The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-25
MR.. R. E. L. SKINNER,

OIl6I udISldI VI Tie hdllIOdu O6ltDIdllOu
at Dunn
began his speech by telling a good joke
that the crowd heartily enjoyed. 1t was
a good joke and Mr.. Angler told it we'll.
He addressed his audience as "Fellow
North Carolinians.' and said that North
Carolinians are the best folks that God's
sun ever shone upon, and that North
Carolinians have got more stuff in them
to the square inch than any people in the
world, "and by stuff" said Mr.. Angler,
when the applause had subsidized"
mean genuine manhood. l am talking 20
home people. This is our country. our
State. our home and we love it for that
reason.
Referring to the commentator he had
received, Mr.. Angler said: 81 am I'M
worthy of the good things that have been
said of me here today, but I am gratified
for them. 1t has been but few years
since 1 first put my foot on the soil of
Harnett county. I was struck with the
spirit of independence and law-abiding
quality in your people and l suggested to
rich men in Durham that this was the
county where they could safely invest
their money. They have invested large
sums in a great cotton mill on the his
toric Cape Fear-a factory that VIII be
the largest in the State and one of the
largest in the South. i At its head is
man fully equipped to insure its unbound
ed success 1 feel that L am the cause of
Mr. Erwins being here today. If this
road had not been extended 7 doubt II
this great enterprise at Duke would have
been constructed
''The Cape Fear and Northern Railroad
has at last been completed to Dunn.
Thrty-five days ago not stick Of TIM
Der was in place in the LARGE depot erect
cd here We defy even the town of Dur
ham to show better depot. (This caused
much applause led by Jones Fuller. Esq,
author of the Fuller bill, which will give
Durham a new Union depot)
This work has been well done. I have
not done it all. The men who have been
over me ard the men who have been
under me have been loyal from the hum
blest carrier of water to the president,
and without their aid 1 could have done
nothing. All have seemed to love me and
I wish to thank them thus publicly for all
they have done.
81 approve heartily the great speech OF
our Governor. 1 was the first man in
North Carolina to suggest his name for
Governor He is right when he sail
you cannot build great State and have
good government without educated citi-
zenship. No man will meet that RESPONSE
bility more heartily than Mr.. w. A.
Erwin. He will have many churches aud
good schools at Duke. Railroads do more
to educate than anything, else. They are
citizens and they also Christianize.
81 want to thank the people of Harnett
county for welcoming us to your county
and allowing us to build through your
lands. We expect to succeed, but we ex-
pect to accomplish nothing without work.
It is work or die; work right or be
damned. A man who does not work to
provide for his family is worse than an
inidel'
Mr. Angler closed with a glowing trib-
ute to North Carolina and its people. He
was loudly cheered, and at the sugges-
ton of Mr. N B. Broughton. three
cheers were heartily given by the large
crowd.
MR. JOHN A. MILLS.
Mr.. John A. Mills, president and builder
of the Raleigh and Cape Fear road was
the next speaker He made a pleasant
impression by his eulogy of Mr.. Angler
and his tribute to the people of Harnett
county.
HON. G. B. PATTERSON.
The last speaker was Hon. g. B. Pat
terson. member of Congress from this
district He made an excellent and strong
speech. but l will not do him the inius-
tice to attempt any synopsis.
MR.. WASHINGTON DUKE.
There was present on the platform the
venerable Mr. Washington Duke. He de-
clined to speak, but Senator Goodwin IN
sisted upon introducing him so the people
could see him, and he introduced him as
1.-The greatest philanthropist in North
Carolina" Mr.. Duke bowed and Mr.. Err
win, who was standing by Mr.. Duke,
said: Here is the man for whom the
town of Duke is named. If the town is
ever as good as the man for whom it is
named it will be the best town in North
Carolina" This was received with ap-
pause
This concluded the speaking. The cele-
bration was over. The trains moved out
from Dunn and everybody whose good
fortune it had been to be present pro