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Equal!t jor All; Spccial Privileges for None. BHKVAIM), THAXSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCir 20, 190:]. VO The fell owing and thousands oilier Testi- iBonials arc on file in our ofiice and open for ITifjljnTT T\Tr5TjTT« >\:ncr iC i’recse, :inri <*ro.'r!ciot>. :il till- I!r«‘V;i i'l 1:si < its Si’cdik; ('i:iss Miiil woiiitl 1)1! wiiiioiit nicnt. ;i oi anai'cliy :uid ]a.\v |('s^n( Ks iat<‘vi. T-n'vaiid n .iu's <)\v»; lln; lv.»ar<l oi' Only EawoHjinr lii Traiisyivaiiia Rates to rs: In Al'VANl K oM.V —I'ci Vl‘!M ?1. ‘‘ six lll'illt llS.'iD ctM'.l s. “ tliTfi' inmillis L’.') CiS. “ one luonlli in <*ts. No ii!>iiu's put on <n;r books willi'*111 a iTcdi! Kates to Advertisers: I lonu- I’at rons—Y(‘:u-ly, per colinini, Kori'i^rn - I'l-r coluiini, s<> >. liOfiil I'cjuliii'j; noticrs,r» ct-iiis por lino '.!ol) rrint i;r_r in nl! its iirnnclics solici1t'<] inspection: ('ures» 'M;r >ai 'J'rosn>I<‘. V. Dec*, <), 'I’o-lo-t*!! i. r, Tcmui J-'-ar Sirs—1 v :\nt ti), con.tiihiitc ^i>y liiito t()tTar.'> th(" iipbii(;f vi.'ur VYoiuki i'ul iviiitdy, To I'o Ian. wilo lias iu-.'ii a Oiistr.iit ii‘;a throat ii'iil'l' lor sovcral and no r, lit ( until 1 induced to try a pafkajj:o of your To-lo-tan. It sfs-njs to work lik(» ni?iy:ic*. Sho ii;is taken one bot tle of tlu ionic and nsrd tlie .spray only a fen' lintc*, and teds so \rc*l! slie has di'’rMiiiiniu*d its use al- ni .-I entirely. 'lo-io-tan is ((‘itaiidy a wonder, rjiitl I tevl llud ii>o niurli eannot be s.; id of its niei it>. •\ Very respci.'U’uIly yours, !.. \l. li(AV, No. -[ .\;onttbrd Ave,, ' >ioi'e fieiieiil '"i **c4!f .\li Ollior Andrew^', N. r.. Xov. 27, 10<i2. T** lo-tan Co., !„no.\vill(\ Tenn. (ii'iitlemen—!'Ja-Io*c'<] i)lea>o find ^l.un, for which }»Icaso send me attoiher botl le of';'!(-io-i an. 1 have i-i:H>rod witli ea'ai rii for ten years, and liave trien (lifi'crcnt leinedios, but liave roeftivcd inori'lionelit from oiif* l)ottle of To-l(,-(ai! than all the otiier .lenu'die.s 1 hji.’t' “ver iricd. Voiirs very triO .1. K.iia.vsox. / f ^ . For Sae by L ¥. lyOLS Drnggl Matiufacy Det'tit Jiiid Ti;xt‘s. There is a suyinir in vo<2"ao ainonij;’our mountain 'pc-oiile tlial death and t:ixo.s ai e siirc'to conH*” and botli are looi^ed upon as evils wliieli are to be put off andavoid- f d as lon^-a.s possible. Taxation is looiscd upon as a la-lic of those feudal da\s wIkmi ti’ibiite was if‘vi;'d an the v^'cak by the strong', and was eolltn a .''or tie.' person al use of the feudal eliief wlio >)hy.sically or iiuuieri(^ally more powerful than his n<'i.:2hbor, -\t the [)rcs(‘}i! day tliose vii^ws are so remote fi'om ! lie t ruth thal it beeomc's the duty of a ii0WS[)a- [•iM* to sot the people vi^i'ht. The little auj'-nnts eolloelc'd fi-om i)r()])<'i ty ov^’ners over theeounly form a fund for the be-Uorment of our sui-]-()undi’ ■>•>. Vrith it we build ourcouri -i>s. seh{)o] houses, our i;'(^i ’-id.o-e.s. our stoek-hiw fenc( .tli- er im jii’oveiiioiu'^ v; to all thr* ]'.eoj:lo free foi' tin' us(‘ of al of being’ in the liriU'. si^'cv^'.’Arunr who woultl o.> co,. pelhxl to cha’rg'o ^*'11 1li order to iualv'e h.is investment pay, we have simply combined our ca[)i- tal. made our own im[)i’ovemenls and they are open to public use fr('e of eliarg’e. There are very few advances in civiliz.iti(;n that can be made without cost, and that section which pays its taxes ni{)st i)i'omptl3’ clieeivflilly shows many evidences of its advanced civilization. You want good roads, biit roads cost nioney. Tiie only v. a^" to secure them ( un- le.',s you wish to pay toll to some turnpik'O company) is to com- t>inie 3’oui* ca.pital by a tax and b- .id them. The same liolds g-(jod in regal’d to good schools and othei- public needs of this coun.try. The tax-dodgei* and the delin (pient tax payer are u(3ver enter- pj'ising and pi ogressive citizens. They ai-e a positive "millstone about the neck” of every ])ro- gi(‘ssive comniunit}". ifth(\y are not i)e?-feclly satisfied with the conditions which suj-roinid them they want somebody e-lse to mak'e and [lay for all betterments. This is a ‘'jienny wise and pound foolish" p.olicy. It is tlieduty of every (-itizen to bear his shai’e in securing the betterments which all may enjoy. There are some peo[)le in every community who have- been brouglit up to look on taxation as a “burden" wldch they si j^dd avoid if [Possible, and we are sf)r ' ' l\Uow that they are bring ’"'•ir families w'<b i (M‘l i‘ .\ hU ‘rriion and tii(' la'vV aljidingel !iop'* 1o inci’(>;ise I’kmi' numbcn* and lengliit-n Iheir st ly. I'i ih;-r(‘ Vv’ei’<‘ no o1 ii-.'r s^'f{ions in th(* mouiilains t iuit ha<l good !oa'is W(' woald not i.'e so seri- !Usly haiidic.ap’ped by bad roads. *>iit ;i.s it is t!i(‘i'e are otiier sec ;ions that h:ive had the foresig:!it to improve the roads in their .‘inont oi’ oui‘ citiz(MVship v.hoaia as.^isting I hem, a debt of grali I tide which nothing but a clu'er- ! lil compliance with the laws and ordinances which gove-rn th(‘ lown will j‘e'[)ay. If they wail foracouid to dc'cide thcdr posi- aiul tlu'y are i)rosperin tion untenable, tiiey will liave, in X\a know of a ]>arty tliat was our hunilde ofiinion, not only touring’ the south in two pi'ivale th(’ir taxes, but court costs and cars just about one month ago lawyei’s' fees to pa.}". Instead ol who wanted to come to this town, the im})rovements which a (,*heer- but they w(!j-(‘ advisf d not to do ful com[)lianco with our laws so from ilie reason I hat th(3 I’oads would have made ])ossible, the wero in such a condition that the}' amourit widen the town recovers couUl not have been driven will be swallowed u\) in ci)urt ex- around anel shown our sights. })erses ;nid nobod}’ will l)e beri(;- This p>arty was composed of men iited. It is not the duty of a/c/r, <d' w('adtli, ;ind we may have losi but of ((/I citiz-'nis to liel[> in tlu' many thousands of dollai’s in th(‘ government of our town. way of investments. As it was It is the duty of the present lh(>y wei'e able to go to Asheville Board of Aldermen to colk'ct the and be driven all around. 1 taxes duo before the expii alionj Having seen tlie effect u[)on our of their term of ofiice in ?>jay. i visitors h't ’e.s see the efi'ect upon Liic\V owe to tilt' people who elect- oui seh’es of L»ad roads, ed them that to’.''’^" perform thc'ir y^ .'^h the ro^i.ds iv tlu'condition whole duty; tlioy owe to those |lh(-y have been this wintc'r who have ]iaid proin[)tly and | we all k'now that it has tak<jn a Ulay ton’s FalKaiiti \¥iHter iJiisin? taia-y Wanted. Sec* Ids lino oC Ix'autiful and styiisii l^rrss (;ood> i :irrive soon of the lalest .-'tylcs and patterns in shiriw ’low ill stock, aiul otiier np-(o-(hite shaj cs. jackcts. P.ar^ains in trunks, suit Ciises, shoi's, fi;iin iaet ever\ tidni4‘you want at pri(*es (o suit th<> liiiics. harm to call and sec* us; we will d<> our host to ploiix* y ahvav's on hand. Th('r<* is no firm in Jhevard wiio ca communities and as a result they | kinds of tiade taken in exchange fo* goods. Yor.rs tri iiave visitors with them alwa}\s 2') bo.N'cs of .Soup. lUll box<'S Soiij) <>i olir.-r kiifds. ’S> (Ni.-ic.-i of (ioo'l F.,ai*i-: I’om •^.’>.00!) of v-t(i-U;‘;o' ('Icli wortli of ii'ils. botii straw ai \vr)ftii of .Siio.',-. line slio^'s ;l i of JJi'V (iootis. Xoli') 'rvualcs. Valisc-s and thus nplield tiieir hands in gov erning our town that none es- i much longer time to como to tov/n than it would fuive if tlu.‘ capo the duties which devolvt'' I’oads had b(.'en gocjd; ther(d'oj’e i upon all. if this ]niper can in | ('ve-i-y one wlio has had to travel' any way assist in this important ] or do any hauling has lost time. nuitti'r it is at the service of our oiiicials. and lime is mone}- to an industri ous man. You could have used that f'xti’a time to better advan tage if you could have Vjeen at homo lixing the fences or patch ing th.e roof. I Tii{’ ’ ::Zi-.ol Lii. i' r.'jt, ail. \on 'jrougiit in all the corn that your team could pull, and udicn it was Vv'eighed you had on iaOO })ounds; yo’ii thought from the sti’aining ot‘ your team that you had :2v)0'J. So you did, the othej' oUO was mud. So your hauling cost you just i\”) [)or cent, more than it Aixjtit Our As soon as the weather is suit able for ^■‘■'.vvd vroi’king’ wo ho]H' ’•■ii .''ivi';A*:('ns will at once re- Ii\va\’s and put them '■,Vo must l'(‘e]) ’..•,'.1 on', most valLi.Wi'e asset in this secticni is our climate, and tha^ to make our climate a bread winner for us v.’e must have i'& necessai’y j adjunct namely, gcod roads. I We are dependent uiion our | visit(ji’s for the most of our i ready money, and the more vis- ! itors the more money, and the more ways we have for tliose vis itors to s['<end thc'ir monc'y that much more money will they leave among us. There is noth ing that they enjoy more than driving or riding around and .seeing our beautiful views. The more tliere is foi’ them to do that much the longei’ will they stay, and each visitor spends several d(dhirs diiy. As we all know Asheville has been built by the money that the visitors within her gates Inive spent and left there. She is not a manufacturing, a mining or an agricultural lown; all her uealth and greatness she owes in a large measure to her guests. Our sur rounding country is a much i ich- ei* and more fertile section than ^and belter schools.” When we that which surrounds Asheville, jthese two objects W"<i and when we can offer to the [)('o-1 pros[)erous pie who flock' to these mountain regions, both foi’ health and i iiain-iing thcM! niy to •'f'S. )/;>{).!'() • !•( to March isiiii.'- ilicia lil for thiju' moai i ours ickovia Loas" (WIi^'STON- ASHEYJLLE BRA. Capital $5C a (ie'Meral I{.i’;king Rusiue-si. Doi's a S is iiig liayinir 4 por cent Intert; Uou>i a (ifucral rriut acting us Tiiistco TiiK i:o.\ia> or .MA';-rA«;KRs or w. li xouTurp X. K SMITH C.\rr, W. T. W. i). O. DKVKMs: CII \S S !).\vi.' W. F. sHAK;-.\. should have. i And still there is another item i 1 of loss, namely the wear and ! tear to your wagon or other ve-jx s. mokki.-om, cinnu. hide, straining the Vvdieels and ii-'oi L wearing off the paint. And still yet anotlier, viz , the ext I’ll amount of food that it takes to keep ^-our stock in good ordei’ when the roads are sticky. Feeling as stroiigly as we do a.bout this matter of good roads, and knowing the necessity of having them, we feel that when j the matter is called to the atten tion of our citizens that it will i i , , , • I - 11 best ot cattle, meet with their hearty approval' and witli the usual [irogressiv(j ness of the [)eo})le of Transylva nia it will not be long before wo will be the banner county in the { have d^een watching meat (jualit\ west and the [ii'ide of the Good | iioads Association. | it stands t L 't us ado[)t as our motto and | ticukir. We see that wliat we sell you i.s i let our efforts be for “good I’oaus ! The Best ME/ - - I The highest market ])rice paid [)eople. ^ ^ jaiid see us. We solicit von The foliovving from the M<?rid- That's Fresh and Xico, cut from tlio We Select tlie Meat™We I [ileasure, as much as Asheville does, vre will have most of them coming here. They will s[>end their money here, they will in vest their money here and vvill spend thousands im[)rovem' folks ' ian. Miss., Tribune, is as terse as language can make it, and as true as it is terse. If you wo’ that neighboring'' i *■ well Mai
Brevard News (Brevard, N.C.)
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