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y ASK FOR oua FRICSV On printing-of every klndrepeeUlfy Pamphlets, Booklets, Catalogue, . Re-;- ' ports, Brief r Folders. We cn do the best class ' of work hi this line ' cheaper than any printer in this mo-' : tion. " - -. . , V cMTcnTA:.."zriT3. . ' r " ' - ' " A3 other enter; ruts ... i a tr wra:s-, i V " -SJS?"..'' L- 1 'N V - "" - in the TAR HLCLv,henv da ttsT I I - Vri- W i j , , , S "it : "" :Tr 4 - - - - printing or th Invitation, Progr-iriS, i-' iW " v. 3Sf id : - Tr;J; -Vetc- sThf work in the -city ,t- - ' SV . STT . v- , W N., V, - - . . - . . re;: enable prU-- . - . .. . - ... - . '. . I - -rXr T-T'Tr'-: :l : v.-- -S...-- . - - ; .-C ' ; -. I . . - )7 E. Fear!3 Street. Ai other enter? run .ta free wriis- Devoted to the Educational and; Industrial Interests of ? Eastern ITcfth Xatolina. i N GAROLI NA'S;l READING; NEWSPAPER VOL 111. ELIZABETH CITY, fl. C, FRIDAY, DECEUDER 25, 1903. LDOKII BACKWARD lhe Changes In' Elizabeth City this Year. V Jdany Strides Forward. The Wonderful Building Improvements That Have Been Made Great Im provement in All Lines The Tar Heel in the Van A Great Future for Elizabeth City Educational Advances Commendable. ," It is fitting at the end 'of each year to look over the year that has past and see what has been done. We pro pose to see what Elizabeth City, the financial and industrial center of East ern North Carolina, has done in her onward march of progress. " 7" Elizabeth City is" no new boom' town, existing en paper, but Is a live town of about 9.000 -population. There are those who would claim a larger popu lation, but we will be more conserva tive. is a substantial town, both financially .?.pd commercially. Eliza beth Cf has got to' the point that she will grow from her own accretions. There can be no retrograde movement. We will say little of the history of the place, how it was named for old Aunt Betsy Tooley, who ' sold gin at the Narrows,' hut will say that Eliza beth City found herself about 1892. From that time the growth has been very substantial and ' it is now the trading base for ten prosperous and fertile counties, a back country to be proud of. . The city has been promised an elec tric car line within the next year,. , It already has electric lights, and has Sained within - the ..last - year; - water works " and sewerage and - several fine "buildings. A new railroad is another important gain. "' The streets of the city are beautiful ly shaded.; Potndexter . and Water streets are paved, and many are shell ed. The climate healthful, for such a swampy, country, and the city has unexampled, facilities for a more sub stantial growth. " f, -- The building interests of the city are m-ipiwpenyusxuuuiuiHi. m w wwi ouimmgs tnat wouaoo erem. WL5TJ trty ;"have! beir'-Tected. Jiany new firms have been -established sin many lines of industry. The most, recently constructed business building, Kthe Bobinson Building, on- . : Poindexter street, , is "ah architectural adornment worthy of attention,- aside from; the business utility of the building. It is a large three-story building, almost the length of the block, between Main and Water streets, and is well appoint ed Ihe second floor is taken up wUh offices and the Elks' Hall takes up tl e whole space , on the third - floor. On the ground floor are -six "stores, three "of which are now. occupied. .There have ; been;:: several,, residencs worthy of note eoispleted, but mention of Which we Imust omit from lack of ipace. A large and commodious 'Bap tist chureh. has been started on Road street and will be completed next ytar. An addition has also been made to ,the First Baptist - church. '. A new Savings Bank and "Trust Com pany has added greatly Jto the say Sngs interest of the people. .This n terprise has its offices and hank in e new Robinson Building. The Citi fens Bank has also added a. savings department The First National ,B uk Aas been made ji . United, Staters depoal tery. The banking:: interests of the 4sty have received an dded Impetus . from these improvements. - " The religious life' ;of th people ha also been improved, . All parts . of the town are being more thoroughly reach ed by the construction of new church edifices. In addition to the City Road Church, which was built toy the Metho dists in 1902 - thn Bantists - are eon atructing a commodious structure on the same reet,- about-a bloei north QX the above mentioned "structure. . A -chapel has been constructed on Euclid Heights by the First Methodist Church, called . the ;Wer7MemdriaC;vTne First Baptist. Churchy has .been com pelled to make an addition to Cheir already large structure.. All the pas tors have had a prosperous year. The Suffolk & Carolina has reached the borders of our city and will, in all probability be ' In town within two weeks. The w,ork , of building the wharves, freight and passenger depots win be begun soon and pushed toward completion as soon as. possible. The Korfolk & Southern so unfortunately burned out . in .September, has built muo larger freight sheds , and are a a . . a a.a. a . wiw preparea man ever uu atiena w freight and passenger, traffic. , The Economist Publishing Company "has entered the daily field . with a creditable sheet, and the Tar Heel has greatly increased its circulation and is making rapid strides toward more per fect facilities for reaching: its readers. Ko paper Is Identifying-; Itself, .'more V oseiy wtth the interests, of the peo Tle of this etty and district than the already popular Tar HeeL This paper r taaateead3r;afS0 subscribers 'and .ex pects ;to'"pusn forward to ;.th 8JQQ0 mark Jefiare Jt) jarJoi ds l Tfc circulation -of the paper was proven by actual post office weights to be much larger than the circulations of all the rest f , the papers of . this ity ' com bined. .We greet our .- friends with a larger circulation than ever before and we admit, though we are young, that we are a lusty youngster,-"--. - -: - Now, as to the business Interests. Elizabeth City has seen Inany new firms and industries incorporated and established. Among 'theTmost Import ant of these new firms are Ayilett Bros. C6., wholesale" and retail grocers and hardware; D. M. Jones Co., in the hardware bwJtness; Ihe Elizabeth City Stove &' Plumbing Co., in their liner Rucker & Sheely, The Elk, in dry goods and gent's furnishings; M. W. Ferebee & Co., in groceries and Might & .Bright in jewelry. There are many other industries and firms that have been enlarged or had capital stock in creased, . but these are too ' numerous to menHon. " " The educattonal Interests of this place have been; built up also. This city is . the educational center "of the district-; It is a leader in educational circles. Besides all the old schools and many private schools is the Albe marle High School, a school Under the mangement of the Methodists of - the district and especially of this city. This school prepares students for the Uni versity, Trinity, Wake Forest and the various schools for the education of women. Although in its first year the school is enjoying a good share of pat ronage ahd is looking forward to a very, prosperous year. ; The Atlantic Collegiate Institute is also enjoying a large patronage with very bright pros pects ahead. The Public School has an especially large attendance. The able corps of instructors are meeting with, success.-:.. . . . - : At the meeting of the Board of Edu cation at Raleigh; last summer, the number of normal schools for the edu cation of the negro " was cut down. Elizabeth City managed, however," to hold hers.; It is the only negro school in the . northeastern part of the State and is having a period of increased usefulness under the guidance of Prof. P. W. Moore. " The appropriation ; is new larger and the usefulness greater.1 . Nor must we forget," before closing, to mention the fact that we" have a first-class system of water., works and sewerage, a system tha is a matter of local pride with us. . .The power house is large enough "and the - equipment powerful enough to furnish a good sys- tem'f electric -lights and furnish pow er sufficient to ' run" the electric cars when they come, and they are sure to come now. ' All arrangements have been completed and work will be be gun in the spring.: '- We understand that the rails, have been made and ail arrangements made for the laying of the track. r No statements will be made as to what streets the tracks will tra verse. - '' T Wih this retrospect we will close by stating that Elizabeth City has just begun to grow. ' There are no pessi mists in her border and the lazy man cannot succeed. The motto of our place is PUSH, and the man or indus try" that doesn't have that for his or Its motto' will not succeed Elizabeth City is the natural and inevitable trad ing center of ten prosperous and fer tile counties,, as rich counties, as were ever blessed with being. The past of Elizabeth City, has been prosperous. What will her future be? he bids fair tor 'be. the - commercial center of the whole, eastern part . of the State. This .much is true: There will be no retrograde movement, "but e steady pull and a pun altogether, by the bust ness nen of this place, which will, put her farther ahead in the march of pro gress than she has eyerbeen. . . : DEATH'S -VISITATION. Vr. Jonathan Brockett Cornea te the - End jet lftf Journey. -r ; Tuesday evening, ,tni this dty, at his residence on.. Bivereide avetuue, Mr, Jonathan Brockett, a ; resident of Elizabeth City for ' the ' past w sevral years, came to his death.' He hat been in declining health for some time, and hia death- was -not unexpected toy his family. : . ' ' . " ' : Mr. Brockett was the father-in-law of Mr. ft. D. Barnes, and brother of the late John B. Brockett, w&v kept a saloon here for several years. He vas a -native of Camden dounty. - V; : - The 'funeral services were conduct ed by Rev. D. H. Tuttle . Thursday morning, - from the First Methodist Church, of which The was a consistent member. The interment .took place at Holly Wood Cemetery. DEATH OF MRS GUN N. - The Tar Heel hears with regret of the death of ' Mrs.: B:: F. Ounn, who died in v. Norfolk fTueeday."' The re mains were brought here Wednesday and carried to her former home -In Perquimans country - This marks the passing of a good-woman, and the Tar Heel 'regrets that It goes: to press to early" to publish a more extended ac count of her death. $EED PEAS, Best Alaska .variety Seed Peas in two-bushel sealed ' bags, a;$8.60' p,;jw pea to this fJib''.".'' : THE MORAL FORCES Which Have Impelled Eliza 2" beth City Forward. Healthy Public Sentiment Rev. Mr. Tuttle Reviews Those Con--. ditions Which Go to Make a Better Town-The. High, Bold, Aggres sive " and Seff-Denying Stand of c the Tar Heel. Complimented. - Editor-The -Tar Heel: : . ? -. - As one of the ministers of our city, I K'ave been in position to know some thing of its moral and religious life, and also of the influence that is de veloping' and sustaining that life. - ..I came.-here just two years ago, and two months after Rev.George Stuart's great revival, which, I ; thiak, gave birth to the spiritual moveaent which has wrought such marvelous changes in our social, mercantile, educational and religious life. This sustains a recognized fact In the history of Chris tianity. . That the nearefthe individual or - national life comes - into harmony with the Bible aa a divine standard the greater are the material blessings that, follow. Jesus said "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these - things shall be added .unto you" meaning temporal blessings. (See Matt. 6:25, 34). Paul said: "Godliness is profit able unto all things, having promise of the life that now. is and of that which is to come.' (Tim. 4:8). - What have been the. human instru mentalities used of God to accomplish these purposes? , What "are some of the. evidences 'Of .the moral and reli glous strength of public sentiment in our city? - ' -""-'.-r -. ' 7'--First I caU to mind the fact that our Chamber; pf Commerce passed a resolution asking for Sunday trains. This, at a meeting when the moral strength' was not on " duty, not having had notice that the question would bf acted upon.. At once the' pulpits of the city gave the alarm; leading busi ness men who stood for the holy keep ing ,of, God's day expressed them selves; .at aTlater ,; meeting f of the (amber ;bf mmerca a nwtion'toV consider waff inade ant; carried with a decided majority. . Why do money and pleasure lovers want to shorten life by destroying the only day in seven of much needed nerve, muscle, mind, body and soul rest?, please ead Isaiah 58 : 13, and Eccles. 7 : 17. :' 7 Second. I call to mind how there was a stealthy movement to. leave out of our town ordinances the ordinance against the permitting, bawdy houses to exist among us, but thanks be to God, His cause has never been without a man or men at the pivotal moment, and the moral alarm was again sound ed; the watchman on truth's tall tower proclaimed the threatening danger that hung like a dark and filthy pall over the virtue of our young life, and the purity of our homes. Result:" The i moral and religious forces united, went before the Board of Aldermen and the proper legal protection against houses of ill fame was continued. Third. The temperance forces of the city united their strength in organiz ing the Anti-Saloon Leagae, which in a day of "little faith," circulated peti tions asking for a popular vote on Saloons'' or Dispensary believing that they could-win . on a compromise. The saloon forces in the habit of win ning . victories where Christians com promise, did the unusual thing of peti tioning: tor an. election on the direct issue of "Saloons' or TErohibitkm, thinking they pould win on this easier than the other. We rejoiced In heart when their" petition ' was recognized, and the election ordered. ' Working for Prohibition we had foot-hold for fq(th in prayer.' There fs no praying ground ; when - Christians compromise! The battle of ballots against har room bottles was fought; and grandly won; and timth, virtue and sobriety form the strongest" ingredient in the moral atmosphere of an aspiring young city.I Finally. What have been the human instrumentalities used of God in ac complishing these ends? ' , Answer r 5 First So far as TrohTbi-1 tion is' concerned, the W. C. T. U. as led by that fearless and Godly woman, Mrs.' Kate' E. Zimmerman, For years this noble band of wives and mothers have been untiring in labor and un ceasing In prayer. . ' The later - forces that -united with them for .the final struggle and , triumph were . divine - re; inforcements sent in answer to their prayer-pleadings. ' ; . -- ; -Answer: '. Second-he combining and working together In perfect har mony aU the Christian forces of the city. '. Never did churches' more" com pletely ignore . their- differences -and unite their strength against a com mon foe than did those of our city In all thes battles ; for truth and good government" - ' ' ' ' ' - Answer Third: .s.The" high; bold,- ag gressive and self-4ying stand' taken by. the Tar Heel oft all moral questional esnecfanr . on "the. Prohibition issue. Its editorials cartobaS, tei Savn like Krupp guns in the-, enemy's ranks. For this noble and very rmely - ser vice of your paper the best element of our people owe a lasting debt qj grati tude which we trust will .be duly dis charged in generous' support 'Fn&Uy, with the" wicked weight of bar rooms remoTnsdi .-our communUy.ojighttor and will bound . forward, in moraC to tellectual, , mercantile .. and.; Religious progress. - Our splendid schools ought especially to bp fiUed With many young men " and - women from ' surrounding counties since our moral : atmosphere is as pure - as can be had - for 'young people. -' " Pardon me . I am taking too much of your valuable space. I close by pay ing "All Hail" to the brighter day that is dawning .on our 'Young i Lizzie' since IDld Betsy"- of early liquor his tory is dead, -killed by votesforvir tue. DjH TltTTLE, ! A LETTER FROM THE PRESiDifG ELDER. 'VV' -- - v-.' -; "Certainly No Paper - Goes into" so . Many. Homes. and Wields;so Much Influence as the Tar HeeX,".-Says ' Dr. Underwood. . ; -rKS ' The Elizabeth City Distrioj 1scon posed of the-Methodist churches in the following counties,- viz.:: -Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Gates, Perqulnjan& Chowan, - Tyrrell, DareV Washington, and two churches in Beaufort These churches are grouped in . twenty, pas toral charges. Of these-charges fouT have'only one church each, Tiz.v Frst Church, Elizabeth Citjr;f; 0ty Road, Edenton, and Plymouth. .The; foIItw; Ing have two churches, viz.:' Roanoke. Island, Roper, Pantego, and Beriaven.j' The other pastoral charges havefrom three to seven churches ' making -69 churches in the district, V130 members, according, t to "statistics. of l02. .'ylf. The Presiding Elder is ei pected to visits each lof thewpajstora hargei once every, quarter, or. four times a year, -and preach and hold-the official meetings of quarterly, ronerences as we term these official meetings. .:f: Besides this 'routine v work,- helias general oversight :' of ; the . entire district- v ::- -rr'ffT'i . This work Involves; a' great deal of travel and necessitates frequent and sometimes protracted :. absences '. from home on the partot thet Presiding Elder.1 . - . ' t .; ' . During the Conference! year just closed we- have preached .eajtly 200 sermons' Besides the regular monthly meetings which have' been held, we have assisted in several revival;-services.' Quite a number have been received-into the church on profession of faith during the year. , .(Not so many as last year, however, during which there were about' 1,000 conversions). The district has made the best-financial showing this year that has been made any year in its history, and is the banner .district in the North Caro lina Conference,, financially. No better people are to toe tvun$ anywhere than we have in this dis trict. Many of them are a reading people who keep abreast of the times. As an evidence of this fact the' Tar Heel is seen in almost every home into which we go, and many words of praise and commendation of its-policy are heard. Certainly no paper goes into so many homes - and wields so great an influence in this section as the Tar Heel. It is very evident that the brave fight for -temperance and morality which has been maintained by she Tar Heel has greatly strengthen ed It with the better element of the people. ... Wishing you. Mr. Editor, and all the Tr Heel force, a Merry Christ mas and a Happy New Tear. X am " Yosts Bincerehr, :- - ' J. E. UNDERWOOD. Ellaabeth 0ty, N Ci Dec 23,: IMS. . APPROACHING NUPTIALS. Mr. George. Makely Wina One of Ella '-. . , beth : City's Pair Daughters. Cards have been received jn the city reading as follows : Rev. and Mrs. John Edmund Under wood request the honor of your pre? sence at the marriage of their, daugh ter, Una Atkins, to Mr. George Mc Nurney .Makely. on the morning of Tuesday, the .twenty-ninth'' of Decem ber, at nine o'clock, three. Road street, Elizabeth City, N. C." .. Both the ootracting parties are well known in Elizabeth City. Miss Under wood is the accomplished daughter, of Rev. J. E. Underwood, presiding elder of the Elizabeth City District She is a young" lady of grace and' culture, whose" charming qualities of head and heart have made for her a large, cir cle of friends and admirers. , Mr. Makely is -a native of Pennsyl vania, but now resides in Hyde county, this States He is the owner and man ager of the Donald farm, and is one of ' the most important planters . in Hyde. "He is a young man . of fine qualities, both in-business and social life, and has a large circle of friends; both in his native State and tn- his adopted home. -"After the .marriage Mr. and Mrs! Makely-will- leave over the Norfolk At Southern for an extended tour; They win visit Northern cities and Niagara Falls, after-which they win reside at late' Cocsftfrt C. B USUI ESS . Tiilll Thc -TeU of , Their Business piiabeth ' aty;s- Trait 1 v It Has Increased Enormously in Every BYanch in the Past Year--The -Ter- r; v-ritory HaSj Been Very-Much- En- j . ' larged Most, Successful Period in " "'-"the-CityV Hi'story.' " ' - - - ; . In another column" Wetoave1 reviewed the growth- of Enizabeth City both in commercial - and - building circles.. We have' - shown -how'shehas taken s-rtn new life'and -is reaching out and-mak'-ing Irer pdwerfelt as a-tfading center. We do not propose to-atopthere, but -fntend, to give some 'concrete examples provtag'our assertions;"; --"-J Mfzato'50i Cky.vls"-growtag:' in - every bTanch of r3e'-that is represented in our-industrial life. .With' a marvelous- ly rich "back "cointfy,comprising ten I fertile-:-counties, ---and with: great re sources .at home, sh Js making her power - f elt ven7 in ": tbeNorth. -The, Northern capffejlst-who is seeking a place;- ?inyest '-his capital," ayblace that Ul "give'itbe, greatest returns for capital expended, does not go farther After he has iu-vestigated the jresourcjes" of this region;, and that is why Elizs beth Cir has rsuch 'prestigeras a: cen ter of trade. .' : 4 Nowiee, intend T to .present some Statistics showigthis growth ,ln the various industries located here. These figures aVevjsot . Jllusionary -i but are figures that - were authorized by" the membess bf the "firms themseives f j- eBladesXnmbfir;jtumpany prob ably the" most enbrrionia; jplant in town, states', tlxt it has a;lagecr local trade. gielr trade is extensive! teaching into e far "Rorthr; The! demand r- t'vthe Northern , States la -greater.- than - the supply. The builders are; itfng;. tor more- lumber' -fad 'any kind; of lumber that they, can '!iise.'The general in crease in the business is 10, per cent This-. means .- many thousands of dol lars.. iThey paid-in taxes this year toiwn-taxes,' U,095.79r cityfc coqnty "and Stater taxes- altogether, 11,936.51, This show t&e extent'" and TalueTof , the plant. - -r'r - "- " ' Kramer Bros &'Co. state that their trade is : 20 per cent, better than in any previous year. This firm has been compelled to enlarge its plant during the past year. Seventy-five per cent of this trade is in town. The territory Is being extended without any effort. The demand exceeds the supply. This is owing to the increased building In terests of this city: The Elizabeth City Grist Mills re port that they, are selling in towns where good mills are already establish ed. Not satisfied with their success at home, they are constantly invading territory already covered by local mills. This speaks, well for this indus try. They propose to capture new ter ritory when the Suffolk & Carolina Railroad is completed and opened for traffic." Messrs. Beveridge & Sawyer have ginned three hundred bales of cotton more than last year. It is the best record in thirty years business. They sold this year 150 bales of eoston at a net gain of $12.00 per tomJe, a total of 11.800.00 profit This cotton . was sold last week." Thus tt Is with the cotton ginning Interests here. Aydlett Bros Co. report an extended business, reaching into all the terri tory covered by other , Elizabeth City firms:" This firm i a large one and is prepared to compete with -any -other flrin fh'their constantly increasing. ie ritory. ... !. - -. Flora & Ool report that they are holding' np weU and are covering" a large territory, Their trade goes into j ail , the .ten counties hat comprise the back country: of Elizabeth City. Fowler & Co, report that the year 1903 has toeen the best in the history of : th4 business. They have an extend ed patronage in local trade circles, but ship great quantities of goods all over the State. Their territory extends far Into South-Carolina. It is not a rare occurrence for, them to make ship ments out of the State. . The Owens' Shoe Co. reports a 25 per cent increase in sales during the past year .-This is the only exclusive shoe house In the city, and its sales justify, the prophecy, that this is not the' biggest increase they can have. In fact, they are constantly invading and capturing new territory. - Their , old customers come back and 'new ones come in. This is a very good increase, but they are going to do better next year. - , " . ; : : The Elk, though a new' firm, haying begun business only , last August; re port trade as entirely satisfactory and they, too express, the idea that they will reach out and extend their-trade during 1904 - - . - -, Rucker & Sheely, another new firm, states that their trade Is very satisfac tory: In fact, it exceeded their, expec- tatkms: Tltey, too,: are preparlna; f or a more prosperous year and express thtnse1ys aa sattsfled that VtoQ.y$Z be - better .able - to, reach - thegeneral trade next jear.' , . - "T . v ' c The;"Bee . Hive.Mr i Gilbert atates that, the volume. of trade this "year- is farf la-: excess of : any previous" year. They have' toeenselling a better class of goods with "beUer results. " Especial ly have--they met with : augmented suc cess "In ladies dress goods and men's clothing. Their class of trade has de manded ,Ca "better classof goods ; and they have'supplied the wants of their customers satlsfsctorilyrvNot the least i important part rof Zthe business is the Uail order epartmentXwhich has had: a subsfantial : growth during the' past year:7: Their, success is attributed to judicious-: advertising. TheyBA note many. ' new - customers never; : before trading with them.--.The - territory is beln g ' constantly, extended. - ''t - ; t ' The C.- B.Mason -Marble" Works re ports.ant increase of 65 per cent in its ijtrade.' Besides- a' large; local" demand Mr. Mason ships goods' from Maryland to Georgia. Thatis the extent of his trade. '-Only last week he received-a: three hundredTdolTar order from South Carolina. '-At .least", half "of the monu ments 'and tombstones '-sold,,.- do not i pass through the shops" here," bnt are shipped direct from the factory."; "The1 success this year "has been phenomenal1 and Mr. 'Mason' is : making - extended preparations to cover his territory toet ter and -get new territory, -," A The ElizabethCItr, Buggy Co.r re ports : an Increase" of , at -least 25 per cent' In their -trade- during, the ' past yearV: . In addition to the' sale of bug gies -and carriage 'accessories, they re port verjr large .'sales; Ii"r wire fencing. This-iompaBy has : the- -distinction - of having - sold tbree carloads .. of . wire fencing more tiian'nny" firmrln North i Carolina. ' They - report a' widely ex tended . territory with "good prospects or getting " new torritory: v This firm eovers the beach territory- from Vli ginia Beach. to Wilmington Jr : ;, Mr. Stevens, of The Fair says: ;6nr trade'i ia very; satisfactory", Jt6e it&si year ., of our business lifeiWoaee many new ' faces among our "custom ers.'' Mr. Burrows, ;of this -big store, said : , "Our business, in every 'depart ment - has had aT ' wonderful Increase . and' I ' hardly , know rwhich iis in the lead. --The toobk and stationery-department far exceeds our most : hopeful expectations.-- .-"I '- ; 'k -'" : ; ' . "My touslness has grown beyond the capacity" of . my t house-' and my ability to manage, and during this season; : I have been compelled to turn , off at least'twenty-flve per cent of my trade; tout4 r VlshTto a v. that my lie w : plae .will soon be furnished with all modern appointments of a first-class hotel," said Mr. Joshua Wv-Stokely, proprietor of the Little Gem Hotel. ; . In real estate circles, Mr. A. C. Hath away says: '" - ' f- . ,." "In all sections : of Elizabeth City shows a steady- increase.- This in crease is as it has been for the last twenty years, so gradual it is hardly perceptible, Yet, in looking backward and comparing prices a yearly increase which amounts to double value every few years is proven by the records. I have studied the situation and feel that 1904 will prove the banner -year for Elizabeth: City record breaking prices of real estate. I think it will go much , higher than ? our people "Trade is very good; our best year; yesterday was the largest day's sales we ever made,"' said Mr. A. F Toxey, of Toxey & Gallop: '-' . ' ; "All the work I can do; will be glad to see Christmas, so I can nave-an excuse to rest;, no kick to make and business good," said bur friend Pete Spires,- the bicycler dealer, ' - ? "We , are doing bur full - Share of business.' The year hji,:toeen" most satisfacsery; in fact, the best year of ur existence; we are extending our trade In new territory, says Mr. W. W, Morrisett of the Xjrystal Ice land Coal: Company . - ' . r. f.' : "No complaint to make; trade has beea entirely satisfaetory," said Mr. Fred Davis, the coal dealer of taany years. , ' ' - - Mr. Howard, manager of the Eliza beth City Stove and'' Plumbing Co.; saidi your business has -been toetter than we had reason to expect - Our stoye sales have been immense." The demands on our-tinning and plumbing department have been greater than; we could satisfy." "1 am : too busy to talk now ; " will report later ; I owe much td - adver tising in the Tar Heel," says J. D. Hathaway, the popular jeweler. Messrs, T. A. Commander & Sons state that, their trade is 25 per cent greater than in any previous year that they have been in business. ' The trade is mostly, local, but they could have done a great deal of out of town busi ness and .could, have, entered new ter ritory, had their . plant - been , large enough to supply, local and out of town trade. They - could i hardly fill local orders. The city's demand has been greater and has" taxed thelr rer sources more than any year they nave teen . In toustoess. . -- Mr. W:.: C" G1ovt, our covrmlsslon merchant, says : "It is .the toest busi ness yax of Boor Ufe, ---The, edatM jot trade has taxed my -resources to the otmost? ' - - j ? "Our business Is very satlsfaetory. It is .the best year sjnee our estab Jlahment was "opened, , In 1573. Trade ia atlea M per ee bet . this jrear thaav tWe-r a9 tt sUteTsnt made at P& W. MeUck's-storeL- .T. 'The Globe H.t H. Lavanslila. proprietor reports more ' tirade thaat i can7well haadle.T"Everyboifly fa C - no 'hard times - for ua this year.?. Mr, Lavanstein.-: He praises the Heel as an advertising " McCabe - Grkse. state- that- trade1 during the year has toeen enfirta- ly satisfactory, Mr. McCabe that it Is a' great, deal toetter thaa year of. their existence. i -""- The 'Hosiery Mills are- rennlneBs .; full time, tout prices for maniafactoxasl; 'I goods will not justify present pricts eC v cotton." . - :". ; z- " The -EMzabeth .City Cotton LIES . state that they have-OTdera! at preaw -that 'justify "their .aklns fnr txsaav y Business, however, is very . unsetUed. "The price of cotton Is so high CLt - wei cannot figure' on . the future psSSr lookrV. The present pressing GtampmlZ for? our stock justifies us keeping; to. with the present price of cottoa. tout We Cannot -say .what the future wfil "bet; We have 110 operatives.., - n -j As io the schoola;. Prof.; Sheep sayaf that -'the average" attendance at Gm--A. C. I. is 25" per' cent-ECtter' thaaa iav former ' years; y There ' are' bow 125 pupils "eniUed'd.-thercaPfiIty the school taxed nbtwitstauflins Chs recent addition to the touUding.. Tfeey cannot : do' more for. lack: jf .-rocaav-There are en teachers. " Next. fall wSEE : be their " 25th! anniversary. They e3E-. pectto celebrate this- event by bavins a reunion 5 of the ; old students, -lsauar Of whom have achieved success in tha various, walks -of life. " -e - -" The' banks "are the Twrometer infill -eating the financial temperature ; as community. " Let us see what they rer doing.-. . T: t-'.. ''' . : -.. ' -We rcan - best- show ' what .the "ftntt National Bank is doing by ShowinsCaa comparative deposits made darins t2at several years of this Institutional K5b They 'are: --;-"' ' C:S t ? April.-1893. . ; : 3,oea.e - - Aprii; 1896., : . . - ji-"i3ftvoaue - April, 1902s.-.V. V17i,CC0.C3 - ; September 5, 1903: 315 J0aC These statements show the grow St of the First National better than wm: could "show: The statistics speak Csr themselves. ? It Is one of the sowideBfc. banking institutions in the. coaatry and, has been made a United States is- pository." r v-" : i-i? ?ii The Citizens' Bank is four and ajaalf years old. .Their capital stock &&5p' OOOVand during, the years of Ri. istence, has paid In dividends f8,ecAC3L They ha&arpjlj tnvA of ?10,CC3.C3 and hate voted the officers m vjJKav. era! increase m salary."- .ivT-v-'r . The Savings Bank, and Trust Caonar pany the newest of our banking Insti tutions, lias been open for; deposttis only seven, days.: ; It has done a iujn good business in that - time and. the prospects are more flattering.than anticipated. . - And now we close. AWe have these instances to show that Eliza. City has- extended . her - borders, territory covered is extensive and perous, . TS?se Justxations wep. taken, in several instances, from aeir firms, to show that there is stni roeaa in our" city for new IndusWesC-We beard one gentleman say Tuesday &a he could get twenty-five families iwe and he is only one of many." : The tsk ture of Elizabeth "City is great Thar industries are just toeginning ta Among the Industries planned for future ase: A furniture factory, ton seed oil mill, fertilizer factory. horse exchange, and ; many other dustries that help Tary the life of a city. : Ellzatoeth City haw vantages that will make her 4te city of the State. The time wnst when she will toe the queen city of State, and the center of trade for whole eastern section f -the She must grow froni new on accidental "mishap can stop Iter. the proper toanking facilities, touslness Mf e,'- aad plenty ot : what else can she do but go forward? STU DENTS TURN HOMEWAROl AU Elizabeth Cltyvtooys aad -(a are turning their '-steps' homeward tug holiday times and the great : Ky of those attending school wiQ home. " Elizabeth Caty has laBe sentationa at the TJnivewItyot Nottk Carolina, Baptist Female TjBivesstty J and Agricultural and" Mechanical Col lege. All tho Bchoolsof the Old HatCM State have' Betsys brightest tooya awsi girls in - attendance. These win afi be home to partake of the Chrtasiax fesUvities. ' r' " ' V THE MISSION OF A NEWSPAPEH. Mr. A. ! W. Stanton, ol "NixoBton, one of the most successful farmers Pasquotank county. -He ? is aa ample of what a young man can to the farm when he couples brain torawn.' Mr Stanton- "I free fm praise of the Tar HeeL ":-' k "It has done more to promote interests of, this city and section, ine Its existence of "two; years. any other medium has eve ttami has ..fostered - the - rural free and .now I observe you are crusade for good roads. - Such a I believe, Is the misskm of ' av paper. I am troud of the Tar and In my home ft hi a necessity It ahewld toe toyafly ported," said i&; EUnto. maragf sv soaar. UmA 'I t J1 T
The Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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Dec. 25, 1903, edition 1
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