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Located m One of the Best Farming Sections in the Usi
v.: ted "States-floteil..'HS:' "a;CoSiw'.ad Tclbcco. Llarket
; -and ' Gommercia! : CenJrA Partial History,
Faimoct located in the south-business at 4 ..4i'avs traie
,rn pavt of Robesou is !i Ver- from an uuuswtlly -Urga radius
' table hub of the moatprpefoas -of territory. .
'Arming section in North and Fairmont ia ruit - au old town,
South Carolina. To the south indeed it has just very recently
of her lie the flourishing tobacco struck its stride, 'and the Impetus
fields of South, Robesou and 'given it by the tremendous a
the cotton and tobacco planta-1 mounts expended here each
tions of the bordering South; year and b y " t h e coming
Carolina counties, Marlborough j o f the Beaufort ounty
and Marion, while to. the north; Lumber Co. which practically
famous tobaeco and cotton farms doubled its population seem to
of Old Kobeson send their yearly 1 point to a healthy prosperous
name is due to the efforts of Mr.
F. L. Blue who was imyor at
that time. ; Mr. Blue realized
the name of Ashpole hid the
psychological effect osurest
ing to one a low swamp eoantry
so he set out to find a name i hat
would be suitable to .the "wns
location. In looking, thnugh
the - Records Mr. Blue ftund
where Fairmont in Davdscn
county had. discontinued as a
postolfice. He then diretel. the
towns attorney to : have the
Charter amended and the tnvns
The Mtenger wishes to
thauk the following merchants
and businitaen for their' sap
port in getiti?out this Tobacco
Industry 2ction: ? : .
E. V. It enamel, Mayor
E. Fish!&gent A.C.lX fi.R.
FairmotjK -ight & Power Co.
W. B. Bvk &Soo, Live Stock
Fatrmooi upply Co. Every
thing -jyv ...
J. S. Thompson, General Mer
chandise . .,
Dr. F. Iittman, Dentist '
People's &baceo Warehouse,
Fairmont Tobacco Warehouse,
Robeson-Qounty Waiehouse,
Hank of Fairmont,
Miss Loren. Lewis, Millinery
'' P;. R. ' Floyd : & Co., General
Merchaiidi'WC
0. I. Floyd Co., General Mer-
An Institution That has ;
,ed an Important Part v
Industrial Developriier
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The Bank of Ashrrfilf. was aw L ,
ganized on the 12th day of Fe!.C-furwto such r.
ruary 1904 with an authorize! int7mX rIaf(lecided tb rf
capital of $20,000 $9,500 of whicl S j i0,rmy, barters. I
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oid town of Ashpole was nod. I Thi editiu costs monc-M and
void of distinction, howeveilW these gentlemen have been patri
it was here that the Rev. Ste-otic enough to contribute to the
oalvey, a prominent and ts li- inubHatioii; ; ,TI ipsa firi-na nvo
'Stabled Lot all that Fftivmnnt nr.tair,
a school under the- auspicfl of j not by any mes but the , e ;
r- 1.1.1. I . . ... . .
' i sent jte cream of tue business.
Void they are the most
te.- - -Juvn,
please acoep: our
, tlauKS for your hearty
f ul educator in" 1878 establ
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the Cape Fear Baptist "
Tu: 3 nih io rv.N
f influence in f
ttHvn has alH
3L,ii! Street.
I . '.,,r, F.
plo aaywher jlicf
in their schot-ieriiu in
education than do the I
Fairmont,
Fairmont or Ash-poleA
r -N- can tr in..;.--'
business in the brick store now
occupied by the people's Barber
snop.
At the first meeting of the
stocK holders the following seven
men were elected directors; A.
S. Thompson, R. O. Pttman. A.
J. Floyd, Dr. J. P. Brown, A.
N. MitchellO. I. Floyd, and F.
L. Blue, this board of directors
immediately elected the follow
ing officers'. ' ., ,
A. S. Thompson. President.
Dr.,T. P. Brown, Vice-Pres.
F. L.; Bine, ; Cashier..
For five years tiie uank did a
consistently Ji'siv' t(iii
nessin this st'it.nU but the busi-'
rK?pd b
wareM
time thj
changer
new ml
mom".!
name o'
plishedl
TheyJ
preseut ,.
building' ii
and threpj
brick and f
Building,
of Main f
Thi. cdi
and col
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tribu'.e to )fr nrviiiASls. " -It
is the strangle point for
a large town audita rapid rrowth
and development Scars tut the
fiiturt
. To the investor of capital orj
the hoiueueekiT no tnwn offers ';
more alluring indmemeuts tbn'n ,
i then was incorpov
ot ( ft
1a we urt'aoauk our part ftfVk,
""' jttnd we assure von that, had
jot beeu withyonr aid, we
.nid never have don-it.
We ask all readers of thi
901 j edition to jreward these business
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truth of this statemeut The 'Fairmont. Situated iu a fertile
cardinal interest of Fairmont is
in leaf tobacco and owing to its
strategic position it has be
come the tobacco metropolis of
Robeson county. Last year over
four million pounds of leaf to
. bacco was sold on tj floor of
its) two warehouses and approxi
mately "fTJjOtT.Oro "was paid to
Robeson Cbtuity
return. ' , ' .
couutryettled )-jr a thrifty ieo-
ple, law-abidipg pud God-fear
ing, who largely raise their own h
supplies. Jh,i rapid growth of'
Fairmont in the pact few years
furnishes no cause for surprise.
The natural advantages of coun- j
try is theirs' and with native
brawn and talent they "dre build- j
f araicra . irt'i ing cp their stJtifoa'wHh maryd-.
I oos stndea, a hofpitahle pcojj'e,
This year another huge ware-'
house hai been erected and ooeu
d and it is only natural to sup-
X nose . ti;it even more tobacco
Ml be sold here this year, Along
toiaeco of con rite cotton
for tb ascendency owing
le favorable rates from
the farmer wii,U tobacco nud the
sti anger within their gates is
given a cordial reception.' The
visitor or stranger is struck with
the beauty and piodalnn'ess of
the town. It U Ift'd r.ff after the
fashion of a city )t ulreet are
r,tlv,J it- imfciA-B.hmi.-i are of. d besides two years during
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The Jones Building.
. ;..... ..! k.i.-iL- ..nit fc ,ni Ai'iri immi'Tisfi
Ml If llllilllfcAfH Via, I I'l I'"" -
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-otton raised in tliis! with the iu-to-datahess of city
Xstyear i.ver 11,000 stores. Fairmont ia compara-
were marketed tively u n"v town having ouly
m' of it? borne the name Fairmont since
nt-,1907. Th - (irivatii.n of the
if
was Ashpole until 1907,
The census of 1010 gave Fair
mont something over 800 but
since that time the population of
the town has almost doubled and
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men witlr the trcde. When you
see a busihss public-spirited e
nouirh to boost the town and
community.: iii - which it does
business, nark it down that that
firm is pir-irressing and wants
tho town' i progress, too.
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Ji I'Virmoui
hie i i. (Ur,iiWPir
The S(yre in
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Errata
In the writeup cf Mr. E. V.
' McDaniel on another page it is
iiii-orrectly j-inted that he cayie
to "what is now Baltimore, in
! this ' county, about 41 years
ago." When re-ding this remem
ber that this should le 21 instead
of 41. '
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CONT-3T ON! READll
' The I hnan Drug Co. are
now contV.'CtiPff a Piano ''ou test.
With each sale from thoir s-tore
they are; living away coupons
which n-.M-sent f minv votes
to the p"," 'haKer. These votes
are good the Pi-no. Th per
sou serurinf t.:.j high. t nurubei
of vot"s th' "'lose of tho eon-tef-twi'!
t . 'Ifeclared th'1 winner
of the I'i ,'. N3w is'j'ift (is
good a ti;i)y'tgetptartcd as ever
It is posFt!-)" tor a pinion even
now to k-Hbeiid i.nd taU-' the
lead for th grand pvize. Get in
thai gau!". , It is worth 5''ur time
( let yonrSunday school or ohurch
to g-t to work for the piano. It
wiil grucoYiiy bailor parlor
S?e couini in rcRular edition
t The Jf"nger or wo Mr. II.
II. Pittn
! sotting
at the store about
?d now. (2 iv.)
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ii-e uf O. I. Floyd.
The i-i e- eut handsome quar- .ed four rules south of Fainrnt
ters of O. I. Floyd Co., the storeicne-to Fairmont in 18;faud
painted blue is the logieul evoln.!-bptran bisiness in a sm?- way
tiou of one of Fairmont's oldest1 tne there was 'yfcne
maguificient business houses,
Its proprietor Mr. O. I. Floyd a
native of Robeson hot n and rtar-
ti..
' fctoie in town
Aihpo!t ani
nth was
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Street '(OuJ.ing South.
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