The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-14

name. lit may mean nothing IN itself
primarily. and yet afford a clear insight
of the man to whom it is applied. Il
sums him I'D in a word. 1t is the epitome
of his reputation; the index of the es-
teen or condemnation in which he is held
by the men who know him. Particularly
is this true of man in public life OF
who figures generally before the people
The nickname is a growth. 1t cannot
be saddled on q man, however apt. 1t
lives with the people, and it takes its
tone and it's meaning from them. 1t may
excoriate or caress. And the man him
self is the father of the name. For
the collective gaze of the Argus-eyed
public is unerring in its judgments A
man who is known by his proper name
and initial may hew his way to great
ness. but he can never walk intimate
ly in the hearts of the people. When
the people love as well as trust a man,
they name him for their own.
So it is of Julie Carr that / would
write today. They may Colonel him
and General him as they may, he was
ever a beloved comrade Of the people as
by choice he remained {. private in the
Confederate cavalry; and he is "Jule"
Carr to the people of North Carolina
now and for all time. What an easy,
afTectionate name it is! An approacha-
BILE name! A name without embarrass-
ment, that suggests an arm about your
shoulder! A name to shout across the
street, or ask favors of! 1t has an OPEN
hearted sound to it, flavor of generous
impulsiyeness And how perfectly does
it accord with the human side of the man
who bears it!
"Jule" Carr is many sided enough for
an accurate study of him to fill a volume.
In many ways he is unique in the States
history. In many others he measures UP
with the men who have in the past most
strongly appealed to the affections OF
North Carolina. Judged by ordinary rules
he is full of contradictory traits. of char
acter. His most distinguishing trait is
that of boundless generosity, the i'm
pulses of which are constant and at times
so strong as to be almost unreasonable;
and he does not have such an impulse
that he does not crafty. His gifts are
well-nigh universal in nature: they are
confined by no limitations of class or
creed. Unlike other men who in the past
have left worthy monuments Of their
means, he has given generally without
preference or favoritism and without
waiting for death to ease his purse
strings, his motto seeming to be:
"All that We can hold in our cold dead
Is what we have given away"
As the philanthropist of North
Carolina his position is unique and un-
challenged. But unlike most men of his
stamp he has in reserve the cool headed
H.
save himself from what one might be
prone to term the mistakes of his heart.
The income and outgo of julie Carr
have been enormous, and to those who
know the latter, the fact that he has
found time between his givings away to
put aside enough to remain rich man
is rot the least wonderful CT the events
magic story OF success.
Julian S. Carr was born October the
18th, 1S45, in Chapel Hill, Orange coun-
ty. His parents were in moderate cir
cumstances and his early life YVES the
simple one of the ordinary country town.
that mark a career that has been a
He grew into a youth, foot free, self
reliant, independent. His experience was
limited. When he entered the University
there was little indication on the surface
character of the unaffected, ingenious boy
of the broad scope of the life he was to
lead as a factor in his State.
The course at tic Cn'vCrs''-- W.
trief ore. The wor rrnrcts r. sc.nd-
ing. There was clamcr mr. 81 IL i've
lend The hot Ere c' r" ri is" t,'~r ID
within the blood - IN s.u.,,r s ike a
fever. Rumors of hattl Tcrr tel he
campus ard tho clee~-ra~~ Tha roos
action was in thu ar = aav he
classes were thinning on 2oy Scr ny
failed to appccr IN rrci'ctior nc ~
natural heat Of the times was trans nut
ing, like magic. a1c'~c~"uoo ir'1 pm
hood 1t was forced III tr''r cr@"'th.
.'Jule" Carr was orc OF Tho first 10 TO.
He was always ready to do and to give.
He heard the call and came. He was
needed; he went. 1t has been the habit
of his life. So the boy put away his
books and bridled his horse and took to
the war as a private in the Third N. c.
Cavalry. He made, no doubt, a better
soldier than he would have made a stu
dent. The spirit of action and initiative
was strong in him then as now But he
would have gone as readily in any event.
His war record was like that of so many
thousands or MS cOuntrymen, DUTY per-
formed with unfinching courage and
without hope or desire of reward. He
was a private throughout-by choice. 1t
would be interesting to know just the UNI
DERIVING motive that prompted the boy
to decline the promotion and commits
sion that the nature of his service had
won him. He started in the ranks, his
sympathies were there and he staid and
shared the hardships and half rafions
of the private. He came away after
Lees surrender with the love of his COM
rades and the approval of his conscience.
He took it all very seriously and very
earnestly. with an undying belief in the
principles that put the Confederate arm
les in the field and he has never forgot
ten in his prosperity the men who like
himself fought to uphold them. His love
of the "Old Veteran has been one of
the strongest and purest of his pas
sions.
Out of the war, with future as his
capital he came to Durham, then scarce
ly more than a hamlet, and acquired,
with Blackwell and Day, third interest.
in tobacco mandatory. Then came
into prominence the Carr of today. The
business was timidly prosperous. 1t
needed just such a vital shock as Carr
gave it. He advertised the business