The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-18
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES TO
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE
The First Days Session OF the Good Roads Con-
gress Great Occasion.
TIE HALL WAS PACKED THE ENTIRE DAY

! The convention was permanently or
ganized with Commissioner OF Agriculture
S. J. Patterson as chairman and Mr. F.
T. Ward as secretary.
There were three sessions yesterday.
and at all Of them, the METROPOLITAN
Opera House was filled 10 overflowing
with the delegates from all ever the
State. There was a fair sprinkling of
ladies, too.
At he morning session speeches We're
| made by Governor Aycocn, Mr.. y. IS.
Stow, Col. ". II. Moore, President Of
the National Good Roads Association
and Mr. II. A Hays, of the South horn
| Railway.
The speakers at the afternoon session
i; were Hon. Martin Dodge, Director I',lb-
lie Roads Inquiries, L. s. Department Of
Agriculture; Senator NJ. G. Butler Of
South Carolina; Capt. S. 3. Alexander
Of Charlotte, and III. 7 3. parke:, Of
| 5Iills 5o1o.
Gen AZ R. Cox, Of Elgeeomh6. ad-
/ dressed the convention at the night ses-
| sion on Good Roads and their Rela-
! ton to Country Life" He Was fclowei
/ by Prof W. c. Riddick, OF the A AMI NJ
! COLLEGE on Economical Roads for Rural
Districts"
Districts" and there we're number Of
bright short speeches by a number Of
/ delegates
! IORNINC SESSION.
The convention was called 10 order hy
! Mayor A y. Powell.
! After the opening Invocation. whick
was made by Rev J. X Howell. Of
Rocky Mount. the mayor called Mr.. S.
L. Patterson. Commissioners Of Agricui--
ture, TO the platform 20 serve as tenn
poraly chairman.
Mr.. Patterson in q few words intro
duced Governor Aycoc!I
The Governor extended hearty vel
cCme TO the delegates III behalf CT the
State Of North Carolira He then briefly
enumerated the various interests af-
fected by the condition OF roads, and
spoke Of ths strength OF our State lying
| in the devotion and steadfastness of her
people, ana Of her weakness lying il her
isolation This isolation was what had
caused North Carolina to fall behind in
the march Of industry
Speaking Of how the road question is
linked with that of public education, the
Governor said: We have promised TO
/ educate all the children of North Caro-
lima. Ia order to DO that, we must have
good roads, SO that the children can get
TO the schools IL the country diatrict8.''
The Governors address was one OF his
most characteristic brief Pithy, timely
Ctterances.
| At this iuncture Chairman Patterson
requested Mr.. Joserhus Daniels to act as
| secretary OF the meeting, and ali the
members of the press present to act as
assistant secretaries.
/ Mr. Patterson then introduced Mr. "
! 3. Snow. who delivered an address or
welcome in behalf of Wake County and
! the City Of Raleigh.
| Mr.. Snow said that as the represen-
tatiye OF the mayor. vested with all the
! authority, Of that Office, he threw open
! 10 their widest limits the gates of the
city, and granted complete immunity from
the consequences of any ordinary infringe
IGent Of ;he city regulations But if the
r.ayor should nevertheless disregard his
authority and inlict sentence upon dele
gate, the speaker, as representative of
he Board OF County Commissioners,
would see to il that the ofepGer Should
not serve upon the roads or 81 to the
Wcrkhou5e. tLaughter).
Il am proud to say" went on Mr..
Stow, that our Wake county roads dc
not need the services Of any Of you gen
tiemen prescpt." uaughtcr).
Mr. Snow went Oh to say that this
good ROADS movement marked the begin
ming of new era, the upbuilding of our
State from the thraldom OF mud and
mi1e: it was renaissance Of CONNER
cal activity. He spoke Of the two great
factors IN this upbuiliing, education ana
5ocd roads, and closed his remarks with
L he following invitation:
rs the guests of the city Of Raleigh
and the county Of Wake, you shall have
every comfort ard courtesy. The Board
q County Commissioners invites you to
visit the roads Of the county. and car
riages will be furnished to as many OF
you as desire to DO So
COL. MoORE's SPEECH.
Gel. ". Il. Moore, President OF TIE Ma
tional Good Roads Association, was next
introduced.
present, and doubly glad to see SO many
delegates from other counties of the
State. TO show the interest that was BE
inG manifested III this n1ovement in North
G. trollna, the sreaker said he ha,. 2 tele-
gram in his pocket from Senator NJ c.
Butler, Il South Carolina. saying that
ne would stop oser here on his way to
| Washington, and address the meeting.
Col. Moore then Laid q handsome tr;-
Lutte to Governor Aycock eay:rg that he
was pzsao ti"Gly Proud to be on a plat
fo-sa Nith executive who was attract
Id niucA attention IL the Northern
States just now as any man now before