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Page Two KINSTON & CAROLINA R. R. HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR GROWTH OF THE CITY OF KINSTON AND ENTIRE SECTION Lines Penetrate Some of the Richest Territory In the State, and Revenues Are On Steady Incline Has De veloped From a Small Lumber Road to a Factor In Railroad Circles Extensions Expected Within the Near Future The Kinston-Carolina Railroad has been an important factor in the up building of Kinston as well an the country through which its line is laid. It began operations as a narrow gauge road, constructed by the Gay Lumber Company, which had its ter minus 10 miles south of the city. It was a relatively unimportant under taking then. A few years later it was extended to Pink Hill, where the "finest tobacco in th world" grows. It still remained a narrow gauge line, though, and it wus not until some years later, in 1907, to be exact, that it was converged into a standnrd gauge affair, by the Kinston Lumber Company. The little railroad has had its ups and down. It is having its "ups" now, almost to the entire exclusion of the "downs." In October, 1910, it was sold by receivers and bought in by the John L. Roper Lumber Com pany, since which time, under that great corporation's supervision, , it has borne its present name and been successful. , The Carolina Railroad Company's line from here to Snow Hill was built by the Hinea Brothers, L. and W. T., and operated by them as the Kinston Snow Hill Railroad from 1900 until 1913, when It was bought by the Caro lina Railroad Company. . Since the BUSINESS RISING TO Sixteen Years of Successf u 1 Application and Dctcrmi r nation Has Brought Mark ed Greatness to This Kin . ston Concern The Futur e Is BrightNew Three- Story Building Contemplated ' The business world Wi one vast lab ratory. In this country alone there are more , than one million experi- i ment ttatlons, These are stores, yfliops, factories and offices where counties practical tests are being made under millions of watchful eyos, Awaken your imagination and lean out of your window. Hear the migh ty diapason of sound the olang and clamor, the deafening roar and whiz of a nation's myriad Industries. Ev ery time the solemn clock ticks off a second, gome momentous experiment has been concluded some astounding business result Is secured some mi racle of achievement is accomplished. This has been a working day with Edison, the wizard. This has been a busy day with many a captain of industry. Giants of invention; crea tive geniuses of merchandising; wis ards of. manufacturing; all have been concentrated upon the problems of : success. . Armies of leaser thinkers have been on the job since sun-up and they will continue until sundown. Kinston men have attacked their problems with fiichting blood. These Kinston men have understood that men with the minds of little fishes, by adopting the ideas of bigger men, - could learn to swim in tho business world like whales. These Kinston men have learned that mere hard work would not save them. They have worked but. They also learned that faithfulness to daily routine, honesty, supreme endeavor, these all good but Kinston men have learned that there must be more there must be more there must be keen, crea tive mind behind the business idea. - When Saladin was a young man, he waa given to self-indulgence, and was regarded by those who knew him as a trifier. So the story goes. The Calif of Egypt, desiring a counsellor and preferring one who would merely echo hi sown opinions, and who would be nothing more than a servant to ex ecute his master's will, selected Sa ladin as hia virier. But Saladin had in him that which was electrified by the touch of power. Responsibility compacted his energies as a weight compact tho muscles that dare to lift it; and he exclaimed, "Away now with all frivolity and dis sipation." His alert self-mastery mastered the Moslem world. . Sometimes we speak of men as the creations of opportunity. Is it so? The strong man seizes "the favoring time of the purchase it. has been known as the Carolina Railroad. There is an agitation on foot to ex tend it from Snow Hill to a junction with tho Norfolk Southern's Norfolk Charlotte line at Stantonsburg. A movement to consolidate the Car olina and the Kinston-Carolina Rail roads is a popular topic in railroad circles now. There is evidently some thing to the talk. The merger would benefit both in all probability, and KinHton beyond the shadow of the doubt. Tho former traverses the very richest section of Greene county, the farming country with the greatest possibilities of any in all this wonderfully-endowed region, and the lntter the splendid Southern part of Ix-noir county, tapping as yet almost entire ly undeveloped Duplin county. Its extension into Duplin is greatly de sired by the people of that county and Kinston, and it is sure of being ulti mately brought about. The two rail roads together, shore lines through they are, hnvo been of incalculable benefit to Kinston and the section and, incidentally, the Norfolk Southern nnd the Atlantic Coast Line systems The Kinston-Carolina's station, the terminal here, is at the foot of East Bright street. The Carolina enjoys tho privileges of the Norfolk South ern's station. THE OPPORTUNITY AY circumstances. The weak either lets It slip or is borne down by the weight of responsibility imposed by circunv Btancos. Strong men rise to the op portunity. Only those who are weak fail to measure to tho task. One of the larger retail establish ments of Kinston is now sixtoen years old and steadily reaching to greater things. With fourteen people' em ployed in the Kinston, establishment and doing u business of over $1000,000 a year tho firm of Quinn & Miller is ono of the most enterprising ami pro gressivo of the community. This store, ideally located, with commodious display floors carries n full line of house furnishing goods and furniture. As the exclusive dis tributing agents in Kinston territory for a number of the leading factories the firm has established a reputation for handling the very best qitulity. In addition to the store in Kinston. Quinn & Miller have stores at Snow Hill and Greenville and do a large business in the entire section tribu tary to Kinston. With their own fac tory manufacturing kitchin safes and tables and in addition, a mattress factory the firm is prepared to fur nish their customers at close prices. Here in Kinston the firm carries a $20,000 stock and the assortment is full at all times. In addition to the exclusive lines of furniture and specialties, the store proposes to he always ready to furnish a home from the ground to the roof nnd in every case give absolute satisfaction to every customer. Messrs. Quinn and Miller are plan ning to erect a three story brick building on the present site and it is probable that the work will begin in the early spring. It is planned to make the structure modern and com modious, extending the upper two stories several feet at the rear, thus allowing a convenient passage way to the stable through the arch way. DRAWING THE WORLD TO A BETTER EFFORT. -Continued on Page Two- the trying experiences of the months since the outbreak of the European war, the business of the cotton mills had been very satisfactory. The re port of the general manager and treasurer, Mr. J. F, Taylor, waa very encouraging. ' Notwithstanding the fact tnai at times during tip yc-vr HABERDASHERY OF QUALITY AND PRICE Mark Cummings Carries Lines of World Renown, and Particular Dressers (Ho There for What's New and Nobby Murk Cummings' Queen street ha berdashery has been established four years. It is one of the mo?t popular establishments of its kind in the city It is a busy "beauty" shop, with ele gant fixtures and a handsome front. It is a store for young men and men who stay young. The exterior is or nate. Splendid windows or prism Klass have recently been installed and the front decorated. Mr. Cummings has the agency for strong lines in Rents' furnishings. tailor-made clothes, shoes, etc. He handles, for instance, the famous Ed win Clapp shoes, Kneeland and the Florsheim shoes. Metropolitan styles in everything are always on display in his place. Every shape and shade in the newest Knox and Cluott-Pea body hnts are always to bo found there. Neckwear, underwear and ho siery are all of reputable brands. The tailoring busines sis one of tho features of Cummings' trade. It amounts to hundreds of suits each season. Mark Cummings was raised in Kin ston. He was an experienced sales man before embarking in bis present successful enterprise. His business has grown from the very start until now a $10,000 stock is carried. Cour tesy is one of the strong assets of this clever and successful outfitter. the mill was forced to run at a loss, the net earnings for the year enabled the semi-annual dividend . of 2 per cent. a Bplefldid showing and sug gestive of the splendid management. After the adoption of resolutions of appreciation to the management for their efficient service the stockhold ers elected Joseph Rosenthal as a di rector to fill the vacancy caused b'y uio (icatn oi lienry wen. oi uoias- boro. The old officers were all re-elected. They arc: N. J. Rouse, president; S. H. Abbott, vice-president; T. V, Moseley, secretary, and J. F. Taylor, treasurcr-manaffcr. The board of directors as now constituted are Dr. H. Tull, D. F. Wooten, S. II. Abbott, N. J. Rouse, E. B. Marston, H. E. Moseley, D. Oettinger, E. R. Rouse, Joseph Rosenthal. J. F. Taylor and T. V. Moseley. The Kinston Cotton Mills are equipped to make u wide variety of numbers so that a cloth manufac turer will be able to procure almost any kind of yarn he may need. The reason for this Ls obvious, this mill selling the larger part of its output directly to the manufacturers, many of them located in North Carolina. In addition, the mill is equipped to supply two-ply yarns, some of which aro now being used for the manufac ture of goods for export .The original equipment was only 3,200 spindles, but from time to time additions have been made until at the present time the mill operates 17,000 spinning spindles nnd 2,000 twisting spindles, with machines foi putting up the product in all ap proved methods for handling. This mill began operation with 50 operatives nnd using 125, now em ploys 300 operatives and uses COO horse-power. In order to fill the de mand for their yarns this mill uses right at 4,000 bales of cotton bought on the local market, and in addition about 1.200 bales of long staplo cot ton shipped in from States further South. The Kinston Cotton Mills have been a great sustaining force in the local cotton market, as the mill practically makes the price for the better grades of the staple and the lower grades are always sold on the basis of tho higher grades. . " v O The company owns many of the homes in the section of the "city in which many of the operatives live. Low rent are charged for the homes of the operatives and substantial aid and encouragement is given the Jet- terment of sanitary, social and moral, as well as the financial condition of the employees. Taking the condi tions at a whole, wonderful develop ment along all of these lines has been noted, and there will bo still further progress. The general manager and treas urer, J. F. Taylor, is also tho organ- -Continued on Page Five- KINSTON FREE PRESS PROSPEROUS IS THE ROUSE BANKING CO. Has Withstood Obstacles and Made Splendid Prog ress Since Organization The Rouse Bunking Company of La Grange is a long-established institu tion. Mr. N. J. Rouse of this city is its president .-.nd Thos. R. Rouse of IjiGrange cashier. Tho company is the successor to Rouse Bros., Hankers, who commenced business in 1900. The Rouse Hanking Company was incor porated in 1905. The late R. Roland Hodges was the vice-president of the company. He was one of the noblest anil most char itable; men of the county, and prom inent in all circlees. His place has not yet been filled. The capital of the bank is $25,000. The institution is installed in its own two-story brick building. The bank's buildingand nearly every other busi ness building in the town was burned two yeears ago. It was robbed in 1905 Insurance covered the losses in both instances, and not for a minute was there any loss of confidence on the part of the depositors. In fact, there was over $3,000 taken when the bank was robbed. It was quite a bit of cash for the then small concern to lose had it not been prepared against the loss. The Rouse Ranking Company has a reserve fund of several thous and dollars. The fixtures aro mod ern and handsome. The bank is equip ped with a burglar proof vault and safes. The support of the institution has at all times since it was organized been good. John T. Joyner is the assistant cashier and Miss Ruby Tull is the bookkeeper. Hon. N. J. Rouse, the president, is affiliated with too many other enter prises and too well-known in public life to need any separate mention here. It is enough to say that I.aGrange re gards him and his brother as among its benefactors. ' Tho Rouse plantation is near La Grange. It is a beautiful old country place, of tho kind typical of Moseley Hall township. On it annually th'ere is a family reunion in which every member who can possibly get there participates. The Rouse Bank is nearly as much endeared to Messrs. Rouse as their old home place. They are interested in its progress for other reasons than mere recompense for the money in vested, and the principal of these reasons is that LaGrange is growing and that they are adding their mite it ia not an inconsiderable mite, either to the growing. Nearly ev erybody in LaGrange does business under the Rouse bunk's wickets and every patron is immediately anxious when the subject is broached to testi fy that courtesy is one of the big as sets of the concern. That and best methods spell its success. It is twice as easy to fool yourself as it is to fool other people. The Lord- freezes the water, but we are expected to cut our own ice. THIS INDIVIDUAL Si ODERN DRUG STORE AND ART SHOP, Marston's Is a Magnetic Place for Discriminating Customers Elaborate Fixtures Careful Atten tion to Detail The E. 15. Marston Drug Company occupy now quarter n the west side ; of Queen street just South of Gordon, i They have fixtures as handsome as any drug concern in the State, and a stock as choice and complete as any. The Marston store is a veritable art shop. The cases of cjt glass and fancy china are features. Thousands of dollars' worth of beautiful goods are carried; in fact, it is doubtful if the display can be equalled anywhere in North Carolina. I The soda fountain supplies the elite of Kinston. The service is extraordi- nary. Never anywhere before war there a place at which such pains arc & Uartshehl lor iir wr.ru. r.ve taken, with n five cent drink. . hody in town nearly, knows the pair and with these goods the same thor ough methods of displaying and keep- ing them fit are pursued as are in ev idence in the other departments in the store. The stationery handled is of the finest. The best manufacturers in the country supply the elegant stuff that is sold to the discerning pa- trons of the Marston establishment. The drug stock is one of the largest in thu eiiv. Prrscrintions are filled ciuicklv and carefully. The best pat- ent medicines are sold. It never takes long to get what one wants at this popular place. Manager Marston is a representa tive Kinstonian, one of the city's live wire men, liked by everybody who knows him and known by nearly ev erybody. His clerks are all likable young fellows, equipped with very good manners, salesmanship qualifi cations, and a very rare quality in a drug store clerk they are conde scending, really seem to take your word for what you want. They are in no small way responsible for the shop's popularity. WELL REPRESENTED WELL REPRSENTED The people of Lenoir County 'as well as Kinston have been exceedingly fortunate in having represented in this section the best made automo biles. The Buick Automobile is with out doubt one of the best cars on the market for the money. The Buick Ga rage Company of Kinston have the name that spells Buick and will glad ly give their co-operation in selecting a car that will suit the family. At all times one can find at their garage one of the latest models used for demonstration without cost. In se lecting a car it is essential to have the heartfelt co-operation of the demon strator. This will be found here. Both Mr. Ashford and Mr. Laws make time worth while. Up-to-date equipment goes with their garage too. mmsm EDITION OF THE FREE PRESS COMPILED UNDER PERSONAL DIRECTION OF CREATOR OF AND DEALER IN MUNICIPAL PERMANENT ADDRESS POPULAR YOUNG HEN HAVE POPULAR SHOP J. C. Dail & Co. Are Always Right Up to the Minute on Things That Dad and the Boys Want in Way of Apparel and "Fixings" Inside and Out J. C. Dail & Company are popular with well-dressed Kinston men. For years they have been taking the meas ures of many of the best-gromed feJIows in town, and probnbly have as many regular patrons in that line as any other haberdashery in the reg ion. J. C. Dail, the senior partner, has been connected with the firm since its establishment. The other mem ber, P. C. Hemby, has been with Mr. Dail in the business a few months, ! hut formerly was in the tailoring bus- iness bv himself and with Barrett ' tlirm vnimrr 1iv1v. mon: trood wi ... j r,, , c- natured l.usiness-getters. M r. Da i! organized the business seven years ago. 1 has prospered since the first day the sign was hung out. Exclusive? Not a bit of it. The i . . . .- . , , . i ' only thing exclusive about tne snop is the particular brand of quality that niarks the place. Quality sticks out , from every corner of every shelf and I case. Some of the trademarks are i Manhattan shirts, Interwoven hosiery, Walkover Shoes and Stetson hats. For these brands they have the exclusive agency in Kinston. Their lines of samples are very complete. Many of the men they sell suits to are the kind who buy between seasons, who don't wait for the regu lar Spring nnd fall visits of the mer chant tailors' representatives. This is a "modern Kinston" concern, and if you go into their store a rank stranger, look around a bit and start out without buying you will be told to come again, and told that there's a verv good bill on at one or the other of the theaters or something else said to make you feel very good indeed. There can't be found a finer lot of neckwear, hosiery, shirts, hats, un derwear and other gentlemen's fur nishings in the State than these peo ple carry in stock. Usually before the magazines begin to print adver tisements with pictures of new brands of collars or a new kind of garter, the elite youth of Kinston are posted. The windows at J. C. Dail & Co's. are filled with something "just out", and invest igating those windows as he passes by is second nature to the avcrag properly dressed Kinstonian. There isn't a more popular business in the city of any kind. THANKFUL FOR IT. Sergeant Inamay believed in han dling his wen firmly. Pausing be fore one recruit, he eyed him. stern ly. . "Now, then, pull yourself togeth er," he barked, harshly; "You'rr standing all wrongl Your uniform's not put on right, your buttons are ''rty ant you're holding your rifle COMMUNITY BOX 141, KINSTON, OPPORTUNITY EDITION TULL'S DAIRYfl SPLENDID Kinston's Milk Suppl First ClassG. W4 tull Has 3Iade Decided ijSuc cess Resourceful in Fco i Supply That Yields JJqun tif ul Rich Milk ; Tull's dairy, about two mileflYom the city on Tower Hill road, isjijpeof the most up-to-date plants of itstikind in this vicinity. G. W. Tull is tfipro prietor. Ten years ago he had a;vn j cows; luuay uuuut ui are inniveu every day. He raises much of his own feed hay, cut rorn, ensilage corn and cowpeas ideal feed for milchf ws. The product is rich, healthy and flour ishing, and the patrons know ifthat accounts for tlieir numerosity. Dairy cows should be kept tn.lcon dition. and one does not have of)e a veterinarian nor a medical docUft- to riiow u. A glance at the herdwhich supplies the patrons of Tull's' dairy convinces one that the animals: are in the pink of condition. They l)Cwsc in clean green meadows, are Watered from spotlessly clean troughs and are groomed as well as any consumer could wish. Deliveries are prompt. Evenfifj the worst of weather the driver has made his rounds before the earliest iiser is ready for his morning coffee. Ad so thorough are the business methods employed , at this establishment 'jihat if a pint of cream is ordered a,nd the wagon for the particular section from which the orderofnTS1 has completed its rounds, somebody gets a hump on to get that pint of cream the! whole two miles or farther in a jiffyj Eats up the profit, maybe; and maybe earns a regular customer. Mr. Tult is of good enough judgment to knowfithat it's fine policy. ; : Four hundred quarts of mfllqare delivered in the'eybvery day from Tull's. Three hoitfelfcand wagons- are employed in the jjeliveries.' 'This is many times more than waissold when the dairy was first estabifehed in 1905. On the Tull .flairy fann jthqfe.'is a comfortable two-storydwelling, two cow sheds, a stable,, wagon" shell and a cowlot about two acres in. siae. There are now under construction $1,000 worth of improvements in cow sheds. They Jwill contain cement floors and new style Sajls. ' .-i.-v.kiuu i till-) woiijr 0 wsii A3 all others in the busiefis here is con ducted regularly by rbe city meat and milk inspector. The herd is officially pronounced well-kept and hearty. Mr. Geo. W. Tull is a mernber of ' the old Tull family which has been represented in high walks of ife by many prominent men. ' He is one of -the hardest workers of all th fulls, . too, and one of the best-know. -( like a hay.fori. JLettysee if you can march. Rich faUtip't-f ace!" recruit" uujou SCOCK BL1IJ," aim heaved a sigh of relief. -;. ' )'$ "Thank goolnessy!!,. he saidi' with resignation. Tm right about; some thing, anyway!" Exchange. ; v N. C. COfS W Is 4 -
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