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NATIONAL PUBLICITY EDITION. ; ; r . '.. , , .;. ; : : : : Pages 1JJiKt i&ll' JJ 1 Established 1876. LINCOLNTCiN, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 7, 1922. Twice a Week. Growing Thriving' Metropolis LiacoMton, Location Makes Town Ideal For Business, Health and Industries Few Communities More Richly Blessed With Public Spirited Citizens and Business Men. Few communities in the country are so richly blessed as Lincolnton, county seat of Lincoln Couny, North Carolina, a prosperous, thriving, progressive town of more than 4,000 persons. v: The development of Lincolnton was held back for many years through lack of railroads and transportation . , Land sewer system and the electric recent deCadeS It haSf.. , ,,' . .l ! : facilities, but in moved forward and today stands out as a town with a future, unrivaled only by similar communities which can outstrip it in the personal efforts of its citizens for after all is said and done a town is what its people make it. During the past several years Lin colnton has grown and prospered woi derful. From a small town of frame buildings, without modern improve ments, Lincolnton has made rapid strides and is now a modern city with "all 6f the modern improvements," pay ed streets and sidewalks. A water system unexcelled, sanita tion, and blocks of modern brick bus iness housos, pretty homes, handsome public buildings. New comers are arriving almost weekly, and the building industry 6f the town is taxed in. erecting new homes for the increased citizenship. The construction of new buildings is progressing in every section of the town. Lincolnton is situated on the lines of the Seaboard Air Line and the Carolina and North Western Railway, 8G9 feet above sea level, and that pic turesque, fertile and rich, rolling country known as the Piedmont sec tion, and is perpetually embraced by the life-giving winds that sweep down the Eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. For many years it has been celebrated for its superb climate, healthful and salubrious, and for the wonderful qualities contained in its in vigorating waters. The town has long enjoyed the enviable distiction of be ing one of the three most healthful places in the United States. The South Fork of the famous Catawba river runs by the town, giving power to the industries of the town and county, and watering one of the most universally beautiful regions in the State. Lincolnton is making more progress at this time than any other city of like wealth and population to be found perhaps anywhere. The building pro gram for this year runs to the Million Mark and over, with three or four $75 000 handsome church buildings just completed or nearing completion;, a handsome quarter milHon dollar court 'house is being erected here by the county of Lincoln, the equal of any in the south; the city is in the midst of - a new school building program to take fl inf.re.oao in noDulation. $200,000 worth of graded school bonds having been issued by a vote of the people to be used in the erection of a modern fire proof high school building and additional' primary school build: ings. Dozens of handsome new resi dences and business houses have re cently been completed and this work continues. '-;'" ' Improvements are not only confined to the city of Lincolnton the county seat of Lincoln, but extend into the county, where school districts are be ing consolidated, special taxes -are be ing levied by the people1 themselves and modem , and large brick high school buildings have been and are be- ing erected. The city is now in the midst of a program of public ' improvements, bonds have been issued by the city of- i ficials, composed of Mayor J. R. Gam ble, and Aldermen J. Frank Love, Fred C. Ramsaur, R. R. Reinhardt and pose J. F. ; Wentz , for the pur- of extending the water further extension of the street and lishmentand' a credit to the commun-' o the men being mechanics, who emi sidewalk paving amounting to several ity, is well equipped and its patients grated from Pennsylvania and moved miles.- come from within a radius of 50 to southward till they reached the land The town has one of the best water 100 miles, around Lincolnton. of the Catawba, in view of the moun- supplies, for domestic) commercial, All professions are well represented tains along the Blue Ridge. Among and fire purposes, of any town its size in the State . The town reservoir holds 408,000 gallons of water, ahd the-stand pipe has a capacity of 75,000 gallons. . Lincolnton is destined to become a health resort section the altitude here being particularly suited to many. Already many visit the Lithia Springs hotels here during each sum mer. , Mineral springs abound in the vicinity of Lincolnton, and the quality of the water can nowhere be surpass ed. The average temperature of the town in the summer is from 75 to 80 degreesand the thermometer ranges from 40 th' 50 in the winter. The wat er from Lincoln Lithia Springs has long been famous. iA net work of sandclay roads lead to all sections, the county having is sued $200,000 in bonds for road pur poses. Between 25 and SO miles of these roads are maintained by the state road fund. The state highway commission " htfs let contract for a hardsurfaced road leading from Lin colnton to Newton on the North, which connects Lincolnton with the state highway leading from the moun- tains to the sea, another state hard surfaced road in prospect is that from Lincolnton to Gaston county, which will give connection to the south, and with the state highway f ronv Ashe ville in the Blue Ridge Mountain to Wilmington the state's principal sea coast city; '.'Lincoln is one of the 100 counties of progressive North Caro lina, which state now is 'engaged in a road building program entending over 5 years, 50 million dollars having been appropriated by the legislature for good road. Iron, gold, and monozite Have all been" mined in Lincoln county, and east of Lincolnton iron ores exist in great abundance. These beds were worked for more than a century, but the plants are not in operation at th.a present time. A fine grade of tin ore is found here, and the large tin mine South of town will some day become one of the most productive mines in the nation. The various fraternal orders have live locals here and in the county, Ma-j sons, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen . 'of the World, Odd Fellows, Junior Or- , der, Moose etc. The Lincoln hospital, operated by n- T. A fVnuiall a ficf villi infill Jas. 1 tt. if 1 1 'i Lincoln County's New Courthouse Built of Granite and Limestone, Fire Proof Throughout, at Approxi mate Cost of Quarter here, as well as all other lines of bu- siness. With the foundation laid for n . great city Lincolnton has-a future and I faces the coming years with bright hopes. HISTORY. (Extracts from History by Mr. A. y-:-.i ' Nixon.) -' 'y--'J-'l . The birthday of, the town of Lin colnton was December 14, 1785, when an original grant was obtained by Joseph Dickson from Richard Caswell, 'governor, captain, general and com' mander-in-chief at New Bern," the grant consisting of 300 acres and'be ing for the use of building thereon a court house and erecting a town thereon," . The town did not extend its limits until 1901, when by an enact ment of the General Assembly, 1,000 acres -were added-, to the town. Joseph Dickson was a pubH spirited man, an active patriot, clerk ' of the county court at the time of the grant, and for 'many years a Senator from' Lincoln county in the General Assembly. In 1768, a new county was created out of that portion of Mecklenburg, west of the ;Catawba river, and it was named Trydn in honor of the gover- nor, in it Y'ere included the present counties of Lincoln.. Cleveland,- Ru therford, Pclk, Catawba and Gaston. But the nanje of Tryoro became odious to the patriotic people and in 1779, the Legislature of North Carolina di vided the territory of Tryon county the Eastenfportion being called Lin coln, the ne county getting its name from General Benjamin Lincoln, who, at that tirne was in command of the Southern Military Department includ ing the two f arolinas and" Georgia. The western? part of old Tryon was called Rutheirfordton county. '., In 1842, Catawba county was created out of the northern, portion of Lincoln, and in 1846, Gaston county was establish ed, her territory being taken from the southern part of Lincoln county. Lin- coin county is now thirty miles long, running east and west and ten miles wide, running north and south. The court jhouse of Lincoln county wasjn 1787 at Lincolnton, after hav-. ing been previously located at two other places.; But 'the court records began in 1759, in Tryon county, be- ing the crown docket till 1777, when the State , docket was instituted. The town iwas settled by a thifty 'nnil Bhinlif finvnn nnnnlotinn rvincf A. Salter, Architect, Raleigh, N. C. these early settlers were the Hokes, Schencks, Shufords, Hoovers, Sum- mey's and others, many of whom have contributed to the history of the Old North State. Among the great men Lincoln coun ty has produced, who have left their "foot prints on the sands of time," are Michael Hoke, William Alexan der Graham, Joseph Graham, David Schenck, William Marcus Shipp, Wil liam Alexander Hoke, Peter Forney,' Daniel M. Forney, William Pinkney Henderson, Stephen D. Ramsaur, Rob ert F. Hoke, Robert D. Johnson, Wil liam ; Lander, Alexander Brevard, Robert Hall Morrison and many others, whose history has left a price less heritage. Nature has so combined the ele ments here as to produce industrious successful and happy farmers; manu facturers who have established indus tries and enterprises of which the State js proud; historians whose im partial and discriminating pens have done much to preserve a faithful re cord of the State; soldiers as fearless I .1: 1 i J.i . '. ."' " 1 East Main Street, a business section of Lincolnton, r Charlotte citizens, parading the street. and valiant as ever drew a sword; teachers who have inspired the youth of the State; physicians who have spent their lives in alleviating the sufferings of the people; lawyers and judges who have upheld the fair name of the commonwealth and promoted the cause of law , order and justice; statesmen who have blessed the State, the nation and the world; and, minist ers whose eloquent lives have told for the kingdom 'of God. The prick of certain fresh water catfish stings like that of a wasp. The potato bug originated near the eastern foothills of the Rockies. Million Dollars. SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE EXPECTED Chicago, July 5. Hope for the speery settlement of the country. wide strike of the railway shopmen was seen tonight in statements is sued by Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the United States railroad labor board, and B. M. Jewell, leader of the shop crafts who ordered the walkout, In a reply to a letter from Mr. Hooper, which was regarded as con ciliatory, Mr. Jewell declared that the strikers were willing to "consid er any negotiations with any one,, in authority for settlement ' of the strike . v. "" " We are willing to confer with anybody authorized by the railroiids to bring peace proposals to us," said Mr. Jewell. "I include or evclude nobod, but if the labor board, for instance came to us with a definite proposition. -we would not hesitate LINCOLNTON SCHOOLS, PAST AND PRESENT (By Mrs. L. C. Nixon.) Lincolnton became a chartered town in 1786 by an act of the General As sembly since that time it has been known especially as a center of. cut' ture and refinement. In those days our school system was well known through this part of the State. How many of our grandfathers and grand mothers will fail to remember the days when the old "Maid Academy" (now Memorial Hall) and the Female Academy were the center of education in this section? These two schools flourished for over a hundred years. After their day passed the building: of the old Female Academy became the halls of learning and for many teacners .xne cnuaren 01 iiincoimon wont to "free school" for one term and "pay school" the last term' of the year. In later years the very dignified name of "Piedmont Seminary" was applied to our school, although it was still run under the old plan of half pay and half free. One of the most beloved of the teachers of those days was Miss Kate C. Shipp. . After the departure of Miss Kate Shipp for: a private school of her own, the school went through several years of serious financial difficulties. At times it seemed as if the school would finally he closed but by some good fortune it escaped. v ., , ., , . . . .... In the year 1904, Mr. B. P. Cald well became the superintendent and for seven years managed with so much ability that the school system began to emerge from its years of lethargy and to take on new life. By dint of much hard work he succeeded in per- suading the people that the time had come for Lincolnton to have a graded school. This question was : finally brought to an issue by some of our most broadminded men and an elec-. tion was held. The vote for a graded school carried and Lincolnton was sav ed from educational obliv'on. After the Graded School was assured the next step was a High School for Lin colnton. This movement too was suc cessful and the year 1908 saw the first class of 13 boys and girls graduated from the Lincolnton High School. ' By this time Lincolnton had beeoma such a growing town that our School building was entirely too cramped to accommodate the growing demands for ; the education of our youth. So once more the town was shocked out of its conservatism by the demand for modern Graded School Building. After much opposition the election for school bonds was carried and in 1907 ' the corner stone was laid for our present school building. How many of us can remember the pessimistic grumblings of those who prophesied that the building was far too largd and would never be filled. ' But they were destined to disappointment for very soon the accommodations were to cramped that it became necessary to build a Primary School on the oppos ite side pf town near the site of the? Old Male Academy. " Lincolnton still continues to groW and as proof of the growing educa tional demands another temporary (Continued on page four.)
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