The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-18

| Mount Airy: L. Is. Williamson, Bur
lington; Jay Franklin, Mount Airy
Harry Fenner, Raleigh; E. B. King
LeaksvilIe; Thos. Burns, Raleigh; DR.
U. M. Gibbs, Raleigh; Roy H. Mitch
ell. Rolesvile; Leonidas S. Rogers
Rolesville; William Boylan, Raleigh
w. A. Graham, Raleigh.
The Exercises Begin.
| "A very large crowd, in it many Ia
| dies, was in the grand stand. anf
shortly after the arrival of the party
after several pieces of music had heeI
rendered by the band, President Horn,
of the State Fair Association, intco
duced Governor Glenn to formal!
open the State Fair. In doing so Mr.
Horne said:
1T is not my purpose this morning
to open this Great State Fair, for tha
is the function of the Governor of the
Commonwealth of North Carolina OF
Governor Robert b. Glenn, better
known as Bob" Glenn, a man who
not only has the capability of doing
things, but has the will power and tho
energy to do them. He is the mar
whom all North Carolina loves and
appreciates and they are glad he is
their Governor. He is the Governor Of
all the people, representing all classes
and il is with great pleasure that
address you" Then the crowd gave
great applause.
Governor Glenn's Address.
The eloquent industrial Governor
of North Carolina" was greeted by Il
volume of cheers as he faced his
advance, the applause ending as he
began his address, but being renewed
from time to time as his vigorous ana
patriotic speech was heard, and end
ing in storm of appreciation as he
concluded.
The Governor began with the ex-
preston at is with heavy heart
that 1 appear before you today, as
do not feel like making "a public
speech, and hope you will keep
quiet" This was because he had just
left the bedside of his brother. Gen
eral James ID. Glenn, who is serious
ly ill. Following this he told of the
pleasure he had in formally opening
the State Fair of 1905, saying That
he greeted most cordially each one
present and to come, and wished for
all a pleasant and profitable stay
Continuing. he said in part:
1T is meet and right that the poo
pie of North Carolina meet every year
that they may become better ac
quainted and obtain q better knoWl-
edge of each other and of the great
y
you come together under peculiarly
happy circumstances, for though We
have had great Fairs in the past, aOne
will have been equal to this Fair CT
1905. The Fair Association is to be
congratulated on its present splendid
condition, on its rise from poverty TO
affluence The bonds issued twenty
years ago and hawked about at ri
diculous figures have been re-issucd
and the bonds paying five per cent.
interest. and these are eagerly sought
after. as they pay dollar for dollar.
The Fair itself is to be a splendid one,
and not alone are there splendid eX-
hibits but there also are fine horses
and fine stock, a splendid display in
agriculture from the fertile soil of
North Carolina, this better than in
years past, and an INDUSTRIAL exhibit
better than has ever before neen
shown. 1t is a feature that there is
exhibited mere q cotton picker that IS
TO take the place of five or six or
seven Dickers of cotton, which if sue
cesSful will reVolutionize the picking
of cotton and give impetus TO the
growth of the great staple in the
South, the home of cotton. These ere
things of which to be proud. but there
is one greater feature than all or
these, for while in the past there
have been two or three Presidents of
the United States to visit Raleigh who
have been given a cordial greeting,
this is the first time in the history of
the State that a President of the
United States was determined to come
to the State Fair and give expression
to his views. a message to the people
which promises to be an important
one You are to be congratulated on
this and | hope that from the North.
the South, the East, the West the
people will come to hear him and 10
welcome him. This is no usual event.
and / ask that each man lay aside amy
prejudice he may have. any precon-
ceived ideas, and that each and all
welcome with cordially of heart he
great ruler of the greatest nation on
earth who is to be our guest Here
there was much applause. He VIII
be the guest of North Carolina and
| hope that no man will in the reccp-
ton that is to be given him forget
that he is a North Carolina gentleman
and so act as to show this
Il have recently visited many Fairs
in other States, and at the Vermont
State Fair L heard from Congressman
Foster an expression which will bring
pride to every North Carolinian. lie
said that after a careful study that ne
had found that no other State in the
Union had made more rapid progress
in agriculture, industrial activity, Gu
ucation and morals than North Caro-
lima, and that in these things North
Carolina led. If you look at the facts
and statistics you will see that ,his
is true. | came back from wealthy
New England after having seen rs
condition, loving North Carolina more
than ever, and deep in my heart L
sung:
Though the scorner may sneer at
And Writings defame her,
Yet our hearts thrill with gladness
Whenever we name her.
Hurrah! Hurrah! for the Old North
State forever.
Hurrah! Hurrah! the Good Old North
State.
LET us look at the past and pres
ent of North Carolina and see if the
facts of the development and prog
ress, as told by Congressman Fos-
ter, of Vermont, are true or false. Let
us look at the facts. In 1850 North
Carolina was the poorest State in the
Union, with its property valued at
S550,3 900. In 1870 in sorrow
darkness and despair the value had
pulled to $260,757, 900. but in 1905
we have risen to about one billion
with the assessed value at about
$50, 0O0,0 600. In 1870 we were bank