Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-02-21
STATESVILLE'S BOOM,
AND SOME OF TIE BUSINESS MEN
WHO ARE MAKING IT.
The Largest Botanical Dealers fR Amer
lea "A Rapid Glance at tho Towns
Prosperity

tea-A Rapid Glance at tho
Prosperity
From tie Ssntincts T,ureliag Correspondent
STATEsvILLE, n. c., Feb. 13, 1884.
This is the fourth week of the extra
term of the Superior Court for Iredell,
Judge Shipp presiding. The docket,
both civil and criminal is still very
large. Your correspondent was graf
flied to find Statesville such wide
awake progressive little place of about
three thousand inhabitants, and up to
its cars in the largest tobacco boom
that has struck the town since the FIRST
sale of leaf began. Two warehouses
do large and constantly increasing
business. The Cash. under the eiii-
cient management of Mcssrs. HarilI
" Hampton is a very commodious
building. Up to year or so ago verr
little tobacco was sold from its floor,
but under the present management, it
has proven quito Il rcmuncrative en-
tcrprisc. The "Farmers," owned by
Messrs. Wiley q Carlton, was opened
in 1882 and is enjoying liberal share
of patronage. The two houses last
year sold about 100000 pounds Of
leaf.
The Tobacco interest of Statesville
is gradually growing larger There
are at present three factories in opera
ton, and two more arc to be built in
the Spring. The Statewide Spoke
and Handle Factory is an extensive
concern that does iirst-class work and
enjoys Il large amount Of patronage
covering an area of many States. From
this enterprise Winston might learn
good lesson, anda valuable Investment
awaits any company of business men
who sees fit to erect a factory of this
kind in the Twin City.
The leading business house Of
Statewide and in fact, among the lar
gest in North Carolina, is that of the
Wallace Bros. Their Botanical Ware
house is the only concern of the kind
in this country, if not in the world,
and containg thousands Of varieties of
roots and herbs. The building i. an
| immense one, and the trade that emi-
mates from it extends to every portion
of the globe, and numbers among its
patrons the leading chemists and pat
ent medicine manufacturers Of Amsrl-
ca. This enterprising firm in addi-
ton to their mammoth traffic in boz
tanical roots, carry on 4 large business
i'll dry goods and notions, selling OK
clusive!y at wholesale.
The Baltimore Clothing House by
Messrs. NJ. Stein & Son is among the
leading business houses Of Statesyille,
and manifest their enterprise by con-
tinuous advertising. Messrs Wasson
Il Co., are the leading grocers of the
! place and have large and capacious
establishment. This firm began bust
ness in January of last year, and its
present progress is indicative Of pros
perity for the future.
Statesviile is undoubtedly one of
our great political centres, for here
Armtield and Robbins on the Demo-
cratic side and Mott and Cooper OH
that of the Rapublicans live, and here
is the Office of the 9TH Revenue Col
lection District
Statcsville is the terminus of the c.
{. & A. r. r. and is situated on the
line of the Western n. c. r. r. 1t
has two hotels, the Central and St.
Charles; the latter being kept in ev-
cry respect as first-class house, with
MIR. NJ. l.. James as proprietor, who
spares nothing to make his guests
comfortable. The travelling public in
patronlzing the St, Charles shows that
it knows good thing when it secs it.
The Female Institute under the
management of Miss Fannie Averitt,
who is assisted by an efficient corps
of teachers, shows every indication of
prosperity, now having on its roll call
over one hundred pupils. There is
also male school here, conducted by
Prof. j. Ii. Hill, who is unequallcd rs
an instructor. 1t is likewise prosper
ing, and unites with the Seminary in
convincing all visitors that Statesville'5
appreciation Of the importance of cd
ucational advantages is by no means
meagre.
Notwithstanding the recent crimes
and depredations recently committed
in and around Ircdcu, t!~ good pco-
pie of Statesville show disposition to
be roiigiously inclined, if we are to
iudge from the number of places of
public worship, there being five
churches of different denominations,
here.
With Statcsville's resources for fu-
ture prosperity, the push of her bust
ness men, and a clever, hospitable set
of young men and old, with charming
young ladies, Tour susceptible CORES
pondent is evidently mashed, u and
two wide awake newspapers, there is
no earthly reason why it should not
rank among the booming towns of
Durham, Henderson, and others.
G. L. COUNTER.