Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-23

section, then, fer enc huudred aud seven
teen miles, offers inducements to the small
farmers. the lands cheap, easily cultivated.
generally healthy and the water good.
The next point We propose to mention
is Rockingham Hers are facilities offered |
to manufacturers which have never been |
prcperly developed. One cotton factory i
is running in Rockingham with capacity |
fer SIX thou aad spindies and one hundred
looms. It's success has been good and its
pro@k ecity IS fully assured. In the imme-
diate vicinity can DO found water power
| for ten more OF the same capacity IN elIgl-
| ble sites Tbs country is billy and mostly
red lands, aud for fruits OF all kinds the
negdb ,rhocd has hardy an.eqGai any
where. TIE cotton lands of the Great
! Pee D on both sd,s OF the river furnish
| the raw material Hlmos. at the doors OF the
! factories. To the manufacturer of cotton
goods here is a position which Gao hardly
be txcei!ed anywhere. and the 1lch farming
region contiguous can furnish operatives
with suppl # every kind at the cheap
est price
Passing tie Great p Dee enter the
Ecu COtO equity Ol AUeCu, EalSeS
the fine=t sta IL "upiar DIS offered the
market. There are portions Of Richmond
county, and perhaps part of Montgomery,
which raj e Il similar staple, out Arson
has obtained tLe Eane, because that raised
in the other c0uLtes has been shipped,
until la'eiy, mostly from Wadesboro', the
trading town If Anson and the county
seat. Arson is rolling county rather
than billy, though in some parts it is quite
|, billy. There is come fine timber in the
eastern section. its innate is healthy,
soil good, and every production that can
/ be raised in the mcst favored Northern
States is found here. There has pot been
much attention pa Il to the cultivation of
2ra-tes, bat we have seen IS fine clover
there as we ever saw any where, uad IT
only needs the Introduction of farmers
who undcrst&Ld the proper method of
3 stocking aud raising it, to make this fine
dairy region, which, added to her cotton
production, wou!d bring in an amount Of
wealth that would make her the queen
county of our Southern border. The
lands are cheap, water good, and every in =
placement offers to make beautiful home
for the set er. The only draW back that
We nov think Of is the abominab!e con-
dition Ct the roads in winter, but these
will DE improved as the county fills up
with good and intelligent sotttr5.
We pass hastily over the country be-
tween Auson and Charlotte, as the limits
of our article will not permit Us to dwell 1;
making, however, the passing remark that
, the whole Of the way up The land along
, the line of he Railroad offers Inducements
to immigr Ints. Il is not our purpose to
! speak Of Charlotte; ii is the Atlanta of
+ North Carolina, nor OF Mecklen burg coun-
ty, where, the first time, we find the
''blue gIasS," Indigenous along the Cataw-
ba river. The next county il Lite Din,
and this furnishes, not only all cereals and
fruits nave heretofore mentioned, but
@ is rich in ores of vssrioos kinds, and its
g lowlands adapted TO grasses. Ia this
7 county md in those adjoining, Meckien-
a burg. CASTOR and Cleavelard are found
q gold wolf IS iron mines. aud these
a counties offer to miners great INDUCE
ments. We visited some gold mines work
! ing more proftably than most of the mines
, of California. The quality of the iron is
not txca!ied anywhere, and the mines are
convenient to the Railroad. Ia Lin
coin, Gss5on and Cleaveland is found fine
water power, which has in part been
brought into use for the iron manufactnI es
and paper mills. But one of the best and
most profitable Industry is yet almost Ell
tirely undoveloped. The quarries of fine
building stone ate yet unvcrked, although
the demand fer them IL tie city Of Char
lo1ta alone would employ many hands.
70 the gold nicer, the stone mason, the
iron miner, the lion m&nufacturer Lin
cOlu, Castor and CIeaveiand counties offer
splendid opportunities Besides this there
are mines CT flint, mica, lime, lying open
for Il e inIC5,r.ou5 t0ilcr. The country all
healthy, !auda cheap and producing every
thing necessary for life. If a Wethersfield
farmer wants to fad place that can beat
, his home III the production of onions, let
him try Gastcn county. This whole region
abouuds in EllnsrA! springs possessing the
finest medicinal properties, AMI this Las
been Summer resort from certain sec
tons of South Carolina for many years.
Ihe distance from Shelby IN cleveland
county to Rptheriordton, is about twenty
four miles, country al good and inviting to
settlers.
We have thus hastily sketched the lire
of this railroad, and offered to immigra n is
a few OF its advantages. There are nany
other :hings We should Ike to dwell upon,
but think We have shown that
there is hardly class of industry which
cannot find its appropriate place en- the
line of this railroad. Health, good and
cheap lands, pleasant homes, good water,
cheap communication with all the world,
are ell here, awaiting the coming Of the
immigrant Let US have some organiza-
ton to aid in filing the country u.
Suicide In scott County, Va
We learn f;orl the Bristol News that the
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