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The Ikarskin Cotton Mills. This building was formerly occupied by the Pledmcnt Buggy Company, and a number of changes have devel
oped this property into one of the most mcCern mills in the State.
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Tiivii Vj:s I'oiioiIoiI in IHII and
'i'l.ioimli the Ycui'N Hum Kmi ieuc
il SU'iuly jii'1 Siihsiatitial Promts
By !H:KV DKI.K in Chariot ti Oh
v ver.
The h!tory of Monroe since its
fimmiatii n in lH lias heeii a story
rf steady growth and promes alon;
l iilits.
V''.e of Vhe lht facts which ui,.s to
txp'iu'in th'.-: staten.cnt is its location,
"'he city is in the heart of the pieil
ii Diit section of the state, 57li feet
aixive sea level. It is on the junction
ri two of the main lines of the Sea
tiarti At' Line railway -between
AVas'ninion and Biniiiitham. and be
I'i'itn WilmiiiKton and Kuthi'rl'oril--jin
I'ou'Uen passenscr trains arrive
Jfij -J. part from the ?iuion here in
7he .o.i.e of I'-t hours. ('!,( of the
la-iT-' -f the Seaiioa.ii'S tcl'iiinal
ohj).'i is .orated here atxi provides
'ior.loy .,. iM for arou .u '.'' J .i m. An- ; makers of sash, doors, etc.. and
t)tlnr .',,'iioad which n'll .ooot Mon-ii Henderson Holler mills. The la:
rce is ;''e proposed C.ui lottt Monioe !ier plant lias a daily capacity of 1"
ami Colombia road, a l:rk oi which 1 barrels of flour, 10 tons of feed and
hj -s nlri :; been built frcn Jefferson 00 bushels of meal. It is one of the
:o Mel-.ee, 3. C., ana 'Ol'dbiy iw best equipped flour ana erist nuns nt
the state anil draws patronaue from
the Btirroimdinj? counties in this
s'ate and in South Car Uin. Dnrinc
most of the year it inns night and
lay. New ei. tennises scheduled to
paddle his own canoe, bi;t if a city come to the city in
would iifow that every citizen must an overall factory
be a blade in the propeller of prog- factory,
ress. Thev are practicing what they The
have learned. The teacher in this located here, me the largest Jobbers
leaching process is the Monroe of hardware in the I'.irola.as, I'nitr.
Chatnber ot Couiiiierce. one of the 'an annual business of iiioi'p t!i:m
t't!ild in South Carolina is hauled
many miles and sold on the Monroe
market. The annual receipts nere
Motiroe Hardware company, are around "n.OOl) hales.
a short time are
and a fertilizT
would have cost around $7,000,000. i their obligations. Economists, fluan
vere not allowed and it had to belcieis, business and professional i.ten
livesi organizations of its kind in the
state with a membership of approxi
mately P.ort. i- G. IU r.ili-vson is pres
ident of the oreanlzai :on atid T. I..
Ilidd! secretary.
In l!oo the vivml i'i-ai of Monroe
was 2.0oi. In lHlo i- was 4.US2. The
present po;i,;l;t ion Is between S.eo,.
and Id. ono. Knur n'ton in'Us. tlie
lacksnn, Kvereit, lcennrle" am!
B'-tM'skin, are r aiait.g ftt'l :i;ir and
stock has been s:i bsri 'el air! a,
plication made for the ch-uter for a
knitting mill. Othe'- textile enter
prises incltaling a f ".no. itiiu'initi
ttiill i.re now being proiunted.
O'lv r manuftict'.ri'.ig n'e; ;.r:se-; of
the city ai" the Mont'.e I.-e ,v- F; '
eoiai-.tiiy. which nlati"factiire? i''e r
local consi'i intion and for li'Mirny
towns; J. H. Myers latmner coaipanv
$1.0o0.0oo. This hnsiness in t';':i- short time,
lized at t l."o.nio) with James A. Stew- stor;1 room
art as president and K. C. Carpenter,
secretary aad treasurer. T!'e firm al
so do.-s n large retail re;slnes.
The department store of W. II
Ttelk ii Uto. occupies a i:r.i'P'. p'ace
aluong th depavtir.ent st'nvs of the
state it; tV.at it is the narer.t storf
the Ilelk chain. The Messrs. Itel'-
;d this ( Oi-nty and started '
of
are na'i
their fir
vears r-'i
Mod stiv.
ei' h1 (':
The lnt
I.eMit St o"
store here a nuiuh"
IViiliiir.gs which will total a cost of
$l",0.o0t( are now tinder way or t'
contract for them will be let in n
They include: A 7
on Jefierson street, r
$"0.ihm1 bank buiKiingon Main stree
to be joined by buildings for stores
costing approximately Jl'i.OOO nil1'
$10 Oi-o . ach. a .."iO,onrt high school
building, a $10,000 r railed school
building itt North Monroe, an
noo negro church and a hospital
costing around $15,000,
KINK SYSTEM OK STUEETS.
completed in the futute
Another fact which accounts for
Jlonroe's growth and progress is the
rharacter of the people of the city.
Tbej have learned that a man must
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Mrs. Farmer
They hi' vc si. 'i -e iiib
iii more Mian L'1' ci'iefl
!aia. r.i.i! Virginia,
st at rival i t t1. -;... ri-
tield in tie ii' ; 'e;i,ii !i
o,' the wet! Utio-vn firm of Itlit'd's. The
U'tinaiviiienf of this business recoR-tiiz.-d
the future of Monro" and es'ab
'ish.etl a s'ore here several months
"go. It v;'s a marked suceers Mont
th- start and a new building ieide
the pvtsrat quarters of tl.e i,i(,re i. in
course of erection to give large quar
tets to the business. Other depart
ment stores of the city art Lee V Lee
company and the Co-Operative Mer
cantile company.
The wholesale grocery firm. Th?
Heath-Morrow company. J. I). Ktitch
k Sens and the Henderson-Snyder
company, are among the largest in
their class in the state.
There are four banks in the city
and all enjoying a prosperous condi
tion. One of this number last week
voted to double its capital stock and
The streets mid sidewalks of the
city are in ket pine with the busi
ness of the city. It has been said that
Monroe aa more miles of paved
streets t' :,n :uiv citv of equal popula
tion in North Carollnt. These streets
were completed in 1D17. Miles- of
crmcnt sidewalks wend their wav into
the res'deiitial districts of the city.
abandoned, dii? to the uncertainty of
financial conditions following I he
signing of the armistice. At some fu
ture time a radio station such as was
planned will become u necessity
which cannot be dispensed with and
w hen this time come it will probably
be constructed on the site four miles
from here. Engineers sWecied ih.J
point a!te!- they had inspected every
site which showed any possibility of
the requiieiueuts in all parts of the
nii'lon.
Writing of Monroe and its future
Pi n i-ect at issue of The Monore Jour
nal, 11. K. lieasley, commissioner o.
public welfare und a native of Mon-i-one,
said:
"The Ft'i'tt' advent 'ire In American
life is now community building. This
is an old Idea but with many new
and tar-ivrrhing inpliratioi.s. Here
tofore the iiiea of the average Ameri
can town or city was limited too much
to mere material undertakings. Now,
we are thinking of a broader and
These streets and the city as a .,, rnului,.d out urogram of build
whole, at" i;o;,t hi the best of sanl-.lngi embracing not onlv material but
ary condition by an efficient street ,.u (.,l,,.al aluj uvinx conditions
dopr.rtmen:. Ada Ward, noted Eng-8UCi, as n together contribute to n
lish lecturer, who came to M mi roe on : 111()1.e rm,mid out community of hap
the Chautauqua prognm the last sea-,iv ,msperous a,i contented people,
son. s-id while h-v-e that Monro wjis comll:ions based upon the opportuni
sm nto Msi'eujtv ,jf poJd liviiiR Tor all men and wo-
il) America. Ani,Ml. .!, ullllnif tn rnntrihute
the c'einest town
i since her arrival
adequate sewerage system is pro- thelr pa,.t t0 the well beins; of ull ln
vi(le1- , ! proportion to their opportunities and
Water, noted for its pureness ana
healing qualities, is supplied the city
of the highest standing In the nation
are now saying everywhere that com
munities are to be judged by the de
gree of progress and happiness and
contentment of the average citizen.
"Judged by all the standard that
are now belli? discussed, the present
and thef mure of Monroe can not b
exceeded by ti-iy town of like size and
location that we know of. Monroe
sits In the midst of a population of
sturdy .Industrious and energetic
Americans of the best stock. By in
heritance and by training we ar.i
Americans to the manner horn, dem
ocratic in every point of life and be
' und all measure sound and safe. No
own n the United States has a bet
'er background to btil'd upon in n'l
l!,e esnii: Is of community building.
'Th"te !s a charge upon us to mak"
the most of all thes things, to con
tribute to the continued growth of a
community so abundantly supplied
with all the opportunities for happy
normal American life. At hand there
are the means for industrial and com
nvunity so abundantly supplied with
all the opportunities for happy nor
mal American life. At band there
are the means for Industrial and com--merclal
expansion too flattering H he
neglected. Equally at hand thre Is
the mind and the spirit to achieve
this expansion and to convert It Into
all the finer qualities that call to life
and happiness."
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from Its artesian wells located In the m
northwestern part of town. Water
from these wells tested by the federa' 9
chemist showed a rare degree of
nttreness The Ollalitv of the Water I S
surplus end to proceed In the erec-jC0Up,e(l with the proper sanitation of,
tion of new quarters to cost approxl-. ,h( rlfv and jtg location account for
tinteiy ?.;u.uou. Aiioineroi ine uaims tn (a,,, tr,a, disease Is comparatively
Mrs. Housewife
r. cenuy purchased one oi me oesi ; nj(riown
buildings in the city paying $2.".00e j The m'in lin o( thP Southern
.'or it. The total resources of the p0WPr comnaiiv passes near the citi
banks of Uie city at th? close of luisi- Lnj . ,.,.,, for commercial and do-
i ness on June SO was more than two mPf,tc n-.rposes Is supmd at a lov
? and one-half million dollars, as is j r(te The town is well lighted with
IIIIIBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIB a shov.ii tn t.ie reports '0 tne .n. i . cor-1 piorrlcitv und the "white way."
ooration commission. There are two ,aiong Majn ar.d Franklin streets
For a Short time we will pay $1.50 per hundred for IZTZ ZitWZt'n compared ' tkat
old raffs and clothes. Don't waste. The government t the town have er-cted homes, j . 0O0n schools
wint vnn rr. csvp PVPrvthinrr AUn WP mv 1 hifrh ? Monro l recognized as one of the For yn the Khoni, of Monro-
wants jou to save everyimng. Aboe paj a nign , fpnirM 0f tti Hat. '""-Ihave s? a high standard as is
price for scrap iron. Before cotton picking time t 1,2 ,he nion,h pf July ,hP r",ninn In" ;shown bv the fart tint the
4 A "f. iice & Investment co-.ipany. state lyonrne Hieh School Is anion the
agents for the Ph'tatteii :'.a Life In-1 accredited Institution' 'i d traduaf"
su-at-.-e company In the Carollnas. I ,.nn, 1. ar(1 admitted to the high
rote business to the amount of about I rolleee without examination.
"
HURRY AND BRING YOUR
JUNK AND GET THE MONEY
A
M.r.OO.OOO. This l a r-cord in the jFacmtM anj equipment which will!
If vou brir.i: your old books and magazines at orce
we can pay you 50 cents per one hundred pounds. ; t'on today, is
S lof the state a
WE ARE OFFERING THESE
HIGH PRICES IN ORDER TO
FILL SHIPMENTS :: :: ::
If you would take advantage of them you must act
now.
aMiiaiianiBin
Monroe Iron S Metal Co.
NEAR FREIGHT DEPOT
tiiutance field for the month of July.
The Joffr? hotel, shown on the
front rage 'of the roto-gravure sec-
one of the finest hotels
and I Monroe's pride. It
was erected at a cost of approxmate
ly $150. 000 and entirely by local cap
ital. It wr.s completed last winter
ami leased by Messrs. W. E. Hoekett
nnd J. P. Saunders of Charlotte, un
der th flr.n name of Hotel Joffre, Inc.
From the day It was thrown o-ien to
the public It made a hit with the
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A height and the slozan of the nianase
4n:n is "109 rooms of Union county
connori.
As a cotton market it has lonsr been
known that tlfe stapl" fold here
bring?! a hieher price than that sold
at othr points In th s!ae. Cotton
from Stardv. Anson. C3arn:s. Meck-
5; , l "tir.r. Union ini other conntl In
1 this Btats ana Lancaster aaa cues-
creatly Increase the efficiency or the
schols are now under way. They In-
elude a rew and modern hiath school :
buildins; and a new brick structure!
for the graded school ln North Mon-1
roe. !
When Monroe Is mentioned In the(p
nrf.,0,ioo of a straneer'to the city b
Instinct! v recalls that that was t''A!
name of th place where the world's a
gre-itfst radio station was to have
n(.n located. Yes. that Is the name H
and it Is also the place. A site foer j B
miles nothwes of the city was j g
loofd Itv leovernment ensrlnoers as,
the best location in the United S'ates j m
'or the frnt station, which was a'l ; n
hut erected. The proposition to errt ,g
he station proceeded to such a sta5 ! g
that bids were asked for the construe- j g
('on work and deeds conveying tb JH
site to rronr authorities prepared, n
At the lat minut? appropriations for i
the erection ot the station which
We will receive Hires solid
car loads fresh Horses nod
Mules from St. Lou's List
of tills week.
The Sikes Company