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LAURINBURG, N. C, THURSDAY. JUNE 29, 1916
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Facts and Figures About Laurinburg
The Capitol of the Cantaloupe World.
Incorporated 1887.
Population, 3,500.
White Polls, 250; Colored, 175.
Value of Real Estate,-$741,000.
Value of Personal Property, $500,000.
Tax Rate, 156 2-3 per cent on the $100.
Bonded Debt, $155,000.
Town Officers.
Mayor W D. Tucker.
Chief of Police F. M. Hubbard.
Clerk C. L. Sanford.
Treasurer T. J. Gill.
Standard Keeper J. M. Paylor.
Attorney M. L. John.
Postmaster G. II. Russell.
LAURINBURG HAS:
One Baker; Three Banks; Three Barber Shops; Three Blacksmith Shops; One
Building and Loan Association; One Book Store; Three Contractors; Two Cotton Gins;
Four Drug Stores; Three Garages; Forty Retail Merchants; Four Hotels and Boarding
Houses; One Laundry; Eight Manufacturing Plants; One Newspaper; One Power and
Light Company; Three Graded Schools; Two Railroads; Fine Water System; Paved
Streets and Cement Walks.
- Facts and Figures About Scotland County
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Population: (Census 1910) 15,363. "',
Area: 387 square miles.
Acres: 223,360.
Value of Real Estate: $2,892,949.
Value of Personal Property, $1,703,325.
Total Tax paid in Scotland County all purposes $72,428.84.
Property listed in 1915: By Whites, $4,007,215; Colored, $306,992.
Total valuation of all property listed and assessed for taxation $5,500,074.
Number of Schools : For Whites, 30 ; Colored, 25.
School population 5,759.
Tax Rate : 24c. on the $100.
County Bonded Debt: $18,000.00.
Public Roads : 200 miles. . , , : ,-. . . f;
RAILROADS, TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS COMPANIES.
Laurinburg & Southern Railroad, 18.00 miles, assessed value $144,000.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. 10.03, assessed value $353,893.
Pullman Co., assessed value $4,441.
Seaboard Air Line Railway, 15.58 miles, assessed value $507,694,
Southern Express Co., 33.74 miles, assessed value $4,514.
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co., assessed value $14,15L
Western Union Telegraph Co., assessed value $5,436.
American Telephone & Telegraph Co assessed value $2,568.
American Telephone & Telegraph Go. assessed value $2,56.
Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., assessed value $3,46.
Carolina, Atlantic & Western Railway, 6.13 miles, assessed value $36,587.
Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co., 1.25 miles, assessed value $4,520.
Rockingham Railroad, 4.73 miles, assessed value $16,246.
SUPERIOR AND FEDERAL COURTS.
Superior Court Terms: 'March 13 ; May 1; June 5th; October 30th; November 27th.
Federal Court : Last -Monday in March and September.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Clerk of Court C. D. McCormick, Laurinburg.
Sheriff W. D. McLaurin, Laurinburg.
Register of Deeds C. E. Muse, Laurinburg.
Treasurer W. D. McLaurin, Laurinburg.
Coroner J. R. Jordan, Laurinburg, R. F. D. No. 4.
Superintendent of Health Peter McLean, M. D., Laurinburg.
Superintendent of Schools L. M. Peele, Laurinburg.
Superintendent of County Home P. J. Fee.
Merchants not in towns: J. B. Mason & Son, Elmore Mercantile Co., Richmond
Cotton Mill, Store, Ida Mill Store, Springfield Cotton Mill Store, E. L. McNair, A. D. Gib
son (Estate), John Woodard, J. T. John Co., Scotland Supply Co., Z. V. Pate, J. H.
O'Brien, A. P. Smith.
FARMS AND FARM PROPERTY, U. S. REPORT 1900 COMPARED TO 1910.
1910 1900
Number of farms 1,489 1,080
Average acres per farm 83.9 118.0
Average improved acres per farm 42.1
Value of all farm property $7,163,109. $2,417,729
Per Cent increase in farm property
1900-1910 196.3
Average value of land per acre $44.82 $13.75
Average value all property per farm $4,811 $2,238
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
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Value of all crops
Value of cereals
Value of vegetables
Cotton
Corn
Oats
Potatoes, sweet
Potatoes, Irish
$2,637,043
306,460
156,110
28,597 bales Apples
287,611 bu. Peaches
28,874 bu. Nuts
40,948 bu.
3,324 bu:
2,041 bu.
6,172 bu.
1,225 lbs.
Rye
Hay and forage
Cane, syrup
605 bu.
1,651 tons
1,282 gal.
Value of domestic animals
Value of cows
Value of horses
Value of mules
Value of hogs
Dairy cows reported
Milk produced, gallons
Butter produced, pounds
Poultry raised
Eggs produced, dozen
Value of poultry and eggs
Honey produced, pounds
LIVE STOCK AND LIVE STOCK PRODUCTS.
Total number.
1,676
663
2,092
6,028
$498,444
43,777
88,300
337,836
28,272
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224,006
65,113
56,976
87,768
40,067
4,108
HOW SCOTLAND COUNTY RANKS WITH OTHER COUNTIES OF THE STATE.
1st in the per acre production of cotton, producing more than two bales of cotton
to every man, woman and child, both white and colored, in the county.
1st in the production of cantaloupes and watermelons, shipping more than 1,100
cars the past season.
1st in the production of asparagus.
It is the most productive county in relation to size of any county in the United
States, the yield being $42.02 per acre.
4th in number of bales of cotton produced.
10th in number of bushels of corn grown per acre.
24th in value of vegetables produced.
31st in number of bushels of oats produced.
' 56th in number of bushels of corn produced.
.ffTth . i.n . nigrnher . of uncultivated acres of land.
jLbfah r. number of bushels of sweet potatoes produced.
68th in number of tons of hay and forage produced
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73rd in number of bushels of wheaft produced.
94th in number of cattle per 1M acres of land, having 8.
95th in number of bushels of Irish potatoes produced.
SCOTLAND COUNTY.
Scotland County is located in the south-central part of North Carolina, bordering
South Carolina, in the Piedmont Plateau. The County was formed in 1900 at which time
there was a population of 12,533, in 1910 there were 15,363 inhabitants showing a gain
of 2,810 or 22.4 per cent.
The County represents two distinct sections, the Sandhill and Flatwood region, which
bear a striking contrast to each other and the line of separation is distinct. In passing
from the Flatwood to the Sandhill sections there is a rise of from 6 to 8 feet and the sur
face becomes rolling to hilly, the unevenness being the result of the erosive action of
streams.
The climate is fairly mild and equable, being suitable for the growing of a wide range
of crops. The temperature seldom reaches 100 degrees F. or drops to zero, average an
nual temperature 61 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation 51.0 inches, evenly dis
tributed throughout the year. The date of the first killing frost in the Fall is about
November 2nd and the last in the Spring about April 10th, giving a long growing season
for a wide range of crops, about 208 days, with two and three crops grown on the same
land.
The soils of the Sandhill section vary from the coarse sandy to medium sandy while
those of the Flatwood section vary from the sandy loam to the coarse sand and the red
clay loam with a sandy to clayey subsoil. Along some of the larger streams where the
swamp is broad and flat the soil is composed principally of organic matter of a dark
brown color.
Agriculture has developed very rapidly since the formation of the County and is one
of the leading counties of the State in the up-to-date character of its agriculture. Cot
ton, corn, cantaloupes, asparagus and watermelons are the money crops of the county.
Indigo was grown at one time, a small acreage to the growing of wheat, oats, rye, grass
and sorghum is used but peanuts, sweet and Irish potatoes are making better yields
each year and will soon play an important part of the industry of the County. Unlimit
ed opportunities in the trucking business.
Scotland County is one of the largest cantaloupe producing counties of the United
States, on account of its superior flavor and the excellent shipping facilities, it is com
manding fancy prices on northern markets.
In 1908 a total of 1,000 carloads were shipped during the season. The watermelon
also brings in good returns for its fruit.
With the exception of Lumber River, Joes Creek and Bridge Creek, the drainage of
the County is accomplished by Gum Swamp, Juniper, Jordans, Big Shoe Heel and Little
Shoe Heel Creeks, all of which flow south and jnto either Lumber River or Little Pee
Dee River. Water power has been developed on several creeks for running mills.
Laurinburg, county seat, with a population of about 3,500 is located a little south
east of the central part of the County. Three cotton mills, cotton seed oil products
plants, window and screen and other lumber plants are located here. At Laurel Hill,
another good town, are located 3 cotton mills, making a total of 6 cotton mills in the
County with capital invested $682,920; 56,568 spindles and a yearly estimated, output
of $802,998. Other thriving towns, Wagram, Johns, Hasty, Laurel Hill and Old
Hundred, numerous sidings for shipping cantaloupes, and watermelons are located along
tliG different ra.ilroad lines
The railroad facilities of Scotland County are good, being served by the Seaboard
Air Line, The Atlantic Coast Line and the Laurinburg and Southern. The Seaboard
which crosses the county from Hamlet to Wilmington via Laurinburg gives the county
ready connection by way of either of these points for northern markets, other points in
the county have practically as good connection.
There is rural free delivery of mail and telephones in almost every section of the
county. Good schools and churches. Of an enrollment of children of school age in the
county 5,681, there are 3,055 attending school or 53.8 per cent.
The forest area of the County consists of longleaf pine, red and white oak, hickory,
dogwood, black and sweet gum, and other species of hardwood timbers!
Scotland County has an approximate land area of 223,360 acres, of which about 28.1
per cent is improved or cultivated land, leaving an uncultivated area of 71.9 per cent.
There are 1,489 farms in the County of which 368 are operated by owners, 1,113 by ten
ants and 8 by managers.
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