THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT.
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THE FARMING LANDS OF
GUILFORD COUNTY.
That the South is destined to have
a great and prosperous future no one
who is at all familiar withr that part
of our country can doubt. That her
development has begun in "earnest is
apparent to all who have studied the
signs of the times and kept posted on
her current social and industrial his
tory. That this development has been
influenced to a great extent by North
ern ideas and Northern capital is also
a fact and it is no less true that this
influence will continue, and the South
recognizing the value of Northern
ideas and Northern enterprise extends
a hearty welcome to all who seek
homes in her midst and are willing to
do their part in this great work of
development. '
Industrial plants are springing up
to giro w every sort of product that
can be raised in the North besides to
bacco, sweet potatoes, peanuts and
every kind of fruit that can be pro
duced in the temperate zone. Our
pounty is a paradise for vegetable
and small fruit farming; work in this
line can extend ihrough the year and'
our proximity to the best markets of
the nation makes prices good and
transportation charges low. At pres
ent the" production of food products in
our section is not equal, to the de
mand and we are importers of such
commodities while vve should export
large quantities. This condition of af
fairs presents an opening here for the
small farmer which can not be surpassed.-
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All farm products, corn, wheat, oats,
rye, clover, hay, horses, cattle, hogs,
sheep and poultry can be profitably
raised here and production can be so
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all over the South and the day is i past product enterprising farmer may
THE BENBOW HOTEL.
which saw her raw products shipped
to the mills of the North, there to be
manufactured and shipped back for
consumption She is manufacturing
herl own cotton goods, is converting
her ores into iron and steel at home,
and has entered the field as a shipper
of coal, iron, stone, live stock,-fruit,
poultry, farm products and many
lines of manufactured goods. While
all these industries are yet in, their
infancy, At requires no great stretch
of the imagination to see that it will
takeL lively stepping to dance to the
music the South will make in the near
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It is a fact that is just beginning to
be 'appreciated by the country at
large that all the products of the
North can be raised more cheaply in
the South than in the North. Here
the farmer may work in the field and
his. stock may graze for ten months
in the year. He, is not obliged to
work hard six months in the year to
raise enough feed to carry his stock
through six months of winter. What
his land produces he can sell at good
prices and apply the proceeds to his
bank account, while his Northern
. brother is laboriously keeping himself
warm, pushing feed through his stock
and accomplishing little more, than
the conversion of his last year's
crop into fertilizer. Because of the
mildness and short duration of our
winters the farmer needs little heavy
clothing or expensive fuel, nor barns
filled to bursting with grain and fod
der, nis earnings need not be ex
hausted jon costly barns and sheds
and.it is never necessary in this sec
tion to, shovel snow from around his
buildings or cut holes in the ice and
thaw out pumps in order that his
stock may get around and not perish
from thirst. - . . "
While mining and manufacturing
are being pushed to-the front it must
not be -supposed that agriculture is
being neglected. Though the agricul
tural methods in the- past have been
expensive and wasteful the influences
of the more modern and economical
methods of progressive Northern
farmers who have settled in the South
is being felt and we are fast emerg
ing from agriculturial barbarism. It
will not be long before our'farmers
will be classed with those of the most
progressive and fertile parts of our
common country. " ,
All that can be said in favor of the
agriculturial possibilities of any part
iof the South
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puilf ord county in North Carolina.
Her location in the mid-South near
the middle of the famous Piedmont
plateau, a hundred and fifty miles
.back from tide water and within
.sight of the Blue Ridge Mountains,
jand her elevation of from eight hun
jdred to one thousand feet above sea
lleveLare ideal conditions. Added to
jthisthe fertility and variety of her
jaoils and the adaptability to the pro
duction of any crop that can be grown
in a temperate climate and it is no ex
aggeration to say -that she is fitted
jby nature to shine among the most
productive sections of the country.
JTer farmers are finding out that it re
quires only the same care and atten
ftion which the Northern farmer be-
receive an income during every month
of the year. . There is no better mar
ket than Greensboro for the staple
products such as grain, hay and
meats, a fact which should not be
overlooked by the prospective settlers.
' Of vital importance to the farmer
and trucker, as indeed it is to every
industry, is the question of good
roads. This community has awaken
ed to its necessities- in this matter
and is beginning the work of road im
provement in a comprehensive man
ner and good roads are coming sure
and fast. One fact which will interest
the farmer is that our county is free
from debt and not likely to incur
one consequently taxes are low.
Another matter of interest to the
prospective settler is that our section
is not a wilderness and he will not be
compelled to live in solitude, far from ;
his kind, when he comes here to make ;
his home. He will find himself among I
people of intelligence, morality and j
strong religious convictions.- Instead j
of the dreariness and lonesomeness of j
the Western prairie he will find the j
hospitality and good cheer for which j
the people of the South have always j
been "celebrated. It will be easy., to
make new friends, for our people will !
extend the gladhand and he will find
that the " little farm, well tilled" is j
a gold mine in the midst of agreeable '
surroundings. . '. ' i
The young farmer just starting out j
in life is finding. that the star 'of the j
empire has veered her course from j
westward to southward; the man who j
has braved the chilly blasts of the1
North, who has made his pile by hard i
knocks and many! self denials and i
earned his right to rest, is working '
for it and finding it-too among our
Southern roses; the sick man, seek
ing restoration of health and strength
turns his eyes to our part of the
Southland where nature does, not
compel him to inhale icicles in winter
nor steam in j summer; the man of
small means is heading southward
because he sees there his chance be
cause if there is such a thing as a
poor man's country it is in our sec
tion, where the minimum of toil gives
the maximum of results; the capital
ist is going South because of better
business opportunities and enlarged
fields of' enterprise. They" are all
bound South and all will find a wel
come; an opportunity and a home
such as the South only can give, and
nowhere in the whole South will their
reception be heartier, the opportunity
be better or their home more con
genial than in Guilford county.
P. A. Macdonald.
The Benbow Hotel is Greensboro's
famous old hostelry, familiar to thou
sands who have made it their rendez
vous and who have gone away only
to come again and again to enjoy the
comfortable surroundings and the
associations that have attached to the
place. ' .
; The Benbow was built some twenty
five Jjrears ago. In 1893 it was bought
and remodeled by Captain B. J. Fisher,
the present proprietor. The house has
seventy-five transient rooms, heated
by steam and richly furnished, bag
gage and freight elevators, and all
modern equipments to facilitate the
work and accommodate the guest.'
j The Benbow bar is the finest in the
city,' is stocked to overflowing with
the choice viands, and none of the
leading brands or labels have been
omitted. t
j The dining-room is the especial
pride of Manager Frank P. Morton,
who gives nis personal attention to
the cuisine,-knowing full well that the
quickest road to the heart is through
the stomach.
j With his long and successful career,
since years ago at Guy's famous house
in Baltimore, and later at Willard's
Hotel in Washington, as well as his
long and pleasant experience and
association with ; the people of the
Howard Gardner's Drug Store.
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Carolinas, Manager Morton has 'made
and found many steadfast friends,
who will beglad to hear that the old
Benbow was never finer than it is to
day. .
I John T. Matthews, the genial clerk.
assisted by John M. Hammer, are both
accredited with great popularity
among the traveling public.-
Intkrior View of Howard Gardner's Drug Store.
This illustration portrays the beau
tiful interior of Howard Gardner's
drug store on Elm street, corner-opposite
the Post-office. :
In 1893 the busjnes was established
by J. Willie Smith and Howard Gard
ner, the firm being known as Smith &
Gardner until 1895, when Mr. Smith
retired j and I Mr. jGardner, the 1 active
member of the fipn-became the pro
prietor! By his natural aptitude
coupled with fifteen years of practical
training, Mr. Gardner has built up a
business that stands in the front rank
and has secured for himself the admi-
t ration of the community. . I
The store is of ample dimensions
and tastefulyarranged, displaying to
advantage the thousands of useful and
ornamental things accessory to a well
stocked pharmacy. '
Physicians' Prescriptions are com
pounded in a separate department
from the general store, which is under
the personal charge of Mr.. E. J.
Jones, a skilled druggist..-
The Special Preparations invented .by
Mr; Gardner have become exceedingly
popular, among, which are "Gardner's
Almond Cream' for chapped hands,
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a delightful toilet aria
"Gardner's V. S. Lb,
fectual "remedy for rhf
ralgia, toothache, l.n
and numerous other trl t
"Gardner's Tar and
Cure" is infallible for -bronchial
affections1''
' Cigars are also carried
1 10 cent goods. 1
Mr. Gardner
crutches in the
Van tj.
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famous Seely cnitch. , Il i;;
for Nunnelly's L candies
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sunburn and all roughness of the skin, ; tionsrand Indreth's Wti
Jordant Sinclair & Macdonald
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Greensboro Steam Laundry
JOHN M. DICK, Proprietor. E A. MILLER, Manager
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Greensboro is the railroad center of
tows on the cultivation of his land $300,000 last year.
Wholesale Boot and Shoe Hen,
i Notice.
The head of a large wholesale boot
and shoe house here says that Greens
boro is the place for another concern
of this kind, he is not afraid of com
petition, the more the merrier, it will
help to bring the trade to Greensboro,
and there is ample room for another.
Greensboro is the railroad center of
North Carolina, and wholesale center
of a vast area of the coantnr. Th
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house above j referred to has been here
three years, and handled a business of
North Carolina, a city of substantial
commercial status, large manufactur
ing industries and a first-class market
fori all the products of the farm. On
the! main line of the Southern Railway
eight miles north of Greensboro, at
Morehead, Messrs. Jordan, Sinclair,
and Macdonald have set about to es
tablish a Northern Community in the
Mid-South. The land lies in a solid
body, is traversed by the railroad and
within its limits are the station
grounds and side tracks. The tract is
well timbered, -well watered by
springs and small streams and well
drained. It is smooth and prairie-like
and can be worked Jby modern farm
machinery and made to produce a
good crop of almost any description.
About one-third of the tract is now
under cultivation and producing well.
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f V r i Ams launary was established In 1891.
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JL (MtroQxvTY. at.c. . p vas a venture and at first a pretty
so . SMifc10' ' rf strufiTffle or the projector to
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abundance can i be
twenty to thirty
The finest water in
had at a depth, of
feet.
For the productiveness of soil,
healthfulness, mildness of climate and
proximity to market, it is safe to say
that no spot can surpass it.
It is their intention to make this q
settlement or community of Northern
people. They wani Northern people
oecause iney nave peen trainea in n
and are indus
generally well
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divided- in small
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progressive school,
trious, tnnity, and
educated.
Their lands are
tracts of from ten to fifty acres each
to suit the buyer's needs, each tract
having as far as possible its quota of
upland, lowland, timber and stream.
There is no natural or artificial bar
rier that stands in the way of-progress
to him who enters here.
He who casts his lot with the South
now, and exerts the same energy re
quired to make a living in the North
ern or New England States will soon
find he has accumulated a competency,
make
years before it paid but it is now on
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! a paying basis and the pluck and con
fidence of Mr. Dick who. always had
an . :abiding faith thaC Greensboro
would support a good laundry, 'has
-been rewarded.
The Greensboro Steam Laundry is
one or tne best eauinned n the State
and now represents an investment of
about $10,000, and as the trade re
quires it new facilities are supplied.
In fact the policy has been to antici
pate the wants of the people. The
building, "at two-story structure at
111, ll3 and 113 West Market street,
is 26x44 feet in dimensions, with en
gine and boiler room in the rear. The
machinery is all of the latest 'im
proved and by a mechanical device the
exhaust steam from the engine is util-
would obliterate wash l:iv
family calendar and ta'V
well as trouble. The Greens
dry will do this 'work, for
per pound, .which is very
from the
money ti
loro laun-
jfour cents
low, in;
ized
and returned to the boiler. A
feature is made of hotel and theatrical
ainv
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delicate fabrics, lace cur
washed with the urea test
the trade In this class of i work is c n
stantly increasing.
Mr. Dick has agencies in inany citi'i
and towns In this and -adjacent .Stau-t
and while he will never tjntcr inw
competition with those laundries who
in order to get work will jake it t
rates for which it is impossible to do
good work; it is not alone this but ia
addition crive the airent a kr p
centage. The Greensboro
does not do business on
They say to their patrons
Ijiundr
these lines
fair commissions, and want your work
at fair prices." That the? busineM
methods have met with favor is shows
by the fact that not alone in Green"-
boro but in other townf wUpre f
.1.. jv.iti,wi nml rli- (ireenf
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would only, have
said: "As the
Interior View of Carolina Shoe Company's Store
when as before he
made a living. ,
Wendell Phillips
South grows . stronger, the wealth,
culture, and power of the country will
be centered there, tin til she will be
come not alone the mistress of Amer
ica, but the central
world."
empire of the
While digging a well not long since
in the heart of the manufacturing por
tion of the city kaolin was discovered
in abundant quantity for manufactur
ing purposes.
There is a chance for somebody to
make fine chinaware in this growing
and prosperous city of Greensboro.
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wore, which is called for before 9 a. m.
and finished and delivered before 6 p;
m. Care is exercised in handling linen
and the breaking of collars and cuffs
is avoided by the use of the Dolph ma
chines in turning the corners. If the
housewife knew the trouble and worry
theyj would avoid by having their fam
ily washing done at te laundry they
boro work placed in e;
that of other laundri
been accorded the pal;
Mr. E. A. Miller, th
practical laundrymun
ence and his skill h':
uableald in building H
of the Greensboro St
its present high stan
irer.
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S. B. NORRIS Manager.
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