The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-11
DR.. Pierce's Favor
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ask you to extend to your grand lead
er, Mr.. St. John. our sincere thanks
for selecting our place as the point
at which he inaugurates a plan that
may seem small and simple at first.
but a plan that will grow and grow
until it reaches every section of the
Union. "A plan that not only gives
gladness to those who participate in
the days pleasures, but it reaches out
and takes in the home life of the poor
of our land and lifts them upward and
onward towards a bright future,
putting hope and happiness in the
humblest homes.
Our picnics heretofore have been
TO gather on a designated May day,
meet our friends and acquaintances,
have a nice time and eat our picnic
dinner, thinking not of those unable
TO join us in our festivities. This new
plan suggested by Mr.. Il. st. John of
the Seaboard Air Line, that at each
picnic gathering the ladies bring
from their homes few towering
shrubs, a few vines and a few seeds.
and that they shall select a home of
some worthy person and plant the
flowers and SOW the seeds and have
a record OF each annual picnic that
will grow brighter as time rolls on.
This does not seem much to do: n
party of thirty or forty picnicers could
fix up the yard and plant the flowers
and seeds in an hours time. 1t is not
much for one party to do. II has not
been much of an effort for us to ac-
complish it here on this occasion. But
if YOU will sum up, you will find that
within the ! 900 miles of Seaboard
AIR Line territory there are during
the run of year 800 picnic gather
ings and when you consider that
each of these 300 gatherings have an
nually frightened one home each,
brought cheer and happiness to 800
families. it, will show YOU the idea of
the good man who planned the work
and his earnest employees who are
taking so much interest in assisting
rs TO inaugurate his plans. | repeat
that we are very proud of the fact that
our little town has the honor of lead
ing off in this work. II will stimulate
us to new eXertions, it will make our
people feel that they must be up and
doing until every home in our com
munity is adorned with flowers and
weary life made more contented.
Gentlemen of the Seaboard Air Line.
we assure you that the attitude Of
your head officials have oeen such to-
wards those who live along the line.
that we a.. feel that nothing can
sever our friendly interest for the
grand old Seaboard Air Line"
MIR. PATRICK'S SPEECH.
At the close of Mr.. Forts pointed
remarks Mr.. John +. Patrick. Chief
Industrial Agent of the S. A. L., re-
piled:
THE two easiest things in this life
to do is to lay the blame of things that
go wrong to some one else and to
claim credio for the good things that
come to pass. Like the very old
story tr.., you all have heard con-
corning the old man, whose wife kill
ed the bear while he was looking
down from the loft overhead. Ate.
the bear was plum dead, he craWled
down and said, We'll, Oh. lady, didn't
we do him up i'll good shape?' |
want on this occasion to be honest TO
all concerned, by saying that the
credit for all of these plans that are
devised for the good of the people To-
Gated on the S. A. l.. is not due to
my co-workers or myself. The plans
originate and are mapped out by Mr..
f. ST. John, our Nice-President and
General Manager, whose broad and
comprehensive mind grasps the situa-
ton; no matter what it may be, he
has a remedy for all ills and a way to
surmount all difficulties and obstruc-
finnG HE chief MIN, n, IN,
every way possible the people that
are located along the line, but by the
way, we must not forget to give
credit to Mr.. X. c. Hoffman of
Baltimore, and Mr.. Charles f. John
son, of Raleigh, and the other South
ern men, owners of the S. A. L., who
were wise and far-sighted enough to
induce this upbuilder to come among
us. Some and especially in this
county, thought when Mr.. ST. John
first came, that his coming meant to
tear down Southern peoples interest
and many unl<ind words were said of
him, but today the man is seen in
his true light. And it behooves us all
to hold up his. hands and make pleas
ant his life While among us, for there
is no one but what will work more
earnestly for those who appreciate
what is being done for them. | hope
! may be pardoned for saving that
from the coming Of Mr.. st. John UNI
til this day have stood as close to
him as he would let me, and by word