The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-13

come and go twice every year and OF
what they tell of Raleigh and what we
are doing. With these may be adde many
hundreds OF students and others passing
through to other schools and who stop
over to see their capital city and the
friends end acquaintance that reside
here.
Assembling tonight, in our midst, Is
that honorable and most influential body.
the Grand Lodge of Masons of North
Carolina, they come representing every
part of our State. They will carry back
secrets with them, but not about Raj.
eigh.
in addition to all these great advan.
tages, and one of the very best of them
all is the great State Fair occurring here
during the month of October. 1t is quite
probable, Mr.. President, that this last
named source is really not appreciated
as much SIS it should be- But it is
quite certain, that no single advantage
that can be mentioned equals this one,
bringing within our gates, as it does, tens
of thousands of the very flower of our
State every year.
And now, Mr.. President having out
lined those advantages standing out most
prominently which have occurred to me
in presenting Raleigh as an advertising
centre, l beg pardon for saying that it
seems to me we lack but little in having
perfect and complete facilities for reach
ing the people Of our own State, and
that these keep fairly we'll informed, but
when our State line is crossed and TIE
stranger is considered, our advantages are
meagre and the people we reach are few
and far between. And so it comes to
PASS that while Raleigh is recognized
must be as the capital of North Carolina
this city, so beautiful for situation-this
gem of the inland beauties-this retreat
so delightful to all who see it. has been
so modest and retiring, or her business
men have been so slow in making her
queenly advantages known that the world
outside and beyond US is yet to be
reached.
Possibly it will be remembered by
some of the gentlemen of this Chamber
of Commerce that Raleigh was upon one
occasion, selected by the United States
government as the most favorable spot
at that time, in all the States for the
location of a Sanatarium for her soldiers
and sailors.
This, l am credibly informed occurred
just before the breaking out of the Civil
War, when a large committee of experts
after looking the country over, selected
our city because of its exceeding favor
able situation as the choice of all others
as an all-the-year-round health resort,
and SO reported to the United States gov
eminent by whom they were sent out.
''These things need to be told far and
wide. To do this we must hold up the
hands of all who aid US now, and We
must also extend the mediums of infor-
nation, and to this end I beg your indul-
gence, Mr. President, and gentlemen, by
suggesting that the business men, thn
property owners and all who want to see
our fair city stretch out it's kindly and
gracious influence to those beyond, could
not make, in my humble judgment,
wiser investment than the issuing of
publication showing our city
it's streets, its parks, its drives our
churches, our schools and the business
of which we have so much reason ITO
beast. publication that the stranger
may take home with him and show to his
family, friends and neighbors. Such
as shall properly and faithfully
tell the story of our past, present and
as far as possible, our future glory.
"And now, Mr.. President, / thank you
for the honor done me in the hearing
given this sketch which I feel so poorly
Oh esents the task assigned me-"