The gold leaf., 1900-09-13
WORKING FOR HIS STATE.
". f.. Porter Wishes to Have 1t We'll
Represented Rt Buffalo.


Each co,Inty in North Carolina should
vie with th" rest III making nrepara-
tion> for Il display Of their products at
the Pan-An'.ricHn Exposition. The
Exposition :.u, horitieS will have pre-
pared Il very large bound book. which
will be put in IL prominent place for
the purpose of givln" every province,
county or territory of each country or
state the privilege of entering therein
desc ripton>- Of geogi;i phical position
auI the a,iiDtubiiity of soil. climatic
advantages. water. water power, TIM
Der. Important rivers irayerSlnS terri
tory, and I;IinufactorirS. In fact. eE
erythin- VIII be included in that book
that would he of interest and general
advantage for tie county or province
making ap!j.jcaIion and taking :idNHn-
ta4r of this liberal offer. This book
Will he placed in Il position SO that Wis
itors at the Exposition may examine
its pages. thus bringing before them at
!, glance !lr advantages of the coun-
ties that are 80 fortunate as to secure
space in this valuable book. We I'M
dcl.Stund from the authorities that the
cost will not be eXorbtaut Tor the IL
srrGiuu IT will bv for the people to
say whether they viii take advantage
OF this liberal offer or not.
We can see At once the great good
that might be accomplished, IT small
cost for our different sections OF the
state III presenting the advantages and
resources Of North Carolini We could
truthfully say that our state possesses
IL variety of soils, productions and eli
matte advantages not possessed by
many other countries.
We would first present to the reader
the adaptab bility of our soils for the
different crops and products. Refer
ence could be made to the western por-
ton of our state and its suitability for
all kinds of grasses, grains, stock rails
ing, etc; the Piedmont section for to-
bacco, cotton and all the different ce-
reals; and the eastern section for tur-
pentine. rice. lumber. manufactures
and fisheries. We would thus present
to u very large clientage our various
advantages and enterprises, thereby
encouraging the most desirable class Of
immi grafton to our state. We could
easily show that North Carolina would
be as desirable Il country to live in as
any state in the Union. and it is as easy
Il place in which to procure Il good liv
ing and Il competency rs any country
on the globe. Shall we take advantage
Of this offer: | cannot think that our
grand old state will take a single step
backward, but it will try to keep pace
with or in advance of our sister south
ern states. We notice that some of our
southern states are putting forth every
effort i'll this direction, and We should
not for moment think of permitting
our state to lag. Progression, onward
and upward should be our motto.
l have had the pleasure of being in
the city of Buffalo for some time, and
have been in close touch with the Pan
American officials. | find that they
are exerting every effort within their
power to make this Exposition a grand
success. Every official is q man of
the highest character and ability and
OF high social standing. and not one
stone will be left unturned to make the
Exposition what it purpOrts to be-a
great and grand Exposition. And az
your representative here | have been
doing all in my power to arouse an in
tereSt among the leading citizens of our
state by correspondence in reference to
this opportunity to display our products
to such an advantage that it will prove
to be a fine thing for our state | have
written letters and mailed maps. cir
culars and prospectuses into nearly