THE STANDARD IS TIIE
BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM
PUBLISHED ANYWS ERE IN
THIS SEC HON.
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A KODAK PICTURE
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OUR CHRISTMAS BELLS.
The Standard Peep at Several En
terprUe or Concord . and Hakes
Koine Remarks in Accordance
With Onr Abiding Faith
We Uit Written Princi
pally From Memory
Some Other Staff.
BREAD FOR HUMAN LIFE
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ID KNOW!
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Is to Be Made of Flour,. Manufactured
At The Fanlz Mills.
If the results be in accordance
with he character, proportion and
good appointments of the etructure
(now completed;, the Fenix Flour
Mills will be quite a nice monument
to the energy and pluck, aa well as
brain, of a native born Cabarrua
citizen, Mr. O T Crowell.
Time and again a little spurt
would be started up, looking to
ward the establishment of Floue
Mills (roller process) in Concord,
but every attempt proved fruitless.
During the past summer this
same subject was agitated, with the
view of forming a stock company to
in gage in the milling- business all
this was caused by the return of a
former citizen from Argentine Re
public, South America, and one
whose reputation as a tint-class mils
ler has been won by dint of energy,
study, and indeed a lifetime yir
tnally spent in making flour by
every process, from the mortar up to
thi finest process known to human
invention.
But it is unnecessary to here re
late just why this movement failed
to materialize, ;
At last, Mr. ; Crowell, (above
mentioned) after declining to return
to his former position in South
America, and declining flattering
offers from other points in this State
and one in Tennessee, decided to
erect a building and establish a mill
here, with himself as the stock jcom
. pany, president, board of directors
and the general : manager, at the
eame time furnishing his own cap
itaL
In the horte8t time ever;, coa
Bumed in the construction of so
large a building, Mr. D, C. McAl
lister, of Mb Pleasant, and who
hasn't an equal in this section of the
State at this trade, contracted and
pat up for Mr. Crowell, on a splen
did site (donated vtr Mr, -.0. by en
terprising buainefia'men Of the town)
one of the handsomest buildings in
Concord, four stories high and 33
feet by 45 feet We tarry long
enough here to say that these are the
prettiest and smoothest walls in
town, and to a non-professional they
eeem very strong and substantial. In
addition thtre ia an engine room
S4x36. t . '
yhe capital mvestel is not leas
VOL. V. NO 58.
than $15,000.
The Standard has no intention of
going into details regarding the
insides." We can't do it, and If
we did not one outside of a miller
could understand it
We have been told by men, w " o
know,that this plant is the finest and
best in the State. The machinery is
the latest invention and is all f ur
nished by Nordyke & Marmon Com
pany, Indianapolis, Ind. The en
gine (50 horse) and boiler (55 horse)
are made by the Atlas Company of
Indianapolis.
Mr. M M Lash, a skilled machin.
ist, and physically a Jim Corbett, is
superintending the placing of the
machinery.
The design and woodwork is
credited to Capt. A. II. Propst, who
has no need of feeling Ashamed of
his part
Ed. Correll, assisted by C. B.,
Blair, did the painting. The sign
way up on the outside was a perilous
job;Mr. Correll executed himself.
Jim Lomas put up the engine and
set it running and it made his 53rd
The caprcity of the mill per 24
hours will be 100 sacks of Hour and
200 sacks of meal.
Mr; Crowell informed us that he
would exchange flour for wheat from
the farmers for their own use, but
not for marketing. Or he will mv
cash for all wheat hi any quanity.
He realizes that be mudt have a
large local trade for the products of
his mills, and to gain this trade he
intends to compete with other mills
in price and quality. The local sale
of the products of this mill will be
through the merchants.
Mr. Crowell will superintend the
mill himself.
Ed. Ilall will be the engineer.
Jj8. F. Uoneycutt will be the
bookkeeper. These constitute the
force, except Eeveral laborers it
must be remembered that the wheat
and corn will be handled by eleva
tors and not by hand.
The Standard closes this short
sketch with the belief that Mr,
Crowell's enterprise will be fully ap
preciated by the general public, and
that one year from this day he can
honestly say : '."I am well pleased."
Cabarrus people, through the
Standard, know what' "Mr. Crowell
has accomplished, and hence further
remarks are unnecessary.
FORMED OF CLAY.
Millions of Them Made For Walls
That (Jive Shelter to Lives And
Bnsy Macbiuery,
It has almost come to the roint
when brick houses are as cheap as
frame buildings. Comparatively
speaking, they are cheaper.
Thousands of brick have been
made in eeveral years past in Con
cord.
Mr. T, Chapman runs the largest
brick yard. lie has a machine that
makes brick by the pressing rocess,
a id the character of the product of
bis mill compares with that of the
best moulded brick. They are Bubs
stantial, very solid and smoothe.
The brick, used in the roller miil
walls, were made on Mr. Chap
man's yard, and we are-4old these
walls are the prettiest intown. Mr.
Chapman does an immense business.
Mr, R A Brown ha3 long enjoyed
a reputation on hi3 brick making
kriowledge. He does considerable
brick making, in connection
with hi3 other business. He has
extended his businesa'ouWde of the
county, having built a number of
houses in Albemarle. Brown docs
good work.-
FOR CITIES OF THE DEAD.
p - -
Slabs Must Mark the Besting; Place
of Loved Ones-
. Mr. A N McNinch does a quiet
bit splendid business" in the decora.
tions or graves, n pas ueeu buiu
that the bottom of the- -grave levels
all humanity,' but' -Mr. McNinch
erects monuments and tombs accord
ing to orders, and claims no junsdics
tion over matters beneath the eod.
Mr. McNinch is extending his trade
to adjoining conptieB .
RAILROAD FACILITIES.
What I'se Concord Has For Kali-
roads And What May, .Be Expected.
The Richmond & Danville Rail-
road i 8 the only one. that thus far
has hung out its shingle bidding for
patronage. We have it from pretty
reliable source that the freight busk
ness alone amounts to nearly $9,000
monthly and the revenue from fpas.
8engers is quite large.
Some doubting ThomaseB may
doubt on, but the day is not far dis
tant when another railroad will hang
oat its Ehingle to help do the busi
i tihi
ness and to
Concord.
increase
the same of
The history (uuwntten) of the
first 6tep3 of the Concord Southern
Kailroad, we take it is known to
this locality at least But for those,
who are not foatunate enough to be
citizens of thi3 county, we beg to
submit :
The time had arrived for a com
peting line, aa outlet to the South
and a line to open up a territory,
whose trade belong to Concord , Ly
the geographical outlay, at least.
Mr. W. M. Smith was the prime
mover in this enterprise. He worked
almost all of three months the past
year in the interest of this road. In
the persons of Messrs. J. M. Odell,
R. W. and J. P. Alteon, Elam King,
D. F. Cannon and many others he
had strong supporters.
Concord, voted a subscription of
$75,000; No. 8 (Mt. Pleasant) voted
$20,000; and other townships along
the line between here and Wades,
boro, via Mt. Pleasant, Big Lick,
Acsonville, e'c., have voted, etc.
The political campaign coming on,
and p?ople wrought up over its fea
tures, the management let the affair
rest till Sprii'g.
The hue, if built, (and we verily
believe it will) will give us comii.es
tion with the Seaboard Air Line and
the Coast Line. We must have faith
in it, for Ltisiiio-s mm are interested
in it, and Lave put their momy in it,
and there is no child's play about it.
V'ho c.v. doubt what a revolution
for good the building of this road
will Le to Concord, Cabarrus county
and the section through which it
runs ?
The Standard make3 these few re
marks simply to remind the people
that the Coxcoud Soutiieux Rail1
koad will be built, and that at no
distant day.
Success to those behind it!
Fill ENDS OF THE SICK.
The Mon Who Ienl In .Medicine And
Dose Yon A Good Hi'tofl liem.
Concord duringlS92 had able and
learned preachers, but no town of
Concord's size can show a better
class of physicians or even hand
somer men. As a side remark we
must say they all have good horse3.
Here are the names of the physi
cians: Drs. L M Archey, J Y Fitzs
gerald. W II Lilly, S J Montgomery,
T F Pharr, and liobt. S Young.
Dr. Lilly is "the longest in the
profession and Dr. Fitzgerald the
youngest. Whilst the health of
this community is as good as any
section boasts of, vet these gentle
men enjoy a lucrative practice and
are successful. The Standard feels
a pride, in common with the people
of this section, in the high character,
morally and professionally, of the
M.D'a of this town.
Dr. Theo. Pharr has thus far es
caped the necessity of dividing his
earnings (as he should) with her,
who is nameles3.
But The Standard has no right
to criticize a friend, who'haa failed
to do his duty, either on his own ao
count or a combined account
TIIE BIGGEST IX N. C.
The Odell MTjr Co. is One of (he
Most l .xl ii-ive t!nsmcss Ali'air In
the Son 111.
The Standard would be delighted
to give a sketch of the live3 of two
very Cctimable citizens, whose lives
throb with business and whose
records have been worthy patterns
for imitation. We refer to the
genial Capt. Jno M Odell and his
courteous son, Mr. William li Odell.
Space prevents this, and much of
the business capacity of these gen
tlemen can be observed in the lines
below that tell, of the enterprise,
which they have built up in Concord
and which has added directly and
indirectly thousands of dollars to the
wealth of Concord and. the county.
In 187G there stood an old
brick building on what ia now
known as Forest Hill, which was
used for a cotton spinning factory.
The trials of a war had rendered it
helpless, and it stood there more a3 a
reminder of better days than a rep
resentative of the manufactrring in
dustry.
Capt. J. M. Odell became inter
ested in Concord and purchased this
milling property. It then had 1,500
spindles and no looms. In 1882
Capt. Odell, a3 president of the
Odell M'f'g Co., erected mill No. 2;
in 18S5 mill No. 3, which connects
mill 2 and 3, was built. All this
activity pave employment to more
families, put more money in circula
tion and made the channels of trade
team with more Tigor.
But the master stroke of this en
terprising company was made in
Standard.
CONCORD, N. C , THURSDAY, J ANUARY
1S90-91. wlinn th f,i.; t
mill No. 4 was laid. This last mill
ia nearly 400 feet long by 12G wide,
and one half of it three stories High
and the balance two.
The machinery of these mills is
as follows: 81G looms; 21,000 spin
dles. The four engines that run this
machinery have a capacity of il?5
horsepower. Thirty cords of wood
are used daily besides an iuimen e
amount of coal.
Eight hundred operatives have
employment and the town (Forest
Hill) is a vast outlay of cottages that:
give shelter and comfort to fully
1,800 people.
The amount of money disbursed to
hands the closing year is $125,000,
and this does not include the expend
diture for cotton, the consumption
being 25 bales per day, or 7,500
bales per annum. The expenses of
the Odell MT g Co. reach a point
over $2,000 per day.
Capt. J M Odell is president; Mr,
W K Odell secretary and treasurer,
O C Bynum bookkeeper, and Messrs
Frank Bobbins and W P Shuily are
the superintended s.
The capital stock of this company
is $500,000.
BURSTS D ON ONE SIDE.
r.nflilii- I.oIh lit Dcniniid, mid Mr.
Pliilcr Oilers to Meet It.
Building lots have been in de
mand for nine time. All the avail
ablt space on streets already opened
had about all been taken. In a
growing town an outlet had to come
about. So it broke in the eastern
part of town: a continuation of
Lone street, which leaves Church
street near the Fetzer house, now oc
cupied by lawver Crowell.
Mr, Phiftr has had th county
Surveyor to make plots of between
30 ana 40 lots of 50 feet front on
Lone street.
Sometime in January, be will
have an auction sale of these lots
and they go ;o the highest bidder.
This method of aale is a tew thing
in Concord, but people will be en
abled to get desireable lots at reus
on able prices.
TO GET UP STREET.
Good Orders lor Men M'hi Want te
Get Out at Mtlit And Who Desire
to Kei-elve Benefit.
A. F. A A. 31.
At the beginning of the "war
between the States" Stokes Lodge,
No, 32, wiis in a most flourishing
coutlition. It numbered among its
members mauy influential men of
Concord and vicinity. After the
wa3, for seasons that need not be
stated, the Lodge went into a de
cline and by 1800 became defunct
A few years ago it was revived, and
now has a growing membership and
a hopeful lease on life,
The object of Masonry te to en
courage its adherents to work, and
thereby secure the means to sup
port themselves and families and
contribute to the relief of distressed
brethren, their widows and ophaans.
I. O. O. F.
Coldwater Lodge, No. 09, has had
anrecarious existence.. Some two
years ago it made its third start, un
der auspicious circumstances. Its
object is to promote the brotherhood
of mm, and being a benevolent or
der it dispenses its benefactions in a
systematic manner.
K.OF H,
Concord Lodge. No. 300, was or-
ganized in 187G. This or .lei makes
insurance its chief feature. By
the payment of monthly assesss
ments each member carries a two
thousand dollar policy. The Lodge
is in a healthy condition, number
ing nearly sixty members.
It. A,
This order was originally an annex
af K. of II. It ha3 now no connec
tion with the Knights. It also
makes insurance a prominent fea
ture. Each member carries a three
thousand dollar policy. Cabarrus
Council, No. 1205, is regularly adds
ing to its membership such as
should be insured. If any cne wish
es to carry five thousand dollars in
surance on easy terms, he can do so
by joining K. of II. and R. A.
SPINDLES AND LOOMS.
Ey the Building and Loan Plan An
other Factory Will Be Built.
Some time ago Mr. J. W. Burks
head, an enterprising young man,
started a subscription list to raise
stock for another cotton factory. It
will be on the building and loan
plan, paying 50 cents per week on a
share. Three hundred ebare3 have
been taken and the canvass is not
complete. An organization will te
effected the first of the year and the
business part will begin at once.
This is a Erdeudid enterprise, as it
affords an opportunity to the young
men, working on a Email salary, to
save money and to make a paying
investment v
The above ia no longer a theory,
but a reality, so to speak.
STREET HALLWAY.
II is One ol" (5:e IKest Advertise
ments and a Itenl Necessity For (he
Town.
The Cor cord Street Kail way has
been iu operation for nearly three
years. Mr. Jno. 1 Allison was the
lirst man who ! suggested it, and by
his efforts the stock was raised and
the line put in operation. It is
nearly two miles long.
Mr. W M Smith h now the presi
dent of the company and manager
of its affairs.
About six months ago the dum
iay engine broke down and since
then the road has not been in opera
tion. J ust why the line is not i3 opera
tion r. either the Standard nor any
one eLe ki:Ows(a:id its noua of our
b.i-jiess) yet we have an abiding
f;.ith in the enterprise, r-nd theic
fore beli-ve that when certain plans
materialize the line will again be
op.rat( :.
The Siandard fc-cly that nothing
has oyer advertised Concord to the
outside world as has the dummy
liiv For when a town of 4,200 in
habiiants has such an enterprise,
people generally must entertain a
gfiod opinion of the pluck and push
of the public spirited men of the
tOWP.
Siiico we've had it, all ivel that it is
a necessity, and it certainly is a con
venience and a life iufnser.
TIIE NATIONAL BANK,
This i:sitei-rlse iiiis Keen a Success
Anil a Convenience.
The Cor. cord National Bank, a
home company in the main, began
actual opperations on July 5, 1S8S,
with the following as officers : J M
Odell, president; D B Coltrnne, cash
ier; L D Coltrane, bookkeeper; direc
tors : J M Odell, Eiam King, W R
Odell, D F Cannon, Z W Cannon,
G M Lore, and D B Coltrane.
The capital stock is 50,000 and
the surplus is $10,000.
The business has been successful
and ha3 the perfect confidence of
the people. Mr. D B Coltrane, tlu
chief organizer, is a native of North
Carolinian, but started and gained
his snug little fortune in Missouri;
but like most of them he came back
to North Carolina to enjoy it. Mr.
Coltrane, Capt. J M Odell, and the
other ofiicers ar men calculated to
win the confidence of the people.
It's building and apartments are
neat, convenient ana first class.
OUIt GRADED SCHOOLS.
Concord Has a Nplendid System of
traded Schools Best In the Slate.
About eighteen mont'is ago the
people of our town decided by bal
lot to establish a system cf public
schools to be known as the Concord
Gradvd Schools. A school commit
tee was elected, and this committee
at once brgr.n looking for a superin
tend?. In October, 1801, Prcf.
E P Maugum, of the Ashcviile City
Schools, was elected to this posi
tion. The superintendent at once
b-'gan his woik, or.d on December
10th, 1S01, our schools opened for a
term of six months Ia the face of
many difficulties, material and other
wise, the superintendent and his
teachers worked on through these
first six months. The work done
was far more satisfaetory than any
one had reason to sxpect. The
fcchools grew in general favor, and
the childrou learned to love to go to
school.
During the pa;t summer four
large rooms were added to the old
academy building, and a neat, com
fortable frame building was erected
in Coleburg for the colored people.
This gave room for eiht grades in
the white schools, and five in the
colored schools, and necessitated the
election of more teachers. 'I his fall,
on October 3rd, the schools were
opened for a full term of eight
months. There are in the white
schools nine teachers, besides the
superintendent, and five iu the coK
ojed schools, The enrollment in
the white echoola thu3 far is 417;
in the colored schools 182. Thi3
speaks well for the schools, as dur
ing the whole of last term the en
roll men t in the white schools was.
only 393, and in the colored schools
IDG. Our schools are now far
ahead of some in our State that have
been organized for years, and with
4, 1893.
proptr care we ought to have as
cood schools as can be fonnd any
where. The teachers m the white school
are: Mr. M W Ball, Mrs. Lucy
Cole, Misses Mollie Fetzer, Lucy
Richmond, Fannie Stafford,
Dodson, lige Collins and Maggie
ivea.1. These all seem to be great
workers and devoted to the dis
cnarge cf the duties devolving upon
them
TIIE WORSHIP OF GOD.
nearly All The Principal Doctrines
In ir Much or An Invest men t.
The steples that point heaven
ward in Concord tell a tale that all
should feel proud of.
inereare fourteen churches and
chapelj in Concord. Most of them
are new, some of them costly and all
of them creditable to the communi
ty. There i3 one church for every
300 inhabitants, saint or sinner,
large or small.
mi
j.nere is not another town in
North Carolina that can show such
a record. If the city of New York
were as well supplied with churche3
as is Concord there would be 5,000
churches on Manhattan Island,
IIQreisthe number of churches
representing the existing organiza
tions in Concord :
Baptist, two;
Episcopal, ont;
Lutheran, three;
Methodist, four;
Presbyterian, three;
Be formed, one.
The membership of the white
churches i? about 1,300, which is
about oneshalt of the white popula
tion. The value of the church property
is about $75,000, and the annual
contributions for all purposes range
from $11,000 to Sl4,0t.O. And .vere
the interest of the money invested
added, the annual expenditure would
amount to 1S,000. Excepting
about $3,000, all of this returns to
the money channels of the town and
surrounding country.
Well can Concord feel proud of
her religious character and work.
The ministers of the town :
Bey. C M Payne, Presbyterian;
1'eVi. V G Campbeli, Lutheran;
Kev. J M Iledrick, Lutheran;
Bev. Taul Barringer, Reformed;
Rev. S Pool, Methodist;
Rev. M A Smith, Methodist;
Rev. Surratt, Methodist;
Rev. J O Alderman, Baptist.
There are eeveral colored preachs
crs in town; rmoug them Revs. Lo
gan and Loye,
AGAINST FIRE AND DEATH
A Business That Seeks to Put a Man
On Ills Feet After Fire.
The insurance business has grown
to splendid proportions in Concord,
both life and fire insurance. Mr.
J Whitt Burkhead devotes most of
his ti ne to his insurance business.
Whitt's gentleman character and
knowledge of his business, gets him
lots of work. Rev T W Smith ran
an insurance business in connection
with his preaching during 1892, but
having no regular ministerial work
for 1893, we presume he will devote
hi3 eutire time to the insurance
business.
THEY ALOJNE UNDERSTAND.
The Men, Who ( an Say Mean Things
to Each Other and to Wltnsses In
Court Koom and then be Good
Friends.
Concord is not behind when its
legal tilent is compared with other
towns of the State. Indeed it sur
passes the large majority.
A few make money, and all make
a comfortable living. They are:
Messrs J L Crowell, W G and P B
Means, W M Smith, II S Puryear
and Vf J Montgomery.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER,
Schools That Jo Business In Con
eord.
The music school of Mrs. Rams
seur and Miss Maude Bobbins during
the past term has been quite sue
cessf ul. Both ladies cdjoj a repu
tation by no means small. Miss
Bobbins has charmed not a few
audiences 6ince her stay in Concord
with her tweet singing. Mrs. Ram
eeur is from Milton, N. C, Miss
Bobbins from States ville, and a
daughter of lion. W. M, Bobbins.
Sunderland Hall i3 a new build
ing just west of Concord. It is a
hanusome building. The school is
intended for young ladies and tuition
there will be, in the main, free; ac
commodationu for near one hundred
girls 13 the capacity of the building.
Capt, A. II. Propst is the architect
WHOLE NO 25 6
and builder. And in this connection
we must state, that enterprise is a
gitt of a Board of Missions of
the Northern Presbyterian church.
Scotia Seminary ia one of the lar
gest and handsomest buildings in
the State. The institution is the
work of a Northern Board of
Charity, and is set apart for the ed
ucation of colored girls alone. The
enrollment ranges from 250 to 270.
Dr. D. J. Satterfield, a learned and
excellent gentleman, 13 the principal;
under his directian good work is
being done. He ha3 eliminated that
feature of colored education that
makes them believe "that if educated
it is ignoble to work." The school
is admirably managed.
WHERE TO LAY YOUR HEAD.
Places to Get Good Meals, and Be Glad
Yon are Living:.
Whether men "live to eat," or "eat
to live," is not the question. But
boarders and travelling men find
what they are looking for at the St
Cloud and the Morris House. Mrs
M. C. Dusenbery is the manager of
the St Cloud, a handsome new $10,
000 hotel, owned bv Messrs. J. W.
and D. F. Cannon. The Morris
House is an old building, but com
fortable. It is owned by Mr. P. M.
Morns, and run by Mr. W. J. Moose,
Whilst the building is not as hand
some and does, not contain the latest
hotel features, Mr. Moose takes as
good a care of the inner man as the
vast majority of hotels.
Both these hotels are creditable to
the town and traveling men brag on
them.
AMONG THE BUiLDERS.
Shops That Prepare Lumber and Jfen
Who Put it in Shape nnd Brlve
Kalis.
There are two machine shops or
rather wood-working eo'uiHishments.
Messrs. J. T. Pounds and J.M. Bur
rage have machinery for working
lumber and preparing it for builders.
Capt A. II. Propst, a contractor,
has almost a state reputation, and
deserves it.
Mr. D. A. Caldwell and others do
contract work.
There -are many mechanics in
town, and we have no way to eecure
all their names, but Dan Krim
minger is the biggest Democrat
among them and wears side whiskers.
There is considerable activity in
the building line new houses are
constantly going up in all parts of
the town.
CANNON M'F'G COMPANY.
Another Great Industry for Concord
What It Adds to Make n Market
Anil Keasons for Increasing It.
After studying the unparalled
growth of the Odell Mills, is it any
wonder that there Bhould be another
cotton manufactory started, which
would have the same success? In-
deedwith Concord a assite and Con
cord brains and capital behind it, is
it any wonder that every legitimate
enterprise has boundless success?
The mills which now form the
subject of this sketch are located in
the southwestern part of the city,
near the Richmond & Danville rail
road. There are fifty families aggrega
ting five hundred peonle, living
there, who are fed and clothed by
their own labor.
This factory consumes 2,500 bales
of cotton per year, and burns 3,C00
cords of wood, and the operatives
burn 600 cords annually. The fac
tory was started on? $75,000 an
gradually increased. There are 9,
8u0 spindles, and 255 looms in
operation.
The capital stock of this mill is
now $120,000, and the mill is one of
the best paying in the South.
Capt J M Odell, president; J W
Cannon, secretary and treasurer; L D
Duval, eurerintendent; and J A
Black welder, bookkeeper.
KERR BAG MF'G. CO.
Another Biic Concern Does Business
Here.
The Kerr Bas Mf'e. Co. is ofv
fleered by Capt J M Odell as presi
dent and Mr. W R Odell is Secre
tary and Treasurer. This company
nses the machines (and has full con
trol) inyented by Mr. W II Kerr and
which are the attraction of the entire
world. These machines have revos
lutionized the sack and bag making
business.
They also con t role a bleachery,
the only one in operation in the
south. The capacity for bleaching
is 40,000 yards per day, and can 1
make yellow goods look as white as
enow.
Mr. Rufua Patterson, now in
SUBSCRIBE FOR
TIIE WEEKLY STANDARD.
$1.00 PER YEAR $1.00
CASH IN ADVANCE.
Europe, is the superineendent of
the bleachery.
$C5,000 INVESTED.
The Ocean is Made l p orrops And
the Karlli of Grains of Sand mi l
The Concord Perpetual Build
ing and Loan association was or
ganixed June 5th 18S8.
It has now in force nine eeriej
aggregating eleven hundred share
of stockv Receipts from iuterste an-i
peyments on stock amounts to
$1,500 per month which is promptly
loaned to the members of the asao
ciation and invested by them princiw
pally in homes. There have been
built upwards of sixty houses, be
sides a nnmber of houses purchased
through the agency of the Building
and Loan, which enables the pers
chaser to pay for them in Bmall
weekly installments.
The association has recieved up-
wards of $CD,000since its organiza
tion which has been distributed in
small loans and used in building up
the town and adding to the comfort
of its citizens,
The earnings after all expenses
and taxes are paid amount to over 9
per cent on installments paid.
TOWN.OFF1CERS.
- ti . .,
- . "n '
Mayor, Hon. W G Means; town
aldermen : Messrs Wm Propst, Ers
win Woodhou8e, Chas. McDonald,
J C Lippard, A M Brown, W R
Odell.
GRADED SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
II S Puryear, chairman; P B
Fetzer, Secretary; Dr. D J Satters
field Jno. A Kimmcns. J M Odell,
Jno. A Ciine. " - i,
MERCHANDISE SELLEtJS. "
The Standard Makes No Special Com.
ments, But Snbuilts the Case.
G E Fisher, N D Fetzer. Hoover
& Lore, J A Kimmons, Lippard &
Shuping, Swink Bros., D D JJohn
son, C E Alexander, Holtshouser &
Co., II P Tucker, Dove & Bost, D J
Bostian Morrison, Lentz & Co., Geo.
W Brown, G W Patterson, W J Hill,
W J Mehaffey, W C Coleman, C O
Montgomery & Co., J Foil & Co.,
Henry Ritz, D P Dayvalt, A L Sap
penfield, Cook & ioD, Cannons,
Fetzer & Bell, Cannons & Fetzer,
Yorke & Wadsworth, M O Walter,
Correll Bros., J P GibBon, Odell Co.,
D W Furr, R A Brown.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.Q
Miss Mollie Brachen and Miss
Nannie Alexander do an immense
business in millinery goods.
Mrs. J S Fisher and Mrs. Emma
Wright have an extensive dress
making trade,
Harry Fryling does considerable
work in the repair of machines.
Concord has to barber ehopB
One the best in the State.
No town can surpass Concord for
the excellence of it3 livery Btables.
They are owned by Brown Bros, and
M J Corl.
The New South Club ia in a pros
perous condition. The rooms are
handsomely furnished,
Capt J M Odell is the president
ot more important orgizations and
factories than any man in the State
A number of handsome new houses
have been added during the last few
years : Dr. Archey's, Dr. Gibsons,
Capt. Odell's Mr. W Rj Odell's and
others.
There are two gold mines in
town, both rich.
Mr Jno A Sims ia express agent,
C L Smith depot agent, Miss Mary
Dusenbery postmistress.
The Concord Lyceum is an im
portant institution of the town.
Manly Blackwelder and Capt. Jno,
Alexander run pants factories.
The population of the town has
increased 500 during 1892; it ia
now 4,000.
County officers: L M Morrison,
Sheriff; Jas. C Gibson, Clerk; Jno K
Patterson, Register; Jna. A Cline,
Treasurer; J N Brown, Coroner;R S
Harris Cotton weigher; J H Long,
Surveyor.
This Is From N. C. Conference,
Local preachers,
White members,
Colored members,
135
57,408
28
57.G83
2,071
1,110
2,603
503
4,39?
33,S0
Total number members,
Gain in membership,
Infants baptized,
Adults baptized,
JS nrnber Sunday-schools,
Teachers,
Scholars,