The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-19
WHAT THEY ILLUSTRATE.


The three gatherings in Raleigh
yesterday that occupy most of the
space in todays News and Observer
have to do with three important phases
of progress in North Carolina:
1. The opening of the State Fair,
George r. Winston, president of the
A. and NJ College. A larger company
greeted him than gathered upon any
previous occasion of a State Fair
opening in recent years. 1t embraced
prominent men and women from all
parts of the State and he charmed
them with a brilliant and appropriate
address. His picture of the struggle
between Hercules and Antaeus and his
happy undermining of this story from
mythology was done with the skill of
genius, and the lesson of the import
ance of agricultural life will not soon
be forgotten.
2. The session of the North Carolina
State Historical Society. These an
nual meetings, held each year on
Tuesday night of Fair week. are look
ed forward to as the most important
historical event of the year. The
papers read by leading men and wo-
men upon historical topics are always
valuable and interesting, but never so
important as those read last night.
All of them appear in full in to-
days New asnd Observer-and will
pay for persusal and preservation.
The Association has done nothing in
it's history so far reaching as the APP
pointment of a committee to reply to
the charge of Judge Christian that
Bethel last at ADpomattox" and that
in other important particulars North
Carolina claimed more for itself in
| the War Between the States" than it
achieved. The committees named
carefully and thoroughly to sift the
evidence upon which North Cardinals
claims are based have done their work
we'll and their several reports will
give ample proof that North Carolina
has not claimed more for the Con-
! federate soldiers of this State than
! they won at the lannon's mouth.
The chairman of the committee. Chief
} Justice Walter Clark, read last night
, a summary of what had been estab-
i lished, summing UP the conclusions of
the subcommittee in an admirable
manner.
8. The banquet by the North Car
a
success of this company, emphasized
by this gathering, shows that North
Carolina people have faith in their
home insurance companies. That is
important and gratifying. 1t is proof
that North Carolina folks have the
ability to construct great tiduciary
companies and that the people more
and more believe in patronizing home
folks.
These three meetings, having differ
ent objects in view, illustrate the pres
ent day spirit of North Carolina prog
ress. 1t is not agricultural Or indus
trial alone. it is not confined to his
torical research or education. it is
concerned not alone with successful
financial institutions. 1t is making
progress along all these lines together.
1t would be a sad day if North Caro-
f, lima should forget to establish the
glorious record of its soldiers who
gave imperishable glory to the State,
but a State cannot live by achieve
| ments of the past. II must grow great
crops, it must manufacture its raw
products, it must successfully conduct
large financial enterprises. These
meetings yesterday shows that North
Carolina is doing all these three
things and doing them we'll. It is
seeking to make money and is making
it, but It is not making merchandise
of it's highest concerns
DEACON