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Gcd Rends aref an Absolute Necessity o o- By Joseph" Hyde Pratt, in Charlotte Observer. - Tbe ahsolute, necessity of a system of good roads which will make it. possible not only for ; every citizen of this State to market his produce at the least cost, but lessen tne present enormous tax which each citizep who--travels the highways of North Carolina now pays to bad roads, is being realized by all; thoughtful citizens. The North Carolina Geologic, al and Economic Survey has collected data relating, to road -rflr in th Rta tf ' Hiirin.o' '.1011. and some of this data will be of itterest and profit to those who are interested in studying and . finding a solution for this prob . lera. , , - Number of miles of public roads'in the State, 48.235. Number of miles of improved roads, macadam, sand-clay, gravel, or especially surfaced, 3,449,1-2. -::rxy: Number of miles of improved road built during 1912, 1,092 1-2. Amount of special tax collect ed for roads during 1911, $1,466, 354.. Vv0:V.. :;;v;:.; V Amount of free labor, lax rate at $1 a day a hand, and of con vict labor, valued at cost of keeping and guarding convicts, $916,003. v T, Value of bonds issued during 1911 for building roads, $857,000 Total amount spent m North Carolina duridg 1911, money and labor, $3,239,357. ?: This money is spent, as a rule, by the county commissioners, iut'in special.cases by township commissioners, county road com missioners or township road commissioners. It is a matter oi common , knowledge that the" present sys tem of road maintenance, car ried on in many counties by free labor, results in nothing of per manent value and seldom affords even temporary relief from bad conditions; so that the enormous amount expended for this pur pose, at least $800,009 per year is practically thrown away. It has been estimated that the present system of bad roads ' is annually costing the people. principally the farmers, over $12,000,000 in increased xsost of hauiage over Ihe normal cost of hauling a similar load over an i m proved road ; "v : :' While such a condition cannot be immediately eliminated, yet ft is felt by all thoughtful citiz ens that steps should be taken to gradually do away with this burdensome indirect tax, even if it is necessary to impose a direct tax, iafinetely small in compar ison. . " - The men selected ior carrying on the road work in the majority of the counties are untrained for this kind of work. Tecboica skill is absolutely essential , in road location, construction and maintenance: The idea has pre vailed that anyone could build a road, and that the roads could be marntairitdby the poorly direct ed and desultory work of free labor, la a great many cases where roads have been built with money raised by bonds or special tax,: they have not been properly built and have cost too much, principally because jney were not built by- trained and experienced road engineers A great many of the so-called public roads of the State were located by the; Indians, or by sheep and cattle. For this reason a great many of the public roads before being surfaced, should be re -located, as the location of a road is the permanent part of jt, and once done right, it would never have to be done again, In road location it has been the ex perience in other States that better results can be obtained through State engineers. There is a tendency for the cc-ct" en gineer to be bias:-! by 1 : ' ! r 5 itics rather Itan c -i; " ; the factors v, rk!; '. mine ttaJccat: ' " ' have special road la s at "the present time, and in must cases the provisions of th"se laws do not admit of systematic nd effective road work. They . were framed by men unversed in the art of road biuldiuer. and. hence the laws are not practical . The result is that tbere is a very great dissimiliarity in the road laws of the various counties, and it is believed that if they were more homogeneous muchetter and more economical results would be attained. By having a uniform road , law applying to all the counties ot the State with just enough variations to adjust it to varying local con ditions. it would be possible to work out a systematic method of road administration and con struction which would insure more economical and : efficient results to the State, as a whole The result of the time honored but inefficient method, - of free labor still exists in many of the counties. The minute a road is finished, maintenance should be gin, or else it will not be very long before the surfacing will begin to break away and the road go to pieces. Other causes of lack ot . mainteannce is ina dequate appropriation tor State aid- in the form of engineering assistance and for testing road materials and leasing of State convicts to corporations, etc Suggested remedies are to have in each county a road com mission, nonpolitical, the mem bers to be chosen because of thdr integrity and business abiity. Have a uniform county . road law which would provide for the organization of the road force ot the county on a busi ness like basis, having a road superintendent whose ability for such an office would meet the State hiehwav engineer, to whom he would be responsible for the quality of the work doDe, Such a superintendent should have under bim- supervisors, foremen, etc, such as are needed to carry on the county work efficiently. State aid to the counties in the form of engineering assist ance. An appropriation of $50, 000 per year to the highway de partment of the State Geologi cal and Economic Survey. would be sufficient at the present time to meet the requirements from the counties for such assistance. The advantages of this form of State aid would be. A better, class of engineers than the individual county could afford to employ. A saving in engineer's ex penses, as blate engineers could do the engineering work for more than one county, whereas. if each county employ ed its own engineer the total cost . for 6uch woric in 100 counties would amount to at least $150,000 per year, and without as good results. Each State engineer would be efficiently supervised, whereas the county engineer is responsi ble only to county authorities, and in most cases such author! ties have not the expert knowl edge which would make, them capable judges of the work. In - every general county scheme for road work - should be included a provision" tor con stant maintenance, not only of the improved surfaced roads, macadam,' sandclay, and gravel, but of all the dirt roads, through the constant and timely use of the split log drag. . Bo away with the free labor tax- ,t - , .Use all county convicts in a county chaiogang under the general supervision of the county .road superidtendent. Use ; all State, convicts on a Bta'te road force to be employed a building links bl V Lata r 1 re the" counties are,ii dal conditio- to . ak, cj 1.5 '-crt. 1 i Central Highway. In such roads all the counties areniore or less interested in sen'tng the road completed as a w hole State aid u Bounties. In ."con. nection will; .!h '"ma" of bond, the bi.tte ' ml its ci edit to the county. . InNbrief the plan is.this: The county as a rule has to pay five per cent on its bonds; the -Sta te can obtain money at four jier cent. Let the county issue its bonds, and let thum bo taken over by the State at five per cent then let the Stato issue the same amount of bonds a t 4 per cent and the difference in inter. est of 1 per cent which .the county pays to the State- in ex. cess of what the Stat has : to pay, will, when placed at com. minnd interest, retire the bnruls with the county's paying'.' any. thing additional. ; " ' , The sentiment ot the pro gressive citizens of the State in retard to road improvement is embodied in the resolutions hnsspd hv the ortn Carolina Good Roads A-sociUin iu its convention held at Charlotte, Ai:rnst 1 and 2. VJlz. Tdere were between 400 and. 500 dele- , fnm shnnt fill rnnntips in the State in the conyet'itiob which passed these resolution's and which were printed in the State papers at that time. . Fit His Case Kxactly. " "When fatherwaseick nliout six yearsago lie read an advertisement ot Uiuintiei lnin e Tablets in the papers tlmt tit liis cue ex actly," writes Miss M:ii!ret Campbell ci Ft Smith, Ark. "He puicliiwd n box c lliem anil he has not been sick since. Ms sister had stomach trouble and was also ben efited by them." For sale by all ilealero ' Advertisement. Free Health Almanac. O TO RESIST The State Board of Health is just issueing a free health almanac for' 1913. This marks a new departure in healtti litera ture for this state. The Alma nac is intended to replace the time worn patent medicine almanac, it gives a lot of valtiT able information on the common diseases, minor ailments, and just such practical things about health and disease as every member of the family should know. Furthermore,. "it. gives a list of the most important dates in the history of North Carolina, which has been es pecially compiled for this pur pose. . You wont want to miss the jokes and stories in this al manac, either. The two classes of people that need this Almanac are those who are ' sick and those who don t want to tret sic if. If that includes you, send a post card to the State Board ot Health at Raleigh and ask for a copy of the 1913 Health Al manac before they are all gone,, Better do it today. - NOTICE . Havin? miallflttrl nq Arljninicfpntniv of the estate of John N Thiie , deceas ed, late of Alexander County, North turuiiua. inis is 10 noiiiy mi pernons hftvintr plnima ncrnlnct. the r.utntA oairl deceased to exhibit, them to the under signed on or before the 24th , day of December,. 1913, or tins notice will be nlARdpH In hnt nf tlioii. ut...r........ All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pavtnent. ELUE MAYWHI IE, Administratrix oi jotin in. wnito, deceased. NOTICE. Having nualifted the es'ate of W. P. Ingram, deceased, late of Alexander County, North Car olina, this is to notify all persons hav ing claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the un dersigned on or before the the 24th dav of December, 1913, or this notice will be pleaded in barof their recovery All nersons indr.hted til Q!iwl aclnta urltl please make immediate payment. vj, jc. iiNuriAM, Aaministrator of W. P. Ingram, deceased. NOTICE. Havin ouftl last Will and testumnnt. nf V Hf Ciov. enson. deceased, a.ta a invanria. County, State of North Carolina, 'this in w uuuiy an persons nolding claims against the estate of the said E. M. Stevenson, deceased, to present them to the undersigned Executor at Tav lorsville. N. (!. on np hatn trQ i.i,h day of January, 1914. or this notice will be Dleaded in hac of ttimV nwi.m.n a n portions indebted to said estate will 1 "-ae mate prompt settlement. ling me oin aay or December, 1!)1-. - C G. VEILE, -Executor .' t Will ot E. M. Stevenson, C , '.!, , Oironic Coughs arid Colds. , ' Strong, vigorous men and women, hardly ever catch cold; it's only when the system Is run down and vitality low that colds and coughs get a foot hold. Now isn't It reasonable that the right way to cure a cough is to build, up your strength again? Mrs. Olivia Parham, of East Dur ham, N. C, says: J, took Vinol for a chronic congh -which had lasted two years, and the.' cough not only disap peared, but it built up my strength as. well." ' - ' : ' : The reason Vinol is so efficacious in such cases is because it contains in a delicious concentrated form all the medicinal curative elements of cod liver oil, with tonic, hlood-buIMing Iron added, ,-.--. ; . ' ;-V Chronic coughs and colds yield to Vinol because it builds up the weak ened, run-down system. Ton can get your money back any time if Vinol does not do all we say. Hollar Drug Co-.Taylorsville, N. C. Fine Yadlfldn River FarM. 90 Acres, only 4 milfc to Elkin. Very productive, 1500 bushel- corn on bot toms. Lot saw timber and cord wood Good market, church and school i mile Good 6 room house, mewl good barn. store and tenant house. This hne farm is cheap. For 30 days, only $5100. Land worth S10O aere. Address" ".OWNER" box 78, Taylorsville, N..CL FOR SALE. - 80 a ore farm one mile west of Sul phur Springs. ' About 45 acres in culti vation, balance in- pasture and wood land. Fine tpbacco land. Good orchard Good (i room house an1! one 3 room ten ant house, good barn, one tobacco barn and pack house. Place is well watered by well, spring and branches. This is A good healthy place and will be sold at a bargain. - ' JO acres one mile west of Hiddenite fronting cte main public road. About 12 acres in cultivation, balance in pas ture and wood land. 2 room log house crib and stable. This place is elegantly located and the land lies well. Some good timber. . Price right for quick sale:' : Call on or write '" . . W. J. MATHESON, Real Estate ' Statesvillo,- N. O. ' Re-Sale of Land. By virtue of an order' of the Superior Court of Alexander county, in a special proceeding entitled F. L. Fry and others vs. Catherine Fry and others, the undersigned, will on Saturday the 1st day of February, 1913, at Pierce Bowman's store in Wittenburg town ship, Alexander county, between the hours of 12 m. and 3 p. m.-, re-sell - for cash to the highest bidder, the follow ing tract of land to wit: Adjoining the lands of D A. Fry .and others bounded as follows to wit: Beginning- on a ro k W. M. Hefner's corner and runs South 32 poles to a rock, said Hefner's corner thence east 117 poles to a rock, thence North 32 poles to a post oak bush and an old pine stump, thence west 117 poles to the beginning, thence North lot 1-2 poles to a rock, thence west 72 poles to a rock in J. D. Icenhoua's lino thence south 151 1-2 poles to a rock, thence east 79 poles to the beginning, containing' 31 acres more or less. This sale is mad for the purpose of division among the tenants In common. This Decemder the 31st 1912. . . v F. L, FRY, Commissioner'. NOTICE. . Py virtue of the power of sale con tained in a Mortgage ' Deed Executed ty 1. N. Smith and S. E. Smith, his wife, to C. M. Foster and transfered and assigned to G. M. Austin, the un dersigned, administrator of G. F. Aus tin, "deceased, will on the 20th day of January 1913, at public auction, sell for cash to the higest bidder, at the court house door in Taylorsvillei N. C. at 2 oclock, P. M. the following real estate described in said Mortgage as follows, to wit. ' . ; It being kn awn as "vur homo place, and being the place on which we now live'containing 32 acres' more or less, and adjoining the land of P. H. Muson, J. F. Foard and W. N. Fowler(col). Said sale is made to satisfy the debt secured by said mortgage togather with interest and costr This the 17th day of December 1912 CM. FOSTER, Mortgaeee. , Mrs. Julia Austin, Administratrix ' of Q. M. Austin, deceased assignee. Notice to Nonresidents North Carolina, Alexander County. In the Superior Court before the Clerk. I ' Marv E. Goodin Admrx of S, H Goodio deceasd ;.- ' - ' VS. ':' v;-- Joe Goodin and others, Eeirs at Law. - The defendants Thomas Goodin, John Lackey, Alice Lackey, Mattie Hamp ton, and V . J. Hill, and all other de fendants whose names are not known, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced before The Clerk or tne superior uourt oi Al exander County to make assets to pay debts of S. H. Goodin qeoeased; and the said defendants will further take notice that tney are required to appear at the office of the said Clerk in Tay lorsville, N. C. on the 25th. dav of Jan uary 1913, and answer or demur to the complaint in said Action or the plain t i I will n fi'-y' to the Court for the relief . i:i!..' I in said complaint. This the .h h . of December. 1912 ' - 1 "" V - A- M- MATHESON, t ' 1c of tlie Superior Cburtj There's a B.ULLLXG G v- . X Hor Every Farm to 12 II. T I , r?" Tour TWMrif M"hhve ud Saw MULtl. ' K i. ST! &win(, Running Swanton, (.hurM, - ."f i US H ttrung, compact engiu. which you -one for claptwt etc. Tt can ahsolutelr rely unon for lon'a. hard aatvka. 'nt. today for complete, deacriptir catalog, ahowtof Oaaiena and auea tot mery purpoaa, - - THE FAIRBANKS CO, BALTIMORE. ritix Th. Falrhaaka C.aaBaay hw aaad. a wr mlaV, Manahatanr. .1 ralrbanka aeala-iaa4ar4 fw M yaara. Everything: In ilON FURNITURE. . MISS We can Save voirMonev. cim a rnroi'lf it 1? iiattcif' nimATrciimti n Ri 0. DEITZ, Manager, I Statesville, N. C. AND HIDES HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR RAW FURS AND HIDES Wool on Commleslon. Writ for ri st un mentioning thlt ad. JOHN WHITE iSSSSSSS. iv r- I Tlie Tariff Taken Off Of FU RNIURE. I buy furnitui e in car lota and pay cash when it arriyes. I give my customers the benefit of this tariff which other dealers pay on time prices. I carry a full line, of Bed Room suits, Side Boards, Hall Racks, Kitchen Safes. Single and - folding Lounges, Carpets, Matting, Rugs and almost anything kept in a house furnishing store. If interested iu a Piano or Organ I can save you money in buying one. I handle the Artistic Kreiter Piano and Shipman Organ. I carry a complete line of Coffins Gaskets and burial Robes and have bought a nice Hearse to be used in Taylorsville and surrounding country. , Charges for Hearse in Taylorsville $5.00. In the country in pro portion to the distance traveled. , Will handle dried fruit in exchange for furniture or anything in my line. ,. Solicting your future patronage. ' I am yours for trade, Adam's Furniture Store. Taylorsville, N. C, BARIUM ROCK SPRING WATER Received Bronze Medal, Jamestown Exposition. : Conceded to be the most effective remedy for diseases of the Skin, Scalp and Blood. Also -. diseases of the Stomach; Kidneys and Blad der, Indigestion and. Rheumatism. . For Eczema No Surer Cure Was Eyer Knpwn. .. arid we Guarantee to cure swy ease of Eczfe ' ma with patient in the Lodge. The-Lodge is located 1000 feet above sea level, in a natural -, r park of native forest. - Guests can ue water from Barium Chloride-Calcium, White Sulphur, Chalybeate and Free Stone Springs. . RATES. $8 to $12 per week. $1 to $2 per day. 'i - $30 to $40 for four ' weeks. Children under eight ' years and nurses $5 per week, $20 for four weeks. -' Booklet and testimonial mailed on request BARIUM CO., Barium SFrinrs' 1T 10
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