The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-12-24
NORTH CAROLINA.
\ Boston Reporter Interviews Mr. W Ills
X. Williams, OF North Carolina.

n.c.,o,. Some weeks ago the National Grange
January met at Boston and Mr.. Willis T. Williams
Februar of Pitt county, Grand Master of the state
-naIGh -Grange, made an address which was mighty
Np NNptli-'- compiimented by the Boston press. The
following interview with Mr.. Williams by
a Boston reporter is interesting The paper
Good W r. Williams the master of the State
StriG1 HiiI. Grange Of North Carolina. lives in Fak
strict lland, Pitt county. He represents that
Low mcounty IN the state senate. He was a
Bright Shareholder before the war, lost heavily by
Low Git but is now we'll -to-do farmer, and evi
,dently very Intelligent man. II aid:
There is more prejudice among us
against a Northerner than against any
Moore Nother man on the face Of Gods earth.
After the came the carpet -baggers
RaceiniwhO did not come to stay, but those who
steady y have come to stay never want to 90 back
,ba hnld hoover to stay is treated with the
rathar H. same respect and kindness if he We're
. -, = BORN and raised among Several hun
! lred families have come in the last twelve
nf q mil months, mostly from Pennsylvania. et
were sultny person who wishes Tor a home there
well up oyrte to John T. Patrick, Raleigh, \ c.,
weather bur emigration agent. 1t is better TO buy
@ en- farms already cleared. for It Is hard mat
or Febru ter to clear. Land brings from So TO $50
inferior ian acre, according to location. Land that
the pricesold for $50 before the now brings
goods about $50 and on. Farmers that are
smoker permanently located succeed well The
Tn; ,1 number of small farms has increased about
1;onG 100 per cent since the war
Filler, We raise rice, peanuts, cotton, corn and
(omla kinds of fruits that grow In the TEN
Mediperate zone. Our fishing interests exceed
6oodthose Of any other State, the herring indus
Cutters. try being the largest. We have greater
Conn variety Of minerals than almost any other
Good State our manufacturing interests have
Vranne quntupled since the war We raise four
CON times much cotton ever before. We
Medl have more money and are more prosperous
tlooc than ever before, but we need more c;tpl-
me tai and more men. Much Northern capi-
n tai has been invested in manufacturing in
tercSts; want more.
The negroes generally improvident,
Mebut harmless. They do much pet " steal
ing, but they are almost never guilty OF
Bulk-C.such crimes highway robbery. Two
Meai-V;whe men will fight, in other places,
Corn - and so will two negroes, but negro never
Sipa M" fights a white man Elections per-
fecly quiet defy any man to show any
Salt (per Of intimidation in North Carolina or
Sugars-4any unfair advantage taken of the negroes
in any way. Many negroes voting the
ard ", democratic ticket This is particularly the
Recase with the young negroes say again,
IIay-Prlthere is no such thing as intimidation or
Rio Cofeorbery in State There is regret
among us at the abolition of slavery. No
Powder ,)ne in the world rejoices that the negro is
Shot per rec more that | do. a new generation
Kerosene las come upon the field. They look upon
SAFETY lavery with just much horror would
Cheese' men and women of the same age in the
----'No orth My children sit down and ask me
pea slo,'' Do }o"n %' p people S" frss"cn'iy @ @sS
S-ltim. ''Pa, did YOU own human
being p
This has become entirely new State
since the war. We have debt of only
The Spriabout s., 900, O00 a fact that should en-
Jan";icourage immigrants. Our bonds Will sool
n,be as good as gold and for that matter
are about ;as good now. New lines of rail
Inc att road are being opened every year. Last
ttisf % Si year school fund $3.50, 600 There
fNsTTirI only 3 900 foreigners in the State be
1st.-A fore the war; perhaps there are twice a.
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