The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-05
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ui1rv that I imagine Is worth Watcn
~ hv All the rest or the state.
in- one day Leonard Iurts gatner-
"eeN .ba Holly Inn a large number
ed ~ from over the hill country as
OF -, at a dinner. the purpose OF
eue "Ssanblage being to discuss means
the 'methods Of making h sandy
anu If the State better known in
cost Of the United States.
lH T the gathering broke up the
90 Hills Board Of Trade was franz
"a and with it was launched a pro-
soct that has a lot to II.
r. termination comprises the vara-
Il ,nuns of the county, nj it is
oua of note hat every town had
"nrasentatiyes at the gathering. The
Iepresentatives included the native
~ ~ tho ewcomer Men like Page Of
a IN and Tyson of Carthage
hnioAd the strangers like Derby Of
Tarkson Springs, n Mcconnell OF
H. Randolph and Cumberland rail-
rnad Tufts. OF Pinehurst. Mcdonald
- West End. Buchan from Drown
mo Creek. Willie from Southern
pines. men who are accomplishing
RIMS and men who are not chasing
many decisions.
Something Different.
nresume nothing has come so Of
ton 70 the cemetery to be buried as
the dead board of trade from the m
hitious community that wants to set
the pace for a sleepy world. But there
are examinations of this nature that
have been instrumental in waking the
echoes. and after prying under the
surface of this movement it looks to
mo 40 though here is something a
little different from the association OF
busted booms, and | will tell you
why.
The territory for a hundred miles
around PinehurSt Is saturated with
possibilities for almost anything. The
distance limit may as we'll De extend
ed to include the whole area Of North
Carolina if you want to. That is
really what his thing can II it
means anything. for the prevalent
theme at the meeting was to engage
a unit as big as possible. There
is where so many boards of trade have
required the undertaken. The unit
was too small to enlist sufficient force
A little town working by itself lacks
the pushing power, the acquaintance
the financial strength and the enthu'
siasm.
Big Unit the Big Need.
a big unit can command all o
these. SO the Sand Hill organization
stars out with an elastic bOundar.
line, one that can be moved out at an.
time to include everybody who want
10 get in. And before we go an,
further l would suggest that othe
towns in the State, say from Persim
mon creek, in Cherokee down to Kit
~ Hawk on the coast. get in toucl
with this thing and see If we cannO
make it Statewide and State power
full. The interested can write t
Ralph Page at Pinehurst, or ROge
Derby, or Henry A. Page at Aberdeen
or X. +. Willie at Southern Pines. an
II nothing ome from it the two CEN
paid for postage will help to kee
the postoffice department on a sell
sustaining basis, which is somethin!
If this board OF trade did not hay
IN view more than the vague wis
mat seems to prompt most of tn
similar movements 1 would not vast
many words on its introduction. b.
IL mas been going over some figure
ana has reached some conclusions an
considered some plans with a definir
aim i'm view.
This is the way it outlines its plan
y State Of Ample RcSOurt eS.
North Carolina has ample resourc'
10 take care of many times as mar
people as are now in the State. 1t h;
SO much that is available. so mut
mat IS desirable, so many oppOrtun
ueS Tor development along all line
ana opposed to all this are so fe
drawbacks that the State can at lea
proceed with as much hope as al
other State under the sun.
assured that the attractions a
Su'iclent the promoters Of the org
'I1atlon have one over the figur
vi settlement in the United States
me last fifty years. They have stu
ieu the advances made by other Stat
WIN no greater advantages than IL
state and they are weighing t
causes which led people to build
states like Oklahoma. for instan'
almost in a night, or cities like SI
kahe' Seattle. Los Angeles, etc, in
aeW years that a young man can
member when such places were L
ooE on the map.
me Sand Hill men figure that
ur'elopmcnts is simply the result
vac Jolnt work of opportunity a
people. People can do in North Ca
INA anything that has been done
'"' lest or the North.
"f% Success Seems Probable.
- population is increasing fas
very year North Carolina has all
iP'rtunlty to procure people II