The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-30
GOV. AYCOCK'S APPEAL.

Governor AycOck has sent out to pri.
vate persons thousand copies Of the
} following lstter soliciting subscriptions
F, to cefray the expenses OF North Caro-
lima exhibit at the st. Louis Exposi.
ton in 1904:
THE LETTER.
Estate OF North Carolina, Executive
Department.
"Raloigh, April "a.
"Daar Sir Owing to pressing need
for money for ether purposes the Gen
erAl 4 sserc bly, which has recently sd
iourncd failed 10 make adequate pro
vision for the North Carolina exhibi:
At the Universal Exhibition to te helc
at St Louis in 1904. No one familiar
with he situation questions the I'm
0. ,r.a ace OF having the State properl,
re presented at this exposition, and the
Or Jblem now resolves itself into one
as to how the citizens and friends OF
the State may most easily provide fo'
the expense of making such an exhibit
"Thls exposition will undoubtedly
be the largest and most important one
sver held in any country, and it will be
o anticipated in by each of our States
ard nearly every foreign country
North Carolina must join her sister
states there. Her past experience
shows that such advertisement OF her
resources pays and is 4 good invest
,nent as matter Of State and Nation
a! pride she must keep her position
among the progressive States; and in
asmuch as she is asking the aid of the
people of the United States in large
public improvements. which include
beside river and harbor deepening, the
great inland waterway of the East, and
the Appalachian Forest Reserve in her
mountain region, North Carolina can
not afford to neglect this invitation o
the Federal government that she par
slcipate with other States In this great
,ational and international undertaking,
or which Congress has provided with
such marked llberality-
Several other States are raising by
..rivate subscription large sum to
cover the expenses of their exhibits.
And the only way by which North Car
lima can now participate in this expo
,ition is by adopting similar course.
[ write to ask your active cooperation
n this undertaking.
with our splendid museum to draw
rom largely Tor the materials to be ex-
hibited with trained experts in such
matters already In the employ OF the
state : and with two of these experts
already in charge of important divis
ions of this great exposition, North
Carolina can make creditable exhibit,
1t st. Louis at far less cost than any
other State. While we need not raise
by subscription $2OO, 600 as Texas is do
ing, nor 100000 as Kentucky is do
ing, nor even the $50, 600 that Virgins
has appropriated, nevertheless we car
raise whatever will be necessary for az
equally creditable display. I trust
therefore, that tor this purpose we may
depend upon the active and liberal co
operation Of all our public spirited citi
zens, and the support of the munich
pal and county authorities of the State
When North Carolina is beginning tt
attract the attention of the whole coun
try by her industrial and educationa
lrcgress is not the time for her to re
fuse to participate with her siste
States in great world exposition to b.
held in a Southern city.
II, therefore, ask you to subscrib'
such sum as your ability and patriotic
desire for the development of the Stat
may justify. Plesee secure the cooper
alton of your community and count,
in this work. Make your check pays
BILE to B. r. Lacy, State Treasurer. T h
exhibit will be made by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, whose work II
the past justifies me in promising yo,
that your money will be beneficial,
aud judiciouslv expended"