The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-11
. 5, A. |. PICNIC
At FORESTv|LLE
New and Progressive Move
ment |naugurated.
UNDER BRIGHT AUSPICES
n DELIGHTFUL OCCASION AT
EORESTNILLE YESTERDAY.
THE RAJ. ROADS AND The PEOPLE
As The People See that The Roads are Working
to Develop Sect ons through Which
The Roads Pun Fr c'ion
Disappears.

lforestsille, y. c.. My 10, Especial;
There are pic-nics and ric-nics. This
hospitatle town has BE- u tine scene Of
many that were noted for succuient
barbecucs, butter-milk that was Il poem.
cake that was as sweet as necrar and
palate. The picnic here today i'll tie
excellent dinner, served Ult'cr tie aus
pieces of Il committee Of ladies composed
of Mrs. A. c. Dunn. Mrs. o. J. Carver,
yer. Mrs. j. l.. Allen, Mrs. -. t. Fort
and Mrs Horton, has not been surpassed
at any time anywhere This sectiaa has
been famous for its pretty girls, and they
were out today in full force, and were
so lovely that Hon. Joseph B. Bachelor
and President Holiday were beguiled
into talking chiefly about woman as
the chief adolnment of the home. There
were the representatives of the success
full farmers and their wives and chill
.dren. and there were eloquent and bright
talks to add to the interest of the occa-
sion. But there have been all these
things at Forestville pic-nics before.
road picnic l have ever attended. 1t
was suggested and gotten up by the
Industrial Department Of the progressive
Seaboard Air Line railroad and was
engineered by Mr. John Z. Patrick, tn.
ingenious hustler at the head of the
Industrial Department. He is fertils
in resources and in execution. He re-
quested the people to have a picnic here,
"A,
to the people in identifying their homes
Mr. Patrick knows North Carolina
felix's, and he does not shoot over their
heads. He shows them practically what
they can do with expenditure of brain
ard muscle, utilizing those things which
it does not take money to buy.
The iSealoard Air Line IN this Indus
trial Department IS far-sighted It
krows that its highest prosperity must
come through the prosperity uf the lieo-
pie. 1t knows that their thrift makes
wealth. and that when men and women
begin to adorm their homes and uii,ze
the small things, the day is not far a.s-
tant when they will develop small man
ufactories, raise truck and berries ship
eggs and chickens. and get richer and
happier. All this weild, of course.
add to the business of the railroad, hut
where the railroad would get one dol
lar in freight the people would :@et
nine dollars from products shipped, and
get untold wealth in the increased COM
forts which would come to them.
The Seaboard Air Line management
knows also that there is much in
name and much in appearances. 10 mat
ter what Shakespeare said about Il.
They want to increase the population
along the line Of the road, for the
business of the road is measured by the
people who ride and who send or re-
ceive freight. They know that people
who are thinking of coming South TO
settle have regard to the Appearances.
The man who is looking for 4 new home
will not be apt to go to 4 section where
the people have dilapidated, unkpl.t
front yards, broken down fences ard
Imprinted or unwhitewashed buildings.
They reason thus:
Il want TO go to prosperous place,