Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-12-17
4 MOST NOTABLE GATHERING OF
BRIGHT MEN.
THEY GET RIGHT DOWN TO
BUSINESS.
GOVERNOR FOWLE MAKES A VERY
HAPPY SPEECH.
AN ExCEI.I.ENT CHAIRMAN IN
GENERAL. VANCE.

About $50 delegates representingcvcry
section of the south and every line of
trade, as handsome and imposing
body of men as ever assembled in south
ern city, filled the body OF the Grand
opera house to-day to conduct the most
important discussion ever heard in this
section.
The convention was called to order at
ll:4O by S. ]. T. Johnson. of Texas He
introduced Rev. J. l.. Carroll, who made
the opening prayer, asking Gods bless
ings ON the convention and its objects.
and thanking the Creator tor safely
bringing the delegates on their journey.
Mr.. Johnson then introduced X. b.
Vance. who was made temporary chair
man.
Gen. Vance welcomed the delegates to the
country OF Western North Carolina, con-
graduating them on being here and say.
| ing he was sorry that he could not con-
graduate them on having fine weather
but also stating that there was an album
dance of 1.-THE snow. the snow, the beau'
tiful snow" Gen. Vance. in a short
speech, made note OF the natural resources
OF this section of the south, and of thu
changes that had taken place within th
past half century in the entire United
States. lie spoke OF the increased iacili
ties for transportation and said il wa'
the duty OF the South to increase the man
ufactures; referring to the better condi
tions of climate for manufacturing IN tin
south than in the north. He bid the lei
gates n hearty welcome TO the opera
house, the city and the state, and de
c,ared the convention open. He then in
tro,lured to the convention Capt. Matt
Atkinson who welcomed the delegates Ia
the city. (Capt. Atkinson. speech will
I've found in another column.
Gen. Vance then, in some pleasant re-
marks, introduced Governor Daniel &
Fowle, who, amid n storm OF applause
advanced to make the address OF wei
come on behalf Of the state OF North Car
Olina.
Governor Fowle said:
Mr.. Chairman and Delegates Of -Four
teen States ofthis Dear Southland o
Ours:
81 wclcom.. YOU in the name oi Nortl
Carolina and her borders. North Car
olina has met you dressed in the sarb o
n bride. She has put on her snowy
robes in your honor. | hid you, from
the south, welcome to North Caroline
and also the representatives from TIN
north. We are not fixed for the purpOs'
OF freezing out thc visitors from the nortl
: and IL they will stay here long enough
they can see the Sunny South in all IT.
I beauty. am glad to sec so many dele
gates from the south here. While w
4 love all the states. we know that no see
tiou has been SO blessed as the south
\ North Carolina Is the representative
state oi the south. She has all varictic
oj COUNTY, from the mountains to the SCI
= ms well as the diversity OF products AM
. climate. North Carolina intends to holt
her position of prominence viii III she ha
g, always held in the south. ] want thi
] state to have big exhibits ut the world
fair in Chicago. ! shall recommend il
&, INV message to the legislature that $50
O6O bc appropriated for this purpose an'
. hone all other sister southern state
will have big exhibits. again bid yo
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Tor Virginia second oniy 10 that ior
own state. We OF Virginia nave reason
Z. love North Carolina III recent times.
M love your Vance, the senator Inc y
was when our senator IN inc pni'
- States senate was vance, o' NORTH ~
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81 bring tidings OF Joy from virginia
North Carolina OF the gren. impr"
mrits' ihe e,'es "' s,oMT
through the state, Mr. Lyons 50, sn'd m I,
at II had been resolved 10 n''.e ."e W
To meet ~ Virginia at inc next sess, "
nrssee delegation aud was adopted.
was rs follows, 49,. -.
Resolved. That among the IMP