Scotland County Unequalled in \
Diversified Agricultural Possibilities'
u &
In the Land of Cotton \
i
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Mt mom,': _ throat mt.
teramm, baOt tlH BWit mi «xk«Mt
HjC^oAte mt TjjrTjes^froaij Oaten
tie into ii i|—bit mu a with the eaten
Cattan kaa baan the major crap mt
the county for tew taiiaam trial al>
moat, and and doubtieeo wiB tenihnaa
ta ha tha bad nek upon whfch is M»
Ha woodarfal agrtaJtaral nraaaarity.
Thaamn maafl in am. and Ah . a
papJnfm aatewtad at ITAte tba
eamaty anaoaHy pro da tat Dearly twa
halm of ratbm fmt nary ona of Ha
Inhabitant*, and hi same yean tba
protection n abort that team
Bt W. M. MeXanate who cetera
tba (inning atatiatina for the Cawu
Banos la this county, supplies aa
with the foBowiaa figures showing
the production rf eaten in Scot!and
noanty for mry year of Ha history,
or ifee* tow, whan the couaty wan
formed by act of the state laghte
late:
MWUHK IWWMt «* I
Tear n*W 500-lb. B&W*
ism a ms a,res
1901 10308- 10,024
ISM 17370 17317
MM . - 10.7*7 IMIS
1904 10348 15,548 !
ISM 2S3M , 20.4*0
ISM 10308 103*7
1907 01304 21,600
1908 003*0 24348
I9M 97309 97494
ISM 2031* 90388
IS1J 89,748 89340
1*12 21309 31308
1*18 ' 97349 9*381
1914 98404 58314
MIC 26380 9*408
1910 1T,7M 10.796
1*17 19,797 883*0
1919 84387 3430*
1*1* «3M 383*7
MM 443« 483M
1981 993*7 *9308
1999 2*404 9*3*9
1999 99390 (Nat <«rttfiad>
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Scotland Connty B.
A L. Association
A Naw VMIa Kaalar in lha Parala*
mant af LanUvt - -
CavHal lari
Bit then «m tin «nv
etant aoaristiaa all i
bf and Ian
needed as ettal
<medre factor la the _•
la September. IMS, the Seetlaml
County Bui Min* A Loan Association
was ontenlaad. G. H. Basaali sad
Wads & Dunbar pwhaps an due
met of tin credit for pwtaotlnr the
snneiatka They actively seUcitad
shares and when these .had baeoana
la**a aneogb to warrant It, a matin*
of the ahambotden was called and an
auaidasthai perfected. W. «■ Dn>
mond[*^ioa*p*a*{dwrt!*aad 0. H. Kas
sel. secretary and trsmanor. The «ll
reetOT* an J as sac T. Gflwon. T. C.
Everett, a U fine. H. W. Msllov,
W. IX Todtsr. E. H. Gibeon. C I
Bnfsnl. I. T. Myers, J. B. Marphy.
G. H. Unison, Loonte Hammond and
W. fL Daabar.
inoujpi nruv in raomni w, w
bonding rad Wan neaaatotlsw has te
force mere then MM aherea. haa
financed the boHdin* af tour new
heme* to Lawrinburg, and circa rmry
arendra of becoming a powerful farce
to the future rfeyetepment of the com
munity. Ita officer* and shareholders
are a—«af the moot progroaMcc boat
aaaa wan and dttoena generally In the
comm unity, and H la the opinion of
> eery body teat tea association la es
tablished upon a dm and pemanent
baaia. and that It* rrowth baa j«M
Vliw la a abort Urn* H wiB he able!
to finance homebuilder* generally. and
will doohUeta be ona of the greatest
factor* to terhtriMto^of^a creater
The aaaociation'a operation* are not1
ttnrited ta Laurtobant. It aeeka the
cooperation of neepte in nit put* af
the eeantc. and J* wtmwoi to moke
loan* Ipi’lVn *»> JM*’«ii ere»tr.
LA|iR|vnn»r rvwrmv
WfiftisworsK no.. Inc.
Banded Warehenoe with W*»«w Ca
pacity ef 4.M4 Rate Totten a
Bean ta Qmwcra
yOod betpe tbo»e who help them
aim Id the year 1814 the cotton
SftaTltdtt farmer* who wade cot
ton their principal crop, decided that
k waa time to halpt tViAnWcs. In
that year tea prtoa of oottan because
af the apdden ortbeanh af tea WarM
War and other factors, was forced
down until the cotton grower waa
compelled to aaerificc hi* crop pr hold
it far a batter market. It . waa tela
necaasity that Wad to the organisation
of the laartoburr Wbrahouse Cam-1
puny. Incorporated, and tee tori Mine
«f a warehouse at Laorinharg which
a to many Turman, in
IMS an addition waa built to’ the
plant and it new baa a storage capa
city of 4M0 bales af cotton, and
opamtea unde* tha Federal aad Stats
wsrcbew system of bonded vsis
honaea. It fa located on Railroad
■treat and the tracks of the Laarln*
bar* A Boat hem Railroad ran right
by ana aad ef the barfldtn*. while the
S. A. L. tracks am nearby.
Tlr* ceraaiattoa haa nave* had bat
ene aft ef oflaen and dimeters and
the dnrtaal pameoaal la stfll in of
fice. Thane 6Seers at*: D. X. .Mc
Rae. president | P. C McCormick,
rtee president; T. 1* Henley, scene
erei D. X. McRaa, P. C. McOemdck,
R L MeMalr. R. K. La* aad Jan. L.
i to th* stock
end to feiaieta a—eiaWy'who
advantage of tha fiuilMae
eotton, and in many In*
reaped hi* profits tar
eotton antfi the pries
Tom Tarheel aaya that the ehrwh
bert which Ms wife pUndid about the
bans* hud feR certainly la beginndng
to leak pretty new.
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Strut Scon*, Lourtnbnrg, North Cmrolktm
Laurinburg a Town of
Church-Loving People
Four Loading Protest•
ant Denominations
Have Churches Here
8t David's I^IimmHw church la
loertmt on U bountiful lot oo Church
•trot. Both tho lot and bulldln* man
douuad by the late MarfcNUrfsn, of
Imurd HUL Hav. 1. H. Crosby la
pastor of this church.
Thu Methodist church was founded
*“ 1*7*.by T. W. Guthrie of
RocklMham and Col J. T. Robot,
CapjJlT. Bvorotta, Copt. J. A.
Fbritar, and Rot. M. McN. Smith, all
of Liaxinburjr. A chinch vie bath
«* *•£ 5K*' “• •w***' •** *■
this bulldfa* tho chareh worshipped
ontil 1017 whoa tho lot when the
present now structure stands, was
purchased, and tho aaw church both
at aa expense of WJ1000. The entire
debt is paid and unida from this tho
etiwvfw* m nuaiimvT on (04
foreign fteW. Rev. Kr. Cm ef Shang
hai. China, la the representative. tSs
ymsent pastor ia Be* W. R Ran)
and this Is his third jssr on this
field.
One of the features ef which the
ehereh is rery proud is the number
nr preachers which has gent out from
the church. There an a number who
an dead, but following is a list of
thoas now living who grew up in this
church: Rev. J. A. Homaday, Rev.
W. B. North. Rev. R. B. John, Rev.
P. & McCall
PtobyttrUn
(This is a brief sketch of Laurin
burg Presbyterian church, the first
church organised in Lavisbsrg, by
Bev. C. B. Craig, paster.)
PmHend county rightly Imrvn
its name. In population, it ia very
largely made of “Mae's," a sun Mgn
of the Highland Scotch. Than when
w» say Scotch man, our thoughts tn
rvitably tun to the Mrk. for the
Scotchmen, whether in Hit native
heath or far afield In soma new sac
tinn has a love and reverenct for the
Kirk that is thoroughly ingrained.
I Laariabasg Pmobytaitan church
land «[**
ijf* *hhri •kaadj referred U, smwad
tta chumb from Ha ossaidsatta* till
1869^ Prom this date till lt7t, a
■apply: Bar!>nuM^obaateirto<lM^
£^jw»*P MaaMafay Bar. Lather.
■acKlnnaa, later praaldsnt af Dar
Uaoa Calls**; Baa. N. T. Bowdao,'
srtSteiSHrbSi'fti
ESXffiJS! SS’X&’X*'
ineraasad in mnobarteip. A beauti
ful memorial window In tha p meant
,chareh auditorium baara testimony of
tba lows and esteem in which hla
■Mmonr is held. From 1888 to 1891,
Bar- Chalmers Moor* waa pastor, af
ter which was tba pastorate of Rav.
W. B. Airowoad till 1898. In 1898,.
Re*. John M. Bom, D. D. baeama tba!
i derated paater and preacher. Ha waa i
a man af tha highest typo af Obia-I
Han character, and not only was tm'
one of the ablest preachers and pan
to r* in tha synod, bat also one of the
host famished scholars in. tha ehanh.
Ho eontiaaad ns paater till his death
m August, 1*17. in ms He*. Carl a
Cnla, incumbent, began his mini**
terial wwk in Laurinburg -pastorate.
Dm rsni history af a church is tha
story of its
i mei>7 who give af time, i
and prayer,
this church has b
e^d it would b*
all those who have I
leading spirits, bat a _
hy It* fruit*, see
something of the character of Ms
oco|dc by the fruit* of thair tivea and
by thair
1-aurinbunr church haa girea eight
of bcr sons to tha work of tha minis
•ry and always recount* their —tea
with just and bate pride. They am:
The l*to Rev. John B. MeKinoon, Rev.
Min r. McKinnon, deoaaaod; Rev A.
R. Re Am, D. D., Che raw. 8. G; Rev.
O. f- Currie, Do Punjab Spring, Fla.;
and Raw. A. A. MaOoacky, D. D. of
Second Pmabvterian church. Char
lotte. N. G; Rev. W. W. Armwood.
Taa«mIL Va.; Rrr. Mm L. Fairly,
D. D„ Steele'* Tavern, Va., and Rev.
Robert McKinnon, dacoaaad, Chariaa
too, W. Va. She also has apon bcr
— ——cn
_PrwbyteriMi Chareh, Ijtortnbur*. N. C.
Thus from the ancestry of her peo
ple, H la easily seen that a Presby
terian Kirk was surety ilaaltnail or
jwwlaatlaad to ha organised at what
•*■* pUaa any coonderabls body of
thaaa Highlaadira settled. It is a
^o« way bask to begin to aeeoant for
the odgia of a church iirssnlsail in
16S9. to recall in Scottish history, the
famous battle of CaUedan Muir. 1746,
bat the melt of this battle which
the Highlanders was
of tto cSrih taction b?
Wh. Tto paopto of this aee
» their rteatieniiiati, They
front their land of purple
lojo of Wholly of ’worship, nf^the
Khk. aad of the Book, which atilt
™* in the hearts of thle people.
M^hi^iwpf’^th oSST foor'eauw
hers, tt owes its stigia to the peua
•nea a# a famous high school which
■atodataa the tows aad was tto ruai
nucleus of tt. In MM to*. £ W.
Major, a Presbyterian minister from
Nmt York state, wee principal of tto
school which tad a rr-^rpi of y
was laoral HIM church, about^teur
atOaa distant aad .too* tor tor tto
r»ll on* candidate far the ministry,
Mr. Eocene Booth, Laurinbnrg, K C.
The first bsildiim was began in
IMA end area a Mice rectangular
wooden structure, which gave plaea
to the present beautiful brick struc
ture fas 1907, tgripped with handsaws
pews, pipe organ, and all —;—err
accessories. A beautifo] brick etroc
tors entirely aepaiata from the
chords building except far colonnade
passageway, U near in eocfse of eree
ttea. This Sunday school building
will iaelode a large auditorium, 20
odd elsasroosna. ladies rongragsHoci
has bass toeiwBidngiy Messed In
worldly goods and have tried to wer
•Jup God with miens accordingly, so
that during the poet year, ksma esse
of the 19 rhnwfaes that paid all sad
more of the spporttesunsnts assigned
Hi
Lanrinbory Pmebytorian drarch
with ib wtbirmhlp of wn 400, om
tttrd of when aw “BaeV' oonUally
twite any who may wad this put
to ba har riafcor, and batter still, that
yaa aattte to oar tm and batena a
part af bar mcmbai ihlp. God ten
■teuatl UUs chord ia tha pat and en
abled it to da a groat work. With an
taoraariny muderdlp and increased
aatteity. In tha present, oar prayor ia
that Gad affl honor aad am thto
•bartb ttfl) am* la the fataro.
Note—The aathor of tMs sheteh,
IteWy written oa a Haw ten aottee,
ia indebted for tha fbate and dates
borate to aa article written by Qm
late Dr. X X. Boas, batoned pastor of
tbi» chord for sumy yean.
That ■satlil Chard
Tha tint BspTtot dtad of Laoria
bant had a undent bsyinrlry ia tho
| ’ H—r MtWrfr BmMlm. Imh+wr*.». C.
Mar 1*7», whan a marc handful of
«f that year and
In Sep
•*•*» •« organlaad with tha UBmr
tag charter member*: D. J Bivan
Urfc and wlfTuTu-.
SrLftig^V *»»*■«» (Mtar Mw!
M*K*y), Mr. Chnnady and Gao.
“to _■» .tha chareh work, balag a
teacher ia (ha Swday ^dawL^aad
«toinaaa of tha board pi daaeia
In tha aama month Bar. W. T. j0r
srSs.
2S*ps*s
ST'a.""** ^ tola Bar.
Mr. Stawa, Bav. Cohan, Bar. Mr
Eg
M. L. Kealer, who la now mpertntend
tot of tha Tboaaavllla orphanage;
tor. Mr. Curtto; Rev. B. cTKnd.
tor. Mr. Whitehead. Bar. 1. R.
3*®****, tong. Rev. C.
o W. G. HaU. and Rev.
S. L Naff, who eamt to tho church
-4* waxen 1 OI lAU year.
IB 1M1 tha first church house n«
°°"V et CBBBly «Bd
Ev*,*tt streets. Thla was a wooden
, "I*1 w«a hatnysd ty
Sfi^.'trfcSrSUlU
EE** °B ti»e site of tha bemad
"“?»■ ™a has been enlarged awl
added to from time to time, aa tha
eburoh grew in aaeinbarehlp, haa
»•**!"« *padty In tha ■
torhn® of abort 409, and a
eehool equipment of 14 class p
oantorad largaty In tha Sunday school.
Her many yean tha 'am mini W. G
QnakanMk principal of tha La arte
burg high school and ana of the gnat
art educators tha state has pwduasd,
was saparintsndant of tha Sanday
aehool and taachar of the Bible data.
Associated with Prnfani Quahes
bnsh aa eo-worker in tha Sunday
**»<* Mr. George W. Geodwyn.
"he la stitt taachsr of the Bible class.
Profusor Qnikinbwl mntinoxl to
nrsa the Sanday arfsoel op ta a short
time before his daath in 1900. Tha
people of Lssrinberg aad Scotland
"■If have erected a beautiful
nant on tha ooutt
Laarlnburg as aa
Sppradstion^f tha
The 8unday school
•raga atendaaee of_and
haa outgrown tha church equipment.
The chorefc mambarsliip haa grasrn
f««n tha original seven to M, and
tts contributions last yaar to all
caosoa reached the , grand total of
318,000. f
In Justs, 1919. Rev. Chas. B. Austin,
a vary able and consecrated young
man, came to the church aa pastor.
Under his ministry tha church experi
enced a splendid growth. Last year
the congregation purchased at a coat
of (4JM0 a pretty lot an tha oocnar
of Church and James atraata, and la
planning to build at an early data a
new church house to eoat approxi
mately (100,000.
January 1 of last year Rev. Mr.
Austin resigned as pastor to ga ta
the Georgetown Baptist church, af
Washington, D. C. The congregation
then eallcd as pastor Rev. W. G. Hall,
at that tints pastor of tha South side
Baptiet church, of WOmlagton, N. C.
Mr. Hall accepted the call and March
1 carat ta LiozlBbvc. *
Raw. Mr. Hal) resigned fat January
of this year, and was susceeriad by
Rev. S. L. Naff, formerly of Mullins,
8. C., who is pastor now.
SCOTLAND EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE 80S CARS CAN'
TALOUPE8 THI8 SEASON
Lreds All North CanU— Co—<1
ia Prsdsdng Cast ale*—% ta
Qaalky Sue—I to No—
For twenty yean tha fan—to af
Scotland county hart^baon KTtnHwyr
At flrat>>tho acreage was sasaH, bot
profits warn large and tha tad—try
immediately teak tta place at the top
as a money erop, beta* eeeoad —»y
to aettoo. Cendmo— of ootl and ell
mot* ta this caaty 0—tribato to pre
d—e cantaloupe* af a superior Sarto.
For yean they hark enjoyed S—
faror ia the Mg i
paadaTaa the
mm) H knot always
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