The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-03
For JamestOWn Big CeIe-
bratiOn.
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long North Carolina had allowed Nir-
ginia to get the benefits: VIC raise the
peanuts and they are sold as Virginia
peanuts; we cultiate the golden to-
brights. Why" said the speaker IF
Virginia Dare had lived John Smith
would haze gone from jamestown, mar
ried her aud claimed Roanoke Island
as Il part of Virginia.
lie urged that the State take part.
that North Carolina had an interest IN
ii and could not afford t" go unrepre~
scented. that many North Carolinian9
make Norfolk their home and we had
interest there. His reference TO Coy.
Aycocks visit to Norfolk brought ap-
plause as the Educational Governor
was named, and it was told that in
his address at Norfolk, speaking OF
North Carolinians as down homers'
and asking how many were present.
the entire audience rose That North
Carolinians ana their work are prorni-
nent over tho country he told of in
Quiries being made at the Cosmos Cub
in Washington concerning Judge Wal
ter Clark (applause) and by the edi-
tor Of a great AGRICULTURAL magazine
concerning Clarence II. Poe, editor or
the Progressive Farmer, (aDplauscJ.
These were but samples of inquiries
made and it showed how North Caro-
lima men are known and that with
such men, we oupht to further adVer.
tise its resources and that the great
publicity at the jamestown exposition
would aid to present it to the world,
that besides this every man should
he Il walking advertisement for tho
State.
Here Mr.. Small spoke in favor of an
immigration bureau for North Caro-
lima. and that the right class of immi-
grants should be brought. that if sucn
did come all these might not be ma lie
model North Carolinians. vet our
schools would make such OF his chill
drcn. He declared immigration was
needed in the State-ltalians from GER
tain sections, the thrifty Germans.
men from the cold North west There
is Il connection between this and the
jamestown exposition. for with a
North Carolina building there, with its
abundant resources and great oppor-
tunitieS displayed. it would naturally
attract attention. and bring new Deo-
pie To aid in developing the state.
when / told a friend that | was com
ing here" said Mr.. Small land would
ask for an appropriation he said TO
me you need not go there, you might
as well be talking to the moon. \
citizen had said This is an economl-
cal legislature. it win not appropriate
a cent" As to this there is an econ
omy that is not economy. and there
is an obligation resting upon a people
and its representative that should be
met. 1t is right to protect the state.
but not TO the point of public hurt.
ri hold q public office" he said and
have my ear to the ground, The peo-
pie of my congressional district will
not object 10 an appropriation for the
State at the exposition. North Caro-
lima cannot afford not to be represent
ed. 1t is common thing to hear one
say oh liberty what crimes are COM
mtted i'm the name and so it is that
i'm the name of economy the interests
of North Carolina have been DELAYED.
In conclusion telling of the progress
Of High Point and OF an address to be
delivered there on Monday night show
ing the progress of North Carolina az
the greatest of all other States in the
40 years from 1898 to 1903 he de-
clared that there was 5000. 900 now in
the state Treasury and that with the
receipts as estimated and the expenses
the same as the last two years there
would be a half million dollars avail
able.
Most ably Mr.. Small closed his plea
for a representation of the State at the
exposition and then Mr.. Powers, OF
rutherford, signifed that he desired
this, stating in n few words that one
of his ancestors had landed with Cap
tain John Smith.