New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-24
THE PASSING THRONG.

Helmuth Freudenberg. of Colombo, Ceylon. who
has been in this country for month. is a guest
at the Hotel Albenarie. Mr..
CEYLON'S FreudenberS born In Colombo,
AMERICAN where his father has been the Ger
TRADE man Consul for the last twenty
eight years This" said he is
my first visit TO the United States. and though
came primarily business. have visited ST Louis
and spent four days at the exposition. II would
take four weeks see 1t all l was highly pleased
with Ceylonese representation 1t is certainly
credtable The German display is excellent. 1t
seems TO have well thought out; the exhibits
and hsy are 0e % n
States government building and what II contains
reflect the greatness of the country. thing. how
ever. which is attested every hand. The view
20 sagSs5 as NE sn up apen o
myself. the wonders OF New-York far surpassed
Vast five years between CeyIon and the United
states direct has been by leaps APPS. and bounds and
kets for products l feel certain we shall de-
rive practical benefit from our display at the st.
Louis Exposition
William d. MCNEIL. native North Carolinian of
Scotch antecedents. now engaged In cotton manu-
acturing at Aragon. Ga, a
MODEL guest at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
| INDUSTRIAL days ago. "Arsson." said MIR.
COMMUNITY. Mcneil, lis of the new towns
of the South. and IL IL q model in
dustriaI community. established and developed by
Northern capital 1t is the Seaboard Air Line,
and owes the fact that good water. suta-
BILE manufac turns needs. Is abundant. while
transportation facilities put us in proper relation
TO the cotton belt. Aragon Is only Ave years old
and population of 1850 The sole industry Of
the place is our cotton mill. which gives employ
ment to five hundred operatives. Our chief product
Is blue denim of the extraordinary width of twelve
quarters, loS inches. for which New-York Is our
market
James p Woods ex-Mayor of Roanoke. Va. Is at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. and is the city his
wedding trip Mr. Woods Is a law
VIRGINIAN yer and a Democrat Roanoke"
ON NEGRO said Mr. Woods lis the gateway
PROBLEM. the rich coal fields of Southwest
Virginia 1t had no place the
map in 1885, when the Norfolk and Western Railroad
projected through that section OF country. Two
years later there town of and in 1884 1t had
grown to have a population of 5000. and obtained
city charter. The growth since that time has been
1900 population and that of 1850 with 1850. The
increase since the last census has brought the
population to 5000. Roanoke Is the home OF 9.
number of the men who mines in the famous
Pocahoptas coal field The shops and head offices of
ng of the negro problem Mr., Woods said: Though
inclusion of the grandfather clause in the revised
constitution. do not think 1t the part OF wisdom
TO claim the exclusive franchise for the white
on the grounds OF service and heredty II is not
fair absolutely to close the door of hope In the
thing to assume such attitude toward any ele-
ment of our population. So far as a matter of par
Of view it may have been mistake to eliminate
the negro We are longer able to oppro-
ing Il the negro party and many who believe with
the Republicans on economic questions now be-
sress District. which had in 1t the smallest negro
popuauon was more evenly divided between the
the State. and when the negro was eliminated IL
went went mepuonSan II is fact Of history that vir-
years Sefos. Kna.nC wS hsr
philanthropy. dsssssd against the institution