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ROXBORO,; NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday : Evening, April 29, L914;
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NEW BUILDINGS. ; ; 1 You want to' Know thi VTroth'Vdent to usik'an effort 'to . r&
r i rV " . tcaa. . , . the tax rate ana spend more moa-
,wo '-7 . - - In reply; to a f ew: articles opps:' r? but where It will be' spent" 8
LAM AHHinnn m ltttniS Mill ! .1 . , . - . -, i
Koxboro is simply -humming
and the echo of the saw and ham
mer is heard . on all sides. Not for
many years has there ".been so
much building here asVwiir;be
done this summer. ; ( Carpenters
and brick layers are in great de
mand, and even then, some - "of the
ing the bond issue we would . like n0fc provided jfor.
ively. , ,
"riri the past,yearsabout$1200b.OO
have been spent on: our: roads
hold office nor live . always, and
that those to follow may. have enH
tirely different jdeas from , thos
to state a, few; facts, whicliin ourl Toumust.rememberJ;Wt ;the
juagement answer them concl us-, bounty, Uommissionera wilt-;. not I .- - . iryou
'"-iodA . i -..worked by thevdirect tax.methodj
to set aside $320.00 to:take career- . J - . - , . s - v '
u n'.' m v .u al , you will be paying a higher tax and
the .16 . miles built the , previous , - J x & -. ,
' 'A-Aft - j--- , derive few benefits, o as, neither
.year; $640.00 after the 2ndyear, . - '-nu M. h.N4j' u
cfftcrtAA-'. u 0-4 ' .V sum will bmld all the roads would
$960.00 after the 3rdyyear; $1280. y . y-
4.u wl ( aVmw t 1 n t you rather pay the lower tax
after the 4th, year,r 1600.00 after- - , , , i y - i v-i.
iuZ K oiqoa aa rand leteach-township get itspro-
vvoik ni vnmcu law luw.buo uu poiuinue tne same -.system eaiy cos toe i county. some .01 w j gth ' $2240 0Q after the 7th - or a" uutv- vlu "."v ; apwufMv
winter. ' , - j which up to the Present timSW money that should so on the road4 L.Vi .iVoA aa ritisi!:' . stated in; theiihprovidirig for
Besides the residences church-, netted poor results, of : this Ithe VOn the other hand the act of W-godvweImYe7 $U9O0O.0o' v ; ; ;v ,
Legislature specihca statna at $1000od.; rvr. '
each township shall receiveat'J W)U d build mM -Qad Jonds have your, roads surveyed
apportionate part, of . the, mone nd!gtill,we have allowed . nothing fu d and let the people get
aenvea rrom ine sale or me .Donw,.f or of pother, roads. --CV""
by the ssteni of direct ; tax, "and r of their ; predecessors, . - an(J'. an
yet it is proposed to raise bur p res- change in systems caused by this
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em. levy, to iorty cents on the $100 cnange oi omcers win most; assur?
those roads are to ,be, kept up we ' - N , -15 i . ; v ' ' , ' -N v I ' i "
.,, . - j - . roads you are lucky, but if. on the . fore you can very easily figure
V-ivi. ;11Af;Aft :-. t . , -ones not worked you can, readily what it costs, you to do your haul- -out
of. the $16000.00 per. year , a y i:,' A:.:
e . y - j. iL. '.- ,y v . see you will be, paying your tax ing and you will " find that it is a
sufficient sum. for this. ; ' u ' -at ' -v ii Ai t
"a 1 iu i!u' "-' aAa ' with but little benefit. -J great deal more than you think;
buppose then that it takes $20, jim .... Him,. y
' i ; i. i - 5 " i 1 . xnenaccpramg io mis reasoning, i, misismeiax tnaiy mases , you
permileto take care of these roads,-;..'' , j u''- ut. r " u "
- d1 - ... t it you are not on the, roadstobe feel that you are paying so much y
for the bond issuei you do not, stor ¬
es, stores, etc., there will "be two present roads will bear evidence.
new warehouses erected, ;, unless) It is proposed that this tax t rate
something miscarries. . One will j extend over a period of eight years
be built on the old Farmers Vare- and at the figures in one 7 of the
house lot by the Messrs. Newton's articles to which we rf er? this
or possibly a company formed by wiU give $16000.00 perl year or
them, and the other will: be built $128,000.00 in 1 the eight years,
on a lot just Northaof the : court j After the eight years have passed
house where now- sits , a ; livery it is proposed that we then reduce
stable on the land belonging f to
Hon. J. Long: This will give i
us five large, commodious. cware
houses, all, no doubt manned by
experienced tobacco men, . which
will place Roxboro in the.y front
ranks in the tobacco business - ,
Then work is just beginning on
the new addition to the new cot
ton mill which we. learn will be a
one hundred thousand dollar ad
dition. Altogether things look
bright for our town.
Meeting At Hollowyf Saturr
the tax rate, how much we do not
know.: but siibDose it "was ;rediifiAfl
lo ioc.f cnen tneTCvfcnuefrom Jlm
tax for the next 32 years wotxli be
$192000,00. The thirty two and
the eight years would take us to
the time when the boijds (woul6be
retired should they be voted.' '
" In other words it is proposed t&
pay '$128000.00 the first eightieate
and $192000.00 the next thirty wo
years, or $320000.00 in the forty
years. : -
Remember that $1600(Xb6 1 Of
this will be useJ. each yearr r for
eight years until the whole" tithe
$128000.00 is Bpent
K Suppose then that this' '"system
is adoptedWfiocaii'telliiich
that each townshiD sha have k 'u
y ouppu&e vueu we uuuw uw.w
road commissioner, whose 'yatm-.t-bif V
it shall be to sit with the Countr hiu Iums K." tofinnrtm." hW tot ths ot the wb. e
Commissioners and ' thee tw?lvf and tekiDg thi3 fm the $119040:? Vmjthi way hav? some
are toappokthe Highway fcom boiea SlOSMO.OOto build with ?m?f roads that will do erery-
ssion' whose duty-is toie'ft that ...U Iflff -y some ..good, roads :thatwUl
. w . Tr . - .. a. i ill n,ij iii ir; i n,iin -auiui ft n t n v i - . . n
mission
the whole County
.You do, know
vote bonds that .the . money will y per hundred oh you.
to think what i n enormous : saying v
it would be if you d:your; roads f ' -built
.in 2 years instead of 8. - ; :
,; Let see,what a man's taxes are, ;
if he lives 5 "miles from hisymarket '
and makes a trip to: towiiy twice a '
Week and.haulsaton ata.load.;: He v
would make 104 trips of 5 miles ( wq .
wont count coming back, but don't ' , .
forget it is a cost) or Jhe equal of
one trip 520 miles. nd., with a . ton 4:
at a load it will be 520 ton mijes at
20c. equal $104100 or the -tax- that U
this man pars plusyhis money;5 tax. v
; . We1 iiayent . considered the, man's ,
time,, as -worth . anything it is : -though,"
and if he'had good roads "
ne could go and come m: half the
havAtfrrtPfMh,-fAwnQhma ' u'a unaer , me uirecnon pi men inai
r t jjcit ua set? nuvub iuc uuuu wouc , ; . - , - n y i . j -
cordinsr to the W. and this Ivv : f,miwir "? ary materially in their ideas of
cannot be change after once voted r. : t fk. n nf w and where it should be, spent.
uponbyatepeopfebecansenf riuhdred dollars is. proposed A gettogether .aijd Mow. the
bond contoanir would be viustified iA f,m t,ic will K Wample of counties. that are pros-
lo bayiw.wy.boofclii.the: statl;, $1M06.00 pe yw. - .. ' bf -'f w'boad; issue. f' - "
of North CteroiaaittheconditioniOf this $14000.00, $1500.00 will. W45 ?;Bbonto;vThabojit:ttis and.if you ; do
and laws .under wj
the purchase;
With impunity.
t'Vnn rln Irnnur
nnntraot nrl t.M mA Ka tli- .e you realize that it costs the
prevailingsentimenatthrqads At iheiame cost per mileVwe mn who hauls OTerrds. ite pS
built under the:bond.issue; should will fe 150 miles of road and; at m , r
" 4; i- f ivi. ,i . i.' Ihaulsamiietnanit aoesthe inan
iuvi..j.ca4a., uV.au ine same rare per nine ur wot -t . ,ai0Aj'1jt, aA't
of ' ttem realizj!' it because it is 'ah
indirect tax and: you .pay it rnrih
xWaranq. toe onjrour vraonand
team 'nd in.the ,los$ of time going
ana coming.
By special request Mr J.. A.
LoDg will meet with the- voters,
Holloways Saturday nextat. 2:80. 4--W:i . -.ni.i..
Messrs. W. PyMri.and
Tucker Brown o pefH be ( hV&Wt:
present to explain the road bill,. x-t ' v r'-t .vt.--.-v:;
picacui, wiiia W utv u - lyear It certaimy.,WiuHv.notibe'
Lnapei. S' ... . Jlr-.- -f
Rev. H. M. North,, Presiding -whjt we a- doing now that -
Elder, will be at Webbs Chapel spending a fund not sufficient ' to
Saturday and Sunday to hold the improve the roads of .the .county
second Quarterly Conference of , i. i A ". . .
, i np. , . tT ... but with it we are trying to make
the Mt. Tirzah Circuit. He will ' . . (-, , Al
, 0 , . , , , them passable and consequently
at Allensville.
cannot concentrate our forces suf
ficiently to work them economic
ally. . . 4
Mr. R. A. Burch made a trip Js there ny reason to SUpp0Se
to Durham on yesterday, in his that ther win be a woiution. in
Studebaker car. ..He was accom- the methods at present employed
panied by Mrs. burch and child- if we are to continueVbuilding by
direct tax, the only change that is
stop and thihS about and 'remem-
to,,that'jou arepaying it alLthe ; '
8 yets that you ai BuiIaing roads
on $1600Q.OO per year, ou are n6t
saying it as you , would under; thp
be finished invtwt yirs:; anaVihd the same rate per mile for upkeep
same officers; that the people trust they will; cost',: us $3QQO.0O j iter
with their public ' w6rfcp;:-wille :year, and : thi; taken from t$e
lt;begun'atfd:e4tcom aid 3000.0 will Estill, leave" the
the wiir Ife'ii'o 4phanOTg othier - tbads:
cnamjing:oit systems iior any ques Tjj-qr tne rona issue ;we inen , get
tiori about the roads that are to lie ((4 Ut to ntraciVriSO miles : of
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; Table Showing Gpst of Hauling in Each - Township
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townspip .
ren and Miss Blanche Davis.
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DON'T BORROW YOUR GOOD NEIGHBORS' TOOLS
S IF YOU DO YOU WON'T BE "GOOD" NEIGHBORSLONG. g
2 BUY YOUR OWN TOOLS AND THINGS I OK, CLLANv.'pJ
ing house. ' . ' v-' r "'-r . 4;'K;:8
Z rvir rMinc vAn nr mt tuit nrcf TO riTTT THF1 .
I BEST COM?: TO THE BEST H ARDWARE STORE
IF YOU DON, r 3ELEIVE WE SELU CHEAPER
C ME IN AND SEE. .
Cunningham
Woodsdale
Holloways
Allensville
Mt. Tirzalu
Flat River
Bushy Fork
Olive Hill
Roxboro
Average haul to
market
8 miles
5 miles
8 miles .
5 miles
8 miles
5 miles
8 miles
5 miles
2 l-2t miles
Present cost ' of
hauling l"too to
market ,
''$2.40
"1.50
; 2:40 ' "
, 1.50 . "
; 2.40
- 1.50 :.
- 2.40 . '
1.5)
.75c!
Cost of hauling
if roads , were
good.
fcOc
- '.50
:. .80 .
, , ' .50
, . .80 ,
: i. .50
.80 ' .
. .50 -
-25
Cost -of hauling
if .ioadsl were
good 1-2 the way
- .$1.60 s v .
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1 1.60
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;V,""1.00 '
-' 1.60 ' f
" .;;50
Tax Paid to bad.
roads: ;
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.60
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1.00 v
1.60-
l.oo-" .
1.60,. '
1.00 " '
1.60;
i.oo 1 -
.50 " '
- vuwsrs yupreienfr w near .
bond, issue explained t and i discuss ; -
AHensville ; Friday -; Hay i',' :lh t m,' ;
Holloways -Bat v i ; : v
nupefLiiysfccnooi y
(' V Vi'-'ft, 11:00a. m..yy
IL-OOfcitt. .
7:30 p; itl ,
Ceffo i y; .4 r . : 330 p. m...
Bethel Hill v HrftO nt
Woodsdale-MtyiTirzali-
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Allensville; yr,-. S V.U:00 a. m.'.
Ashley's Store v'f, !.J3Qp.m.';':
Fogleman's' Store )' i;l 2:00 p, nu V '
SatterfieldClay-'4 ; y -
k .ton's store .'. " " ; 4:00, p.'m. V.-;
Hester's Store h " ' 3:00 p. m; . y
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MoriaK
J.Cuningham v ' ; :
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8, ;11 :00 a. m. .
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3:00 p. m;,.
Chub Lake- . t 'I " 9, 10:00 a. m. ; ' .
wooasaaie. yt
Roxboro -' .
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Wanted-A renter for next "
year with -good , force, and good . ' ' ;
on , nnd their - use This figure has been' arrived at teams, ly farm-s good , coml?Kr-
ice.and road in two jears. and their us mucn'crefursluJv'bv Vp" -nation ' and :.tobaccti.,.a00
re any for 38 years and -under the direct alter much t
built, this will be settled once
-Pn oil onrl lirnnnrlr bffnr
work be-ins : tax. we get 103.04 miles a part ;pf 5Kha5e siient their Hfetudjing
o,,.y..?.,i i ;,.u i--. whnh Ann ,kp for 39 vparsan'd road' problemsy.f, ' 'V-.!'
u ti-.i,v,r Miiao tA,mit vp'arc; ' for a From the table given -here' -be-to M. Satterneld
press their views to the Highway will have to wait 8 3 ears 101 s& . . . . N : x -
Commissioners and it is tight that part.
boro. Good pack barn; 3 cujatig ;
bams and good dwelling. -Apply , " '
fW should be heard on', all all' Dqn'tyou know thattheiusc.of
questions, so thaC the Highway these roads- amounts; to a" lot to the g V;;.'
Commission may become ''familiar farmer, below yoawillfinda ;ta- v.- - Jr
with the local conditions through- bleand from .if you yean i:figure
I out the county. . ' ' what you are paying eacn 3 ear ,10 , 5 r
You all know there is no use, in bad -roads:; 4 j , -1
the world putting money onjsome ' . The above table is based on the ,g
of the hills that exist in thisxqun- best-figures that can be obtained ;
ty and it is certainly necessary, it relative w ine cosi 01 uauims auu 0 . ,
we are to get from under the tax ' they aVe 10c. per ton mile for good; g r -s :jr-irfl
n. pvnpdvp 'hnnlincr. that" mir roa"dsand 30c! per ton mile for bad Ju4 Hi V vl
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and tor this .purpose it is necessary. T;. We dii not take in consideration, 0 v;'y.y ,;.;rrt-;: . Ajf -4: y''-;.n -C- -8
to have an engineer. .-" " .the time,' we thought, the tax;, bad' J-,-; ;"r ' V V;;'". 1 tTi VV--"' 'V3
ltvve are ever togetgooa roaas eiiuuii vviviiyuuuiav, o if llPilllJHa 1 , M iiftl In ItfayyAl
we will Have lb have one no mat-' know your. time V:worth; some-. 8; ;;'x VEflll iUuIl; WlU, ;;MUUlvy : Vy" o
ter 'what systW we employ and thing and; it tes about": half. dsO; V vrnYPn' :8
wouldn't it be less expensive-, to much to travel a good road as to g; : ; , ' A1';KU ADUKU 8
Pnlnv an Anorinppr 'for -lust two travel a bad onel : - 7. r ? S ' " 'Si ' - v. " ','' V; ;; - 'Cyf;-V" "rf v: o
years to look after the roads under '-There ismie other point . which (V.' ( f W USKv yOUr :pairOnage v
the bond issue, than if.would -to, we.wish tocalUttentiofito, m-one - ? i :f D" i mni i '
i...:i. ..1.1 " ofi'AloofYiQ'f IVnvp'annAnrpH it O. ; - UI1' y Lilt; . .clllCl ilb Ulv UUl S i
look after thebais to be built in. was statedthat the expenditure of :g . ;:y; ; OfOod S : " reaSOIiable'
pio-ht Vpats: br dirppt-.tnx., - f$lz8000.00 by direct tax;sho.uia at 5 . r '. r ' . , . C . -y. y
: Now let ns consider some figures: the end of eight years, give good g : priCeSailCl LlKi iaCt, tliat "
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v - .'ts: :i 1 1 .Ac .;ii totnnn on .thprrmcn v that, thp. road conimis X .. , i. 1 vvv, aiv. ai-vvay o uiaou.ty ,:v,
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a y.,i 'iinnpiN5 pannot.r.nvnrK.fftll tneroaciS-' z . riwitm? ttah " - - y.ty. o
'."ry; S!uu,. .y Trrr2 , . . ... r - t.v-.CI VCUU,r y'r;;: y- y." ;;.vo
r :.-;' v .rv!vnnwni Mki98m?W nf in the counwitn - tne siouuu.uu, 5 . y '4 . r.-"-, , v - ; .y .0,
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g T f " O' ' r " g-' us impress you allows nothing 'fosonable to suppose that we;. will gV JTJT V- g" '"JC li mm'' 51
: JUUIiy .DlUUbllpl 06, r ; . , - .i-6r;for; the-maintenance of the000.00thar,we woufdfor;$l OmiL JLO
S .r : :.- ';C-v:' "V, : yy; roads that are built thelst: 2nd. 00. y ,y -:v;,''-t: - :Q'y ; y;y;..,- , CJ ' y r ; - ,
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yjr ;t rafteribework is started - and :if "happen to been; one of the good
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