The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-04-07
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A company has been formed in
BERTHE county, N. c., for the construc-
ton of typical tar kiln, which is to
be exhibited at the Chicago Fair
among the many interesting articles
of various kinds which will be sent
from the Old North State in illustra-
ton Of its different industries. BERTHE
county lies in that part OF North Car
olina which has long been famous for
the quantity and quality of the tar
which it produces, and it seems pc
culiarly appropriate that the design
referred to should have had its origin |
among a number of its enterprlsing
citizens. The idea embodied IN 1t
is an excellent one, and is we'll worthy
of imitation in other States which are
distinguished for industries equally
! characteristic OF the soil.
No State could adopt a plan that
would bring before the vast multtudes
who will assemble in Chicago during
the Fair more vivid and graphic
picture Of its special resources. De-
posit this kiln in the North Carolina
department in the great exhibition,
and the whole operation OF the manu-
facture of tar and the part that 1t plays
in trade and commerce, will be I'M
pressed more deeply on the minds OF
the spectators than thousand specl-
mems of the product, either IN Its raw
or manipulated form, would be able
to do, and to that extent the interests
of North Carolina, which derives such
a large revenue from this source, Will
be more fully promoted.
The whole process of putting cotton
and tobacco into condition for the
hand of the manufacturer should be
illustrated at Chicago in the same
practical way. Indeed, every industry
that aids in bringing wealth and pros
perity to the Southern States should
be presented to the attention OF the
visitors at the Fair in the shape OF an
object lesson as far as it is feasible to
do SO.
: The Southern people do not as yet
appreciate as they should the impor'
t tance of the Exhibition in its bearings
t upon the industrial development o
I their section. Such an opportunity o.
l displaying the resources of the South
s will not again arise, in all probability
+ for an hundred years. Among the
thousands and tens Of thousands anc
millions of persons who will gathel
S from every quarter OF the Unltee
j States and of the world in Chicago
S there will be countless numbers wh(
e will have been influenced in coming
d to the Fair, not by curiosity alone
:, but by the very strongest desire to oo
|. tain information as to new heids II
d which they can either advance thei
personal fortunes or invest their cap
Is i,al
e 1t is to this class that the South,
l. ITS exhibits are thoroughly representa-
t, tive, will make a very powerful appea
$, It is this class which our section wishe
n to attract, and under no circumstance
could the chance of doing SO be NOR
e. favorable than on such an extraord
as nary occasion as the Chicago Fair.
e In the light of this fact, IT is graz
lie flying to see that many enterpr''ln
or individuals, following the example
us those 10 whom we have referred !
ne connection with BERTHE county, Mort
Carolina, are organizing themselves
OF many parts of the Southern States I'M
er private companies for purposes who
'rs are really essentially public IN the
rs. character, and, therefore, calculate
to to advance the welfare of the South
IN. large.
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