The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-24

settlers. This had resulted in the coming
OF two German settlers. Colonel Bryan
had had some experience with one of these
settlers. He didn't know what became OF
the other one.
Mr.. Battle said the idea suggested by
Major Bryan was fraught with great IN
terest. If the present laborers should be-
come more scarce, he did not see what the
cotton farmers were to do. Mr.. Battle
spoke of the great emigration from the
northwest to Manitoba, and said that If
the state of affairs in North Carolina
could be made to appear as inviting as
that Manitoba country, we might get the
best kind of immigrants.
Mr. Battle said this should not be 4
nere debating society. 1t ought to do
somethin &. Mr.. Patterson, capable Off
Ger as he was could not see any solution,
and he did not believe any one could just
now. He therefore, proposed that COM
mittee be appointed to look thoroughly
into this matter and go to work and do
something to better the present state of
affairs. This Society that had done 80
much for the amusement of the people
might do we'll now to do what it could
for the Improvement of conditions. He
suggested that Major Bryan be made
chairman Oh ludI COulIulItet
Nh Cameron said that at the National
Farmers meeting a committee had been
appointed to confer with the Secretary of
Agriculture with a view to giving infor
nation to the various foreign conshls, ii
order to get them interested in this mat
ter of immigration.
Mr. j. H. Currie suggested that the
available labor Of the State should be put
dc oIihl n re
rather than upon cotton and tobacco
crops. After all, supply and demand reg
ulated the labor question. One thing We
ought to do was to use all our convict lato'
% build highways drain swamps etc.
Then other things would come to us The
hing for this Society to do would be to
importune our Legislature to use the labor
Of the State to improve our public roads,
drain our 'swampG etc. instead OF using
1T to make crops for the State Institutions.
A people that don't help themselves will
not be helped by outsiders. When we
make cur lands more productive, other
people VIII come in. Judged by our roads.
the old Romans would have regarded Us
as baroariana.
Speaking of the Fair, he said he would
rather have more agriculture and less
midway. II that was the case, this would
&c a larger meeting. A stranger coming
here after seeing that Fair. would think
this was nothing but a small committee.
He supposed General Carr would say
there were several amusements going on.
General Carr: eve haven't got any
midway here Laughterl
Mr.. Currie And what agriculture
there is. draws crowd. / did not go
into any of the side shows, and don't know
whether they had crowds or not
General Carr: The side shows were
all full went into all of them
Mr.. Currie: 81 am not in favor of the
midway Those side shows ought to be
put down, one by one until they are ali
out He then went on and spoke of
what this great society might do for the
State if it should get back to an agricui.
tural basis
General Carr said that Colonel Bryan
had fired gun that would reverberate
through the years This matter of labor
deserving North Carolina had been con-
sidered a great deal. We talked of help
ing ourselves. and yet there was only a
handful of the good citizens of the State
patriotic enough to leave their homes and
come to this meeting. But he loved old
North Carolina, in spite of all her faults.
Then the General said he only
joking when he talked as he did of the
midway. He only said that to add d
little spice to the meeting. If he had
his way, he would blot out every side
show and every fakir from the gateway to
the north end, and bring back the days
of the big pumpkin and the bull yearling
but he could not do it. General Carr
then launched forth into an eloquent
Al. Ii 10 hDl
applause that greeted him was hearty and
spontaneous.
Then Colonel Bryan said that the prob
lem of the State could be met only by
the Drawn and the muscle of the men
who TILED the soil But he could not
agree that immigration was not desired
Look at Southern Pines. the sand hills Of
Moore county What had made them but
the coming in of outsiders. Mr.. Bryan
suggested Commissioner Patterson for
chairman of that committee spoken of by
Mr. Battle.
Mr.. Patterson said that new blood and
muscle ought to be introduced. Colonel
Bryan nominated Mr.. Battle.
The motion of Mr.. Battle was that a
committee of ten be appointed by the
chairman (Mr. Long, to take up the mat
ter of immigration. This was carried
without opposition
Mr.. Pogue offered resolutions of thanks
to the railroads and the newspapers for
aid in making the Fair success.
Among those present at the meeting
were Commissioner of Agriculture S. l..
Patterson; Capt. S. B. Alexander. of Meek
lenburg; Mr. r. B. Raney, of Raleigh MI.
r. H Battle, of Raleigh; Mr. Benehan
Cameron, of Stagsville; Mr.. Charles NJ.
Busbee. of Raleigh; Mr. Carey j. Hunter,
of Raleigh; Mr.. F. o. Moring, of Raleigh
Chief Justice Walter Clark. of the SUI
preme Court; Major John NJ. Crenshaw,
of Wake Forest; Mr.. N. B. Broughton, of
Raleigh: Mr. F. B. Arendell of Raleigh
Major j. H. Currie, of Cumberland; Mr..
e. L. Daughtrldge, of Rocky Mount; Mr..
julius Lewis, of Raleigh; Mr.. J, R. Cham
berlain, of Raleigh; Mr. Ashley Horne, Of
Clayton; Col. John S. Cunningham, of
Person; Gen. j. s. Carr, of Durham;
Major Leo d. Hcartt, of Raleigh; DR.. 3.
w. Kilgore, State Chemist; Col. j. Bryan
Grimes, Secretary of State; Col. j. A.
Bryan, of New Bern.