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Grows1 Hot
Nash, Vai
]j&' C0nmtioo-# fc" location of th? town
Which inauree .natural drainage and
consequently the moat healthful ?urroundinaa.
. Thta natural drainage ia
,urF lemented h? kaewer lyatem of ample
opacity whieh extendi all orar the
busineaa diatriet and ineladea I. coaaiderablc
part of the reaident ewtiou, ao
that a.tauranae la made doubly uure In
/I- tbia all important ianitary feature.
Si- _? Then, again, the town poeaeaaea Ita
own electric light plant which in character
of importance, aad eoaaequeotly
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Franklin an
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fendid Spirit ofCove
and Build up
nd Permanency
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general high range in^ricee secured,
in the go after it methods of the owners
of the warehouses doing business
here and in the service rendered generally,
which service consults the conveniences
of patrons, protest their interests
in securing the very "top of the
market" and shews that sense of appreciation
for trade as a consequence
ot which the most satisfactory ezperl
ences prevail. From Nash, Wake,
Vance and Franklin and from parts of
.Tnhh?nn MttinHa - -* *
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A Money Savin;
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Everything Indicates C
.Activity-A Conditio
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Sketches of the Reliable and R<
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ments-AH of Which Main
Conditions That 0
Louisburg, the county seat of Franklin
and a popular and an important selling
market for the people of four
' counties, is reached by the Louis bunt.
division of the Seaboard Air Line railroad,
which connects with the'main line
at Franklinton, and is thirty-seven
* miles distant from Raleigh and twentyseven
miles distant from Henderson.
With its snbnrbs Louisburg has today
a population of thirty-flve hundred
inhabitants composed of the very beat'
class of citizenship, in that the bulk of
tee people are inaueirioup, energetic
and self reliant and are'' thoroughly
. identified with local interests and progress
by the fact that many, even ot the
, humblest, are Home owners?a Condi- L
tion which insures co-operation and
unanimity in promoting local development
no matter in what manner or
form it may appear or be suggested.
During the past decade Louisburg
has made remarkable progress along
all lines aa a tobacco market, wholesale
and retail trade center, in the acquaintance
and development of new industries,
as a source of supply for horses,
mules and (arm needs'generally and aa
a splendid selling^ point for eotton, cotton
seed and everything grown on the
_? - farm.? '
During tha past ten years real eatatn
values in many instance in the business
section have increased in value three
and four fold and property all over
town has shared in the growing prestige
of the community and. in the general
improvements made worn time to
. time as a result of. which real rotate
values are healthy, firm?a faet which
substantiates the faith of the people in
the still greater futureef the town and
the still greater resourcefulness of the
county by which it is surrounded as a
result of good roads and progressive
farming methods both M which ave beire
constantly introduced.
MUNICIPAL FKATUBES.
Louisburg from the standpoint of
municipal advantages possesses all the
natural and acquired facilities that can
be found anywhere in the country in
A the most progressive towns of Its popV
ulati"n. Bqljyrflk both banks of the
1..^^ sr,.- Pivflr tkitMt. A* a frentlv ilommr
said to possess unusual and exceptional
advantages.
In the observance of laws and ordiajw
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Unanimity to Improi
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sprescntative Local Enterprises
tods and Their Stock Equiptain
The Splendid Trade
instantly Prevails.
in service, is said to rank with the best
in the country in this respect. As a
result of this acquisition the streets of
the town are well lighted by electricity,
likewise all the stores, churches, public
assembly rooms and many of the real
denees.
A water system, also the property of
the town, supplies excellent and reliable
facilities in this important and universe!
necessity. Water mains reach
all over the town and the service reaches
the best standards both in the healthy
and wholesome character of the
water and its reliability.
Leutsburg possesses two fire companies,
the Cheatham Reel Team and the
LoUisburg wagon Company, both of
which are made up ef the beat citizens
of the community ^because they are actuated
hy altruistic methods to save life
and property and to protect and defend
their town and ita people against the
ravages of Are and ita consequent losses
to the community as a whole. When
the eqnlpment of the fire department
and the water supply from 'the water
works and near by Tar River are taken
into consideration, (ouisburg can be |
their duties and obligations, being naturally
law abiding citizen* Still the
omissions an-1 commissions of the
imprudent and thoughtless who Invade
the rights of others in the best of communities
make it necessary to have a
police service to promote the public
peace and protect property and in this
respect Louisbbrg is well provided, this
deeartment being in the hands-Of a
ehief of police who enforces his authority
at the seme time commanding the
greatest respect and who is among the
representative and jxjpnlar eitiseas of
the community.
Louisburg streets are kept ia a therAnirhl*
Mtiftfftetnrv rrtnHikinn Mfuu>la1.
ly the much traveled thoroughfares of
(ha buainaas sections, and plans have
already bean agreed upon and work begun
to construct'eemant sidewalks in
tins with progressiva communities
everywhere and which reflects a commendable
disposition in the property
owners and eitissus of Louisburg to be
fully abreat of the timee In the municipal
advantages which combine beauty
of unformity with utility and this combination
is found in the cement sidewalks.
A H1QMLY POPULAR TOOAOOO ((AlKWr.
An"a market for the sale of tobacco no
other town in entire the bright tobacco
belt can and does, offer better indnaementq
to the irmeri. and few
towns equal these inducements In the
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coming to Louisburg with their tohaceo
and from other hrma located in the
vicinity of Boeky Mount they prefer
the journey to Louiaburg because the
competition in Loolsburg's warehoases
it honest, active and on the square.
There is no collusion among buyers,
to keep down prices, bo combination
among warehouamea for. the same purpose,
no gentleman's agreements, it is
simply a question of quality and prlee
and the high dollar is the only considIt
pays them to come to Louisburg.
It means more dollars in their pockets
for their tobacco crops than they could
secure in other markets and for that
reason Louisburg is gaining prestage,
popularity and importance daily as a
tobacco market Besides Loulsburg'B
warehouses are conducted by men who
are expert judges of tobacco, who
know its value to the cent and who will
not allow it to be sacrificed under any
circumstances. Sot this reason they
conduct sales in a spirited manner,
being ever alert and vigilant to create
and maintain conditions Whose fea
cures are active and spirited bidding.
During 1908 about three milioa pounds
ef tobacco were sold on the Louisburg
market and although the crop is :iot
up to the average this year, it is the
purpose and aim of the owners of the
local warehouses to beat these figures
by their -'going after it" poleiee and
splendid results in prices handed to
their patrons.
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AN noSLLUT SOUBCB Or SOFFIT.
Any one visiting Louisburg is foreed
to admit that as a trade center ft le important
and popular. And why is this
conclusion arrived at? Because there
Is in the first place magnitude and variety
of both quality and price in every
department of merchandising. Secondly,
because, taking the stacks of all the
stores into consideration, there is an
a Sundance of standard goods in shoes,
clothing dry goods, guano, farm implimenta,
buggies, furniture, carpets,
drugs, groceries and other lines, and
uunwiu gooaa as every experienced
penon known, la the nme in price end
quality In every village, town and city
In the United State*, the aam* price
and the aaaae quality in Loulaburp as
in New Tork, Chicago, Philadelphia or
St. Louie. So that, aa any on* can aee
buying opportunities eon Id not he better
anywher. Than again, Louiabnrg*
merchant* are reliable in their method*
and with this characterietic of reliability
they combine a spirit of pro-l
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The Needs of the
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gressiveness to secure the latest and the
best so as to be among the very first
to give thei^ patrons the benefits Of
the newest approved ideas and popnlar
productions generally. In view of this
fact there is little need and less excuse
to go anywhere else to secure one's" requirements
for, the home, the farm or
the family. If a Louiiburg merchant
has not got an article in stock, (t will
be secure^ for a patron at guaranteed
prices as quickly as the telegraph and
express can bring it- Then, again,
Louisborg^ merchants do business on
the vety lowest level of wholesale cost,
because tbey buy direct from the manufacturers,
wherever possible, and in
quantities that secures bed rock and inside
invoice prices. Their policy is to
trsde with-1 he organised source of supply
and eompletelv eliminate the middleman
who adda invaribly to the' cost
but never to the quality. In view of
these cqnd)tions and opportunities it is
not the square deal to send yenr dollars
to mail-order houses, for the home
merchants taxes go to the support of
schools, churches, roads and bridges.
He is else a neighbor and a friend in
most instances and for that reason he
must render to every patron an honest
equivalent for his money.
AS A HOBSB, VEHICLE AS D GUASO
v MARKET.
No town in this section approaches
liOnisburg's advantages, especially in
this statement true of the buying opportunities
maintained for the farmer
in securing hit requirements in ,borses
and mules. The owners of the local
sales stables buy in the markets of the
west where the lowest prices prevail
and ship in car load lots direct from
these points. They are, moreover,
well known and thoroughly established
with thg, owners of western stock
farms and combining this advantage
with a thorough knowledge of the need
of their patrons, the result Is the moat
favorable to supply local demands.
During the spring, fall and winter
Louisburg's sales stables contain ample
and mules and offerings are mad* by
the owners of these establishments la
a manner that is thoroughly reliable
both in price and representation. Because
of the high plans of -legitimacy
on which the srlling of horses is conducted
in Lonisbnrg, farmers come
from far distant points for they know
they will be protected and tUir knowledge
alone (p an inducement worth
traveling many mile* te secure. In
guano, farm lmplime-ita and buggies
' the productions of the best rnskera of
the country ate found on sale from the
medium to the highest grades adopted,
in guano, to the sale and climate of
this section and in buggies aad light
vehicles to the tastes end demands of
petrons in variety of style design and
price to supply these need! promptly
and satisfactorily. This feature ef
I magnitude of vairiety of styles, quality
I and price maintains the exceptional advantages
for Louisburg aa a vehicle
market for Which it is neted all over
thia section.
IX THB WHOt-ESAI.S IJNS9.
Louisburg has mode rapid strides In
the past few year* Mag today the
source of supply tor groceries, feed
hnd flour for the retail trade doing business
within a territory of tweoty-flve
miles in some directions. The growing
importance of the town in this respest
is best evidenced in the development
of the wholesale business in the samI
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tion of magnitude from the humble
beginning made but a comparatively
few years ago along these lines.
INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS. ^
Loulsburg's industries consist of four tb
platnlmr mills in and near the town, a m;
wagon factory, an oil mill, a foundry, a tb
mattress factory, a grist mill and ?ev- eq
erml minor enterprises employing m the co
aggregate about one hundred persons. De
Shipments of the finished product are fie
sent out dally in car load, lots to all ha
parts of the country by the majority of re
these concerns, and in view of this fact
together with the constant arrival of ne
goods (or local consumption and distributton,
Louisburg is one of the impor- ^
tant towns in its class on the Seaboard ?
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Air line system. et
AS A COTTON MAKKKT. e
No better selling advantages prevail si<
anywhere than can be found in Louis- dl
burg. The buyers are men of reliabil- th
ity and keep in close touch with tie dr
ever occuring fluctuations of the mar- pi
ket by hourly telegrams during the tu
cotton season and by a general know lii
ledge of condition as regards the supply
and demand. Outside the export pj
oities of the country no better prices ]e<
are offered anywhere than can be u- a
cured at Louisburg and these are ai- 0I
ways based on the latest and highest th
telegraphic quotation direct from ' "off co
the wire."
AN UTKAX, HOKE LOCATION. Wl
Excellently located from a purely P?
sanitary standpoint in a temperate bo
climate and with the advantages of excellent
municipal advantages Louisburg Pr
is conceded to be an ideal home town. ou
This fact is already in evidence in a B?
number of comfortable homes surrounded
by generous lawns - and protecting W1
shade trees and by educational and re- Pr
ligioos opportunities which surround
the family with invaluable privileges no
and safeguards. In the foinrer in- of
stance these consist of a Graded School ty
and the Louisburg Female College, th
both of which are in charge of- educa- in|
iion 01 emciency wno comoine mental ro
training with moral development in in
prder to build up character. There th
are alao four churches for white people ex
presided over by men of zeal and piety w<
whose example and sermon's inculcate pb
and foster that religious spirt which se
la the very last analysis is the Jounda. mi
tion of the very best citizenship. Sev- pr
eral of the leading fraternal and benovelent
organisations flourish in the pr
community and their membership pro- pr
mote that disposition to good fellow- mi
ship and hospitality which the stran- s
ger immediately recognizes in Louis- fa
burg's people. " ?
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Judged by the past, Leuiaburg's th'
future along lines of development is 8 1
assured, The day Is not far distant '
when it will secure the advantages of Pii
another railroad by the construction of bu
but a few miles of tack, and in the an
very nature of things this work will en
be done, securing, thereby, another fei
trunk line. Then a new hospital is on- .fix
ly a matter of constructing the build- th
ing for all the preliminary work has wl
been done and only a few details re- ey
main. This institution will be captal- qu
tsed nt $30,000.00 and will on its completion
be of ihcalenlaDle advantages nl
to thaxere bitanti of the surrounding ^
country for netrly fifty miles. The wj
Leuisburg Female College will relieve wi
Ita crowded condition by tba erection th.
of a new building the material of ty'
whieh le new arriving. blew store
buildings ere no* being erected in the m<
baaineaa sectioiif^Ad the trork of Bi
building good rouii *goe? iteadily on p,
throaghoutJFrenkKn end adjoiajbg conn- ^
tie*, so tut tivj actifity isjetrletlj i*,
along line* of greater deyelopient and uc
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Below will be found sketches of
raisburga reliable and representetlvea
terprises of their ownera, their
sthods and excellent stock equipment
> desire has been entertained to ovdraw
or exaggerate In the prepara>n
of these grticles but on the other
nd credit, where, credit is due, haa
en freely and ungrudgingly given.
J. W. HOLLINGSWORTH
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anufacturer'a Agent For Pianos
Furniture, Carpets and
Undertaking;.
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The oldest furnitume and nndertakl
establishment in Louisburg and an \
terprise well and favorably know*
reughout the four adjoining counties
any of whose housekeeper make It
eir chief source of supplye for borne
uipment, the Holllngeworth Store
ntiaues light along to supply tbe
eda of the people and render t hat ef
lient and satislaetory service which
s eyer characterized allot its trade _
lations.
In order to be prepared to supply all
seda, this establishment carries conantly
a splendid collection of from
e medium to high grades in parlor
id bed room suits, couches in a variy
of upholstery, china closets, chiffonrs,
bed loanges, wardrobes, hall racks
leboards, extension tables, rockers,
ning room, kitchen and parlor chairs,
e latest designs in carpets, rugs,
uggeta and floor coverings generally,
etures and frames, childrens furnire
and all requirements in the above
tes for house furnishing.
As manufacturers' agent for the Star
ano Company and for the Chase-Hady
Company's pianos, two ot the beet
akesof pianos for the money today
i the market, which are found in
ousands of homes throughout the
untry where their merits are enjoyed
preciatea and praised. Mr. Hollingsjrth
is in an especially advantageous
eition by supplying all demands with
nest and thoroughly established
oda at inside end money saving
ices. Moreover, being himself thorghly
established, throughout this
ction, his past reputation for intagriand
ability surrounds all patrons
th such SBaleguarda as protect jOtf!'
omote their interests.
Many of the above named pianos are
w in the homes of the leading people .
this section for as fas distant as formilss,
and every single one has been
e means of [selling another, such bej
the satisfactory experience of patns.
In this department pianos arrive
car load lots, and as a consequence
e variety from which to select is of
ceptional magnitude. Mr. Hollingsjrth
is also sales agent for the Victor
lonograph and for the "New Home" - '
wing machines and supplies, all desnds
promply and jyllqrqwt*t5^ ' '
ices.
In the undertaking department a
ompt and an efficient service for the
operations of the dead for burial is
lintained by means of a i large and
lect collections of cakets, coffins and
neral furnishings and by valuable,
actical knowledge and experience as
undertaker, a knowledge certified by
e officials of the State in the foim of
icense as reqaired by law.
The Hollingsworth Furniture and
ano Store occupies a three-story brick
ilding, 30x108 feat in dimensions,
d ita floors, galleries and balcony are
>wded with the latest the market ofre,
all of which Is received direct
ira the manufacturers in ear load lots
ereby securing that low level of
lolesalt cost by means of which monsaving
retail prices are constantly
otrd.
Mr. J. W. Hollingaworth began busiss
in* Louisburg thirteen years ago,
ming to this point from Raleigh , / \J?
isre he had been connected for years
th-oiys the leading establishments of
t eity. He is one of the oommania
reliable and ' progressive citisena
d basinssa men, a promoter and fortrly
first vis?wpresident of the Tat
ver Manufacturing Cempany, a prasrous
industrial enterprise, and enjoys
llythe confide,tee and esteem of a /
ge list patrons and of tha local pub- '
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