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Kpv 1 •» '■* ■» ty' , . WpOGRESS AND PROSPERITY EDITION PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY EDITION ■HIM HAS MADE STEADY GROWTH SINCE FIRST UNIT OF PLANT WAS GUILT IN 1199 H Or m < ■Local Plant Buys and jr Consumes Huge Quan- P tity of Locally Grown I Cotton B; The first plant of the Edenton Cot- Iton Mills was built in 1899 and start led operation in the fall of that year ■with a total of 5,000 spindles. The ■organization was composed of busi |ness and professional men and the Hapital stock was subscribed and ■bought by these local men who had ■witnessed the -development of the ■lumber industry in this territory and I had begun to think more about the ■■Cotton industry, and the advantages ■ which it might bring to Edenton. I So rapid was the growth and devel lopment of the mill that in 1908 it I had completely outgrown what was ■ considered a plant that would take I care of demands for all the cotton, ■ yarns, warps, etc., possible for it to ■ produce, and construction was begun. lon enlarging the mill, the capacity ■ being increased from a mill of 5,000 Ispindles to a plant with a total of 112,000 with the addition of 7,000 ad ditional spindles at that itme. Im- I mediately following the World War, I with the rapid development of the I cotton industry in the South, it be- I came necessary to add further in- I creases in productive capacity and ■ the mill again expanded and added 11,000 more spindles bringing the to tal capacity up to 23,000 spindles, thus providing more employment for our people. Under wise and conservative man agement this undertaking proved highly successful and since the start ing of the plant, providing a consum ing market for the locally grown cot ton, it has paid to these growers more than $10,000,000, and to the citizens of Edenton and adjacent ter ritory who have been provided with employment more than $3,500,000 in salaries. The mill is located on the edge of the city limits of the city of Eden rfon on a tract of land comprising* : r-_- ••• I For More Than | | Fifteen Years .... | ❖ I Welcome 1 a "d I Greetings I Visitors I To the I Albemarle 3 : 4 ij Estimates Cheerfully Submitted on Your Building: and B Construction Plans Without Cost 3•v ' I IF YOU PLAN TO BUILD CONSULT Nicholas A.Muth | ■l' v P I \ EDENTON, N. C. 1 { ; H | several acres. The structures are modern, mill brick and steel design, ■ and are equipped with the latest type machines for converting cotton into yarns. The company employs about 300 people with payrolls running into thousands of dollars annually and has since it was organized maintained a fairly regular schedule of operations, ■ thus providing its employees practic ally regular employment and a steady income of wages. The Edenton Cotton Mills is today one of the largest and most modem in Eastern North Carolina. It has limited itself to the prohibition of cotton-yj».;s—two and three ply, 24s to 30s in warps, skeins and tubes which are sold and shipped to all parts of the world to manufacturers weaving finished products. In the mill will be found as com plete and modern machinery and equipment as will be found anywhere. Its personnel in both training and ex perience ranks among the best in the country and the thousands of dollars paid these people in wages and to lo cal cotton growers finds its way in a large portion into the commercial houses and the retail firms of Eden ton, or invested in Building & Loan , homes, or savings accounts. The company owns and maintains its own village consisting of comfort able homes, that are well kept by the people who live in them and are employed in the mill. The village is modem with all city conveniences and is convenient to the churches of va rious denominations, only a few blocks from our city schools, and the business section of the city. Employees of the Edenton Mill are industrious and progressive, taking an active part in the social, civic and re ligious affairs of their community, as well as displaying a loyalty to their employer which is highly commend able on their part. Some of the em ploees have been associated with the mill since it was organized, many be ing descendants of people who start ed with the mill and who have been bom and reared in the village, and now find profitable employment in the plant from which their parents be- i IJ It has been my privilege to have been iden- i tified with the building trade, the entire time, g in the Albemarle section of the State. During this period of time numerous i homes, business houses and public buildings g have been built in this territory. I have built § a number of which are some of the most out- | standing homes and several public buildings p and business establishments. | <| On each of these projects every detail of H construction has had personal supervision, g thus assuring owners of the highest quality 1 workmanship. B / jesj fj Regardless of whether you live in Edenton i or in adjacent territory, this organization of g builders will be glad to serve you. g THE CHOWAN 1 HERALD, EDENTQN, N. C. “ - ■ The Edenton Cotton Mills Baseball Team—On the Bench and In Action P 1 * " ' ,r!;a!!!BBB^III, 7 ll<^ ‘ ll,l W" Am' ■ The Edenton Cotton Mill baseball team shown just before clashing with the Harrellsville team on a recent Saturday afternoon. Reading from left to right: Floyd Cayton, manager, Eamie Ambrose, Harry Lassiter, Buck Wheeler, Clyde Lee Cates. Second row, Leroy Dail, Kirby Wright, Lonnie Harrell, Tom Ambrose, Johnnie Crabtree, Albert Twi ddy and Gibson Brickie. “Pee Wee” Edwards, bat boy. fore them obtained a livelihood fori 1 approximately forty years. The employees of the mill have 5 their own social and civic organiza ’ tions, the company maintaining re creational facilities and an athletic ' field and in many other ways contri | buting to the social life which means so much toward happiness and con ’ tentment and the welfare of its peo [ pie. In their own groups they have an outstanding ball club which has won for itself outstanding honors in the Eastern part of the State. The homes throughout the village i are well furnished, many having their 1 own vegetable and flower gardens, while many own or are buying their own homes or small farms. Mr. John G. Wood is president; Mr. J. A. Moore, vice president and treasurer; Mr. R. F. Elliott, secretary, and Mr. P. S. McMullan, assistant treasurer. WATCH EDENTON GROW! j HOME FERTILIZER WORKS DEVELOPS INTO ONE OF FASTEST GROWMG INDUSTRIES In Five Years Produc tion Increased 350%; Outlook Excellent For Further Growth The Home Fertilizer Works is one of Edenton’s newest industrial plants of consequence, it being but five years old in October. The plant oc cupies a large manufacturing plant housing its machinery, two large brick and two metal constructed warehouses and is rapidly expanding into a business of major importance to Edenton and the Albemarle sec tion. The company was organized in i LILES... A STORE FOR THRIFTY SHOPPERS Welcome Visitors I ana You Good People i I FROM ACROSS i i Albemarle Sound I We are indeed glad to call you our new neighbors —for with the opening of the bridge across the Sound you are within a few miles of Edenton and this store where you will find an ar ray of values that truly mean “money savers” to thrifty shop pers. We are a 100% Albemarle organization and pride ourselves on operating a modern up-to-date sc, 10c and 25c Department Store in 1 ~ which one will find counter after counter of high quality merchan dise from which to make purchases. COME TO* SEE... FOR IN EDENTON IT’S LILES 5-10 & 25c Store I Edenton - - . . ... North Carolina I <f> October, 1933, by Mr. John G. Wood, who is still owner and general mana ger of the business. Associated with Mr. Wood as assistant and secretary treasurer is Mr. Earl G. Harrell, who has been with the company since it was organized. E. B. Boyce has been plant superintendent for the past four years. Ten to twelve thousand tons of commercial fertilizers per season is the present capacity of the plant, and when running at full capacity pro vides employment to a large number of people, thus contributing many thousands of dollars to the industrial | payrolls of Edenton. It has been the desire of Mr. Wood to stay abreast of the times and for < <1 This old institution invites I your patronage —we want you 1 to visit Edenton often, and this 1 store. Know us and permit us I to know you and number you I among the thousands of sat isfied customers whom it has been our pleasure to serve year in and year out. i this reason he has given careful study to the various types of commer ( cial fertilizers, and types of soil for 1 which different mixtures are best suited. By keeping a watchful eye on the experiments conducted by va , rious State Departments of Agricul . ture, State College and other well ■ known and reliable agronomists, i analyzing the results obtained from • actual field tests, thus applying these i facts to the mixture which has pro duced desirable results on hundreds of farms throughout this section. The special brand now manufactured by : the company is known as “Wood’s Fertilizers.” In addition to the fertilizers manu factured by the company, they also engage in the storing of cotton and peanuts during those seasons. Thou sands of dollars worth of these two j locally grown products pass through j the warehouses of the company an nually which maintains prompt and efficient service. PAGE THREE
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