The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-19

A meeting OF the citizens Of w.
d0a was L1Id 90 Monday nigh. Of
last week relative 10 he opening ap
of tie canal. steps have bee
taken for utilizing tAe mcaas 10.
great development.
\ committee was appointed -
confer with the proper persons in
tereStrd in the canal. and the
Roanoke Nelcs says the following of
Mess. kltchln and Mason who
were present;
While the committee was IN Com
ference, the Hon. w. III. kltchln,
who was present. in answer 10 re
peated calls, addressed the meeting
Capt. Kitchin salI that no people
were more interested IN the dcv ell
opment OF the canal than the people
Of W WeldCn. The canal could not be
developed without giving great All
vantagcs 10 the entire community,
but such large enterprise could not
be brought 10 completion without
money, and it would pay the people
TO invest In it. If You have an as
suIanCe that the canal Will To-
developed Weldon can well afford
of itself TO give $4,000 without
getting one dollar directly IN ret IA,
Every farmer, every doctor, every
merchant, every business man
would feel the impulse given 10
trade. The increased business
would more than compensate for tile
outlay. There is no donbt o. II.
1t is the experience of the world.
Many ci1zes of that place gave
largely 70 the Scotland Neck rail
road. 1t cost them $4,000, they
had never received a ceAt IN return
and did not eXrect to Ehen they
gave the money but they knew they
must have the road and they got 1t,
AMI ne could saE fo- himself aad
others who subscribed that not one
Of them would have bis money back
if by getting it they should lose the
road. SO 1t is everywhere a; SO it is
with you. The development of The
canal with your half dozen railroads
and your r2yigable river T0u''
AXE Weldou the great hus.ness
centre Of the : ate and second 10 no
g .ty in the Soutl Why CAM. two
ni,.hon tales Of cetfOn be m urac
tured here iu,'cad of sending il
elsewhere, and millions Of d0l!a.z
brought here annually and di8trIbu>
ted throughout the country. 1t can
bc done, and you would be glad %
say YOU lived in weldon--a town
spinning 100000 bales Of cotton,
employing and giving work to 80
! 900 people: where you handle one
thousand dollars now you would
. handle one hundred thousand then
and all this money would BRING
| people to the plece, ana thus t."
canal would be worth thousands
and thousands of dollars yearly tC
every business man IN the commu
nifty.
Mr.. kitchln's speech was received
with applause. Calls We're then
made for Capt. T. w . Mason
CAPT. MAsON's SPEECH.
In response Mr., Mason said he
was glad to take part in these pro
ceedings; the development Of the
canal had been near his heart for a
long time. He was heartily glad u
see the matter moving a last. 1t
seemed strange 1t should have 70
manned unlot.cCd 80 long, but il
took lon. time and much htiga
ton to get 1t into the shape il
which it now r.. Til, property had
10 be s5ld, a new charter had u bt
obtained. jealousies OF speculatot-
had to be overcome, and other OO
stacles had to be surmOunted. But
all thIs had finally been done aut
he believed the company which now
owned the property wants TO deYc.
Op i at once, The people OF Wei
don have d deep and abiding intcI
a.,t II (. 1t is n58I 81 your dOOEs
/ In;S CORPORATION Is mere as y0uI