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71:s Obscryerf presents .here with' brief ."sketches from some bf-'the Jeading itowns cf North Carolina, showing in a concise form the pro gress each has made along industrial lines in the past 12,nlonthsl These sketch C3 wiH be continued from time to ttoe until me fea tiuiscOTpleted. Comtponarae f Th Observer. lUlelgh, Jen. 1. The capital city made gains daring the year along var ious lines, , and yet It must be said, miA ah salute friakiMM that not nearly aj snack was dne as ought to hare been flona, and could have been done, tut U seem that the reorganised and t ha vavMoed chamber of commerce and 44 BtwV-eitor to davelopnient, the r.'.3oatrtsi Qtab will be able to so rush affasrs as to make a much bet ter showing during the year which Is s ow begun No new cotton mills have C een boat, tnlt at the three now here, ha mot the Caralelgh and the Raleigh improvements bar been made that ag rregata something like $20,000 while the? Improvements have been made at the three knitting mills, the Melrose, Ashe and the Martin, aggregating am $1,000. Three new enterprises, which are promising, were established during the year, one being the Baker Thompson Lumber Company, capital ised at $20,000, and which has invested more moneythan this and has obtained tha plant formerly need by the North Carolina Car Company, where It manu factured all kinds of house furnishings including mantels etc; The capital Concrete Company with $10,000 capital 1s owned by W. P. Barrett and Charles Kord and makes all kinds of concrete mouldings, detailed drawings, and also Trianuiac tores cement brick, v. F. Tic Cement Tile Company with $20,000 capital, has built a new plant and Is able to make 30 squares of tiles a day. There has been but little development in : the ' Way of construction of stores, only three having been built during the year, the owner being Frank Btronach. ThePark Hotel and adjoining property 11 owned by Howell Cobb, has been remodelled, and this hotel will next autumn be thrown open especially for northern guests, a by that time a Country Club with golf links and other amusements for northern tourists, will btrepared. ' A new bank, the Wake County, has been added to the number here, mak ing the total seven. There ha been a considerable Increase in the capital , stock and the showing made during the year Is satisfying. The principle build ing done was for private resldoncps, about 124 permits having been granted " for houses, ranging in value from $5(!0 to $6,000. The plans for a $15,000 high school, have been accepted and a site purchased for another high school. . The auditorium company has bought a "site, 87 by 196 feet adjoining the Acade- ; my of Music, on which Its plans are to erect a spacious auditorium to be used .for many purpose. Work is actively in progress on ' a $lfi,O00 hospital, to be known as St Agnes, at St. Augus- " U'g Normal and Industrial School, ; oolared. Arrangements have been made for the construction of ' the Masonic Temple to eost $130,000, and the Grand lodge will lay the corner stone In the early Spring according to the present arrangements The most ornate ami expensive building completed during h year Is the agricultural building, facing the State fair grounds and over- ' looking the 700-acre farm of the A. and (M.. College, the cost of this structure , being $80,000. Work is three-fourths finished on a $40,000 addition to the Central Hospital for the Insane, this being a wing for use by female patients A new fife company was organised in December' and has opened offices, this feeing the Atlantic, with $150,000 capital stock. The Buckbom Lumber Company fcasfcecH chartered with $16,000 capital, - and will operate a plant In the South am part of the city. The work of enlarging ths Evening Times building ; Is In progress, so as to make it one of th most complete newspaper office In the) South, the owner of the building ; feeing John C Drewery. John . Brown : fias mad a contract for the replacing of the wooden buildings now occupied ty him as aa undertaker, by a brick building, to cost about$10,000. Th street railway Is being extended 'at mils and a quster to a new suburb ' known as Olenwood, formerly the priv ate grounds and residence of the 'nte Major John Deveraux. The mansion And to acre of ground here have been Purchased by William Puller, of New 'ark,: who will enlarge and remodel this stately old building and make It winter home. Th Olenwood Co. will begin Its sale of lots March 1. by. which time th railway will b In operation and the water, lighting, and sewerage Isonnec'fons will alt be flttd The street railway company has also laid mors than a mile of new and much heavier rail. Including a new track by the onion passenger station, and has : added a number of cars to equipment Work is half oompteled on the $25 000 home of the Riks. In which will be offices for fwivaje use, a, nntorhim, gymnasium, etc. Work 1 almost fin ished on the, First Colored Btitt rhurch? near the fiouthwet corner of ihc Capital square this edifice to cost $J.O06,-. r ' Flans have been made for the erec tion of a printing house by.WIIJlsm ' Boylas and Edward M, Vxf-l). for u aus the public printing and binding es tablishments, this to be on West Mar- ' tin street, between the Psrk hotel .and th Capital Club buildings, th cost to be about $28.00, ".the site having been purchased some months ago. New boilers have been installed In th water works pumping station an 4 also at tb Caralelgh cotton mills, A new public school, known as th Brook lyn school has bejen added to the school equipment of Raleigh, township, bring 1r g the total number of school np to t. a. The hlgii school waa establish j y ntember taking tit plate f thj ii Male AcooVmy. the. existence , r v .. h trmliated.-:i The main egid - i t t.'ie Idlers Home was conjoleted h'i ; i tu sfford ar'ccmodxtSons for . 40 i ( i.i-iifedorats- veterans, , -NeWbern e a n)acadamize4-fo as to make a very handsome thoroughfare to tne boimers Home. Arrangements -were made for the con struction of an athetotic pars on too lands or the Agricultural ana Mecnam cal Co He f?e "between its building and the Seaboard and Southern Railways. A new grand stand was built at the State alr grounds at a cost of f 4,000 and arrangements were made during the present year to remodel some of the present buildings and to erect new ones, and to make Improvements of the ground Including the water, supply. HENDERSON. Correspondence of The Observer. " Henderson,. Jan.. : L-The ; progress of Henderson during the past year has been more in - the nature of a steady growth and expansion of its existing Interests than of any strik ing revival of trad or founding of new enterprises. No town can boast pf , a more .suhstanJJal .ad . conserr ative set of business men than Hen derson, or of more wholesome con dltlons of business than at present obtain . here. Th outlook for the new year Is! very bright and favor able. Th numerous and varied en terprises of rh town are, perhaps, without exception.. In uncommonly healthy and, vigorous condition, there Is every promise of sturdy growth and expansion and ,the future develop ment of business interests Is project ing along sane and normal lines. While steady ' growth Is inevitable under these existing conditions, any thing Ilk a panic or serious and general commercial backset Is prac tically . Impossible. The town , has shared, to the fullest -extent, the general prosperity of the country at this time, and has transacted a larger volume of business than ever before In its history; 1906 must be marked by growth and expansion. Among the new enterprises that have been started within the past year Is a surrey factory, which, under the same management as the Corbett Buggy Factory, has done a large vol ume of business, the combined plants being pressed to the utmost to fl'.l orders. The First National Bank of Hendorson closes Its first year In splendid condition, the entire year having been one of steady progress and enlargement. Its . record has fully vindicated the wisdom of such an1 institution, and reflects credit up on, the management. ,ini,iiiu .vmMrlM were , es tablished 1 "In 1806. the Henderson Grocery Company, which bought out the business of Mr. W. b. rarser, i having fully sustained th credit of j that old and reliable firm; and the Hturges A Shell Grocery Company, a new firm, composed of thoroughly 1 experienced members and which Is ' doing a large and increasing dusi ness. in (addition to these there have been ' some smaller mercantile businesses begun in the past year.At the same time -nearly all the older business houses of the town have Im proved or enlarged their quarters and In many canes have greatly ex tended their business. , The past year has been marked by some municipal Improvements of great value and Importance. A handsome and costly graded school buldlng for the white children Is al mot completed and will he ready for occupancy In a short while. This building will be complete and up-to-date In all particulars, and. will be a great credit to the town. A com modious brick building has also been secured for the colored graded school and thoroughly fitted up for school purposes. Nothing accomplished during the past year has added more to the ap pearance and comfort of the town than the Improvements of the streets. Th main street of the town has been i macadamised, stone curblngs and ' drains put In, and the side-walks of the buslneas streets covered with granolithic pavement. dranollthic I pavements have been laid also to the j churches, public buildings and many I private residences, and pavements of j vitrified brick have been laid on : many side streets, an improvement that is to be extended In the near fu ture. All this has added Immensely to the looks of the town, as well as enhancing business Interests and the value of real estate, the latter having ! constantly Increased, building lots ad vancing from 0 to 40 per cent, in the last three or four years. With the new streets, the sewerage system has been materially Improved and en larged, practically extending through out the entire town and is constant ly being introduced into other homes and business houses. A valuable feature of Henderson commercial lifo Is the fact that It has comparatively litfle foreign capi tal, nearly all of Its enterprises being owned and run by cltlsens who are thoroughly Identified with the com mercial, social and moral lite of the town. Its business men are here to live and not simply to make money, and their views and purposes take In more than the mere Increase of capi tal. Having a dlsponsary. the town Is also free of the bar-room and com paratively free of its vicious and de moralising accompaniments. Hender son has scarcely any slums, and is singularly free from Junk-shop and filthy and ill-smelling back streets, stands and shops, as dangerous to health and property as the groggery is to morals and good order. . The old ramshackle from buildings that were In evidence a few years ago, here and there, are rapidly disap pearing, being replaced by brick store and ' attracUve residences. Quit a number of handsome homes have , been : built In the , past year, with many more to fallow In" 1906. NEWBERN. Correspondence of The Observer, Newbern. Jan. L Progress In New bm has been steady rather than re markable. It has really been gratify ing and. despite conditions which were thought would cripple trade, business has shown an appreciable Increase. Even tha pessimistic, who said- of the beginning of lsoe that Newborn's be ing without the aid 'of revenue deriv ed from saloon licenses , would be de trl mental, to her interests, have to ad roit that our prosfe ha been " a marked a any year In some respects even greater. Business Tnen generally are' well pleased t with the volume of trade accomplished and believe pro hlbltlon ' is good for the city. Thev would not return to the old condition - W nave added two sew enterprises to our industrial affalrs-Mhe Carolina Stave Company and the North Caro lina Pulp Works. The former is a concern financed' and controlled by New York , anltJit Mr J. V. 4 Caughey, ; of : the Francis Leggett Wholesale Grocery ' Co., Is the presi dent. The plant make but one article staves for sugar barrels, turning out 60,000 per day. It la equipped with the best machinery that can be procured. The wood pulp mill will bexift work about January 15. It is a new and important industry and will add large ly to Newborn's increasing industrial reputation. These plants together will employ from ISO to 200 man. ...The Atlantic ft North Carolina shops are continually adding to"thelr equip ment and during the past year new machinery to the extent of $10,000 has been installed there. Sixty men are employed. The Newborn Iron Works has been enlarged to double its slse and capac ity. This Is a general manufacturing and repairing establishment and, un der its new 'management, has com menced a career which gives It the reputation of being one of the best machine shops in this part of the State. Fifty men. are on the pay roll there. The lumber mtereets-wlthout cues- Hm n,..t..trnH..tf Kwhrn. mlii haa been built Thi NewbTrn ln abundant supply of pure ar r'I." V 1" ",-A-vT, teslan water and Are protection that concerns of the kind in ths State. Its capacity is 100,000 feet of lumber and Its resources are without computation. It was built on the site of the old Basnlght mill and occupies three times as much area Neighbor to that mill Is the'Nunger ft Bennett Mill, which has also been enlarged, having a capacity of 76,000 feet per day. The Blade Lumber company nas improv- tent of abo'ut $, 1" 'valued f l.t.!SJJr'm-iru Interests (about ten saw mills in air - ferent part, of this -otlon) combined mr" r rrZ : r:Z' m",. terests are said to be under putative option at $2,600,000; the Standard Oil Cr?!1! jLIJl7 aicus wwoh - and the demand for houses is stin more than the supply. About 12 houses have been erected, ranging in value iroin ,wv w ...yw. - " , . A AAA . ? KAA Th. fnr tenary Methodlst church, uoo. 18 tne mum uumum the bet err class of bouses mat nave been erected, a great many smaller tenement houses have been con structtd. Newbern's population Is conserva tively estimated at 12,600. The steady growth is shown by the great demand for houses which can not be supplied. We look forward to a year of better results than ever before. CORNELIUS. Correspondence of The Observer. Cornelius, Jan. 1. This little town, whom years of life as yet are few, has been growing very rapidly for the past 12 months, probably faster than In the 12 months prcedlng. Any ob servant eye, turn which every way It may, will se plainly the signs of growth in the form of new buildings. As many as 15 houses have been erect ed here this year, or are in progress of erection, and quite a number will soon as started. The business of the town grows with rapid piite. A furnture store Is the latest addition to the list of stores. The town has now pretty nearly all the shops, stores and offices to be found In a live town; market, barber shop, wheet-wright and blacksmith shop, drug store, bank, general mer chandise stores, telegraph and express offices, hotel and two manufacturing plants, a cotton mill and a furniture fac tory,, which latter has been com pelled to make an addition to lt buildings recently at a cost of several hundred dollars. Other manufacur lng plants are under discussion, but pluns are not advanced far enough to admit of publication. Two churches, one with a seating capacity of some 800, and a handsome public school building, with an enroll ment of 200 or 300 are additions of the year. OXFORD. Correspondence of The Observer, Oxford, Jan. 1. The progress of Ox ford In the past year has been unpre cedented in the history of the town, and the Improvements mad In all lines of business have been marvelous. Perhaps the greatest addition has been the establishment of an electric light plant, the streets, public buildings and many residences now being well light ed. At the same time a system ot water works was inaugurated, the purettt water being obtained from an artesian well, 840 feet In depth. A second well Is at present being bored. An Ice plant Is another new conven ience of the year. Much work has been done on the streets of th town, all of the side walks of all of the principal streets now being laid with granolithic pave ments. r. Two fir companies have been or ganlsed and a large town bell has been placed In the tower of the opera bouse. V The Exchange Hotel has been en Jarged and Improved and now .offers to the traveling publlo every conyen lnce and comfort. a t ; ' The past year has seen many ttew buildings erected. .The Imperial To bacco Company has built an Immense steam plant, costing $40,000, enabling them to handle aa Increased a mo or tobacco. A modern steam plant on the same order has been erected by Dr. E. T. , White at coat of $30,000. Two large additions to th Oxford Cotton; Mills were found nec essary, for the placing of mora ma chinery and storage of cotton. . - i A new lumber plant Is In operation under the direction. of C. D, Bay, owner and operator. Work at. the furniture factory 'con tinues lat at night, to suable them to fin orders. The Taylor Cannady Bug gy Co. has mad such progress a to Justify th organisation of another buggy factory under ths management of Messrs. King 4t Brothers and ft. B. La ssiter, , A buggy ' bod factory has been opened by J. H. Harris & Co, A laundry operated by Mr, Ja. -Par-ham ig another ; convenience d to the people r1' 4' 1" f . Ths Oxford Realty . Company ' &aa been Incorporated, the obleot belnsr the development of the town and county real estate. , The schools have had an Increased number of pupils and particularly Is the graded school in a flourishing con dition under " Superintendent D. H. Bland. - There Is not a vacant house In Ox ford and a great number of residences have been erected to supply the de mand of the many. families who have moved to Oxford, where employment Is offered in these many enterprises. An Important event in the history of j Building, making three buildings now the year, was the dedication of the f used by that prosperous flrnv The handsome Methodist church, the re- Baptist school has also built and Is malnlng Indebtedness of $6,000 having now using a large building, which been paid. - combines recitation rooms and dorml- Looklng hack on this Year of great i tories for boys, r A lorge department progress, the people of the town now ore has been added to the business face the : new year' with hope and of the town.N Two -churches - have confidence, believing that Oxford's fu-'made marked Improvements In tM ture is as bright as that of any town! beauty and comfortableness f their in the State. GRAHAM. Correspondence of The Observer. Graham. Jan. 1. This town now of fers these advantages to any one seek ing a location for business or rest- , a i a i j.i a"u -kuw. wjui nims iracii ers, a system of water works afford- puts the town on a third-class basis for Insurance, and electric lights; and all this With a tax rate of 70 cents. The . water works and electric llaht systems and ics factory have lust been completed at a cost of $65,000, and are operated by the Southern Public Service ; Corporation, of Washington, D. C. The Graham Are company has been organised and equipped. The Graham S..5-f..? ' "'ltr of over a million cans per . T r-nrnHna. Rnttiinr Wnrim Works i The Voorhes Manufacturing Com- P"r has been reorganised as the Leota cotton Mill company, wttn a eaplt?i stock of $30J00;J.H. White. president: W. E. White, vice creel- reasureV. Graham, has been organised with a capital of $10,000; J. A Long, presl ' dent and C C. Thompson, cashier. The ! Bank of Alamance has Increased its h IK Aftft moVIn- If nnw 't the Graham Home Building Company was sold to the amount of $8,000, and the company has assisted in building about 20 residences during the year. The Graham board of trade recently organised. Includes In Its membership most of the business men. Its officers are J. A Long, president;. J. S. Cook, secretary, and A, M. Hadley, treas urer. . The White-Montgomery building Is almost completed, and the first floor rooms are occupied by the Rich Fur niture Company. The Patterson Stor age building, two-story brick. Is near Ins: contDletion. The Baptiet church has been greatly enlarged and partly refurnished. The Methodist church has been newly equipped with furnl-1 Gladden streets that pass through the ture and furnace. And the Presby- : centre of the business section, the mon terlan church, having put in a new ey tor tni, work having been obtained furnace last year, is now fixing for , Dy a bond Issue on the town, while the electric lights. A number of the new expense of paving the side-walks was residences erected are substantial ad- defrayed by the property owners, dltlons to the town. j A large 1aiasonie school buiW- The Patterson store building has tng for the city graded schools Is in been occupied by the W.' B. Green process of erection on Second street. Comnanv. general notions, and Mrs. , When completed this building will have Xallte Green, millinery. in i Mr. J, 1 Scott has been bought by ths A 3. Marshburn Company, remodelled, and stocked with general merchandise. The Tribune office has added a Job printing department. - DAVIDSON. Correspondence of The Observer. Davidson, Jan. 1. The business growth of the town ot Davidson dur ing the year Just closed has beer highly gratifying, but this growth has not been of a kind that would be, no bleed by a visitor or mere casual ob server. It has been rather In the line of Increase In the trade. One promi nent firm was heard to say that busi nes had Increased at least $30,000 over that of last year. Another sold out its fall stock so rapidly that a buyer had to be sent for a second time to the Northern markets. The . cotton re ceipts for the year will approximate 4.000 bales, more than 3,600 having al ready been sold here. In buildings, however, there is very little growth to note. Several dwell Bng houses, easily finding renters, have been put , up, and one or two of rather expensive design will soon be begun. A number of cheaper, but at the same time, improved tenement houses, have beetr- built. - In the college the growth Is In the number of student and In the prom ise of larger endowment and new buildings in the immediate or near future, rather than in work actually completed during 1905, The water works, electric light plant, macadam streets, new dormitory and Improved grounds, a remodeled church, and last and least, a rvew athletic field, are all marks of progress offering proof that the present Inactivity Is only the prelude to a large move for ward at an early day,,,.,. . - '.i;-'- V The J. A. White Drug Company has had such a growth that the present management finds -Itself unable to handle its trade without the help of adlttonal force and tor this reason has taken in a new partner, Mr. lta Houston. MURPHY. SMWa-BMSMS Correspondence ot The Observer. Murphy, Jan. l.Our town, of Murphy is the county seat of one of th counties in North Carolina which The Observer has recently spoken of as-Mremote.H ' It is supposed that the editor of The Observer thinks of u a "remote" from Charlotte, and so .fell Into : ths error : of designating us aa "remote" generally. W beg to inform The ' Observer, that w are not remote generat'y We are 1$$ miles from Ashevllle; Il8 miles from Knoxvllle. and 12$ miles from - At lanta, Moreover, - we beg to remind The Observer and the world at large, that Murphy is the - only town in Western North Carolina that Is reach ed by two great railway systems, There ar doubt dally trains to and from Murphy on both the Southern smd the Louisville Ss Nashville Rail ways, v ' 4 . Dut this communication,, was begun to tell tine tublie. through The Oh 'server, how much th town of Mur phy has grown and Iraproved-wlthfn the year 106. - There , were " erected her during last year: Jft dwelling houses, There has been built and put Into use an electric lighting and power - plant. Within the-year a second bank has been organised, and It has erected and now occupies an elegant new brick building of Its own. The J. X Smathers Company, wholesalers, has ' erected and occupies a large -hew houses of worship. The moral ana intellectual tone ot the town has improved even more within the past year than - baa the Industrial and business life. Mur phy has now fairly started upon a career of growth, to which Its situa tion and advantages have , long en titled It, but which has been hindered by obstacles' that have now been re moved. We enter upon the New Tear with growing hope and cour age. ' TROY. Correspondence of The Observer. Troy, Jan. L Troy's growth during the past year, along all lines, has been steady and healthy. Perhaps no town , In the State can boast of a lower i death rate or higher birth rate than can the metropolis of old Montgomery. During tne year a lew nanaaome rem- many operatives' nouses, ana paint brush .has been . applied more than ever before. To-day there is not plenty of work for everybody. The j Smltherman Cotton Mill has been en- . j . - t c nrann'a i i . nTroutman.'-'th proprle4c.'i?i'- Cros- Arm .Factory ha been MM while all the merchants are doing a iHrs-er business than ever before. A graded school has been established and two new churches, Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal, have been built. Without going Into detail Troy Is frlneed'.' with probably tne rtcnesx gold mine, of ahy section East of the , Mlsslssppl river. WASHINGTON. Correspondence of The Observer. Washington, N. C, Jan. 1. Wash ington hae made rapid strides along Industrial lines during the lost year. Including both public and private Improvements. At least $250,000 has been expended. The most Important imnrovement during the year was the installation of trio nlant . fitted a ao,ow eiec- t with every modern convenience. Then about $20,000 was spent by the town and the property owners in paving with vitrified brick ana granouinic pave- nf Main. Market and 16 large class rooms, besides an audi' torlum, basement, cloak room, etc. The estimated cost will be $4Q,000i A private sanitarium has been erect ed by Mr. D. T.Taylor, Dr. Joshua Taylor and Dr. E. W. Brown. This building has SO rooms, fitted up With all modern Improvements, heated by steam and cost about $20,000. The Chrystal Ice Company Is enlarg ing Its plant and when completed will manufacture 50 tons of Ice per day, therby doubling the capacity of the former plant The estimate cost of these Improvements Including machin ery and new buildings Is $20,000. The Norfolk and Southern Railroad has spent between $30,000 and $35,000 moving and enlarging their depot, building warehouses and widening the tracks from a narrow to a standard gauge. Messrs. J. H. Small and John - Havens have erected a large three-story brick store on the property adjoining Hotel Louise. This building is: steam heated The-first story will be occupied by a new dry goods firm. Bowers, Lewis and Bowers. The' second story has 18 mod ern offices and the third Is composed of rooms to be used as a hotel annex for the Louise. , The tost of this build ing is $20,000. Owlng to the Increase In postal re ceipts, Washington In the next few months will have a free mall delivery. The houses have already been num bered for this purpose, a. i Messrs. W. WBragan- and C. W. Lit tle have 'erected a large brick house da Water street costing about $3,000. Mr. J. Havens has recently-built a large brick warehouse, 3$ by 100 feet, on the property adjoining his oil mi l and cost ing about $3,000. Mr H. Susman has erected two brick houses on Water street at a cost of a bout $6,000, Mr: W, B. Harding ha ' opened a first class book and stationary store In the liar tin tulldlng. Mr. J, T. Buckman ex erected a three-story brick store on Main street. - The Savings and Trust Company will .also build a wooden banking house' at the corner of Main and Market streets. Including tene ment houses," at least 2M new resi dences have gone up in th past year at a cost of at least $36,000.. M00RESVILLE. : j 1 :'ifry:;i m. i-.i.'i.ffig vi--, 1 Correspondence of The Observer, ' ; Mooresvllle, Jan. 1. Comparative ly speaking, no town in the state hag enjoyed greater prosperity than Mooresvllle - during the year ' 1905. Early in January last the Inter-State Realty Company was organised with 8. A. Lowrance as president and 51 V. Turlington, secretary i and .treasurer, with an authorised capital . ot- $100,000, with $13,000 -paid .-In. This company now owns s,ooo acres of Virginia tim ber land In Sampson county -and oth er properties.-' - L Messrs, ; C. P. McNeely, P. 8 Boyd, J. L. Harris and O. C. Goodman have bought 60 acres of land on the east elde of town, .within the corporate limits, and have set out , 609 shade trees laid off, broad streets and other wise improved:, that part of our town. Mr. Pi -a. . Boyd has already erected a handsome? and '- commodious 'dwelling and is now occupying It, f - Mr, James W. Brown has; built "a large ' ginnery, the largest - in. the county, together with a cotton " and general warehouse, at an outlay - of tram. $7,000 to $10,000. This Includes a cotton platform, for the' town ot Mooresvtllej The old platform was re moved . from the center of. the -town early in, the falW i, t, ' The town , board of commissioners have purchased a desirable site for a city hall, and the cltlsens voted bond to the amount of $10,000 In Oc tober, . to Joe used for the estallshment of -eleotcie ,,lightswThTa improvement will probably beja full working order within. W days. ' V ;'.' - Mr. B, W. Pressly has tmllt a hand some new storehouse next to the old Johnson hotel building The Bank of Mooresvllle - has in creased its eaapital stock from $25,000 to $30,000, and 1s - doing more business than ever before. . ' A loan and trust company1 has Just been incorporated to do a general -bus- iiness here, with an authorised capital P . KM. "."AA f.AA ," M 1 U. J . . . U.... or SiUV.uuv, o,ow m .. viuku jmwl; ,uoou paid In. The Incorporators are; J. Rankin, G. C. Goodman, J. 1.; Har ris, J, P. Mills; W M Lent B. H. J Miller, W. 0. Pharr and J. M. Dee ton. This company will begin business next Mondays-;?,!! t'ti:-'i5 j.-fs4'v4ii?-"'i- Between 60 and 80 new4iweiungs have been built during the year, and it is estimated by some that oo cip izens have been added to our popula tion durina that nerlod. The building and loan association has done much toward developing the town, and has Increased it subscrip tions to tk' what they , were one year ago.'. ' t-v . 4: ,;?:, The Eagle Clothing Manufacturing Company, with a $10,000 capital, t do ins- a successful, busines and will double Its capital and capacity M an early date. - r - t The Mooresvll Furniture Company has about outgrown Its capacity, and there being a great demand for. high srrade furniture will at an. early date install an quipment5 to-turir outth nobbiest turnttur maqe rn-in atata The success this establhihment has -iVZ t -UiT n. a! efficient management' oi Mr. JB. a. mill are on, foot, and will probably be organized tor business early in, the new year. ' ii-Wj; '' : . ' Two rural free delivery routes were added during the year; giving us a total of live. " ' . yeaTadded XTwEGZ The .enterprise, our local paper, enr to its plant and now runs by steam power all of the several presses. Among the important changes which will occur will be the severance- ot the relations of Rev. J. M. Wharley, D. D., with the pastorate ot the Pres byterian, church, after serving the con gregation for a period of mor than 19 years. -He will be succeeded by Rev. W. & Wilson, ot Marion. Anqiner change will be that of B. C. Deaton as cotton weigher, who will be suc- vnw . x""" HAMLET. Correspondence of The Observer. f Hamlet, Jan. 1, In the beginning of the year 1906 Hamlet was considered the wettest town In the State. There were several saloons and one of the largest government distilleries In the State. Hamlet furnished whiskey to all. the nearby towns of this State and South Carolina. By an act of the Le gislature of 1905, Richmond county be came a prohibition county the first Of last JUly, hence the saloons, and dis tilleries of Hamlet neccesarily went out of business. The effect of prohibition upon the business of the place has been watched very carefully, and upon enquiring we are told that busines along other lines has increased from- 26-to $0 per -cenC durlng the past six months. During the year 1906 several new business houses were established here and almost countless dwelling houses erected. Mn T. F. Boyd one of the lead ing men of the town, 1 building an up-to-date and enterprising hotel, that Is now nearing completion. It is lo cated Just across ths railroad from the famous Jamison and Gresham hotel It Is of brick and of modern design and when completed will be one of the best equipped hotels In the State. The Methodist and Baptist congrega tions have each begun new and modern church, buildings. These will agregate a cost of $10,000 when complet. Th ice plant here ha sold double Its capacity. It is now prepared to turn out 60 tons per day instead of $0 as heretofore.-, - The Seaboard Air Line has recently installed an up-to-date electric light plant her which they will, use in light ing i thelf - depots, transfer, sheds, etc. Mr. McFreetnan Is owner-et-the plant from Which the town is lighted. Mr. E. A, Lackey has Just finished a tank and water-plant, which has a capaci ty of 15,000 gllons per day and that part ot the town known as "Lackey Town" i now enjoying the luxlry of water works. Several of the cltlsens have In dividual water supplies. --The merchants here report the best Christmas business in the history of the town. Well In formed parties say that there was less drinking and row dyism Curing the Christmas holidays of 1905 than for many ear previous., I CONCORD. t' Correspondence of The Observer. ' ,,' Concord, Jan. L7oncard, the coun ty seat of Cabarrus county, la a bust filing city of over 10,000 inhabitanta A few years ago 4t was' a vllage. Its growth has been phenomenal, sub stantial, and la daily increasing. It ha a moral, energetic cltiselshlp. It has a large number of cotton mills, yards, a foundry, an' oil mill, a fur nltur factory (burned but to be re built) and a score of the handsomest residences and store buildings In the State, Surrounded by a rich and fer tile country 'that abundantly, yields' cotton, corn, wheat, fruit and - vege tables, and encircled by vas -stores of minerals. by forest 'of pine, oak and hickory,' fend -with v abundant ' water supply, it tnus commanas tn atten tion of . all seekers after industrial ex pension In mine; forest or field. Con cord, during the past year, ' paid out for 80,000 bales of cotton, about $1, 600.000. : al of this cotton being con sumed in- Its factories and about one half of this money going to the-farm r who produced It In the county, The plow-boy's whistle and ' milk maid's song are turned to the music of looms and hum ot spindles In Ca barrus. During the past year, we have made great progres. -, The- Brown Manufacturing ! 'Compa ny has Just completed a larg cot ton aUlL 127x263. sear the city, upoa a fine tract of! 65 acres of lan Wit has an authorised capital ot $300,000 with $100,000 paid In. They have In- , staled 200 looms and 7,860 spindles. Jhey wtll make -fine yarns Noa 16 and -'. 18, and from It they will make course white sheetings, three yards to .-th.-, pound, 40 - inches) wide, for export" to,.: jit'V h-.. rlilntt. tl-afn 'Tl.- 'mil -wll li, wTk' by electricity, generated by it own r, power house. They wll start up In. a v , few weeks. The officers are:, C. W,j,,.f Johnson, of Charlotte, president; , R, i - A. Brown, vice Dresident: .L F. White.' secretorv -treasurer, and B. E.-. Harris, --'v C. -W,- Johnson. E.-F. White,. R A. - Brown, W,W Flowe,'R 8. Young, JT.- A Cannon M. L.. Brown. J F. God -v . man, J. P. Allison, and A. J.. Torke, f directors V k.f . oki'J Tha . Young-Hartsell Mills Comuany l ..M,Mn. .nitha, 1aP mill tllBt hA . .'W ..'T, low .the depot. . . The . officers are; ' secrevary-irntsurvr. wiu n. b, wuus. -a t Vn.t. W W ITtnwci.' Ri 1C u t C maw t 1 U Wait. ser, Jk W. Cannon, W. V Houston 1 C W. Johnson, 8. W. Swlnk and J. ' - authorised capital of $200,000 with $85, " a 000 oaid W. They will "Install $,000 '' spin dies ano win maKe eignj graae , 5 yarn,, mostly Nos, 24 and 26. Their "" building is 12S by 225, located on a 68-acre tract near the Southern Rail-' ' -. ' T. im--m. !-. lurlrtl4w anJlT- V' Wjr TViu. ira l uu wj ,iwvvii; j.ju$..v will Start up April 1st. ' ( . ' " - . - Mr. R. A Brown, the well known mad and laid mor brick, and built more cotton mills than any man in' the State, has recently put In ope- ' : : ration a large wood working plant v: here. A complet line of all the Iat- , , : est woodworiunc macmnery nas oeen Installed. ' - 'v ' ' Concord has long been noted for the . - sueusnvo v1.' lis. uvm wwuiuvu-:.'.v:',;-:., tlons,. but. during-th past year ah , has added' great things to her former .' good - name In this respect. The St. , Cioua nas jusv oeen ' overaauiea' a. and everything finished up In the lat est and costliest manner. The Hotel j ' iNormanay s tooaieu m ww now ,si lis building and is commanding a good patronage. These hotels are ad- :. ding much to our, progress, During the year the First- Presby : . terlao church was completed and it is ana nf the siandanmeat and moss ele: gantly furnished churches Jn the , country. Mr. John Reld is now erect- ' tog a large store building near th; m courthouse that will add much to the , , , City. AQQ ' UI OWinUBBB ; UUiUUer VI ,. . , reldences built during the year speak u , eloquently of our thrift ana progress, and yet there Is scarcely a vacant bouse in, the city. . Ospt. J. M. Odell and Mr. J. W. -Cannon, who ar recognised as two ' . of the most agresslve and successful mill men of the State, are almost con- , tlnuaUy adding to their mill Interests v , in. our midst. The former has Just : ; completed a large addlUon to his ( Mimnlll Mill Nn. 1 IlDII SOfftl OT TJfl r-' ' " finest cotton .fabrics inr ' the South M will ua ILtatl u, k mv, ... ,,u ' mw .. , ton Mills, one of the best paying prop- ertles in the State, a large building' almost as big as the old factory. Mr. htm ho. mAA&A tn tha nthsimi (Tnt. ,.-., ; soon another large factory, and dlf- ' : ferent sites are now being Inspected for this purpose. It Is hoped that Concord can add this one also to her " ' others, so that soon' it will be the Fall River of the South. Concord has recently made great Improvements lis her water and light ;'., Tiitni i ri4si r. snii i- . rni ihiiim iiniani sas(Kii Mr. George Rutledge. the efficient su-: , v perlntendent of the' city's , water and ' light systems, for a statement ot the . improvements In these systems and It AJIawhi. : 'ThM. ,nlanta -m SnlatiMA ,y':vT,::-X during the last year, rue city nas , had water and lights for lo years and J :; has owned them tor three years. Un- . der private ownership the city paid v ' $7,000 for water and lights and got hAnrunrlM! IMmr h ct the beak - service at less cost. The power bouse Is equipped with ths latest machinery. , The source -of- water la Xrom ..artesian, weUs, the three aggregating 3,800 feet, - in depth. The stand-ppipe is u xeet :;, high, is feet in diameter ana noias of the plant is i.buo.wu ganons ot; wa- ter dally. This water, contains :sev- " 1 ''" era! valuable mineral properties. The ' new light plant was first operated De- cember 6th. The city pas it miies.or,.. , pipe line, ranging from 4 Inches to lo p jrl Una We have. 17 miles of electric lines. We are operating 60 aro lamps and about 60,000 Incandescent. . The -plants were Installed at a cost of $170- 000. and are -to-day - self-sustaining. . The pries paid for water and lights k -ha been reduced by one-third since the city has been . operating the nlanta They are operated on a me ter system, which is entirely satisfac tory to the city ana to private con sumers." i ' - With all these improvements Con- . . cord still needs -a street car line, a' ss.. publlo park, a publio library and a - publlo hospital. .j ,,- ASHEBORO. Correspondence- of The Observer., '.) : Ashehoro,. Jan.' 1 -The - population" of Asheboro has mcreased S3 per cent. during (he year 1905. Seventy-five paw, residences have been built, among the number heingreome elegant residence completed and occupied py.ue toilow; lug: Messra W. J. Armneua, jr T. ,j Q. O. Hendricks, Mrs.E. A. Moffltt, John, T. Moffltt, A. Jfi. Burns, Rev. Mr.. -Swain and Presbyterian . mania, Th-,, Lexington Grocery Company He just , completing a handsome brick office at a cost of '$7,000,. the second story of which wlU 1 be used as a city hall,' Uessrsv Laflln A Pariah have built a -double brick etor .-on Fayette villa ( street: It will occupied by Messrs..." Teargln A parish as a general store. . Asheboro's mills and factories are -all running full tint and are making; money for their ownera. County and1 town are both, free from debt, the 1 county having a neat - surplus - de -posited ttf Us credit tn the Bank of '"" Randolph. ,-;r .( ,, , , - - Indigestion Is easily overcome by the , use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, because ' this remedy digests what you eat and -gives the stomach a rest allows it to -recuperate and grow strong again. Kodol relieves Indigestion, Belching of Gas, Sour Stomach; Heart-Burn, etc.. and enables the digestive organs to transform all foods Into, th kind of r rich red blood that make health and Strength. Sold by King' Drug Co. A V r (
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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