The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29

TRANSPORTATION the mlKthy development OF
tins country could not have taken place
He SPOKE in terms OF praise of the men
who had projected and built thus railroad
of wealth who have the welfare
and prosperity of this State a. heart.
and warmly praised Mr. Angler a genial
gentleman who VIII exert his best Efforts
to the development OF this section and
hls railroad interests"
Mr.. W. A. ERWIN SPEAKS.
Senator Goodwin next introduced Mr..
w. A. Erwin. president of the Erwin
Cotton Mill. Company. Mr.. Erwin saId
h. vas glad TO look into tne facee OF
tile people Of Haruett. God bless tn.
enterprise and the men at the head OF
il. especially Mr.. Johu q Anger III
told OF the obstacles which Mr. Anger
had overcome and said be wished 10 be
speak for the road the support ana CO.
operation of the people Of Dunn and Har
nett county.
Referring TO the fears Of some Q. The
smaller merchants OF Durham .uat an at
tempt would be made by the enterprise
at Duke TO draw trade from Dunn. MIR
Erwin said that no such purpose existed
The promoters Of Erwin Cotton Mills
have not come to tear down but TO up
build. We haze no desire 10 lob them
Of their trade or break down their bu>i
ness. We are hero TO help build them
Up. We arc here to 60 good to ourselves
and then TO do all the good NC can TO
others.
We intend TO build 4 splendid school
house al Duke and 10 conduct one Of the
best graded schools in the State. We
.irvite you to come 10 see us and we hope
to have many of you 70 JOIN Us IN max
ing our enterprise successful. The enter
prise we nave in hand IS calculated TO
do good and nothing but good. MA
your cooperation, we hope to succeed
THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS.
In introducing Governor Aycock, Prof.
J.. d. Ezzell referred to the fact that
the Governo: was county superintendent
of schools Of Wayne county when he was
first examined to teach in the public
! schools. When the Governor arose 10
speak ne was given a great ovation. The
PEOPLE pressed forward % hear hlm ana
his every sentence was punctured with
applause. He began with 2 happy refer
ence to the fact that he was q school
mate OF John G. Angler at the University
and naturally rejoiced III this notable
achievement of his former college friend;
he spoke Of the industrial spirit abroad
in North Carolina and OF the good 1t was
accomplishing in making better homes for
better men and women. | Will not at
tempt any synopsis of the Governors ad-
nirable speech. 1t was lofty in scnti-
ment, happy in anecdote. uplifting IN
tone. Easily the best public speaker OF
lis day, Governor Aycock delighted every
one who heard his brief and patriotic
speech of congratulation upon the com
pletion Of this enterprise and its true
meaning.
MR.. JOHN c. Angler SPEAKS.
When Senator Goodwin announced that
Mr.. John C. Angler. who had planned and
built the road, would be the next speaker,
the people cleered heartily. Mr.. AngIel
began his speech by telling a good joke
that the crowd heartily enjoyed. 1t was
a good joke and Mr.. Angler told it well.
He addressed his audience as Fellow
North Carolinians.' and said that North
Carolinians are the best folks that Goi's
sun ever shone upon. and that North
Carolinians have got more stuff IN them
to the square inch than any people III the
world, ''and by stuff said Mr.. Angler,
w Heu tlc dpplduSC hdu ooDSAtNd.
mean genuine manhood. l am talking &c
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: 4 am un-
worthy of the good things that have beer
said Of me here today, but I am grateful
for them. 1t has been but a few years
since | first put my foot on the soil O.
Harnett county. l was struck with the
spirit of independence and law-abldlnG
quality in your people and l suggested t
rich men in Durham that this was th'
county where they could safely lnves'
their money. They have invested larg'
sums in a great cotton mill on the his
toric Cape Fear-a factory that viii b.
the largest in the State and one of The
largest in the South. At its head is
man fully equipped to insure its unbound
ed success. l feel hat / am the cause o
, Mr.. Erwin's being here today. If TIN
road had not been extended | doubt !
F this great enterprise at Duke would hav
!, been constructed.
The Cape Fear and Northern Railroa,
has at last been completed to Dunn
Thirty-fve days ago not a stick of tim
. Der was in place in the large depot erect
, ed here. We defy even the town Of Dun
ham to show q better depot. C1hlS cause
!; much applause, led by Jones Fuller. Esq
t author Of the Fuller bill, which will Civ
Durham a new Union depot.)
This work has been well done. I hav
not lone it all. The men who have bee
c over me and the men who have bee
t under me nave been loyal from the hun
blest carrier Of water to the presIden'
e and without their aid 1 could have dor
nothing. All have seemed to love me an
wish to thank them thus publicly for a
they have done.
q approve heartily the great speech
our Governor. l was the first man
North Carolina to suggest his name fC
: Governor. He is right when he sal
you cannot build a great State and hay
d good government without educated cit
! zenship. No man will meet that respon-
:; bility more heartily than Mr.. W.
Erwin. He will have many churches a,
t good schools at Duke. Railroads do mo-