The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-10
WILSON'S WEALTH.
WHICH HAS BEEN WON BY EN.
ERGY AND ENTERPRISE.
4 Charming little City full Of Live Men
and Beautiful w omen. Its Ho>pital-
ity. Trade and Manufactures.
!s1,eciat Correspondence Of the Chsuntcl~.

State can boast OF more public spirit and
Of greater progress than the beautiful little
city of Wilson. Twenty-seyen YEAR ago
it was mere station on the Wilmi ngton
and Weldon railroad with one or two stores
a grog shop and a few dwellings. with les.
than one hundred inhabitants. For several
wears. no special progress characterized
, tie little village but later on a few enter
prising business men inauIurated bu>-
ness boom which induced Others 10
invest their money and make their homes
in Wilson. Though the yhave not had the adj
vantage of the manufacturing interest that
/ SO sud ienly built up Durham. Winston
| and other North Carolina towns. such "A
| spirit of progress has characterized her
! business men that she has followed along in
! the wake of her more rapidly growing sis
| tiers and i to-day one of the very busiest As
well one of rhe prettiest towns in the
| State. lt now has more than 5000 inhabl-
! tants-every man and woman of them
! wide-awake-a and we'll shaded streets lead
| one by many handsome residences, some
| of which are really magnificent. The
good people OF Wilson. however. though
! they are thoroughly imbued, with an in
dustriOus spirit are never too busy 10 ex
! tend TO strangers that generous hospitality
! that has made them notable. There is no
! greater hospitality anywhere.
! And the ladies of Wilson-dil one not
! take the premium at the Rocky Mount Fair
! and are they not noted far and wide: The
| beauty of the ladies is in keeping with the
energy of the men in this home Of the
| lovely. Any superfluity of adjectives
must be charged to the Wilson Mirror.
WILSON COTTON MILLS.
Something over year ago several bnsi-
ness men organized a company on capital
of 100000 for the manufacture OF cotton
| yarns. The result is a spacious brick build
| ing in which Is a 200 horse power Coiss en-
CINE, SO carding machines and 5l24 spin
dies requiring the the labor of 75 hands.
and consuming 1000 lbs. cotton pc: week.
! They manufacture chiefly fine yarns
markets. 1t is interesting to walk through
| the factory. The machinery is all
| new and presents an attractive appear
ance. Little girls twelve years old may
be seen attending the spindles and many,
even at this age, become very proficient
and do the work rapidly and well. | was
told by Mr.. Mcdonald, the efficient super
intendent. that they had already sold as
much of their yarn as they can make by
January l. Mr. A. Branch. the president,
and Capt. J. NJ. Davis, the secretary, are
! thoroughly in earnest and are working
hard for the success OF their enterprise
| which they will no doubt attain. Other
and larger buildings will in time be added
and at no distant day the Wilson cotton
mills will be one of the large cotton factO-
rics that must sooner or later build up our
principal cities.
OTHER MANUFACTURES
The plOw manufacturing establishment
of Messrs. Wainwright Il Royal is the
largest of the kind in the State. and they
are taxed to their utmost capacity Year III
and wear out to supply the demand for the
well known Wilson plows and ca tings
which annually increasing in public
favor. Messrs. Hackney q Son are eXten-
sively engaged in the manufacture of bug
gies. carriages, roads carts, aud the like,
which are noted for durability and ware.
Mr. VIM. Murray also enjoys an enviable
reputation and his vehicles are widely
known and generally regarded as among
the best that are made.
BUSINESS HOUSES
Messrs. Rountree, Barnes & Co., may
be classed among the largest houses in the
State Their trade covers large scope OF
country. Messrs Branch & Hadley and
Hines, Hadley & Co., are also extensive
dealers, and their customers in the coun-
ties of Wilson. Nash, Johnston, Wayne
and Franklin are numerous. Messrs. By
mum, Daniel & Co, J. & d. Etinger,
Geo D. Greene & Co, A. w. Rowland,
Farmer & Bum, Cane & Virgins, and
many other houses equally deserving do
their part towards building up Wilson s
immense business. The facilities furnished
by the First National Bank Of Wilson are
excellent The officers of the bank.
Mr.. F. w. Barnes, president, Mr.. F. Rosen-
thai, vice president, and Mr.. John Hutch
inson, cashier, are full of energy and
cleverness, as is shown by the successful
management of the bank. Many Of WI.
sons citizens are men OF wealth who arc
not content with letting their money be
idle, but ~are continually investing in new
enterprises. thus building up their towr
and at the same time adding their fortunes
Wilson may we'll be mentioned among
the prominent cotton markets in the State
As many as 675 bales per day have been
received and the total receipts this yeal
will not fall far short OF 80, 900 bales. The
merchants are live, energetic and hard
working, and the business done in Wilson
is very extensive.
GRADED SCHOOL AND NEWSPAPERS.
Certainly the most laudable enterprise
in which the people of Wilson are inter
ested is the graded school. Prof. J. F
Bruton. the principal, has won the conf
: dence of the people. and is held in higl
: regard. He is a scholarly gentleman, and
an energetic and successful teacher. He
has corps of efficient assistants and more
than four hundred children are in daily
attendance
Every body that knows Wilson know:
both the energy and the good nature OF it,
+ two newspapers-the Adcance and tn,
Mirror.
, Mr.. Josephus Daniels is not only the han d
soonest chief marshal that ever mounte,
, a steed at q fair, but he is truly one Of tn
best fellows in the world, as everybod,
!. will tell you. Mr.. w. II. Blount, the edi
! tor Of the Mirror, has made State repu
! tation, and if the sun continues to set gor
! geously, and the young continue % MARI
indeed, if he is given half a chance-h
will be known before many years over tn
. whole Union. For hospitality and al
manner Of kindness, they deserve world
wide fame. CHR. O. NICLE.
: A Receipt for Victory.
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