The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-24
Appeal to Raleigh Folks
by Chamber of Commerce.
DUTY TO THE GUESTS
Thousands Of People Will be in Raj
eigh al the Fair, and the Coup
Grafton OF All The Raleigh
Folks is Earnestly In
,IslnA
vited.

The city of Raleigh will have duty
to perform Fair Week-an obliga-
ton to humanity for humanity
shelter and food for the immense
crowds which will certainly be within
our gates at that time. Reports
from every section of the State indi-
cate that we shall have the largest
crowd ever brought together at any
time or at any place within the
borders oil our Commonwealth.
The attractions have been offered
by our State Fair authorities and our
citizens have co-operated with them at
all times with a view to making the
state Fair the one annual gathering
for citizens from every section of the
State of all occupations, to meet to-
gether on common plane and IN
hearty good will as a great holiday oc-
caSion.
During the past good citizens from
a distance have criticised our lack or
accommodation and have claimed
that apparently no determined or eff
fective efforts were made to provide
shelter for those who have come here
on this occasion. In this respect our
heartedness has been severely criti-
cised from one end of the State to
the other We who can retire to our
comfortable homes after tiresome
day, should not forget the stranger
within our gates who is seeking a
resting place.
The Chamber of Commerce has un-
dertaken through q special commit
tee to make an organized and syste-
matte effort to make as comfortable
as possible every citizen who shall ap-
ply to it for accommodation. me
Board of Aldermen recognizing the
importance of the matter, has appro-
priated necessary funds asked for by
this committee to canvass the city
thoroughly in order to secure accu-
rate information as to the number
that can be entertained in our private
homes and, also to maintain free
information bureau for the purpose
of intelligently assigning homes to
those making applications. Every ell
fort will be made TO have all available
halls open and supplied with tenn
porary sleeping equipment. but IL APP
pears now that it will be necessary Tor
reveral thousand visitors to be enter
tanned in our private residences. rms
should be done, not as matter OF
charity nor as money-ma<ing en-
terprise. but as a duty we owe the
guests within our city. Our people
as a whole must cooperate with the
Chamber of Commerce and with the
Board of Aldermen in their efforts 60
do this for the city's upbuilding and
good reputation. The responsibility
is fixed, how shall We meet III?
Appeal by Chamber of Commerce.
The following is the call issued by
the Chamber of Commerce.:
To the Citizens of Raleigh:
The Chamber of Commerce, COM
posed of more than two hundred o1
your representative professional and
business men, has assumed the re-
sponsibility of making systematic
and determined effort to care for the
great crowds that are expected dur
ing Fair Week The Board of AL
dermen. the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation and the Capital Club are all
heartily cooperating with the Cham
Der of Commerce in this undertaking
Every indication points to crowd
unprecedented in the history OF our
State. 1t lis reported that large num-
beers of women and children, repre-
senting the Leading families of our
State. are expecting to come.
The Chamber of Commerce hopes
To have every available nan ana va
cant space that is at all suitable foi
such purpose, equipped as temporary
sleeping apartments, but it is esti-
mated that all of this space will be in
sufficient and we must appeal to you
to open your @homes, and assist in
caring for these people, as we re-
alize the inadeauacy of our hotel and
boarding house accommodations.
The chamber will maintain free
information bureau in rooms furnish
ed by the Capital Club in charge OF q
competent manager with Intelligent
assistants and a corps of messengers
with a view to assigning visitors tc
homes with system and intelligence
We ask you only to cooperate with
us to your fullest capacity and thai
you will keep in close touch with this
bureau and that you will make your
charges as reasonable as conditions
will allow.
We are not asking that this be done
as a matter of charity, as these peo-
pie will expect to pay for their en-
tertainment and would feel more a