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THE CONCORD TIMES—FAIR AND INDUSTRIAL EDITION
New Bank Building to Be
A Magnificent Structure
Td Be Occupied by the Cabarrus Savings Bank, the Own
ers.—ls a Fireproof Building of
the Latest Type.
One of the most substantial banks in
North Carolina is the Cabarrus Savings
Rank. whose magnificent new hAne is
being erected on North Union street al
most di/ectly opposite the bank's pres
ent quarters. It marks another import
ant era in the growth and development
of the Cabarrus Savings Rank as well
as of Concord and Cabarrus county. It
is the first building in the city to be
built to a height exceeding three stories.
Os steel, reinforced concrete and brick,
five stories in height ami with a base
ment. the new building of the Cabarrus
Savings Bank will be the largest busi
ness building in Concord, and will rep
-11 s: :i the latest idi as in banking struc
tures'. equipment, and <• >nvcni?nces. The
.first story will be of Indiana Liiriestone
| with brick thereafter. The whole of the
! ground floor will be occupied by the
bank, and no expense is being spared to
make the hanking offices worthy of tlm
substantial and important institution
which will occupy them. With tile
floors, marble wainscoating. border and
- <l > . » iv o tu.es with innh g-ny
and genuine leather chairs, the banking
oluces will be comparable with anything
in the United States. There are larger
banks but there are none which have a
better home proportionate to size, than
the new offices of the Cabarrus Savings
Rank. The entrance is in the centre of
the building, and gives into a public
lobby. On the right the private office's
of the president, vice president and'cash
ier arc 1 found. On the left two elevators
give quick access to the upper floors.
At the rear of the lobby is the banking
office, with five rows of tellers' wickets
on each side and with a handsome spa
cious banking office for the general pub
lic in the centre. Convenient arrange
ments are provided for lady patrons, who
have a private check room. At the rear
are two large working spaces for the
FIRST GOLD DISCOVERED IN
STATE FOUND IN CABARRUS
DISCOVERY MADE ACCIDENTALLY BY A TWELVE
YEAR OLD BOY
Conrad Reed, in 1799, While Shooting Wish With Bow
and Arrow in Meadow Creek, Saw a Yellow Substance
Shining in the Water, Which He Took Home. —His
• Father, Not Knowing Its Value, Used It For Several
For $3.50.
Years to Keep His Door Open.—He Later Sold It
Wheeler's History of North Carolina
publishes an hceount of the first gold
mine ever discovered in the State, which
was on Meadow Creek in this county.
The article was written by Mr. George
Baruhardt in IMS,and is as follows:
We have been kindly furnished by Col
onel Baruhardt with the following his
tory of the Opening of the Reed Gold
Mine, in Cabarrus County, and the num
ber and weight of the pieces of gold found
at different periods. (A sketch of the
discovery and histuty of the Heed Gold
Mine, in Cabarrus County. North Caro
lina. being the first gold mine discovered
in the United States). The first piece of
gold found tit this mine, was in the year
170 U. by (’onrad Reed, a boy of about
twelve years old, a son of John Heed,
the proprietor. The discovery was made
in an accidental manner. The boy above
named, in company with a sister and a
younger brother, went to it small stream,
called Meadow Creek, on it Sabbath day,
while their parents were at church, for
the purpose of shooting fish with bow
and arrow, and while engaged along the
bank of the creek. Conrad saw a yellow
substance shining in the water. He went
in an picked it up, and found it to be
some kind of metal, and carried it home*
Mr. Heed examined it, but as gold was
unknown in this part of the country
at that time, he did not know what kind
of metal it was; the piece was about
the size of it small smoothing iron.
Mr. Heed carried the piece or metal
to Concord, and showed it to it William
Atkinson, a silversmith, but lie not think
ing of gold, was unable to say what kind
of metal it was.
Mr. * Reed kept the piece for several
years on his house floor, to lay against
the door to keep it from shutting. In
the year 1802 he went to market to Fay
AT THE FAIR.
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You may think you know a lot about the country here and there.
Os what it grows and raises, but you must attend the Fair
To get a line on scores o'- things you never knew before —
Os the excellencies, 'vantages, an’ blessin’s an—more.
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You never know the wide variety of products fine
The territory can produce whenever it has a min’
j To spread itself an’ ’zibit all the samples here an’ there—
You never know the country till you see it at the Fair.
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—You never know how fine they grow the cotton and corn —
Amazin’ yields are proved in both as sure as you are born—
You never knew such ’taters an’ tobacco, flowers rare,
An’ vegetables luscious—till you see ’em at the Fair.
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You never dreamed the size a hog will, with attention, grow,
£Jor jest how fine a yearlin' can appear in shape for show,
i You didn’t know what proud big chicks the hennerie| can bear—
You don't know nothin’ bout this land’ until you’ve seen the Fair.
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An’ then you’ve got no idear now o’ what the fac’tries make,
The mills an’ shops can turn out—until you up a’ take
A day or two —with mother an’ the chillun—jes’ ter share
The wonderment with all the rest o’ the people at the Fair,
j —By D. G. B.
bank staff, with toilets, nnd two coupon
rooms and a large steel vault with num
erous safety deposit boxes. Overlooking
the banking offices are two floors, one at
each end, and, facing each other. One
[will be used for a directors’ room aud
others will be rented. The Upper floors
| are being furnished for general office
I use. and many of them have already been
spoken for. The building with the lot
and equipment will cost about $230,000
and will be thoroughly fireproof, with
composition floors on all the upper stor
ies. The architect is Willard G. Rogers,
Charlotte. N. C.. and the-general contrac
tor T. C. Thompson ami Brother. of
Cha:- otte, N. C.
Tie history of ,the Cabarrus Savings
!’,ai !; reads like an historical romance
and has been an unbroken record of ex
pansion and success, in Jan
uary 1877. with a capital of $25,000, it
has been a magnificent investment to
ilic anginal shareholders who in addition
to s'eady and substantial cash dividends
have also been given stock dividends
r: tutirg to 200 per cent, on their orig
kives.i.’.o if, so that today the invest
of <-.ie slime in the original stock of the
bank, today has four shares, three of
whi h were paid for entirely out of the
profits on the original share. In 1903
the capital was increased to $50,000. aud
in 1007 to SIOO,OOO. At the same time a
stock dividend of 50 per cent, was paid
to old stockholders amounting to $25,000,
and new stock to the amount of $25,000.
In 1020 stock at the ratio of three for
one was given to shareholders of record,
thus wiping out most of the surplus on
hand at that time, and SIOO,OOO of new
stock was sold making the capital $400.-
000. as compared with the original cap
ital of $25,000. Since 1020 the bank
lias been making steady progress and has
now large resources.
etteville and carried the piece of metal
with him. and on allowing it to a jeweler,
the jeweler immediately told him it was
gold, aud requested Mr. Heed to leave
the metal with him and said lie would
flux it. and returned in a short time, and
on his return the jeweler showed him a
large bar of gold, six or eight inches long.
The jeweler then asked Mr. Reed what
he would take for the bar, Mr. Heed, not
knowing the value of gold, thought he
would ask a "big price," and so he ask
ed three dollars and .fifty cents ($3.50).
The jeweler paid him his price.
After returning home. Mr. Heed exam
ined and found gold in the surface along
the creek. He then associated Frederick
Kiser, James Rove, and Martin Phifer
with himself, and in the year 1803. they
found it piece of gold in the branch that
weighed twenty-eight pounds. Numerous
pieces were found at this mine weighing
front sixteen pounds down to the small
est particles. The whole surface ' along
the creek for nearly a mile was very
rich in gold.
The veins of this mine were discov
ered in the year 1813. They yielded a
large quantity of gold. The veins tire
Hint or quartz.
1 do certify that the foregoing is a
true statement of the discovery of this
mine, as givpp by John Heed his son,
(fonrftd Heed, now both dead.
January. 1848.
GE(>RGE BAKNHARDT.
Weight of different pieces of gold
found at this mine:
1803, 28 pounds: 1804. 9 pounds, 7
pounds, 3 pounds, 2 pounds, 1 3-4 pounds;
1824. 10 pounds, 9 1-2 pounds, 8 pounds;
1835, 13 1-4 pounds, 4 1-2 pounds, 4
pounds, 1 pound, 8 pounds. Total 115
pounds, steelyard weight.
GERRY SHOWS HOW
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GERRY went back and sat down by
the pool where fountains played.
She was much discouraged and alto
gether disappointed.
I Barry, her sweetheart from achool
time days, was able to drive out to
the White Farms each Saturday eve
ning, and also to later drive his adored
Gerry along the shore, in enchanted
moonlight. Therefore, Barry was as
' founded, and disappointed in her de
cision. “Not going to White Farms?”
I he had asked amazed. Gerry figdget
ed, but the truth came out.
“I want to know different people,
Barry. Don’t you understand? -One
makes one’s friends and may one not
cultivate prosperous friends as well
as the ordinary? I’m going to stop
j for twe or three weeks, if my money
lasts, at the Hill Top house in the
j mountains, where Gwendolin Thayer
I spends her summers.
“Gwendolin Thayer!” Barry’s tone
was sarcastic. “So you are going to
try tb climb up to the haughty Gwen’s
position—in society. Why, dear
child —” he dropped into the prpvok
ingly Indulgent “Gwendolin’s father
has the money to buy her way. You
can’t get by among those Hill Top
•nobs—with an ingratiating smile.”
Beyond the pool where Gerry sat,
screened by sheltering trees, stood an
invalid chair. Gerry had noticed this
wheel chair and its bent and wrinkled
occupant before. And she had con
quered the impulse which urged her
to speak to the lone old lady.
Gerry approached. “The atm shines
.through the leaves on your face,” she
said, and smiled her winsome smile.
“May I push your ehair —eo?”
“Thtnk you, my dear.” Here was
a tone natural in He cordiality.
M You seem to be aa alone, as I, In
tMs gay resort. Loneliness may be
expected by a sick old woman—but
when one is young and —” the thin
lips smiled, “and as good looking as
you, my dear—why, loneliness Is a
crime. I have seen you day after day
—tell me about it.”
And to her own astonishment, Gerry
obeyed the sympathetic request. She
told of the determined trip to the
mountains —of Barry and his discour
agement—of the White Farms where
she had been simply happy. Os the
home, too, which death had severed,
of her new departure then Into the
business world —of the painstaking
saving for—this l Gerry told it all;
and the sharp glancing eyes of*her
listener drew her on and on. The
wrinkled smile came again:
“And you hate to have Barry—toe
satisfied rascal —say ‘I told you so.’
I’ve nevqr relished that sort of thing
myself. Always liked to show ’em, too,
my dear. And I have, a few times.
Even since I’ve come to this. Sur
prising folks In a pleasing way is one
of the few Joys left me. This—”
the invalid waved her hands across
her prostrate form, “came of an auto-
Hibbile accident. And Til not walk
the rest of my days. Fm for staying
comfortably at home, with a kind squl
or two to cere for me, but my son—
and oh! he’s a good son; he won’t
hear of It. 80, when he baa a busi
ness trip, like the one which brought
him here, he brings me with him.
Thinks the change of air does me good.
My dear, are you to miss the fete this
evening—a moonlight fantasy, with
garlanded box seats on the lawn? The
boxes cost enough, goodness knew*.
How the rich can spend!—and are no
happier. But you, little Oinderetia,
are you to he alone, back among the
trees —as usual?"
“I am to be alone,” Gerry answered,
and added, “unless yon will let me
keep you company.”
“Thank you. That's kind again.
But my son win be hers and wfll be
insisting that I let him draw my chair
to a garlanded box to watch the
tableaux. And as I’m a determined
old woman I’ll tell you what I’m going
to have him do. I am going to ask i
him, as my special desire, to take you
Instead— so get out your prettiest j
dress. Warring is not a ‘young man, j
but he’s a handsome one. He Is de- i
voted to ids work and finds no time
for society at women. Some of them
would seek lb—you know of Mips
Gwendolin Thayer? She would have J
had my sou a guest Untight In their i
family box.”
Gerry leaned forward; her aoft
laughter rippled. "Tour son? I do
not even know big name,” she said.
Ton will when you hear it,” the
elder woman answered dryly. “My
son is Warring Webster, the sculptor.
He is here In consultation. Warring
Is now at work on the Victory statue ;
of the high mountain."
A man eame smiling and bowing
his way through the assembled guests
on the lawn. He w&8 a handsome man
as his mother had said, and his eyes
bright, glancing Hire hers, rested on
Gerry** face.
"My little new friend, Warring,” the
old lady Introduced her.
The fete was a beautiful achieve
ment. Gerry remembered It long years j
after. ”'-
Barry, sitting ha his dusty office,
read the newspaper account next day.
“In box No. 1, Warring Webster, j
sculptor * and well-known financier; j
Miss Geraldine Drew of Conover
Town, his companion.”
Barry’s chair came to the floor, with I
a jolt; he turned to the surprised i
friend who sat near him:
“I’m going to catch the 6:15 for Hill
Top,” said Barry, "and fetch that girt
home.”
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