The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
THE GREAT EXPOSITION.


is a success. A large crowd has been
in attendance every day and all are
well pleased.
On Thursday morning a large pro
cessiOn filed out of the city to the Elk
position grounds with flags and gay
music. The street cars, carriages,
trains and sidewalks were alive with
people of all classes and conditions.
At the grand stand Gen. Chiffon an
nounced the programme. Rev. Tom
Dixon led in prayer. Gov. Holt de-
livered the address of welcome. He is
not an orator, but he knows how to
get up a good speech. He gave valu-
able statistics showing the increase of
population, manufactures and agricul-
tural products in the Southern States
from 1880 to 1890. At the close of his
address, Mayor Badger extended a
warm welcome in a few well-chosen
words.
In the absence of Mr.. T. H. Richard
son, of Atlanta, who was sick, Rev. J.
J. Hall, of Raleigh, responded to Gov.
Hollis address. He is an eloquent and
graceful speaker and won frequent APP
plause.
Among other things Dr.. Hall said:
81 have thought that the Exposition
means much to this Southland. [ was
charmed with the address of our Gov
ernOr, as he was bringing out those
figures upon figures, and as he talked
of millions and millions | said to my
self, Well, it may be easy to put
those figures down on paper, but how
much those figures mean to a people.
Applause. How far reaching, how
significant, how full of promise Of a
grand and bright future! Applause
Why just think of it for a moment.
In the Southern ports for the year
1885,, there was exported twenty-five
million dollars worth of goods more
than in any previous year, and from
the port of Baltimore alone the increase
of the expectation was larger than that
of New York, Philadelphia and Boston
combined. Applause. In the year
1880 in this Southland we had twenty
thousand miles of railroad, in the year
1890 we had forty thousand miles of
railroad. Why in one year the output
of pig iron, iron ore and of coal from
this Southland alone was greater than
the output of the whole country in
those products twenty years ago.
4 say that this means much for
this country; it means just these few
things, 1t means that n this Southland
there are yet to be cities that shall
equal the pOpulOus cities of the North
ern States; it means that money will
yet flow IN among you and bless you
in your homes, and bless you In your
schools and bless you in your churches.
And it means this, that the people of
the South are called upon to day to be
true to their God, to Him who has
protected her and blessed her, brought
her Phoenix like from the fire through
which she passed. Applause. ."
Mr.. Octavius Cohen, Managing
Editor of the Charleston World, was
next introduced. Mr.. Cohen is unused
to standing before a crowd as an orator,
but he shows that practice is all that
is needed. His address-''The Real
South and What it Ought to Be" was
full of good points,
Mr.. Cohen said:
Ladies and The subject
of my address is THE Real New South;
What it Ought to Be" and [ intend to
stick to my text. | trust that none of
you expect UldU UlIS oILOEU Ol ullu0 Is 10
consist of a succession of adjeCtiveS con-
veying fulsOme laudation of our people,
for it is my intention to tell the naked
truth here to day. No section can pos
sibly advance in material prosperity
as rapidly as it should, if the people
persistently shut their eyes to their
own short comings. This very gather
ing to day of persons and exhibits from
all over the South is of itself tangible
evidence of the fact that we are not
going ahead as fast as we should, and
that we are willing to admit our lack
of push in the past; but | trust that it
may also be construed as being formal
notice of our intention to relegate to
the rear the antedeluvian ideas of the
old fOgies of every community, and 70
apply nineteenth century methods to
nineteenth century enterprises.
Look to the hallOwed past for your
memories; to the active future for your
prosperity.
The above was his opening remarks
and from the start you may surmise
that his address was just such a one as
would be expected from a voting man
of to-day.
The crowd spent the rest of the day
in viewing the exhibits, some of which
are very fine. But many things have
not yet been put in place.
A SUNDAY REFLECTION.
The more we read of the underlying
principles of the Alliance the more we
see in the spirit of the Order something
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