The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-12-15

aspired to life on the farm and the
possession Of a>farm.
The farm is the place to bring up
the children. That is where God
resides, and it is good to get close
to nature and to Cod"
Mr.. Dickinson amused the audience
with number of appropriate anee
dotes, and closed by congratulating
the people of Wilson on entertaining
class of men who had made more
progress in the past few years than
any other calling in the land. He
wanted them to tell us how they had
managed to double their crops and
| pay off their mortgages in the past
| few years.
Pres. Alexander stated that DR..
| Smith who was to respond to the ad
dress Of welcome was unavoidably
| detained, but Pres. Alexander ac
Quilted himself we'll. He said he real
| lied the truth Of Mayor Dickinson's
statement that the county made Viii
son and therefore when we came to
| Wilson we were coming into our
own and would therefore receive
| generous welcome.
The President further emphasized
not trying to array class against
! class or the people of the county
against the people of the towns, but
realizing that the prosperity of both
are identical therefore they are work
ling together along all lines, whether
agricultural, educational or indus
trial.
The cities are necessary for market
ing and trading purposes, but we are
| doing this, trying to educate our
people to use their heads for some
thing more than. hatracks and to
learn how to improve our condition
so that we may be more helpful to
! enc another and therefore more help
full to the people of the cities There
fore the ties that bind us are closer
than they ever were before.
He closed by thanking the people
of Wilson for their cordial reception
and the ladies fer their attendance.
! He paid a fine eulogy to the ladies
and stated there were some good
single delegates left.
Col. Bruton, President OF the Will
son Chamber of Commerce was next
introduced.
Col. Bruton stated that he had the
honor of being the President of tn .
Chamber of Commerce which stands
for the development of the city and
the fostering Of it's interests.
He mentioned the fact that we have
the largest wagon and buggy fac
tories in the South, fertilizer fac
tories, our public school system and
a college we take our hats off to-
we are proud of.
in 10 hric
: loose leaf tobacco markets and one OF
the largest cotton markets in the
State, and therefore we have the
right to claim you as our own.
We invited you because we want
ed you and because we wanted you
TO learn something about Wilson, and
/ to know that you are welcome. Col
Rruton also told number of anec
dotes which were we'll received Col
8ruton also expressed his thanks &c
President Barrett for the kind in
vitation to represent the State as
delegate to the New Orleans con
vention. But said he did not believe
that the plan proposed to advance
money on cotton originated with the
farmers, neither would it prove
acceptable because it was the other
: fellows game. Col. Bruton got ever
with the editor of the Times fo'
some cf the advice the Times has
been giving the community. He truly
said that what ve needed was work
r ers, rathers than advisors. The Col
: also Interestingly described the ex
portation Of cotton and the payment
therefor, and closed by saying tha
cotton had fed and clothed us an
that in times past it had saved >the
: country and stopped panics.
Col. Bruton spoke of the improve
: ment of the homes on the farms, th=
l encoura cement of social communion
!, between the people of both COUNT
: End CITY. He agreed with Presiden
t Alexander that this was our common
country and that our people are truly
] brethren.
p Colonel Bruton said that cotton hat
t been truly made, king and he hopet
that it would not longer be enthronet