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PROSPERITY EDITION t Qnstoi Free 'Press SECTION ONE PAGES ONE TO SIX SECTION ONB PAGES ONE TO SIX VOL. XXXV-No. 64 KINSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1916 PROSPERITY EDITION EMM COUMTY--ITS HISTORY-RESOURCES AND R HISTORY. '. ' V - In 1791, Dobbs County which had been founded from Johnston Coun ty in 1768, was divided into Lenoir and .Glasgow (now Greene). The county was named in honor of Gen eral William Lenoir, a Wilkes coun ty soldier for his services in the war of the Revolution. Many are the instances in which through its -native sons, Lenoir coun ty lias caused for itself in the his tory of the Old North State, pages of glory. Perhaps, foremost in the early affairs of the county was Rich ard Caswell. Although a native of Maryland, Richard Caswell came to North " Carolina when seventeen and established himself in Lenoir when ' this county was still known as Dobbs county. He served as a public of ficer for many years, studying law 'and later practiced in Lenoir as an attorney. Lenoir county is proud of his memory and a beautiful monu ment stands in Kinston, the county seat, to perpetuate it. Other names prominent in Lenoir's ' early history are those of Hardy B. Croom, Hon, Wt 1). Moseley. Henry Goodman, Shadrach Wooten and-Anu Jolw- - AREA AND POULATION. Lepoir county is situated in Eastern .North Carolina,; about sixty miles from the Atlantic ocean, having as iti neighbors on the Norths Greene Bjyl Pitt counties, on the East, Cra ven and Jones counties, on the South ' Duplin county and on the West 397, square wiles of which over one V&lf- is under cultivation and has a population under the 1915 census es timate of about twenty-five thousand. CLIMATE, GEOGRAPHY AND RAINFALL. The benignant climate of Lenoir county is. characteristic of this sec tion of Eastern North Carolina. Pro perly speaking Lenoir has no win ters or summers, the succession of tho season bajng so mild and gradual as to do away with -the sudden changes that inv other sections of the State call for radical changes in the mode of living. Because of its location, tienoir escapes the harassing heat of the real Southern summer and knows nothing of the freezing Northern winters. The surface of the land is rolling and is well drained by num erous creeks and small streams, most 'of them emptying into, the Neuse ri ver, which passes through Lenoir cdunty on its way to the sea. The Average annual temperature is 61 de , grees and the rainfall is consistent and abundant throughout the year, there being no particular rainy sea son. The average annual rainfall for the past ten years , has been about 54 inches. SOIL AND TIMBER. : The soil of Lenoir county is a rich sandy loam with a clay sub-soil. The land is ensv to till and resoonda generously to intelligent care and cultivation. Near- the t river where there are large tracts of semi-swamp lands, the soil is very rich and pro-; ductiva. The county Is well timber ed, the river bottoms supplying 1-. most unlimited quantities of both kinds of pine and the other varieties include oak, hickory, birch, ash, beech, i sweet, and black r gum, dog wood, , persimmon, juniper and cy press. , . ' .'. '. ' : f TOBACCO. Tobacco is the chief money crop of the coonfty. Lenoir county lies in the , belt where bright loose leaf tobacco is raised and grows a large amount of It. The lands of this section are particular well adapted to the pro duct ion of high grade tobacco and the farmers give it their particular aitention, " COTTON. Cotton is the next chief staple of Letfoir county, and has been one of the most important industries of the community for generations. The cot ton grown ,jg of a high quality, pos ttessing generally a clean pearly col- ored fine fired and strong staple, ' (, fuUy 11-8 inches in length. The average graders strict middling and H if highly, prized by the manufac turers" f the finished product. The yield fn the, county is very high, av e raging about , one bale to the acre. Up to January 1st of this year there had been 11,100 bales ginned in the county or about one; third less ttiau..."" last year. Last yearj however, th' ' prices due to the war )were very low . and the farmer this yeiirwlU Wceive more money for his smaller crop than last year, and in addition has advantage of having raised other crops on land that was not planted in cotton this" year. ; y OTHER FARM PRODUCTS. Practically all of the staple crops can be grown successfully, among them being barley, wheat, oats,, corn, broom-corn, . rye, buckwheat, etc. Among the grass crops are clover, red top, timothy, orchard grass, al falfa, millett. etc. ' A ' very encouraging sign in the farming industry has been the in crease in these crops grown in this county. Crops of this nature mean food for man and beast, and with a land that bears as plenteously as this does, it seems wosc than foolish to. be compelled to buy elsewhere what can be so easily grown at home. GARDEN TRUCK. The soil of Lenoir county is par ticularly ' well adapted for the rais ing of all kinds of vegetables and r" ' - : : : : . , ' ' T77ZX " T j v 'j i , f ' ,, . ' ' y - t ( . , , ' ' - ' 1 T " " . - ' - , , ' ' - 7 "' ' ----fs7 L K , , f i ' " ' V i y . ' - 5 't ' - , ,' y J V , ) . " ' - - j ,s : - Kl ,.v fi-j c f-;.--;"T - ;:t' ; W 'fr garoc-n truck. Both 6weet and irish potatoes do well, and cabbage thrives all of the year around. Lettuce, as paragus, beans, peas, tomatoes, cu cumbers, kale, turnips, onions, beans, radishes, parsnip, celery, pecan, nuts, peanuts and other truck are produc ed in big quantities and the quality of the product bespeaks the intelligence of the farmers as well as the gen erosity of the soil. The location of the county is so favorable and the railroad facilities so excellent that the larger cities of the North can be reached in a few hours, - and com mand premium prices. -,,. FRUITS. Leriotguhty.ig a garden land for fruits. The soll is admirably adapted to the growth of peaches, apples, pears, plums, apricots, quinces, cher- KEW'U S. "POSTOFF1CE BUILDING 1 N KINS1W ries, figs, etc. Grapes of all vari eties do extremely well and mature early. Berries, of all kinds grow luxuriantly and $ear ,, profusely. Among the varieties are strawber ries, rasberries, blackberries, huck- 4 - .1. leberries,' currants, etc. ' The same is true of fruits, as of garden truck, that as they ripen early, excellent ad vantage can ibe taken of the North ern markets and therremium. in prices, :; - LIVE STOCK AND POULTRY. A very good grade of horses and mules are raised in the county, and the country is also well' adapted for raising cattle, hogs, and sheep. One of the importafit-4ndustries of the country is raising poultry. Every farm practically every housfljias its chickens. Spring chicken are rats--ed practically atTof the year around and there is an abundance of fresh eggs at reasonable prices. " TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. The means of communication and transportation in Lenoir county are all that could be expected of a pro gressive county. The Norfolk Sou thern Railroad, the Atlantic Coast Line, the Kinston Carolina Railroad and the Carolina Railroad take care of the freight and pasenger traffic, and the Neuse river and tributaries nfTord a natural means of communi cation of which the people of Lenoir county avail themselves when the seasons permit of it The county roads are in good condition and work is being constantly kept up to im prove them and maintain them on a high standard of excellence. COUNTY STATISTICS, 1915. The following statistics in refer ence to Lenoir County will prove of interest:- . Number of aores, 238,700. Value of land, $2,274,202? Value of land per acre, $9.52. ' Value of manufacturing property outside city, $00,835. J Number of town lots, 2,675. , Value of town lots, $2.475,320. ' Average value of town lots', $925.35 . Agregate value of real property, 1 $4,816,357. ; - Number and kinds of stock and their value: . 1,820 horses, $120,232. " 2,587 mules, $212,370. 3 Jacks,, $375. -' 3,092 cattle, $40,239. . 20,458 hogs, $30,416. . 404 sheep, $404. 358 goatJ, $238. . V - 246 dogs, $1,384. 1 Total-value of personal property, $2,754,683. .. VT " , . Agregate value of real and per sonal property, $7,571,04W CITIES AND TOWNS. Kinston is the county seat of Le noir county, and a separate article will be found in this issue describ ing it in detail. Other flourishing towns are, LaGrange, Pink Hill, Graingers, etc. POSSIBILITIES. Situated in one of the most fer tile sections of the country whew practically anything can be grown blessed with a mild and agreeable climate, possessed of an abundance of good water, a copious rainfall and favored with splendid transportation fueifcities to great centers of popula tion in the North by rail and water who can prophecy anything else for this section, but increasing wealth and prosperity in its industrial, man ufacturing and agricultural develop ment. Nature has endowed Lenoir county generously with all those el ements that tend to make a progres sive community and our duty beck ons clear, to make the prosperity of . the present but a stepping stone in her progress towards a greater de velopment in the future. The Heed . of ' Lenoir county are apparent. 'What we require ar more farmera to till our fertile fields, more factories to manufacture into , finished product our tobacco,' cotton . and lumber more intelligent and di versified farming so as to take ad vantage with seasonable crops of the .markets that are ours rightfullyj the erection of flour mills and canneries to turn our crops into finished pro duct; more attention paid to the raising of live stock and finally' an united and persistent -.' effort on the I -).." part of our people to realise their fjP opportunities and to ao conduct themselves as to take the proper ad vantage in every possible' way. I The sun does not shine in fairer land than ours. Nowhere are there better opportunities foe making a good living. Nowhere can be found a more intelligent and law abiding class of citisens. The future lies In vitingly before us. Let us ell strive together, forgetting past differences, with the common purpose in. view of making Lenoir county still more pros perous and of handing down to our children high ideals of a happy com munity life which it will, be their pride to cherish and maintain. KINSTON. Kinston, the county seat of Le- , , noir county is located on the Neuse -' river in the North eastern part of the county, and is about sixty miles west of the Atlantic seaboard. It is one of the old towns of the State, hav- -ing been incorporated in 1762 and ia now well past its 150th birthday. Historically it is important, the tons "TSr-imcn-uirin1('pl!r nobly in the war of the Revolution and again in the great strife between the states. . ', y " j . Though old in years, it hi in its as pects of a modern city, as a city of opportunity, that it presents its most interesting features for the growth and development of Kinston is com paratively new. In 1890 the city had 4 population of but 1,726 and thj has been increased in' ' the past tjwenty . six years to a present urban popula- , tion of considerably over 10,000 '. record for growth not exceeded ky . . any other city in North Caolina. Kinston. is ' therefore . an essentially 1 modern city, with modern business buildings and homes, modern factor- ies and with all the improvements that go to make up an - up-to-date ' and hustling community. - CLIMATE The climate of Kinston is health ful and salubrious. Situated near enough to the seacoast to , obtain cooling breezes in summer and sur- rounded by pine forests with thehr delightful aromatic odors, it would indeed be hard to And pleasanter place to live in. The temperature is equal all of the year around, neith er too cold in winter nor too hot in summer, and the rainfall is abund ant and not confined to any partic ular season. RAILWAY AND WATER ' FACIL ITIES. :, " Kinston is the Northern terminal of the WoldonKin8ton Branch of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and is also on the Beaufort division of the Norfolk Southern, being therefore in direct communication with Nor folk and the North. Other roads making Kinston their terminal are : the Kinston-Carolin Railroad and Carolina Railroad. Altogether fotuv teen passenger trains enter Kinston every day. A line of steamers, dur ing the greater part ef the year, ' connects Kinston with the Atlantic ocean via fte ; Neuse riverj which gives it the advantage of water rates end which has assisted greatly in making it an important jobbing and manufacturing centre. MANUFACTURING PLANTS, From the number of fartoriea op era ting in Kinston it can be gathered that the combined pay-rolls of the ' various enterprises have a great deal to do with the prosperity of the city. In fact it is not too much to say that the weekly pay-roll it the most im portant factor in the prosperity of the community. Among the factor-, ies now. here are two cotton mi!!, (Continued on Fajre Two)
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