Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-06-28
THE MANUFACTURES


are chiefly of cotton WOOL spirits of turpentnc lumber
iron and paper
1880 600 dollars lumber 81 900 tpcntnc 81 600
IRON S5OO,OOO wool $4,000
The species of fish mostly taken are the herring s
ally packed for market is about 1OO 600 the
Albemarle Sound Considerable quantities arc packed at
other points.
Inc most important OF these are coal, iron, gold, cop
Per- Per sver' leaa PiumDaSo, limestone marble agomaio
hte soap stone, maGanesc, Whet-stOnes grind-stonc
roofing slates porcelain clay and fire clay. The
1UO ana ZOo miles rom the coast on Cape Fear River aud
Dan River 1t is abundant, accessible and of good quail
OF the State the principal seat of its manufacture being
on the Cape Fear; Catawba and Yadkn rivers. Gold is
middle region the annual product for many years has
been 500, 600. Copper mines abound in the mdd
great abundance the capital and again in the
region; marble in the middle and western and mll
chain of silver and lead mines Containing gold ago
haverscs the central portion Of tho State
~ THE POPULATION
in 1860 1892 G22 Of which onc-third are coorcd 3
are of foreign BIRTH One-tcnth Of the population live
towns and cities
According to the ccnsus of 1850, there were 800 OD
of the state The price AZ Which, cs an q. a e|
ranges from about dollars to 100 dollars per acre &
The only qualification necessary to enable lorcign
own land is that he take the oath OF allegiance to The
''O''O"'
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
were maintained i'll the State by the means Of the Liter
airy Fund, which amounted to S. 800 900 in 1860 About
hall OF the fund has been swept away by war and tn
system OF District schools which had brought q rudim,
tary education within the reach of all Of cost has
been entirely Frustrated for the present but will ou
be revived in few years.
The State may be reached directly from Europe troug
any OF her ports,Wilmington, Beaufort or Norfolk f
wc3 railroads. penetrate every part Of the State. From
new York the distance by railroad steamer about -
nOurs The number of newspapers published i'll the Sla
Is about 20; all in the English language.
The above statistics have been prepared with much ~
by the State Geoogist, Professor W. G. Kerr whose ~
nation and research will vOuch for their entire rcab
You state that reports have been received Iv yor
company from Europe that efforts are made there To- dis
suade the Europeans from immigrating and settling i'm
the southern States, by circulating statements that tie
european settlers in the Southern States are treated i'm
humaney," &c. "
Nothng could be more unfounded than such Il report.
so lar as this State is concerned Citizens Of foreign @
rave the same protection of person and property undo
lhe laws OF North Carolina he1 native citizens and
where they industrious and honest thcv ar, ..
thrifty and as highly eseemcd-many such occupTiI l
sltlons the most honorable and influential 10 foreign
settlers OF honest, energetic character the State extend
a cordial welcome and, assure YOU when su,I
come instead OF being treated inhumancy they will Dc
offered the same rights and privileges and the same sup
port and countenance, enjoyed by native citizens
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
JONATHAN WORTH,