The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-18
FIGHT IS ON FOR
A GREATER RALEIGH
And a Brighter Future for the
Capital City.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED
The Friends Of an Expanding and Advancing
Social, Educational and Commercial
Centre Prepar, 10
Fight.

A number of the advocates OF city ex
tension met yesterday afternoon in the
Office of Mr.. w. N. Jones, corner of Sal
isbury and Martin streets, for the purpose
of organizing their forces and preparing
for a vigorous campaign In favor of ex-
tending the city limits by the adoption oil
the legislative amendments to the char
ter. which is to be submit.O- o the voters
on the 29th of June.
1t was decided at the meeting that a
general campaign committee should be ap
pointed, and that this committee should
proceed to the organization of ward and
precinct committees, and that through
these committee organizations the cam
ralgn for extension of the city limits
should be vigorous and decisive from now
until the polls closed on the 10Th inst.
After some discussion and exchange OF
ideas the following general committee Wa.
appinted. f. B. Arendell, chairman; w.
n. Jones, T. B. Crowder, G. - Barbee,
N. B. Broughton, E. P. Maynard, Samuel
Bogasse, L. G. Rogers, T.kA Oldham, J..
S Wynne, Ed. Hugh Lee, F. w Habel. S.
T. Smith. Fab. H.. Weathers, J.. c. Filing
ton, f. B. Barbee, Jno. S. Johnson, j. A..
Saunders. J. /. johnson and Paschaii Grit
fis.
This general committee will proceed at
once to organize ward, and division COM
mittees and through these local organiza-
tions conduct a campaign in favor of ex-
tending the city's territory as proposed iii
the charter amendment thereby as they
believe, laying the foundation for more
prosperous city and community.
Mr. F. B. Arendell, the chairman of the
General Committee, was seen after the
meeting adjourned and asked as to the
proposed plan of campaign.
las / understand the purposes of the
organization, said Mr.. Arendell, they are
to stir up the voters of the city and the
outside territory to the Importance of the
question involved in the proposed charter
amendment. 1t is a simple question, and
one that it would seem that every voter
could readily understand. So far as |
am concerned" continued Mr.. Arendell
the question shall be strip of every
personal political, factional or individual
interest and reduced to a simple question
of economic of a business proposition, a
question of fairness, of right. of justice.
If it is true that Raleigh is big enough
that it~needs to grow no more in area, in
commerce, in industrial activity, and if
it is right that nearly one-third of the
people should injoy all its advantages,
social, educational and commercial should
reap along with its inside citizenship
whatever harvest its fields of industry,
finance and commerce produces, without
contributing to the cost of such produc
"a Co. fax.v a IA
or corporate interests should plant them
selves Immediately upon its borders and
share in all its public utilities and other
advantages, and pay no part of the cost,
but boldly stand upon our borders and say:
Thus far shalt thou come and no furth-
er." then the proposed extension should
be voted down. but if it is fair to treat
all alike. insofar as reasonable city ex-
tension can do so, then the proposed ex
tension should carry by practically
unanimous vote.
What in your opinion will be the re-
sult?' Mr. Arendell was asked.
II am not prepared to say just now.
] have not been in the city but little
since the legislature adjourned, and have
had no opportunity to size up the situa
ton. When the question was before the
Legislature, / think that ninet enths of
the people of the city favored the exten-
sion. don't know of any change in the
conditions that should bring about a
change in the sentiment of the people.
If it was wise and wholesome PROPOSE
ton in March it is equally so now
eyes, l have seen some reference to
the inauguration of vigorous fight against
extension, and have noted the declaration
that large sum OF money has been raised
TO defeat it. but | am not prepared to
believe that the citizens of Raleigh are
to be influenced by a campaign fund unon
a question of this character" or any other
question for that matter.
Il believe, and the members of our
committee believe that the people of the
city and of the outside territory will vote
their honest convictions at the election
and | can't conceive how the measure
can be defeated