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Mr. Everett is confined to his [ home by illness, and Mr. Doughton ! was cut of town tonight. I "Material progress and prosperity j constitute au index to sound economic I conditions and wholesome human re i lations," reads tlie. New Year state [ ment of • the Governor. “In North I Carolina progress and prosperity, dur [ ing the past year have been steady I and permanent. Unanimity of pur- I pose and action have precailUd among j our people in respect to the enduring thtings of life. Slight difference of opinion as to non-essentials have not found expression in retardation of our development. "Generally, our people have prosper ed im their businesses. The products I of our. labors are multiplying in ever increasing volume. Our financial re sources have increased . Labor is I contented and well paid, and above all, there is a distinct spirit of accom | modal ion in the relationship which ex ists between employer anil employe.” Our people are hopeful anil imbued [ with the spirit of continued advanee j ment. In private life they have at | tained higher standards of living than ; ever before, and in public affairs they ! are manifesting, more and more, the I spirit of public service. 1 “As a State, we have moved forward | in a most constructive way. We have i achieved things which make North I Carolina a better State in which to : live. We have merited and enjoyed [ the confidence of the people of other | sections of our country. “I am grateful today, as I am sure | all the people of our state are grate ful, as the record of the past year ami what it has meant to our people, pass es in mental review. “Looking to the future, the new ! year is pregnant with even greater j possibilities. Wonderful opportnni ! ties present themselves on every hand. I “And now, as we stand upon the : threshold of the new year, a calm sur ! vey indicates a continuation of our I development and progress. We can j and must achieve greater results dur ing the year We must go for ! ward along every line of endeavor. I “But we must not forget, on this | occasion, to render humbler thanks to | the Giver of all good for- the manifold i blessings we have enjoyed in the past, | as well as the blessings wo believe are I in store for us in the future. “In conclusion, I should like to ex ! tend to all the people of oup beloved j State, my own good wishes for a full measure of happiness and prosperity ! throughout the new year.” As optimistic as it was brief was Auditor Baxter Durham's statement on the threshold of 11)26: “Upon the very safe, sane and sub stantial foundation that our fathers and mothers have given our keeping.” it reads, “we stand and look forward into the coming year with every assur ance that we are facing probably the grentest era of prosperity that the state had known. f“We have attained the enviable po ■ sition we occupy among the states by reason of patient toil, worthy endeav | or, glorious sacrifice, and the expendi i ture of large sums of money. If we arc to maintain that position, and continue real service, wc must follow the same rugged path. “North Carolina faces the oppor tunity offered with courage in her heart and an abiding faith in Almighty God.” “I am very optimistic for the New [ Year.” deeclared State Treasurer B. R. Lacy. “I believe that 1026 is go ing to be one of the best years that North Carolina has ever had.” Mr. Lncy based his opinion, he said, upon the healthy condition of the' banks in the state during the past few months, and upon the prosperity that good roads are bringing and will con tinue to bring to the state. “The condition of the banks is a mighty good business barometer. And I the banks in North Carolina this fall have had more money than they have ever had before. That is a pretty good indication that there is going to be money in circulation in 1026. “I wonder sometimes if our people appreciate what the highways are do ing for them. They not only make transportation and travel in -general * THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE speedier, more economical, and more comfortable,- but they are of vast help to The farmers. If it’s too wet to plow, a farmer can’-put. his produce in a wagon or car and take it to town — and it doesn't take him all day to go and come. The highways built and be ing built in North Carolina are going to have much to do with North Caro lina prosperity in 11126.” 'A. T. Allen, state superintendent of public instruction, not only is gen erally opt’mistie for the coming year, but he especially believes that “11)26 holds its fair share of tlie increased school facilities just; ahead of us in this stnte.e ‘ “So far as I am able to read the signs of the times," said Mr. Allen, “the people of North Carolina are jus tified in looking to 1626 with an in creased confidence and a new hope. The successes of the past encourage them to make even greater efforts during the coming year for the eon timied'jdevelopinent of all the enter prises upon which they are now en gaged. “Public school improvements may not be coming as fast as some of us might wish, but this will be a con tinued movement towards the front. AVe may reasonably expect, during the coming year, the construction of six millions of dollar* worth of rural school buildings which will bring im proved and increased facilities to many thousands of North Carolina children whose educational opportun ity has been seriously limited up to the present time. On every side we find as increased interest on the part of the- jieople in the education of the rising generation. lam confident that the year 1026 holds its fair share of tlie increased school facilities that lie just ahead of ns in this state.” Said Attorney General Brummitt: "The State has made substantial progress in 1025. AVe come to the new year in faith and courage. We have every reason to expect greater progress and prosperity in tlie future. “The lowest conception of self-in terest demands that we now place an empbajsis upon something other than the aorumulatioii of material things. The viVy safety and life and property depends upon the authority of the law. In the final analysis that safety can not be adequately assured by the exer tion of any force from without, by the exercise of any power residing within the state as an organized en tity. For it, we must rely upon the free, yet disciplined, spirit of a citi zenship anxious to meet every re quirement of lawful authority. There must be law observance as well as law enforcement. “My hope for 1926 is that North Carolina may set the pace for the na tion not only in material progress, but in law enforcement and law observ ance as well." The statement of Commissioner of Agriculture Graham follows: “The accomplishments of the past year in the realm of agriculture have been numerous. While we have suf fered handicaps in North Carolina, in that respect we are not different from those of other sections. But we have had ons blessings, too. For these we should be truly thankful on tlie thresh old of this New Year. “I know of no better resolve oil the part of the farmers for 1926 than to exert concerted efforts for the advance ment of not only agricultural pursuits but all round conditions on the farm as well. It is my firm conviction that the farmer is entffled to every com fort, every luxury, if you please, that anyone else enjoys. To him the first great commission was given, back in the dim past. ‘Till the soil.’ He has been faithful to that trust. He is de serving of the good tilings of life. "It is my sincere hope, as I write this greeting to the farmers bf the state, that the New Year will be good to them; that favorable conditions will smile upon*them; that their planting may be successful and their harvest bountiful.” Frank D. Grist, commissioner of labor ijnd printing, reiterated his pre diction, mßde some time ago. that North Carolina prosperity in 1926 would be “even greater than at any time in the past.” His prediction, made at that time was based on a state-wide survey made by his depart ment of the indicated agricultural, in dustrial, and general employment con ditions in this state in 1926. He predicts a continuation of the building program of 1925. abundant employment in most sections of the state, especially the west, and an in creased agricultural acreage in all sec tions except the west, where the long continued drought of the past summer ■ discouraged the farmers. Insurance Commissioner Stacey W. 1 Wide beleves that “the year 1925 will prove to be the greatest year that I’fe insurance companies doing busi-j ness in North Darolna ever had." he j suid today. “Complete returns will not be available until after the close of 'the year, but the Insurance Depart ment ha< in hand sufficient informa tion to show that practically everyone of the 7