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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

+, made for unique and tasteful decorations.
| including flags, bunting, electric lights
! etc. The committee placed an order for
ten thousand North Carolina flags with
the M. G. Copeland Company. of Wash
| ingtoh, N. Y, and Richmond. These
! flags will be different sizes, from a small
souvenir flag 6x4 inches to medium siz-
ed flag 1Sx12 inches for decorating pur-
poses.
Mr.. H. E. Copeland, of Richmond, Va.
saw many business men yesterday and
placed orders for the decoration of build
ings His company will send a corps of
trained workmen to do the decorating
and will send car load of elegant ma
terials.
The Board of Managers is in receipt
of a letter from Rev. Elwood Wilson,
stating that special reunion excursion
train had been chartered and would leave
Indianapolis in time to reach Greensboro
| Saturday, October 10. This train will
bring hundreds of former residents of
| this immediate section to the reunion
! Greensboro's magnificent hotel facili-
| ties will doubtless be subjected to a Sc
we're test on the occasion of the re-un-
ion. The Benbow, the Hotel Guilford, the
! McAdoo, the Clegg, the Huffnes, the
Commercial Hotel, the Allen House and
the numerous public boarding houses
will be taxed to their utmost capacity I'M
| less all signs fail. From present indica.
items there will be one of the largest
crowds ever seen in North Carolina.
In addition to the great reunion of Oc-
tcber, Greensboro will have another at
traction in the splendid fair of the Cen
/ trail Carolina Fair Association which
opens on the 18th 1t goes without say
ing that this index to the limltless re-
sources of the Piedmont North Carolina
will attract every visitor. 1t Promises
to be one of the finest exhibits in variety
and quality ever seen in the State.
! At reunion headquarters many inter
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the reunion a success. as 1t will be both
pleasant and profitable to our visitors,
as well as ourselves. We can learn much
from them, and the mere presence of so
many successful men will be stimulus
and incentive to the younger generation.
Our visitors, who remember North Caro-
lima as they left it years ago, will see
it as it now is, and can bear witness IN
the future that their grand old mother
is no laggard in the onward march of
intellectual and material life.
Il trust they Will also learn something
from us. In any event, as the tabled
wrestler of old derived renewed strength
from contact with his mother earth, so
we are all refreshed and elevated by
occasionally returning to the spot where
our infant feet first touched our native
soil, and where the joyous hours of child
hood never found too long a day"
Representative in Congress, Charles r
Thomas:
Il am heartily in accord with the pur-
pose and plans for this reunion and will
be present unless unavoidably detained y
Representative in Congress, G.. B. Pat
terson:
Il am heartily in sympathy with the
movement put on foot to have a re-un-
ior of nonresident North Carolinians at
Greensboro on October u and 18th. fully
realize its far-reaching influence and
shall contribute my services with great
pleasure"
Representative in Congress, E. Y
Webb.
Il think this reunion. will mean much
for the State if the first one can be
properly inaugurated''
Representative in Congress, Theo F
Klutz:
Il am in hearty sympathy with this
movement and shall be glad to do what
can to contribute to its success
Representative In Congress, Robert N
Page:
1--WE need to know each other better
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A BIG ENTERPRISE.
1naugurated BY North Carolinians
Returning Home.

During the past few years the South
has made marvellous progress in every
direction. Prosperity is abroad in this
far Southland and its sons and daugh-
ters throughout the world are proud of
their native land. North Carolina las
become the center of activity and every
indication points toward the rapid de-
Velopment Of It's many natural resources.
Already material progress has been
made and North Carolina leads in SOW
eral industrial lines. Millions are being
invested in railroads, cotton mills, build
ing towns, etc. One of the most notice.
able features of the great development
taking place in all lines is the fact that
most of these enterprises are fostered by
native North Carolinians. These, above
all others, appreciate the States natural
advantages and opportunities for profit
,able investment and are foremost in TAX
ing hold.
A great development which means
great deal to the State of North Caro-
lima and large profits to those interested,
Is the building of Lakevew. a new towE
I'm Moore county. H. NJ Holleman, OF
Boston, Mass, a native of Wake county,
Is building the place. With him are as
ISOLATED a number of former North Caro-
linians. The development of Lakeview
Is interesting. Daily its progress goes
forward with rapid strides and by the
opening Of the winter season Lakeview
Will have number of cottages and hotels
completed. Already there have been
erected a neat passenger station a side
track extended to the manufacturing
reservation, a general store and office
building, post office mill four cottages
and thirty room hotel. Several North
ern people have planned cottages for
early building. Mr.. Holleman is building
a winter residence for himself. Among
the North Carolinians who anticipate
building at Lakeview are F. X. Filing
ton, DR.. j. r. Rogers, ]. B. Hogan, and
Capt. c. M. Faucet, Of Raleigh; Mrs. J.
P. White, of Pine Bluff; Postmaster
Clarke. of Southern Pines; ]. L. Bowen,
OF Hamlet; Hon. d. E. McIver, G. H.
Makepeace and Banker Edwards, OF
Sanford; j. A. Harrison, of Wilmington.
One OF the most attractive features of
Lakevlew is Crystal Lake, the largest
body of water in Moore county, where
fishing, boating and bathing are excellent.
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estlnS communications are received
They come from everywhere.
The manager of the Bureau of Infor.
nation and Correspondence said last
night that more than six thousand let
tiers were on file. One of them came from
Australia two from South Africa, MANY
from the Philippines, Porto Rico, Cuba,
Alaska, Canada, etc, and other remote
sections.
The news conveyed IN The morning pa
pers in a dispatch from Washington that
Hon. Joseph G. Cannon would mot be
able TO come to the reunion on account
OF political activities at that time, was
the first Intelligence received here Chair
man McIver, when asked about it, said
that he had not yet received any letter
from Mr. Cannon announcing the impos-
sibility of his coming, or he would have
given the information himself From the
fact that Mr.. Cannon is native of Gull
ford county, born in six miles of Gull
ford Battle Ground, the people of this
immediate section were especially pleased,
when last winter he approved of the re-
union idea and expressed his intention
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Of coming if he possibly could. There
will be no dcarth, however, of characters
dear to the hearts of Nor Carolina
folk and to the citizens of their adopted
states.
The list of those who have already
accepted Is a long one and many of the
names have heretofore been published.
letter was received last nhgt from
Ex-senator Matt w. Ransom accepting
the invitation to act as master of cere-
MONIES. Letters were received today from
Hon. Joe Dixon, Montana's only Congress
man, DR.. Paul Barringer. of the Uniyer
slty of Virginia, and Rev. Dr. w w
Moore, of Richmond, announcing their
coming.
Hon. Lawrence D. Tyson, Speaker of
the House of Representatives of Ten
nessee, Pitt county boy, has Just ac-
cepted the invitation to respond to
welcome to visitors, On the part of Ten.
nessee.
1t may be interesting to Raleigh peopIe
to know that his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Tyson, and a sister, Mrs. Ellen Lee re-
side IN the capital city now.
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IN as many different directions. giving
unrlvalled freight and passenger service.
Forty-two passenger and dozens of freight
| trains leave Greensboro every day. The
city is on the main trunk line of the great
! Southern Railway and is one of that s.. :
TENS most important points.
2 Forty-two separate and distinct d.
versified manufacturing plants, embracing
cotton, tobacco, shoes, pants and ovcralls.
carpets, shirts, furniture, bobbins. shut
ties, cornice work, wagons and carriages.
exhaust and blow pipes, dust fans and
dust collectors, sash, doors and blinds
mantels and tables, brooms, saw-mIIs
cane mills, plows, castings, stoves. candy.
chewing gum. ice, etc The products Of
these concerns find a ready market all
over this country and in foreign lands.
3. Eighteen wholesale houses supplying
a large territory with dry goods, notions,
shoes, drugs, groceries, hardware, mill
supplies, etc.
4. Two hundred and forty-three retail
stores
5. Five separate banking houses. with
assets of $2,500,550.
g. The home offices of two life insur-
ance and three fire insurance companies
Z. Five separate colleges and six graded
SChoolS, Will an aggregate yearly attend
ance of 5000 students.
s. Twenty-six church edifices
9. Two companies furnishing electricity
for light and power, one company furnish
ing gas for light afd power, water works
(owned by the city,, sewerage, a we'll
equipped fire department, and a new and
up-to-date electric street railway.
10. The most modern theatre between
Washington and Atlanta.
IL. A new city hall and market house,
just completed at a cost of $4,000.
II. A government building for the ac-
commodation of the postoffice and United
States courts, the resident United States
district judge and other court officers
13.-Five frst-class hotels give Green's
boro the best hotel accommodations of
any city of its size in the South
IA. One of the handsomest and most
conveniently arranged railway passenger
depots in the South.
Is. Two daily newspapers, one secular
weekly, two religious weeklies, one semi
monthly magazine.
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WHAT GREENSBORO IS.
ITS Population Has Increased From 3,sI7 in 800 to
$4,000 in 1903.

Most of the North Carolinians scattered
October 18th and 18th, remember Greens
boro as a pleasant and unprogressive little
Village, peopled by a sterling and worthy
citizenship.
When they attend the Reunion they
will find it beautiful and rapidly grow
! ing city, blessed with every modern con-
venience and comfort Of Americas model
settles. In order that the North CAROLYN
ians who are coming back home for the
first time in several years may be pre-
pared for the phenomenal growth of
Greensboro, we print below a summary
of the more important facts about the
city:
Population in 1890, 1917.
Population in 1900, 10O35.
Including the mill villages and other
suburban settlements, the population in
1903 is $4,000.
Elevation above sea level S43 feet.
GREENSBORO'S LOCATION.
In the center of North Carolina.
In the midst of the worlds finest bright
tobacco belt
In the center of one of the largest and
most prosperous cotton mill sections in
the South.
In the heart of the furniture manufac-
turing district in the South
In the midst of fine grain region, ana
on the edge of the cotton fields.
In the center of the finest fruit grow
ing section in the entire South.
WITHIN A RADIUS OF SIXTY MILES
THERE ARE 100000 people
Eighty-three cotton mills, with over
$1O,0O00 900 capital, $4,000 looms and 700, 900
spindles.
Fifty-four furniture and chair factories.
Twelve hosiery mills
One carpet mill
Dozens of all kinds of lumber manufac-
turing plants, tobacco factories and other
industries.
SOME OF THE THINGS GREENSBORO
HAS.
1. Railroad facilities equal to those Of
any town of like population in the United
States. Seven lines extend from the city
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organization were: Henry w. Wharton,
chairman; DR.. Chas. D. McIver, Prof. t.
A. Sharpe. A. NJ. Scales and A. b. Kim
ball.
Assurances of cooperation in the re-
union celebration have been just received
from the president of Trinity College at
Durham. Wake Forest men here are be-
ginning also to organize for the occasion.
All the Guilford county colleges are al
ready Thoroughly organized and head
quarters engaged. Guilford College was
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Beautiful groves of pine and oak sur
round the lake. Superior farming lands
lie near the townsite and every feature
points toward the success of this model
city. The Lakeyiew Townsite company
is chartered byythe State of North Caro-
lima for development purposes with a
capital stock of 100000 The president is
H. NJ. Holleman; Treasurer, P. L. Gard
ner; Vice President, F. K. Ellington.
Recently a good roads congress, under
the supervision OF the Agricultural De
partment, was held at Lakeview, at which
there were 5000 people present. num-
Der of other interesting occasions are
planned
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The reunion of nonresident North
Carollnlans at Greensboro OH October
l2th-l3th will give the opportunity for
a great gathering of resident citizens.
The coming together will not only en-
able us to know each other better, and
IN the future work with greater unity
Tor the States upbuilding, but such an oc-
caslon Will stimulate our State pride,
widely advertise our forward movement
and IN every way tend to the States up
building.
meeting of former Randol phians was
held at the court house last night to make
dehnlte plans about the course to be fol
lowed at the reunion. x committee which
was appointed several days ago to secure
d place for headquarters reported hay
ing secured the old chamber of commerce
hall over the First National Bank. This
room VIII be fitted up for the use of all
Randolphlans who attended the Reunion
That they will be royalty entertained
can be safely guessed when it Is known
that there are 300 native born men and
women OF Randolph living in Greensboro,
many OF them the leaders in church and
BUSINESS circles. Mr.. ]. A. Odell, head of
the great wholesale hardware firm and a
Leading member of the Reunion Associa-
ton, is a shining representative of Ran
dolph's valuable contrition. Mr.. r. H.
Gray, of Raleigh, is another fine speci-
men of Randolph timber.
A meeting of the University Alumni
ASSOCIATION was held in the club rooms
of the Merchants and Manufacturers Club
last night for the purpose of deciding on
opening University headquarters during
the Reunion. The meeting was called to
order and presided over by Capt. r. t.
Gray. Resolutions were adopted author
lzlng Capt. Gray to appoint a committee
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auspiciously inaugurated. the old mother
herself speaking with authority, calling
all her children to gather home once
again. From every section of the Union,
they are answering to the summons. They
have heard the call and though it has
been couched In the form of an affection
at invitation, they note the tone of It's
deliverance, and interpreting it as a
command, like dutiful, well-raised chill
dren that they are, voices, from
the remotest regions, of the earth
no less than from the neigh
boring States are being heard respond
ing: Il am coming, please and innum-
cradle, footsteps, once so familiar, but
long since silent, are again resounding
on the worn but grass grown pathway
that leads to the doorstep of home,
sweet home.
Elsewhere will be found responses to
the invitation from the various societies
of North Caroiinians living in the great
cities of the North and West.
In a recent letter to the Reunion As
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old State, productive of delight to us at
home and l trust will bring great pleas
ure to visiting sons and daughters of
the State'
Supreme Court Justice, r. NJ. Douglas
I'VE should use every effort TO make
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many received from prominent men at
home show.
From Lieutenant Governor, W. d. Tur-
ner:
1.-The reunion of nonresident Eatlve
Narth Carolinians in Greensboro, October
II and 18th will be epoehal In the his
tory of the State. expressive of her past
achievements and future possibilities. 1t
will be great occasion for ali North
Carolinians, present and abroad.
State Treasurer B. R. Lacy:
1.-The proposed reunion of our non-res
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the first tc establish a regular headquar-
ters Then followed Oak Ridge Institute
The State Normal and Industrial Col
lege, the Greensboro Female College of
this city. viii keep open house" during
the reunion for all old students and
friends of these splendid institutions.
Whitsett Institute and McLeansville
Academy complete the list of Guilford
county colleges, which so far have secured
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to select headquarters for the Univer-
s;ty and also to appoint another COM
mittee to prepare plans for organizing d
permanent association of the University
Alumni of Guilford county.
The committee appointed to select
headquarters were: V. c. Mcdoo, chair
man; c. c. Wright, Michael Schenk, G. S.
Ferguson and P. D. Gold, Jr. The com
mittee to draw up plans for permanent
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PREPARATIONS ARE
NOW IN FULL SWING
Greensboro as Busy as Some
Huge Hive.
ALL FACES ARE SMILING
And All are Now Looking Eagerly Forward
With Happy Hearts to the Home
omirg Of Cardinals Suns
from Abroad.

Especial to News and Observer
News and Observer Bureau,
Benbow Hotel,
Greensboro, n. c., Sept. &c.
Agreeable to instructions from the News
and Observer, the news service today is
devoted principally to notes relating to
the reunion.
From its incipiency the plan for a
great State reunion at Greensboro of
those who have left their native State
with their friends and relatives remain
ing in North Carolina, has met with cor
dial approval everywhere. Stamped at
once with the warm commentator of
the Chief Executive and endorsed by the
unanimous vote of both branches of the
General Assembly, the movement was
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especial headquarters.
President Charles Mebane, ex-State Su-
perintendent of Public instruction, has
just requested quarters for Catawba Col
lege at Newton.
An enthusiastic meeting of the reunion
decorating committee was held at the
Benbow Hotel last night and plans were
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ident North Carolinians at Greensboro is
happy thought. Much good will result
from such a gathering. old associations
Will be renewed and bright hopes for the
States future will be stimulated
Commissioner of Agriculture, S. L. Pat
terson:
s'ThiS will ha biStor;o oooo e;o,, =, ~
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C., III. IRELAND.

Chairman Fire Works Committee.
ISOLATION, Mr.. Shepherd R. Bryan, of At
lanta, says:
Il am glad to know the details of the
reunion and shall make an extra effort
to be there. l am in thorough sympathy
with the movement. have read the Gov
ernor's message and the resolutions of the
Legislature with much interest. 1t is
pleasant for these of us who have wan
dered away from home to know that the
young folks at home, as we'll as the old
folks still think of us.
Thousands of responses of like tenor
have been received from those who have
become scattered abroad.
The reunion sentiment is strong in the
State, as these expressions, out of great
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
A Word Regarding Vanilla.

To extract the entire flavor
from the Vanilla Bean during the
process of manufacturing Elk
tract of Vanilla and to leave be-
hind in the residue the wax and
reSinOus matter which always
renders the finished product on
ly an article to sell and not to be
used for havoring purposes is a
secret peculiar to our own pro
cess. Our Vanilla has won it's
way over all others and now
stands in a class to itself 1t is
best and goes farthest and the
flavor is truly delightful. Special
rates to families in lots of pints.
Mayo & Weaver.
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Charter of Incorporation of the Columbus
Manufacturing Company.

ARTICLE l. A. A. Breast, Warren M. Cox.
John A. Stinson w. II. Brooks. A. Chapsky,
Samuel Kaye and p. w. Maer and such other
persons as they may associate with them
selves shall constitute corporation to be
known as THE COLUMBUS MANUFACTURING
COMPANY" for the purpose Of manufacturing.
selling and dealing in Breasts Patent Trace
Carrier Backbands. Saddlery, Brides, Har-
ness and Furnishings therefor.
ARTICLE II. The Columbus Manufacturing
Company shall be domicned at the City of Co
lumbuS. Lowndes County, State or MISSISSIPPI.
and shall have succession for the term of nifty
years from the date of grant OF charter
ARTICLE III. The Columbus Manufacturing
Company shall have and exercise and be sub
jeet to all the provisions contained IN S,ectlOn
$3.50 of the Annotated Code of MiSSlSsisSlppl,
1892 and shall have and exercise all the pow
ers. rights and privileges necessary for the
purposes of its business, granted to Such cor
porations by the laws of the State of MlsslS-
sippi. and not contrary thereto.
ARTICLE " The Columbus Manufacturing
Company shall have power TO issue capital
stock thereof to the extent of Thirty Thousand
Dollars (30O00.00).
ARTICLE V. The Columbus Manufacturing
Company shall have power to acquire, hOld
and control real and personal property Tor the
uses of it's business as is provided in section
(83S) Annotated Code of Mississippi, 1892
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
Columbus, Pensacola and Memphis
Railroad.

A meeting Of the promoters of
the COlum bus. Pensacola and
Memphis Railroad was held last
Friday afternoon at the office of
Judge Newman Cayce to discuss
matters pertaining to the enter
prise and to determine a plan and
time for organization.
AS published in the press the
Governor has already issued his
proclamation authorizing the pro
moters to incorporate and this
will be done on Monday the 31st
of the present month when the
election will be over and MeSsrs.
w. B. Walker, of Aberdeen,
Judge Buchanan, of Memphis,
and others will be able to attend.
The promoters of the enter
prise are confident that they will
have no trouble in carrying their
plan through. Terminal facili-
ties in Aberdeen are assured and
it will only be necessary to Sc
cure terminals in this city which
can be easily secured.
Everyone should encourage
this enterprise and sustain it
handsomely.
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Progress in the work of form
ing the cotton mill merger has
been reported in the daily press
the past week and, from what
seems an authoritive source. it
is given out that the merger will
soon be complete and that the
acceptance of the mills through
out the South will speedily fol-
low. Mr.. Burris, president of
the Tom bigbee Mills. said he had
nothing to offer the news-g gath
erer when approached by him.
tits known. however, that the
local cotton mill has been offered
to the company and upon salts
factory terms and it merely
awaits examination by experts
to determine its acceptance.
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Notice TO Creditors

Whereas. Letters OF Administration on the
Estate of J. o. Hale deceased, were granted
and issued 10 Harry Selig, on the 9TH day %
August, 1903. by the Chancery Court of Lown-
deS County State of Mississippi.
You are therefore, notified to present your
claims against said estate to the Clerk of the
Chancery Court of said County, and have them
probated and registered according to law by
said Clerk. within one year from the Sth day
of August 1908 or the same viii be barred.
HARRY SELIG.
Admir- of Estate of j. o. Hale, Deceased.