The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-30
FLORENCE ON WHEELS.
The Young SOuth..The Best Advertise.
ment Yet.
[Staff Cor. STATE CHRONICLE

lStaff Cor. STATE CHRONICLE.1
GREENSBORO. N. c., October eth.
1s9O.-The thirty day tour of
the Florence party or Florence
on Wheels" is the grandest and best
movement yet made by the growing
towns of the young South. The fact
that Raleigh was included in the terri
tory from the beginning shows that the
Florence people realize the fact that
Raleigh is commercial centre of i'm
portance and the home of Southern cul-
ture and refinement Capt Fl. II Col
quit, who has been in charge of this
(3O) thirty-day tour through the leading
cities of the great West, North and East,
says that Raleigh surpasses other
cities in the manliness of her men and
the beauty of her women.
"Florence on Wheels" arrived here
Sunday night and remained until Mon
day night. The citizens of Greenville
we're greatly interested in the novelty of
a travelling city, and treated the party
most courteously and pleasantly, show
ing them their beautiful city and point
u
was day worth remembering.
The party consists of Capt. Robert
Andrews, Mayor Of Florence, Capt. Ja-
! liam Field, capitalist, and Mr.. Goodwin
81. Williams, editor of the Florence Her.
aid, and Mrs. Fl. B @ limbly and Mrs.
Arthur Vose, of Boston, accompanied
the excursionists far as this place. The
exhibit is in charge of the National
Press Circle, the name of which
/ Captain II r. Colquitt, originated
! and carried out this novel and
successful undertaking. The company
started from Florence on the 1st of Oc
tober for thirty days trip and have
travelled over 4000 miles, passed thro
nineteen States and the District of Co
lumbia, stopping at Nashville, Louis
Vile, Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland
Pittsburg, Washington, Baltimore, Phil
adelphia, Jersey City, Boston, Nashua
Worcester, Providence, Hartford, New
York, Springfield and on the reIurl
trip, Raleigh, Greensboro, Greenvlll
and home by way of Atlanta ant
Chattanooga. In addition to the prac
tic i interest manifested in "Florence
on Wheels" by the business men ant
capitalists everywhere, the party accom-
panying the exhibit have received tn
| most charming social recognition. Board
of Trade aud Exchanges have givel
them hearty welcome, city officials hav
extended cOurtesies in the way of ban
quetss suppers, dinners and at ever,
gathering the best good feeling g-pre
vailed and fair Florence and the youn
| HOY q n
containing the product of 80 or 40 factc
ries, woods, grains, cotton in all its stages
tobacco etc, etc., has been visited b
hundreds of people in all the stoppin
places, and by thousand in the lare
cites This original, extensive and la
ish scheme for bringing Florence to th
attention of the country has met wit
the strong approval of leading men
. the east and west. Mr.. Gary, Collectt
i of the port at Cleveland, was particula
: ly impressed by the plan, and said
one of the party, owe thought v
knew all about the most advanced adve
tising methods here, but tell you, yc
Southerners are beating the Yankees
o. their own game" At many plac
bright off-hand speeches were made
Major Field, Capt Andrews and NJ
Coiquitt and responded to in words
i handed hospitality by the officia
}. and prominent business men of tt
+. towns.
: The Raleigh party, which goes as tt
10 guest of the Florence party, will VII
d the Atlanta Exposition en- route.
d hear that number of our leadil
ii business men in Raleigh and Greer
Re boro will 60 to Florence on an excursi
re to the land sale which takes place n
,e vember 10th.
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