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- S "' ' -'. ... -T.,': :: ''' ' . :vv;-" ; v;;-;''v ;-"- winstonsAlenl1,- ns - mater IAL INTERESTS. THE SENTINEL THIS WEES.- -13 READ -IN -EVERY--STATE AND IN li .- ' - ., . i j-r;,s-'MV'smkWk:iuiTii ff- --ikif ' - ii iiiiii mmm mm mail "'J A uuiiMnnw . I - " - Vol. xxix. Ko. 51. THE TWIN-CITY IS THE MOST PROGRESSIVE TOWN - IN THE STATE THE SENTINEL'S EXHIBIT We are Proud of the Ex tended 1,1st of Manu facturing" and Com mercial Interests. BUILDING ACTIVITY! v 3ci1ciu es and Itiis iatv.oiM Elloeks by the Score. NOT A VACANT STORE SOLE FACTORY. NOR Personal Sketches of Prom inent Men, r in Diu ii'iiii i 1 1 1 nun iD.it lunn. Facts and Fancies as They Pre sent Themselves to Sen tinel Reporters. So much has been written of For syth county and of Winston-Salem during the past lew years that the most enterprising of writers could scarcely find anything new to say at this time, other than to make, as Tiie Skxtixkl has, a series of pencil pic tuns of the varied enterprises that have taken root and now flourish here. The ninety-six columns of to-day's ff entinkl will be carefully perused; criticism is expected ; errors will doubtless be found; this fact w-ill be noticeable, however : that we have tried to be fair to present such chatty .outlines as come within the province of a lieiispaper reporter's observations and while ifew is true of our comments upon men and enterprises we hope it " will prove equally true of what we may say tJative to Forsyth county ar , f the iTwirt,-City of Winston-Sa-k ,i. We shall make liberal excerpts from the writings of others shall give no "credits" and in availing ourself of what has been written by others feel that we pay a compliment to whatever author or writer we levy npon. , . First, then, as regards Forsyth county, we may say that it is is situ ated in the north-western, part of the .State on the eastern bank of the Yad kin river, and was formed from Stokes county in 1848. The county is con spicuous for containing witr in its lim- IIS, LUC lltCl muu n.uuu iu n iivir ovia," granted to the "Unites Fraturo" or. United Brethren of the Moravian church, by Lord Granville; August 7, 1753. and was thus named be.!! of ithe supposed resemblance to a valley of that name in Austria, in the pos session of Count Zmzindorf, the great ' Patron of the Brotherhood. In 184& 61 acres of the Wachovia tract, ., were sold to the newly formed county, for o.UO per aere, npon-, wnicn jioe piau for the county town wa Jajd out and the court-house and iail erected, un- Apt the supervision of the late 'Francis iTr'a Winston's ' birth dates from this timfl- . r , - v -i forsytm is undulating, p11 watered with broad expanses of jneadow and bottom .land situated Winston Salem fllong the - margin ot the numerous i ed upon the green leruie janas oi ven and creeks, which are thickly tucky. Washington was still unknown inranftrsed over the whole county. Many of these streams afford fine wa ter power for various manufacturing purposes. .The prevailing soil bred i tl.ft unhands, and dark loam ,ih .lx- subsoil in the ; lowlands ; ilor thr. is crreat diversity of soil throughout the county. Many xf the -i resorted to' by" those wno visn- i " :j ucou fine me- nlace. ano is am w -- nnna aro st. mil CIV imureKai" I LUC IJiCttA :.! -,,- Kalem "bein2 much red man had IJllllCJiU, l,Ll J T -i .. .1 I . T. - - - , puuaiu. a,vv .. . k mnP is arv ana leiuuvta, ilif-atin" uauaii" . BUUU o - - llimnuB , . , n . . I , .- A I.J.I I . f . - I 1 I".' I CCd Farenheit in summer ana w in wm v arenuctb " " - . ia tor. Ae e r ftv voara at-o whicti prevau "'. ,f Slre1 perhaps no country more there is pernap" . . auaie.A: J&U"CrSa "P l county , the extremes of her mur ch hna rarelr combined, i unifi cence, sne u , , . ,ann(r more .pleasing ."ana ryry.. the su Tobacco is the staple produce of 1 1 - agriculture, as well as of manuiacturc. ' Very Jitllc was grown, however, prior t,. i7a nnd none at ali earlier than (UCinai p 1 f . "i tl,aeHiM.n' ..,ofil.;nir)i( nr(KrrSH ofamall 1858, beyond a few small patches for home consumption. In 1860 the mark eted crop summed up 238,202 pounds. In 1875 the yield had reached 1,500, 000 pounds, aird to-day it reaches far up into the millions.; The .yield on newly cleared lands, is from, 500, to 650 pounds, and on old lands when fertilized and carefully prepared, a much larger crop is often gathered. The capaclty of the back country for the production of the finest quality of tobacco is illimitable. Its cultiva tion is being yearly -extended. 'More than fifty counties in :V Virginia and North Carolina send tobacco to Win ston. r-The virgin soil ; of this North Western segtin produces, a, bright wrapper, that far. delicacy of flavor, toughness of ch'ew,' brilliancy of color, is unattainable evhere and.capse it to be sougty by 4uyers all over the world. Nor is the trade overdonel High prices and quick sales are the order' of tho day. Old worn out lands stimulated -by , fertilizei-s, produce " to: bacco of '.a .certain kind, but it Jacks the color vami body which our virgin soil so, bounteously supplits. Hi-uce crowds f buyers flock ui Winston and competition. is lively "aud br'i&k '. OT1IKK NATl'EAL liESOCIiCES. Relative to the na'.ural resources of the coun ty we ,may, add , these Ikets : facts of interest, too, to those farmers who arc coulemplatiug a change of Ip cation. , We ask them to bear in mind that tobacco is not the only product of Forsyth county. . Wheat grows finely on ail lauds that are Avell drained and prepared, ami yields handsome profits. Corn and oat produce fine crops, when jjmwh in the meadow lauds. live is also grown to. some extent. Xiatoes of both varieties and other roots grow in almost any location. ' , , Suclf grasses as orchard , grass, red top, timothy and clover grw will oil all the meadow '-hinds, and maav'of these bottoms produce finu crops of in digenous grasses well suited, lor hay and Hungarian miiiett is also grown iy many farmers, Fiuits, iud melons grow in the veire tables greatest profusion, and of almost every variety. The dried fruits of this sec tion of the State enjoy the. reputation of the highest quotations in the New York and foreign markcts.- Many persons are interested in grape culture, and those who know-anything of the Piedmont section of North Car olina and Virginia are aware of the fact that in no, other portion of the country exist mere favorable condi tions for grape culture anel wine mak ing than are tp- be found here. The famous vineyards of Charlotteville, (Va.) and vicinity.whosc product have a national reputation, ought to bo and could be duplicated ovei and over again here in . Forsyth county, and this fact has been apparent for vears. In fact Forsyth county has ever been recognized as a veritable " gard en spot." Iu 1817 the entry appears in the records of the- Moravian church at Salem : "Great abundance of apples and peaches." Short and lacouic, it may be, but it establishes the iact, that old as the land may be, fruit has ever been abundant here. - lhe soil, climate and situation of this county, are peculiarly adapted to the growth ot the vine, which yields in the most luxuriant manner, wheyever the least attention is paid, to it. Thereare, perhaps, cir cumstances under which a uner table grape might be raised but for growing a wine-producing grape, this part' of the State has no superior and but tew equals. As early as 17bl this record appears in the archives of the church in oaieuu. - ''Great abundance J wild grapes. Niueteen hogsheads of wine were made in the three settlements," and the vine yardest need never b,eeitate to be guid ed in his selection wJt a- suitable loca tion by the unerring instinct of nature. The Concord and Scuppernong are the most, popular varieties, simply be cause they will grow with cue least at teation j others - could be grown with' f the greatest ease, - backward glances ..-,Soine writer, we don't know whom, thus Tefers to the earlv settlement of I Salem and vicinity : " As yet the keen eyes of Daniel f Boone, looking down from the craggy I peaks of the Alleghanies, had not rest- and un revered as the "J? ather ot his Country' -The cry of "Give me lib erty or give me death " had not -yet kindled the hres or rebellion.- un known was he "whose name but yes terday might have stood against the world " and whose memory - was to consecrate, as though it were an altar, coast of St. Helena, lne not then been remanded i to tne xxocsy Myuum.- t nmnntk Tiacrps of historic romance; but , t 0- . wim mouniiui auu. -i - - - , EOttlp .who IPRvins? i uauu " -, .. ----- o i - - . . :v .i ...nll h.r a rloairo tnr snWfll I Tilt. VltAL til Ulild V . w tne rear, uf --v I i i:-:,U'ti Vri1Mi " fmihprt nn' tar hvond what were then the confines of i r'.itL.-and rat- last selected with that wise and prudent forethought; for ,uf, -miarants of Teutonic origin Wer fen co8picuou,th,Se lands which now form the county oi r orsyin, as being most peculiarly, adapted. yty f atnro furnish all the requisites ot Jn ted ' colon.Tbe W colony by Bishop Spangen U..r, offr n. f .aTfth Ol OVer IOU HiOWLlia durfug which time nearly the whole of the western part of the State was.ira yersed, end the wisdom of the selection .-. f It I .L. l.lnAlr has long since been fully demonstrated. The present town of Salem,' around which cluster the most interesting items of history connected with this county was laid out in 1765 and de signed, ,s a centering, point for the Moravian religion in the South, which position., it has. continued to hold to the present time and it is in great part to the; fjugul, and. industrious habits of these.;eariy;setit.lf.reJ as., well as. to the peculiaar. customs? ,apd observances of the Moravian jChurch that" the present prosperous condition ,of our county is due, Lying contigioua; to .the lauds whicbweve subsequently be chosen, for thejideal. Republic of.Transylvania, Waeboviais perhaps thq only instance ininioderH.tins.in-.whkh.- princi ples of. rcadjai - life (Uavej byc cessfuHy;appUed pnd. adhere tq a period extending ; over nearly a cen tury. A custofn prevailed here which required each man to seek through dif ferent trades or channels, the means of sustt uKHoe and though tlie system was abandoned in later years as being too narrow: for a:, more progressive 'and. comprehensive jstate,. of society, it i.-i still recognized as fonuing a basi.u: on lyiiieii.is built, the great diviit-ity if manufactures, which ; makes so dis tiuguisiting a feature iu the industry of our county." .i : , , , , ... ; jr i s.s a'lem's- fist. house. J It is a- fact worthy of notice, that the first house ever buiit in Salem, iu 1766, is now occupied as a pottery shop, which -business has been uninterrupt, edly carried ou for-over a ceutury nmny ot the moulds dating back aS far as 1774, now in--existence, 'and pre senting a curious awl antique appear ance." It is hardly possible that a par allel can becited in the annals of Am erican -history;; -? r T!ie' second httnselso standing, ImHt during the'sauie year, was, hitft-'ry fefls j ti's,' iroinediately occupied hv "Br.itlier Praezel and"' Brother Hold er.'" who carried on the weaver's and t?adil!er's business. Tlicse instances arc only given to show' at what an early peri'.-u the seed ot manufacturim; were sown among us. In 1778, the; "Salem WaterWorks" were ct-iistruct-ed by James Krause, which continued in operation substantially a built for exactly' one .hundred 'years, when be cause of the inability to supply the increased demand, they were supplant ed by the present system. They were the first and for many years the only water works' " in the State, and were greatly admired by Gen. V ashing ton . natter of fact, the general con figura during his visit to Salem, in 1791. tion of the city's site is gently undu- In 1791 the first paper mill in the State was built in this county. It con tinued in operation untii 1873, Yt'henit was destroyed by fire. Were we to undertake any thing like a "history' of this section we should occupy far more space than we have at , our disposal."" The rough sketch we have already made serves to outline the salient points, and any student of history can further acquaint himself with the past development of Forsyth county at will. Of the re sources of the. .county we have but briefly spoken information other than v we .have given will be cheerfully furnished by any intelligent citizen of the Twin-City. Winstdnians are proud of their town and they have a right , to be. From a mere hamlet.with a population oj less than five hundred a, few years ago, it Uaa grown, with rapidity "aarivaUed - in. the history of- any Southern ? hiltl btate. it is, as it were, a of,, today, but a. lusty child, ' and one thai' promise - of man- lood. A glance at our 1 c- view of the business interests of the city will show that out of a population of"nariy or quite ..seven thousand, tnere are few. among our busiues men,' no matter what lines of trade are considered, that have reach- i ed fifty years of age ny far the most of them have not passed , the magical 40. The city government is also m the hands of young men and whether mayor or merchant, whether banker or eat dealer of manufacturer or doctor or lawyer,' all seem to vie each with the other, m doing all In their power to promote the present prdspeiity' and prospective' future -of their ; chosen home.; For this reason, peculiarly, Winston is just the spot for a young man to locate.'; ' " ' ' ' - ' 1 'f w We "would not be misunderstood. We don't mean1 that there are A'acan- cies in 'factories, banks and stores for unemployed thousands we don tmean thai this is even a type of the fabled Eldorado-bbt we do mean that the voune man" possessed ot moderate cap ital and willing to work who comes to Wtnstori,and engages in manufactur ing or trade wili not find the door to success" barred, nor will ' he find- him self overshadowed ; by wealthy rivals; '' WE HAVE NO. MILLIONAIRES. f 5 Winston"- is not a ' town of "wealthy men". We can't boast of any million aires and we hope it will be years yet before we-can, for the simple: reason that we want to see all available capi tal actively employed, and It will be so as long as-onr' business men possess . moderate means. When the Twin-City cait boast of a population ' numbering forty Or fifty thousand ; wTen instead of the thirty tobacco manufactories we now have there shall: be an hundred here ; when Our "young men " of to day shall have become "old citizens" then' wc shall -.be" glad to write of Winston's millionaires. PROGRESSIVE - DEMOCBATIC IF'-rtEIX.rs- 1TEWSP.PEB wnsrsTOK, k. a, Thursday; December ABPEARANCE OF WINSTON. No visitor to Winston can fail to be impressed with its appearance. There is an air of thrift of business activity of "go-aheadativeness" that rarely characterizes a North Carob'na town, or, we should say, that rarely charac terized a North Carolina town a few years ago." But aside from this business-like appearance there are other features that commend themselves to intelligent observers. The centre of Winston, commercial ly considered, is the Coiirt-House Square. The most "enthusiastic of tourists would havetbut cold covering if WfehonTd- 'become ' wrapped in ad miration" of the Court House. ,It isn't a "tiling of beauty" 'and '.we -hope it won't prove jo ' forever." From this square, which is really the" sum mit of" a slight knoll,' the ground slopes in every direction, so that easv and I natural drainage is secured for the en- tire busiuess portion of town. As a lating, thus affording charming build ing sites and avoiding the sameness of topography so characteristic of many North Carolina towns. - - About this square and upon streets leading from it are gathered most of the principal mercantile liouse3 of Winston. Main Street, which bounds the east side of the square, extends the entire length of Winston and Salem ; next west of it is Liberty street, which pursues a course parallel to Main ; still to the west is Oldtown street, the abid ing place of stores, -warehouses and THE NliW M. E. CHUKCli t - i WPW MZSW4iWM ill r iHmWA SALEM FEMALK ACADEMY. factories, and still farther to the west is Cherry street, where are grouped to gether five factories erected last year, whose joint capacity of production is two and a half pounds of tobacco per year... : '. .:--; , ---4..;'"-' ; To the east of Main street, and par allel with it, comes Church - street, where are some large tobacco facto ries, and next beyond Church comes Chestnut street, also the site for seve ral of the -largest tobacco factories here- . Still to the 'east of Chestnut street comes Railroad street, -which in a measure follows the line of the rail way.. -':.-: '-;.". - '..''. The' principal business streets which intersect Main street are Third, Fourth und Fifth streets. Upon each of these are more or less mercantile houses of one kind and another, and to the great majority of these places of business we have made referem-ft in nur onm. ments elsewhere. ; BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.' - , At this writing some notable build ings are being completed in Winston. The most conspicuous i3the Methodist ! church, of which we . give an enerav.- ing upon, this page. : -: .. f r fV, Frank (. Hanea' factory,' Elsewhere yritten of in detail," is just being fin ished, and so is the large tobacco faq twy.of II, IL Reynolds, o. which we shall devote some space elsewhere. - : T'he new Buxton Block upou Main "fetret facing tho Court House Square, is : rapidly r RpprOaching - completion, 'and when fiaished.will admii ably take the place of . the ; unsightly row ' of ,voxlen structures that were destroyed i "by fire last summer. - ..- - . 1 . Upon Liberty , street the new brick block, immediately opposite tbe Sen tinel office, is also nearly . completed. Briefly told, there is not a vacant business house in Winston there is not a "desirable residence for rent in Winston -everything is occupied. But this fact - need not deter any one seek ing a new home from coming here. In out Tvin-City of Salem, some charm ing residences can be rented or pur chased. A number of small houses are O! being built here in Winston, scores of others will be erected by the first of ' April, and early in the spring a large apartment building will be put "4p. . - WL-ston especially offers advan tages nnd attractions to people seek ing new homes because of its Church influences, its Sunday Schools and its grand;Publio School system Of the graded publi 0 schools we re-publish an f r i article upoil the second page that very fairly portiiys the statusot the schools, the system! that prevails and the in- iliHPtre3T that -are at worn sustaining and strengthening the measure. . THE CHURCH INTEREST is of vital importance. To the credit of liorth Carolina it can be said that iu ij sister Commonwealth, whether in tie North, the South, the East or the West, is greater observance paid to t ie observances of the Sabbath day. So tar as the State generally is con ceri ed in the rural districts, people are at nore pains to attend worship each Sat ath than in any other part of the com try. Iu some sections of the Stat; churches are at long distances front each other, but these' long dis ii tauces irpve no insuperable barrier, to sturdy North Carolinians and their families- . . . . - :: - in the towns and cities of the State the various denominations ere well represented 1 y comfortable (and in raauy instances elegant houses of wor siiip, and Winston-Salem is no excep tion to this rule. , : , 1 ANY INTELLIGENT VISITOR to a town or city is apt to base his or her judgment upon the place as a de: sirable one at which to locate upon the appearance of three elements or rep resentatives ot that town or city : -The Churches, -: - The Schools, v'' ' ;. The Newspapers. Of the schools we have already writ ten, as stated above ; concerning the newspapers some' remarks will appear further on ; 01 the churches we say this : '- . v '-'.'.--.'. . There is. in Winston-Salem.: eleven 'nouses of. "worship, eight white and three colored. Of these, around and about lhe oldest, the Moravian Church of Salem cling 'countless historic rec ords full of interest, not to the mem bers of 'that Church onlybut to the general student. Its history has been wrir.ten over ana- over as?aiu. ami il vould uoi further our, purpose in this issue of the Sentinel to recapitulate even an outline of the detals that miht be gi ven. It is sufficient to say that it rcmaius in a prospero.ua condi tion, and it is equally true- that the pulpit oratory pf its pastor, Bey Dr. jRondthaler, , serves to attract many -Viustonians to the daily and nightly services held in tha old church. , -- 17, 1885. The Methodist Church bf Winston, located on Liberty street, is the finest of all i architecturally considered. It is a type of modern church architect ure, and the engraving we give of it upon this page in a measure serves to convey an idea of its harmonious out lines and proportions. Rev. J. T Bag well is the pastor in charge, and the church membership and attendance of this denomination is the largest of any here. Its Sabbath School is also large ly attended. . - The Presbyterian Church is a brick edifice, located upon Cherry street, facing Third street. Its site is a slight eminence from which sightly views are had, and we understand that it is in contemplation by the congregation to erect a new and handsome church edi fice at an early day. 'The congrega tion constantly grows in numbers and wealth, and among its numbers are some of our most influential and ener getic citizens. Rev. Dr. F. H. John son is the pastor. The Baptists have a plain but sub stantially brick church upon Second .street. Of it Rev. H. A. Brown . is pastor. The attendance here is usual ly very good and at times the seating capacity of the building is severely te.-ted. Rt-cently a very interesting revival has been in progress at this church. . - - The Methodist Protestant church is also a brick edifice, neat and attract ive in its appearance. It, too, has been constantly gainiu: in membership and in i:sei illness. Rev. W. F. Kc-nnett is pastor. St. Paul's, the only Episcopal Church in Winston, has recently lost its rector, Rev. B. W. Dougherty, by reason of Ins removal to Bellcfoniiane, Ohio, a few days ago. What action has been taken to supply the rector ship thus made vacant we have been unable to learn. There are three Chapels: East Sa lem, Union Grove and Elm street, and three colored churches: the Methodist Episcopal, Baptist and Moravian chap el. These three colored churches arc all very creditable in their appearance, and they demonstrate that our colored population, in church matters, to their faith add works. THE N EW8PAPERS of Winston-Salem are numerous. There are: The WesteplN Sentinel, The Guardsman, Twin-City Daily, Union Republican, Independent and the Peoples Press. There is also a very ereditable periodical published by Salem -Academy, called Hie Acad emy, and devoted to educational mat ters. We understand that the list of newspapers and periodicals will be in creased at an early day, but we are not in a position to give positive in formation, -v As it is, politic., military, literary and educational matters are as well represented here as in any oth er city in the South, and yet The Sentinel has it in contemplation to issue a semi-weekly edition soon. The project has received the most gratify ing encouragement from all classes in the commnnity, and-the Semi-Weekly Sentinel will doubtless soon be an established fact. 1IAILROAD POSSIBILITIES. The completion of the North Western North Carolina rail road, extending from Winston-Salem to Greensboro, where it connects with the great Richmond & Danville system, ushered in a period of prosperity to Winston that nothing ehe could have' pro duced, and the facilities that this railway have given our manufacturers and tobacco dealers have proved the very life-blood ef the Twin-City. This road is only 28 miles in length, so that we are in close connection with the great thoroughfares and the great marts of the country, anil under Col. A. B. Andrews" administration the affairs of road have prospered in a most the marked degree. It is currently un derstood that this road "pays better" than any other in the State, but how true this is we, of course, cannot say. We have two trains to and from Greensboro each day, and both freight snd passengers traffic is heavy.. THE WINSTON i LYNCHBURG R. R , is among the possibilities--rather,' we should say -among the" probabilities of the near future. It is but , recently, that the construction of this proposed, 1 -ne has been u rged by the press of this otate ana Virginia, its compituon would open up to the great tobacco interest of this portion of North Caro lina a new and competing : outlet to the North and at the same time would tap a country '"destitute of all railway,, communication a country. rich in ag: ricultnral and mineral resources, and the local business alone along the line would unquestionably . ' render the road a paying one. The whole region between Lynchburg and Winston would be benefitted beyond alcula tioL, The Sentinel has urged cap italists and others interested to don c'rlpi- this matter Martinsville is in earnestsq is Lynchburg. To . illus trate . what . sentiment" -prevails in the latter city we. quote from what the T.vnrhhurp- Neivs editorially says in mmm-ntins' unon a Martinsville cor- "respoudet's letter relating to the pro posed line. ' It says.? ; V . "The invitation which Martinsville Rp.nda to 'Lvn chburiar Ls a very tempt ing one. And then pushing a little further - on would carry us to Winston the centre of a niasnificcnt . tobacco country. The intermediate route, too, on the border line between Campbell, Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania and into Henry, would be a good one. This overture which Winston and Martins ville hold out to Lynchburg is worth thinking about." THE N. C. MIDLAND R. R. is still another possibility. This is an organized company, and the carrying out of its proposed line would simply be a direct extension of the Virginia Midland. As it is now, to reach Winston from Danville, passengers or freight are compelled to traverse two sides of a triangle. This road would represent the hypothenuse of this tri angle, and would be of immeasurable service. At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the company, in this city, Col. Buford, Presidentf the R. & D. was in attendance, and he urg ed the building of the line by piece meal as it were he thought that the most feasible plan ; so do we, and we hope to see the suggestion carried out with all - possible expedition. The road is already partially graded from Winston to Walnut Cove, an inter secting point on the C. F. & Y. Rail way, and, this portion of the line once completed, President Buford suggested that attention be turned to building that portion intervening between Winston and M.ocksville. This was his "piece meal" plan. STILL OTHER SCHEMES looking to the advancement of Win ston's railway interest? are being incu bated. One of these proposes to pene trate to the south-east, connecting this portion of the State with the Cape Fear section, but of these proposed lines too little is as yet determined up on to justify us in more than these al lusions. The Chamber of Commerce is alive to ail these interests and can be relied upon to forward them in the most practical and feasible manner. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. On the 28th of September a numl of the loading citizens of Winston a ber and Salem held a meeting to,consider the propriety of organizing a Chamber of j Commerce. Suitable step3 were ta ken to perfect the plans proposed,, and the Chamber of Commerce has since been organized upon a basis em bracing the objects as set forth in the extracts we here make from the Com mittee's preamble to the Constitution and By-Laws, that is, "that the ob jects of the Association are such as are usually pursued by Chambers of Com merce, and are deemed vital to every citv naving interests as of our towns.' There will be formed, so to speak, a policy a common understanding of our wants, advaniages and capabilities a chan nel for the general thought, and ap pliances tor the .development or new enterprises and the support of exist ins: operations. Itwill inevitably follow, also, that more at tention will be given to our interests as a whole and that the world at large will have a higher respect for our resources and our pow ers. Statistics will be gathered up and disseminated and there will be a means of peaceful ad justment ot difficulties, ' a gathered popular opinion to which every aggrieved party can appeal." THE TOBACCO BOARD OF TRADE is another and similar organization whose membership comprises nearly or all of our tobacco manufacturers and dealers. It has been in operation long enough for its members to thoroughly appreciate the good it accomplishes, and its influence is so exerted that the interests of the trade are protected to the greatest possible extent. THE SOCIAL FEATURES of the Twin-City commend themselves to every one who remains here long enough to form acquaintances. An important factor in developing these social characteristic! and attractions of Winston-Salem is the organization known as THE TWIN-CITY CLUB. This is non-political, non-partisan, non sectarian, "non-every thing" ex cept as regards innocent enjoyments The Twin-City Club has a member ship of one hundred and five. It has fitted up suits ct rooms in the Vjrray iiloct, ana not a visiting stranger 01 reputation comes here but is invited to -visit the Club Rooms and to partici- nate freelv in its various sources 01 recreation. - . ' - In the rear of tve reading room is the card room, whose.-tables are more or less thronged by young men engag ed in plavins orin looking on al games of euchre, whist, casino, crib-, bage, etc., but no gaming is allowed nnder any circumstances whatever, its indulgence would result in imme diate expulsion. " - ' The next connecting apartment is the billiard' room, supplied with one pool and ona" billard table, and the click of the ivory balls give testimo ny that lovers ot this pastime are en- iovinar themselves. There are lavato- ries, bath rooms ana ciosets, aiso, ana we understand - that the liud contem plates adding a library, gymnasium restaurant, and ten-pin aney, ANOTHER FACT that presents itself is the abundance of young, uninarried.nien. iney ougm to be ashamed 01 tnemseives ior ieau ing such a bachelor r existence, but all the - same " they do.; Our hotels and hoardiug houses are ,' crowded . with these young bichelors but .occasion ally one trrns "Benedick," but it is rarely wedding " bells, don't ring but as frequently as 'they should, stilla local mentionshows that the Jpopula tion increases, . ' - SCJ5SCRIPTION I'llICK, Price 5 Cents INDUSTRIAL NOTES. Relative to Many New En terprises THAT ARE TO BE ESTABLISHED OR FOR WHICH THERE IS A .GOOD OPENING.1 Snuff mills would pay handsomely in the Twin-City. . A shoe factory is soon to be a new Winston enterprise. There is a fine opening in Wins ston for a cigarette factory. A street railway company is among Winston V future probabili ties. Winston is to have new gas works. The company begin work shortly. A canning establishment is short ly to be added to Winston'sjist of in dustries. A company could make money here manufacturing wagon rims, hubs, and axe handles. Winston already has two banks each doing a prosperous business and there is talk of still another. The . dairy and poultry business offers unsurpassed inducements to men with enterprise and intelligence. Hard woods are all around us. The Twin-City needs a spool and bob bin factory to utilize this supply. Winston has the largest dried fruit trade of any place in North Car olina, and it is a profitable industry. The Twin-City has more money invested in manufacturing machinery than any other North Carolina city. An electric light company is be ing seriously discussed by prominent and enteprising Winston business men. Winston is the hub of the great apple region of the State. A fine opening exist3 tor a general apple shipping busine33 at this point. We have a fine section for the growth of broom corn from whose tops the brooms are made. Why can't we make an ind ustry of this ? A telephone exchange will be formed in Winston at an early date Already quite a number ot our citi zens have the use of the telephone wire. Winston averages almost one building a day, big and little, the year . round, and it erects more large struct ures than any other North Carolina town. A furniture factory ought to be established iu Winston and will be ' after some capitalist has seen our city and the advantages it offers for such an industry. Type-writers are used in the Sentinel office and other places of business in the Twin-City, while one house, to facilitate business, employs a stenographer. Coal and iron in counties tnbu- 1 1 1 -. fi tarv to Winston will mane it arter connecting railroads are built, not ou y a tobacco town, but an iron manu facturing centre. -Tobacco stems are an excellent fertilizer, and we expect in the near future to see some enterprising com pany establish a factory and manufac ture tobacco fertilizers. . -The world is the Twin-City's market. Her tobacco goes to every nook and cranny ot the globe, and the King of Siam is a partron of one of our industrial concerns. Immense deposits of mica aro con- vpnient to the Twin-City. The capi talist who comes hither with an eye to r mininsr this valuable mineral, win make a profitable venture. A larse number of willow baskets are manufactured near Winston year, ly. This is an industry in its infancy as yet, but may become, in. the tuture, a large and profitable one. Pipes and pottery are manufac tured in Salem, and fine deposits ot kaolin exist near by, around wnicn may yet be built extensive crockery works. The possibilities of our young city are, indeed, inexhaustible. The Twin-City annually becomes a more popular resort for Northern health seekers. If you have lung or throat affections or are in debilitated health and need a bracing and health -giving atmosphere, com to Winstou. Thousands of pounds of the finest hay are annually sold in the Winston market. The man or company who has the enterprise to buy the hay and bale it up with the baling machinery now in general use has a fortune in store. -Winston has the finest Graded. School system in the State and ' her costly and handsomt building has been pronounced by distinguished authori ty, at home and abroad, to be more imposing in appearance and complete in arrangement than any other in the South. . - ' ""'; ' - Winston has beconie an important tobacco market, there . being on lh& market receuu-' iu v-o j the leading, men of the trade, among whom were R. H. Adams, ot Adams, Chambers, '-&-' Co., Lynch burg, Va.; N. R. Bowman, of N. It Bowman & Co., Lynchburg, a.; O. N.: Smith, Lynchburg, Va.; W- G. Duaiflgton, Farmyille, a.; ' Charles D. Hill Richmond, Va.; Mr. lope and Mr. Casey, of Allen & Gutter, Richmond, Va. , ; f IK 1 il1 f r 1 ; t 1 li ' t 1 t 1 1 1. i S 'ii -J" i ( 1 1 11 1 I 1 1 f. : -i "t ' i! i 4 It - M 1 ! , I 11 f 1 MM it
The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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Dec. 17, 1885, edition 1
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