The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-15
Col. Pickett Agrees.

years ago and that il busRal Of saoa
you could fiud p ck of f Is.
The Realth OF oxford.
Mr. VII ismS made rsn.ars- III tha /
health Of Oxford SaId th-ss .sd NOT !
been q death from any pulmonary dis
ease there IN forty yeas
Mr.. southgate's Speech.
Mr. Southgat5 VS. th5n called npo0
and entertained the Convention ia 9 few
we'll chosen rem arks which were we'll
received by the Convention.
Capt. Ashes speech.
Capt. Ashe made an address on the
decline Of agriculture and the need Of
encouraging our own boys to stay at
home.
Gov. Hollis Remarks.
Gov. Holt addressed the Convention
on the necessity for fostering agriculture
and OF the necessity fer home markets.
he then remarked on the indus. ries Of
North Caroline, Ct or immer Sc water
power. de reviewed the courses Of the
prosperity of the Massachusetts and fbe
other Northern states, ana that North
Carolina should foster her industries
MIR, g. Z. Affords Address.
Mr.. G. B. Afford then addressed the
Convention on the necessities Of the
people going into manufacturing. bl,i
ness. That he had often thought this
was the great thing for our people to do
Nc. Orren Smith then spoke to the
Convention IN behalf Of the whole Q
North Carolina Spoke of the great r.
suits accomplished By the people-of
her inventions; that our people were tha
best In the world, &c
Other Remarks.
Mr.. TomlinsOn made few remarks
on the manufacturing interests Of tAe
| South.
Mr.. Boyden, of Salisbury, spoke of
the manufactures. Mr. II. G. Cooper,
of Mt. AIRY, spoke on the same subject,
and spoke of shipping timoer from
Suriy to Massachusetts, ard having il
made into buggIes and thea shippei
back and sold TO our people
Mr. Foy spoke Of the truck business
IN and around New BelDe. tie sai) one
firm expected 0 ship 909 3ltr-'s {
Irish potatoes alone, besides pea,b as.
asparagus, &e. that tbe t.ngk bps ness
had been big thing for them.
Adj )uruet tlii 2,a0 u. ID
AFTERNOON Sc SION.
The Cosy niou N ia $50 c.oes.
A rc5aiutlon was intro iac- by NJ
Il. G. Cooper, 81 III . * Isl. s ial o.,s:
| RESOLVED, Til j 3 comm t,es ol aEaa.
consisting Of the chair ana ,ua ota9rs
that he may appoint, winch snail b.
known as the "Flnaacla Co -i.tae al
the Industri ass sc.at.9a oI the taJe
of North Car0i.ua, D. appointed, hich
shall Ea,3 for IS obiecs the adyer islr g
of toe various resources ot tae
State, and the looking I'D of N III
ufacturars aud capitalists wbc
may be looking for change Of ioeela1
Of plants, as investments IL the aou,h b
and that this committee shall receive
from private parties Or from the State
and get into an abstract form, any min
eral or timber lands, water powers, rail
roads or other large investment tha
might be made in the State by outsid,
parties, and that this committee sbal
keep themselves at all times in direc
communication with each other, and d
{ all in their power for the general up
building of the various interests Of tn
State, thus aiding the ImmigratioI
J Bureau, in locating capitalists who ma,
make inquiries as TO investment
= in this State, and thai th
: Secretary of this State Board be in
= structed to send copy Of any letters o
= enquiry as to investments in the state t
I eaca OF these three committeeman s
that they may be put ia direct commun
cation with said parties, and that thl
l. con mittee be furnished with complet
g list of the members oil the association S
thai when such investigating parties VI
n it the State they may be furnished wit
q letters of Introduction TO members {
II this association so that they may be pr(
ID perly lookei after in person
n MIR. Cooper, IN advocacy of his rest
,r luton, said that the Obi ct of the resi-
1t luton was that when capitalists fro
the North came South that there Shout
be some one to meet them in the diff
le ent parts of the State and show the
the resources of the section where th'
ID might be stopping. The resolution W
to adopted.
ii Mr.. J. B. Hunter introduced resol
9. tion that all the real estate agents
r- good standing in the State be ma
IN auxiliary to the Association. Lost.
10 Mr.. Bruner moved that any real esta
er agent or Others in good standing M
Id join this association upon appllcatl
under the regulations of the associate
n. Adopted.
Mr.. Sparger's Address.
n. Mr.. G W. Sparger chen addressed t
no Convention. He thought that We shou
discuss cur resources and eXchan
ze ideas and tell each other of what our d
,at ferent resources are. We have enou
he iron to supply the furnaces Of Peans
ial vania for two hundred years. Our IL
at bers are the best in the country, and
pe most exhau tess Or water pow
nd could run the machinery OF the world
el. our climate is IS varied as any on
ter globe-our scenery is tie m0s5 beauti
ar there is no Slate$so blessed IS No
by Caro ina.
pie Granvil'e's Tob 4cco Industries.
os- Mr.. Williams then addressed the @
venti0n or the great tobacco lGausci
of ila--Ne had mineral spring
bv we had goid-ver5 ricn capger-aad
, Of only thing tb&t prevented tie do9ol
nm ment was the lsok of railroad ,acllit
nj western North Carolina.
IS a Col. ]. u. Cameron spoke of the
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