The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-04-05
NORTH CAROLINIANS.
OUR YOUNG MEN ARE NEEDED
AT HOME.
Some Pertinent Remarks on the Sub
ject of Tarheels at Home and Abroad.
WHINING IN Start

lWilmings,E Starl
A gifted young friend, Rev. NJ. H.
Moore, in communication in the
Statesville Christian AdSofafc, writes
thus:
"You talk about inducing immi-
grafton to North Carolina, | want
you newspaper men to do something
to stop emig, alton away from North
Carolina. These young men that are
leaving every week, are the onesthat we
want to develop our resources. What
can be done? 1t is not worth while
to abuse the State and denounce the
people. Let us 90 to work to oTen UT
fields for the employment OF thes, our
yeomanry. l would not exchange one
of them for ten Of the Immigrants
that are brought. Loving North Car
olina as do, bound to her by local
attachment that sometimes conter-
plate as foolish and absurd, this is
very painful thought to me-
Recently we have seen several sucn
complaints in some Of our State ex-
changes. The removal of young and
promising men to other States is always
to be regretted. An ordinary white
laborer is worth in dollars good deal
to State. An educated, industrious
and sober young man is worth thous-
ands to a Commonwealth. North Car
olina is as good a State to live and
toll in as any. We have been to the
Gulf of Mexico and have travelled over
many Southern States. We have seen
no better State, take it all anG all,
than North Carolina. The best cot
ton sections are equal to the best IN
other States. A $50 pound bale to
the acre has been and will be raised
on many plantations in this State. We
are not guessing as to what has been
North Carolina IS the best watered
State in the Union. Its fisheries ano
oyster grounds can be made extremel,
valuable and remuneratlve.
As good wheat, corn, oats, roots
: &C., can be produced in North Caro-
r lima, as in any STATE IN the Southern
v sisterhood.
y The grape in great variety IS native
e 70 North Carolina and grows to per
: lection. Fruits in great variety flourls
t here, and the first apples on the Con
d tinen, as to size may be found here. i
2 1881, North Carolina drew both tn
e first and second prizes for the fines
4 apples exhibited at the first World
r Fair held in New York.
, In the tobacco counties the yer
e finest weed grown in the United State
e or on this Continent flourishes. 1her
e are dozens of men in that unequale
IS section who make three times as muC
if per acre, per mule, per hand, as an
e sugar planter or conton planter
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi an
d Texas ever made. We say this b'
Y. cause we heard an intelligent Mlssl
t. sippi planter, and an intelllgei
20 Arkansas planter and an lntelllser
ID Louisiana planter say that they cult
Il vated the best lands, but could new
average $500 to the hand. we ha'
70 known men in North Caoollna
n average more than $1,000 to eae
0, hand worked.
" Then North Carolina is a good Sta
IN for large and small factories and I
ID those who would engage in mlnln
~ Dairy farms, cattle raising, &c., wou
s. all pay.
. The law and medicine and scho
is teaching-all honorable and lmpe
he tant callings-pay about as we'll nc
re as in most States. The poorest OF
do callings is editing. The field is n
an inviting. But few publishers ha
been able to make money above
he living. We would not persuade
in ambitious and capable writer to
re- main in North Carolina. But for
est other callings the field Is good en1us
he So much for a mere glance a.
,k State and its opportunities. You nj
lev bear in mind that railroad building
ci extending, that education is adva'
hat ing, that the average health OF
EN- State is as good as any, that the
RS. mate as a whole is desirable, that
n people are as good as the best, that
ON dustries are multiplying, that the St
nd has now nearly or quite 100000
ON habitants, and will probably have
our 7oo, 900 by the next census.
IGN We have noted what our you
re- friend said to make few remarks
the First, We do not believe emlsrat
nv is as great now from North Caroline
mi il was before the war. We have kne
colonies of excellen. people to m
off to Arkansas. Mississippi, Tenne:
and Florida. We have been in co
S. ties in States South of US that
Geo filed up with North Carolinians.
en- once visited a country church
ave Maury county, and it being kn'
that we were from North Caro-
|. twenty people at least came up
shake hands because they had reno
:. from this State and were glad to