The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-25

rietv OF oak is found within its borders.
Lsrye white oaks suitable for ship build
ing are abundant on all the tributaries
of the Cape Fear and the Haw. The
pecan grows luxuriantlv in this county,
and in fact all over the State. But II Is
useless to attempt 10 describe the vast
natural resources of the State There
is no reason why North Carolina shall
not become rich and great. A State
that contains only 6,iSl.l9l improved
acres to i5.Ss2.361 unimproved, and
less than a million and a half of people,
with every variety of soft. must ulu-
mately break the bonds which bind her
aud start i'll the race OF Improvement.
Her people have always been distltl-
cuished for their conservatvenesS. and
whilst others were seeking Tor wealth,
honor and fame. they were content 10
plod along in tie even tenor of their
WAYS. until they were overshadowed by
Others Of less ability and less
But a change must come. such vast
cannot always lie dormant.
A State filled with all the elements Of
wealth must be developed some day,
and when the mighty plains OF the west
are densely populated. when the Pacific
slopes are all occupied, the tide OF mn
migration Will surge back toward the
shores o, the Atlantic. and the South
ern States will rapidly fill MP with an
industrious. progressive and thrifty
population
OTHER BUSINESS NoTES.
-Messrs. Alfred Williams X Co.
have opened a branch store. next door
to Williams & Haywood.
Mr.. Isaac Oettinger announces his
intention to retire from business.
Please examine Messrs. Thos. II.
Briggs X Sons. new card. They have
everything that a Fisherman's heart
could desire. Except the fish and YOU
needn't worry about them. if well sup
piled with picnic sardines. Stephen
Worth brought 200. 900 small shad-bel-
Tvs to turn loose in our creeks. Go get
one.
That clever gentleman and good
business man, Capt. Darius ;. Watt.
came in for a pleasant chat. on Thurs
day. looking none the worse for a week
of spring sickness. and the rush of Gus
toners. buying his new spring goods.
s~easonable stock, clothing of all sorts
and sizes. and head gear, foot wear and
acknowledgements. and lots of ..too nu-
merous to mention" Capt. Watt
takes orders for suits. and last year sent
forth $1,000 worth of fashionable gar
ments. each with a mar inside. to wan
der along Lies boulevard. the observed
of all beholders Try one yourself.
See card.
Capt. I. c. Williams has rented the
Central Hotel, or Barringer Building.
better known as the Beckwith House,
which he will continue to keep open for
the reception of boarders. He has had
the house re-painted. and
The Art Of Glass-Blowing is truly
one of the Fine Arts" 1t beats
newspaper-blowing for you can find
some specimens of delicate glass ware
at II. ID. Laws Silver and China Mu-
scum. Con Fayetteville street, 4 doors
above Tucker IIall,) that defy the de-
scriptive powers of even a photographic
pen. With the eye of a connoisseur,
the experience CT years in business, and
the advantage OF ca~sh-buying, Mr.. Law
gathers many gems from the Ocean
Of Beauty, and breaks only one
Law to wit, namely. that which
says:-sLead as not into TeD,ptation."
Col. Polk will spend the mex two
months in Georgia; and then attend
Boston Exposition. His energy de-
serves success.
Alexander Creech, Esq, has his es-
Enlistment again packed with spring
goods, and his polite statesmen are kept
busy.
A firm of Raleigh capitalists will
manufacture the Phillpot Guano Cart,
or Distributor.