Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-27
SOME AROUsEMENT DOWN
IN OLD NORTH CAROLINA
Too Many People Going Away, and
Too Few Are Coming
Back.
MEETING TO CONSIDER THINGS
Comparative Figures Are About Any
thing Except Satisfactory to the
Average Tarheel Thinker-Nfore
Light Wanted, and Wanted Now.

Unless the people Of North Caro-
lima wake up" says the Wilmington
otar, their state is going to lag be-
nina In development while other States
by reason Of their development. will
continue to draw upon North Carolina
Tor tens OF thousands of its native
population, including many of it's bcst
men,"
with these Introductory remarks the
paper quoted from tells Of n big move
ment now on In, the old North State
Continuing, it says: States with
lar iess or resources, advantages and
opportunities than are possessed by
North Carolina have attracted away
from this State so many of it's own
people that in 1910. when the last
census was taken. 237.229 native North
Carolinihns were living in other states
ihese are living North Carolinians and
therc Is no good reason why they
should not be living In their own State
and contributing to the development
or Its wonderful resources"
THE CALI. FROM "DowN HOME"
AND HOW MADE
North Carolina Calls You" That is
the brief but inspiring slogan which
hcadS an appeal To every patriotic and
publicspirited North Carolinian TO at
tend meeting at Raleigh on Tuesday
morning, June 90, for the purpose of
starting movement to attract the
attention OF those living in other
states 10 tho wonderful resources and
advantages OF North Carolina and to
give impetus TO her development
The purpose of the meeting at Ra-
leigh is to organize a Statewide as
ISOLATION for the vir!le purpose OF ad-
VertisinE to the outside world the va :.
ried and marvellous resources of tho
state from the seashore TO the noun
tains and the Tennessee line. II Is the
~ h
ton to organize at once and plan a
comprehensive campaign that Will Sc
cure results. This forward movement
was suggested some time ago by Sec
rotary J. G. Forester of the Green's
boro Chamber Of Commerce. and the
call for the meeting is evidently the
result OF mis- strong and persistent agi-
titlon of it's tremendous Importance
and necessity. II is signed by twenty
SIX OF the best known and most sub
stanttal citizens OF the various sections
OF the State. and they urge good men
from every county to join them in this
patriotic and practical movement.
Among those who have signed tho call
are such men General Julian s.
Carr. A. w. Mclean, Henry A Page.
o. l.. Joyncr, ]. van Lindley. and others
OF equal prominence, showing that the
movement in Its !ncipiency has the
very best OF backing that any move
ment could possibly have in North
Carolina.
JIDICIOUs ADVERTISING SEEMS
To DE DEMAND OF HOUR
In the call it Is emphasized that
state is losing in the race OF States
by not having her resources known to
the outside world. while other States.
by having made known their resources
and advantages. in many Instances not
TO be compared with those in North
Carolina, have drawn heavily upon
this States population. The astonish-
Ing fact is reported that at present
$50, 900 more native North Carolninns
arc now citizens OF other States than
there are citizens Of other states re-
siding In North Carolina. The differ
cnce is astounding and ought TO be
alarming. II Is conscrvativcly est!m-
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