The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-22
COL, MCCLURE ON THE SOUTH.
The Philadelphia Editor Speaks Before The
Southern Exposition.
PLEADS AGRICULTURAL ADVANCEMENT
He Tells OF New England's Ignorance OF tho
South and Advocates Improved harn-
ing-North state Notes.

RurreH. Y. C.. Oct si.-lSpeciall-To-day
was tho most successful and well attended day
which has get been recorded at the southern
Exposition with perhaps the exception Oh state
Fair days last week. iDe weather was beautl-
ful aud several thousand pooplo we're on the
grounds.
The feature Of the day was an address by
Hon 4. X. Mcclure editor OF the Philadelphia
Times. which took place at noon in the main
Exposition building with an audience OF 600
neople Colonel Mcclure and party arrived
here 81 & clock this morning and were escorted
to the Marlboro House by the recep,,
ti0n committee. Tho party, consisted
Of Colonel and MR. Mcclure MIS- sebs ~
Chostor oil Philadelphia and Miss tlleu Lee oil
lexing on. Va. Tho party were Eiseh utlFc
around tho city this morning ana were tn men
driven TO tho EXPOSITION grounds ana SHOWN
When the audience had assembled a. the
stand Mr. r. H. Battle, chairman Of the Tecep-
Wis who introduced the orator Of the day.
Colonel Mcclure said that IT was great
pleasure for him 90 meet those before nm anu
especially AZ this time in tho midst OF an eS-
hibit OF their industrial development. these
occasions do great good hy bringing the peopie
together. One Of the greatest dlihcnltea Oi
tine day is getting the people together IN oraoI
that they may understand each other The
people have not understood each other
fut'for this tho war might have been ayeried
We Of the North believed that the people OF the
South. who talked about war. we're DOmDaSts,
who would run az the smell Of powder. iou OF
the South believed us lot OF money getters
Bnt now they have learned something OF the
south atter great war, 70 when the stories
Of Rome and Greece furnish no parallel IN
glory that pertains alike TO the llue and cray
This u one Of the best methods IN the world 10
enable us 70 EnOw each other.
North Carolina has advantages when snow
that fhera g. nothing lmurfe her progress 10
greatness. Her 20 ulatiOnis homogeneous hhd
her climate i unsurpassed. There Is every rea-
son that you should bo proud or Der boundless
wealth and her boundless possibilities OF al
vancement. lou are destined to lar outsirip
many States Of the North When we cannot
produce articles rs cheaDly as You can We must
North Carolina has climate altogether suita-
be for cotton manufacturing. grows cotton npon
water courses that never 1reeZe. louf lA,tor ~
cheap, but not bale OF cotton Shoulu
leave Norih Carolina 10 De taken 10 tho North
and manufacture and then brought back to you
for consumption. That J. nothing hort OF IN
ssnity-no New England Yankee would commit
century upon the blindness OF the South. /
want 10 see your cotton 20 to your own mills
and there be spun and woven. want TO see me
South as great as God designed her
to he. Prosperity can 10 easily accom-.
pli,hed here. and when you have IL
the North will join with you ana help you;
North Carolina is essentially an agricultural
State Ten years ago. when | expressed my
confidence in the. South ! was jeered at. but
now there are men who realize that was rlght.
OF all sections into which would turn immlgra-
tion Tor DEVELOPMENT the South IS the one Is
pecially would have the tenants AMI small
farmers Of rennsYlvania and Of the Northern
States to come here instead OF gong into tue
distant West. r-,
exhibitions continue tail North Carolina shall
ranS among the very iirst OF tie prosperous ana
great STATES OF our Union.