The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-02
Representative Men Meet
and Promise Support.
IHE INTERESTS PLEDGED
A Conservative Ts'imale is Thatthe TotaIFund,
Including STATE App Opriation, Caab'
Built Up 10 $4,000 at

terday morning in the office of Governor
Aycock, the result Of which promises a
great State exhibit at the st. Louis
Worlds Fair next year.
The gentlemen present had come to Raj
eigh in obedience to the request of Gov
ernor Aycock, for the purpose of fornu-
lating plans for this exhibit and for de
vising ways and means to accomplish it.
Among those present we're Mr.. H. G.
Chatham, of Elkin, president of the
North Carolina Railroad Company; Con
gresham Robert NJ Page, secretary and
treasurer of the Aberdeen and Asheboro
Railroad. of Biscoe; Mr. l.. Banks Holt,
OF Graham; Capt. J. j. Thomas, Mr..
Josephus Daniels, and Mr.. F. B. Arcndell.
of Raleigh; Col j. H. Ayerill, special com
missioner of the St. Louis Exposition; Mr..
Garland e. Webb, secretary and treasurer
of the recently organized Exposition To-
bacco Association, of Winston, and others.
Different plans for making compre-
hensive and creditable exhibit of the
States products and resources were thor
oughly discussed, and the unanimous sent
iment of the meeting was that if the mat
Ter Was DIOptIly pIG6GubGu IA btAC GhtCL-
prising industrial forces in the state, the
conditional appropriation by the last Gen
eral Assembly could be so augmented by
private subscription as to enable the COM
missioners who are to be appointed by
the Governor under the act of the Legs
lature, in conjunction with the manufac-
turing and other industrial organizations
of the State and the state Agricultural
n. - 81, Mt
Louis that would do credit to the COM
monwealth and bring such results as Will
materially and every interest.
A general plan was formulated, subject
to such details as may be necessary, to
make a thorough personal canvass Of the
industrial centres Of the State, and Mr..
Hugh G. Chatham, of Elkin, and Mr. r.
B. Arendell, of Raleigh, were requested
by the Governor and the others present TO
make this personal canvass, which they
consented to do.
Mr. Garland e. Webb, Of Winston, stated
at the meeting that the tobacco people
of the State had already effected a tenn
porary organization which would, at
meeting to be held in Raleigh on July 7h,
go into a genera State organization for
the purpose Of collecting and arranging
complete and extensive exhibit of the to-
bacco industries, which would embrace
every place of its growth and manufac-
ture from the tiny seed to the manufac-
tured product and he felt sure that this
tobacco association would be glad to join
hands with every other industrial interest
in the State in making such an exhibit as
the States wonderful products and re-
sources justify.
Mr.. Holt and Mr.. Chatham, represent
ing the textile interests, felt sure that the
people throughout the State engaged in
this extensive industry would also do Their
part toward making the exhibit creditabe
Mr. Robert NJ Page thought that the
railroad and lumber interests could be re-
lied upon in this as they are in all other
public matters to contribute their share,
both in subscriptions and products fol-
exhibition.
Mr.. Daniels and Mr.. Arendell pledged
the aid and support of the press in furth-
ering the work.
Capt. ]. j. Thomas, President CONNER
cial and Farmers Bank, of Raleigh, speak
ing or the banks and bankers, felt as
sured that they would join heartily with
the other active forces of the State in
ire plans proposed.
1t was thought by several of the gentle
men present that it would be easier to In
terest the enterprising individual and cor
porate interests of the State in big ex-
hibit that would reflect credit upon the
State than it would to making a small
exhibit that might not properly set our
selves before the eyes Of the world when
they are turned upon the great exposition
in ST. Louis, and it ws thought by CON
servative members of the party that the
total fund, including the State appropria-
ton, could be built up to at least $4,000,
and perhaps to $4,000.
Colonel Averell, the Exposition Commits
sioner, assured the Governor that he could
secure whatever space he might require
for making the exhibit.
kilograms were received from Mr..
Nathan O'Berry, of Goldsboro; Mr.. j. w.
Granger, of Kinston: Mr.. d. A. Tompkins,
of Charlotte; Mr. p. H. Hanes, of Win
ston, and others regretting their inability
to attend the conference, but pledging to
Governor Ayc0ck their cordial endorse
ment of the proposition and every effort
possible on their part in the interest of
the States exhibit at st. Louis.
Messrs. Chatham and Arendell will start
on their canvass next Monday and will
visit leading men from one end Of tue
State to the other.