The Monroe journal., 1910-08-30
THE rlEETING AT LAURINBURG
Called for the Purpose Of Discuss
ing the Project Of a Good Road
from Wilmington to Charlotte.
Laurinburg Will Entertain.

Laurinburg will entertain the del
egates who so there September 2nd
TO attend a meeting called for the
purpose Of discussing plans regard
ing a good highway from Whining
ton to Charlotte, through all the
county seats along the way. The
Laurinburg Exchange says:
1.-The much talked Of Wilmington
to-Charlotte highway proposition is
now to take on new life. Whatever
there may be in the proposition is to
be seen. The matter will be taken
up and discussed by business men
in a business way and plans looking
towards the accomplishment Of the
Posts dream are to be adopted. The
invitation which the Exchange ex-
tended some two weeks ago to have
this meeting in Laurinburg has been
formally accepted and the date for
the meeting has been set for Friday,
September End. Every effort is be-
ing put forth to make the meeting
all that it can be, toward having a
full attendance Of delegates from all
the counties along the Carolina Cen.
trail railroad between Wilmington
and Charlotte and towards making
this one meeting serve all purposes
without the necessity of future meet
ings. A large crowd is therefore ex-
pected.
"Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State
geologist for the State Of North Caro-
lima, of Chapel Hill, has promised to
attend the meeting and deliver an
address in the interest of the cause.
The Rockingham Post is pushing
the matter and great efforts are be-
ing made to make the meeting sue
cess. As this is the first meeting Of
the kind which Laurinburg and Scot
land county have had the honor of
entertaining, it is hoped that our
people will take personal interest
in the matter and attend the meet
ing. Everything should be done to
insure a good time for the guests as
well as make the occasion a success.
Besides the speech of DR.. Pratt,
which will be made at 10 o'clock a. m.
at the court house, many others will
have something TO say and an organ
ization will be formed which will
take up the matter of pushing to
completion this highway which will
eventually connect the mountains
and the sea and place Laurinburg
midway on one of the finest thorough
fares in the whole South. Automo-
biles will be provided to carry the
visitors over some of the good roads
Of this county and incidentally show
them the finest farming section which
they have ever beheld."
Col. H. c. Dockery, who is leading
the movement, writes The Journal
that he does not think much work
will be necessary up here but there
should be good delegation from
this county. The following names
1--we been suggested as delegates,
hut any others who find that they
can 90 will be added TO the list:
G. G. Skies, S. o. Blair, j. D. McRae,
II. J. W. Broom, W. S. Blakeney,
w. S. Lee, d. A. Houston, W, B.
Love, J. NJ. Farley, NJ. X. Lee, F. H.
Wolfe, L. E. Higgins, Z. Z. Marsh,
L. G. Griffin, P. T. Way, J. l.. Rod
man, J. NJ. Niven, Chas. lceman, T. j.
Payne, W. G. Stack, NJ. H. Richard
son, J. c. Laney, W. G. Long, T. j.
Gordon; road supervisors of Marsh
vile, Monroe and Vance townships,
JIM Blair, J.L.Everett, W.C.Heath.
II is to be hoped that this section
will show its interest by sending a
good crowd. One day is all that
need to be given to it, as delegates
can leave here on morning train and
come back on the evening train.