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KINSTON
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one knittiag mill, on silk mill, four
carriage factories, two brick plants,
one oil mill, one fertilizer plant, one
mattrfM factory, three lumber mills,
two sash and door factories, one
foundry and machine shop, ate.
TOBACCO.
The moat important single indus
try In Kinstoo and one which has done
more than any other thing, to make
the town the prosperous community,
it 1, i the aale of bright leaf to
bacco. The tobacco business is a de
velopment of the past twenty-five
yean and in that time Kiniton has
taken it place as one of the leading
marketa of the State. There are four
large warehouses in Kinston for the
tale of leaf tobacco and live stem
ming, drying and packing plants, in
cluding the largest firms in the to
bacco business, both here and abroad.
The direction of the market is under j
the Kinston Tobacco Board of Trade J
and is conducted with reference to
necessities of the farmer as well as
the convenience of the buyer. Buy
ers representing all of the important
tobacco companies are here for the
season. Some idea of the magni
tude of the tobacco business can be
realized when it is known that from
1909 to 1914 Inclusive, the total num
ber of pounds sold on this market
Central Warehouse
Kiiwton 'owes its importance as a
leading bright leaf tobacco market,
" firuTT err sttwuiit -vt 1ihe-Mt trade
of the-tobacco grown, and, second,
on account of the first-class market
offered the farmers by the estab
. lishment here of large and well run
warehouses to handle the product
The Central Warehouse has been
established about twenty years,
and the present substantial brick
structure, the only brick warehouse
In'Klneton, was built ilve years ago,
and has always obtained more than
its share of the business. It occu
pies' a floor apace of over 80,000
square feet, and is extremely well
lighted, and therefore, large amounts
of tobacco can be conveniently han
dled. The sales move along quickly
ad successfully, and as the force
ia complete In every particular, ship
pens will find it to their advantage
to send their tobacoo here, as the
company are in a position 'to pro
tect their interests and to see that
their tobacco brings the full price at
all times.
J, II. Purham & Co. are the pro
prietors of the warehouse, the mem
bers of the Arm being Messrs. J. H.
Parham, E. P. Wooten and II. C.
Woo ten. These gentlemen are all
experienced tobacco men and are to
be congratulated on the well deserv
ed succcos they have achieved.
John D. Mcintosh
One of the most agresiive and suc
cessful insurance men in the city is
Mr. John D. Mcintosh, with offices
over the Farmers and Merchants
llnnk. Mr. Mcintosh U the general
ngtnt n charge of the Kinston dis
trict for the Life Insurance Company
of Virginia, there home office is in
Richmond, Va. This one of the
old line insurance , companies, hav
ing been rounded in 1871. It is one
of the strongest companies In the
' country, having assets of about $12,-
000,000, and, insurance in force of
over f 100,000,000.
. Mr. Mcintosh has represented the
company for the past eight years in
Greensboro and was transferred Jo
Knton about eight months ago, and
Is well and favorably known to all
tur citizens. During that time ev-
wy vtaim has been paid dollar for
iMtr ad the result of Mr. Mcln
tosh's STorw can be seen in the largs
'BTwount of insurance carried in his
cfwpany .by. citizens ft'fhlt com
rnurt'ity; '.' ' ' . ' - ' ; ,
. ounzreu a lucvojr, inc.
With the growth' of the tobacco
' dad cotton industrica. Kinatan has
become more and more important as
s Jobbing center. A natural devel
opment of this is the presence of a
mrmber of large and important
hc los'.le houses. ' Sumrell A McCoy,
I ... it one cf the largest and most
i'-r-Mtsnt of these and at present is
1 - :'':n large and flourishing but-
. if
11" j are wholesale dealers In gro-
was over 62,000,000 pounds and the
amount of money paid for it about
$8,000,000. The crop this year was
in excess of 17,500,000 lbs. and the
price realized close to $2,000,000.
WHOLESALE HOUSES.
Due to it splendid location as the
centre of a rich back country, Kin
ston is necessarily an important job
bing centre. There are a number of
important wholesale firms here en
gaged in the distribution of grocer
ies, hardware, building maierial, ag
ricultural implements, etc. They
ship goods all through this section
of the State and are able to withstand
outside competition on account of the
large stocks they carry and the fa
vorable freight rate they obtain.
RETAIL STORES.
A city is known toy its retail
stores and in this respect Kinston
courts comparison with any town of
equal sixe in the State. Fine stores
of every imaginable kind are abund
ant, ample storks of every kind and
variety are carried and the stores arc
in a position to take care of the
needs, not only of their own citizens,
but of the farmers all through this
section. The main shopping streets
are a busy sight every day in the
year, and the merchant are a wlde-a-wake,
progressive set of business
men.
ceries of every description, produce,
cskes, candy, crackers, and cigars
and cigarettes, tobacco, etc. They
also do a large bottling business, be
ing exclusive bottlers in this section
bt the" weM Vmffirn-l'epirt-OeW Tb
firm carries on an extensive business
in this section of the State among
the retail merchants, and has made
S host of friends on account of the
first-class goods they handle, and
their Just and fair treatment of all
their customers. The motto of the
firm la "Service, first, last and all
the time," ami their careful observ
ance of -this principle has proved a
splendid business asset
The firm was established sixteen
years ago, the present officers being
Mr. G. W. Sumrell, president, and
Mr. H. H. 'McCoy, secretary and
Treasurer. Under the csreful direc
tion of these two gentlemen the con
cern has been successful from the
start, and has enjoyed a steady and
prosperous growth from year to
year.
Edwards & Harper
One of the best feed houses in the
city, and one which has a multitude
of friends, is that of Edwards & Har
per. Mr. II. C. Kdwards and Mr. P.
S. B. Harper are the proprietors.
The firm was established three months
ago by Mr, Edwards and Mr. Har
per joining force, the former hav
ing been in the same line of business
for ten years and the latter for twelve
years, both here in Kinston.
The firm, whose place of business
is located at 121 West North street
are wholesale and retail dealers in
hay, grain, feed, seed and farm sup
plier. They always carry a large
stock of goods on hand and the quali
ty of their goods is of the best. They
plan to greatly enlarge the scope of
their business in the Spring, so that
they will carry not only their pre
sent line, but everything to eat for
the farmer and his family.
Doth Mr. Edwards and Mr. Harper
are well and favorably known in the
community on account of the good
service they have given and their
honorable business methods and the
combination' of the two is bound to re
sult in a continuance of their past
successes.
Strond Brothers
One of the better class grocery
stores in the. city and one of the
most popular. Is that of Stroud
Brothers, 119 South Queen Street
The store carries large and well
selected trtoek . of staple and fancy
groceries and does a large business
ia country produce, fruits, fresh veg
etables, butter, poultry, eggs, etc.
and carries a nice line of candies, ci
gars, cigarettes and tobacco and cold
drinks. Everything is kept clean
and Military, and the fixtures are
modern and attractive in appear
ance. ; " ' ' ' . "
The "store was started five years
ago, and under the careful manage
ment of the proprietors, Messrs.
Paul and O, C Stroud, has rnjsyed a
flourishing trsde from the beginning.
PROSPERITY
TAX
RATE AND MUNICIPAL
IMPROVEMENTS.
Kincton has one of the lowest tax
rates in the State for a city offering
its many advantages. It owns and
operates its own water and electric
light pljnt, and not only gives ex
cellent vrseice in bath those branches,
but besides giving the cheapest rates
in Eastern North Carolina, runj its
plant at an average profit of from
$12,000 to $15,000 yearly. The city is
noted for the profusion of its artes
ian wells, from wheih flows an abund
ant supply of the purest water.
NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT
POWER PLALNT.
AND
The electric light plant of the city
is ut present being entirely recon
structed at a cost of $40,000. The
two old single phase dynamos and
engines are being taken out and iri
their places will be installed two
modern cross compound condensing
engines directly connected to 3 phase
generators. Each engine will have
a capacity of 620 horse-power which
means an abundance of current for
15,41(1 i0 Watt incandescent lamps.
Mclntosh-Scymour engines are being
installed Westinghouse generators
and switchboard. The new plant
will have four times the capacity of
the old one, and plenty of reserve
power for manufacturing purposes.
The first engine will be in operation
March 1, and the second about two
months later.
BUSINESS
West & Claytor
The wholesale grocery business is
one of the important industries of the
.city L. jluatoihfc Jocat i on. ot v Kj n stgn
as the centre of a rich and thickly
populated district. One of the most
progressive wholesale grocery con
cerns in the city is that of West &
Claytor at 209 South Queen Street.
The company carries a large stock
of staple and fancy groceries, pro
duce, ifrult, candies, tobacco, etc.,
and do an extensive business all
through this section to merchants
only. iGood service is the foundation
on which the firm has built their
business and they strictly adhere to
the policy of selling only first-class
goods at reasonable prices.
The firm started in business about
three years ago and under the care
ful direction of the proprietors,
Messrs. Horace West and L. A. Clay
tor has been successful from the
start and is enjoying a steady and
progressive growth year by yeur.
es&to.
Dunn's Standard Drug Store
Not only the oldest drug store, but
!n addition, the oldest business In
stitution in ' the city of Kinston, is
Dunn'i - Standard Drug Stsce on
South Oueen street Mr. Dunn start
ed his store fifty years ago. just af-
ter the war, when Kinston was but i
a village, ard has con'unued in busi
ness ever sir.ee.
Mr. Duns has not fallen behind the
times, however, but conducts a first-
class drug store, including a odj
fountiin, full lihe of drugs, proprie
tary medicines, toilet articles, soaps.
penfumes. etc. The etrck in the stare
Is well selected and the service still
maintains the h'gh standyrd cf ex
cellence It has set for so many years.
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EDITION KINSTON FREE PRESS
STREET AND SIDEWALK IM
PROVEMENTS. The city has embarked on a most
comprehensive scheme of street and
side walk improvements and will
spend $300,000 for this purpoae be
fore the wa:k is completed. The
strcHs are to be paved with sheet as
phalt on a concrete base, and cement
sidewalks are to be laid. Already
about twenty miles of cement side
walk have been laid and nine blocks
of streets have been paved. There
are still 57 blocks to be ' completed,
but as the work is being executed
with great v!gar it is expjd'jed that
the entire job will be completed
sometime in July. There will also
he adequate drainage in the paved
area. When the work is completed
Kinston will have the finest system
of paved streets to be found in a
c3ty of its size in the United States.
The West Construction Company of
Chattanooga, Tennessee are the con
tractors for the streets and side
walks. NEW SEWERS.
A new sewerage system for East
Kinston, with an outlet into the
Neuse river in being installed at a
cost of $35,000. It is almost- com
pleted und will be finished this
month. Mishler & Flynn of Chatta
nooga, Tennessee are the contractors.
Mr. Oilbcrit C. White, of Charlotte
and Durham ha designed and is su
p rvising all of the electric light,
FIRMS OF
Moseley & Ballard
One of the busy stores of the town
and one which has a multitude of
f ;ind jj.Ah3t- of Mosol.ey&jBjaUar4ll.
on Queen street. This concern are
general dealers in bicycles, sundries
and guns, and in all these lines do a
splendid business. They have a spe
cial department devoted to Columbia!
and Standard graiphophontw, carry a
full stock of records and also carry
otht-r musical instruments, such as
violins, guitars, banjos, mandolins,
etc. '
The firm has just started in busi
ness, having bought out Mr. ('. E.
Rayner, who has been in this line for
some time. The present proprietors
Measrs. A. D. Moseley and C. H.
Ballard have both lived in Kinston
many years and are well and favor
ably known to the entire community.
Under their management it is safe
to say that the business will enjoy
even greater prosperity in the fu
ture than it has in the past.
THE CENTRAL
;
D.LWood
The undcrtihing parlor of Mr. 1.
E. Wood are modern anl up-to-di'.c
in every particular. Mr. Woo-J Is a
Cirenaed embakner and i. well eiiip
pnl to take tntfce chTrge of funerals.
f - 3lJ In and out of the ci'y. He car-
rr a la-ge stock of crakers on hm
at different p:!cej to suit the various
rTdi of hi customers. ' '
Mr. Wood has been in busins5.il in
Kinston sino 1SW7. In his eouin-
mAnt ttA f.Mlv. Was -I M11 tV. . V.
. w, Mi.i.ca au kui . u.i
this section he ia well tnd favorably
knrwn for the cxcillent work that
hi dws, and the prompt an J cour-
icaus service he extends to his pa-
aons.
ut 1
sewer and street improvements, and
is at present maintaining an office
in Kinston with resident engineers in
charge.
EDUCATION.
The public school system of Kinston
i one of the best in the Siate. There
are two school buildings for whit?
children, with a total enrollment of
14 10, and one school for colored chil
dren with an enrollment of 725. The
total school census numbers 1,927
white children and 1,100 colored chil
dren. There ai9 thirty-three white
uchers and eight colored teachers.
The new high school building, which
is a monument to the city, contains
fifti'i-n rhisj rooms an auditorium,
siatimr 700. a library, administra
tion offices, boys roc.m with shower
baths, domestic science room, teach
ers, room. etc. The primary school
building contains fourteen class
rooms, auditorium, office and library.
Bai'.h buildings have sanitary drink
h.y: fountains and water supplied by
artosian wells. The cost of he two
buildings was $75,000. The school
building for colored children contains
12 rla:s rooms an I an auditorium.
The com se for white children pro
vides Ktvtn years of elementary
work ami four years of high school
courses. Three courses of study in
the hij-.h school are flective. Eight
years ate provided for the colored
children. The schools of the city arc
under the direction of Mr. B. P. Cal !-
KINSTON
Chas. A. Waters
One cf the most attractive and
best stocked stores in the city is
Waters.
The dry goods department i? well
e locked with the latest design? i'l
drsss goods, silks, laces, linens, etc.,
and the notion counters lire filled
with useful and attractive articles.
A particular specialty is made of
ladies ready-to-wear garments. The
stock lincludes a full line of cloaks,
suits, skirts, shirt wat'.ss, dresses, etc.
All of the latest styles are Shown
arid the prices iranpre from those that
will sujt the, most modest purse to
he very highest class of goods.
There is a full line of men's and
women's furnishings and a full stock
of shoes. The business undea- the
careful attention of Mr. Chas. Wat
ers has been successful from the
start and is without doubt one of the
most popular stores in the eiy.
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WAREHOUSE
a
S. C. Sittsrscn
On account cf ita convenient lo
ciV.cn and excellent transportation
''.c-lities, Kinsto-i has for fwe tim
b.n an important jobbing center
sir! there J s no concern ; which ii
n;or progressive or hasa dans more
for the city than the wholesale' grv
eery house of S. C. Sitterson. '
:" The : firm dies n I.rxe bu-dnJs
-.'.hrjugh. this' srctirn Cn Steele snd
ftrcy gro.-eries. fruits, prfldace,
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rt.ait."nif ineir spec ai;.ej ar? svrupi,
mclac !negar, elder, matches,
t'nware, f!avo:n; extracts, chc-A in?
gKm,' tea. c:ffee. Vtc In ad-li.ion i
the grocery ba-ineca they are also I
bottlers and ice cream manufacturers j
well, : whet has been superintendent
since the fall f 1914. ', Mr. Caldwell
brought to his task experience, know
ledge and enthusiasm, and tinder his
supervision, the school - system of
Kinston has been modernized and
mado adequate in evei-y possible
way as far as finances will allow;
CHURCHES.
Kinston is a city of religious,
church-going people. Practically all
of the denominations are0 represented,
including the Baptist, Methodist,
Episcopal, Christian, Presbyterian,
Christian Scientists, Universalist,
Primitive Baptist, etc. The Chris
tian church has just completed a
beautiful new edifice on Gordon
street tfnd the new building of the
Firsit Baptist church on Ithe same
street is rapidly approaching com
pletion. The churches are all hand
some, modern buildings and all of
the various denominations work to
gethcr in harmony, and co-operate
for the betterment of the community
generally.
BANKING FACILITIES.
Kinston is fortunate in having
three strong, well managed financial J
institutions. Their deposits are
very large foir a town of this size,
owing to the laige numoer oi' ac
counts carried here by farmer.? liv
ing in territory tributary to the city,
and the hijrh money value of their
crops. The combined capital, sur
plus and undivided profits of Kin-
on a large scale Their ace cream
p! int has a capacity of four hundred
gallons per day, all flavors are made,
ct is famous for its purity and ex
cellence and the brine sytom-oT
freezing js employed. In the bottling
plant they manufacture Necto-Cola,
a drink of their own, which is prov
ing most popular. They have a ca
pacity of 1,200 dozen 'bottles per day,
and in addition to Necto-Cola, also
bottle Bludwine, Ginger Ale, Root
Boer, etc.
The firm was started by Mr. S. C.
Sitterson about six years ago and has
rapidly come to the front s one of
the mo:?t progressive and reliable
wholesale houses, in the city.
Mehegan Music Company
As Kinston is the home of the band
of the 2nd regiment, North (Carolina
National Guard, it is but natural
that they should have a competent
band master which they most cer
tainly have in the. person of Mr. J.
f ,.v
-ft
G. Mehegan.
.,. Mr. Mehegan in addition to his ac
tivities with the band conducts a mu
sical business at h.'s store on North
Queen street and his conservatory in
tho. Whitaker building, i He acts as
rrj.resenlative for pianos, , organs,
Victro!a and all kinda of musical
strpp'ies, and re in a position to gie
hia 'customers good service. t a re
,p"r:a'Je. prie;. ; In his conservatory
Le conduct a school cf , Instruction
ort say issfrisment cne may wish to
!a:r. mi 'j himself a skilled and ac
eoraplijbtd ''mniciaa. .: He-"' .also
teaches piano a,id organ tuning and
'n'cral -p;aa and organ repairir.j;
Mr. Mehegan has had many years
exuerknee as a Uacher of musv n.,.
tieularly as a band instructor.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4. iflig
aton's three banks is over $400,000,
and the deposits amount to ova
$1,250,000., . .
NEW POSTOFFICE.
The new United States Postofflse
a picture of which is shown on the
first page of this issue, fa now a real.
v. uo une irew ouuaing, when
irt n in fV. . a V 1 1 , . . ..
iicuuu.mjwi nj x Mill lion
is practically completed and will fa
opened for the public use about the
first of March.
A CITY OF HOMES.
Kinston is first and foremost a
city of homes. Its wide and Dies.
santly shaded streets are lined with
many lovely homes. The various in
dustries that have made the city what
it is have brought together a cultur
home, loving set of people who are
making community life all it should
be. SJtuated in a beautiful coun
try, blessed by nature with a plea
sant climate and a healthful loca-
cation, the aesthetic side of life has
been cultivated hand in hand with
the material side. Kinston is not on
ly a business and manufacturing cen
tre, but is also a religious and edu
cational centre. The ODDortunities
are here for the heads of the fami
lies to make a good living in busi
ness or agricultural and industrial
pursuits, and the city also offers
pleasant surroundings for its inhabi
tants and a high moral and religious
atmosphere .in which to raise their
families.
H. & B. Stadiem
One of the most up-to-date and
popular "clothing stores in the city,
is that of Messrs. H. & B. Stadiem,
located at 118 North Queen street
The store make a specialty of ready-
to-wear clothing for men and boys,
and they carry a very large and well
assorteu stocK ot suits, overcoats, ew.
The famous Cloth-Graft clothes is
one of their features. Their line of
men's furnishings is exceedingly
ties, underwear, pajamas, bath-robes, r.
etc. A full stock of hats and caps for
men and bows is carried. . , 1
Especial attention is paid to tht
shoe department, where a very fine
line of shoes of every variety and all
sizes is carried for men, women and
children. One of the particular fea
tures of the shoe department is the
line of Bostonian shoes for men. The
store was started thirteen years ago ;
and under the efficient management
of Ihe proprietors, Messrs. H. & B. ,
Stadiem has been successful from
the start, and bids fair to enjoy still
greater prosperity in the years to
come.
Jackson Broom & Mattress
Works
Kinston is the home of many va
ried industries, one of the most in
teresting of which is the Jackson
Broom & Mattress Works, located at :
111 1-2 West Blount street. The
concern manufactures a strictly first-
class mattress which sells all over
'this section and has a capacity of.
r.bouit three thousand mattresses per l
year. Another specialty of the com--pany
is the renovating of old felt, -hair,
etc., and a fine business has
been wdrked up along this line.
. .The firm started in business 1 1-2
years ago ' and under the efficient
management of Mr. J. L. Jackson,
proprietor, has built up a flourish
trade on account of .his i thorough
knowledge of the bus'ness and his -policy
of selling first-class goods at .
reasonable prices... , ' .
Kinston Marble Works
One of the most important insti
tutions of the town and one which is
very well thought by everybody is
the K!rrston MaiUe Works. Mr. B. T
Dale, proprietor. This concern man
ufactures marble and granite mon
uments of all kinds, also vases, curb ',
ing, etc They, carry in stock a fay
line cf the popular designs and
and have the latest catalogues for Ml
sjxxrial desas. . ... ..'-j. i ''''
. The firm aho furnishes limestone
?3rbu."IJ ing purposes and represent
the Stewart Iron Works cf Cindn
nati. for iron fencing, settees, etc
pair,; Dele has been in bmincos in Ki
! pon foe the past fifteen years and on
account 'of the very lugn class
Cvhh i T the wit.rk which is tamed out,
ta hkh he gives his special atten
tion, has won the respect and confi
dence of the community. ,,
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