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GA8TOX1A, jr. a
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1911.
NO.
GAS'
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BOY SHOOTS BROTHER.
Son of J. K. Holland Victim of Acci
' dent - Bat ' not Seriously Hurt
New Items Yrom Bessemer City,
Route One.' '.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BESSEMER. CITY, Route 1. Aug.
7. Mr. J. E. Holland's little son,
Garnett, .accidentally shot his little
brother, Furman, - last Thursday
with a. shot gun. One shot entered
the little -"-.fellow's shoulder, ope
went in his side and another In bis
leg. - None of the wounds were ser
ious,' however, and the boy Is now
able to "be out. .
Miss Fannie Alexander spent the
week-end with Mr. ,R. H. Alexander.
Mr. J. ' E. Holland and family
spent Thursday with Mrs. Martha
Holland.- Quite a number of our
people attended the celebration at
Cherryvllle Saturday. Mr. .Jesse
Holland and Mr. Claude Long Tint
ed at Mr. J. E. Holland's Saturday.
There was a singing at the home
of Mr, George Jenkins Saturday
night. Mr. Dolph Holland and fam
ily visited Mr. Miles Shannon Satur
day. Mr. Will Best ,1s building a
new eight-room house near White &
Jenkins mlll.-i-Mrs. Nannie .Van
dyke. Mrs. Martha Holland and Mrs.
J. H. Holland spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Z. C. Tate. Mrs. J. W.
Millen spent Friday with Mrs. R. H.
Alexander. Mrs. B. C. Best has re
turned home from Kansas. -Miss
Myrtle Griffin, of Dallas. Is visiting
Mrs. J. E. Holland.
LORAY LOCALS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
WEST GASTON I A, Aug. 3. The
rural sub-station has been moved
from the mil 11 office to the store of
Mr. H. W. Counts in the Mc.i Bradley-
building. Mr. Counts having
been appointed clerk-ln-charge to
succeed Mr. J. Stacy Boyce, resigned..-
. '
Mr. W. V. West is able to be out
after being confined to his room for
several days. ' .He drank some fee
water Saturday afternoon . while
very hot, and It came pretty near
fixing him. .
The Loray Tigers defeated the
Belmont youngster on the letter's
i ground Saturday afternoon, July
30th, the score being 13 and 3 in fa
vor of the tigers. Batteries: Bel
mont, Bumgardner and Costner;
Loray, Gordon and Willis. i ;
Mr Will Dalton and family are
spending the week with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dalton. Mr. O.
W.Mayfleld, of Spartanburg, S. C..
' has returned to the Loray and Is
working in the veav rrnn.M
C. L. Chandler , has purchased a
Buiek automobile iroi.. Mr. a.
Kirby.Iand Is taking lessons at the
steering wheel under Mr. T. M. Mc
Entire. All who are not quick mov
ers and good Jumpers take warning
and stay on the sidewalk.
Rev. J. A. Peeler is at Ftalesvllle
this week assisting Rev. J. P. F.an
' kla in a series of revival services.
Mrs. E. S. Fletcher, who; has been
sick for suite a while, was taken
back to the City Hospital for treat
ment this week. Miss Blance Trex
el, of Spencer, is spending the week
at the Loray as the guest of Miss
Claude Harris. Miss Amy Sloop, of
. Salisbury, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
A. B. McAllister and others this
week. Mrs. McAllister will accom
r"pany her home Sunday where she
will spend a couple of weeks visit
ing friends and , relatives. Mr. H.
Grady Eettlemyer is at home spend
ing his summer vacation with his
parents., ,
. Dallas, Route Two Items.
' Correspondence of The Gazette.
' DALLAS, R. F. D. 2, Aug. 5.
Miss Susie White, after spending
two weeks with her aunt, Mrs. H. G.
Rhyne, has returned to her home in
Gastonia. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Set-
-zer and family had as their guests
-. from Thursday until Monday Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Boat, and Misses Fan
nie and Mamie Setzer, of Newton.
. Misses Winnie and Vena White were
the guests from Thursday until Sun
day of their brother, Mr. Jno. White.
' Miss Winnie Odell, of Florence, &.
C, Is the guest of her untie, Mr. P.
-J. Maxwell's 'family. Mr. Moses
Rhyne has been right sick the - last
few days. Miss WJnnle White - Is
spending a few days with Miss Lola
' Rhyne. ;Mr. Avery Wallace was a
business visitor to 'Mount Holly
Tuesday. Mr. T. 1. Setzer attended
the Farmers Union meeting In Sails
bury last Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Nell Setzer and .Mr. Conly
' Stecer are visiting friends and rela
tives in -Newtoa. Mr. and Mrs. Ja-
- cob Carpenter and . little daughter.
Willie May, were the guests Satur
day of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.-Smlth.-r-
. Miss Lochia Weathers was the guest
from Thursday until Saturday of
Misses Lucy and Lorena Smith.
A large crowd of young people
enjoyed the singing given Sunday
- evening by Mr. Christie Jones. rMr.
T. A. Setzer had the misfortune to
lose two cows last week. He thinks
they ate too much cope and It kill
ed them. ' : - ' ' , :v" '-!-.-V
MR. B. F; CARPENTPR DEAD.
Highly Esteemed Citizen of Croose
Passes Away Mr. Charley, Mur
phy Taken to Morganton Hospital
Personal and News Notes - from
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Correspondence of The Gazette,
CROUSE, Route 1, Aug. 6. '
While at work at the Landers, union
gin house Mr. Christy Kiser fell and
broke his arm, He was Immediate
ly taken to Dr. Hoover,' who dressed
his wound. He' Is getting along
very well. Mr. Pender . Alexander
and wife are spending this week' at
Mr. Luther Costner'a, her father.
. Mr. Benjamin Franklin .Carpen
ter passed away at his home- In
Crouse July 27th. Deceased was
born in 1872 and was therefore 39
years old. In 1896 Mr, Carpenter
married Miss Maggie- Rhyne, who
with six children survives. At all
times Mr. Carpenter worked for the
best Interests of hie community and
was respected by all who knew him.
Mr. Luther Hubs and family spent
Saturday with Mrs. Huss' mother,
Mrs. Frances Kiser. The little son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kiser has been
right sick but is better. Mr. Isaac
Rhyne and wife and little daughter,
spent Sunday at Mr. Julius Alexan
der's. A series of meetings IS 1 in
progress this week at Webb's -chapel.
Mr. Charlie Murphy was car
ried to the hospital at Morganton
Wednesday. While in a serious con
dition we hope for his recovery.
Mrs. W. B. Carpenter Is quite sick
from typhoid fever. Mrs. Clay Kls-,
er and children spent Tuesday wh
her parents; Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Alexander.
McAdenville Matters.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
(Crowded out of last issue.)
McADENVILLE, 'Aug. 2. Miss
Chainpee Surratt, of Jackson Hill,
is the guest this week of her sister,
Mrs. L. N. LanlBter. Misses Vena
and Edna Roberts returned Monday
to their home In Salisbury after
spending a week here with friends
and relatives. Mr. J. L. Ford, of
Salisbury, is a visitor here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Webb were, the
guests Saturday and Sunday ofMr.
and Mrs. E. M. Hlslop at Salisbury.
Miss Trlssa Dixon, of York-llle,
spent several days here with friends
and relatives last week. From here
she went to Salisbury to visit her
nephews, Messrs. H. K. and H. L.
Roberts. Miss Meta McGee is
spending a few days with friends at
Blowing Rock. Miss r" Mamie Ray
left Wednesday, for Blowing Rock to
spend a few days with rrlend. She
was joined In Charlotte by Mr. and
Mrs. J. Arthur Taylor. .
Mrs. C. A. Helghllc, of Mt. Pleas
ant, Is spending a few days here'
with her' husband who holds a very
Important position with the. Pied
mont & Northern Rail way -Co. Mrs.
Carrie letlmer Is spending t! e reel,
with relatives in- .Charlotte. Mr.
and Mrs. I. y. Clemmer, of Newport
News, Va., were the guests here Sun
day of Mr." and Mrs. W. A. Kirksey.
Mr.-Frank Norman, of Charlotte,
was a visitor here Monday. Mrs.
L. N. Glenn and Mrs. A. M. Dixon,
of Gastonia, were the guests Sun
day of therr parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Ray. Mr. Joseph T. Ingram,
Jr spent Wednesday In Charlotte.
Mr. J. F, Curry, of Charlotte, Is
spending a few days here this week
relieving Mr. A. C. Kelley, who Is
off on his vacation. Miss Grace Al
bea was a Gastonia visitor Tbursdayt
Mr. Thomas Skldmore, of, Bing
ham pton,. Ten n., is spending the
week here with - relatives. -Mr.v S.
B. . Brymer, one of Gastonta's most
popular policemen, was here Wed
nesday shaking hands with Ms many
friends. Mr. Brymer served here as
policeman for nine years and we are
always glad to have him visit our
town. "-';
Mr. M. 3, Ray was a business vis
itor to Gastonia - Tuesday. Misses
Eliza and Daisy Hooper spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Bessemer. City
as the guests of their brother, Mr.
C. W. Hooper. -.;
Has Come Back Home.
Mr. John Nants and family, who
left Gaston county some five or six
years ago and went to Virginia
where they purchased a farm and
settled down, have returned to the
old" home county to make their home
Int the future. They arrived several
days ago.. Mr. Nants sold his farm
when he left but says he is looking
for one to buy now and expects to
stay in good old Gaston this time.
The Gazette likes to chronicle events
of this character. We would like to
hear of more -Gaston countians who
have emigrated to the West or any
other section coming back. They
couldn't do better. Gaston Is one
of the very- best, counties In all the
Piedmont section of the Caroiinss.
famed as.lt is for Its fine lands, its
manufacturing Interests and Its Industrious-
and prosperous citizens.
Mr. and Mrs. 'John J. Nichols,
of the Bethel section, were In, town
last Thursday, Mrs. Nichols speed
ing the day In Charlotte. w
BAD NEGRO THIEF CAUGHT.
Police Department Made Good Hani
When It Landed Bos McLean Last
Night Has a Bad ' Reputation
Had Robbed a Clothing Store and
Was' Selling Brand New: Garments
at Less Than Oost Bound Over
' to Court. '
' Chief of Police J. W. Carroll, Pa
trolmen Hord and Aderholdt and
Mr. Clarence Johnson landed ' Bus
McLean, - a notorious negro thief,
last, night near Lowell. From his
person they took a .44 calibre Colts
revolver and from his hands they
took a nice new tan leather suit
rase, which was tightly packed with
brand new clothing,-which be had
evidently stolen somewhere in this
section. He was brought back to
Gastonia and was this morning
bound over to the September term
of court by Mayor Craig, v In de
fault of bond he was committed to
the county Jail. ' -
The suit case contained four pair
of pants, three coats and a quantity
of shirts, ties, collars and . other
"gents furnishings," all of a cfieap
quality. One coat was tagged with
lot No. 6610, size 35, and another
coat, a gray one, was No. 8525, size
35. One pair of pants was tagged
lot No. 825. size 34-35. ' v
McLean did not deny stealing the
clothing but said he .broke into . a
store near Greenville, S. C. The of
ficers, however, are of the opinion
that the goods came from some
countrv store perhaps not far from
Gastonia, . .
McLean's record is a bad, one. He
has served several sentences on the
chailngang and had only been releas
ed about a month ago. About three
weeks afro he entered the residence
of Mr. Bob McArver and stole a
quantity of clothing.
Last night he was offering some
very wonderful bargains In clothing
in East Gastonia and the suspicions
of some were aroused. The police
were promptly notified and started
In search of McLean. In the mean
time he had shaken the dust of Gas
tonia .from his feet. -As usually
happens,' however, the Gastonia of
ficers kept after him till they land
ed their game.
SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 14THr
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Superintendent's Salary fixed at tl,
600 Three Hundred New Desks
. PnK-hased-Committee Appointed
' to' Consider Medical Examination
of Pupils Mr. MrEntlre Resigns
from Board Other Matters. '
At a meeting of the bo'ard of city
school commissioners last night sev
eral matters of interest were .dispos
ed of. . -.. i
Superintendent Wray was author
ized to close a contract with the
Peabcdy Desk Co. for 300 desks for
the city schools at the prices sub
mitted. .
Ihe superintendent's salary was
fixed at $1,600 per year, beginning
June 1, 1911, this being an Increase
of 1100 per year.-
At a meeting of the hoard held
Tuesday night, August 1st, Mr. T.
M. McEntire's, resignation .as a mem
ber of the board was presented and
accepted with reluctance.
The committee on buildings and
grounds were ordered to make such
repairs and Improvements on the
school buildings a& they deem rea
sonable and necessary.
Dr. McConnell, of the board, and
Supt. Wray were appointed a com
mittee to confer with the .Woman's
Betterment Association to consider
the matter of medical Inspection of
the school children,
v It .was ordered that the schools
open September the 14th.
The matter of vaccination at the
Loray school was referred- to the
committee appointed to confer with
the Woman's Betterment Association
and. also with the city physician to
ascertain if an hour cannot - be
appointed for vaccinating the chil
dren at that school. 1 v
Family Reunion.
- There will be a family reunion of
the Shetley and Frooeberger fami
lies on Thursday, August 10th, at
the home of Mr. S. A. Shetley, two
miles south of Bessemer City. All
relatives and friends are invited to
come with well-filled baskets, v
Pfcnic at Boogertowa. v
Thursday, the 10th. Is the date
for the Farmers' Union picnic to be
held at Boogertown, south of Gas
tonia, by the locale of Tanyard,
Mountain and ChapeL President D.
H. HU, of the Agricultural and Me
chanical College, . Raleigh, will de
liver the principal address. - Mr. R.
L. Nunn, State organizer, of. Stokes
county, will be present sod make an
address. All preparations have -been
made for a big event and everybody
is invited to come and bring well
filled baskets. There will, be 'music
during the day by the Farmers Union-
Band. Gastonia will be repre
sented .by a good crowd. The mem
bers of these three locals would be
glad to see the people present from
all sections of the county. -'
: CHERRYVILLE THE MECCA.
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Tea' to Twelve Thousand People At
tended Celebration . Saturday
' ' Governor Kltchln. Made Splendid
Speech Ut Largo Audience--Banting
of the Balloon and a
Heavy Downpour of Rain Only
' Drawbacks Old Soldiers Treated
" Royally. ". ..' ; ; V-
All roads led to Cherryvllle Sat
urday; at least all Gaston county
roads did and it looked as if a good
part of the population of Lincoln
and Cleveland counties were there
to help swell the crowd and enjoy
'the occasion. There were visitors
also from York, Mecklenburg; Ca
tawba and even remoter counties.
The newspaper man saw at least
one man who drove 35 miles to get
there. The crowd Is variously es
timated at from 10,000 to 12,000,
none of the estimators placing It
lower than the first figure. Gov
ernor Kltchln said It was the larg
est crowd he ever saw in a town the
size of Cherryvllle. It looked like
circus day and a big circus day at
that in the fall of the year when
crops have been gathered and folks
have more time than now to recre
ate and look for a good time.
From early morn' till the noon
hour people poured Into the town
from all directions, coming in auto
mobiles, buggies, . wagons, horse
back, on motorcycles, afoot and In
all sorts of ways. Main street took
on the appearance of a midway at
the fall fair. The venders of pea
nuts and red lemonade, the spielers
for the vaudeville shows and the
restaurant keepers kept the welkin
ringing while the Clara Concert
Band, Gastonia's crack musical or
ganization made the air merry with
martial tunes. The crowd was out
for a good time. Despite its size no
8lpm was seen of drunkenness and
there was no disorderliness. In this
respect the crowd was one of the
very best anybody has ever seen in
Gaston county.
Because of a sad' mishap one of
the principal attractions on the pro
gram was necessarily cancelled and
a good many people were thereby
disappointed. It was the balloon
ascension. The balloon went up.
but In smoke. While the owner and
operator of the "sky-buggy" was
filling bis apparatus with gas It
caught fire from the gasoline light
underneath. It was quickly con
sumed and the fond hope of seeing
the air man do stunts high up In the
ethereal blue vanished from the
hearts of many. The balloon man
was the loser by perhaps several
hundred dollars.
The train on which Governor
Kltchln was to arrive was about an
hour late so It was 1 o'clock when
he began to sneak. He addressed
the people In the open air form a
stand erected on the graded school
grounds. He spoke for sn hour or
more and was heard with the very
strictest attention by a large crowd,
Most of his hearers had to stand,
notwithstanding which. fact they re
mained during the entire time the
Governor spoke, an hour or a ifttle
more. The Governor spoke on the
requisites of good citizenship and
his address was a strong, logical,
convincing treatment of his subject.
The prime requisites for a good cit
izen are intelligence. Judgment,
courage and honesty and on these
topics he dwelt at length. Mr.
Kltchln has been heard a number of
times In Gaston during political
campaigns and has a large following
In the county but It is certain that
his address Saturday, on a subject
into which he Injected nothing of
politics, made him more friends. No
person could hesr and heed his ad
vice without being a better, a
broader, a more valuable member of
society.
At the conclusion of the address
the ladies of the town served a
sumptuous dinner to the Confeder
ate veterans, more than two hun
dred, on the second floor of the new
city hall.-As they emerged from the
building after having refreshed
themselves at the tempting tables
of good . things, Governor Kltchln
greeted them at the entrance and
shook hands with all the grey
haired warriors, many of whom are
now tottering on toward the end.
He greeted them with a word of
cheer and praise' for their bravery
In defending their homeland and the
veterans showed their appreciation
of the Governor's thougbtfulness.
i Shortly after y 3 o'clock a heavy
ralnr scattered the crowd somewhat
and marred to some extent the last
part of a day in every other war-delightful
and profitable. .
The Cherryvllle people had made
ample preparation for the eitertaln
ment of their guests and everybody
felt free and easy. c
The day was In every sense a suc
cess and everybody who partook of
the town's hospitality will wtrnt to
go back-next year..
Veteran Reunion. ;
Thursday of this week, August
10th. is the date for the annual
meeting of William Gamble Camp
United Confederate Veterans. ; It
will be held at Dallas. The good la
dies of that town will as usual pro
vide a good dinner for the veterans
and they - will be otherwise entertained.'-
, Capt." J. Q. Holland, com
mander of the camp Is quite 111 at
his home and will not be able to
to attend. . .Mr. Thomas H. ; White,
secretary and treasurer of the camp,
requests The Gazette to state that
all the veterans in the county- who
cant possibly do soare requested to
attepd this reunion. .
Mr. C. A, Mitchell, of Bessemer
City. was. a business visitor In Gas
tonia yesterday.
TAX LEVY THE SAME.
Total Levy is. Same as Last Year,
Only Change Being to Equalize
. Difference la School Levy Made by
Last Legislature Only Few Com
plaints Heard as to Assessments
Chalngang ( Camp No. 2 With
out Superintendent Jury Drawn
for September Court.
The board of county commission
ers met in regular session for Au
gust at the court house yesterday
and transacted considerable busi
ness. The general county tax levy
was made and the total is the same
aa last year. It Is given below; Tbe
list of special tax levies Is crowded
out of this issue but will appear
Friday together with a list of the
months disbursements. The Jury
list for the September term of Gas
ton Superior Court was drawn and
is- given below. A few complaints
as to tax assessments were made
and adjusted. Following Is a record
of tbe board's transactions aa taken
from the minutes:
M. E. Lovett was exempted from
poll tax, account physical infirmi
ties. '
R. L. Hoffman exempted from poll
tax, account physical Infirmities.
Perry Wright, ex-Confederate sol
dier, was granted license to peddle
without cost.
It .was ordered that the contract
or's construction bond for building
of Sloan's ferry bridge In the sum of
S28.7&0.0O be accepted and filed. It
was also ordered that contractor's
maintenance bond for same bridge
In the sum of $44,615.00 be accept
ed and filed.
Thos. H. White was appointed a
commissioner on Long Creek Drain
age Commission in lieu of A. C.
Stroupe, resigned.-
The following bids were received
on Crowders Creek bridge as per
plans and specifications: -
Virginia Bridge ft Iron Co., with
extra concrete, $2,400; without ex
tra concrete, with 30 cents per foot
for extra piles, $2,240.
Roanoke Bridge Co., with extra
price of 25 cents per foot for extra
piles, $1980.
Austin Bros., piles $5.00 each ex
tra, $2,046.
L. Moeeley ft Owego Co., $7 extra
Tor piles, $2,136.
York Bridge Co., $1,723.
The contract for the erectlpn of
this bridge, which is on the Gasto-nla-Piegah
macadam road now being
constructed, was let to the York
Bridge Co., York, Pa., tor $1,723,
to be built according to plana on file
In office of register of deeds.
JURY LIST.
The following persons were se
lected to serve as jurors at the reg
ular term of Gaston County Super
ior Cpurt to be held Monday, Sep
tember 11th:
FIRST WEEK.
E. F. Wilson, Gastonia.
J. N. Hanna, Gastonia.
Kelly Ford, Cherryvllle.
A. B. Lineberger, Bessemer City.
L. H. J. Houser, Cherryvllle.
W. H. Pureley, Gastonia.
Robt. S. McGlnnas, Cherryvllle.
R. A. Cloninger, Dallas.
. J. T. Bennett, McAdenville.,
H. L. Rhyne, Bessemer City.
J. G. Rutledge, Stanley.
C. H. Hoover, Mount Holly.
S. G. Shelton, Dallas.
E. L. W)lson, Dallas.
G. Lee Beam, Cherryvllle.
James Rhyne, Dallas.
C, W. Falls, Gastonia.
L. P. Rankin, Mount Holly.
. Geo. B. Cloninger, Dallas.
T. M. Oates, Bessemer City.
C. F. Smith, Stanley.
W. A. Robinson, Mount Holly.
W. L. Adderholdt, Cherryvllle.
R. E. Johnston, Belmont.
David Wright, Belmont.
W. J. Swift, Bessemer City.
E. P. Lewis, Gastonia.
H. G. Wlnget, Gastonia.
F. 8. Kale, High Shoals.
Mike Best, Bessemer City.
Robt. B. Hicks, Cherryvllle.
" C. H. Blackburn, Cherryvllle.
W. A. Rankin, Mount Holly.
J. L. Leeper, Belmont.
J. B. Beal, Gastonia.
SECOND WEEK.
H. S. Dixon, Gastonia.
J. L. Loftin, Mount Holly.
J. C. Grissom, Gastonia.
D. S. Underwood, Mount Holly.
A. A. Cathey, Belmont.
Thomas Hovis, Stanley.
H. D. Stilwell, Mount Holly.
T. F. Cannon, Stanley.
John R. Rapkln, Gastonia.
' Walter C. Ford, Cherryvllle.
Frank Navy, Kings Mountain. '
' R. J. Underwood, Mount Holly.
' W, F. Pearson, Gastonia.
J. L. Kiser, Bessemer City.
W. W. Wentz, Belmont.
: Henry De'rr, Mount Holly. '
J. H. Pursley, Gastonia.
Geo. W. Clark, Bessemer City.
7 County Supt. . of Roads T. L.
Ware, 'was instructed to go over the
roads at High Shoals and do what
ever repairing is necessary. - . '
John O. Martin was allowed to pay
single tax. , ' .
It was ordered that the -superintendent's
position of chalngang
eamp No., 2. formerly held by R. A.
McArver,' be declared vacant. : :
Commissioner John F. Leeper was
elected a delegate to' the State Asso
ciation of County 'Commissioners; to
meet at, Aehevine. - '
TAX LEVY FOR. THE YEAR 1911.
It Is hereby ordered by the board
of county commissioners of Gaston
county,- N. C, that - the following
taxes be levied for the year ' 1911,
on the one hundred dollars valua
tion of : real estate ' and personal
property-, which each tax payer own
ed on the first day of May, 1911,
listed or required to be listed by
law, for the payment of the expens
es of the State and county. govern
ETES ON GASTONIA.
Business Men and Farmers of OChesr
, Sections Looking This Way Teav
nessee Man Wants to Start Ban'
rell Factory Another Wants tm
Establhdi Business College h
diana Farmer Asks for Informs
tion About Farms. ' ,'
Gastonia is a good town; Gaston
is a good county. Those of us who
live here know this and folks sway
from here are finding it out. 8eo .
retary Robinson of the Commercial
Club Is receiving a number of la '
qulries from other sections of tfct
country 'requesting information sua
to openings for various kinds of In
dustries and also as to farmlns
lands and values.
A few days ago Mr. Robinson re
ceived a letter from a gentleman
living In a thriving town in East.
Tennessee which was in part aa fob
lows: 'Ms I am seeking a location forsv
small factory will ask you to gts
me what information you can eon-,
cernlng your town in the way of wa
ter and shipping facilities. Alan
state the location of your nearest
tight barrel factory."
Another letter reads as follows:
"During the past four years 1
have been conducting an interesting
and fairly successful business school,
at this place but the field here- la .
limited, the demand for work la thin
line is about supplied and I am clon
ing my work here this summer. I"
would like to establish a flrst-elaau.
permanent business college In sanm
good live town. Have you such a
school In your city? If not 1 might
come there and look around. I have?
been Interested In reading some
thing about Gastonia in the Inter
urban edition of The Charlotte Ob
server. Of course if you already
have a business school there it la alt
right. I .am considering several
places. I was formerly connected:
with the Massey Business College
and altogether have had large ' ex
perience In this line of work. Will
be glad to furnish testimonials and.
references if desired."
Secretary Robinson also received!
a few days ago a Jetter from a gen
tleroan In Indiana making inquiry
concerning the farming interests,
here. He desired to know some
thing of the crops raised, the kindL
of soil, markets, etc. Mr. Robinson,
in writing, sent this inquirer a copy
of the Gaston County Soil Survey re
cently Issued by the United State
Department of Agriculture.
A gentleman who has for many
years been closely Identified with
the cigar-manufacturing business in
Pennsylvania, and who -has been
successful in that line of buslaeasw .
has recently had his attention drawm
to Gastonia as a good place for that
location of a factory which he ex- ;
pects to project soon and The Ga
zette is Informed that he will visit
Gastonia In a very short time witH
a view to investigating thoroughly
conditions here. .-
Still another industry, which Gas
tonia may possibly get is a factory
which makes bagging. It Is already -in
operation in another town - bat
the owners are ', very deslrlous of
moving to Gastonia and if the prop
er inducements are held out it cam
no doubt be easily gotten. '
Gastonia would welcome all 'of,
these and more. We have "the towm .
of opportunity'-1 for ;them.S CondS :
Hons here are, favorable .to the op
eration of any number of .. small -plants
of most, any character. Fan. ,
mers, and most especially If they de
sire to' engage In trucking and can
ning business, would find ' a rlefe
field here. " - f - r
In the meantime, while the eyes of
many are on us from various' di
rections It behooves every Gas-,
tonian to do his part boosting the?
town.
ment, and for the purposes of rais
ing the funds authorized by the saw- i
eral acta of the Legislature, author
izing special taxes, vis: -
A tax of twenty-one (21) cents om
the one hundred dollars valuation of ,
real and personal property, for the
purpose of the general State tax.
A tax of four (4) cents on the ana
hundred dollars valuation of rent ,
and personal property and . twelver
(12) cents on each taxable poll far
the purpose , of the - State penetoa '
tax. 1 - "
A tax of twenty-one and two
thirds (21 2-3) cents on the . one
hundred dollars valuation . of real ;
and personal property and thirty-,
eight (38) cents on each taxable poll
In said county for the maintenance
of the poor and for general purpoa-.
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;A tax of twenty cents (20) on the
one hundred - dollars valuation of
real and personal property and saw
and 50-100 ($1.50) dollars on eeh
taxable poll in said ccranty for gejs
eral school purposes.
A tax of twenty-five (25) cents
on the one hundred dollars valua
tion of real and personal property
and seventy-five (75) cents on each,
taxable poll In said county for tnsr
puppose of special road tax. In eon-
pliance with Section 464 Laws of
1905. : . . '
j It is further ordered by the board!
of county commissioners of Gaston
county that the license or prlvllega
taxes mentioned and described Da
Schedule. B. and C. of the Rereano
and Machinery Act, In which tao
counties are permitted to levy alike?
tax as that levied by the State, W:
and the same are hereby imposal
and directed to be collected as there
in set out, except under Section C2
of said Act, which baa been prohib
ited by a former order of the bosxi
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