The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-02-06

The Henderson GOLD LEAF urges
the business men of that town to or
ganiZe into a Business Mems Associa-
ton or Chamber of Commerce, and in
this. as usual, the GOLD LEAF is right.
If the tobacco towns of the two States
will form organizations of this kind they
can do much good. We believe that
the prosperity of Oxford is largely due
to the influence and work of her Com
monwealth Club. That club has adj
vertised the town and brought capital
there for investment. The Common
wealth Club. consisting largely of to-
bacco men, has done much good. Hen
derson can profit by the GOLD LEAFS
suggestion, and other towns can go and
do likewise. Capital is coming south
ward every day, and will pass us by if
we don't attract its attention. Let
business men organize. In Henderson,
or in fact in any of our tobacco towns,
club of business men could get up a
circular letter on the profits of tobacco
growing. which if properly distributed
north, would bring hundreds of thrifty
planters here to improve and cultivate
our wasting lands. Let there be a
general movement of business men in
the various tobacco towns and wonder
full things we shall see for our section.-
DdariUe Tobacco Journal.
We are glad to have the endorsement
Of the Journal There is no doubt that
an organization of this kind would be
worth much to the town, just as the
Commonwealth Club. of Oxford has been
a potent factor in the growth and pros
perity of that town. We have a To-
bacco Board of Trade, which is good
as far as it goes. but there are other in
terests here beside tobacco. Let us
hove a Business Mems Association.
composed of the merchants, the manu-
facturers, bankers. tobacconists, pro-
| fessional men-everybody. That is
what we want.
Money Found.
l have a sum of money recently found by
me, which the owner can have by identi-
| flying, and paying for this notice.
Henderson, n. q. FRANK WORKMAN.
The Course of Mayor Hicks Endorsed
by High Authority.
To those who are familiar with the
matter therein discussed, the following
correspondence explains itself:
HENDERSON, n. c., Jan. 18th, 1890.
Hon. T. T. Hicks, Mayor.
My Dear Sr:-This morning at the reg
ular meeting of the pastors Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal, Methodist Protestant,
Baptist and Presby terrain churches, of the
town of Henderson, the general subject OF
your recent actions as Mayor, touching
the house or houses of prostitution in
| our community was discussed. And
without considering the merits of the
cases brought before your court, We de-
sire to applaud the efforts you havemade
and are making towards purging our
community of this abOminatiOn and dis
grace which receives the countenance of
some of our citizens This institution is
evil and only evil continually and no man
who fears God and regards man can af-
ford to allow his influence to support or
even cOuntenance such an iniquity.
We, as citizens, desire to assure you of
our high appreciation of your services in
the matter as our Mayor, and as minis
ters of the Gospel of Peace and Purity to
lend you our moral support in this and
every other effort towards thepromotion
of decency and good order. In behalf of
the pastors of the churches named,
L am yours very respectfully,
ALEXANDER SPRUNT,
Chairman.