The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-05-07
GOVERNOR AYC0Ck
APPEALS FOR AN EXHIBIT AT
ST, LOUIS.

| SIC, 900 Necessary From Private SUBJ
| scriptions Before the States Ala |
| Can be Secured-GOvernor Sends |
| Out One Thousand Personally Sign
| ed Letters Urging That North Caro-
lima BE- Suitably Represented at The
St. Louis Exposition.
Gov Aycock has sent out LOU
personally signed letters appealing
for private subscriptions toward
raising the $40, 900 necessary to be
thus secured, in order to have North
| Carolina make State exhibit at the
st. Louis Exposition next year.
The Legislature appropriated Slo'-
900 for such an exhibit, but this IS
not to be available until like sum
has been raised by private subscrlp-
ton; hence the Importance OF liberal
subscriptions will be recognized.
OF course Governor AycOck could
not send these personal letters to all
whom he desired to reach, or from
whom donations are expected. lie
simply took this course to add to the
interest in the matter and have some
one to urge the subject in each To-
cality.
1t is his wish that any public spirit
ed person who may see this notice in
print contribute something to tins
fund. This $4,000 has to be raised
before the State can give Il like sum.
Checks should be made payable to
State Treasurer Lacy. State Geoio-
gist Holmes has sent 800. and some
other contributions have been made,
Prof. Cain, of the University, being
the first person to subscribe to the
fund, sending his check for $1,000.
The Governors letter, which eX-
plains the situation clearly, is as
follows:
DEAR SIR:-Owing to IL pressing
need for money for other purposes
the General Assembly which has re-
Gently adjourned failed to make
adequate provision for the North
Carolina exhibit at the Universal EX-
position to be held at St Louis in
r. 1904. No one familiar with the sit,
uation questions the Importance OF
having the State properly represented
at this exposition, and the problem
now resolves itself into one rs to how
tie citizens and friends OF the State
: may most easily provide for the eN
pense of making such an exhibit.
1.-The exposition will undoubtedly
g be the largest and most important
;, one ever held in any country, and il
will be participated in by each of oul
States and nearly every foreign
, country North Carolina must JOIN
u her sister States there. Her past eX
= perience shows that such advertise
- ment of her resources pays and is {;
r. good investment; rs IL matter O
IL State and National pride she must
. keep her position among the pro
gressive States; and inasmuch as she
II is asking he aid of the people of the
h United States in large public i'm
d provements, which include, besides
;, river and harbOr deepening, the great
p inland waterway of the East, and the
d Appalachian Forest Reserve in hel
u mountain region, North Carolina
II cannot afford to neglect this invita-
4 ton of the Federal government that
h she participate with other States in
:. this great National and Interna
IF tional undertaking, for which Con
l. gress has provided with such marked
= liberality.
I, Several other States are raising
u by private subscription large fund
n to cover the expenses OF theireXhiDts
O And the only way by which North
II Carolina can now participate in this
It exposition is by adopting similar
course. | write to ask your active
'e cooperation in this undertaking.
;; "With our splendid museum tC
u draw from largely for the materials
= to be exhibited; with trained experts
a in such matters already in the en-
l, plOy of the State, and with two OF
II these experts already in charge OF
Ne important divisions of this great
IT exposition, North Carolina can make
e. a creditable exhibit at st. Louis at
! far less cost than any other State
% While we need not raise by subscrip
ic ton 100000, as Texas is doing
Of nor 800, 900, as Kentucky is doing
nor even equal the 500, 900 that Viz
ginia has appropriated. nevertheless
we can raise whatever may be neces
O sary foran equally creditable display
" l trust, therefore, that for this pur
pose we may depend upon the active
and liberal cooperation of all oul
i public-spirited citizens, and the sup
d, port of the municipal and county
u authorities of the State When Nortl
IL Carolina is beginning to attract the
N attention of the whole country by
e her industrial and educational pro
lie gress is not the time for her to refuse
II to participate with her sister States
IL in a great world exposition to be
J. held in a Southern city.
II Il therefore ask you to subscribe
u such sum as your ability and patri
a otto desire for the development of the
Re State may justify. Please secure the
Is cooperation of your community anC
% county in this work Make youl
III check payable to b. r. Lacy, Stat,
le Treasurer. The exhibit will be made
s. by the Department of Agriculture
e, whose work in the past justifies M
u in promising you that your none,
Is will be beneticiallv and judiciousl,
"a expended.
III Yours truly,
rs 'CHARLES b. AvCOCk.
IL "Governor.