what Is right. We don't know
what powers he has. But we do know
that money value cannot T>e reduced,
and therefore we don't think that prop
erty value should be allowed to be.
What North Carolina and Franklin
County needs is an honest fair, square
and equal system that will require
John to pay the same amount of tax
on the same Investment that Biii has
to pay.
What will Judge Bond do? "We don't
know. But it It Is possible we hope
he will give us a decision that will
produce equality of burden between
citizens.
STATE ROCK QUARRY HAS
HAI? CIIECKEHEit CAREER
(By Fred A. Olds. In Raleigh Times.)
The Btone quarry on the eastern
boundary of Raleigh has always been
State property. At the north end
wltare the highway turn* to pen* be
tween the National Cemetery and the
quarry, there was originally an out
crop of the granite. In 1831, when
work began on the foundation of the
present capital, the oat crop was uaod
for the rough filling. The quarry waa
opened north and south some 700 feet;
on the southward to tho road which
passes between It and the Wataon
quarry, which I* private quarry- All
the stone tor the capital was there tar
ken out and hauled to the southeast
corner of the capital on what was call
ed the "Experimental Railroad." aa
cars drawn by horses This railroad
waa used until the capital waa com
pleted In 1840. and In fact a few1 yeara
later and "pleasure cara-" war* oper
ated on It. the "park" being where the
National Cemetery now la. The writ
er has all the record* of this. Ral
eigh's first "railway" and In the spring
published a summary of them In The
Tlmee. ,
J., fallows Hill
The atone waa not taken to any
great depth, bnt the quarry waa twtoa
aa long aa the part now filled with wa
ter. Up to 1840 the place for the pjib
lie executions waa "gallows hill."
which from 1]U. when the city waa
laid out by the 8 tat* waa a public
aqaare containing ona acre, at "the
aouthaaat corner" of the ctty. there
being throe other such corner*. In
1840 the State sold the four. Then the
State stone quarry was about at the
location of the gallows. The latter
stood until 1868, when execution* he
Kan In the little enclosure back of
the )all .
In those days a public execution
was a "grand event," to quote the
words of an old resident. All around
the quarry the people gathered and
watched the scene, white ginger' cdm
cider and other things Were sold by
venders from Raleigh and the ooun
try. Literally thousands of people
attended these hangings, and all who
saw enjoyed theip. except the chief
figure In the show, the "star" of the
performance; In other words, the man
to be V-I-1 He rode out In f wa
gon, seated OB Us coffin, with a guard
of IrtxVp* around htm; usually In his
shirt stasias, a minister with him. '
Drained By Tunnel
I The old quarry was kept free of
.water by a tunnel, largely cut through
granite on the weat side, the exit from
this being In a gulley some 200 yards
away to the northwest This tannel
yet remains. In 1871 Its entrano* was
practically ailed so that water ran* In
the abandoned' quarry and It becsM ?
lake A boat club of Raleigh boys
nsed It for sports and races. Ih 187S
the tannel entrance wan reopened and
la 187?-?1 the Raleigh lttfls Club used
the whole length f the quarry as n
rifle range. In 1881 two or three lit
tle wooden houses were at the south
end, to hold powder, and these re
mained until 15 or 20 years ago.
In 1887 the city reopened the north
end of the quarry, and got stone for
street paving, with Belgian block, and
for curbing. There was a very small
flow of water Into the quarry from a
spring at the north end. A snfhll pipe
took all the water out, which was due
to heavy rainfalls. The atone was
hoisted and some of It was run
through screens, to separate the var
ious sizes needed. A dozen years ago,
or so. the place was abandoned and
gradually filled to the present level.
It Is quite easy to see the depth which
tho first quarry had.
WSfnoa Quarry
From the Watson quarry, to the
southward, ths State Prison obtained,
with convict labor, much of the
granite for the great wall of the pris
on that It did not pay to go further.
This quarry too has filled with water,
very clear and deep ?nd for many
years It was used at the prison, for
fire service, in a tank oi f the top of
the east (or hospital) winy of the main
building. Now' the supply comes
from a tabled well over 700 feet deep.
The water for Raleigh's first Ice
plant was taken from this lake; this
plant being near Boylan's btldge.
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TOT FRANKLIN tlMM
FAMILY REUNION.,
On Thuriday of Iaat week at the old
Lancaster home place near Red Bad,
now the home of Mr. W.J. Bhearin, a
family re-unlon waa enjoyed by the
family of the late M. V. Uwcaeter,
Mrs. Lancaater, who la now 70 yean
old, the widow a rod mother being the
gueet of honor. In addition to the
children and grancblldren preeent
Plain Tom? Mr. T. 3. Bruwell ? a
cIom' friend of the family enjoyed the
occaalon . Barbecue, brnnawlck atew
cake, pickle and Infact everything
good to eat, bountifully served made a
repaat lit for a Kins and wm greatly
ea)oy?4 by all preeent.
The children present war* Mr. J. S.
Lancaster, of Nevton; Mr*. 8. J.
Hatchelor, of Cast&lla; Mr. James J.
Lancaster, of near Maplerltln ; Mrs.
OUle Lancaster, of Caetalla; Mrs. E.
K. Batchelor, NaahTllle; Capt. T. 8.
'Lancaster, of Rocky Mount; Mrs. Wil
lie Hons*, of Justice. Miss Qenera Lan
caster, of near Maplerllle; and Mr.
W. J. Bhearln .
Mitt Eleanor Foster Yarbor
borough returned hotne lsst Tu
esday from ft visit to frisnds in
Concord ftnd CWtotts. /
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