Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-25
NORTH CAROLINA.
HIGH POINT PROSPECTS.
Seme matters Of Int.rss, About this Exalted
Town-Its Business People, E'e.-connV
Organizsti tion.

This town. 20i miles from Richmond
got is name from the fact that the groun'
upon which II stands IL the highest bctweeI
Richmond and Charlotte. Some mountain
spurs are in sight from elevated points an'
the afr Is fresh and rural rs any man coulC
wish. The county (Guilford) grows 10
hacco. wheat. corn, and some little cotton
The crops this wear arc al good the whel
one of the best known in fifty years. jus
now. however, rain is very much needed
and vould be as acceptable 10 railroad trav
eIlers as To farmers. as the route OF eacl
passing train is marked by cloud OF dust
The TOWN.
High Point has a population OF l,500
and its industries include factory
. tobacco-factoTieS. tobacco O-warehouse,
sash. and blind-factories. 2 spske- and han
dle-faetories, shuttle-block factories,
nour-mill, / saw.mill, and in The neighbor
hood are two tan-yards.
Business here Is affected by the depres
sion that exists throughout the country
aud relief from which is expected as soor
as the election is over. Two new tobacco
factories are in course Of construction FOL
the winters work. The cotton-factory
was nearly destroyed bv fire on July 4th
and Is now only doing little weaving,
High Point receives much of the business
Of Randolph, Moore, and Montgomery
counties, an6 Ct part Of Davidson. j
A. Tanner, Esq, is the mayor. The min
isters are Methodist. Rev. j. B. Carpen
ter; Presbyterian. Rev. 'P. III. Dalton
BAPTIST, Rev.J. Il. Richardson Episcopal
Rev. J. X. Parker. The town supports q
very good weekly paper, OF which Mr
I II 10 - fl.a Il V.Ftl.
Usher.
The Dispatch reaches here at 1926 A.
ri. on the day Oi publication. and is likely
to obtain good circulation in this town.
BUSINESS PKOPLE.
The attorneys here are: Edwin D.
Steele. j. A. Turner, f. T. Baldwin. Ply
sicidns: J. W. Burton, j. X. Brown, j. J.
Cox. A. j. Lopp. Smith. HOielS: Bel
levue Hotel, Miss F. Mabry proprietor
FARRELL Hotel. NJ. farrell proprietor. Her-
chants NJ. FARRELL. RGgan. Mills 4 Co.,
w. r. Bonhim. John II. Tate. j. X. Brown
& Co.. Wlenn Brothers, Pitts Brothers, Ri
ley Brothers, l.. j. Ingram, A. L.
smith g. Co., Il. A. Wheeler. II. Al.
exandcr. L. !. Lindsay & Brother,
w. !. English 4 Co.. II. Lindsay
& Co.. J. A. Lindsay, L. G. Farobill.
PrOprioiOrs Of FACTORIES and U,HS. &c. :
Willow Brook Manufacturing Company.
A. a. BoshcI 4 Sons, sash aud blinds; +.
4. Snow & Co., sash and binds; W. II.
Snow, shuttle: A. Ragan d Co., 0)ur-
mill: W. II. Snow. s:w.miIl; W. p. Pick
cit & Co., tobacco; III. Il. Willborn & Co.,
tobacco; n. c. Jarrcll, saw-mil; ;. Perry,
spoke ana handle; ". Z. Johns * Co., to-
lasco-warehouse.
DRUMAnRS AT FAIRS.
l have met a great many Richmond
travelling-men on the line OF the D1Hyiile
road. They report trade quiet. bg; the
disposition is 10 buy from OFT city. and
believe that down 10 Charlotte Richmond
sells more goods than all the o'her mas Ncis
put together, which Is natural and Tight,
and wt.t oEr geographical position er-
titles Us TO DO.
Our merchants are olive" enough ia
The way of sending ont solicitors. II they
could or would (ty the help OF all citizens
Oi CnterVrisel make Richmond more al
tractivo 10 visiting merchants, we would
soon hold powerful sway over all this
country. Make Richmond bright and
gay.
] guess this part oi the country Will fur
nish very few visitor TO our state Fair.
In the first place, the State Fair has not
been advertised down here on the Dlnvilic
road: in next, North Cnrolinians generally
will deem it a duty TO go TO Ralclgh; and,
independent q any such consideration.
from what | can learn, Raleigh will present
superior attractions.
The Raleigh Exposition Is advertised by
great show-cards at every public place II
North Carolina. so is the New Or,ean,
Exposition.
Fair" think, sr: almost " done for"
People want novelties. Richmond should
resolve upon an Exposition in 1856. Fol-
low the North Carolina phn. Ask the
Legislature 70 grant each county the right
TO appropriitc not exceeding 500 to make
a county exhibit. Put up the Exposition
buildings on ihe Fair.Grounds. Extend
The strect-car lines thither, and make ar
effort to show the world what Virginia car
produce.
II would pay Richmond. II would pay
each county, It would pay Virginia.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
one Of the main issues in the present
campaign IN this State is between the
North Carolina system oi county govern
ment" and "thc Candy system" Fol-
one hundred and eight years. with the eH-
ccutiOn o. ter years under Canby's Consti-
tuition, county affairs were administered by
magistrates chosen by the Legislature
Under Canby's Constitution the people
elected magistrates and county cOnmis'
sioncrs (superyisors). Since the Demo
Gratis rcgained possession OF the Stat,
government magistrate, are elected ly the
Legislature, and commissioners by Oh,
magisi:atci. This enables the white men
TO gOyern every county and regulate c0un-
" taX9tiOn.
North Carolina is very Ike Virginia. II
riost q the eastern counties he whites ar
in the minority, and in the central asC
western they are in the majority. For th'
well, eing Of the whole state the Democrat
of Central and Wcrtcrn North Caroln.
counties, who could easily elect their Dlgis
trales and commissioners, have consented
to the present system. They in nearly
every case. hy petition, get for magistrate
and commissioners the men they woul,
elect. and the eastern counties likewise gc
acceptabe white officers, where by pCpula
elect on they would have black ones. IL
North Caroline as in Virginia, =" it does no
set well on "a white man, stomach 10 be ar
rested by negro constable, or to be tric'
before negro magiStratc.'
So the Convention OF 1870 allowed u
Legislature to adopt any system Of count.
government they saw ct, and they sdoptct
the present, and this canvass will prObabi.
shew that the Democrats still favor 1t.
York voted for the existing system, bu
now says he has found out that he made
mistake.
PERSONAL. &C.
spiro Zetellc, for long time famon
restduratNr Of Richmond. = few year
back kept the railroad hotel here. bur LEI
High Point for Atlanta. His old friend
here do not know his present whereabouts
[Zetclle IL now in Chicago, to which p'ac
he came from San Francisco.l
Nr. Roach, OF Davenport ~ Morris
house, who mas been travelling in N.
state since August 18th, is now 5omeward
hound. Mr.. ". j. BiniOrG. OF W. -
Blair C Co.. left Charlotte Sunday soufl
ward.bound. Mr.. :. Strauss, Of Richmond
was here to-day.
4 North Carolina luxury il ,he scuppcg
n0ng grape; biz, fat, ereeni.h, tlicA
skinned artIcle-yery pleasant TO the palate
and OF which excellent wine il maize.
In Salisbury they make an eXeeIien
quality of gas OF r0sin, but they charS
g 1000 for it! CHESTER.
TIE SOUTHERN COTT0N-AiLLS.
proncsipg IN Ruu nm giort Time until IN