The banner-enterprise., 1883-11-10
NORTH CAROLINA AT THE B0S-
TON EXHIBITION.
An Interesting Display of Granite and
Marbler--A Fine Array of Minerals.

written for the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The opinions of practical men are what
people look for in considering the worth
of material wealth. A few days ago some
of Connecticut representative men visit
ed Boston and the American Fair. Among
them was Hon. N. d. Sperry, postmaster
at New Haven for many years. Mr..
Sperry is also at the head of one Of the
largest building concerns in New England,
and what he says of the building stones Of
North Carolina is Of great value.
After his return to New Haven, he
stated to representative ofthe Palladium
Of that city that he was simply astonish-
ed, and the more so because there is a
general impression that North Carolina
is not very rich in granite, marble and
other building stones. A single newspa.
per article would not be sufficient to do
Justice to it. While there are many that
have visited the exhibition, there are
many more that ought to do SO. There
is constantly placed before the eye some
thing of interest, but he was especially
interested in the magnificent display Of
the stones, marbles, gold and iron ores,
and other geological specimens that are
in the North Carolina department, But,
he says, II was
SURPRISED AND PLEASED
to see the specimens of granite and mar
BILE. 1t is susceptible of a very high polish
and is not surpassed by any from any
other part of the universe. Many quar-
ries 10 the State are accessible by railroads,
and others at present only by teams, and
there will be in time short branch rail-
roads by which these products can be
carried to the markets of the country. y
"There are on exhibition fifteen or
twenty varieties oi granite and marble.
The granite is similar to the Aberdeen or
Scotch granite and is capable Of finer pol
ish, being less porous and more beautiful
in texture. There are on exhibition spec.
linens Of marbles of all shades and varie-
ties. There is what is known as the
leopard marble with white groundwork
with black mottled spots in it. There
are also varieties Of stones for ornamental
building purposes, for outside as well as
inside finishing, which are superior to
those found in any other section Of the
country. The quarries are worked with
great ease.
"The people of the United States will
10 time understand that in this section
may be found the best quarries Of granite
and marble that have yet been developed.
These specimens embrace almost every
shade and description, and can be used
for any purpose to which marble is ap-
piled. IF slavery in the past years has
been the means of keeping these things
hidden from the people of the Northern
/ States, for fear of their effect on that pc
culiar institution, now that il is over
thrown the people Of that section are ex
trcmely anxious that Northern capital
and labor should come in Tor the purpose
of developing the natural resources. "
1.-THE people Of North Carolina may
Justly claim that their climate is unsur-
passed by that of any other section. The
North Carolinians assert that Governor
Jarvis has done more towards developing
the natural wealth and resources of the
/ Old North State than any six governors
that they have ever had, Three ideas are
uppermost in his mind, and he is doing
everything IN his power TO make labor
honorable, to see that every child has a