The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1884-03-06

Vance County Moving in the
Matter.

a II enthusiastic lueetluS vi t.'e
citizens Of Vance county was held
in Burweli Hall Monday last, for the
pU pose of discussing the subject and
takiGg sin" dedsi!sa. ~actioe i, tbs
Fi1a Tfhf oE ~ Exposition. Col VIM.
If. S Bur=Tyn ext iaired the CD
jet of the meeting. Mr.. G. w.
Raney Of Kittreil WAS elected chair
mar, and Thad r. Manning and
Walter II. Page, Esq, of the State
Chronicle, secretaries. ULOn invita-
ton, Col. l.. L. Polk first addressed
the meeting. His speech was plain,
prac teal and TO the point. He spoke
of the Importance of the Exposition;
the good that was bound to come out
of it. lie alluded to the grand
mistake that North Carolina made
when she failed to have herself rep
reseuGed at the Philadelphia ecu
tennitI. and the hit she made by her
magnificent exhib at Boston.
Lack Of space prevents our following
he line Of Cot. POik's excellent adj
dress as it deserved.
the chair appointed the following
contuittet-three FROM each town
ohip--0n resolutions:
Henderson Township: Col. VIM.
81. S, BurE"yn, }. E. Burroughs,
Il. < Young.
kit!reH Township: &C. II. VIII
'laus, w. X. Duke, d. II. Gill.
| Sandy Creek TownsEip:-Silas
Powell, l. n. TunstalI, NJ. B. Prince.
M.otIeburg Tcwnship:-k. W.
k+arney, stephen SatterWhile,
Stephen Ii. TeIuer.
Wliliamsboto Township :-Jno.
6. Morgan, Or. Thos. ). Register, r.
4. Bullock.
To" nsvIIIe Township ;-Herbert
Tag lor. Z A. Lewis, y. II. Boyd
Nutbusn Township w. "
/ White, Ed. Watkins, W. Il. Burweil
! Alter snort retirement the com
iG.;ti+e DrUGt1t IL me lGT1OWIug re-
solutions, which Col. Burgwyn read
and spoke enthusiastically in favor
of their adoption.
ResOived, Isl. That the Inaugural
ii IL OF a movement to exhibit in,
produces aad Industries Of the Staie
tof the purpose vi aiding the devel.
lpinent OF lis resources, d. Il inducing
me iut1ux OF capital and desirable
Immigration in the Stale, is one
OF ne ut st Important enterprises il
The history OF Nor. h CarvilEa, ano
deserves the hearty endorsement o.
every patriotic citizen.
z. That the crunty Of Vance can
tot afford either to be lacking III en-.
thu,iasm for such an enterprise, Or t.
. oe behind her sister counties in CIV
ing substantial support to the expo
sitiOn.
8. That il the absence of deci5-
ion OF the Supreme court in the mat.
ter, the opinion o! the Atty General
that ii Is entirely within the pOwei
! of The county commissioners 20 ap-
prOpriate money for making an ex-
! nfbit of the resources, agricultural
! industries, mineral deposits aud ,nan.
ufacturlng products Of the county al
such exposition, must be received a>
the law Of the Case; and in the judy.
meut OF the meeting an appropriation
for such purpose, not 10 eXcet d $500, l:
demanded alike Oy every consIdtra-
tion, patriotic as well as local,
4. That the PRECEDENT Of lhis meet
ing be empowered to appoint Il cen
trail committee Of Eve citizens of the
county, WHO shall havA the supreme
direction of the collection and presen
talon of the exhibits of the county
and also sub com mit'eeS of The seven
townships, who shall have the duty
under said central committee Of col
Iectlug exhibits from thrir respect We
townships and contributions Of money
To uet'ay said EXPENSES.
D. That The erection Of separate
building, TO be devoted to the repre-
s@sl!IsIApn of the exhibits frorr, Nan..4
county is desirable, and the liberia
aid vt the citizens is invoked TO de
fray the expense Of SUCH buiiCing.
6. That as, ia all probability, al
enterprl;e of such Stale impOrtsuc
. will not again be witnessed in thi
century, and AS the pre- IS of every
section of the State, Irrespective G
party, has united in warm apprOva
of the movement and extended to u
their best wishes for our success, i
hehooves every son OF North Carolina
lea exert himself to make this yea
memorable AS the 3OOth annlversar,
of the establishment Within the pres
ent territory of the State of the frs
colony Of EngiiSh settle, rs in IN
Uniten States, doubly memorable a
The year when the great exposition
Wa held.
The resolutions were unanimousl
adopted.
sStlrring addresses were made b.
. Walter IL Page, E-q,, of the Sta,
Chronicle, Col. W. III. Cheek, Nj
Samuel Watkins, aud others !; afte
which the meeting adjourned.
From the interest manifested 8
this meeting, the Guild LEAF fee
satisfied that Vance county will b
! REPRESENTED at the State EapositiO
= in \ manner that will do credit to i
Z people and fully sustain its We
Known reputation abroad.