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f i - -ri, it 3 r 3 . j K 4 -if- 'Ik .!': . f - - -. ;, . frvTrtN A TTTT A fTlf ftVin "lT- T7 A M-O Jl If 11 1 lliiJL U XL XJJ- -jar . .' V T: j - - - . : - Important Notices For several years the North Car olina Geological and Economic Sur Vey has been making preliminary ex aminations of the swamp and over flowed lands of the State in order to determine: 1. " The " character of the swamp, whether the soil is suitable for ag ricultural purposes or whether it is too peaty in character. 2. Whether the peat swamps con tain a sufficient quantity of the peat and' of such quality tliat it could be marketed V ' 3. Whether the swamps .and overflowed lands could be profitably drained. There are approximately 4,505 iquare miles of swamp lands in Eastern- North Carolina, besides thousands of acres' of overflowed land in the Piedmont and mountain sections, a great deal , of which is suscepitible of reclaimation, if prop, erly drained. The approximate amount of swamp landin .28 of the eastern counties in North Carolina is as follows: County Square Miles Beaufort , 177 3ertie J7 Bladen 192 Brunswick : 300 Camden 162 jCarteret , 126 Chowan 80 Columbus 300 Craven : 288 Cumberland . . Currituck Dare Duplin 125 Gates . . 45 Hyde 387 Jones 139 Martin ., 86 New Hanover v 25 Onslow ..... 1"4 Pamlico t 325 Pasquotant . . Pender . . Perquimans . Pitt . . . Robeson Sampson Tyrrell Washington ... JL.. Total 4,505 square miles, 883,200 acres. Several areas in Bladen, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Onslow, Pasquotank, Pender, and Wilson counties tare been examined and in nearly all cases no engineering difficulty stanns in the way of draining these lan J 5. In the early history of the State there were three obstacles in the way of the practical drainage of these swamp lands. 1. The cost of clearing the land inasmuch as the timber had at that time little or no commercial valus. 2 The excess cost of digging adequate canals and ditches to take care of the water. 3. The lack of adequate 1 aws that would permit the carrying out of a drainage proposition. Fortunately all these obstacles are now removed, the value of the tim ber on nearly any swamp area being worth more -than the cost of clearing- the areas for agricultureal pur poses; the great advance made in which would be included ? in Itbe pro posed district, to petition the; clerk of -4t&; Snpkk,Srt.mr in which the great portion of the swamp area is 'located that he de clare such land a drainage district ThT petitioners" file a bond ' with the clerk equal to $50.00 for -each mile of ..canal, that it is .estimated wpuld have to be constructed to carry out the drainager proportion, ich the money will be used in paying the cost of the preliminary examination Ithat the clerk" of the court has made; provided, such examination shows that the drainage of the land 'is not ti fesjible 'proposition. Tor making this preliminary examinat!on, the clerk .appoints, a competent civil and drainage engineer, approved by the State Geologist, and two resident freeholders of the county, wb-i shall determine: 1. Whether the prosposd drain age is practicable or cot. 2. Whether it will benefit the public highway, or be conducive to the general welfare of the communi ty. objections "filed thereto, if, in the opinion of the court,! the cost-of Con struction together .. with the .amount of damage sesed is not t, greater than the benefits that will, accrue to the land benefited, and thaf the as sessments are' Just aind equitable, 1he court shall . confirm: the report of ijxe viewers and . declare the .drainage , dis trict established. If however, the court does not confirm 'the report, the proceedings anali be dismissed at the cost of the petitioners During the hearing of this court any land owner has the privilege of appeal ing from the decision of the court to the Superior Court in term tfme, and the establishment of the drain age district is delayed until such ap peal is settled. As soon as the drainage district is established, the court appoints three disinterested persons who are known as the Board of Drainage Ckunnris sioners, and they immediately are created a body corporate, under the namp and stvle of The Board of Drainage Commissioners of District. This board of commissioners the State; tin -the f orm of claimed agricultural lands, but it will mean improved roads, large areas that are now almost Impassable and inaccessible- It win also mean better school acflities for the children, and it will greatly Improve the health fulness at that. section of the Stated The law is just as applicable to the drainage of overflowed - lands in the Piedmont and mountain, sections of th Staie7 Although" such areas are . Jiot as large as the , extensive swamp areas of Eastern North Car olina.-yet the method of formation and; effectiveness of a drainage dis trict is the same. There are many of these overflowed areas that can 3. Whether the improvement pro- poWer to issue bonds of suf. posed will benefit the land sought to ncient amount to cover the cost of be benefited. 4. Whether or not all hands- that will be benefited are nclud:'l in the proposed drainage district, and ail those not benefited are excluded. On the filing of this preliminary re port, if it is favorable, the clerk ap- 30 1 points a certain day, when the re. 40 344 terested in the drainage proposed may appear before the court and give reasons why his land should not be included in the drainage district, and why he thinks the proposition is not feasible, or why he thinks the cost will be greater than the benefit. If the court does not sustain him n his objections, he has the right to appeal to the Superior Court of the county in term time; provided he ac companies his appeal with a bond ac- f fe- .li!t lis- fftf efit of 'our patroa lttQaBear;231 abeth City, that ve hare established a branch brick yard, right im the business center of Elizabeth City, Mr. G. WfCoppersimth representoiiTe,xl t Our superior -grade of brick can be seen at his Trood uid r Bana yard on Iffater street, -whereHre mirlte an ii- spection' of all parties deBiring a first class brick. OR. 8. W. GREGORY. DENTIST. Offic In Flora's new building,. Cor. Main and Water Sts. 80 370 92 40 130 ... 118 . . . 251 or 202 2,- ceptable to the clerk of tie court After "the objections to this prelim inary report hare all been settled. the clerk shall order that a complete survey and report shall be made o the district, that plans and specifi cations shall be drawn - up showing locations of the canals and ditches, methods of construction and estimat ed cost. The viewers shall determine the ratio of benefit that each acre will receive by drainage, and in making the assessment against each acre, and in classifying She lancfcs to determine the ratio of benefits, consideration is given to the degree of wetness of the land, its proximity to the ditch or a natural outlet, and the fertility of the soil. The land thus benefited shall be separated into five classes. The land receiving the highest benefit shall be marked Class A; that receiving the next highest bene, fit, Class B; that receiving the next highest benefit, Class C: that re ceiving the next highest benefit, Class D; and that receiving the the smallest benefit E. The holdings of any one landowner need not drainage, the land being collateral for the bonds; but non of these bonds can be sold below par. They are thirteen-year bonds, bearing -six per cent interest and parable in ten installments, the first installment be ing due at the end of three years from the tim of issue. The moneT cidered, at which time any one in-1 bond issue is raised by an assess ment on the land according to the benefits derived, as mentioned above. This assessment cQnstitutes the first and paramount lien, second only to state and county taxes, upon the lands assessed, and is to be collected in the same manner and bv ihe same officer as stated as county taxes are collected. Provisions are also made in the act for crossing lands not included in the district with a ditch, also for crossing highways and railroads, an -2 provisions are made for notifyin the railroads and for assessments of damages to them and to individuals. Prosision- is also made for the con trol and repair of the canals and ditches after they have been once constructed. In order to protect the ditches, canals, levees, etc., that have been constructed in carrying out the plans for the drainage dis tricts, the act makes it a misdemea nor for any person to injure or dam age or obstruct in any way these Pitches and canals. As a result of the passage of this act, five drainage "districts are .al. ready in the course of formation; One in Currituck County, known as the Moyock Drainage District; one in Hyde County, which contemplates the drainage of Lake Mattamuskeet, and about seventy thousand acres ad joining it, making a total of abovt one hundred and twenty thousand acres in the drainage district; and another in Beaufort County, north of Belhaven, coiftaining approximately twenty-five thousand acres; a fourth in Pender and Duplin counties, known Save Money, Buy Your SHINGLES.WOOD, POST AND SAND AT J. P. Thompson, Water St. Elizabeth City, N. C. Phone 214. RIGHT BRICK RIGHT PRICES. Our new process and superior grade of clay enables us to make the best brick in Eastern N. C Ask your architect to test these bricks for you. See Mr? CL 1 Coppersmith, ' or write The Shiloh Brick and Lummber Compahj for prices. THE SHILOH BRICK & LUMBER C0WPA11Y ; New Pier betweeiyShiloh arid " -Old Trap Wharfs; shiloh, - n; c. Plant , located at Shiloh, "Branch yard In Elizabeth City. J. M. RATLEDGE, Gen. Mang. DR. M. M. HARRIS,. Dentist. Office In Robinson BuCOmg; Honrs 8 to 12 and 2 to 6. readily be reclaimed and investiga tions are already beine made on several such areas. J. H. WHITE. D. O. S. - Twenty fire years in. DENTISTRT. In all Its branches Ofice over McCabe & Grice's Store. Cor. Main anil Pokidexter streets. FISH DEAHERS" Our Fishermen readers are urged to consult tbis column In making, their consignments of fish, only re liable dealers are admitted to this column. IN LIGHTER V1EN. The baby Chinese ruler is but three years old. Our baby commenced earlier than that. Cleveland Plain Healer. , Established 1862 R. A. OLDEN CommissiorMerchant. Iresh Fish, Terrapin,! Game Oysters, etc N. C. SHAD A SPECIALTY Wharf. WASHINGTON, D. C. NORFOLK AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY z Harry K. Wollcott and Hugh M. Keer, Receivers. INAUGURATION OF PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR SERVICE Between Greensboro, N. C, Morehead City and Beaufort, N. C. In Connection with Southern Railway AND Parlor Car Service Between Goldsboro, Morehead City and Beaufort, N, C- TO TICKET AGENTS, CONDUCTORS AND THE PUBLIC: This Is to advise that commenc-ing TUESDAY JUNE 1st, 1909 Sleeping Car Service will be inaugurated, between Greensboro, N. C. Morehead City and Beaufort; N. on the f Cowing schedule: T Sunday Only 12.45 a m 2.50 a m 4.30 a m 6.20 a m 7.00 a m 8.00 a m 9.20 a m 10.50 a m 11.16 a m Daily, Ex. Sun. Daily Ex Surt. 12.45 a m Lt Greensboro' (So. Ry .Ar 6.00 a m 2.50 a m Lv Durham (So. Ry.) ...Ar 3.19 a m 4.30 a m Lv Raleigb (So. Ry).... Ar 11.59 p m 6.30 a m Ar Goldsboro (So. Ry) Lv 9.45 p m 7.00 a m Lv Goldsboro (N. & S. Ry) Ar 9.30 p m 8.00 a m Ar Kinston (N. & S. Ry.) ..Lv 8.30 p a 9.15 a m Ar New Bern (N. & S. Ry) Lv 7.15 p m 11.00 a m Ar Morehead City (N. & S. Ry Lv 5.37 p m 11.25 a m Ar Beaufort (N. & S. Ry). Lv 5.15 p m Sunday Only 6.00 a m 3.19 a m 11.59 p m 9.45 p m 9.15 p m 8.15 p m 7.00 p m 5.35 p m 5.115 p m necessarily be all in one class, but, as Angola Bay Swamp, containing the number of acres in each shall be its boundary the manufacture of dredges now makes it possible to die canals of i ascertained, though any size at comparatively low cost; and the General Assembly of 1909 has passed an act which makes it possible to carry out almost any drainage proposition. possibly forty-seven thousand acres, a fifth in Pender and Bladen coun- need not be marked on the ground! ties, which contemplates the reclam or shown on the map The totol num-j ation of a large and fertile area in ber of acres owned by one person Lion Swamp, and a sixth near Wil- in each class and the total number of acres benefited shall be determin- An act to promote the public, ed- The total number of acres of health, convenience and welfare by! each class in the entire district shall leveeing, ditcb'ng and draining tho!be obtained and presented in tabulat- son, "vHlson County. Work has already been commenced on the Moyock District, the "Wilson District and the one in Beaufort County. Plans and specifications wet, swamp and overflowed lands ofed form. The scale of assessment . have been drawn up for the drainage West Bound Wilmington, N. C. Section 1. Goldsboro, N. C. Sections 2 and 3 Beaufort. N. C. Sections 4, and 5 Morehead City, N. C. Drawing Room and Sections 9 and 10 Raleigh. N. C. Balance of Space. ASSIGNMENT OF SPACE East Bound Charlotte, N. Co Sections 1 and 2.. Salisbury; N. C. Section 3 Greensboro, N. C. Balance of Space. PARLOR CAR-SERVICE v Commencing TUESDAY JUNE 1st 1909, Parlor Car "Vance" will be operated between Goldsboro. More- head City and Beanfort, N. C. on the following schedule: Sunday Only 3.35 p m 4.35 p m 5.50 p m 7.20 p m 7.40 p m Daily, Ex. Sun "ay tx- 4.50 p m Lv.... Goldsboro ....Ar 11.45 a m 5.50 p m Lv... Kinston Ar 10.43 a m 7.18 p m Lv New Bern Ar 9.20 a m 847 p m Ar. Morehead City Lv 7.47 a m oin m Ar Beanfort Lv 7.25 a m 4. J.V J " 4-- w " - " Rates for seats in Parlor Car will be as follows, which is in addition to regular first-class fare. For Distance of Seventy-five (75) miles and under. Twenty-five cents For Distance of over Seventy-five miles, Fifty (50) cents. Tickets should be purchased from train conductor. OPENING OF THE ATLANTIC HOTEL Morehead City, N. C. The "Atlantic Hotel" Morehead City, N. C. will be opened for the season June 1st 1909. Agents and Representatives will please give the above all possible publicity ISSUED MAY 24TH. 1909 H. C. HUDGINS, General Passenger Agent Norfolk. Virgina. Sunday Only 11.40 a m 10.38 a m 9-20 a m 7.45 a m 7.25 a m EFFECTIVE JUNE 1st 1909. upon the several classes of land re- of Lake Mattamuskeet, Angola Bay turned by the engineer and viewers and the Lion Swamp acreas. An ap- shall be in the ratio of 1, 2, 3, 4 and plication has also been received for 5 that is to say, as often as five, the establishment of a drainage dis mills per acre is assessed against the trict in Chowan County. The above land in Class A, four mills per acre i will show the interest that has al- the state, and providing for the es. tablishment of levee or drainage dis tricts for the purpose of enlarging or changing any natural water cours es and for, digging ditches or canals for securing better drainage or pro viding better outlets for drainage.. for building levees or embankments in Class B, three mills per acre in , age of North Carolina swamp lands and installing tide gates or pumping ! Class C, two mills per acre in Class , It has been known for a long time j plants for the reclamation of over- D aQd one mill per acre in Class E. J that many thousands of acres of This shall form the basis of the as-: these swamp lands contain the most sessment of benefits to the lands for fertile soil to be found in the State, shall be assessed against the land ready begun to be taken in the drain- flowed lands, and prescribing a meth od for so doing; and providing for the assessment and collection of the cost and expense of the same, and drainage purposes. ( and now that the General Assembly When this final report is "handed has made drainage possible, there is issuing and selling bonds therefor; to the clerk of the court, he shall! plenty of capital ready to undertake and for the care and maintenance ofl110 all the landowners that upon! such : improvements when construct ed. Under the provisions of this act it is now possible for a majority of the resident landowners in any pro posed drainage district, or the own ers of three-fifths of all a certain date there Will be a hear ing of the said report, at which any landowner "may appear in person, or by counsel, and file his objections in writing to the report of the viewers! It shall be the duty of the -courfMo the 1-ma carefully review the report and the the drainage of these fertile swamp lands, as it realizes that it will be able, to dispose of the lands at a good profit after they have been thoroughly drained. The drainage of the vast swamp areas of Eastern- North Carolina means' not ' only additional wealth to II . it-: I I II via i -k,. VL , 'f. I i it II (villi x m v-. I .til I B I "- if'- I t 11. ' Stir .m i ii. -If ' - ' U 1 cJ Z'?rttrilht. rzTiS of fv? !w - M a loll Mind iho iars We call especial attention to the biee joint at each intersection of stay with main bars: This is the essential of every rood wire fence. Unless the stay has a hinge joint the fence cannot' receive pressure from contact and right itself. Misfire .f-rrvr, Is made with.a jtinge joint, by which, the maxraujmot elastkhy is cnnr! aiwl tVi pth- U nmTeriv stretched, remainstn place tndefi- : jiitely.- With the hinge joint, ooHuaoopt of strain ou the bars can effect pe connection 01 stay, ana ai. s . - -i 1 ' 4-
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