The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-09-16
THE NORTHERN SETTLERS
WILL HOLD \ CONNENTION IN
RALEIGH FAIR EEK.
How il Oricinated What i TO be Done,
Who will Attend. and w hat Northern
Editors Saw 4 bout IL,

How il Originated, W hat II 10 De Done,
Who will Attend. and w nat Northern
Editors Say About 1t.
Fifteen hundred men living in North |
Carolina who were born North OF Mason /
and Dixons line. have united in call for |
a meeting Of the Northern settlers 70 be
held in Raleigh during Fair week. The
first effort made, in a public way, to call
attention to this proposed meeting was the
passage of a resolution at the late session
of the North Carolina Press Association
giving assurances of aid to the promoters
of this Association.
This is not meeting Of a few only or
the settlers, nor has it any other object IN
view than bringing to the attention OF
people in the crowded North the advan-
tages North Carolina offers to those who
are industrious and have small capital.
There are hundreds of people IN all see
tiOns Of the State who have come from
Northern States or foreign countries who
have prospered here and it is but natural
that they should desire their friends TO
come down with them and possess TINS
goodly land which if not flowing with
milk and honey, renders a generous return
to well directed labor. There is no part
OF our country that offers superior adVan-
tages to immigrants, and the CHRONICLE
reioices that the Northern settlers, who
have made our people their people ana
have succeeded among us, are making
determined and organized effort to lnduce
| others to do likewise.
1t is impossible for native North Caro-
| linians or our energetic immigration
| Agent, or our Agricultural Department,
| or our railroad authorities to secure any
great number of Northern immigrants un-
| less they have the active aud and earnest
cooperation of the Northern settlers who
/ have become thorough North Carollnlans
and are pleased with the country and with
their success. 1t is likewise frultless Tor
these settlers to hope to work alone
There must be united action on the part
| of both natives and settlers-whcn we Sc
cure that we can turn the tide of emigra-
ton in this direction, and not till then.
The present plan inaugurated by North
ern settlers who are to have entire man
agement of he meeting, assisted by Com
missioner Patrick and otherpubic spirited
North Carollnians-bid fair to result
successfully. 1t seems to us to have been
started in the right way. The following
is the address issued and signed by about
1 800 Northern settlers:
The Address Issued.
To ALL CITIZENS OF NORTHERN BIRTH IN
NORTH CAROLINA:-
The undersigned, adopted citizens OF
North Carolina having found that ''tht
lines have fallen to us in pleasant places
and that we are fellow shareholders II
ssthe goodly heritage" of those born in this
State, are earnestly desirous that all oul
old friends and neighbors who are think
ing Of changing their homes should come
to this State We believe that they coulC
prosper here as they could not elsewhere
, and if persuaded to cast their lot among
us they would never regret their choice
, To this end we ask you to join with us II
inviting all Northern people who are con
templating immigration to meet Us II
convention at Raleigh on Tuesday, Octobe
Goth, that they may hear from all OF us
of the superior advantages this State offer
to industrious and thrifty settlers. W
wish every county in the State to be thu
represented, that whether the intending
, immigrants prefer the sea coast, the broa'
midlan(is, the piedmont region, or tn
/ mountains they may find pioneer settler
p from the North in attendance to give then
{ the information they are seeking. IN
annual Fair OF the State Agricultural SC
ciety will help to illustrate the resource
: of every county from the coast to tn
G mountains.
: Mr.. Jno. T. Patrick, the States Ager
:. of Immi grafton, has kindly volunteered
# assist in the preliminary work of prepa
|
d All of you who approve of this plan an
IS who wish to have your names appende
h to the invitation that shall be sent Mort
4 are requested to write at once to Mr.. IA
,e rick at Raleigh, giving the name OF tt
,e State from which you came; and II any
al YOU desire to have copies of the invitatlc
+ sent to Northern friends, give their nam
n and post Offices also
ID Respectfully your
i FELLOW CITIZENS.
= The gentlemen who signed this call a
III among the most successful citizens of Il
2 State. Some of them live in the mOuntai
or and some of them on the sea shore. Tn
Of represent all sections of the State
rn notice the names of three or four OF o
he leading editors, hotel prOprietors, lawyer
nj many miners and owners OF mines, ma
n ufacturerS, merchants, farmers, HorlS
"a preachers, teachers, nurserymen,-ln ia
n members of all the trades and prOfessio
sh known to this country. They evident
its mean business and North Carolina peol
lid NATIVE here and to the manner born
nd must wake up and give them helpl
hand.
,vs Northerners who attend this meeti
ST will have an opportunity of meeting 10
of from the far East and learning from tn
ief about the fish and oyster industry,
nd cultivation of rice and the fine sport
e a fered to those who love hunting. Fr
nat the East and centre there will be farm
rth who can explain the advantages OF
&c level country and the profits made in c
.ilv tivating cotton and the bright yellow
5. s bacco which is famous the world Ov
ec- The dwelIers in the Piedmont country ,
, of tell about the wonderful fertility of t
ed beautiful and fruitful and healthful co
). try and show how men have made mo-
raising corn, wheat, tobacco and st
raising, etc. From the mountains t.
will come in numbers and the sturdy +
!. from the cloudland will represent tt
IN section as the best Gods sun ever sh
Ice! on They will all be here and til
ites Northerners who are here-it is at pres
on thought by Commissioner Patrick that
At 600 will come from the North-will
'nly able to Judge of the different section
'nly the State by meeting representatives f
Vlo each.
ate! who will Attend From the North
lo( | Invitations have been sent to many
on in the North and from the response:
'ep- ceiyed it is thought that quite a Ii
number Of representatives of the pl
tho farmers capitalists looking for profit
investments, farmers, &c, will be will
Commissioner Patrick has invited n
editors. not few of whom have sign
| the their intention of being p G.. Me-
9 on having a big delegation of active settl'
gen large number of editors is the best rf