El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-24
IMPORTANT MEETING
At White Pines NJ G. April 18th.

The hundreds of Northern settlers at
Southern Pines, N. c.. have Issued two
letters of Importance; one to their
friends, manufacturers and business
men NJ th, and ore to the business
men of the South.
Southern Pines, N. c., is one OF the
hest known places in the Southern
states, but probably it is not generally
understood, even among our people
south; that this thriving progressive
little city amid the long leaf pines, was
built by Northern men and capital.
Hundreds of persons of the Northern
states have gone there and permanen-
sly located, until they have q real live
Yankee city in the 'OlG North State "
ern Pines, are bankers, lawyers,
doctors, ministers, merchants, manu-
facturers. fruit growers, farmers and
persons of all callings of life, and out OF
the entire population there are not ex-
ceeding one hundred and fifty Southern
born people but the Northern settlers
welcome all who go there, whether
Southerner or Northener. There Is no
sectional feeling among the people in
that place. These people from me
improvements, that the taxes
they usually pay meets one sixth OF the
entire county, state, school and all
other taxes of Moore County In which
they are located. They have built
electric light plaute, there being two
separate plants in the place for cleo
trio Hghtlng), an electric car line six
miles long, and in fact they have near
ly every thing that is modern and up
to date These people have come south
and cast their lot among southern PEG.
pie, and that they have succeeded and
are we'll pleased, Is evidenced from two
letters published below. in which
they not only show that they are pleas
ed with the south and the Southern
people, but their Investments have been
prof table and that they want their
friends in the North to come down and
meet the business men OF the South and
to learn from them the advantages that
each section has to offer. Such spirit
on the part of these people Is to be
commended by all loyal Southerners,
who have desire to see the Southland
built up. Southern people have no
auimosity towards Northern people.
The South staked is cause with.
Lee, Jackson, and johnson, and when
they and The brave men who went to
battle with them did all that human
beings could to make success of the
southern cohfederacy, and when they
said, e are Overpowered, you have
US at your mercy, we surrender we
cannot afford to sacrifice the lives OF
the brave men left, the southern PEG.
pie were satisfied to abide in good
faith by the decision of their beloved
Lee and his men, and the
record of thirty old years
goes to prove that people o.
the south were loyal to their word, and
during the past twelve months wher
the foreign foe had to be met, there
was no hesitation on the part of the
southern boys They marched to the
front and amid the fercest OF the battle
was the gallant old Joe Wheeler, one
of the confederate leaders who had in
the sixties met Sherman's army or
many occasions during his march from
Atlanta to the sea, and although sick
nigh unto death, Gen. Wheeler order
ed his men to carry him to TIE
front at Santiago and there he stayed
until the bltsle was fought and the
victory won for the stars and stripes