The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
FOR RANSOM COUNTY
Strong Resolutions Adopted At
An Enthusiastic Gathering

New County i'm That Locality.
Especial to News and Observer
Zebuion. y. C., April Il.
"Rc~oiNeu. 1~;. That il i the sense
OF this meeting tilat Il united. har-
n,onions and aggressive movement be
iisEGurated for the establishment OF
q ne" count! 10 embrace certain ter
ritOFS lying III Wake. Johnston. Nash.
franklin. and probably Wilson cOun-
ties. now 50 remote from the county
sites Of these cOHatic, ard 80 in"on-
.enieni FOR the people OF this entire
section.
"Iiesolved End. Thai we suggest
that The new county be given the
name CT hanson county. c~onrnenlOfa-
tive OF that distinguished soldier.
statesman and eminent North Caro-
iinian. the late Matt. w. Ransom.
Resolved srd. That 4 committee Or
two hundred representative citizens
be appointed to devise WAYS and
means for the defining OF boundary
lines. the gathering CT statistics and
otherwise perfett:Hg plans for Il Wig
ogOus campaign before the next Gen
eral Assembly for the establishments
OF the county.
Resolved 4ih. That the member
ship OF This committee shall he con
&t g. 'oH -
zeIs> from Wake county: forty-eigIt
froin Johnston county: foitN-eight
from Nash county: foaty-eight from
Franklin county. and eight citizens
from that portion Of Wilson county
that may De affected by the boundary
lines.
"Isesol>ed 9Th. That the question Of
locating the court house shall be de
cided by a majority Of the qualified
voters OF the territory embraced III the
new toUnty. at Il primary election to
Ee provided for in tie enactment
creating the county.
.tseeolved 9th. That we invite the
active aud earnest cooperation OF all
the people of this section in the inter
est Of the movement and Respectfully
request that our nsicilbors and friends
living III other sections Of our large.
prosperous and patriotic parent cOun-
ties. and those iii other sections Of
the State. will give 30 CHr appeal SUCH
unbiased and patriotic consideration
as tiac situation demands. and :endss
such aid and encouragement as CON
SiGtensS Will permit.
The above resolutions We're uaani-
mously adopted 1t hat was perhaps
the largest gathering of substantial
and representative citizens that has
> ever been held in this community.
The meeting was held in the magic
: little city OF ZebuIon on Thursday at
t6T1foG1 at - 9 LOCK III FHSIiOilSt u :
call sent out by 9 few friends Of tie
movement ten days ago. The leading
usiness men came from MiddleseN,
Wendell. Wakefield and other ad jacent
towns and villages, and thu most 10
flucntial farmers and other CItlz@nS
! came from every cOmnunitE EN-
brarcd in the proposed new county.
The meeting was presided over by Or.
4. ". CaEiness. Of Zebulon. and Mr..
Carl HerndOn acted as secretary.
Col. i. 4. Arendell was called upon
to explain the object Of tn" meeting,
which he did in a brief but spirited
and effective address.
Other enthusiastic speakers Wero Dr.
NJ. c. Chamblee. Mr. Il. +. Whitley:
Mi. NJ. a. Griffin and others. Of Wake:
Col. w. X. Phillips and Others from
Franklin; Mr.. Augustus Whitley. Mr.
|. w. Hocut and others, from John
! ston. and Messrs J. 4. ]. Finch, T. j
Murray. Is. W. Ballentine and other
of Nash. Every speech bristied With
T. enthusiastic support OF the move
> ment and intense earnestness and in
:. terest was manifested by every person
! present.
: The people throughout this sector
!" having lived during all the past yea
: far removed from their respective
sites Of county government. ba'icvf
thar the tine has come hen the>
should have relief. New railroad
4 banking facilities hitherto unknown
: and phenomenal Development all alonE
|. the lines Of industry. education anc
II religion. they believe justify them II
- asking the next legislature I" gram
:. them the relief they 50 mHch nee
0 and so earnestly desire.
{ \ meeting q the fun committee o
two hundred sill be held on THUR
dav. May 18th. when thorough plan
; viii be mapped out and active Worl
viii begin.