The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03
The Great Settlers Convention
at Southern Pines Tuesday.
A CROWD WILL GATHER
And Talk of the South and It's
W onderful Resources.
THE LITTLE CITY IS READY
And AnxiousIy Awaits the Assembling
of the Vast Throng that
Has Promised to
Be There.
Staf CORRESPONDENCE.

that viii go out from the Northern
settlers convention at Southern Pines
on Tuesday next, TO people everywhere,
and the invitation will be emphasized
with expressions Of appreciation from
assembled hundreds who have made
their homes in the beautiful Southland,
They will tell to each other and to the
world of the Souths fertile lands, Of
its rich mines, it's untouched forests,
it's wasting waterpowers, It's hospitable
and clever people, it's happy homes and
healthful climate, it's vineyards, it's
orchards, its factories and farms, and
most of all, it's generous welcome to
good and thrifty men and women of
whatever arocatton and from whatever
cline.
The Northern Settler convention
viii assemble at Southern Pines ON
Tuesday next and from the Indications
now it is going TO be a magnificent sue
cess. The beautiful little Southern city
of Northern settler, has prepared itself
to receive the convention and make it
comfortable for every person who
comes.
Southern Pines has just about closed
| its biggest and most successful winter
season, and while there are a hundred
or more visitors still here because they
SO much dislike to leave The crowd,
as a rule, has departed. The hotels
residences and boarding houses have
had a little season OF spring cleansing
and the town is as neat as a newly coin
ed penny. The whispering pines are
singing in unison with springtime, and
sWeetening the morning and evening
,H
healthful elixir The woods are in leaf
and the flowers are in bloom. The vine
yards are rich in growing grapes, and
the orchards are burdened with young
! fruit. The people of the pines are
buoyant with expectancy, and are de-
| terlnined To make it pleasant for their
visitors next week. They viii show
| them beautiful little town. built like
magic by Yankee grit on Southern grit.
! They viii show them orchards contain
| ing fifty thousand bearing trees. They
| will take them over vast acres Ct vine
| yards, and will show them how to grow
and gather early fruit. One. gentleman
expects to gather during next week in
one day, as many as ten thousand
| quarts Of strawberries from a single
| bed.
The famous Piney Woods Inn has re-
manned open, has reduced it's rates
| about one-half, and win be prepared to
accommodate two hundred and fifty
of the visitors, without interfering
with, or depreciating its high standard
Of excellence as one Of tile best kept
hotels in the South. Its dollar meals
during the convention viii be so cents.
The four other hotels are preparing for
large crowds, and from every direction
they are coming by the score.
Mr.. John L. Patrick. the local secre-
tary, has hundreds Of letters from
prominent people all over the country,
from Maine to New Mexico, saying that
they viii be here. Leading railroad
men have interested themselves in the
convention, and among those who will
he here with parties are H. ID. Conner,
General Passenger agent Fort Worth
and Rio Grande Railroad; A. j. Martin,
Freight and Passenger Agent San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass Railroad; j.
e. Lockwood, General Passenger Agent
Kansas City and Fort Scott Railroad;
George G. Power, Industrial Commits
sioner Illinois Central Railroad; q. a.
Mcdonald. of the Georgia Southern and
Florida: s. b. Lumpllin, General
Freight and Passenger Agent Missouri
Pacific Railroad: y. II. Elliott, General
Land Agent Plant System; S. f. T..
Morse, General Passenger Agent South
crn Pacific Railroad; E. p. Shene, Land
Commissioner Illinois Central Rail-
road; NJ " Richards Land and Indus
trial Agent Southern Railroad; j. Whit
ney Houck, Agent California Fruit
transportation Company; 7. j. Ander-
on Passenger Agent, and George l..
Rhodes. General Agent SelboaTyl
Air Line All these gentlemen
and dozens of other prominent rail-
way officials hive writent enthusiasts
cally Of the convention, and will be
here on Tuesday.
Among others who are coming at the
head OF delegations and parties, are
Ex-Governor Northen, of Georgia, who
says in Letter so the local secretary:
j am confident tht no one thing could
SO very much impress people at the
North and West. and, indeed, across
the waters as utterances by northern
and foreign people who have settled
among US ] shall be happy to cooper
ate upon the borad plans proposed.
Mr.. J. r. Currin, Of Clayton, New Mex
leo, will come with delegation Of half
dozen others from New Mexico. Gov.
Evans win head South Cardinals del
egation.
The Southern Miners Association
will hold a meeting here at the same
time which will be largely attended
by minors and mine owners from all
over the South. Mr.. Ben f. Perry, of
Georgia, the President of the associa-
ton, Mr.. Demmick, the Nice-Presi-
dent, of Washington, and Mr.. Denning,
the Secretary, will come. Mr.. Fl. G.
Denning, Of Harrisburg, Pa, the ia
nous enthusiast over North Carolina
gems, writes that he will be here. The
press of the country will be largely
represented Among the Press repre-
sentatives will be Reid Campbell, OF
the Boston Herald; II. H.Bonnell, OF
Hornersville, On. W Times; c. C.I
Latus, of the Reading (Pa.) Evening
World; H. HOLLAND, editor Ogdensburg
IN. " Daily News. II. NJ White, Tor
rington az. W Register; Patrick
Walsh, Augusta Chronicle. Staff cor
respondents of the n Y. World, Phil
adelphia Times, Baltimore Sun, Wash
ington Post, Atlanta Constitution,
Charlotte Observer, Raleigh News ana
Observer and other leading Northern
and Southern journals. Many prom
inent North Carolinans will be here
Mr. Chas. McNamee. of Biltmore; Col.