The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-14
Editorial Communication. ]


has scarcely been day during the
past two weeks when woolen cloths
ing has not been comfortable. With
such advantages it seems wonder
that this section is not more appre>
ciated and occupied by q denser
population. For the writer the
hills Of Dan have peculiar fascin>
alton, and when upon memory's
wings we 90 back to the loved scenes
Of childhood and in fancy point the
picture of a mellow summer eve as
the sun sinks in grandeur behind
the hills and the "herd winds Slows
ly DER the lea, we adopt with pc
culiar pathos the sentiment express
ed so beautifully By a gifted son Of
Ncrth Carolina whose untimely fate
gives it a tender interest.
" The hreezes that around them play,
And the bright stream they fan,
Are loved as scenes Of childhood's 5 dav,
Amid the HIS Of Dan.
Here, too, the friends Of ea~ly days,
There fated courses ran;
And now they find resting place
Amid tile Hills of Dan"
The people Of this section. the
Piedmont portion Of North Caro-
lima, are refined and intelligent, of
good morals and steady habits, of
virtue and honor and honesty, and
have furnished many most useful
men to the councils of our State
and to the various professions and
industries. To a large extent of
Nirginian extraction, they possess
to a considerable degre that indi>
yiduaIity of character and honest
pride which have done SO much to
render illustrious that good old
State. They were hearty support
Of the Southern cause in the war
between the States, and, having
owned large number of slaves,
suffered much by the disastrous
termination of that struggle
Though cast down, however, they
are not overwhelmed, and are hard
at work endeaVoring to repair their
fortunes and build up
their country. The enormous and
tax, however, that has
been placed upon their principal
product, Tobacco, since the war.
has had the effect to render their
Iabors but little renumeratiye, and
to>day they are in but little, if
any, better condition than at the
surrender Of our armies. A North
Carolina Congressman could be
engaged in no better work than
using his place and influence in
removing this great incubus now
resting upon the industry of his
people. a few farmers are for,
saking the cultivation of Tobacco
and are trying the growing of cot
ton, which many maintain can be
successfully cultivated on this lati>
tude. We have no doubt that a
good EJgecombe farmer could
moke money growing cotton in
Caswell.
The crops Of Middle North Car
DINA this yearssare not promising.
The wheat after being threshed
does not yield as largely as was
expected and the injury to the
young plants by the fly made the
crop Of tobacco planted very small,
which was still farther diminished
BY the drought in July. A third
Of crop is not expected. The
corn crop was also greatly shorten>
ed by the druoght.
The manufacturing interest of
this section is looming up into con>
siderable prominence. Beside the
immense cotton factories on the
law river, there are now several
extensive tobacco manufacturing
establishments at Durham's, two in
he town Of Milton which pay out
weekly to their operatives as wages
about $500, and lesser ones in va
'louS places in the adjacent coun~
Ties. The abundant water power
Of this portion of North Carolina
furnishes unlimited facilities for all
kinds Of manufacturing, and capi.
5aIlsts would do we'll to examine if
before locating at more northernlv
points where intense cold locks