The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-13
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES TO
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE
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TED on the road the other third In New
York, where lib of the property is in
the cities, bill was last year drawn up
calling for $250,000. Governor Odell rec
cmmended that the amount be increased
TO $4,000
Speaking Of some practical sides to the
question, the speaker asked: why don't
you burn your clay 10 make roads? 1t
can be done. and for $500 a mile you can
make nearly as good road as macadam."
Then, speaking of convict labor, he said
that the same roads that cost only $l,100
mile near Winston Salem. worked by
eonvicts. were costing six and seven
Thousand dollars a mile in Illinois and
other States. The speaker claimed that
III some States the convicts were kept
In the penitentiaries by political pulls,
fer the purpose of competing with and
cheapening various kinds of labor.
The splendid roads in Europe, said Col.
Moore, were built by convict labor, and
the streets of London and Liverpool, than
which our American cities are no bet
ter.
These sentiments as to convict labor
we're much applauded.
Going on new tack the Colonel said:
i am glad to see the women here.
Nope they will take hold, too. They can
do better than you, men. who have been
trying for 1877 years"
He said he hoped the bill creating the
Appalachian Park would go through Con-
sress. This remark was also much ap-
plauded
nj ole nv 1rcy.rf hoY
sty of organization. and of aking our
legislators for what we need in this line.
He recommended ther appointment OF
committee to work upon the Legislature,
and ended with this admontion:
Don't let this thing stop. II is going
tq spread.
MIR. HAYS ADDRESS.
Chairman Patterson then announced
that the neXt address would be. by MIR.
Als Hays. in charge of the Southern
Railway Good Reads Special Train.
Mr.. Hays spokeSof the hearty reception
ACCORDED the peaceful invasion of the
train RE said they had held thirteen
conventions and found everywhere much
interest in the road question.
He continued somewhat as follows
This campaign started because the
officials Of the Southern Railway believed
II to be an industrial proposition. But
ii would do us no good TO go to places
where the people were not ready TO CO.
operate. We are here because people are
ready to push the movement forward If
there is anything that we can do we will
be glad TO do it, 70 aid the movement
n anyway @a
The Industrial development OF the
South is one that interests the whole
reople
The officials CT our road think that
the railroads Of today should be not
only handlers of traffic, but developers
OF traffic. When we bring this train to
you, Il is TO help you TO advance your in
austries and your agriculture.
The development of our country has
been heretofore along East and West
Tines. but today there is beginning to be
a development along Northern and South !
Srf lfnes and we are doing our best to
aid ills North and South development.
Within the last decade or so the
South he's begun TO develop her resources,
and this has caused outside capital to
come into the South. Today the South
is having the gre attest development any
section has known. This industrial de-
volopment will continue. 1t cannot stop.
Every Southern State has Dluch Guilt
waited farm land and an undesirable class
az farmers upon some Of the cultivated
iands. the black man. This is Il great
problem.
Another problem is, what are you
aoing TO do with the farm lands deserted
by the people who have gone to the mill
villages?
Immigration from the North can be
gotten if il can be shown the farmers
of the North that it will be TO their in
tcrest. To come TO the South, and that
they. viii live in pleasant surroundings.
This is where the good roads proposition
comes in.
"a great many people are asking why
is tire Southern Railway Interested IN THIS
movement 1t is 10 increase the trafnc
~ the company. 1t is the old story that
The railroads will prosper When the@reo-
PIE prosper
The cause of the scarcity OF cars Is
the fact that the traffic is contested
certain seasons of the year. II there
were good roads the traffic would De
evenly distributed over the entire year
Good roads make even trade through
out the year and good public education
possible
chairman then announced that the next
business of the meeting was the matter
If permanent Organization.
on motion of Mr. Josephus Daniels,
committee of FIVE was appointed to seiect
names for officers, and report at the ar
tcrnoon session.
The chairman appointed on this com
nittee. Col r. G. skinner OF Hertfofd
Asr T.. r. Cotton, OF Edgecombe: Mr.. J. r.
,5oRae of Scotland; Capt Carlton, OF
sto,esville. aud Senator Whitaker. OF
Wake
col skinner announced that this com
,,,,tca would meet Immediately upon ad-
5ourpment
TIE AFTERNOON SESSION
- unu Martin Dodge Senator But.