The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-10-23
THE NEW SOUTH.
THE BURLINGTON TRAVELLERS HAVE 4 FINE
TRIP.
Rosy Business Prospects in the South
Land.

DR.. K. 3. Glasgow, editor OF the
Burlington, \. j., Gazette, and Mr..
George W. Anthony, OF the same
town. whose visit to Burlington,
\. C.. was mentioned in these columns
last week, passed through Friday
on their return trip home. They re-
ported having had very pleasant
visit and were delighted with their
impressions and entertainment i'll
the Old North State. They reached
home Saturday and i'll the Monday
Gazette Editor Glasgow gives the fol-
lowing brief account of their trip:
Our visit to the "Old North State"
was opportunity timed, the air being
balmy, and the sky clOudless. A
thin haze covered the far off noun
tain tops and the Hunters Moon
turned the night into day. The
County Fair and red-hot political
canvass were on and thus we came in
contact with lots OF men, who all
gave us the glad hand and babe us
welcome. Here it is proper to note
we did not fail to observe the mOdesty,
industry and affability OF the North
Carolina ladies.
The story OF the new South is brief.
Here it is: Thirty five years ago the
people OF that region were beggared.
The fields, forests, streams, mills and
mines were there, but the people had
no money. SO they made IL virtue
OF stern necessity and went to work
and today many of the people then
penniless count their wealth by the
thousand; some by the tens OF thous-
ands and a few by the hundred thOus-
and This is the story OF the new
South and the game is young yet.
As to the negro problem it is time
ly to note there never was such thing,
so far as the old stock were con-
| cerned-that is those who stood by
and cared for the folks while the Old
and young master We're at the front.
But for the ''uppish young nigger,
OF this day, the Southern man has
absolutely no Use whatever They
simply can't exist together and the
colOred fellows are getting Out-cOm-
| ING North largely, to be handicaps
| in many cases on he bread-Winner O'
that region.
The trend of thought OF the Con
| federate vets toward their old enc
mics is wonderful to observe. When
| the Jersey Anthony was introduced
| to one Davis. who wears; one OF those
patent legs, Davis remarked: well
| wouldn't wonder Il bit ii YOU Were
the fellow who shot my leg off, an(
then YOU could hear 'em laugh fol
half Il block. But it turned out Davis
| had another guess.
| Two very curious Incidents in re
latiOn to the North Carolina Burling
ton are worth, of special notice. II
was named by Il young lady who haC
gone to school in Burlington, prob
ably Burlington, n. j.. and the grea1
number of familiar names we hearl
there Here is Il few OF them:-An
thony, Albright, Bradshaw, Cook
Freeman Irwin, Jeffries, Lewis, Long
7 McAdams, Mclean, Murray, Parker
Rogers, Thompson, and Wood. An(
doubtless there were others
BY Il very limited personal knowl
edge and by word of mouth we hat
been advised of the hospitality of thu
Southern people, but we now know
the hall was not told us.
| This characteristic is SO marked i
occurs to us it can be none Othe
| than the literal observance OF Thu
| Apostles advice, or the natura
evolution of Tennyson's beautiful
thought:
Kind hearts are more than cOrO
nets
The outlook for the South is Yer,
rosy. Considering what twenty-five
years have done, it is easy to rea(
the handwriting on the wall