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LAW OFFICES OF
R. H. HAYES
PITTSBORO, N.C.
May 17th, 1917.
To His Excellency Hon. Thos. W. Bickett,
Governor of North Carolina,
Raleigh, North Carolina.
My dear Governor Bickett:--
I want to say that I am heartily with you in the economic policies which you are advocating. I am down on joy rides, too much chewing gum and foolishness of all kinds; but I think if a tired man or woman, or one who needs fresh air, should take a little outing occasionally, that there will not be near as much damage done or near as much of the “ration supply” destroyed as is done daily by the greatest nuisance we have, towit; the horde of useless, lank, lean, hungry, pestiferous, dangerous members of the canine family.
There is not a night that passes in the towns and villages, as well as the country homes, but that this nuisance destroys enough bread and meat to feed several soldiers, and considering what is given them by their faithful masters with what they steal from their neighbors, I believe that entire regiments could be supported.
Then, too, I think the trouble some of our citizens are having from so-called “mad dogs” is entitled to some little consideration; I do not think death on the battlefield is to be compared to one produced by rabies, leaving out the question of honor, patriotism and glory. Can’t something be done? At least, have a board of control or some restriction placed upon this unbridled curse.
It is destroying more food stuff than much of the so-called extravagnce we hear so much talk of.
Of course, eggs are high when there is nothing but the shells to be taken from the nest; mutton is high and the dead sheep are lying on the hill side; chickens are high when the bird dogs get through with their sport! The dogs are baying at the moon and stars, as were your calf and cotton last fall, at the prices they have helped to place there.
Really and seriously, I think it is hard to conserve our food supply with this horde of uncontrolled consumers preying on it at pleasure both night and day and I hope you will pardon me for calling your attention to it.
I believe with the genius that you possess some solution can be found for the problem even tho’ it be as difficult to solve as that of the submarines.
With my kindest regards, I am,
Yours obediently,
RHH/F
