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Make Your HOME IN Martin \ "The Gateway to the Albemarle" Rich Lands Good Schools Fine Churches Reasonable Valuations STATISTICS I'OI'I I \ HON 2<>.ooo l*h vsical ( fiarnrtrristirs J}tO..'i2U Wn>. I.oijliil in (Uia?lat: l'inr\. I plainU ami I .?>?< Ian<l?. Kiwi? KOASNOkK ? towns ? < .011iiI \ Seal. Williamson; Ilainilliut. Janiotillr. Knbrr ~nmillr ami Oak 4 !il>. \l-<> -Hr>-iril>? anil Itrar Oa*?. lino IM'BLlC SCHOOLS Mnt-t l)i\Afirit-iillimil < .oilill\ in llir l.lllire lililc<l MuIi'k. Unlimited ELECTRIC POWER Martin Cotinlv invites von to settle within its borders. This Countv is rieli in agricultural possibilities with a total acre age of 198.109 in farm lands. Of this amount 65,448 is in cul tivation. Value of farmers. wrbieb ineliides land and build* ings. amounts to 87,0(MMMM). Martin ( IoiiiiIy is probably the most diversified agricultural county in (be United States. Its prineipal erops are eotton. peanuts, tobaeeo. corn and sweet potatoes. Forests and Prodnets?The forest area is approximately 199, 000 acres, comprising 71 per cent of the total land area. More than 117.000 acres of this forest area are farm wood lands. The principal merchantable species, by standing board feet, are: Pine. 86.6110.000; Cum. 21.000.000; and three million mixed. Timber is accessible by roads, rail and water. Klectric Power?The Uounty is served by transmission lines of Virginia Klectric and Power Company and independent public utilities. Commercial Fisheries?Water products. 402.500. Value, 88,765. Transportation ? Hailroad: Atlantic Coast Line. Bus Lines: Carolina Coach Co., Norfolk Southern Bus Corp. N. C. Highways: 11. 14. 125, 908. U. S. Highways: 17 and 64. County Board of Commissioners ROBERT LEE PERRY CHAIRMAN C. I). OAltSTARI'HEN A Kit AM KORKKSON JOSHUA L. COITRAIN K. A. IIAISI.il' County Attorney ELBERT S. PEEL Remitter of Deedt J. SAM GETSINGER Clerk of Superior Court L. BRUCE WYNNE Sheriff of Martin County C. B. ROEBUCK Records Show Year in and Year Out It Pays to Sell Your Tobacco on the Williamston and ~ North Carolina's Most Diversified County
The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.)
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