Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-28


and Others-A Committee APP
pointed
The meeting in the court house last
evening called to take steps to induce in
dustrial plants to come to Asheville. was
verv we'll attended, by representa tive
men. The only drawback was given by
the gas, which f1ickered SO continuously
as to make the use of a lamp near the
stand necessary. Among the citizens
present were: Mayor Blanton, W. b.
Gwyn. Maj. Chas. M. Stsslrnan, Hon. H
A. Gudger. Maj. Vim. e. Bfeese. H. T.
Rumbough. A. Rankin, DIR. D. T. Millard.
Maj. w. H. M alone, w. T. Penniman, e.
d. Carter. J. w. Summers, c. c. Nc
Carly, A. Freck. Hon. John w. Starnes.
r. r. Rawls. Capt. Matt Atkinson, Prof.
M. Nj. Lemmond, Capt. ]. p. Sawyer, c
T. Rawls, H. c. Johnson. ]. H. Carter,
Advisor ]. M. Green, James Frank. AL
derman T. <. Starnes, S. c. Cortland, J.
d. Murphy, Walter S. Cushman, Advisor
M. ]. Bearden. J. E. Rumbough. D. d
Suttle, ]. B. Cole. J. ]. Hill, D. L. Rey-
nolds. ]. c. Moore. DR.. ]. A. Burrou2hs.
F. Stikeleather, ". H. Penland. w. G.
Corpening. Col. w. d. Justice, Maj T.
c. Westall, r. p. Walker. DIR. r. II.
Reeves. A. H. Baird, w. r. Penniman,
jr. Col. A. T. Davidson. Col. l.. M.
Hatch, DR.. Geo A. Mebane, A. Whltlock,
and r. L. Fitzpatrick.
The meeting was called to order by
Capt. Atkinson and Maj. Stedman was
| made chairman. On taking the chair
| Maj. Stedman explained the object of
| the meeting, and declared his faith in
| that this city was not achieving the
| DESTINY marked out tor her. There
| ought to be dozens of tobacco factories
| and dozen furniture factories here to-
dav. He would rather see thousand
| happy homes of laborers dotting the
| city than to see dozens of rich mems
palaces perched about on the heights
| around Ashe
Mai. Breese's Talk.
Mai. Vim. e. Breese then called
and delivered his address from notes.
Its publication requested by a
motion made by +. ID. Carter, esq.
Maj. Breese SAID:
"Mr. Chairman n ana Gentlemen:
| II take it that we are here for business
| and to discuss together our troubles, our
fears. our hopes, and that there Will be
no indulgence in the spread eagle OF NUT
| ual admiration society act. If am cor
| rect. then he first loint is to discuss W ha t
ails us, and the next t. apply a remedy,
ard will try as briefly as ca i to give
| what seems to me to be the bottom OF
all our troubles.
ITO begin, we are sick at the stomach;
down at the heel. suffering from nervous
headache, svvelled with engorged spleen
and choked with sore throat; and with
it all have lost the nerve to confess the
symptoms and apply a blister; take both
emetic AMI purge and bleed a vein
| I'VE all have. a certain kind 'fgrit, but
ofully 'ck grip and staying power.
Public spirit there is but SO often misdi-
rected, for we have apparently no inter.
ests in common. no homogeneousress
no power of concentra tion, and crys-
talizing welding force to bring Us to
gether. Democrat is arrayed agai"s,
Republican, and Republican against
Third Partyite. The business cOmmu-
nifty against the administra ton, and tie
administration bossing the Board o
Health. Hotel against inn; inn against
sanitarlum; Sanitarium against board
ing house. National bank against State
bank, and State bank against cross
roads money-lender, and all against
each other. Patton avenue calling South
Main street names and South Main tell
ing College street you are another
Real estate men delving in each other:
bowels. but never in each others pecu
liar territory.
"If Sunset Mountain cannot sell, h,
never mentions Victoria or Vanderbilt, >,
estate. Kenil w or tn Park is not on speak
ing terms with Riverside The South
ern Improvement company has neve
heard of the Asheville Improvement
and Montford Park stops short of tn
square. The square scorns direct con
nection with Gold View, and Gold View
Ioverlooks us all and Ra1noth to boot
and scans the possibilities in five States
THE CrrIzES nags the Journal and ii
. turn is jabDed with a lesson in grammar
''It is the Sam me all the way through
Standpipe against reservoir; reservoi
against pump; sur con against doctor
doctor against mid wife. and in tn
meanwhile our blessed, healthy, we
born baby strangles; and the la s~yer
place chips on our shoulders and the
fight over the fragments. Investors ar
I,~bS axr& n saIG &c
! rent. Visitors are amused, but vet fin
time to resent the idea that the Batter
Park aud SlaKles hotels make ASH
vile.
I'VE are furthe troubled with a vauI
ing ambition which overeaps itself, an
} ali want to- be captains. Even rigf
here in this meeting there is pnssibilit
that Mr.. EaStside will oppose any pro-
osition from MIR. Westside Gearing SON
disadvantage) and Mr. Sweliend will
:. silent, and sulk. The time for ever
man for himself and the devil take I'll
hindmost' is passed in this town.
I'VE stand in deadly peril The pIctul
that exists must be soothed down
else it's subtle, dangerous and damnab
spirit will DESTROY us We must face I'll
situation like men and meet it and ri
superior to 1T. although we are forced {
regard it with the jealousy of genuir
alarm.
"If a man exerts the same zeal in kee
ing up that he does in trying to catG
the elbow we have not been able to ke,
up, and leave to these gentlemen wi
have invited US here to show MS how
catch mp.
II have given you conditions and fac
as they strike me and write myself doV
as particeps criminis- l must confess q
inability to see the remedy. and shirt
from any suggestions. will say thoui