The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-02
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t"0ooestds S0tuIO
money makes the mare 60" and To-
bacco keeps her going. A gentleman of
this city went to Durham on Saturday to
inquire about lumber. ''Oh, yes!"-
said the first man he struck,-"we shall
want half a million feet this spring-how
much can you saw ?" Our friend became
Disguised with such big figures But was
told that fully $50 houses would be erec-
ted in Durham this year; and Just then
a large 3 story house came around the
corner. 1t was being moved by Prof. o.
R. Smith, to make room for a new edi6ce.
Seeing a crowd, the Raleigh man joined
it and witnessed 20 acres Of land which
Is years ago had be d bought for 1920 an
acre, sell for $1,000 per acre. He next
called on Cashier Wiley and Teller Hicks
Raleigh mem Of the Durham Bank, to
inquire the state of business. Well
said Maj. Wiley-"Our Bank FROM the
LIST to the 18th of this month has done a
business of 81, Oil, $50 90, and there is
another bank in town" another gentle
man remarked, you need factories in
R,leigh. Our tobacco factories give
steady employment to $500 won IN and
children, who use up 1000 yards of cot
ton cloth per day in making the bags
The Raleigh man returned home re-
Hecting in this wise-'rve read the Far
mer anil Mechanic year after year., and
l~istlessly glanced over the articles urging
ing industrial development but now l
can from some idea how we have wasted
our time time with cotton. IF we had
ten factories capable Of adding 1000 cm-
~ployees to our city they would make more
life md business than 30, OCO bales of cot
ton. These 1000 working-men would
spend at least $40 a month. which would
scatter $40, 600 per month, or half a mil
lion q year, amoung our merchants,
house owners, fuel dealers, school teach
ers, churches, taxes, etc. They would
also make a market for all kinds of pro-
visions; and this would help the farmers.
They would extend the city, and raise the
price of land. And added to their wages
would be the expenditure for raw mate
rial, cotton, tobacco, lumber, leather,
etc the factories themselves Really, |
must go and encourage the editors to keep
stirring the matter. until We either attract
capitalists from abroad or what is better,
> -.or ,,r ,,npraI nn.n IN mt a tQUK
, thousands of their idle money into active
7 industries
Tobacco helped them! The follow e
/ post offices have just been raised to the
: dignity of Presidential appointment
T Henderson, N. c.; $1,000, High Point
N. C., $1,000; Kinston, n. c., 81. 100
B Salem, n. G., 81, 100.
Asheville Republican says: Mechanics
get better wages here than at any othel
place in the State.-All the tobacco
= wa, ehouses and factories are booming
\ and more going up. Many new anc
d handsome buildings, are nearing compile
ton, and all will be occupied as soon a.
finished.
-ShIt. " 1SiiiiA tohso - re- eOh
has, taken contracts for half a doZer
houses for w. L. Blackwell. Esq, a
Durham, and we see it announced tina
! the latter gentleman is arranging t.
build some thirty TO forty houses this
year. Capt. Ellington's saw mills arr
running at full speed and he says hi
has orders for every foot lie can cut
, Good timber, near the Railroad is now
: worth more than the land on which i
= stands.
Col. f. C. Morehead is going from
State to State urging cooperation will
the New Orleans Cotton Exposition
North Carolina will likely have her eX
hibit exposed there; and there will b'
! private displays. The Durham Bull ha'
contracted for 5000 feet. wherein t
! show the entire process of tobacco man
u~facture. 1t is said the cost to til,
Blackwell Co. will exceed 5000
The Messrs. Duke Il Son have alst
r agreed to make a large exhibit.