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INDUSTRIALLY
El kin's Manufactured Products Cover
' the Globe Her Produce Market
is the Largest in the State
Klkin is destined tu become tilt
hirL'ist ami best town in .North
Western North Carolina. With tin
until v natural resources which an
yielding so rapidly to tin- pro
cess of development, with tin op
eninir uit of tln section traversed
lv tin' Klkiu & Allt hnny Kail
roail and the abundance of raw
material tliiiH brought within
I huge of tin? factory, with tin
greatest market in tin state for
fount ry produce, with tin large
ami varied inunufacturiiig nidus
tries nml with the unified an ng
grcssive disposition ulways in ev
idence among the citi.t ns of tin
town, Klkin 'a intended goal seems
nlnioHt inevitable.
Klkiu is essentially h maiuifiK
tnring town, all of the thirteen
large manufacturing plants, ex
eept two, having been establish
ed here within the pant twenty
yearH. At present there i a sum
of ?(i.'.(),(MM) invested in the maim
factoring plant in the town nmlj
each year them? plant do a vol
.line of business n in on ii t i 1 1 to 41,
f00.K0. During the yeitr there
pre 2,.'H ear loads of manufactur
ed good shipped from Ktkin to
nil port of tin 1'iiited State. Can
tola and Mexico, many of the pro
ducts rem hint; a mnnlter of for
eign countries. Almost MX) labor
era are employed in the factories
here, receiving annuallly flMJ.OOO
in wage and nalnry. The Chat
lit in Manufacturing Co., Elkin'
first manu'actiiring industry, has
the largest woolen mill in the
Smith fcr the manufacture of
blanket est lusively and their fiuel'
blanket are to bt found rvi-n as
far as the Pacific LLiiu. T!i
Klkiit Shot- 'a.. i!t h i aiti il)
t,t 4'H) .Hirti f tiiin a day, lm
ttte tiirgist brpgnn slioo fai tory in
the u,1i mi, Mie Ilitoti l.lklli
SinM-" are to tn fmni-t n nsiii'
ttioiinand feet in liulf a dozen
state. More than 'U per cent
of the telegraph and telephone in
siilator pin and bracket us.-il in
the I'nited State and a large per
rent of tliosf used ill Canada ami
Mtico nr? cianufartured S,re 1)
the Klkin Ma.-hinery Co., whirl,
ow.i tin aiitoninti'! lathe, iuvciitcd
and patented by Ab Brown, a l
tal uiAii. This machine, the cn'.y
one of it kind in mUtcuce, la a
rapacity of 40,(XX) or nlxiut & car
loiiil of brat lit! a dar and Mr.
Hrovn n fum. $-Jf..O0t)'ftr the pat
rut. Th ".!,iii (annitij Co. d:
till. tthutwt 'ioO.tsJU ga!oJi of
Mackbcrriri duriiig Uu nuiamer
f.4 imu jef ud ifive rtepioy
nimt to l,rnX) to ZXM iM-opte wlioiu... Atkin.n Co. and Mob-mull
ran tarrie and other fniits atulj P'"'". Co arc loct.d in Klkin and!
Vegetable by rontracU ThuKik-jiu adjoining building. Tin' two1
in l'uriiiturc Co. t,l.it about 0: "-e hnve a rciobiiul n..i ntuw.!
tar loa.iii oi it iietl root n auit.
t -It iff oilier, filing ens. . etc., to
horthrrn, ":?'. rn and Pai if.,
coast mtctrs a Well a to Can.,
tl and aeveral foreign eountrte
The Kidson canning on t fit , a lee a!
invention " mannfactttred by the
Dixie Hardwire and Maisufattur
ing Co., is now in tme in l.'.OOO
home acatternl over nine doTcr
cut atate and Kidsnn mail loxe
cover the name, territory. The
Klkiu let & Light Co., with it
brick machine baring a dai'y ca
ant r of 2",000 trick and ten ton
i e plaid, does a Yo!nmrt of luui
ins amounting to tlOO,(XXi aniui
ally in supplying this and siir
i i 1 1 1 i i 1 1 ic towns and eoiinlry with
these products. The Kl kin Veneer
and Manufact uring Co. ships tin
mially ;!(M! ear loads of veneer a!',
over the I'nitde State:) and Cana
da, the hulk of th in product going
to New York, Pennsylvania and
other Middle Atlantic. States.
Anting the other plants that man
ufacture nml sl ip large quantities
of Klkiu products are the follow
ing: The Klkiu Bottling Co.,
which has a capacity of UIK) dozen
I otth s of IVp.si Cola tand fruit
drinks a day; W. It. Minick &
I'io., manufacturers of finished
building material, kitchen cabi
nets, tallies, etc.; Klkiu Buggy Co.,
manufacturers of high grade bwg
gi .1. W. Mat Ida, harness mak
ing ami repairing; a cotton mill
established in 18 17; and the Klkin
Holler Mill h, which supply Klkin
and the surrounding vomit ry with
Diamond Dust flour and other
grain products. ' .
Klkiu ha the distinction of be
ing the largest country produce
innrki t in North Carolina, with
ehiekt fts and cgir as the princi
pal products. 'I'lie K'.kin ainl Al
leghany Iiuco Co, and the Caih
Produce Co. buy and ship to nor
thern market more than 10,000
coops of chickens, and h,000 rases,
almost three juitlion eggs, annual
ly, making nrta!y average of c
bout :i."t cooim of chicUiiH and
more that 10,000 eggs. " ' . ,
During the season of six months.
h-t Wei ll April 1 and Oct. 1, these j
f!iiii tl.i,i 4,!!!0 i in of soring
hi' h-'iis. each coop averaging 4'i
poiiliiU nttd enntsioitig 40 fliick
(in. I'.ir tun iitonllis in the s rni?.
,.tl ,MH! Ol lltm, filrlt t'i(p f
w-nutiiiiir rsimu? tat pounds, w,- ',
tik'it'it and lii,pi d. !
l,r tin poollry prn-t'icti,
which utf rais'-tl at prai tienllv Ito I
eSpellse. H tie le IS Very little L
m i-'itii fit- jHiultry raising in t!os
section, the farmer for a raJiu
of ten or fiftfeii liiiha aroMnd re
eivi ahr.ost lirl.CXK) nnmutHy,
The chii ken and rgg liusine in
I.lnoi litt llirreaseti a
d about VM perj
.t liwt ear. U'
nl.t uiii.ii) the ptta
iii ad htiou to the poultry pro-1
dints, these companie buy audi
fchi a!ul T.Ht.(iii) Hur:U ofj
fmit and 4 . H K bushel of peach!
B'd. auiiually, while th biuiueiu!
in in t' wax, root end herbs, fur,)
green and dry hslcr. and other!
rteir.try prodUvt U uf no inrn-i
snirraMf 'imotinU I
Two of tlm hsggent whf)lrale!
ifwerv fnrrt in N"rth Caruliua.!
of poplar? fn't and lave a!
Volume of busineiui amoiintiiii? to
annually, 'i l.ev i
'arry a full Jy1P of grocery an !
tm a nr7' husiiipi in a a; lu un
of notion, rovcrh.g rather thor.
ongl 'y the count ie of Alleghany,
Ashe, Iredell, Snrry, Wilkeg and
Ya.lkin with tht good handled
through their (dorrs, Thcae two
boos. jcir.tly n-.m and rondint
the Klkin & Allcghnnv I'rotiueo
Co., tiie busineiui rf tlo rompanv
amounting to $1.'V000 a year.
To provide a home market for
t . i i
((Vmtinui d on pjre 1")
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ELKM Iii'TERNALLY
Klkin in ono of the tno.st dosira
blu places In North Carolina in
which to live. Any man, woman
or child, whoc-ntors the town find
shows any inclination to join in
tin1 projrn'sH and spirit of the
citizens, receives a hearty and
encouraging welcome.
Klkin is located in the south
western corner of Surry county
within half u mile of the Yadkin
and WilUes county Jines. The
Yadkin river hounds the south
err, side of the town, while the
Klkin creek juns through it. The
elevation U X,() feetabove sea
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ELKIN OFFICERS WHO ARC HUSTLERS.
StniwimK': (left to ri)t) (5. T. Ud!i. J. S. Atkin-win, K. (i. C'lh-k. (I.N. IVnlen-
hdm,r t ,ii,!'"dJiil.-iT!1irj K!lf!i,,- l..fi I L It f1! ..I i t -
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- ArtulIfM, Mayor; W W.
THE PEOPLE OF ELKIN DO THINGS
Elkin Found That She Needed a Better School Building. The plan have
been drawn. Him eontno t l-t and thf f.::::. !.it;..;, ef tr.I for a tntnirru l-.Ti.nno bri, k
Hchtl TvilHins. An i h vtiwii hrld on Man h vo, I'.'H, to v.de homhi f.r this
building
Nft a Single Vote Was C.i Ajiinst Thcss Bends
Elkin Found Thit She Needed Water Works. Tin water t.iaiu have Lee,,
laid, th tan.pij -r- t-1 and the silter l tef U h-lv in..t.iII,Hl. Au elm li.m was
hrhl t.u Jan. ,M( PM4, P vote r,t;i: la UtU.U fur water work.
Not a Single Vote Was Cast Against These Bonds
Elkin Fouitd That She Needed a Setvcrsje System. Hewer pi s Mre already
!ai ! prartt. ally all oer She town. An lecti.u4 was hel l m Jn!l. jo, p.ii4. tnnta on
;7,tH)ii in Isuiils for sewerage pnrj-eg.
Not a Single Vote Was Cast Against These Donds
Elkin Found Thit She Needed a Bttter Lighting Flant. The t iliens nf the
town, fonned the Carter Fall Power Co, atel. iiirt.nneisinn iu, tin. town, wiilrtm.
Ktftnt a data and install a I'.o h.rhe jnv,r dynamo n furai-b HK-tit and piwer.
ElklA Found Tlmt She Needed Larger Hotel Facilities. Hy Jan. I. a f;M),om)
brick hotel e.mtaimni thirty-lm.ir r'tn and all tnodwni ciiVrL! 'n.ct will U upeii.tl.
Elkin Found That She Needed a Hcmn Harkct for Tobacco. Two lar and
coMUtiudiniM ttibacco wnrihuiseii will open tin fall with tle t.d.t 1 1, eeanun.
BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF El. KIN
A City vSct on a Hill Cannot be Hid"
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MR. C. G. ARMFIBLD
MAYOR OF ELKIN
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" " " . nemucn, i'ik huh i rensnrer;
Harris. CtiflaMe. '
ELKIH EXTERHALLY
Klkin is surrounded hy one of
the finest sections of country in
t!;c State. The fertile hottoii
lands along the Yadkin river iuwl
Klkin creek are admirably adapt
ed to the growth of corn, while
the uplands are very fertile, pro
ducing tobacco, corn, wheat,
ktfTl(w heat, oats, rye, isitaUs-s
and other semi I ropical grains
and vegetables in great abun
dance. The three countie., of Surry,
Yadkin and Wilkes contain more
than three ijiiarters of n million
acres of land, half of jvlneh is
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HISTORICALLY
Town of Elkin Was
Her History is the History of
Sound and Steady Growth
The country Kurroundin Klkin
has gone through practically the
name experience thai iinx lullcn
to the lot of almoht every heetion
of tin country aiuee the lirxt net
th lH hilidetl on tile coast. Peace
and epiietnesa reigned except for
the murmur of the Yadkin rivet
and the ahouta of the pcaeefjil In
diaiiH in puranit of their frame.
This section was inhabited by Iro
quois Indians at au early date ami
they have left their tracea in the
form of atone arrowheads, hatt di
ets, peat le h and mortises. They
gave the name to the Yadkin riv
er, which in their language means
rest.
The name "KlkiiK was first
applied to the creek which flow
through the town into the Yad
kin. Tradition tells us that yearn
ago elk wandered down from
the mountains and, when chased
hy hunters, would take to the
crfe and thus the trail would be
lost. The disappointed continent
would be "t Ik in '. Whether
these huiitera were Indian or
white act tier is a matter of aNC
illation. Another Version of tht
tradition is that a hunter shot an
ilk. which fell into the creek.
tit i i
I He lllllller M IOVOIIS HllOlll was
"elk in". Whether the despond
ent remark or the victorious shout
has come down to us thtea not dif
fer. It is Hiiftic it-nt to say lhat the
voice stilt echoes and re-cthok
with ever increasing force down
tliH pfonvr. of
if not vt t,
!l!l!C
and - the t nd
The earliest authentic record to
be iimiid hit this section is a giant
! a Mrhtii-e of lO.Otr) acn-a of
liiiiil (io'-e iinrth side of the Yl.d
K!M rive.ninl in Iieliiig the itiutith
if the V.-ek (Klkiu). the only mil
niiern7,in lit lMjr thst he esthlilisli
an inii f..rk'e. Traces of I hi
forge, tl,,. (i prco,ioii for the fur
liitee, the rough brick Used in th,
fnrinice, and lump of slack, luay
it ill be seen on the West edge of
the cotton mill Mind, a few yard
above the djin, tlthongh a part
of it is covered by the pHi.lt. i wa
ter, lb S'-curcil thin grant about
the middle of the eighteenth fell
tury and lived here and oiled
hi foige for about twenty yeara.
Uesenting the crowtiing by a
settlement in the Brick Ho e
neighbtirlitMhl, eight milea 'rni
h.i in Yadkin etujr.ty, he, like
liiiitiei liiHuie, who ha alsu rov
ed this-' aUeVS. htttked for HUrp
i !'imj 1 imimi in n Cnlv frek
lit 'iKitbol IiikmI.
Thi ii.t refrd U of a trat.t
tif "diO arrra of land on I op ef thf
Itta-iiiy !euntin, lour mile
south of Klkin, to W'm. Spark.
Ir. The grai.t wa made bv (iovi r-r-r
Msrtia r.u. the 2UU d.iy o'
ti.tulMr, Kvi'tenth the-i
Was some trouble tatcr oer the
title ot thi, land, for on Jan. 17,
I Hnfm II. Page, tht n He re
tarv of State, lua.ie a r,v of the
grant and c rtirtetl that it' timi nn
file ill his o ?!''. This reft if. eat e
ifh a eojiv of the grant, is among
ti e old paper of He. T, (iwyn
The second s ttb r on this sole
of ihf Yndkm. i far at n be a
ceitsin-d, a Malt. Ilughra. who
eaute into jMHeinn of the land
In t Wei ll tlte Blilt lvidg' Moiln-
taiuii and the Yadkin rivt-r.
lifeM was I'V.ictrr-t rr a r.an
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Incorporated 1889
named Ifanes. lie, like Hhores,
had a forge in this neighborhood.
He put in several dams across the
Klkin creek, but had irtvat trouble
rw getting one to withataiid the
floVd. lie made a final supreme-
ctToili,n building a tlani and
ib lietl nlTnowers to move it. In
less than twtsjty-four lioura this
(lam also had been carried away.
Traces inav be sceii tif his mor
tises and iron spikes in the rocks
of the creek above the cottou mill
Jtftud.
These men lived here between
the years of I7'0 and ltf'20,
at a time when two fam
ilies within three milts of,
each other were near neigh
bors ami while Surry county con-taim-d
all of what is now 'Alio
ghany. Iredell, Stokes, Yadkin,
ami Wilkes counties. The county
seat was then located about
twelve miles west of Winston-Salt
in, near P.itliania.
Mr. Hich (iwyn, known as "Old
Man. Dickie" (Jwyn, moved from
Wiikc county to Jonesville about
the year 1 .H 1 7. lie lived In a
house where Thompson 'a attire it
::ow located am! sold goods in the
building just aero the atreet.
lie waa postmaster at Joueavilla
in 1-'J ami several years Itcfore
and after. While there he bought
100 acres of land, including the
present I. I j. Shngart farm, pay
ing for it "a rifle gun ami an old
blind gray horse." He also pnr
chased M'Yi-ial hundred acre West
of Klkin from Haite mid about
t'.OO acre from Dr. Richard Park.
The bun) tiet Ween tlie trwnt
(iitttiwood line and dwy.i avp.
ntie, he bought from Joel Kirby,
wfiO Hi tl.itt tinit liveil betvepen
(tw vii avei and Mr. Mi' h Chat
ham" place. Mr. (iwyn lived at
Jotnille for about twenty two
year. All of his children, except
Mr. T. I. (iwyn, were born there.
Mr. (iwyn moved to K.Ik in about
llij ainl built a huiise on the
Park uJ,i when1 Senator
I'isiiktiu a house now stand. lit
I. ft his store .ii Jonesville to hi
iii, James nd Hirhard !wyn,
hut Jame died in and Hich-
ard then inoeed to Klkin. Mr. T.
b. tiwvn wa horn in 1 f lJ and
it appear that Mr. Rich
tlvii retiretl from actir bu.
inejw dnt.t-a a few yeara later,
leaving tus Uork to hi Kt, but
keeping a gt ueral supervision.
Rev. Jame Minish. thu flmt
Mrtf.otli! rni'ii-iter in tl'u ertion,
nd hi wife, known a "Granny
Polly , uith th.tr fne ehihireti.
m,vr. in Klhm in Dl." and o.t ti-
pied a honm fndinf t'fSr the ('.
II. Billing house, At that timo
Klkin roniktetl of a blkmi!h
shop, a gnt null, a ah aw null,
a atnall houte jiut alwtve where
the cotton mill tank mw stand
an-t, on th c-pptwite ide of the
trtek, lived Mr. (Iwyn with hi
family and slsvr.
Mn, Kit l ard (iwyn, Jame
(twin. H. It. (iwyn, I.itle linker
son and Columbn Franklin or
ganised the Klkin Manitfarturinff
Co. in IS4 and built tht ohl rot
ton ini'l a i! ind ixly mi the
ea t side of the ereek, Wm. Gor
don of Di'btoii 'tjwrt;t!efvling the
construction of the building. Mr.
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