Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-01
Soon to Have the Honor
of a Great Man to Speak.
mir. Ashley Horne, of Clayton, Sue
ceSSful Manufacturer and Bust
ness Man, Will Deliver Industrial
Address Here Next Month. Move
ment for Manufacturing Enter
priSeS.
Mount oliver Tribune.

Mr. Ashley Horne, of Clayton,
Johnston county, has accepted an in
yjtntion to deliver an industrial adj
dress in Mount Olive next month,
possibly between the 18th of August
and the first of September. A short
time ago it was suggested to the editor
of the Tribune by some of the promi-
nent business men of the town, that it
would doubtless be a good plan to in
wife some successful manufacturer and
business man to come here and deliver
an industrial address, for the purpose
of interesting our people in the estab-
lishment of one or more manufacture
ing industries here. Acting upon this
suggestion, a letter was addressed to
Mr.. Horne inviting him to deliver such
an address here, and his acceptance
will be welcome news to the people of
Mount Olive, and especially to those
who are interested in any movement
that will result in stimulating a greater
growth and development of our town.
Mr.. Horne is one of the States most
wealthy and influential business men,
whose opinion is held in the highest es-
teem by the best thinking people wher-
ever he is known. He is a man OF
large business affairs, a successful
farmer, merchant, and is at the head of
severallarge manufacturing industries.
He has been mainly instrumental in
establishing several industries in
county and other parts of the
State, in fact, his connection with any
kind of business enterprise adds to it's
weight and patronage, as is the case
with men who have "made good' in
all undertakings. He was at one time
president of the North Carolina State
Fair, and is at present president Of the
State Farmers Convention. He is an
officer in several banking institutions
and also an officer of one of the large
State insurance companies. His name
is being prominently mentioned now
as the next Democratic candidate tor
governor of North Carolina.
His address will be strictly industrial,
the object of which is to interest the
business men and capitalists of Mount
Olive in establishing and promoting in
dustr1al enterprises here, which all
thinking people realize is the one nee
essary thing now for the town. For
some time it has been apparent tina
something of this kind must be accom-
plished, as the only means by which a
greater and more substantial growth
might be invited. The movement.
which we hope will result in the talk
ing of substantial and immediate steps
along the lines indicated, can in no
sense be construed as a disarrange-
ment of our large Observation-Disclosures.
On the other hand a cotton factory, cot
ton oil mill, etc.. would be of great
benefit to the ariners of this section,
as well as to the people Of Mount
Olive.
The exact date of Mr.. Horne's visit
to Mount Olive cannot be given now,
but as soon as arranged announcement
will be made through the columns of
The Tribune. The Opera House will be
secured for the address, and the nature
ofthe event alone insures a large III
enthusiastic audience.