The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-26
Leadsall News and Circulation

eS q, service OF this road The
OeoSserS ~. has increased the sched-
n - s ~ I'd the trains seem
20 ke y rthe- ale, the road bed
was hetts -2iSSst. and the motion OF
the cars W. n less than on former
trips over the Same route 1t may have
been purely fancy with me, but there
certainly seemed to have come with the
consolidated s. A. L. with its through
trains from New York City to Tampa.
Florida, thence by easy. quick connection
with Havana), certain get up and
go along movement. in the very air OF
all the officials l touched, which tells
of quickened, healthful life in one OF the
great competing lines of the South. given
it under great difficulties by Messrs
Williams and St. John. l did not travel
far on either the Atlantic Coast
Line or the Southern, but 1
was glad TO learn that they
too are meeting the requirements OF
this busy. electric age in measuring up
to these requirements which so striking
" ehancterize the Pennsylvania, the
New York Central and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad systems. Thus 1t is
that the day is over when, with one at
senting Southern capital, the Liverpool
lack OF transportation.
There were many things in Raleigh
which gave me pleasure. Prominent
among them was the uprearing Of that
beautiful heart offering to the memory
OF his lovely wife by that public spirited
citizen. Mr. Beverly Raney of the library
building at the corner OF Hillsboro and
Salisbury streets. When the city accepts
the beautiful gift, how would | like to
see inscribed above it's portal that beau
tiful sentence, paraphrased somewhat
from James Lane Aliens Reign OF Law.
"Ah. Octavia, it is love that makes
man believe in the God of Love!"
1t must needs be both a pride and
JOY to my old University class mate ,R.H.
Battle. to realize, among much OF the
good he has done in life, that his labor
OF sloye and l may add OF consecrated
duty in proposing and pushing into COM
pletionthe Vance statue on your capitol
grounds has been brought to such happy
consummation. You will kindly see
that l get copy OF Mr.. Battles addrCss
on the unveiling, am quite sure.
The present writer is familiar with
many residential cities in this country,
Columbia, s. c.. Huntsville, Ala, Utica.
n. Y, Cumberland Md. New Haven,
Conn, and Cleveland, Ohio but Raleigh
in very many respects need not hang her
head in comparison with any OF them.
while her chief Joy is the fine social char
acter OF her people dwelling in their
lovely homes ever ready to dispense their
sweet hospitality, the fine forms OF
which they have inherited from the old
plantation days not yet dead.
Specially did l note the marked
Improvement in the press of tho State.
In moving about among my friends
l was heartily glad to note the
steady growth of dear old Louis
burg (my former home) in love-
ly homes, large and we'll appoint
ed stores and warehouses, churches and
schools and other varied indications of
growth and thrift. Some private enter
prises Of factories, coming under my own
eyes as well as the Strawberry Plant of
that most excellent and enterprising cit
izen. o. W. Blaeknall OF Kittrells. and
the wine plant OF Mr.. Paul Garrett, Choc-
koyotte, near Weldon, all go to show
how varied and valuable are the channels
in which the States enterprise and capl-
tai are flowing out to enrich and bless her
people. On the whole, the visit gave me
great pleasure and satisfaction. Not
even Georgia will lead North Carolina
in the great work of healthful develop
ment.
Faithfully yours.
JAMES RATTLE AVIRETT.