The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-13
N INTERESTING NETTING.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND
INDUSTRY sSfDERIvG THE
I1MIGRAIEOE POSITION.

IizNIGRATIOE TX POSITION.
A vast Crowd Promised by Mr. Ut.
Patrick, and Raleigh Nust Accom-
modate I hem--k3o,ei AcconmOda-
tions Needed.
The Chamber met il the Mayors Of
flee last night. In the absence Of the
President, G. G. Latta, Mr.. ". G. Up
church was requested to preside.
Secretary Harrall read a latter from
the National Real Estate Investors
Guide, which was referred to the Presi-
dent and Secretary to answer.
Mr.. Harrell stated that there was in
sight the electric street railway and au-
dltorim, but the hotel question hal not
reached SO satisfactory phase. There
| could be no doubt but that the approach
| ing exposition would bring to the city a
vast crowd and probably /, 1,O0) or l, 500
people would remain in the city every
| night for at least month. What will
be done by Raleigh to accom- nodate this
| crowd
Mr.. Raney said he understood the Ex-
position would last sixty days and that
b7ing 50 be imagined no particular day
would leave so manypeople over that they
could not b accommodated. Re would be
prepared to take care Of 700 or 500 peo-
pc during the Exposition and with the
many other places open and to be open
ed by that tins all would get accommo
dation
Mr.. Pogue thought that the gathering
Of visitors from long distances would bj
Tar greater than our people now imegin
ed. This would also be class of visi
tors who would not be satisfied with cot
10 passages, cffi:es and IN dining rooms
They would naturally expect to hav
comfortable quarters while here and h
thought that the sabj ct of more hote
room was one winch 81 7uli have th
careful consideration Of Cne uecu.<
; Mr.. ". N. Jones thought there shout
Dc bureau or general intelligence offic
est bii~hed as was done during our las
Exposition, a. which all visitors coul
register and have accommodation
! assigned them, also to look after tt
charges nade By carriage and hac
drivers. This system had worked az
mirably and very satisfactorily durin
the last Exposition.
Mr. Patrick stated that he lad no
employed Is clerks and that durin
aug at and September he would have
least so clerks who will be every hor
advertla this immigration Exposition
! Now every ne knows that adverfiSin
will bring { O i He did not wish [
I be held responslu F0r the taking ca
i OF the crowd. but Il - failed to get tt
= exhibit and the crowu hara then it wi
/ be his funeral He ha4 lone not
7 ing as yet in heavy 3vertisin
! but in a short time he woulo Dlt o.
$4,000 worth Of lithograph. He Lad 5
. cured free transportation for all Noll
ern newspaper correspondents who wou
IN return write up the South. The
can 08 no d0u9t but tha5 there VIII
} a large crowd. There will be q tempo
: AIRY building erected near the Exp0siti,
:, grounds which will accom- n0date 3
- persons. He Was more interested in d
- completion OF the street railway line ju
= e nov than the hotel question. Just
= son rs the Electric street railroad VI
~ ready for operation, he was ready
u open the permanent exhibition, but u
til there was some other means of reac
u ing The Exposition grounds than CT
ce riages and hacks, he could rot risk ru
l9 mag an excursion to Raleigh.
e Mr. Pace moved that Secretary Hs
= reIl, Nr. ", n Jones and Mr. j.
Pogue. be appointed committee to {
operate with hir. Patrick upon thu 70
ter of hotel accommodations
Capt. Ashe moved that this commit
n be requested to make report as soon
o. possible to an Adjourned meeting L
= chambe
o. Alderman Pogua was made a com n
i'll tee Of one &c cure an ordinance fl
as- rate for carriages and hacks Guri
er the Expostion aso that drivers be
o quired to keep the same posted ia IL
Ia vehicles.
es- Mr.. Frank D3ncy was elected a N
ell. ber Of the Chamber. Adjourned.