Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-03
From the New Orleans Tines, Aug q
ar McOoRaB osTN
CURIOUS AND INTERESTING EEATuREs-GRovrH
AND PROSPECTS.

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| AND PROSPECTS.
Last Tuesday wo visited McComb City, and
Inere met gentlemen from Mobile, Pass ChTisLian
NoW orleans aud Summit, as tho Ruests Of Mr.
pany." % .EC2 '~'''J NON'-
We met old frisads aud new, sat down TO a
sumPtuous dinner, and enioyed Ourselves yensr.
ally. Tho party was made np Of hoDeful peonIs
whose wOik correspond with their faith. 'il,e
uoola were closed against politics. bat oDen wide
70 the rich resources Of tho country, railroads.
Sy building, the crops, the vast prospective frnit
neids' manufacturing. ana other Sabiscls casuIa-
ttd to cheer aud encourage f
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY COMPANY.
This company is made up Of heavy canitaIi,,s
Ihey intend to make McComb City oho of the
most beautiful and thrifty cities in the Soutb
Ihelr purchase hers consists of 1000 acres of Iand
Whlch they have in part surveyed into lots of va
rlOus sizes. They have laid out streets ON he
most approved plan Of city building, and viii Iov
out the balance whom necessary
They have sPent $250,OOO in improvements In
the CITY, and will spend million when neoessarv
aney VIII nave medel city II money and skill
can accomplish that object.
THE HOTEL
& ls now managed BY Walter M. Francis, Esq. The
Motel Is large, convenient, airy and well furnishad
IL has nlty-seVen rooms, galleries. and the Y~hoIe
plan and make up are we'll adapted To a SouIhs-o
climate Tho house ia full Of Ruests and E adH,;-
A"Oy Aept. ~ cost S4O.OOO.
THE STORE
year @ 1ne hotel Is model store. also controlled
ny MT Francls, capaeious enough for present nnr
poses. substantial and neatly huished. and ToII
STOCKED with goods, Which they claim 10 sell M
most moderate prices. The store Includes thrss
osunct departments, each managed by separats
r. " WI oIy RoooS' groceries and medicines
~ ~ mas cellar and spacious second story. the
former for certain kindsof provisions ana Sroco.
''eS' the latter Tor farnituEs, stoves, etc. This
IMPROVEMENTS,
The improvements in this city wers commeDcea
In In April 1879 1t now has forty.nino double
houses, and orders for forty more II has thrse
saw mlils taat can turn ont ten thousand feet Of
lumber daily; machine shop au car works thst
cost Sloo.OOO; brick yard and some other i'm
pTovements OF more or less importance
lhey have three gangs OE mechanics buiIdino
houses. Tue first gang puts up the superStruc
ture; the second gang puts up the chimnevs and
aoes tue plastering; the third finishes up the buId
lag and paints it ready for use Thsv erect bniId.
lngs rapidly, and with great economy. Lumber
Is worth about twelve dollars thousand feet
STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE
While the style Of architecture is to be yarisd
accorolng TO various tastes architectural aVmme
try VIII be regarded in all instances. No deEorm.
ca ana lIshaped structure viii disguro the streets
z MEcHANICs AND ARTIsANs
There are about three hundred and 6Nv ma
chanics and artisans EMPLOYED In tSis c,tv ~ az
present time, and the number will probably he
largely increased another year ~
HOUSES AND LOTS SOLD on TI,rR.
Mechanics and others can purchase neat houses
anu Iots NJ the nrst cost OF the improvements and
modelate price for lots, payable twenty per cent
CASH, the DalAnee In ten annual installments The
purchasers must insure the buildings in favor oF
the company, as security for final payment. No
lot can be used for other purposes than those nam
cd In the deed, and no lot can be purchased ,,CIc
the purchaser binds himself to put improyemcnts
Oh tnat snail correspond with the other improve
ments OF the town Provisions are made against
starting soap factories any kind Of buslneSa On
iots 10 the annoyance Of those living on neiRhbor-
ing lots. Those who purchase lots must bniId on
them in one year from the time the propertv il
purchased. Lots sell at from SIS to $3.50.
| NUMBER OF INHABITANTS.
| II estimated that McCOmb City contains
about fifteen hundred inhabitants. In few
| years It may be fifteen thousand II will ha
magnificent city when these millions of acres
OIldle lands, east, west, north and south OF il.
are settled up Dy thrifty Eaee Of farmers and
frult growers. sftt : FT'TT1 -
A TEMPERANCE CITY.
Not glass of liquor can be purchased with
10 two miles Of the depot at McCOmb Citv.
This regulation Is strengthened bV a special
law Of the Mississippi Legislature, and also By
that no liquor store, cOffee-hOuse or other house,
where liquor is sold, shall occupy any lot with
in the corporation. They have made every ar
rangement which wisdom and prudence can
devise tocOmpletely close the gate Of that city
against KING Alcohol throughout all coming
generations.
CONTEMPLATED IMPROVEMENT.
They contemplate putting up buildings In
which they will mAnufacture cans In this citV,
They are also talking Of afarkinO a vvooNsr
ware factory, cotton factory, and think OF
manufarturing agricultural implements, plOws
carts, wagons, etc.
They also will establish bank, printing
Office, and model farm, where exDeriments
will be made in fruit culture, and the virtues
OF all hnassok Commercial fertilizers, marls
aud domestic ManureS will be tested. Such q
farm may be OF great service this, and even
O'"'' o'"'es' llc fiGE3t N0a uf
PROPHETIC VIEW.
MeCOmO CITY Is situated amidst the best
fruit regions on this continent. from these
regions at some future day, the cars on the
Jackson Railroad may leave the different
stations laden with choice fruits foe New Or
leans, Memphis, NashVille, s. IOulS Louis
vile. Cincinnati, Chicago and other cItles OF
the West ana South, and even for the great
Atlantic citlAs
Fruits from these regions may be sent 30 sup.
Iply the millions In the cities of the West ana
North before the same kinds Of fruit are ripe
10 higher Iatltudes. This advantage Of early
fruits and vegetables can never be OVAFcOme
BY either the enterprise or skill OF competing
So MoCOmb City Is located in the centre of
continent, and must be largely benefited by
such advantages. a
And cotton, cora, grass. potatoes, cattle.
horses, sheep and swine may be produced In