The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-20
ABNER Mckinley
VISITS RALEIGH
Presidents Brother Pleased
With Our City.
PRETTlEST IN THE sou IN
1NIIIr f.t,trr,y n,,Nr1n>-1. nr1 ,rIIIc
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
SECTION.
THE PART THE sEAsOARD, PLAYS IN II
Nj. Mckinley Declares That Mr.. St John i
the AbIest Railroad Manager He Has Ever
Known. What Western Push, South
ern Resources Can Do.

Raleigh had IA distinguished visitor
Sunday in the person of Mr.. Abner Nc
Kinley, brother of the Presidenr.
Mr.. Mckinley had been South--as
far as Atlanta--and was returning to
his home in New York. Flo arrived
here at PIG Sunday morning and left
shortly before noon.
The party was composed of Mr.. Me
I<inley and his wife his daughter, Miss
Mabel; her friend. Miss Jarvis; Mr.. w.
II. Davis, retired merchant, all OF New
York and Mr.. l.. s. Allen. general pas
senger agent of the Seaboard Air Line
and his stenographer, Mr.. Gattis. Here
the party was Joined by Mr.. w. K
Christian, of the Seaboard system, who
accompanied them to New York. They
travelled III the two private cars "A
and c. placed at their disposal by th'
management of the Seaboard.
The trip was made over the Seaboaro
from Portsmouth to Atlanta and return.
and lasted just Il week, stops being made
at several of the most important points
along the line, namely. Raleigh, Southern
Pines, Charlotte, Columbia and Atlanta
vi iii the PRICES L nave NtSlicu, WI
Mckinley said to a News and Observes
reporter in his car Sunday morning, =
like Raieigh best. 1t is the ne1t2S;
prettiest city I've seen in the South
Our people will appreciate that Mr..
Mckinley" l replied. making my hes,
bow, land we'll try TO pursuade our
selves it is something more than on
empty compliment"
II assure you i mean it every word
/ rode over your city this morning anc
spent sometime at the Governors Man
sion. You have the prettiest city that
l have seen i'll the South. l wish
could spend several days here. Oh
course in speaking of Raleigh l 10 MOI
compare it with Atlanta, for Atlanta is
much larger than Raleigh. At Charlotte
| told them they had regular Yankee
town. | meant it as a conlnlime 1t: J
don't know whether they considered ii III
that light or not They have so many
spindles turning and factories going that
il reminds one of a husting northell
city, And Columbia. in South Carolina
is a city Of much the same character.
And Southern Pines
THAT deserves it's reputation as q
health resort. The air is dry and balmS
and laden with the odor of pines"
You have been pleased with youl
reception an the South, | hope?"
every much. indeed. The hospitality
of the Southern people is proyerbial, YOU
know, and they have been dxceedingl!
kind 10 me.
The Seaboard Air Line folks hav,
been especially considerate. And in tina
connection | want 10 say You have d
IL: 4
its consolidation means everything to tn,
South. When that is done if this section
does not show phenomenal development
it will simply lie because the people &c
not take advantage Of the resources anG
opportunities at their command
Il am glad to learn from Mr.. Allei
here, and from others, that there is in
the South an absence of the hostility tc
transportation lines which exists in
some other parts of the country. / take
it that this is due more to change 0.
policy on the part Of the roads thar
anything else. I know that the manage,
ment of the Seaboard Air Line is deeply
interested in the progress and prosperit,
Of the people in the territory which thi
system serves. The conqyany's interest
is Illustrated by the fact that many ex
perimental stations have been tablishef
along the line, one | am told up here al
Southern Pines. and that the officials try
to keep in touch with the people an(
particularly with the farmers. Many
things are done to improve farms alon;
the line"
Speaking of the various resources o.
the South and its future he said:
Il was very much impressed by til
l., Al,
the Seaboard in the Carolinas The farm
ers have prospered in cultiyating the croi
and IL number of towns have been Ell
riched by manufacturing it. This vii
unquestionably continue to be Il grea
source of profit to the South and l have
no doubt that the cultivation of Tobacco,
will spread ON down this way.
I'm my Judgment the South has
grand future. The next twenty years viii
witness a development along all Ines
which will astonish the world. AS / re
marked a moment ago what we see now
is only the beginning This industrial
movement is like boys SNOWFALL; nov
that it has a good start it will grow
raIidly.'
Mr.. Mckinley left Portsmouth las,
Tuesday morning; went to Charlotte
Tuesday night; back To Southern Pine
and Pinehtirst Wednesday; spent Thurs
day in Atlanta: left Atlanta Friday: wa,
in Columbia Saturday, and here Sun.
day.
The weather was too Indictment fol
either Mrs. Mckinley or her daughter
both being invalids, TO leave the car
but Mr.. Mckinley. III company with Mr.
Allen and Mr.. Leard, of the Seaboard
drove to the Mansion and spent some
time with the Governor. Mrs. Russell
accompanied Mr.. Mckinley back to thu
station and spent an hour on the ear
with Mrs. Mckinley. At the Mansion
Mr.. Mckinley met number of prom
nent Republicans, among them Judge
Douglas, Judge Purnell, and Mr.. j. G
l.. Harris. Also several people called on
him during the day on board the car.
Every one who met Mr.. Mckinley was
impressed BY the resemblance which his