Wilmington journal., 1873-07-18

Commerce Your journal has stead
fast friends here, but I do not perceive
that you have any special correspon-
dent in this ancient city, where I have
sojourned fer q year past. [ find that
you are kept wellposted respecting the
rosin, turpentine and cotton markets
here but possibly some of your North
eTn readers may incline to hear some
thing more OF this quiet town, and Of
the Old North State which is tribu
tary to it.
Some OF your readers may be aware
that the Atlantic coast, from New York
to Florida, is for an average OF 100
miles from the ocean generally sandy
or light soil, fiat, more or less swampy,
and less valuable for agriculture than
the renotest mountain region. The
pine tree prevails, and in North Caro-
ina is utilized more profitably and ez-
tensively than anywhere else, in pro-
ducing naval stores, for which, Will
mington is the worlds principal place
Of supply, 7 believe. The ''long leaf
Line prevails, and this is the best.skind
for timber and turpentine.
The western or mountain region OF
this State produces grain and fruits OF
all kinds abundantly. 1t is fine
grazing and dairy region. Timber of
all kinds is abundant, and water-power
is almost unlimited. Cotton is pro-
duced as far west as Shelby, 242 miles
from here; also as far north as Raleigh.
The pine timber lands, with the aid OF
fertilizers, produce tolerably fair
crops, after the trees have by many
wears tapping fcr turpent;ne been ex-
hausted and are cut for timber.
This city, and perhaps the entire
State, partakes less of the eEterprising
s'go-ahead" spirit OF the age than some
of its sister States of the South, of
| course inmcasurably less SO than do
the Middle and New England States;
nevertheless there is an increasing
energy manifesting itself, and its re-
suits VIII be to infuse new life and
renovated vigor among the inhabitants.
Though the merchants here are said
to be unanbitious and behind the
times, / find they are more active, en-
ergetic and public-spir1ted than repre-
sented: they are most honorable class
of men. The policemen, q majority Of
the aldermen, and many clerks in the
PostofIice, Custom House, &c, are
cOlored men.
The spirit Of Improvement is devel-
oping itself. There are new stores of
three or four stories high being erected,
and the well-nanagcd Bank Of New
Hanover is erecting a fine lron-front
banking house. which will be an Orna-
mcnt to the city. The streets, how
ever, are sandy and ylnpaved. A few
Of the sidewalks are tagged, but in
much OF the city they are Of fine sand,
ankle deep. The city is tolerably well
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1,',r,ba,. for Tho ECrtl, and for Frro,,a
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e+ranoar. taI-rn dow ~ sickness yvnrld
rooniTc - nooI rar., ,.,1 ~ many kind
,,oseas 7',re a. IN .,,y >Jo,+I,orn civ
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s,n rana;-,c1 viii a7I tbe cnrtlia1itv cx-
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panfist3. 1ratlIo1ists. Lutherans and
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MISUNDERSTANDING tLa erccfic,, of. ez-na-
o2,,,,l' WIN ;36inctI ,r - -, o7i l; li.
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nogsne., es,lI +be wealth arI talent" of
t5n Mace Tho PreslIvferiars are be-
| cn4o;ne, sirono and +hc Rantists hay
! ;nr +h0 Gnoef rh,rcb e1ifcn in the
CIV and an able nreacber 0Rev 7. G.
Tfidenl. are becoming a power. Rev.
Dr NToron 0cc1nies tho Methodist
n-1i,,;t and ie esteemed the Roechnr of
iN-;ir,,;n,r+on Rav q, n Rarnha;n,
Of flo - o,e1ica1 T,ntl,o,.o1, ClI,,1rch
bas . fine eG;firn onI iara1 conoraoa,
+;o,, hy w,or3 and Inv tLe comn711nitv
Ie is biobiv esteemed The chrrchcs
did hoX9 D,av of conmenc;nn service
ot e1ch Giverse ho71rs as 17r7zzlnd q
stronror 10 find the p!ace Of lis choice
aT7,i5 The 5ino-5ono, ii bells each SIN
da1 e41m~oc+ion I made IN t?e Wi.
,,,;',o,ton J0T2p>-,r' Last e17rnroar thot
Oh r. eho1,Id co,n,n1ne
fbeir 'g services at the same io1lr. has
been followed generally, and now any
soicnrnor here can readily find the
tiS,o an1 nlocc Of +Ie service he de.
SOC ~ offand ST1,,.7ay ;s . ,,,oro
oniet dav here than in tie Northern
cif;cs.
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i,,'I o,1n ra1;no1 Al oTo xzen co,,d,,c+-
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o1ioei anI . 80 o1ref,1lI-, and oi,ir
o.1itoJ' r. con4ains fj,a com,nercial
rn,,o,,t, and an eIal,o,.ofa rs1-ia1v of the
Tr95T1-a+ 7Taior F,noelhar1 its nrinci-
nj nd;for AMI nro,32iefor is q nnblic-