The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-19


Of opportunity 10 the Appalachian
Southern boys did the work and are
Low running the road and also his
million dollar plant as that he has
built the road to S~eNierville, which is
certain to go 10 WavnesVille. Canton
I Asneville. Talking TO NJ. oliver
ABOUT the capacity aud stuff IN these
boys born in the mountains. | found
that this was his hobby and tina in
his large business n is on the look
cut to discover the mountain boys OF
grit and give them a chance and pro
mote them. AS evidence OF this the
chief engineers Of his big operation
lere and in construction work al over
the South is Mr.. seymour. a young
man from Kentucky; the superintend-
mt Of the SevierNine railroad is Mr..
Wooten. from South Carolina: the
superintendent Of construction is Mr..
Howe from Tennessee. and the man
sger of his million dollar factory Is
Mr.. Sites, Of North Carolina. These
four men are all young men and natives
of Appalachian States and are capa-
BILE, vigorous and splendid young cap
tains Of industry of the type Of which
the South is proud.
I started out to write about the big
banquet given by the Appalachian
Exposition to editors and other invited
guests. it was a notable event and the
visitors were delighted. as Teddy
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q banquet as Well as he can build a
railroad. The welcome address made
North Carolirians feel at home. for
it was delivered by Col. L. ID. Tyson.
a native Of North Carolina, who, after
graduation at West Point. became a
leading manufacturer here. was
proud he was a native North Carolini-
an, as | heard his eloquent opening
speech. The writer and Mr.. Theo. 7.
kluttz, Jr, editor OF the Charlotte
Observer. represented North Car
Dina on the program. Mr.. kluttZ
spoke on North Carolina and the
Appalachian Exposition" and showed
that he has the grace Of speaking Of
his father and eloquent brother. Sena-
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Richards. the land and industrial
agent Of the Southern Railway, wht
has shown himself to be a might,
power in making known the resource:
Of the South, spoke With wisdom. Mr.
job II. Finney, secretary Of the Ap-
palachian Forest Reservation Asso-
citation. made an able address. predict.
ing the passage Of the Appalachian
Forest bill by the present Congress
Mr.. Seely. editor of the Atlanta Geor-
gian; MIR. Lauren Foreman. of the At
lanta Constitution: Maj. S. II. Hard
wick, Of the Southern Railway; Mr.
J. Nj. BeaH, of the NJ. and @. Railroad
all spoke with enthusiasm and inter
est. | cannot refer to the eloquent
speeches by a half dozen Tennessee
ans-tf.e home folks-WhO set a high
mark for the visitors to come up 10
, from the earnest address Of Judge
, Wright, Of Knoxville. to the closing in
imitable speech by Major Stah!nlan
the rich and influential editor Of She
Nashville Banner. 1t was truly "a
feast Of reason"
Perhaps the best speech made Al
the banquet-tand | say perhaps
because there were several so good
hat it is difficult to discriminate
: was by Mr.. Richard II. Edmonds, the
: editor of the Manufacturers Record
He is one man who always talks facts
and figures and sense about South
; ern industrial affairs. He knows more
about the industrial history Of the
= South than any living man and ne
does not make the usual mistake Of
: that the business Of mining
: manufacturing and railroad construc-
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