Things You Want to Know
About Scotland County
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a net work of over 800 mUeo of Anal
highway* which place the farm In
easy reach of shipping points.
Market Accessibility
Through the service given by the
rail toads named above, the market
is itiUy MoHtibk. Lsarixiburg in
only 16 mike from Hemlet, where di
rest seen»ctie* is made with the main
line of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
read. It ie only 1? mike from Pem
broke, where connection with the
mala Una of the Atlantic Coast Lice
Railroad is mads. In freight, das to
the Leurlnborg and Southern, there
is as changing of cars, all prodocts
being mat straight through to desti
nation. Norfolk is within 16 hour*—
Washington 11 hours—Atlanta 11
hour*—Jacksonville It boors. Charles
ton sad Richmond and other cities are
easily stmidbli. The other towns of
the county an in tho about sell ado Is
with only a half hour or so difference
either way according to their location
and the rood need.
Raw Material Proximity
Sootiwed county being one of the
richest counties, it thus gives manu
facturing plants the background of
abundant snppUoa of raw materials.
The transportation service being aa it
is, moons aa easy way for securing
raw mat*risk not does at hand.
Bgeebll Climate
Scotland county Is n county of
equably element weather with an
average temperature for tho year of
about <1 degreei which seldom draw
to sera or isechse 100 degrees. The
county has a mein annual precipita
tion of shoot 61.0 inches evenly
distributed throughout the year. Out
of-doer work Is practise! nearly the
year around, a condition which large
ly enters into the consideration of e
locution.
Kart and Power
Electricity la obtained from the
Yadkin Rbor Power Company who
ran transmission lines through this
territory from tbair hydro electric
plant at Blewttt Falls In the adjoining
county of Richmond. Electric power
■ rates aaa raasnhahla. Coal can be
easily obtained also.
Unlimited Water Mapplg
A now water works aad filtering
station is being constructed in Lao
rinbarg and that community aril] have
a supply sufficient to Inst for 10 yean
at the present rata of growth. Hie
county la wall supplied with water
which meets the standard tests for
drinking aad is good for bolters.
Deal rahls Factory Sites
Throughout the entire couoty there
are many exceptionally mod manu
facturing sites- - Soma of them con
tain am much as Sfi acres of mad lead
la clone ptulalty to the raoiaada to
Which a.spur track can be laid. Other
lay* directly on the railroads named
above. »» chamber of oomiagaae in
no way acts a* agent for thcoe prop
erties, bat ta always ready aad
anxiohs to act aa a mediant for ia
formatton concerning them ae any In
formation that may be desired oa the
available labor, proximity of homes to
properties, assessed values etc, tat
fact anything which will assist in ar
riviag, at a salt able and proper loca
tion for any^reUsbie onterpriss^
Thm m hwb titabliahtd btnko
which have oomhlnari renoareas of
over tUNffil aad these beaks haw
adequate facMHlee which era a asses
nary adjunct to manufacturing eon
corns and gonazml boaineaa as wall as
ta the community at large. The
banka ef the county have the Mghaet
standing and are In a flourishing con
dition.
^UI|M im Battersctery^Luasr^
of native efflrlsat labor obtainable at
a very reasonable wage.
Ideal Living Ooaditiaaa
The homes to bo found in the coun
ty rank ameag the beet of the entire
country. In the towns are to • be
found sufficient water, electric lights,!
telephones as la the ease all over the'
acuity and In Xonriahuf, concrete
sidewalks, adoqaata sewerage, and
paved streets. The public schools ef
the eoenty and towns are of a par
ticularly high standing under the
able management of the county super
intendent and superintendent respec
tively. These school* are a source of
pride to the entire county. There are
49 school* with 1X9 teachers, school
population MM Or M per oent of the
entire population of the eoenty. The
vales ef the school property 1* XtWy
400 with ITS ,000 in process of build
ing and a private negro industrial
school valued at approximately 1100,
000. la recreation Laurinburs has
an oncioaed ball park, golf Oaks and
other means of eajcymant. MhVrg
in this soot ion is a great sport. TVs
to tVc teligioes ami social life of the
**0fW' FsMc Utilities
The tiiepbons system is maintained
by the Brother n Ml Tsltpbsas aad
te a abort tpeee. Xpvs riioeld be said
upon tide sae gbaae ef Ur* mmmsaHy
(aasmarir U H k. 'M WMw
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financially, but Beotlairi county b
well known all over tko aariant half
of tho United States, eepoelnllj in tin
■oath and wo have therefore dealt
more upon the industrial advantages.
Boll analysis—ete rations in various
•ection* of the oounty—drainage con
ditions in certain areas—and other
pertinent factor*—ell of these are
things that must be dealt with in ru
■ponee to ip irifle inquires. The
eeunty has tfijM acres of land of
which Hi per oaut is cultivated. The
total approximated earn seed valuation
of pwjwrty in the oounty In IMS
was U3400400 on taxable prcpertiea.
with s tax rate of M cents par $100.
Tho total value of animal farm prod
net* for the county (10M censes) was
984MJ00 and its ia estimated that
this figure passed the $10,000400 ia
10U.
Commercial
The commerce of the towns ef
Sootland county 1* very brisk, the
trade bring generally conceded to be
a little above normal There are op
portunities for outside commercial
business locating in the county and
there ia further oppertaaittea for the
enlargement of tho preoont establish
ments. Mooov la spent freely lor the
nanaaihJee of life and all the concerns
now located bore are in a healthful
and flourishing condition. This fea
ture of the community life wsQ have
to be treated aa like the agricultural
phase, specific inquires a* to location
mast oe individually Investigated. i
Population of Scotland county
(estimated) 1$4$0.
90H growing days enabling two or
three crops to be grown on the same
acre. ,
One of the leading agricultural
counties in North Carolina
r nxjuosj over z nuu oi cotton to
•vary inhabitant.
One of the foremost cantaloupe
producing counties in the United
States.
Wonderful watermelon railing
county.
Excellent county for peachc* and
tobeeco.
Most productive county In relation
to else of farm arm of any county
In the United States.
Laaiiabvg
Population (estimated 1928 ) 3,000.
Eight manufacturing pleats Includ
ing 4 large cotton mills manufactur
ing hosiery yams, one fertilizer plant
manufacturing acid phosphate and
seven other brands or kinds, one oil
company making ) variety of .prod
ucts from cotton sued, one flour and
feed mill, capacity 800 barrels Sour
and 40 tone of feed per day, one ice
end. eopl plant, production loe 12 to
18 tons par day.
8u mounded by one of the richest
farming sections in the United Stales,
thug firing man ef entering plants the
natural Inducements of abundant sup
plies of raw materials.
Excellent transportation facilities.
Excellent highways.
Cnmmlariun form ef government.
Abundance ef hydra smetric power.
White way.
Abundance of excellent water.
Excellent sewerage system.
Concrete sidewalks.
Paved streets.
Excellent school facilities.
Beautiful homos.
- * Eight shurchaa.
Hr schools.
Three banka.
Tax rate*lJ4 per 8100.
ine ocner town* in me county al
though smaller than Uuitoluit are
forging to the forefront and wfll at*
a great deni of dqyeiopznant within
the next daends. At citisenship of
theta town* ate awahs to the op
partunltlas which they offer and the
spirit of coopamboa displayed ia rw
markabl*. .
lafmttko
The Scotland County Chamber of
Commerce, Laurinborg, North Caro
lina, will fondoh any information
about Scotland county or its towns
and Inquiries are soifeited.
SCOTLAND SUPPLY CO.
One at County's Largest and -Meet
Active Mercantile Concerns '
Located at Jebno
The Scotland, Supply Company is
really a xupply company. It handles
•very daaertptioa of merdiagdbw,
from notion* to beery hardware, and
in prop# rad to take care of the needs
of the residents of the community in
which it is located in almost every
of mtmtitili ruppU**. Stub
Hnhod In 1PM, the Scotland. Supply
Company has had the nab of action of
seeing it* bud new grow ataedSy and
regularly for the past nineteen yearn.
Scotland Supply Co, Store, Johns, N. C.
Occupying a Urn and euhatantlal
building. containing nearly MM
square leut of floor space, the Scot
land Supply Cnmnssy finds that tt
baa non# toe mush mam for the mat
stacks of assorted merchandise that
It carries In its ware roams- It could
easily utilise additional space, and
that may become necessary within a
year or two, if the rate of growth
enjoyed far the peat two or three
years continual
Tha problem of buying for such an
establishment U net an easy one. Te
select tha Unde of goads, and in the
quantities nJtable for tM demanda
mode ipm the mmsvBo ngwlm the
beet of judgment end dieeretion.
Handling full Unas of shoos, cloth
i&%cv^a.,issa
Supply Company la exclusive agent In
this locality for many leadingb rands
of nationally advertised merchandise.
Among these may be mentioned
Firestone and Oldfield automobile
tires, Avery farm Implements, Inter
national Harvester Company imple
ments, Auburn wagons. Hunt Club
shoot. Central She* Company's Unas
of St. Loala, the glue fertiliser Uie
tribuior, menu facte rad by John Blue
at Laurie berg, Dixie Phosphate Com
pany's fertilizer, and many others.
In addition to its general mercan
tile lines, tha Scotland Supply Com
pany buys cotton and cotton weed,
paying tha full market prices for
them articles, thus enabling the
farmers of this section of the county
to market their products with a mini
mum of trouble and hauling expense,
large quantities of cotton and eotton
seed arc handled by tha company each
season. Id connection with this fea
ture of Us operations, the company
runs Its own ginning plant, wtth a
capacity of about BO bales pur day.
Many farmers haul their cotton to the
gin and sell both tha cotton and the
seed on the spot, receiving the money
for tha crap without further trouble.
* Mr. MeLauHn originally founded
this business in 1901. The Scotland
Supply Company was formed by H.
W. MeLauHn and E P. Janes In 1906,
and succeeded the tanner bust nets.
Both of these gentlemen are well
known in the commeoity and through
out this section of tha state They
are men of high standing, and hats
hosts of friends. Both, ate natives of
the county, end have spent their en
tire lives aa residents of Scotland.
Mr. McLaurin is a member of the
Presbyterian church, and is keenly
interested in the development of his
section. He is always ready to co
operate in any movement taking to
the improvement of the community or
the county at large. Ha Is especially 1
enthusiastic In his support of im
proved highways, regarding this as
one of the leading needs of tbs
smaller communities of the south.
Mr. Jones has large farming in
terests. operating a to horse farm a
short distance from town. He la a
member of the Methodist church.
The Scotland Supply Company la n
teal a seat, to the tewn In which It is
located, and is wail patiwniacd by the
eWsena of Mnu, aa well aa these re
siding within a radhts of a doasa
miles of the town. Its business is
continually growing, both in votniae
and in the Unit rj reach id by its
sphere of activities.
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1. T. JQHN COMPANY
OM Established Mercantile Cancan
and in AdMnUg
There may be people who think the
“modem" department atom la a mod
ern InatUntlua. People tfvtng in citiee
have grown enrustamod to tha idea
that the department store is a de
velopment of the peat half oentnry,
□•cause m larger mtannerrmaim el
this kind harm reads the Imp metier
that they harm biased new trails la
mtmntlh wwthtdn.
Preotically every man who has lived
la the country or the small town
kaown that the depart mant atom la
merely a city adaptatloa of the gen
lend store of the twee made or the
email Tillage. It eparataa upon «x act
's the aaaa principle. K la a return
to fundamentals hi metehaadbtoig,
r*thpr than a new development. It Ta
a reaction from the highly specialised
establishments of the larger dtioe,
and probably If truth were known, it
is In response to the demand that baa
been created In the larger da*, r.
those who, earlier In their Uvea, pat
ronised the good old-faahioaed gen
eral store.
At any rate. Scotland county people
•hoy find a country department store
In fall operation at the village of
Johns. It lx the establishment of the
J. T. John Company, which began
business la 1«M, end was ineorpor
***d shout twanty-flre years later, in
1*10. ' The . John Company was ene
of the first business concern* to op
erate In this section of tho county,
and has had a great deal to de wKh
Um development of the section sur
rounding tire town. It has handled a
lull Una of every sort of _ ,
mi of Urn
M J^ttal****
Oliver plows aad CtTBaBB
Md tha Uka. It -yJr ■ Tilai
MMtafc M by HO feat, aad ^Ze
wee aa additional building about half
*d aa Ha watehottaa. Tha Ana
alto dsala ia aotton and aattua seed.
It haa recaatly taken over the laaal
•fancy for the Chevrolet astemo
bfluT and carriee a complete Mac of
parte ter this popular ear.
J. T. John, president of tha aaca
pany, founded dm Ant hnslnccs estab
lishment in this sscUaa of fcdlaad
county. He ie active in the chamber
of ecrnawtee, aad ia a atabe i of tha
Vsthodlat chanh. F. A. Kendall,
•wtatarr and treasurer, ie a native
of Jb county, and haa been connected
wth the concern, for the past sixteen
wars. Ha is a Sbrtner aad a wear
bar of tha Methodist ebareh. Them
emplowd*'kr>tt>otheoapany.*i<iue "alt
popabur and well known cttiaaaa, and
are loyal residents of the community.
Laurinburg Situated
(Contiai-ed front pegs 3)
county and which are maintained at
county expense Tha county haa
modem road const rue lion and main
tenance equipment and two forces aie
kept constantly at work on tbs
oounty reads. Free and convict labor
i* employed and competent engineer*
sod superintendents are in charge.
The State of New York has 9,000
more students hi soUegte aad uirieay.
allies than tha UaitecTKlngdom.
J. T. John Co. Store, Johns* IV. C. 1
Some Recollections
of Rev. John JHonroe
Known to Everbody as
Uncle John Monroe
One of Greatest Relig*
ions Leaders of Hie
Day.
(Mr UTDMITON lomnoo)
Uw *** ftm **■. MM. emtainly
Hmr. John Monro*'. Th* tot church
cervine I stunted wan at #U
Bwrtnx Hill and th* venembfe mb
aboat whom t am writing war tka
paator. Ha was, whan I can tot re
number, aa old man with white hair.
Ht waa of naniaandtat appearance,
tearing • striking roimbEneTto
Oaorge Washington. For a man of
bis ani ha was remarkably careful
ahmic Ma dress, wearing in the pulpit
a Print* Albert salt of broadcloth,
with Immaculate linen, a large folded
collar with th* old-fashioned stock as
a tie. When he drew oat his hand
kerchief it was always of « mows
w hi tenses and carefully folded.
Ho rarely ever preached lea* than
ar hour, and frequently ran over that
tiny*. The benches in the aid chump
wsea high awl my feat could not
touch th* floor whan I was Ant aar
rted to church with my mother. There
wa* no stows hi Urn-church at “ t
tuua as the old people i ■
an Idea that aae could gat tl
of'a religious mrrles if ha d
it in a* house without to whan the
thermometer was with!eg down to
*u tunica flnk. |»Tb
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toMtoillp at o ttow. Medan
toMto'tf'tto UTitoa!*^!* Sto m
EfcmMm
flaatapa a tow toriitmli I mh»
tor about Undo John
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iraatfoa. Ha did ato' confloa to*
datta to hia own flock, tot called aw
too member* of too riaahjrtoitoa
dwrch a.wetL Than waaa bwt to*
churchea to «to community at that
tone—tha Bavttot and tha PmW.
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John Blue, One of Sc
land County’s
Manufacturer of Rex
.Guano Distributors,
John Blue Cotton
Planters, Etc.
The story of tba devsloymsat of
tho business of John Bios. whoso
plant la loootod about two and oao
half miles ftpto Laoiinburg on tho
Lauriabarg-Gibson mad, roods Uho
noma not It Is of Intaroot particularly
as shewing how a man of fores and
energy can forgo shied In any Iw
In which his lot may be east
Tho Moo family it one of the old
est aim best known in this aoctiaa. It
has beta resident of LourinbByg for
ISO yearn, and It* member* Kavo boon
known no honest industrious own and
women, .given to handling their own
business in their own wsy ,while of
fering tho spirit of neighborly topd
nous and friendly help to all in their;
community. • i
flown* tMtty-flv* year* ago, John
Bloe bog on tho op* ration of n block
aonlth ahop. ft wax a crude little
ahpp, oowtainiwg only tha araiiaet and
aw at prlndtivo topla and apparattm.
It waa li a M teat, aad than waa
Htt% mearfar more than tho owner
of tho ahap inatd*. Darn ehaateg
waa aa important part of hie waft,
teat thte wa* mat-aril y doHb outride
tha ahop, beeaaao then want flaw
Inaidt. Ban, aim waa lava*tad and
mane faeto red Um flrat ootton ataDc
| cutter.
The practical and inventive mind of
: John Bta* took hold *f tho thing* ha
I hadl at that timo, ho trover, and began
to eoariruri impromananto. Than
wan many Mttte attachnwarta and ap
1 plianooe that ha avelvod from tha
| opafatiaae in Ida ahop, am of than
1 for hU owe eanvaaknca in oponUom,
' other* ter tho an of hU ntight art or
hi* owe farm or pardon Made, ft
Boon began to he apparent, aapariaWy
to John BUao Maaarif, (hat ha wa*
abla te da many thing, hi *n im
proved way and by Improved aootfiodo,
thought out Mmaolf
From thl* at ago of hia actlvtUa* ho
tentepud gradually, leaning am
aad mon about tea potrihilMi** of hia
ihap, mrrtU tha aaada of tha neighbor
ing farman began to cacao to Mm in
ikar oooeoptlcna of IniprQi’mtaada
that might ha mada M tha Imptamaati
thoy warn aaing aa thatr forma. Tha
mda aaathada of dlatri bating farttB
ter and »!—*<■« nfftlra wad rtliturbad
tha biveoti*e facahie* af data Bhaa,
u wall aa Ma pwn apnathm aa Ma
awn farm. Be 'a* that haprovo
aaenta on thaaae Implements were
hath peoalhla aad daairabk, and he
at about patting Ma aancapUeoa Into
eonedete farm Tha caaalt waa that
ha Invented and haa patented tha Bax
guapo distributor, and tho John Bhaa
cotton plantar. Bath ef thaaa imple
ment* mat with Inatant recognition
on the part of the fanner*, and the
advantage* paaaaaaid by thaaa soon
•rove them wide popularity, Thar
have bean on tha marfcet for aavwral
veer* new, aod thay ara so hi in largo
number* in the Carolina*. Georgia,
and Florida, and ara shortly to bo
pushed la several at the other aotten
state*.
ManUfactunag them Implement* in
hie own plant, they are timed oat la
large numbers, and a complete eteck
la atwkpa on Kend. The building de
voted to tkie parpoec la 1U to 4*
foot- hi addition, the metal portion*
of the machine* am enat in Mr. Blna'i
own foundry, which in operated in •
nearby building 40 by M feetta area.
Thorn Invention* ape oxclaafvCty own
ed bp Mr. Bhm, who Kill gfvm Ida
personal attention to thdr manufae
t*A aad *ale.
In addition to thorn aetWtW*. Mr.
Bio# operates a general farm impW
ment be da an. which tempi le alii,
another bedldtng. 1M by 40 feet. with
an "til” M kp SS feet. AH kinds of
Innilkitiniiil »-- t_
SeivfrswOTIBBPa wen W plows, n Ota,
re See, harrow*, reapers, and h feet
everything In fee way af eqtipoeewt
needed bp the madam planter, are
carried In tMa Wage establishment
operated bp Mr. Bhm. The eetibHA
meat ha* the Waal agency far the
complete One ef Internationa] Har
vester Company farm tmptmmtia,
and dee* a large bastoeee tai this Mae.
la lttt Mr. Bim won tha priae ta
North Ud South Carolina fee aaUlag
the largest amoent of Implement* of
to wtfiUMi mm and
dtorttoa, Mr. Bin* cpamtea a luge
farm. containing aaveml heated
auaa, on which ha produce* largo
crop* of cotton and com. Ha ia teg* *
Ip fattaro«ted ha thin Una of work,
which ha ha* Mceeaafany annrtacted
far many pear*. Ha ia Anaiy con
vinced that farming la a decidedly re
munerative occupation far the man
who ia willing to giro oaana brain, aa
wan aa few meaele, to it* operation
He ia deeply In targeted in the im
provement of farm towthoda, net alone
hecaaae he mil* implement* daaigned
to bring about nteh Improvement*,
bat baeaaar ha ia lata mat ad In tha
improved condition and the incmaaad
productivity of the farmer* them
aalvaa.. Mr. Bhm b constantly sludy
iag farm problem*, aa well aa thorn
connected with Me knainanr. and ia al
way* ready to give ami to receive ad
vice aad Information an tha eeccaaa
fel ape rati on of farming anderUk
■r. Him ha* lone bw* on* of th*
ho* taon dtioon* of thU Motion of
tho date. He f* connected with the
chamber of oommoiw. of which he U
a kyat and active wnahet. Ho ia a
director of the Boot land, Dixon and
Waveity rank, a diradar of tho
Bootidad Ooaaty Baotac* Baak. tho
BUto Bank andthcL.A8.ILR. Ho
to atwaya ready to lend hie aadnUnea
to tho aadettoldaya of the** enpadae
tUao far tha yromotion of tho tn
IBUi of tha eouaty, aa won ao to
ghdlBa holy to any et
ho* tho umi obloft*
Mae, Jr* I* mmXSnI
la tha lSrkoi that' yart trf'th^Bhw
hrtiriili. Mr. liMir in hM aeit
to i&vtHNi ymmf iwM—rS
aMarBawBa
a wauhar of the rirahiliilea ehvrah.