The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-10

At the late Press Convention il
Winston. Mr.. Josephus Daniels
spoke to toast. "The Manufactur
ere, the Merchant, the builders O
Cities and Promoters Of Genera
Prosperity" He said
"Ten years ago fer the first time
my feet sank into mud that ther
made the streets of Winston the pre-
cursor Of the real estate boom which
has astonished the State. / carried
away on my shoes enough of your
dit to give me the title in fee tC
Winston-Salem real estate, and from
that day to this no man has hac
more confidence in the sticking quail
tiles of your dirt. Whenever man
| dabbles il it, he wants more Of il
and cannot be satisfied until he has
invested bis surplus here. / only re
gret that my foresight had not been
as good as my hlndsigh., for if
had seen what prosperous place
your merchants and manufacturers
would build here, / could, with the
dirt that impeded my progress then,
have established Wlnston-Salem
real estate boom that would have
laid the Zlrzendorf in the shade.
Since that time the most striking
progress has been seen in your
streets. | do not believe that your
excellent system of street improves
ments has been altogether inaugural
ted so much to add beauty to your
city as to prevent depredations of
ycur dirt which is getting as valua>
bic as gold dust and passes current
as readily as silver.
The education of to-day bas
evolved itself away from the painful
progresses Of the days of Soioman.
We teach now in kiD3erg arten
school, and inform alton is impaired
by o. .ct lessons. Fifty yenrs ago
men theorlzed about city building
and read descriptions of how an
clent cities were hullded into great
use and maguiicence. Called upon
to night to speak of the men who
build cities, | ito not need to turn to
theories or histories. cast my eyes
upon the wonders which have been
wrought here and say: "Circumspi
cere." | give you 10 the 1000 600
poonds Of leaf tobacco sold here
within nine months II the 500 per
head paid for tobacco for every man,
woman and child of the $4,000 in
Forsi til county ; in the SO plug to~
hacco and 10 other factories, exten-
sise wagon works, WOODEN MILL, cots
lOh ifA~oO'i0o, wv, eAo1 pay ouV ofSl
one million dollars year 10 wages,
an average of 25 cents day for ev-
cry mar, woman and child In the
city in the 100000 worth of builds
icgs put up here last year; and the
$l,5O00,000 worth to be erected this
year; ia the street car lines electric
lights, telephone service, belgian
block and macaesmized streets ia
nous schools that are kuown
throughout the continent, an object
lesson. | turn to these enterprlslng
and progressive merchants and man.
ufacturers and proclaim "These are
the men who have built this splen-
did city, and these are the city build
ers of the age
What has been already wrought
here is but Al evidence Of what the
decade closing in 1900 Will witness.
Since this association met last in your
then aspiring village. 10000 addi,
tIoual souls nave been added to YOUR
population, and | hazard nothing iu
predicting that the increase as shown
by tue next census will at least
dou' lie that Of the ten years that has
closed and you shall have added to
your number many thousands more.
Not many days ago l heard 8
friend, prominent speaker, deliver
an address to gathering Of farm srs.
He described the burdens which tbe
legislation Of a quarter Of a century
had brought upon the farmers land
if it were net forbidden to touch
upon the domain Of politics | would
say that he could not draw that pic
ture too darkly) and after detailed
statement of the effects OF the leg
islaton, be turned anu With Gne ef-
feet said: 4: "Where are now the pa
latial residences in which the far.
mers of this county resided twenty
five years ago? Where are the lux
nries aud comforts?"
| did not interrupt him but !
p,aptoS to coC. HHho farmo-s ,f