The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-03

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not a trading State and for this rea-
son it should show it's products so as
| to attract capital He said that no
State on the Atlantic exceeded North
| Carolina in it's natural resources, but
these should be developed, and to do
this they must be exhibited to the
world that North Carolina should not
| lag behind in advertising itself as ii
| had done, and that this opportunity
was right at its door, that visitors 10
! the exposition would visit the State
| to see If the samples seen really
| showed that which was to be found in
the State. In closing he urged that an
| expansion of Norfolk as market
would benefit North Carolina. as II is
| the great market for this State. A
graceful and ornate tribute to woman
as factor in the development of the,
country was paid to the gallery. and
the burst of elouuence received testi-
| fed the appreciation of the audience
| Col. John S. Cunningham. of the
House of Representatives most charm
| ingly introduced Hon. Theo. j. Wool
of the exposition and in so doing
| traced the growth of empire to its
| fullest power in this country, and
| in glowing terms tot dof the result of
the landing at jamestown. Col Cum
| ingham was very eloquent.
! Mr.. Wool, saying that his mother
| and brother lived in North Carolina
athlete in form his clear cut features
| and strong lined face indicated earn
eStness of purpose. He described the
| inception of the great enterprise. told
| that one million dollars had been sub
scribed, $500, 600 more rrom the State
| of Virginia, with prospects of great
| aid from the national congress- He
o.
| position which would be made go
| beautiful with vessels of all the worlo
| present, for England. France, Ger
many, all would come and the United
States would be seen in its power and
| pay tribute to those who first set foot
on Roanoke Island and settled at
| Jamestown. The army display expect
ed was also described with the soldiers
of all the world al a great peace jubi-
lee, and combined eVolutionS and dis
plays by naval and land forces by day
and by night.
The exposition proper was then de-
scribed, this TO be on 500 acres OF
land, beautified to the greatest degree.
this to show the progress in arts and
sciences in agriculture and machinery
with great attention shown to historf-
cal development of the country. Ma
tional pride would be Increased and
built up as the small beginnings We're
contrasted with the great present ac-
compishments, 1T will tend to wipe out
sectional lines and prejudices, and on
the soil of old Virginia there would
be a fraternaiZing of the North ana
the South. The influence of the ex~
position would advance North Caro-
lima and Virginia 10 years on the road
of progress, and what North Carolina
has already done is proof of it's ability
to go forward Four or five million
people will be there to see the exhibit
of the State and North Carolina should
not be unrepresented, as it's display
would increase its population ana
wealth.
This will give North Carolina the
opportunity to show that if there had
been no Roanoke Island there wouid
have been no Jamestown. that the
declaration at Mecklenburg led the
way to the Declaration of Independ-
ence, that Kings Mountain and Gull
ford made Yorktown possible. Pres
tige would come to the State and that
makes the pride of the State.
North Carolina is the first State to
be asked to join Virginia. and to place
at the exposition a building as a rem
devious for its citizens and a place of
display for itself. New York, Massa-
chusetts and others would be invited
in a few weeks, but to North Carolina
came the first REQUEST as Virginia ana
North Carolina are twin stars emblaz-
oneG on the banner of freedom. twin
sisters in the sisterhood of States.
No sorrow has come to North Carolina
but that there has been tear in the
eye of Virginia, no joy but that Vir-
ginia has joined in the exultation that
has come
Senator Bragaw introduced DR.. r. L.
Payne, once we'll known c;ti-
zen of Lexington, the medical director
Of the jamestown Exposition Co. Of
Norfolk, IN. c." This brought APP
plause and Mr. Bragaw spoke of the
pleasure he had in Introducing 50 dis
tinguished a gentleman.
Dr. Payne said he had not expected
to speak, but only to introduce his
friends, but that his size had caused
him TO be put in as "filling'' in the
absence of one committeeman whom
he had expected to pat on the back and
say that's as good as / could do my
self" He declared that though he
ived across the line North Carolina is
dear to him, that he has interests
here, and loved the State and it's peo-
pie.
DIR. Payne has the impressiveness of
full bodied man. a man who looks
as if he sat down regularly to "a
groaning table. He is the bearded
member of the committee, and this
adds to his dignity and aplomb. He
talked of North Carolinas chance to
show its resources at jamestown and
with the publicity there obtained to
20 forward by leaps and bounds in
progress. He urged that the State is
not too poor to be represented ard
that of right it should occupy a prom
inent place in Virginia's display.
Col. Cunningham then introduced
Hon. John H. Small, of Washington
member of congress from the First
North Carolina District, paying a trib-
ute to his worth and knowledge of the
Jamestown exposition.
Mr.. Small was greeted with applause
as he came forward. Not 4 large
man physically yet his appearance is
a distinguished one. His black hair
fecked heavily with grey, sits as
crown upon him, his upper lip
carries close cropped mus
tache, his eyes flash with the
FIRE of resolution In his out
ton-hole q red flower gave it's touch II
4 festal day He spoke with the force
and power for which he is noted.
Mr.. Small told of the Importance
Of the exposition to North Carolina,
md of the necessity for this State to
be represented in the events of this