The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-15
(Durham Globe. |

Future Possibilities of North Caro-
lima as a Manufacturing State: Our
soil is rich in minerals, our forests are
mighty in timber our rivers unlimited
in water power, our climate as balmy
as perpetual spring, and we are near
the great markets of the world. These
advantages combine to form bright
outlook for North Carolina. Mr..
Julian S. Carr, responding, said:
To the Members Of the Raleigh Cham
Der of Commerce.:
GENTLEMEN when the Persians
advanced with their overwhelming
forces against Greece, it is said that
beautiful Athene presented herself at
the throne of her father and begged
for the preservation of her city. But
fate had otherwise decreed. Athens
must perish in order that better and
nobler city might rise from its ruins,
and accordingly Zeus was obliged to
refuse the prayer of his beloved
daughter. The Athenians took to
their fleet, abandoning altogether the
city, which the Persians then entered
and destroyed utterly with fire and
sword, not even sparing the sacred
olive of the goddess. But 10! as a
sign that she had not forsaken her city,
even in ruins, there sprang suddenly
from the root which remained new
shoot which, with wonderful quick
ness, grew to length Of three yards,
and was looked upon as an emblem ol
the regeneration of the city.
Men of North Carolina, it is within
our memory when the ruthless hand ol
war despoiled our altars, and fire and
sword destroyed almost everything,
save our honor, and yet to-day we Car
all rejoice in the fact that our rehabil'
itation and material prosperity com
mand the >dmiration of the world.
"Did we dare,
In our agony of prayer,
Ask for more than he has done a.?
When was ever his right hand,
Over any time Or land,
Stretched as now beneath the SUM-"
feel, my friends, that this banquet
given by the Chamber of Commerce
of Raleigh, is an auspiclous occasion
but you have given me a vast and
difficult theme when you ask me to re
spond to the toast "The Future oi
North Carolina as a Manufacturing
State
If this evening, could only com
mand the eloquence of our Waddell
of the Cape Fear, or the majestic
presence of our matchless Ransom, OF
the powers of our beloved Vance, o.
the "silyer tongue" of our honoree
Governor,I might hope to do the sub
iect Justice, and succeed in respond
ing to your satisfaction, therefore yor
must allow for the Shortcomings Of
one, who in such splendid presence
attempts his maiden post prandial eff
fort.
Speaking of the resources of Nortf
Carolina, it is always our proud boas
that of the forty-two States that com
pose the great sisterhood of States, per
haps North Carolina alone fills almost
if not quite all Of the blank space
upon the census report, and yet, m.
fellow citizens, there are numbers o
less favored commonwealth that NOR
largely figure in the grand makeup
that goes to make this the grandes
country on the habitable globe.
OF the original thirteen States, non
has a history rightly more HONORABLE
than ours. No patriotic North Caro-
linian is ever ready to admit tl,a
the Jeffersonian Declaration of Ameri
can Independence antedated our owl
Mecklenburg Declaration of the 2otl
of May, 10 say nothing of our Cow
pens, Moore's Creek, Kings Noun
tain, Guilford Court House; and tn
! Centennial of American independence