The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-29
FACTS, FANC|ES,
AND SMALL TALK
Heard on Trains and in
Hotel Lobbies.
EVERY DAY ECHOES
Tar Heel Jokes, Comments and Other
Chit Chat Gathered From
the Moving Throngs
All Over the
State.
(By F. B. Arendell.)

(By F. B. Arendell.)
In the opinion of most people the negro
problem if let alone will solve itself. The
question therefore that is most worrying
is, not what we are going to do with the
negro, but what are we going to do with
the negro problem solvers.
I hear it rather vigorously stated dur
ing the past few days that the county
of Granville will very likely present to
the next State Democratic convention the
claims Of it's distinguished citizen and
favorite son, Hon. Augustus w. Graham
for gubernatorial honors.
l heard a very prominent visiting min
ing engineer state some days ago that
within less then ten years North Caro-
hna's mining section would be a storm
centre of successful gold and copper min
ing. FL
| hear rather earnest discussion now and
then as to Mr.. Simmons successor as
chairman of the State Executive Com
mittee. Among the names most promi-
nently discussed are Hon. E. l.. Travis,
of Halifax; Hon. Don Gillian. of Edge
combe, and Hon. Fred A. Woodland, OF
Wilson, from the east, and Hon. A. H.
Boyden, of Rowan, Hon. j. A. Hartness,
of Iredel and Hon. A. M. Scales. of Gull
ford, from the west.
That was a sort of knock out ques-
ton shat the old farmer asked when he
wanted to know how it was that some OF
the people-public men and others-in the
towns and cities who had had universal
education for years for both races, were
seemingly going into Mysteries because it
was proposed to let it apply to the rural
districts as well as the towns and cities.
Old Man Figures Grosvenor evidently
knew what he was doing when he put
North Carolina in the safely Democratic
column FOR 1904.
I spent the other afternoon on the
Occoneechee Farm near Hillsboro, General
Julian S. Carr's magnificent rural estate.
This is one of the handsomest and most
valuable eight hundred acre farms in the
South and is an honor to modern agri-
cultural development. 1t is interesting to
pass around the memories, pggeries,
hogeries, horseries, coweries and sheep
cries, all inhabited by the very elite of
their respective Kingdoms. The commo-
dious barns and graineries are all filled
with abundant tribute yielded up by the
fertile fields that surround them. Deco
neechee is an object lesson and is monu-
ment to the enterprise and public spirit
edness of its builder. General Carr and
a credit to it's manager, Mr.. Beauregard
Arendell. 1t is such splendid development
as is found here that is distined to place
the old State In the front ranks of the
industrial procession.
One of the most valuable features of the
Occoneechee farm is a fine mineral spring
located in a picturesque grove and en-
cased in polished marble. From this springs
nature sends out never failing stream
of cool, refreshing and most healthful
chalybeate water.
Eff the Democratic party dominates
Mfr. Cleveland for President said a
prominent Cabarrus county Democrat, II
am going to apply to the Federal court
for an order restraining any Democrat
from ever hereafter saying a single word
against man who bolts the nominees of
his party
I'll bet chip that Steadman is nomi-
mated for Governor said prominent
Greensboro statesman.
''Raise you two," promptly responded
a prominent Winstonian. 1--WE stand all
raises and we are in the game to the
fnsh," said a gentleman from Iredell
Its all in the draw responded a
Spartan, from the Allegheny country. We
are in ''Here too" quickly responded
a gentleman from beyond the ridge.
"Cards, gentleman" said humorous
by stander.
81 stand pat" said the Guilford gentle
man.
.'Pat hand here said the Forsyth man.
''Pat hand here too" responded the
Iredellian
zone card" said the Allegheny man.
zone card here remarked the gentle
man from the Buncombe country.
The interesting show down will be at
the next State Democratic convention
l have heard fifty cotton farmers de-
clare during the past week that North
Cardinals cotton crop would be from 20
per cent. to 25 per cent. short of last
years crop. Mr.. Buston, Mr.. Latham,
Mr.. Parker and others have been guess
ing what the total crop would be. I don't
see why l shouldn't bust-on guess as
well as anybody else, so here goes, TO-
$50, coo bales.
There is absolutely nothing against my