The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-07-17

dattering collsideIaiiuno which We. as
all Of our brethren. We're the honered
subjects, aud direct our aitenisoA 10 the
town issvlf, 80 wostiiy. tsom iis rapid
growth ard vu,d prosperity, Of more
t,saa = t,a~sii,g notice.
Our first view ol Hickory was Ia August
1850. IL was then the terminus of Tie
Western N. &. Rail Road. then being
pushed f,rward UPWARDS the nnminiain 10y
slow and painful steps. a thick lnrest
clnli,e,l tile rmd ''n either side. Nogr,und
WAS cheated except that on which ille rail
coa.l track was laid. mol Il io,ise was seen,
aud = s,lanly, Occupying il,r siir Of the
present Central H.iel, WAS will, difficulty
found iIilic fasiirS~eS The drnsr il.icket.
The view Was excluded. and there was
.noihing 70. indicas, proximity 10 the
molnnains. How viianEri nowl The
forest Is rui away, aud What beautiful
,~.elrry entrances the eye. u i like
druplstg of the veil which liaS long cnn-
ceale,l tie work Of the statuary. IL i
like tile raising af the curtain whicil ex.
pusrs the brilliancy ~ the stage. the
nimic landscape ~ the lainlcr's dlcan.
.Arouud, North, West, and Sowii,wcSi, tiie
i,orison Is l~nindrd hy Iirtne n.assiye,
s.,onnIain chains extended ga aubroken
kinks, bu: with yatici uu.Iine, tinted will,
THAT ETHEREAL azure ~ pupir haze that
gives 10 distant nrs,ntains That celestial
character whicl, Erthe while swelIs the
soul with ce,etions too big forexpressiorl
Us they grow under rapiurous conienpla-
tion II the sublime iiandiMork of the
Cr,s,tor.
Aud this beautiful scesery may ',sye
llectl the trst impulse Ia The growth Of tire
town, seconded ss Il was by pnrilion
emincntiy hralthIil, aud otherwise attrac-
tive. llwa- not long before ProPlc firms
the East fuul,i ita cnuyelii,nt iroiat of
compromise between, the vet inaccesssoic
saniiarium beyond The Blue Ridge sud
the fever laden air az The low country, ,alld
froin summer resort, Il csae To be far
many Of ilirnI a permanent home. The
thrifty, Intelligent. and enterprising peopl.
af the iesurrounding county Hooked in, aud
now Hiokcsy II 10 the fall progress of u
healthy aud rapid grvwtD, one Of the
three or fo,st significant exceptions 10 liie
solemn pscc " r,~i Nrih cac.Ii,a towns
In their uR@sr,t movements.
The country araund Htckory. aud Ia
fact k,r many miles Ia every diner,i0n, IL
q gay, grayeliy soil, cosesp., with a growth
nf pine, ,ssk. chc-nut. hivkory. and the
like. The abundance uf pine gave il
facility fpr supplies Of lu,alsr fnr building
purposes. with su.plur for export; aud
tile character of the ra suggested the rul-
tIyatiUn ~ tDbacro. Tl,st has provctl very
successful, aud the business growing "ui
of lis cultare Is giving The iown claFac-
Ter mol anticipated in a locality SO Ear wests
In q short hut pleasant and Instructive
Interview with MI Juhn n. Bol,bit, an
old .ficpd, aud long time with Rowland
4 Brns. Of Norfolk, we gathered the fol,
lD~ing statistics.
The increased culture nf tolsacco IN
Gxtswl1 aud s,ljoining csullics suggested
tie m-cessiIy of Sales Warehouse which
wss established last year i,y Mr.. BoLbit
aud Is nav c,ntrnlled by him. The iirst
years sal~s rexcl,ed aiUnN pounds; that
quantity will ir doubled this year. The
grade ~ lolaeco Is mosiIy ..common;n but
''t'ine Bdgl,ts" 10 sufficient quantitirs are
brought Gssn Ramcolal.r, McDawel
Ma,lis,a, Csll~e'i. snd l.rrlIaps else
where. ~.
Of cIre ilie manufacture of toi'aceo
sl-.e,liIy I,u,k r,tut here. The i'i,'nter Ia
that .las.Iue,s was ~. a. ". Marshall,
who manufactures sr.ct qnsuittynfrls'g;
he slso hss n fr,ciary zoe smoking s'''~sS'.
and his prsluct isvrry dne. Hc nanu.
fs-tpru altogether ah.ut lcc,uO0 lbs
syarly' @@ -4~.a..
Nj. ~ Martin n,suu!,riurcs alnut ~, ,OID
lis year, exclusively nnc twist ah,l
smoking. His work Is known Ia the
trade a. "laurv.n xnd Is IN high rcpute.
lIis plug lor tai-il factory Il distinct mum
the smoking factory.
Latia aud Monk IOange county men
10Y the wsyl have plug facio,y, making
annually about 5U.aD LIS, clsa-~l NJ nc
diam 20 cnnnoa.
sshnfari aud Graham. mud 2. n. AheT.
uetky manufacin.. each abaut 6ee lbs per
day uf plug, nedium. line aud comwun.
rcclsr A SIN haye Sasll aud hIind fac.
tnry III Tciis. operation. and With cps,-
slant ,lematd f,,r lllriI work.
Nc. - Niclr,lsan has large and well
splnanlyi fouwiry, and are largely en-
gagged III the u.snafaciure Of Agricultural
There arf iwo realty iine Hotels. The
wesiern, kvt,t l,y wslker iIrr; and Tie
Genital by X. q. Neville.
Tlisiuwa aIp,un,lr ~ CHURCHES. ~ which
tl,ereisa Isutlvtan, Uerman Reformed,
Presbyterian. Baptist. ari MellNli-t.
A iine rcl,uul V kelt by Mr.. Blair. Al
which there wvrs last year loo n,alIicuIa-
trr.
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