The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-12

pyrotechnics, which would furnish fit
ting close to the days celebration.
I, Skyland is not a regular metropolis. 1t
is young, but it is growing With the in
vestment of foreign capital and reciprocity
with New Jersey we could soon build up
large trade. Ok yokes, whortleberries,
frogs legs, axhelves, sassafras bark, four
finland railroad ties, mineral water, tar
pitch, turpentine and lumber are the
principal exports. But this place is small
yet The water works are yet in their i'm
fancy, and the train does not stop unless
tagged.
We cannot hope, of course, to compete
with New York as an Quitting and job
bling town until the train shows more of a
tendency to pause here. In some respects
We are abreast of the larger towns, having
five churches and fine, well-uniformed
band, good pasturage, five dwelling houses
and good we'll of water. We have no
sewerage, so our little town is not lighted
by sewer gas,
Our chief difficulty is unjust railroad
discrimination. | hate to attack a cor
poration that personally l respect for its
sterling qualities of mind and heart, but
the railroad train does this place most
bitter and lasting injustice. it seems to
me, for it pauses at the water tank, and
yet, unless tagged, does not hesitate
here, but rushes on. No road can hope
to prosper that ignores the cries of the
common people-and no people can be
any more so than | am-and yet am for
gotten by this giant corporation. The day
Is surely coming when the common people,
the plain people, must be heard. We have
been too long the creatures of capital. Be-
fore election our eyes are as the diamonds
bright, but after election, on again looking
at the poll books, We ind that our names
were registered as Dennis.
said this last evening in speaking of
sour Nation, Past and Present." which
was the subject of my address.
To return, however, TO nv fireworks
order. | tagged the train six or seven
times TO ask the conductor if my fireworks
had come. At the end of that time he said
he guessed that would do me. | said:
Possibly you do not know who l ami"
He sand no, he did not He had no per-
sonal acquaintance with the peasantry of
Buncombe county, this state. l bridled
mp and said:
"Sir, | am here under an assumed
name'-
'.Doubtless, said he. waving his lily
white hand for the stoker or driver TO go
on with the train. Il think | have
tasted some of your handiwork, and If
you flag this train again | will tell the
internal revenue authorities where YOU
are"
By this time the train was half way TO
Arden station, leaving me bitterly hold
ing my mule by the birdie and feeling
real hateful. Skyiand is naturally the
coming metropolis Of Western North
Carolina, bat unjust railroad discrimna-
ton will keep her back / fear We are
going to hold a meeting here soon, how
ever, and give expression TO the popular
ieeling. We are almost certain that
within q few years steps will be taken
toward the passage of an act empowering
ana encouraging the organization of
IlvA corporation having Skyland as it's
WSfmlni | say termini partly because
North and South Skyland will be the OBJ
leetiye points, and partly because in all
lns literary work have never before had
an opportunity 10 use the word termlni.
olueted Tor my pyrotechny about 200
PleSes, including paper bag of torpedoes
anu pacAage OF punk. 1t was generally
understood as far away as Upper Hominy
and Sandy Mush that on the evening OF
the Fourth would let of over 200 pieces
OF pyrolechny, including a mart of NV
thuihp. Many children al the breast came
from q distance, bringing their dinners
sieh 1 n ana remaining through the
day. People came from "a far vast as
Plsgah. One man brought the smaller of
ms Children IN an old band wsgon His
ptneI ehloreh, who We're not vet quite so
helpless. were loaded on a havrark and
came on later ~
IL was gala day for Skylsnd. The fire
WORKS had come, and some friends from
T1SsneVlue brought a lemon with them.
We spread the buffalo robe on me grsSs
ana table was brought out for the
speaker. For convenience divided mn
the exercises of the day into two narts
VIZ; Part |. Morning exercises AZ the
grove Part III. Evening exercises also at
In speaking of the grove did 90 move
ior devllment than anything else for tb;s
snu OF the state Is al grove, being a VIRGIN
ssa1erness against which tongue of
"a. mas never breathed the breath of the
~ upss tree, nor higot forged a chain
b,;.s would that were safely back in that
r.. .and agaln. as the fellow SAYS.