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TIE HE OF THE AMARANTH A! ESWITME.
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A CITY THAT HAS SNIFFED THE
AIR OF ENTERPRISE FROM
ITS INCIPIENCY.
WHOSE ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL-HER
INDUSTRIES, HFH INSTITUTIONS, KEB ADVANTAGES.
r !I l i I' I' i\.S 1, N i (! ! \ () I - 1 Nfit) it s j m•»{>]• s »uL I 'l it t > ( iii >ll iat• ■
Hickory had it- genesis in the name, and tin- phrase "Tav
' ,j,, j, ■ , r |* •• ,■ 1n(1 crn" f« * 11 into desuetude. Town of
tIC oh 1 I iCi\Ol'\ Ia \ l l 11 Ol 11)1 Ii : i. ..... i l k l • .
1111 koi \ was 111i succet Img name,
years atro. This was a rude log
structure, and stood within 200
yards of the present public stjare,
overshadowed by a !al;_!«' hickory
trrc, from which it laired its
name. 1 n that day the "'iron
lidi'sc had iii'Vrr trodden our
soil, and tin 1 only means of pul>-
lie t i ansit was th« staL'* . 1!n >
point was directly on tin' -I;i'
line running from Salisbury to
AsheVlllf. and "( 'id t 1 m "!«' »J (> ■
31 iller," ;i-- hr was popularly
called, was the only r, sident here,
lie conceived the idea • t convert
ing' his domicile into a "tavern
Till ul!M|\AI "ll!i lidliT TA V ! UN."
h ■ J' e tut •itii 11 ineiit «»t mail and
beast. lit accordingly nailed
upon his door-facing a rouirldv
riven board upon which wa>
]» ai!111 d in uncouth h tter^:
Prior to that time Hickory was
tin* site ot the lit d an s ! Ulely
tt nt and rendezvous of the howl
ing wolf and panther; Put "Old
I lule.Joe" planted tile "pit sto,
vitalise!" Each weary traveller
U; «> kindly treated and his every
eomfort i-ared for, until legends
ot his miPU' hospitality and ex
' ' !r "t cuisine soon became an
aj'otl t uni anionic those who had
1 t-eii so fortunate a- to rot be
neath his rot>f.
As tim rolled by more settlers
' - :i11 to pour in from various
M n;, -rter* to jin.i, those alreadv in
' " 4 •' iT\\ a'nd after a few years
litth village was chris
"ni, ' ko Pv Tnvei n." Under
nam, the little barque
U ;V t, " r " 1 the days
muscovado Wf,. ten i nir; " in
T R A D bZ EDI T I O X.
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I'll".t»Mo\T U Alius" W'oKKS
and under this title she sailed un
til the present \ ear, when, 1»y act
of legislature, she \\:is re-char
tered and 1 »htssoined forth ;t-» the
1 ("itv of 11 ickory.
Our ol.jeet is !i' >t to vie] >i;'t what
" Hickory NAS R.I KN, l>ut what
is and Wll.L : i —hence w«- leave
the vista >i }»:i-t years and pro
ceed to n* >t iee
«« •*SI » * W ft • B « . U
ni■it y h i k i *tf'J it i 1
WHAT SHE HAS.
1
"What S>]io Wants.
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A Field For Investment For Capitalists.
An Inviting Land To Those Seek
ing Homes.
s *1 lie cltV oi Hickory Is sliedded
1 011 all sidi exc» pt ast. l»y nn >un
* tains of various altitudes—eii
■ closing us. as it were, in a liorse
shoe—and is the highest point
' on the "Western North ( aionna
- railroad of Marion.
1 The scenery is
TbicKcrv, Ittortb Carolina, 3anuaiv, ISOO.
,both picturesque ami interesting.
"Grandfather Mountain"—taught
in every pandect on orolosry as
1 >einu tin- oldest mountain in the
I world—is in full sijrli t, Lis cloud
j kissing summit tow ering aloft to
the height of r>,S9t f,et. "Higli
© i
Briton also within the ransre
jof the eye; likewise the "Table
Rock," rearing its majestic head
nearh six thousand feet above
I tlie level of the sea.
1 lit- scenery, the location, the
j climate, and our hotel accommo
dations. have all conspired to
make Hickory both a sunimeraml
1 a winter resort, and in this re
spect is gaining ground every
day.
Hickory has three of the best
j educational institutions in the
South: has the electric light; has
..' , 1
; the tinest hank in the South; has;
the tinest postollice in the State;,
i has the tinest oj era house in the ;
South; has one of the largest •,
j wagon facioin-s in tin* country:!
has tin* I.irgt■ *>t sash, door and
blind factory in the State; has
the best equipped cigar factory;
in the South; has one of the lar-
I gest foundries in the State; has
the largest roller Houring mills in
the State; has the finest modem'
Style hotel in tin- South; has a
t heoh tf'icai s, nil: a! v; haa cha
-I\* 1»e at e >pi ■l n ii'. 111 whose wat *' i
l'r«'f. li. (\ Ked/ie. A. 3P. 3!. P..
where if! thf ; OV. nw o; d. w;t li
1-*1 > T T 1
1 11 ! V >]!«• \(•t• ]t\ l)]i »>' > i f,; t K »•.
i
Scotland.
The fa mou> Sp" i k'inj' (t .wP-
Spi •
t a 111.
Thf only i' 1 a. •* on ;nrh wh. .
the Worh'PfOV. ted "Hid P 1:1*'
has been found is within a f» vv
mil'-s nt our u'atfs.
So much for the attractions that
fiiviron us. Asa maiiufacturiuLr
ffiiti'f Hick«»rv also -!• ; t«» t' e
fr>nt and h »lds up hr . i 1 f >r
rt-ct»_L r iiition. Tin i»- r- :.on -m
--in our hive >f industry n» _ r ra--
ltow> on our >i P walk-- 11.♦ re i
eiitfrprise in the 'a r: and th
dfllse Vt nlim* s i>t a eli« i 111 J"
sIi:ok» , thf chili.' "f t :i* wPi-t:- s.
tl '• clink of thf ill!' i\ tin hum "f
saw . the roar of the fore* . the din
of the plainr—all attest Hieku\ -
L r reat prospeiitv and !.t» rprise.
1 Vrhaps it will n, »t ' »ut 1 »f
plact t«» notice in l tail s ( .uie t»f
Hickory's various nt- rpr s»-s. i:.-
stitutit. tc. ;
PIEDMONT WAi.nN CO.
In ls~s. Mr. (i. C. lhuiniwell, a|
Pliiladelphian, came t> North
\ ( ' ro:ina, with!
\ the idea of t*ll |
ll \ gaging- in some
J. J® I business if pos- j
V. 7 sible. Aft er |
\\ \ isitiii.tr various j
points in the.
State lie came to Hickorv, and
.
i with a trained eye, he was quick j
to see that this locality was des- (
tilled to he, in the near future, a|
great manufacturing centre. Hej
found the hilis and valleys liter-j
ally burdened with vast forests of
virgin growth—the hard-woods
abounding in wonderful profu
sion. He saw, too, that natural
water power could be had on j
every hand—power suilicient to,
run all the machinery in the land. |
, But Mr. Bonniwell had been un-|
; fortunate—he was without money, j
. He had, however, that which w as i
worth more—indomitable enemy, ,
pluck anil perseverance. He
sought assistance, and found it
in Mr. A. L. Kamsour, the pro-1
prietor of llamsour s mill on the
Catawba liver, three miles dis-1
taut. 1 hey began opeiations on
' a very small scale, under the style '
I
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tl' ••• -- . i'V t'» t I!* * »flt •• >l
tl.f t'U-ii,—- in f!« t. t!•» !i't
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t«» ji \ • "••['" -•• •'• in tli • ii.' iv i '
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tiii* 1 : > lie jn at if i* • . • i »nly
1>• :: * ir> 1». r ti.» : •••: •a: j» i
■" L i is ■!]•>♦ »! it as .i it 11a 1 ;
I >« •.. a irk 1 I •• . aii i \\ «M 11 • 1 ll -t 1
j*i if 'ii- . .\* tii- j i jit lii> *'> tar '
•! iit »a>t 1M _ t » Mr.
.1. li. li.il, of I i all 1 MOS., J »r >-
I »«■ f—.i t-> furnish tlif i«juiMtf !
la* al.» f. >r tll •* (•' Hitili Hain't* j
»f tli-- flit- rpr's.-. MHall N
was all ♦ ■ 11« I _r«ti«*. _■ >-a! i♦- a• 1 *
liiall. al 1 u 1j» li la* put hi- *
s'n-niM. T t- > t !i** uIMM-1 it !•» _ r aii t-» !
a ii«l irra-iual vIIJ • * tiit»rprist*
.[.•% » ] >!*•♦-« 1. until in a short time it 1
luul entirely outgrown its capacity
Tl.ii.ki -i_r it w«»uM advane*- tin* r
i 1 1 1 ♦• 1 ' -ts .. f the F« »nc»-ri: t') IM* ill i
tin* town ainl maitr transporta
tion facilitit-s. tii-- [»! • -' lit -it*' \\ a
s»M*uit*t ill lss]. M *•!*.>!■. F. H. I :
Al» \an!• rain 1 V\ . H. Flll> 11 a«I
in the m« antiine tak u i st.»iu stock I
in tli*-. nt' ipi i-»\ ]> s 'Jthe n-! «
til COPIES.
Itt uml>cr 1.
jstituti'in in.'in|ior:it. '! :i-tin"
I PiedllU Hit W agon Co., with;. \ >a id~
uj) capital of s-Jihhmi. Mr. .1. (i.
! Hall having purchased Mr. I'llis'
| i 111«* I est, 1»« .* t• a 11:»* lttaiiaiTi'ij" {» i.»-
{ >i it t»r. witli ilu' tirill »t i 1 all
j Bros. as its main .support. i• rum
' that time to the present Mi", lia 1 !
ha* directed it> opt rations in rv
*
; cry detail, and the phenomenal
suect ss rll>.l growth t tne iit f 'i"~
prise are at t lil nit a 1 to his .t
energy ami fine lni>iin's> qualifi
cations. together with the reputa
tion f»r thorough and honest
workmanship witi*li t 1 ■ waptis
liiivc, and which enalm tin m to
compete suemessfully w here*ver in
troduced. r>y the first of Janua
rv last rear the trade had
crown to su*h proportions s hat it
involved an investment in land,
machinerv and material of moro
than S 100.000, and in March it
w;ts re-iiicoi'poraied under the
same name and style, with an au
thorized capital of s-no,ooo, with
privilege of increasing to £500,-
000, and with s'P'd.nno j.aid "i.
I lie site comprises thirty acres
of valuable land within the cor
porate limits of the city. I )\er
ti ft ecu tin m-a nd dollars worth of
the 1 at« st ait! i. t >-t in pn ved ma
-1 chinerv is in use ami nothing is
omitted wl ich can tend to iin—
pro\efhe V.ol'h or expedite tin 4
manufacture. A new building
oi brick has been « recti d, 00x200
feet in size, ami two and omvhalf
stories high, with tire walls and
dou 1> 1 e fire-proof floors, and with
all its arrangements so adjusted
as{t > faci I it." t e the work. 'i a w
lulid e r will go in at ore. ttoor 4 «»
wool-working ) ucltim s, thejnco
to he put 11" 11. r. tln n \i > the
blacksmiths for iroim u, from
alienee it passes t • a power e!e
\a t »i'. Wllii •11ta K ♦ s.lt to tie iloor
al"»v« foi linishii:l". paihti, etc.,
and 111■ •ii to the st >ll !i»u^ l s and
tin cai And all the woik « n
V- - \ •
v- *
• v ' ft?*',' ; Y «
■ > : sf\ - u r *
h-t* 't
I
"' ' k - 7 *~S
rII f \ ! \ J - , : I i,
till- i UjidlliL*" Wa>lojje », \ j- a lit I
ai ouiid tin- w tii kill* n ant! j j« >t a
v. ! t , or a maclii tic -topp» i its
1• . • ].»■!». 1; i I■ t a ' ,;! 11 iI ; j;
! - ': • 1 ' t„ • ■ j
wo' oil a fount of the la! Jr.. ~i -
1» ;-• 1 i- }. 111• 1. ami tie • n v '!u;e
m ,: \ to >top w 1 • w ].. :i
* • • chl.m :• ! . U; • .' d t I tl.e'r
i. v. posit; ,j s. Mr. If t }] is } tV
ili_ ;t ha rl ♦' i; - »unt -f w. •• ..1 u,,i k
pi* | '.lt i , he . i . -i i tll it \ j;ej. ! .i •
Wi ■o■ I !1 1at•' Ifi - .1 re »: -ppt d 11 • •
W _TO Jjs call he tU I 'lei i >U t jU'-t tl. e
> a 111 e1 • V th* 1 >lack>mit lis. No e\-
jtens» i- 1m i i.-j.ared in putting*
Hi a!! liit'dt-in aj»pllalic-s f.. i , n
nn-ma . ecoiiomv at 1
:ii!ainst tire. Tlu-re will 1..- ,t
tiie tank and 1 »-e at tlie o»m
--tnaijt i of the op. ra T . ■>.
Electric lights ar alno boi _ r
put in ft>r tht purpose of i ui.ioi._r
at 11 ilit ii oi hr t» k- tp 1 p with
tin lai _ r » »r«l •is 11: at a ft- p»i:i;n_-
ili tl'om aI: 'piartt r-s.
A wiiiir 4hx»;u is ;i '-t» contem
plate 'l us s(Hiii as tin* machinery
is phe ed in tln lit w hiiild.il _ r .
The sup] '.y if timot r suitai 'e
or this wt.ik within a -m til radi-