The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-05-15

square miles. He said that, 100
wears ago, Martin anl Hanes forged
pillow shares on the present site of the
Elkin mill He said that there was a
fine deposit of manganese at Hauser-
town and that opposite Donaha,
near East Bend, to the Davie line
th"re was a'deposit OF what is called
sand iron..'sof almost absolute puri-
~, from which II man named Hnbson,
near the mouth of the Ararat. used
to make the best and toughest horse
shoes in the world. On Fish River
there is an iron mine that w;is once
worked by John Dobson. He said
that the coal needed to work these
ores into steel could soon be obtained
for it would not be long before the
road would be extended on to Bristol
and from there the coal-fields could
be reached by the South Atlantic X.
r. He hoped to live to see the day
when the Valley of the Yadkin would
be as famous for its minerals us it now
is for it's fruits.
These speeches, which are given
more prominence here from the fact
that they give most interesting infOr-
nation of tn, superb resources of the
country. were followed by speeches
none the less eloquent from other
gentlemen We regret that lack of
space prevents an outline of each but
such is the case and we will have to
be content with describing in a SEN
tence much that was wise, witty and
beautiful. Mr. W. w. Wood spoke on
Tobacco" He recalled the scenes
OF his childhood in Elkin, spoke of
the fertility of the soil and it's fine to-
bacco and closed with wish that
Winston and Elkin might say to
each other in the words of Ruth to
Naomi: "Thy people shall be mypeo-
pie and thy God my God" Mr.. j.
w. Fries followed, in the stead of Mr.
Fl. E. Fries He said that it was per-
haps best that the smaller water pow
ers here were not developed, that the
Yadkin would furnish water for con
densing engines which would drive
huge manufacturing concerns-cot-
ton and wooden mills, print and dye
ing mills, &c-and that in view of the
present concentration of capital the
small water powers were of minor
value compared with the Yadkin's
flood. Mr.. w. \. Blair followed and
made il beautiful little talk on ''Edu-
cational Advantages" Mr.. Eller
came next and painted word picture
of the incompatible beauties of the
Valley and it's neighboring noun
Climate and Health He gave Dr..
York as an example of the healthf,ll
ness of the country, saying that he
was mentioned in Wheeler's history
as public character in 1910. e. B.
Watson Esq. spoke of 1.-THE N. ". N.
G. II. R.-Its Projectors and Build
ers.'' and paid deserved compliments
to Col. Andrews, Major Bolton, Mr..
G. w. Hinshaw and DR.. Sam. Martin.
Mr.. J. C. Buxton closed by a speech
full of fraternal expressions on the
subject '.Elkin and Winston-Salem"
Various parties were then called upon:
Col. Andrews, Major Bolton. Mr.. w.
A. Turk, Mr.. r. r. Bridgers, Mr.. E.
c. Edmunds, Mr.. Josephus Daniels,
V. w. Long and Mr.. J. &. Hackett,
Mayor of Wilkesboro. Mr.. Hackett
made decidedly the best speech of the
occasion. He said that he thought
that all eminent and distinguished
people should stand together; that
Col. Andrews, Mr.. Turk and Major
Bolton had declined to speak and he
wasn't going to do it either.
Thus ended the banquet and, after
hasty good-byes to their hospitable
the Winston-Salem party
steamed back down through the gath
ering darkness, watching the purple
of evening settle on the beautiful
valley, and treasuring in their men,
cries the many expressions of mutual
goodwill between Forsyth and Surry.
My friend of the Statesville Land
mark says that if he is good he hopes
to go to the "Happy Valley" in
Caldwell county when he dies, but l
agree with friend Daniels, of the
Chronicle, that will be satisfied if
can make sure of IL place that is as
good and us lovely as the Valley of
the Yadkin.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
Wilkes county was well represented.
| noticed nearly all the Welborns, the
Hacketts, Sheriff McEwen, Capt. Hor-
ton, Arthur and Tom Finley, II. L.
Green, Mr.. Ferguson, Squire Absher,
DR.. York and Hon. Ruff Henderson
DR.. York says the road up the val
ley ought to be known as ''the River
Road" 1t skirts the river all the
way, never getting out of sight of it
during the whole run between Dona-
ha and Elkin. There was very little
grading to do, and DR.. Martin in
forms me that it is probably cheaper
than any road through a hill coiln-
try in the world.
Bean Shoals is place where the
Yadkin gets wider and in which there
are many islands. Many years ago
it was thought that the river might
be made navigable for steamboats, to
Elkin, if Bean Shoals could be circum-
vented. A yankee came down here
and got the farmers to contribute a
large sum for building a canal
around it, After working on the
canal until he could get the con-
fidence of the people, he skipped with
a pile of money. The railroad now
runs along the bed of the proposed
canal.
Nearly every house that overlooks
the valley has two stories and is
painted. Many of them are brick
and all are surrounded by evidences
of thrift. 1t is the most prosperous
country my eye ever rested upon.
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