The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-09-07
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ASSEMBLIES CONTRIBUTION aasf
Mayor Aston sent the following
telegram to Acting Mayor Huger
yesterday evening = :, 's.s,',s es.. ss..5,, .s
essa AsHEyILLE; N. g. Septic. ~
" b. Heges Mayoira pro an Charles
tons c. - -. - 80 ss - = ssa 8
The citizens of AsheTille send .bY.
express to-day thirteen hundred
dollars for use by youf : relief COM
mittee, with hearty sympathy for
your people. ss.d Z
3. ]. AsTeN, Mayor
More will be raised if necessary.
heties.w which bind AsheYille and
Charleston are too close for either
one or the other; to fail to respond
to the fullest measure of ability to
the requirements or necessity of
eiths The GdTTzEEis not surprised
at The result of the meeting which
it suggested be called In behalf of
the people of our sister city. The
people OF. .AskeEille haxe never yet
failed to respond to the calls of-suf~
fering humanity. God bless human
nature any Wayl 5sx sss.a. =. sss
URsKN1GHFs OF LABOR. s ssss
The, CIrIzEN publishes two. inn
portant COMMUNICATIONS from MFR.
John g. Lindsey, prominent
Der Of the local assembly of the
Knights Of Labor and one of our
substantial, good citizens. as.
One is in response to a suggestion
made by the CITIZEN last week rela-
tive to the organization of a build
ing and loan association for the
good, of our community, our. work
ing people, and the members of the
association. We are pleased to find
that the Knights, as a body,shaVe a
cooperative feature connected with
their order, and that the members OF
this will also cooperate with other
citizens, not Knights, in local en>.
terprises, &C., &c. In unity lies
strength. All uniting and contrib
uting to a special object can succeed,
when the best directed efforts of a
few will fail. Asheville is growing
she must be kept growing. To do
this such Industrial enterprises as
we have must be encouraged and
supported-given apreterence-and
others established. The working
people of q community are its bone
and sinew, its very life in truth.
When these are constantly employ
ed ana are comfortable the commu-
nifty prospers and grows, and no
place ever had too many if good,
regular, remunerative work could be
given them.
No place ever failed to 1anguish
where the working men who are
there are only casually employed,
at unrenumerative wages, and
living from day to day on uncer-
tainty. Every interest is involved
in haYing in Asheville a contented,
prosperous, constantly growing wor-
king class. Therefore, as one means
to an end, our citizens who have the
real interests of AsheVilles at heart,
and who believe there are others in
this world entitledto atleast alcom-
Portable chance to live and breathe
where they are willing, and capable,
to work for it, should cooperate
with the organization for which Mr..
Lindsey speaks In establishing and
aiding industrial enterprises in our
] city. We cannot tell what can be
done until we try; we cannot enter
upon or deYise plan, without con-
sultation. We would be glad if the
Knights would appoint a good COM
mittee, and let US see if we cannot
get together other of our citizens,
and discuss, and devise, and act.
We believe a building and loan as
sociation will be most useful. If
one can be organized and we know
it can be, it would prove a great
benefit to those who may not have
homes in aiding them in getting
them. Other enterprises may sug-
gest themselves upon consideration
and consultation. Let us all work
together for our mutual and for
| Asheyilleis good.