The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-06


Also Printed in Attractive Folder
Form for General Distr ibution.
tRaleigh PO,t.)
The Old North State at the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian
Exposition at Charleston, S. D., De-
cember l, 1901, to June /, 1902, is the
subject of highly interesting and
hands somely illustrated article in the
June number of the Exposition Maqa-
zIne. The same article is also printed
in very attractive folder form for
general distribution throughout the
country, and is calculated to accom-. .
Plish vast amount OF good in bring
ing to the attention Of the people the
country over the resources and ad-
vantages Of the State. The article
contains excellent cuts of Gov. G.. b.
Aycock. Commissioner of Agriculture
). l.. Patterson, State Geologist Jos.
A. Holmes, Secretary OF Agriculture
L. X. Bruner and William Dunn, ESQ,
aid Col. F. A. Olds, commissioner.
from North Carolina to the Exposi-
tion and A. Cannon, Esq, member of
the North Carolina Board of Agricul-
ture. There is also fine full page IL
lustration showing an interior view of
Curator II. II. Brimlev's laboratory
and work shop in the North Carolina
State Museum, views of Biltmore
estate, views of SHannanoa river and
other Western North Carolina seen
| cry.
The article is so exceptionally well
we'll worth reproducing in the Post
| 1t is given below:
NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLESTON EX-
POSITION.
! At the last session of the Legisla-
ture of North Carolina, a resolution
was adopted declaring that it would
promote the industrial prosperity of
the State to be properly represented
at Buffalo aud Charleston, and re-
questing the State Department of Agri-
culture to make an exhibit at the two
Expositions. 1t was found that the
time for preparation was so short
that it would not be practicable to
prepare for an exhibit at Buffalo, but
the wish of the Legislature will be
carried out at Charleston, and carried
out in such way as to reflect credit
upon the State. North Carolina is
one of the richest States in the Union,
and will make the exhibit at Charles
ton fully representative of its vast
natural resources and manufactured
products. 1t is claimed, and claimed
with good cause, that North Carolina
is the ..most progressive, most desir-
able and most healthful of the South
Atlantic States as place OF residence.
Her homogeneous, hospitable popula-
ton, her conservative laws, light tax
alton, salubrious and temperate
climate and the great possibilities Of
her natural and improved conditions
also present inviting fields to the in
vestor or to the home seeker"
For the purpose Of carrying out the
wish of the Legislature, the Governor
of North Carolina appointed Commits
sioners to represent the State at the
Exposition in Charleston as follows:
Gen. Julian S. Carr. of Durham; Thad
K. Manning, of Henderson; W. l..
Hill, of Warsaw; VIM. Dunn, of New
Berne; Col. F. A. Olds, of Raleigh;
Hon. A. Cannon, Of Horse Shoe: S. P.
Ravenel, Jr.. of Highlands; Osmond
Barringer, of Charlotte; w. G. Heath,
of Monroe; F.. X. Proctor, Jr. of Lum-
berton.
At the meeting of the State Commits
sion held al Raleigh an executive
committee Of five members was ap-
pointed to collect and prepare State
exhibit for the Exposition at Charles
ton. This committee consists of the
Hon. Charles B. Aycock, Governor,
chairman ex-officio; the Hon. S. l..
Patterson, State Commissioner OF
Agriculture; la. Holmes, State Geol-
oSist; the Hon. VIM. Dunn, member
OF the State Board of Agriculture, and
the Hon. f. K Bruner. Secretary OF
the Department of Agriculture. In
selecting the Commissioners for the
State and the members of the exscu-
tive committee, Governor Aycock sue
ceeded admirably in providing for
representation from all parts Of the
State and for every industry in the
State The collection and installa-
ton of the North Carolina exhibit
has been placed in the hands of the
most competent exposition men to be
found in the South. The exhibit will
be under the immediate direction OF
the North Carolina Board Of Agricnl-
ture. which has reduced the business
of exhibit making to fine art, as the
record which North Carolina has
made at all the great expositions that
have been held since the Vienna EN-
position of 1873, abundantly testify.
The executive officer of the Board
of Agriculture is the Hon. S. L. Pat.
terson, who is noted for his aggres.
.ive conservatism and who, because
of his sterling honesty of purpose and
wide range Of executive ability is
rightly regarded as an ideal officer
The Secretary of the Board, Mr.. I. X.
Bruner, has had wider experience in
exposition work than any man in
North Carolina, and but few men in
the country have accomplished SC
much. For nearly twenty years hi:
ideas have been illustrated at most o.
the great expositions in which North
Carolina has taken part. Prof. j. A,
Holmes, the State Geologist, it is
said, lis known to and knows more
people than any man in North Caro-
lima today. and his association with
anv exhibit would ensure its success:
without other guarantee" The other
member of the executive committet
is the Hon. VIM Dunn, of New Berne
who represents the great trucking
industry of the Eastern part OF tht
State, and has been for a number o.
years the head of the New Berne Fish
Oyster and Game Fair, which stand!
/ by itself among the fairs Of the Unitee
StataS With such q working com