The news & observer., 1902-01-16
the coming of the train a success.

Mr.. W. G.. Briggs told of his UNDER
standing that an invitation had been ex-
tended TO Col. Moore and the Good
Roads Train" to come to Raleigh, and
presented reasons why every aid pos
sible should be given the movement to
have great convention here.
Col Moore then spoke of the great
gathering at Monticello about the first
of March that would close the Good
Roads Trains work in the South 1t will
help TO build a road from Charlottes-
Vile to Monticello, the home of the au-
thor of the Declaration of Independence.
To that meeting will be invited all he
members of Congress-, Governors of all
the States, and it will be grand finale
of the splendid career of the Good Roads
Trains mission of great and permanent
usefulness through the South. The Raj
eigh State Convention and Good Roads
Object lesson Will Immediately precede
the work at Charlottesville, and will be
a great occasion Col. Moore, who made
a splendid impression by his wise ana
pointed suggestions, is the right man in
the right place. He is not only an expert
in road building, but he is as we'll .
wise man of affairs and made valuable
suggestions which if carried out will in
sure the success of the Raleigh Confer
ence.
After some discussion. participated in
by Mr. McMackin, superintendent of
Wake County roads, A. 3. Andrews,
ESQ, representing the city government,
Mr.. Briggs, Mr. Pogue and others, this
committee was named to have entire
charge of the Good Roads Conventions
Mayor Powell, Mr. Andrew H. Green,
Chairman of the Board of County Com
missioners, and Mr.. Frank #. Ward,
President of the Chamber of Commerce.
RALEIGH AS A TOBACCO MARKET.
The next matter taken up was the es
tablishment of tobacco market. Capt.
f.. nj. Pace who has had more experience
in building up markets in eastern North
Carolina, made a brief and sensible
speech. He spoke of the character of
tobacco grown in the country tributary
TO Raleigh, said the demand for it was
so great that there was no danger of
over-production, and declared that far
mers would bring their tobacco to Raj
eigh in preference to smaller markets If
Raleigh had a good morket. He said it
was folly to wait until tobacco was
the time to begin was now; that seed
ought to be distributed to the farmers
and they ought to be instructed how to
grow and cure tobacco. Capt Pace told
of his experience in Wilson. When he
began work there, only handful of far
mers grew tobacco in that country. Now
Wilson sells a million and half dollars
worth every year, and has put $450,000 in
lS.> "A
manufacture tobacco.
Mr.. r. +. Knott, a successful tobacco
man of Raleigh. was the next speaker.
He said that he came here representing
himself and other tobacco men, ready
to contract to rent the warehouses and
go into the tobacco business if the busi-
ness men of Raleigh were disposed to
cooperate in establishing tobacco
market here.
Mr.. Il. Hobgood, of Garner an ex-
perieDced grower of tobacco who under
stands the business in all its branches
perfectly stated that the farmers of
Wake county were preparing to go into
the cultivation of Tobacco on a large
scale. that they were applying to him
for seed and seeking advice as to how to
plant. He predicted that Wake would
grow q large crop this year. Mr. Hob
good said the lack of a tobacco market
in Raleigh caused great inconvenience TO
the Wake farmers who had 10 carry
their crops thirty miles to find market.
He read letter from lIr. T. +. Cheat
ham, of TOWNSVILLE, who said if proper
inducements were offered he would come
to Raleish. Mr. Fred A. Cheatham, of
Youngsvile, who was present was called
upon He said that Cheatham Brothers
were doing very Wen in Youngsville
and had no idea of leaving, but if his
younger brother should decide to leave,
he would have the capital necessary to
do a good business in Raleigh.
Mr. r. 3. Raney spoke earnestly about
the necessity of good market in Raj
eigh for tobacco and said he would do
his share towards encouraging any prac
tical plans After short talks by Mr..
Joseph EA Pogue, I'M. Alex j. Field and
others, it was decided to appoint COM
mittee to take the matter in hand. The
committee is thus constituted: Joseph
f. Pogue, T. l.. Love, e. B. Barbee,
Frank Stronach. G. b. Hart. This COM
mittee will meet at the mayors office
today at noon