The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-19
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SsroeAS EXHIBIT AZ T"E
vroL,nDI'> EA"o''i'o''
or the Convsntion--1 he
Vo >orth Carolina and the
kfd' -, valuable Figures Res
'u" ,. adopted, Nc.
,Roral correspondence
BATTERY PARK HOTEL,
,.utyuLE, n @, Dec. II.
h bgg st industrial conven-
l.,,,rrssiye men that ever assem-
y ,5e bounds of North Carolina
coached Greensboro Tuesday
nJpdu large crowd of progress,
A.. from the leading towns and
ca centres Of the State. 1t was
ration aud an encouragement to
- who has faith in the great de-
,n The state to see 80 large a
nt Of go-ahead young and old
while remembering with JOY
Iai,ns of the ante-bellnm period,
o,t bac; m1urufully upon the
rgr. are living not merely ex-
tic prcseut oad laboring TO
a,lh which they themselves
vi, aad tnnsmit to their chll-
r,s a time when North Carroll
o5f sonra It's slow sobriquet
Van Wilkla." Ii was behind,
in progress, but in SEN
Men pursued the avocations
k.r iAtners, and IN some
..m.tleIrplce vas measured by the
,ad of the steer and OK. We
,,5t everything We needed and sold
: nothing except the produce O
.oi and the prices received FOL
V4re to5 meagre to supply tht
and wants OF progressive men AM
n., Ne were not only behind IL
nnt Of progress which IS Away
| win more than money, because tina
Samla wills to DC he performs II
nj, mel,gle: we were IN the rear IL
lTo4,ion We educated few OF ou
e,da and they were cultivated an
nj iproi5aud in tdeir learning Blu
H. even dill not reach the Who'll
u9p Of the body polite. 1t mad
unit bread of population
E,.- we're small parts OF tn
g{a WILL kuesded, but the lar
h. portion received 20 knead
n belias or proper cooking
sAte can never advance as rapidly q
@.a 5th the great mass OF its poE
tAWiluelate. However honest the
lgp lnd our North Carolina peopl
M .alaithcr read nor write are hon
H. Y ght and to be relied upon the
t.0 a,4in the position IN life to whic
a,tlaled by naturti endoE Ement
beare waking up along that line, an
Artdy iiahr CLEANS,
N Bl' the state cannot be as rich al
as it ought to be and car
|untl 1t ha' largely increased popul
|tDl. IN Massachusetts, there are 2S6 l
Eleope to the square mile. In Nor,
|Caro.na we have only 3? people
the square mile Ia this statement
Efound much of the cause why Mass
chlsetts Is rich and North Carolir
EPoor, In North Carolina those sc
tols which are most populous are me
prosperous. Where population is scant
fc1o1ls, railroads, banks, newspape
all al The agencies of civilized cor
munity are scarcely remunerative.
taxes people to make wealth, aud whe
ever you fad a dense population of
dlstFlous and intelligent men, there y
hal large accumulations, the b,
schools and churches, the best railroa
aaa fastest trains, and the largest q
aOest newspapers. Population is n,
eNdry Tor great progress. OF coul
moody VIII understand me to argue
"of oi all the people going to the ci
fN nom 1t, That IS one of the evils
WI CIVILIZATION. | am arguing for Il
KY populations in the country. l ne,
I@at 70 see great, populated cities
~ sonth and sparSely settled coun
Islrlets; but would have all our a
y ald owned and titled by intellig'
'1leTS who lived at home and boar(
y sae same place. I would have
pYPu,Stlon SO large that good scho
Tla ny churches could be easily maiD tain
'usts are hundreds of farmers in No
'oilla who are rich if they could I
I" ot Their land at a sum even
I1a y Is worth They will never
NV 70 90 this until there is a large
IA " population from other sectit
~ secure this additional popula,
y ~ sections Of the state is the ob
'u" mas brought together such ID
IVY" Ion OF representative men. I'll
@gS'ery a.S reason Why they should co
a1l prosperity and success await Il
NY. NV, and their coming will increase
.a''ii OIL the state as we'll as bel
'lga IN every way.
aoe same scarcity of population
-. '9 suoWn North Carolina 10 cont
a.s's also IN the other Southern st;
~ following figures shows the der
population Of the Southern States
Area Popu- Pop
rirgi,t, So miles. latlon. so.
yS,aa .:... IS, ,34S l,64-,9l8
sontG Gaoiiiiha aroma 5H,1Oi 1917, ,34O
Ge5raa51o 1'rollua $1,000 1,147, i6l
FIoriGG'a' '''''''.' 5000 1874, ,266
Aabua.,''''... 5926S 800, ,435
Nls.isu'i'aa, -. 5O,722 1,50',073
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