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The present charter of Sylra, uneral
Assembly on February 16, 1899.
der which the town has operated
without change, modification, o. I
amendment, was granted by the Oen |
It increased the limits of the town
by providing that it should be in th.
shape of an octogan, with the point
three-fourths.,of a mile from the de
pot
In it, Dr. J. H. Wolff was namet
Mayor, R. A. Painter, M. X>. Cowan
M. Buchanan, A. B. Dills, and B. C
Grindstaflf were named as aldermen
i and James H. Robinson was appoint*
ed marshal. , ''
Of this number Mr. Cowan, Mr.
Buchanan, and Mr. Dills still survive,
and all of them live in or near Sylva.
Each member of this board contributed
much to the growth, of the
town and county.
Excerpts from the present charter
are published below:
Chapter 72 # i
Private Laws of 1899 1
Section 1. That the inhabitants ot 1
the Tov/n of Sylva shall be a body 1
politic and corporate, and in the 1
name of the commissioners of the i
town of Sylva shall have the right to i
sue and be sued, contract and the i
contracted with, to purch^ed, hold J
and convey real and personal prop- :
erty for the purpose of the govern- <
ment of said town, its welfare and im- i
..n/iar name and I (
provemeni, ?u?u unuU ?
I style aforesaid, is hereby invested |(
with and shall be subject to any and I'
I all the provisions *ef law now exist-1
I ing or may be subsequently enacted |<
I in reference to incorporated cities 11
I Sec. 2. That the corporation I
I boundary lines of the town of Sylval!
I shall be as follows, to wit Beginning it
at the southeast corner of the depot,!
I as now located, shall_- run three-It
B fourths of a mileT each, north, south, Ii
A east and west with the cardinal pointslj
I three-fourths of a niile, so as to fortB
I an exact octagon. Ii
Sec. 4. That for the purpose ofli
carrying this act into immediate op- I i
m eration, and until their successors i
' are elected on the first Monday in 11
I May, A. D. nineteen hundred, and I
qualified in accordance with this *ct?||
I the following named persons shall!
fill said offices of mayor, commission- I
er? and marshal, to-wit: Mayor, Dr. I
I J. H. Wolff; commissioners, R. A. I
Painter, M. D. Cowan, M. Buchanan, II
I A. B. Dills, and B. C. Grindstaff;!!
marshal, James H. Robinson. |j
Sec. 27. That this act shall be in Ij
I full force and effect from and after II
its ratification, and all other acts in II
conflict or otherwise are hereby re- II
I Ratified the 16th day of Febniary,||
A D., 1899. I]
I Unusual powers granted, in that If
I town marshal can serve warrants is- 11
| sued by mayor anywhere in the Ij
I county 01 jacusuu.
J. A. Franks, of Almond, Sena tor. *11
Walter E. Moore, Representative. 11
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New Equipment B
James E. Buckner, owner of the I
Sanitary Market, has just installed
a new refrigerating display case, and
other most modern equipment, giving
his market one of the highest
ratings by the State Board of Health,
in this part of the State.
to. D COWAN TAKEN IN
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Excerpts From
TuckaseigeC Democrat
Jan. IB,' 1880; Mr. L. C. Hall dervesthe
gratitude of the communi'
for having put a row of stepping
ones across the street from the de6t
to the shoe shop The place thus
tade easily traveUable was a mat
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May 29, 1889: Mr. Tuesday of the
Suitable Manufacturing Co., has*
arrived in Sylva and. will superinend
the building of the factory, layng
down machinery, etc. Sylva is
n a "boom." On aU aides the bustle
and stir of improvement is heard,
,vhile on one is idle.
Feb. 16, 1889: Mark Bryson says
hat Feb. 18, f835, was the "Cold
Saturday."
Feb. 5, 1890: There was one editor
ivho struck luck, Christmas. Editor
Vlahone of the Forth Worth Gazette
Mas presented a purse of $600 by ad- .
Hiring irienos py way 01 snowing!
their appreciation of his services onl
aehalf of the town. If such a think
lappened in Western North Carolina
it would be a calamity. The editor
ivould become insane, the foreman
would commit suicide, and the devil
would go wild. We beseech our citizens
not to try the experiment If
rou must give us something, let itl
:ome slowly. To jump from a few
ipecked apples and frozen potatoes
mi subscAption to $600 gold as a free
pft would be more than we oould
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March 12, 1890: The indifference
rf the people of Sylva and vicinity in
regard to their attendance religious
services is a matter of keen regret
April 2, 1890: Sylva produce marvet;
corn 80c; wheat $1.00j, potatoes,
10c; chickens ,l$c each; eggs 8c doz.
April 9, 1890: Much sujjgse was
>ccasioned by the andj^linfcment
nade at Sunday School last Sunday
tether and take steps to secure a
eacher and the continuance of the
school.
April 16, 1890: The most crying
leed in Western North Carolina at
this time is education?Robert L.
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May 7, 1890: The municipal elec- I
tion held Monday resulted in the I
election of Gen. E. R. Hampton for I
Mayor, Messrs. O. B. Coward, B. M. I
Davis, M. H. Morris, J. R. Frizzell I
and H. P. Brendle commissioners, II
and J. D. Sitton, marshal. II
Aug. 13, 1890: The Farmers' Alii- II
ance Store will be open and riwningji
full blast in about a week. II
Nov. 26, 1890: Sylva is growing.il
Four'new buildings are in course of II
construction. Messrs. J. W. Divel-ll
P A Pninfpr jl
OlSSj 21* 01 ciiuic cxtivt a?* ?
are each building dwellings, and Dr. I
Wolff is bulding a smokehouse.
Feb. 25, 1891: It is rumored that]
i petition will be sent to the Legisla- (
ture asking that the section of the
chatter of Sylva which prohibits the
sale of spirits within the town be
repealed, and another attempt 'will
be made to get a bar-room here.
CJune 10, 1891: The hands of the
Equitable Manufacturing Company
went out on strike demanding a pay
Increase from 75c to $1.00 a day. The
uanager has forbidden their reemiloyibepi
in any capacity.
Aug. 10,. 1891: The election yester- ;
iay resulted in favor of the adoption
pf the stock law for a district includ ng
Sylva. 85 votes were cast for the
law and M afalnat
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In 1907, Charles J. Harris and asociates
organized the Dillsboro and
iylva Electric Light Company, and (
constructed a dam on Scott's Creek,
rintrinsr the first electric licrht nnfi
ower to Sylva. I,
In 1913, the company expanded b? '
uilding the present dam acros.
uckaseigee River, and putting in r
irger plant. , - \
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fith power and light from that day
) this, and has contributed much to
le growth of the town.
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Paper Mill
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The Tannery, as it is locally known, v
ig an industrial, city. -4n 1888, Col. <
harles J. Harris came to Jackson ?
ounty and bought out the Carolina *j
lay Company. He prospered in the j
lining, cleaning and shipping of 1:
?ramic clay, and his success conibuted
much to the industrial life
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5 the county. He organized or help- ^
finance the oeginnings of the Blue f
idge Pin Company, the Harris Clay 0
ompany. The Jackson County 0
ank, the Sylva Supply Company, 0
ie Dillsoboro and Sylva Electric ^
ight Company, and other enterprises
lat have helped Sylva and Jackson
ounty to prosper. In 1901 the Har- q
s Reese Tannery was established, :
id from it have gro\fn the Extract sj
iant, and the Sylva Paperboard
Dmpany.
It has been under various names, p
is continued to be a leading indusy
all through the years. : It has been r
c C. J. Harris Tannery, the Sylva
-.inning Company, and is now the q
rmour Leather Company.4 '' a
In 1916, Armour erected the Ex- q
act Plant, to, manufacture tannic
id from the chestnut wood. In
28, a process having evolved for a
ilizing the chips. from the chestt,
after the acid had been extracted,
* Sylva Paperboard Co. was organd
and the erection of the plant for
; manufacture of paper board from
? chestnut chips was begun. The
11 is a subsidiary of the Meade
per Corporation.
5ept. 2, 1891: With unparalleled ^
animity the people of Webster and 1
Iva townships yesterday voted in
ror 'of bonds to build the railroad R,
m Sylva to Webster. Sylva's vote j
s 115 to 4; while Webster's was
animous,143 to none.
Hay 3, 1893: Gen. E. R. Hampton
s reelected^ Mayor, and M. H. Mor- ' ?
, J. R. Frizzell, A. M. Parker, J. j
Smith, and Dr. J. F. Wolff, al- |
men, at the municipal election.
Vug, 2, 1893: A movement is on 1
>t to build a school house here, j
n. Hampton.has offered to give a ??
There is no bittiding. ar_d th ?
Iva children can't get their share 3S
the public school money.
Hay 9, 1895: Our new town officerr |j
?: Mayor, Dr. J. H. Wolff; alder- m
n, A. B. Thomas, M. Buchanan, F
Painter, Neil Buchanan, and if S
Cowan. . Sj
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[ In the summer ol 1917, Sylva was -M
a busy place, getting ready for the . 5gj
War with Germany and Austria.
A volunteer company was organzed,
with in three days, afld the Joural
of August 10, carried a roster of
the Company. W. V. Dorsey was
Captain, Geo. C. Cox, and Geddie R.
Smathers. lieutenants Enli?!<#?H mon
W. M. Ashe, C. A. Bales, D. O. Barnes,
R. Battle, G. R Bryson, Edward
<3ryson, C. C. Bryson, J. D. Bum..jarner,
W. M. Carroll, W. B. Dillard,
W E. Dillard, J L. Dills, B. Ensiey,
B Evans,. H T. Fincher, H. O. Hooper,
C R Jones, F. B Jones, J. L. Kenjy,
H. F. Latta, Fred McCoy, H. B. ./Lhaffey,
John H. Morris, F C. Mornson,
G. F. Morgan, A. W Murray,
J. N. Nations, Z. Pressley, F R. Pannell,
E. O. Queen, C. M. Reed, D.
H. Rogers, J. C. Rucker, W. F. Shelton,
E. D. Smith, G. C. Tilley, Dan
.ompkins, W. G. Ward, P. L. War.ai,
J. L. Wilson, Lyle Wilson, Wolff
Allen, Louis L. Alley, and Doak
Flintom. J .
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^vujiv/ uatcu ai uic stum: paper were;
Waynesville Company, Berry Sorells,
H. P Brown, Elvin Cowan, Radord
Hooper, Fred C. Guest, James
Cunningham, Robert F. McKee,
:sse M. Moss, Joseph C. Long, Oscar
(Vatson, Deck Sutton, James Sutton,
-has. R. Cathey, John T. Cochran,
;rohn R. Cotter, Wesley McMahan,
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fames I. Buchanan, James J). Keever,
l.awrence Keever, Harvey Frady,
rames M. Bryson: . 1
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Andrews Company, Tate Wild,
Smery McDonald.
Asheville Company and Navyt
Greensboro Company; MarcellUs
Buchanan, Fred Bryson, Sus Moore,
-ewis H. Rigdon.
Appointed as officer in Navy: Ro>ert
W. Harris. - ' 4
Aviation Corps: Ed Biimgarner.
On- July 28, a celebration, which' .'
rowded the town to capacity, was
teld for the soldiers soon to leave
01 camp and for France Thousands
f people thronged the streets and
verflowed into the lots and homes A
t the town. The program for the
ay, as published in The Journal was:
12 M. Dinner served by Sylva ladies
) the soldiers, in Sylva Grocery
'ompany Warehouse. . J-jj
12:45 Parade from Court House
teps up Main Street to Depot Street
) school Auidtorium for exercises.
Invocation by Rev. J. A. Cook,
astor Methodist church.
American, accompanied by First
egiment Band.
Presentation of Company Colors by
iris' Club of Sylva.
cceptance of Colors on Behalf of
ompany.
"Dixie", by Band.
Address, Rev. W. F. Powell, of
sheville.
Toast to Sylva Radio Company,
omer Stuart
Presentation of Testaments to Solers
on Behalf of Sylva Eastern Star J
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iheville Times.
Star Spangled Banner by Band.
The Company left Sylva on Aug. 7
>, for Camp Sevier, S. C.f and on
Lay 20, next year, sailed for France.
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