The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-06-20
A CITIZENS BAN DUET.

Linking of Bladen and Lumber
ton by New Railroad Celebrat-
ed A Feast of Reason and
Flow Of Soul.
At the Waverly hotel Thursday
evening a banquet was held that
was in the nature of a celebration
of the linking togel.llr ct tBladen
and Robson counties by means
of the Virginia & Carolina South
ern Railroad, which will be COM
pleted to Elizabethtown in the
near future. 1t was one of the
most enjoyable events of the
kind ever pulled off in Lumber
ton. Mine Host Bicherey rose to
the occasion in great style, doing
the honors to a t-y, and there
was a feast of reason and a flow
of soul. Covers were laid for
"a people and all would have been
taken but for the fact that some
Bladen county folks who were ex-
pected were conspicuous by their
absence, much to the regret of
all, for some of the speakers had
loaded up on remarks which they
wanted those invited from Bla-
den to hear; but even so, all the
speeches were full of life and
light and no time was wasted
in vain regrets.
Col. N. A. Mclean was toast
master andhe presided with inim-
liable grace and ease, but be-
fore he took charge of the cere-
monies Mr.. R. D. Caldwell, pres
ident of the Lumberton Indus
trial & Commercial Club, under
the auspices of which the ban
quet was given, bade the guests
welcome III the name Of the club
and told of the organization and
purposes of the club. The first
toast - What Lumberton Of
fers to the Citizens of Bladen
Ccunty"-was responded to by
Mr.. Stephen Mcintyre, who
dwelt eloquently upon the moth
er county of Bladen, telling of
deeds of heroism back in the
days of the revolutionary war
those absent Bladen folks would
have felt real stuck up if they
had heard E..r. Mcintyre tel
about what manner OF people
they are-and told a wonderful
story about what LumDerton's S
princely merchants offer to the
citizens OF Bladen.
Mr.. r. D. Caldwell was mex
called called upon and addressed
himself to What efforts shoul(
be made to induce the citizens O:
Bladen county to patronize th'
business institutions of Lumber
ton and what advantages can bt
offered them" He called atten
ton to the transportation facili
ties soon to be offered Blade1
and expressed the hope tina
schedules would be arranged OF
the new road for convenient
bringing Baden people to Lum
berton, which offers as good ad
vantages ds any town With
their reach.
''Kingsdale Lumber Compan
and it's Possibilities" Mr.. w. E
Jackson, superintendent an
general manager of the plant
Mr.. Jackson started out by say
ing that he and others who ar
interested in the company woul
like to know what its possibl.
ties are, and then, coming dow
to serious facts, he made an e1
cellent talk about the magnif
cent plant second to none i
the State which his compan
has built here and about what
will mean to Lumberton in tn
distribution of about 500, 900
year in wages and in other way
Railroad men, three Of then
were on the program, and eac
one of them made a good tai
The Virginia & Carolina Sout
ern Ry. and its Relations
Lumberton and Elizabethtowr
was the subject assigned NJ
J. P. Russell, of Lumberto
superintendent of the road. M
Russell likened the V. & G. S.
a daughter and said that she {
fered to and asked of Lumbert
all that flial duty and love c.
do and give. He talked intere
ingly of the excellent servit
both passenger and freigi
told something of the adva
tages that will be offered Rlad