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1 l.r -it I HENDERSON. Compondenc o' The Observer. Henderson. Jan. 8. During the year 19)5- Hendersonvtlle made rapid and (substantial progress. The city coun cil, 1or the first tiro made an appro priation for printing advertising mat ter. latlve to the clty'a advantages; the number of summer visitors broke aH'prevlous records; a new court house : , oo.t in th SiH.te wax com peted- aBtreet railway was built and - , t e r- oeratea: a saeona on i """ " w.. . gantsed: a large number of handsome- Mr. H. C. Freeman, the cabinet buildings were erected ; the appearance j maker. Is building a large and conve of vJMain street was Improved by the nlent shop. cement sidewalk: the park and amuse- j New residences have been built by Meat grounds were Improved; and vlg- m. Fuller. J. F. Prevatt. D. A. orous steps taken to promote the Ap- j prcvatt. Dr. R. VampllI, A. E. White, paJachlan Inter-urban ranroaa pnijeuu Th a.-tln of the city council In making an appropriation for advertls ' Ing the city was a very Important step " forward. A part of the money t hus pro vldnl wns romptly spent In publishing 10,009 Copies of an eight-page pamphlet, - ' describing the climate of Henderson ' Viile. This pamphlet was written by the local cooperative observer of the United States weather bureau and gave 1 - detailed facts and figures based uion no official reoords. Appllcalons have ..lieei) received from mich distant boc !im as Ww England and the North- m w . M ...111. la haontnln D ' ifcetter known as a health resort. Con- rervatlve estimates piace me nu'" ;of Ylsltors here last summer an 10,000 ir 'nore. of whom there were 6,000 or morn Gere at one time. ' - hnlMlnir revival during the year iwa wide-spread. Trt most important 'edifice was the county court house, ' Whose fame has already evtended be- yond the limits or tne wiaie. in - Iny tH Steam -TieaiMi unu ewii n-ii""v . A new brick building was erected on . "Ki iimt for the Commercial Bank, ait institution which was organized in an lnsutuvion wim: . "','1 ,he apring. opened n J une a Jid before 'kto -end of the year had nearly 170.000 stores nn deposit. Two otner oncn m-.ii, Mrere erected In the same block: a f brick store of four largeetos.nl etaolt jhrtetc Wock of four large stores was jrompleted on the other side of Main : (street! several stores have been or are . being remodeled; and a large number of handsome residences have been Erected. The largest hotel bought by a ss-ell known hotel man from Creenvllle. ' B, C., and extensive Improvements have been made on It. Cement sidewalks ; hav Wn laid in front of the two banks, two of the hotels ana a numoer vt atores. The Laurel rarK siren ran i.w. ""j0 the population are wage earners, begun and the track was laid and I cars , Th- building and loan association operated to a point out side of the f ,nem to rlty limits Though the completion of j t earnings and build their th toad is iwtponed till tfh U V , enterprise, as the yet the laying of more than a mile or ... . backed by the tragic Stid the running of cars over the Piropoei ntw rmiis, i oncmw ny i?hoof that diVnce belong to 1905. I town's be business men and their Under the direction and with the co- seocass Is assured. Oration of Hendersonvllle men. the leveral new residences have been Appalachian Inler-urban Railroad ' built and a number of the old ones Company was organized, and much j painted, which gives the town a thrlv work Is being done with a view to j lug appenrance. building a railroad to connert Bender- i Of the new buildings one Is worthy SOnvills with Chimney Rock and flther , of eieclal notloe. a new hotel bull t TiMtliarffirdton (laffney or Snartanburg. bv Cant. II. N. Moss, one of the thections have been held and bonds j Southern's best and most popular con Voted In three townimlps In Henderson , ductors. It was put ud to meet the ' county, three townships In Polk county, ' one township In Buncombe snd one in Jlutherford. In other townships which " J were host it to the project a strong sen timent has been created in Its favor, and this has been done mainly by Hen- denwnvllle men. The Choral Society, an roganlMtion created by the board of trade, has be come a permanent and self sustaining body anfl has addod much to the en joyment of life In Hendersonville. MOCKSVILLE. CWTP'nlencp or j-ne innrvr. f , L Mocksvllle, Jam. 8. -During the year 50S our town has witnessed a steadv anct substantial growth. While the exact figures of th prpula,tlon at ' jresent are not obtainable, yet It Is apparent that a good gain h been , tnade during the yar. from the fact that quite a number or dwplllns houses have been built and none of them are vacant. A $5,000 church has "just been completed br the Presbv ' eriani. Its work und erection was principal y llmted by ' if Pastor, Rev. F M. Allen. The bi Ing is .of modem design and dues ' eredlt not only to the worthy cause, : Of the BaptlHt church. It is located where tho old church stood before It t . trss removed to a beautiful lot on the east side of Main street, recently pur-ij''-ekavsed by the Hautlst for the erection a model new building, which will - . Pir v " . . - - - . - can be made, ilt Is. expected that, 'under tne aireciion oi me mnciwii 'Castor, Rev. C 8. Cashwell, rapid pro Will K .T, V? The town now owns an up-to-date foad machine which Is expected to get in Some good work on street Improve - ment Several more gaeoline street v i2m have been added, a.,.! the town lamps have IS now Well lighted ri Main street. "ri-V- m.i..iii, -..,i.r .wtv aw ' - newspaper, was established six months - Mirn and has k xuleiidld ulant. The i Xavl Record hu Improved Itself bv 71 putting In a new cylinder press. There LUMBERTON. ' 5 porrespondence of The Observer. i - XiUinberton, Jan. 15 The growth of v: tmberton during 1905 m botn steady, gradual and substantial. The .- .demand for residences has been grat ' m than ths sunnly. The mercantile ; house are In a flourishing condition. f The school aire well attended and the ... tewn begins the new year under aus 8 ftfaa circumstance. The McLeod building, on Kim street, fcas been remodeled, making it the - -handsomest building In town. It fur ' '-. niehei elegant and commodious uunr- 1 iera for the postofflce and the First ' National Bank, with twelve nice fn- on th second floor and two Urge . "' odge rooms on the third floor. : The work of laying granolithic jiave- n-'irimu uu i-.iiii supci ja uivivt wny. Work has been temporarily suspended fcerttt will bs resumed In th near future. ' -Tiie Lumber ton Cotton Mill has erctd an addition to Its plant,- ln . vrrsasfng the number of Spindles to '38,000.. ? A charter has been obtained for the ZAunbetton Sanitarium and a $10,000 hospital wlU b built on desirable lot.,,' Han for building tiavs been ac- retried and work , will bsgtn at ones, T4i medical staff will consist of Dr. 2ii A..Tbmpon and R, o, Roctee. " 'Bin Lej the Chlrjaman, has opened Aua u successfully conducting a laun ' dry. Caldwell V Carlyle have erected a lrg warehouse nd - nave added an Immense line of undertaker" supplies,. nouainff m, nnaorae pe&rse, , The Robeson, County Loan Trust Company has erected, a. Jarse brick cotton sjorage warehouse. The Lum berton Novelty Work has begun busi ness. It la managed by Mr. Hum phrey. Charters have been 5 granted ? : the Robesonian Publishing Company,.: the Eagle- Furniture and Carpet Company and the Pope Drug Company. The Lumberton Telephone Company has rebuilt its lines and enlarged and irn- proved Its exchange. A Jewish eyna ", Vina Vuuirt - , pregbyterlan congregation, D. B. Mc Nelll, H. Floyd, Needham Thompson and many others. KING'S MT. Correspondence of The Observer. King's Mountain, Jan. 15. -For push, vim and healthy growth, King's Mountain is second to no town In the State. Fifteen years ago the popula tion was 400, to-day it is 5.000 or more and not a vacant house in the town. The, past year was one of unusual ! prosperity In this section. The farm ers made splendid crops, and received good prices for tbelr cotton. The seven cotton mills and oil mills all made money. The l.ula and Cora llllli i doubled thoir capacity. Ground has I been boujht upon which to crei t two mor(, ootton mjis. and there Is strong , ta)k of a thlrd m built this ! summer. One of the new mills will be located- on the main line of the Kouthorn, north of town. Tho other, also on the Southern, will be lust south of town. The third, if built. , wU on north Qf towh ! tween King's Mountain and Bessemer. Mauney Brothers nave bunt tnree large three-story store houses oppo site the depot. A stock company has bought the old lleldsvllle corner and will erect on It a handsome $10,000 building, the first floors of which will be used for stores. The upper stories will be fitted up nicely for offices. One of these will be used as headquarters for a building and ' loan association, soon to be organised by the same company that owns the building. This will prolve a greet help to the town. ( ft rfntf. mill f . r. . I.m, naAAntllrA demand for a good $1 a day hotel. Mr. and Mrs. 3. M. Allison conduct It and keep as good a hoteias can be found anywhere for the money, The different rellslous denomina tion are tearing down the old churches and building new ones. The Lutherans have completed a handsome house at a cool of $5,000 and Installed a magni ficent pipe organ at a cost of $1,500. The Methodists are now building what will be one of the nicest churches In town, to cost about $8,000 or $9,000. The Presbyterians have bought the old Methodist church and will remodel It. King's Mountain can boast of as nice churches as any town of Its size ip the State. At a special election laxt April, bonds were voted for electric lights and graded school. The school began In Hepte.mbcr with eight teachers and four I hi ud red students. But the most Important enterprise of all is the tin mine. There no longer remains a doubt that we have tin. and In paying quantities. Captain J. M. Foster and son. of Virginia, have e,,Ught and are and are building (lrkf,r ,)ro.,.rl I r r 'Tliey re operating u mine. a large- mill on the near the center of 1 ' ""Z.'.LyJ ' a'l a placing the machinery as rapidly as possible, but it wll be a month yet before all Is completed. Mr. Foster then expects to work 65 or 70 tons of ore a day. He tells me the ore will average 10 per cent tin, which Is worth . $550 per ton. A few days ago a shaft 1 was sunk 86 feet deep when the water i became troublesome, so the sunerln- ' dent ordered a two Inch nine driven ' ',"w.n. 10 or.'2 and when withdrawn the ore It contained aver- ! ,35 ppr, :,,!nt, n "lines of Lngland 2 7" , tln- J?1 Ore from the aversges i in from the mines of Australia and Tasmania Is a little richer, yielding 24 to 3 per cent tin. . i . . v. i 'wiri , jr., m superintend ing the mine personally snd Is eonfl- dent they have, by all odds, the best i mine In the world. f LEXINGTON. Correspondence of The Observer. Iexlngton, Jun. 15. The year IMS litis been, beyond all doubt., the brightest and best year in the history ! of Lexington. The town has not been on a boom. While its growth and prosperity have been unprecedented, It ! nas, at me same time. teu consistent j and conservative. Blessed with health, the people are happy mid contented with 1ha rpaillta nf Ihnlr 1,1 1...,-. I the year. Every business enterprise, merchant and manufacturer, employ ers and employes everywhere all have had a most successful year. The ' population of the town litis grown. numbering now about 6,o00. while the last census records only 1.234. Many municipal Improvements, which were Inaugurated during 1004, wero com pleted during the past year. A $100. 000 bond Issue was voted during the two years, and about all of this was used during 1V0C, for the following pur poses: Waterworks and electric light plant, both of whk-h are now finished and are owned by the town: sewerage system now being put In: granolithic pavements, live miles of which has been traced and completnd during the past year; a handsome and commodi ous graded school building, finished at cost of $10,000, Aside from the municipal Improve ments, the town has grown In many other, way. A $126,000 bond, issue was carried ai a subscription to the capi tal stock of h Winston'-galem ftouth tound rtsilwsy Company. The in crease in bank deposits during the year- was about 70 per rant. In order to aecomrnodste Ha Increased business, tho Bank ot Lexington Increased it capital stock from $25,000' to I40.0QO, The Increase In taxable property wa about (500,000. Postofflce receipts Hhow a gain of 26 per cent The out put of the various manufacturing in dustries Is variously i estimated" at from $1,800,000 to $2,000,000. The, furni ture factories declared larger) diyi dends than In any previous yearjMwsaaji New enterprises with an aggregate capital ot $134,000, were chartered and are as follows: Lexington Mercantile. Company, capital $3,000, incorporators, B. Q. Robblns, S, S. Coley. 3. A, Fink; Lexington Metal Bed Company, capt-' tal $12,000, Incorporators J. W. NoelL A. C. Harris, W. M. Xoonts; Lexlng ton Real Kstate and Trust Company, capital $100,000, Incorporators v R I McCrary. O. F. Hankins. Z. I. "Walser; It. Everhart & Son Company, whole sale grocers, capital $10,000, Incorpor ators Riley Everhart, O, JH. Everhart, J. U Peacock; Piedmont Telephone Cottvpany, capital $10,000 Incorporators W. O. Finch, J. Q. Finch, P. U Finch; Springs Hardware Company, capital $10,000, Incorporators H. H. Springs, R. C. Springs, F. E. Springs: Crowell Furniture Company, capital $10,000. In corporstors John W. Crowell, J. T. Hedrlck, E. J. Buchanan, "W. M. Koonts; Merchants' and Farmers' Trust Company, capital $25,000, incorp orators R. L. Rurkhead. J. W. Koell and others; Yadkin Knitting Mills Company, capital $10,000, incorporators F. N. Patterson, Jno. u. Grimes, C, M. Thompson. O. W. Montcastle: Da vidRon County Development Company, capital $10,000, incorporators J. W. Noel I, R. U Burkhead, Wade H. Phil lips: Among the concerns already go ing to increase the capital stock, are: Iexlnirton Grocery Company, from $25,000 to $50,000; Eureka Trouser Com pany, from $20,000 to $25,000. THOMASVILLE. Correspondence of The Observer. Thomasvllle, Jan. 15. The year 19(5 marks one of the most prosperous "years In the history of Thomasvllle for all classes. The manufacturer, merchant, professional- man, carpen ter, laborer, and in; fact every body has felt this wave of prosperity. There are now 16 industrial enterpris es in the town, consisting principally Of chair factories, safe factories, odd dresser and chiffonier, plants, table, machinery, spoke and handle, furni ture Jobbers, and flour mill plants. The population or the town is 3,000. Thus it is seen that we have an In dustrial plant for every 200 inhabi tants, a proportion, which, doubtless Is unexcelled, if Indeed equaled, by any other town In the State, possibly of the South. Of the 16 plants, seven of them are chair factories. These fac tories made In 1905, In round numbers, 1.000,000 chairs. The Standard Chair Company, together with Its branch factory, the Thompson Chair Com pany, made 280,000 of this number, more than a quarter of the entire out put. The president of this pUrht la Mayor John W. Lambeth; vice presi dent Chan. F. Lambeth; secretary and treasurer, Frank 8. Lambeth.., To the unceasing effort of the last named la the success of the firm due. One new chair factory was built during the year, the Thomasvllle Chair Company, with a capital stock paid in of $20,000 Its officers are; President, John T. Cramer; secretary and treasurer, G. A. Allison. Several new and up-to-date residenc es have also gone up In the past year, notably those of Mr. John It. Myers, secretary and treasurer of the Cramer Furniture Company; Mr. John Mash, J. A. Greene, J. C. Kinney and others. The Baptist church is building a handsome parsonage on a lot donated to them by that most estimable gentle man and townsman, Mr. J. E. Wyche. Mr. Wyche has also built a handsome block of stores near the depot during the year, which are already occupied. The Methodist church Is planning to build a $15,000 brick church In the near future. The Presbyterian church has bought a lot In the center of, town and will erect a costly church at an early date. Dr. Charles A. Julian con templates building a new residence early this spring. The graded si-linol Is the pride of the town still. The attendance has been a record-breaker. Superintendent J. N. HaiiMs Is a regular Chesterfield and gives satisfaction to all. He has a highly equipped force of assistants. Two mammoth projects are now In contemplation, which. If the plans ar consummated, will cause Thomnsvllle to grow as If by magic. One of these Is a proposed three-mile belt-line from one end of the town to ' the other. The other plnn Is a large $350,000 plant or some kind backed by Mr. fttuart W. Cramer, of Charlotte, who Is a staunch friend of his native town and is doing great things for Its development. Thomasvllle Is greatly Indebted to him, her most liberal and richest son. The Thomasvllle Baptist Orphanage, to which till look with Joy and are ex ceedingly Kind that It Is In our midst, Is still growing In wealth, thus ex tending the possibilities of greater and more deeds of kindness to the father less ones. Messrs. Kestler, Johnson and Averltt. with whom Thomasvllle have most to deal, have entrenched themselves so deeply among us tht they have become three op the most popular, affable eltlsens of the town. They have the best wishes of all de nominations, not only of Thmasvllle, but of the entire State. WAYNESVILLE. r-orrpspondence of The Observer. Waynesville, Jan. 8.-The year 4905 has been a prosperous year In every way. The conditions In western North Carolina are favorable for In dustry and progress. The town . Of Wsynesvllle Is now on s boom and has been for at least four or Ove vears. During the year the four leading roads have been graded and macad amized for Rbout six miles every way. Bonds were Issued for the building Of the roads and. under the present con ditions. It will be but a few years until the bonds will be paid and ths country and town verging Into moro progressive times. The streets of. Weynesvllle have been paved and sidewalks ot concrete put down. At least of a -mJtsT of paving and sidewalks are now' being; used. For buildings, the town has gone be yond Itself. The new Paptlst ehuroh has ben built at a coat of $10,000 The church Is of modern construction and is lighted hy electricity. The Presby terian church has been built at a cost of $,000 and is built of whits pressed brick and It I one Of the most beautiful buildings lit the town. Tne jiw pettton blot'k is one of the pretti est buildings and blocks In the, town. It has three store rooms and many offices above. The Smaf hers-Logan Miller blldlng has been built and It is occupied" by the Annex Pharmacy, J. O. Keve Orocery Company. Adams Shot Company, and the postofflce. Ilr, p. 4i,.iuy hag also built and, full line ; of furniture' lias ben ln stalled. . "-H''fl ; s -V-' ' - rae new National Bankt with capi tal of $50,000 was organised and busi ness la now ; going on, sThe'W. H. Cdle Laimber Manufaeturing Company Is now in Its new Quarters and is do ing an' immense business in furniture. une waynesvillsWood Manufactur-, ing company i is also . plant especl? ally tor dimension stock and works a force of about 60 hands. , The new electric light plant a4 been Installed and how. Instead of a one-horse plant the town la supplied by a 15,000 horse, power plant and the town now has a beautiful system of lights and; the electric display In front of the business portion of the' city la something grand,. The town now has a perfect system of waterworks and sewerage. v . ' , - As a whole,-Waynesville Is a grow ing town and promises to be one Of prettiest little towns In western North Carolina. Land around the town sells for an enormous price and outside of the town farmers cannot get enough hands to carry on their work. Land sells from $12$ and $400 per acre. - Socially, politically and morally the people are on the boom and pushing nurd for better things. NEWTON. Correspondence of The Observer. Newton, Jan. 15. The past year has been one of remarkable growth and Improvement for Newton. A handsome graded school building has been erected at a cost of $10,000. Ca tawba College has enlarged its build" Ing In such a way that Its capacity has been more than doubled. Ar rangements have been made to heat the entire building with steam. Ce ment sidewalks were laid through out the business section of the town. The Newton Hosiey Mill has erected a largo addition to Its plant, has Installed; electrklty throughout the mill and has Increased the output to 1,800 doaen pairs of hosiery per day. Mr. J. H. MeClellao has erected a wooden store building on the northeast corner of the sauare. A building and loan association was founded and during the year loaned $11,000 for buildings and erected Z dwelling houses.. The Henkle Live Stock Company has established a branch office in Newton and has built a large sales stable In which to con duct its business. E. H. Tount & Com pany have established a new business. The Newton Livery Co. has opened a new livery stable near the Newton Cotton Mills. The greatest growth, however, has been in the number of dwelling houses which have been built Between 75 and 100 dwelling houses have been built, some of them very handsome homes. CHINA GROVE. Correspondence of The Observer. China Grove, Jan. 15. Our town Is steadily progressing. Last year a building and loan association of 430 shareholders was organized. Through this association several new residen ces have been built. This, within it self. Is a good thing for the town. Several other handsome homes have been built this year- also. The bank is lu a very prosperous condition. , De posits have increased over 300 per cent over 1904. April the stockholders will meet and declare their regular divi dend and add an equal amount to the reserve fund. fThe business pf HJte bank speaks for Itself. Some of our real estate dealers have been dispos ing of some valuable building lots and, In the near future, houses will be erected. That directors of the Patterson Man ufacturing Company met' in November and decided to increase their plant at this place. T'anufaturlng indus tries are the backbone of the country and Ito town or community can fall to prosper when these industries are encouraged and propertly managed. It is hoped to see this new plant in operation this year. The town needs more and diversified Industries. China Grove Is surrounded by a good farm ing section and there is no reason why our town should not continue to rise. Within Its corporate limits there Is a macadam road which will add materi ally to Its upbuilding. Over 2,000 bales of local cotton were marketed here. LEAKSVILLE. Correspondence of the Observer. Leaksvllle, Jan. 16. In the past year, Leaksvllle has been steadily ad vancing. A handsome large store has been erected, half of which Is occupied by the enterprising Jeweler, Mr. C. T. Hoss, and the other by Mr. J. Frank King, with his fancy groceries. On the second floor may be seen the sign of H. P. Lane, attorney at law. Fur 'ther down Main street. Mr. B. F. Ivle has erected two large stores, one a wholesale, the other a retail grocery store. In front Of this building Is an asphalt . pavement. On the corner of Main and Henry streets. Mr.- 5; W. Norman has constructed a-pic-, two story brick office. Mr. J. 8. Williams has built two-pretty new residences on Church street. A large boarding house is in process of erection on Monroe street kDr- O. A. . Mebane'a new home between ; Leaksvllle and 8pray la a thing of beauty with Its four stories and Its stately columns. But the nrlde and boast of oar town are the two magnificent brick build ings of the Leaksvllle-Spray Institute half of which is on Leaksvllle soli and the other half on Bprey. These build ings sprang up; musk-room like, in a few months, urged on i by the seal of Its founders, and opened1 wtth the tall term, bringing a score of new cJtleene and many puplls.;,, ;t;vi V.t SHELBY. . ; Correspondence of The : bbaerretjv " , Bhclby, Jan. H.Owing to ths num erous smaller towns, . dotted air oyer the surroandJng-cotintnr.'in svery di rection (some of tneiw towns of nq smell commercial note), Shelby doe nut advance with leaps -and bounds as It might do. had it not so many rivals, Shelby, however, is anything but a dead town. In , 1905, " more handsome, business houses were built than In any previous year. - . '."..;-..'.' . 8, A 'Washborn' Co.r hava erected, two brick bulldrpga, one on La Fayette street and the other on Main street, at a cost of $4,000. T. W. Ilamrlck Co.. jewelers, have r erected a - two-story brick building, at a cost of $5,000, with plate glass front, on LaFayett street, which, with - 1U wealth - of Christmas foods was on of ' lb suthta of t th clly during Christmas week On th corner of Warren and La Fayette streets, J, p. Zollinger M Co, have erected, at a cost of $20,000. a two-story brick building, witn-com plet plate glass ' fronts, - containing four large - store-rooms , below, and 14 offices above. . In the corner room of this bulldlns; la ths new bank, recently established 'on av eobatantiai oasis, with a capital of $50,000, with o. L, Watts, president;; J- T, Bowman, cash ier, and J3. X. Washburn, teller..' f ' , Many ; nice residences.' have , been erected during th year, among those who bay built being- Edgar tuamon, on LaFayetta street; D,,X. Wilklns. on Marlon street; -WB. Newton, and Z. T. Thompson, Warren street; B. , Webb, Graham street; W. jrV'-King, Sumter street. - In' addlUon to' these. Mr, - W. ' E. Martin, manager and part owner of the Lily Cotton MM, nag naa erected a - handsome v home in f, the southern edge of town, which is com plete in all its appointments at a cost of $ilooo. . : w- -During the year just past, the Blan ton Company opened a wholesale gro cery, and have three men traveling In the Interest of the business. During the year, the Cleveland . Foundry and Machine Shops Company was Incor porated,: with some of the leading dtp sens as stockholders. A - two-story building, at a cost of $10,000, la in course of construction, and n the will he ready for business in, the near future Cleveland -county has never been known to be. In so prosperous ft. condi tion; $1,000. bales of cotton were made in the county in 1905, and as many will be made the present,!, year. There is one thing that idraws the, attention of all strangers who visit here, god that Is the fondness that the people have for the paint brush. -RNo bouses are allowed to look old from the need of fresh paint. ;n The merchants here report tbe best Christmas business in the history of the town. ' Well-informed persons sav that there was less drinking and rowdyism' during the year of 1905 than ever before. . ' ' - , SALISBURY. Correspondence of The Observer. Salishury, Jan. 15 Salisbury, has been a town for 153 years. It was set tled by . some English about 1753 and named for the cathedral city of Sails bury in the mother country. The char ter was granted about 1755 and from that day to a very 'recent past this present city v slumbered and slept. For the five years just spent, there has been almost unbelievable growth. From a Slumbering and repressive And most backward condition, it has risen ltke a rocket and is now regarded as one of the busiest cities of the State, with higher hopes j and fairer prom ises than any. It is living, growing, every hour and-the observing man Is kept busy 'choosing lots for residences and marking them as they point em bllmatically toward the1 skies, striv ing for higher things. There has . been 35 houses erected in Salisbury - since the year 1905 be gan. These mark an Increase of wealth of fully as many thousands for not only are these residences neat and comfortable, but some are beautiful and costly, two just finished costing $26.000.. But it Is easier still to keen tabs upon- the newly erected houses and to greet' Individually the thousand new citizens, men woman; and children since January 1905, than It Is to compute the Increase ot wealth in commercial Salisbury. So frequent are these many thousand dollar enterpris es begun, that one, loses sight of them after reading-the paper and thinks nothing more until another similar an nouncement. . The largest one corporation begln lng business within the last . Year is the Salisbury-Spencer Hallway, and Electric Light Company. In mlnature form and finance, a gas and electric light plant did exist prior to this time but Yankee capital and energy were Injected Into it, and backed by $350,000 this company is now giving Salisbury beautiful gas and , electric lights and running cars upon as fine a track as divides a North Carolina city. This street railway will run between Chest nut Hill a Salisbury suburb, and Spencer, three miles distant, and lat er there will be prolongations. , at each end, the Northern terminus being in tended to eventually reach the Yad kin river, seven miles from Chestnut Hill. Fulton Heights, a beautiful park is designed as the Southern end of the line and resident lots at this lat ter place now go high. Whitney Is not a suburb of Salis bury nor Salisbury of Whitney. This great power, with its contemplated factories aand every enterprise pos sible of erection, seems to belong to everybody. It has been removed from its quiet place on the Yadkin to every city Within a radius of 50 miles. Never theless, Salisbury Is leading auaters for the company whose vice-president lives In a lovely place here and within the past year the city has played a tremendous jpart in the devel opment of this 46,000 horse power plant And this Dlaace .received probobly twice . as much of the $7,500,000 that It will take to develop th water power as any other North Carolina town or city. , - -.v ' ,: ;":;..; The Peoples, Bank la th latest pure ly financial concern. ' It ' began busi ness In November with a capital of $76,000, the largest which any city bank ever started, Half a doxsn other loan realty, and guaranty companies hav either been Inaugurated or' rehabili tated since the beginning of last year The Salisbury Realty and. Guaranty Company and the Guaranty Loan, Re alty and Insurance Company , have a capitalisation of $100,008 each and the Mutual Investment Company, an or ganisation composed almost" entirely of young men who Invest there savjnas in real estate, rent and build it has also the same Authorised capital,; The Taylor Mattress Company, organised in the talL nas : alao : the features of the realty institution besides doing the work suggested by its nam. The Dix ie Novelty Company - is a-$50,000 at-! fajr. . the only: thing ot Its - kind ii& the Soutiult manufactures toys, small wagons, carrls ges and novelties, but its work will have .to speak-- fat Ut-' self, and your correspondent wilt relate this next January. Tha Dunne's Moun tam Granite Company is a SaUsburv business, though existing la th county It Is ths greatest ot the Rowan ouar rieg which turn out th finest gran ite on earth. The Johnston .Block, piece ot property worth 175,000, ' ' has been finished with th. last year.; Three . handsome atorerooms and the postof flee are on the ground floor and above Is a finely equipped hotel to be opened within moatbk The- Julian Mnvest--ment Company has bollt business block just abov this and two pretty tores, the Boston Specialty 6ho Co. and the Jouan-Laweranc Grocery Company, 'occupy 11 them." The W. It Leonard Jewelry Company face those on th opposite eld of th street and is a handsome addition to th town. -.'Th Evening .Post.' Salisbury's only dally, has just celebrated its first an niversary.) It has a splendid Job plant and very5 recently 1U capital waa tre bled and modern machinery, Installed though It Is not jost yet In working or der. , The, Gabe Royal Printing Com-, pany has , also organised - within th past. year .and . U rapidly ; growing plant -S V"' Vt?.-11 fjT"U The, years of 1906 has likewis sen the completion of the Meroney theatre, A play house that cost $40,000 and is a genuine ornament to the town. This year, great in; the world's history,1 wlt neesed the .completion i. and the oc cupancy ; of the new r'graded school, a $22,600 structure, manned by the best faculty t anJ superintendent anywhere More than any other Salisbury i insti tution la this one prised and loved by every citizen of this town, though this la more an aesthetic than a commer cial growth. ' it was the crystallisation of a strong educational sentiment that marks tbe high Ideals ot State citisen- shtp. The colored, people have also done well.. They are now building. on the Livingston College: grounds, a Carnegie Library and the Hood Theo logical Seminary which will : cost 125, 000. The First Baptist church has been opened wlthln'the past ten ' months. It ts a $20,000.honse of prayer and graces the city, i ' ' j . The Southern Railway? whose busi nesss not even ' an astrologer can find out. has grown epual to that of any Salisbury institution and has done vastly more in receipts than ever be fore. - However that road would not tell Its wife what it had don. Two things especially endear, the Southern to Sallabury people. A fine bridge spana the Inn Is street crossing and It Is nearly flneshed. The city is promis ed a new station whose erection win be within some future January, most likely th first month ot 1907, ... Ail the foregoing improvements pre senting : substantial though lncalucab- le and Intangible wealth, ' have the sanction of society and mark Sails bury a good, town, The whiskey nous es and the,, saloons have done? too much to bringing, albeit a constant re cital of this phase of Salisbury's ac tivity creates almost the Impression that our cltlsens are much the beast and little the gods. Within the last year $1,200,000 worth ot business haa been done by the whiskey dealers. Of this amount $900,000,three fourths, have gone to towns that have the traf fic under ban.- Comment Is necessary. The business goes on, Salisbury sins only In giving to the outside world Just what it wants and pays for It nurses its Jags and pays court to Jugs In private. PeoDle who com .to Salisbury cltlsens, a baseball team grants. Were other cities dependent on Salisbury for citizens, a basebalheam could 'not be organised in a centurv. Come to Salisbury. Real estate s not yet out of reach but haa risen 60 per oent. within a year. Come now while the population Is not large- A thousand new faces will soon put any man in the land of strangers. Fine graded schools furnish opportunity for the children, churches abound, ail of the gifts of a city are accesabie And the privelege of living in the best city in the State la yours. ASHEVTLLE. Corresoondence of The Observer. Ashevdlle, Jan. $. Ashevllle's pro gress during 1905 was entirely satis factory, and those who -hav watched tor years the steady growth of ths city are convinced that never before has Ashevtlle enjoyed such prosperity as last yecr- The summer tourist sea son taxed tne capacity at itmea or tne hotel and boarding house accommoda tions, while the winter season at the close of December was all that could have been desired. The Prosperity en joyed by Ashevtlle has -been felt in the rural districts, and reports from the country ar to-the effect that Buncombe county has steadily push ed forward and that th farmers and others living outside the city ar pros perous, happy and eontent. ," ; The business done by th banks of the city, a , barometer of trade,":: was better than ver before in their his tory. It was stated as a tact that the three banks' net earnings for th year 1905 were more than $80,000, and that there was on deposit in these, banks on January 1 of this year and subject to check more than $2,000,000- The Ashe vi lie postofflce did a greater bus iness during the past year than ver before. The permanent improvement of Asheville ha gone steadily on un der the wise and conservative man agement of Mayor Barnard, and those with him in authority. The streets of the city are now being paved with bi tullthlc composition and th total pav ing bill for 1905, paving contracted for, laid and work In course of completion, amounts to more than $125,000. In ad dition to this great amount of street paving many streets , have-been fur ther improved by the laying of vit rified brick sidewalks, until Asheville to-day claims the dicHhcttott of being the most thoroughly paved and Im proved city ot Its size-Jn the South. ' , An enormous amount ot building has been done -during the past twelve months. .From July L 1$0K, until Jan uary 1, of this year, according to the report of Alderman R. L. Fitspatrlck, Chairman of the public safety commit tee pf the baord of aldermen there was expended in the erection of . res idences and other buildings the turn of $249,890. : This amount of . money is ; been . expended .- on naw structures within six months,- while reports of buildings erected durlnsr the six months prior to July L HOB, gav tne amount expenaea, at a little more than $200,000, , making the grand " toUl outlay, tor the tweiv month prac tically tutur a million dollars. - ;.. i During the year a number of bust neses have been enlarged while -new industries hav been started. Th real stat mancet was unusually acUve during th entire year and real estate Sien say. that the price of. Asheville trt increased last year from 10 to SO per cent A number of large real es tate - deals were . made during . the twelve months and several -. quick change at handsome profits were no-. ted, Th. Bourn era Railway Company has been forced to enlarge 1U ahon and - trackage her and this work of improvement ana enlargement' was undertaken early last tall. The com bany haa purchased "a. strip of land between Its present ' tracks and th French Broad river and this land will be ' used -for track purposea It Ms learnsd from avblgh iource that th company contemplate- the ependl- lure or zw,oo in mis work and that In addition- to ' th bnlldlng' of - nor track v new round house 'will be erected and . the present capacity - of tne snops oounieo. in addition to this Improvement to its . freight depart- ments ' the , Southern has purchased i another boundary of land lying on the , eaet side of the French Broad river -and extending for, quite a distance " westward. It is understood that the . tracks will be Jald on this side of the'';, river .and that the land bought by the-A;. OOUthem . Will " tia nfTaraA i-nAnr ment for the location of manufacto rlea to and near .this, city.. Thai tv Southern Itail way 'a . determination of, ' make Aeheville a central point has , ; , ' , resulted ln th creation of th office " 1 of another general agent of th road. tV the .appointment of Mr. Hayes, of , f C . Lake Toxaway. as agent and th . ' making -Of, Ashevill headquarters. Th : establishment her of the land V and industrial department of -the'-1 - , Southern i also of not.. . -.-.f ' , ItOXBORO. ' , v . t . f , y t . i, 4,1, - .i1- Correspondenca of The Observer. t - . Roxboro, Jan, 16. While ther has ' '. been very Uttle public, improvements. c'j made during -the past year in tbe way ' , of streets, lights and school buildings ,. which are Very much needed, the citl aenshlp of Roxboro enjoyed a most prosperous year and there -Wer many , private improvements made. A num ber of new residences have been built, -several of them above the average, ' while others have made great im- i provements In their property, ; much paint having been used and premises made more sightly, convenient and comfortable in many ways. . The old . Methodist church has been replaced by . ft handsome brick structure that does great. credit to the denomination. A. handsome block ot brick stores erect-, ed by Mr. J, A Long, greatly improves the appearance of the business part of . tbe town. The Morris Telephone Ex change Company has Improved Its service and extended Us lines until now almost avery section ot the coun ty: and all neighboring towns are 1 reached. , Roxboro la a large leaf tobacco mar-. ket,,and bandied many thousands of tWkltfftila lt AVAAM .Af "amw m -.AM It ts also a a-rnt rilatrlhiitlVia- nntnt fns- wi nintw vi; roercnnoaise ana xne mer- . chantft iehjoyed i a. most prosperous year, while the banks make the best -showing in . their history, Ths Box- ' boro ' Cotton ' Mill made more money than in all its previous years together,1 It is highly probable, that It will be greatly enlarged this year. From ev ery standpoint Roxboro enjoyed L the most prosperous year In Its : history and there is a feeling of confidence that the authorities wll! make many , " public Improvements during this year, as the treasury now has a nice surplus , and the proceeds from the dispensary will enable them to invest a great deal more than heretofore. , , LINCOLNTON. Correspondence of The Observer. Llncolnton, Jan. IS, LIncolnton has had a steady and healthful growth i during th year Just past, along all lines, and now stands in a better con dition than one year ago. The year 1904 waa a remarkable one for the growth of th town, and last year was -spent in firmly fixing What had at- ready been accomplished and In prep aratlon for greater strides next year, aratlon for-greater:-strides this year. ' J1 Last year saw th completion of th T waterworks, v This ton mmniuK.j at a cost of about $40,000 and we boast or as nne a system as ther Is in any town. Instead of going to some dirty branch of muddv water tnr supply, ws purchased a smaU , farm t near town ana sunn wells on It, and as pure water as can be bad any when -Is furnished our cltlsens. The past year saw the beginning of -th graded . schools. Th election was held in the early part ot th year and the schools opened In September, now the two schools have an anrollement of nearly 500 pupils, - TWO mere needed addttinna .? Ic plant and a steam laundry, both vi wnicn nave recMvea a lrberal pat ronage.- . A" number of residences were built, some of them beinr hmi.. ... ' can be found In any town of this sise, while oil Were aubstantlar dwellings. 'k A conservaUve estimate of the cost of ' uie new resiaences places it at $30,000. Besides 1 these a nnmhu aI - K..i.- Dlaces hava iiean - accomodate their increased business. The beginning of this year ts bright er than any In the history of the town. Plans are on foot for putting ln.an - - ' electric light plant, and as soon' as '' the weather permits, work will begin " on large cotton mill. Miii mil w.-t . . ------- -- .. ... iMhan i1.'--..' ..-t four Inald of ther town, and twelve in wjb county. une new mill wiu be ' 5 headed by Mr. John M. Rhodes an , , experienced cotton min nn a -v. be the largest mill Jo th county. Th ' uui.iiui- nuuer suns wut puna a large - s up-to-date plant her, work 'to begin 1 at once. Plana for thraa via., t.-i.w 1 building hav been made -and work'--1' " uwm n : eany oate, ana ar- ? ' ranrements for aevarsi a. k,.h later in the year hav been made, at " . Is . reported l hat , , plans hav jtieen drawn for about is residences which i.: ' will be erected during this year. Twen- , ' ty building lot hav been purchased,' ' ' by Individuals in one section of the V will ba imnravail rha - the coming year are Indeed bright, and 1 , "v next year will witness, many improve- - ' . J WAEBEIITON. ' Correspondence o( Th Observer. , c. , Warrenton, Jari. 18. In 1905 War-- I J ronton enjoyed great- Prosperity. Th U v ? business was Increased by adding two . " banks and a third tobacco warehousa.rf 1 Several nw buildings were ewted'SJ, l and otharg Improved. The high schoofO t4 plant was improved by the addition vt steam neat and water works. Pipe- organs were put snip ue Baptist and .... .wvr . vuiwk: iff-- '.r..;i-...j encouraging. : Several .new brick stores ' V and electric lights are in eontempla-. VICTORIA KEENE'S 3f 7 :ir uir i WH-I VB taa, fj ff . Tbe best and most econ cinical11 material known for pl&sterinfi and Imitation tile .: J. 0. QIUNNAN, 173 Main St, Kprf oik, Ya, mm f n t X y "t f - Vv. 4 t i S r t'f ' -1 'jHu 1 .
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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