Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper.
j. j. MmER, Manager. BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. N. C., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4.1907 VOL. XII-NO- 40
RAILROAD !!
In the Order of Election published herewith the county com
missioners set forth their reasons for believing that the building of
the South Atlantic Trans-continental railway will be a good thing
for all the people of the county.
Believing this they desire to subscribe $3,000 per mile to the
capital stock of said road, but cannot do so unless sustained by our
people. In order to find out whether the voters will sanction their
subscription an election is called for Oct. 31.
If we wish to assist in building the road from Greenville, S. C.,
to Knoxville, Teun., (the old C., K. & W.) this county must issue
bonds to pay for the stock.
No bonds shall be issued until the road is built and in operation
at least 10 miles in this county, and then oaly issued to cover the
actual number of miles built and operated-^in 10-mile sections.
The construction may begin either at the countyMine between
Brevard and Greenville, at the county line between Brevard and
Knoxville, or at a point within one mile of the court house in Bre
vard. but must be equipped and ready for operation for 10 miles in
the county before the first $30,000 in bonds is issued, ,
The construction must comply with the contract submitted to
the Board for their inspection—“under no circumstatices shall the
bonds be issued except upon the conditions set forth above”—read
and study the order published herewith.
The chief engineer who certifies to the commissioners that tne
road is completed according to contract, is t o be selected by them
and will safeguard the interests of our people—can any proposition
;be fairer ? '
The county gets in place of its bonds $3,000 per mile in the cap
ital stock of the road, besides the roadbed and equipment valued at
$50,000 per mile on which taxes will be levied and collected.
At the present rate of taxation this property would bring in
^500 per mile each year. Interest on the bonds at 4 per cent would
be $120 per annum—or a clear profit to the county of $280 on each
mile of road built in the county. ^
But suppose this road is listed for taxation at ^SO’OOO per mil^,
and there is no probability that a smaller valuation will be placed
on it, and deducting the 25 mills of state tax, it still leaves the
county a net income of $105 per mile. Suppose the road to be 35
miles long in the county (the more miles the better) it leaves the
county, after paying interest on the bonds, a yearly income of
$3,675. Is it any wonder the commissioners consider this a good
proposition ?
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In addition to this increase in
property for taxation, the county
has “swapped dollars”^—it gets
$3,000 per mile in stock in the
railway, and if the road ever pays
iny thing above running expenses
this county will get its pro rata
divide in the profits. Before the
road is finally completed this
stock will be at par and a good
investment. The proposition is
almost too good to be true.
With the experience our coun
ty has had in losing its first
160,000 stock in the old H. & B.
railroad we have a right to look
with suspicion on a proposition
which offers’ more than two dol
lars for one, but in this instance
there can be no forfeit of our
rights—the governor, attorney
general and all the leading attor
neys of the state have been inter
ested in framing the charter for
this road, and it safeguards the
people as no other charter ever
written. Does any man believe
that with our highest state offi
cials on the permanent Board of
Directors, the counties can in any
way 'be swindled? Should any
competing line get possession of
a controlling interest and take
this road out of competition, our
county bonds would be cancelled
and we should never have them
to pay. We are voting for a com
peting line and it must always
remain in competition with other
roads.
As to the amendment which
was asked [by our people, that
the wording “from a point at or
near Brevard” be changed to “a
point within one mile of the court
house in Brevard,” you will note
the certificate of M. W. Galloway,
clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners, in the Order of
Election herewith, that the same
“will be duly published as a part
of the contract prior to date of
election.” The wording of this
order is copied from the charter,
and money to build with has been
secured on the charter require
ments. Last Saturday a paper
containing this change, signed by
the president and secretary and
sealed with the seal of the South*
Atlantic Trans-continental Rail
way Company, was before the
commissioners for their approv
al. There w^as no objection by
the company to this amendment,
as they hope to get much nearer
than one mile, but changing the
wording of the charter is a mat
ter for the legislature, not the
railway company. Any change
in the wording might give an ex
cuse for capitalists to withdraw
their support, but you may rest
assured that *‘at or near Bre
vard” means within a mile of the
court house.
The question of constitutional
limitation came up last Saturday
for discussion—whether the road
in the county might not belong
enough to exceed the constitu
tional limit of 10 per cent, at $3,-
000 per mile. As Col. Jones said,
this is not a question for our peo
pie to discuss. If capital is will
ing to invest $13,000,000 to secure
bonds which are unconstitutional
and therefore void, we will have
added $500,000 to the taxable
value of the county before the
first $30,000 in bonds is issued.
There is no danger that we shall
exceed the 10 per cent limit by
voting the bonds.
Railroad Election Order.
Office of the Board of County Commis-
sioners of Transylvania County,
North Carolina:
At a meeting’ dulyi legally and regu
larly called and held by the Board of
Commissioners of Transylvania coun
ty, in the court house in said county,
on the 9th day of September, 1907, it
being made to appear to said Board
that a large number of the citizens of
said county have subscribed to the
capital stock oi the South Atlantic
Trans-Continental Railroad Company,
and have been engag’ed in an effort to
build a railroad through Transylva
nia county in a way by which said
railroad will be independent in its
operations, thereby securing the best
rates that competition will make for
our people.
And whereas a petition signed by
fifty citizens of the county has been
duly presented to this Board in ac
cordance with the charter of said
South Atlantic Trans-Continental
Railroad Company.
And whereas the best interest and
prosperity of Transylvania county
depends greatly upon the construction
of said railroad.
And whereas, the construction of
said railroad will bring directly into
the county taxable property of several
million dollars, to say nothing of
taxable property that will flow into
said county by reason of said rail
road.
And whereas, the wisest financial
policy for the county will be subserved
by extending to the construction of
said railroad material aid by said
county.
And whereas, the subscription here-
inbelow mentioned is necessary to aid
in the construction of said railroad,
in which the citizens of the county
have an interest.
Therefore it is ordered by the Board
that the question of subscription to
the capital stock of said company in
the sumof THREE THOUSAND DOL
LARS per mile of railroad for each
mile constructed within the county,
which amount this board proposes to
subscribe to be paid in county bonds
to mature in not less than thirty years
with 4 per cent, interest coupons at
tached, payable semi-annually at the
place provided for in said bonds, the
interest on said bonds and the bonds
themselves at maturity to be paid by
taxation as provided by law, shall be
submitted to the qualified voters oi
said county, as provided bycharterol
said company and Chapter 61, Vbl. 1,
of the Revisal of 1905 of North Caro
lina, on the 31st day of October, 1907,
which election is hereby ordered for
the purpose of voting for or against
the proposition to subscribe the said
amount of stock agreed on by the
Board of County Commissioners, at
which election the said voters shall
vote a ticket as follows: Those favor
ing the subscription shall vote a tick
et upon which shall be written or
printed “For Subscription,” and
those opposed shall yote a ticket upon
which sliall be written or printed
“Against Subscription,” and if the
majority of the voters of said county
shall vote for subscription, then the
Board of County Commissioners,
through their chairman, shall sub
scribe to the capital stock of said
company the sum of THREE THOU
SAND DOLLARS per mile of railroad
to be constructed within the county,
to be paid in bonds as specified above,
which said bonds shall only be issued
upon the conditions following, viz.:
The said bonds shall not be issued
and delivered to the said company or
any one else until after said company
or its assigns shall have Completed
and equipped for operation a stan
dard gauge railroad, in compliance
with construction contract submitted
for inspection of the board at this
date, from the northerly or easteily
boundary of the county, the southerly
boundary of the county, or from a
point at or near Brevard, following
the routes provided by the charter, in
sections of ten miles each, until the
entire railroad shall have been com
pleted, it being understood that ten
miles of railroad shall be completed
in accordance with the construction
contract and certificate of the chief
engineer as to such completion filed in
the office of the Board of County Com
missioners before any payment shall
be made' upon this subscription, and
thereafter in the same manner for each
succeeding ten miles; and provided
further, that when said conditions
have been complied with, then the said
Board of Commissioners shall issue
and pay to said railroad company the
said county bonds in exchange for the
same amount of the capital stock of
said South Atlantic Trans-Continental
Railroad Company, at par.
Provided further, that under no cir
cumstances shall the bonds be issued
except upon the conditions set forth
above.
Office of the Board of Commissioners of
Transylvania County, Noiih Carolina:
At a meeting duly, legally and regu
larly called and held by the Board of
Commissioners of Transylvania coun
ty, in the court house in said county,,
on the 27th day of September, 1907, it
appearing to the board that the regis*
tration books for election to be held
on October 17th, 1907, as ordered on
September 9, 1907, upon questions of
subscription to the capital stock of
South Atlantic Trans-Continental
Railroad Company, were not issued
to the registrars in time to comply
with the law as to said election,
It is ordered by the board that the
date of said election be postponed to
Thursday, October31, 1907, and that
said election be held under the same
terms and conditions, and that said
order be amended by striking out
October 17th, 1907, as the day of elec
tion, and inserting October 3lst, 1907,
as the day of election.
Said order in all other respects be
ing affirmed and approved.
By order of the board.
L. W. Brooks, Ch’n. B. C. C.
M. W. Galloway, Cl’k B. C. C.
The railroad has approved an
amendment to the foregoing call of
election requiring construction of its
road to or within one mile of the court
house at Brevard, and said amend
ment will be duly published as a part
of the contract prior to date of elec
tion. M. W. Galloway,
Clerk B. C. C.
To the Shereff of Transylvania County:
You are hereby notified that the
County Board of Elections have ap
pointed for the bond election for the
South Atlantic Trans-continental
Railroad Company, which election is
to be held on October the 31st, 1907,
the following persons as registrars
and judges for holding said election,
and you will so notify them according
to law:
Brevard Township—E. T. Henning,
registrar; J. M. Kilpatrick and W. H.
Grogan, judges.
Boyd Township—E. B. Clayton,
registrar; T. R. ,Duncan and A. J.
Beck, judges.
Catheys Creek Township—J. M.
Southern, registrar; Jos. A. Bryson
and R. L. Hogsed, judges.
Cedar Mountain Precinct—J. M.
Bishop, registrar; Wm. McCrary and
Geo. Bishop, judges.
Duns Rock Township—Wm. Max
well, registrar; Walter Hogsed and A.
C. Landreth, judges.
Eastatoe Precinet—E. M. Whitmire,
registrar; W. E. Galloway and L. M,
Glazener, judges.
East Fork Precinct—Milus Garren,
registrar; J. F. Hays and John Gar-
;-en, judges.
Gloucester Township—James W.
Owen, registrar; W. M. Bird and W.
E. Hall, judges.
Hogback Township—Flem Gallo
way, registrar; I. S. Fisher and Al
fred Collins, judges.
Little River Precinct—Lad Hart,
(•egistrar; P. S. Shu ford and H. P.
Nicholson, judges. ,
This 27th day of September, 1907.
Frank L. DeVane,
Temporary Chairman.
D. L. English, Secretary.
That the said registrars at said
voting precincts shall revise and cor
rect the registration books so that
they will show a truthful and accurate
list of the qualified voters in his pre-
cjinct, and register all such as may
apply under the law to be registered
who have not heretofore registered.
That the said election be advertised
for thirty days by publication in Syl
van Valley News at Brevard, N. C.,
and by posting a notice at said voting
precincts, and that said election in all
particulars shall be held by said
judges and registrars as provided by
law.
L. W. BROOKS, Chairman.
M. W. GALLOWAY, Clerk Board of
. Commissioners for Transylvania Ca
T. T. Patton, Frank L. DeVane,
Board of Elections for Transylvania
county.
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