Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-21
NORTH CAROLINA.
gSrxaPRisiNa REiDsv,LLE.
Iasercssipa EXHIBIT from Is n Child or war;
Her GROWING business, Men, and Politics

sa,ercssiss EXHIBIT rrsm " n child or war;
Her Growing business, Men, and Politics
North Caroline Expcsstien, etc.
Irrom STAT Correspondent, OF the Disp,tch.i
RErpsyulr, n. e.. September 10. 1884.
This town. on the Richmond and Dan.
willie railroad, l6a miles from Richmond, IL
in Gne rolling country, drained by
streams that empty In the Dan, and Il is in
the section wl,re ''the bright leaf" grows
best. and wiicb article, for years and years.
has gone TO the markets Of our State and
given TO "Vngiuia tobacco much of the
reputation Il enjoys.
Reidsyillc has population Of 1850, and
supports bank, three or four hotels, six
teen tobacco factories, four warehouses,
shu,tiebiock isctory, three steam Saw-nills,
two vrisi-mls. 8 sssh-and-blind factory.
two stesn boN-iact0ries. and about thirty.
Eve stores. Tive new factories and two
new warehouses arc under way. and viii
De complete by the fall. One Of the new
factories viii zee the largest plug factory In
the state.
TIE GELD OF WAR.
The town WAS named after Governor
Reid. snd las only grown into importance
since the var. Before 1893 there was no
rsiI connection between Greensboro and
Danvillc. ard there was little or no dispO-
si;ion to make il; hut the exigencies OF The
times forced the ConicdcrateS to look about
for means ~ connect this part OF North
CsroliBa With the CAPITAL at Richmond.
Ia those days railroad-iron was hard 10
get. Like quinipe. coffee, and leather. il
was commodity that was rendered more
snd more precious the longer the blockade
wss kept w. l believe that a good deal OF
the iron taken up from the York River
railroad when u became disused. and per-
haps some from Major William Aliens
pTlyaio railroad at Clremont, was secured
TO furnish Il part this road.
The building of tins link railroad between
Dsnylle aud Greensboro was one OF the
few smart things the Confederate Govern
mcni did fer The supper; and maintenance
a. lis armies. The enterprise opened to
them = countrgw hlch su pplied them, with
ont stint. men and food; aud 1t also gave
thcm southern connection remote from
the track 81 tie raider. The last mo1ths
az the conflict, when the Weldon road was
practically useless. She Coniederacy was
breafhing through this one lung.
The road has been vastly improved OF
recent years, snd the amount OF traffic that
rocs throu.h here now Is astonishing
R,idSyine has grown from q water station
10 = considerable town. anu now that it has
a fair start. viii take the lead of many older
snd some prci,uslous communities.
Ncsrk an 81 the lesi is brought here
loose; and most OF ii is manufactured on
the spot.
PERSONAL.
RciGsvife has two weekly papcrs: The
Dollar Hcelfy, owned and edited by Mr.
J. Il. Webster. and the Times. OF which
Paisley & Lewis are owners and editors;
they are also booksellers and news .ealerS
here. | NAY now count the Dispatch a a
local paper. iussmuch rs IL comes about .
O'Clock on the morning of publication, be-
inc The first daily paper ID arrive on the
ground. quite a change from the old plan
when The subscribers had t. be content
With it twCniy-iOur hours alter publica-
tiOu.
Tie ministers here are: Rev. 4. L. Cra-
ven, Methodist church: Rev. e. II. Phil
hus. Baptist church; Rev. ID. |. Craig,
Presbyterian church; and Rev. J. II.
Clarke, Episcopal church. Tae c0lOred
people. who End remuncra,ivc employment
In large numbers in the tobacco factories,
also have their churches.
MIR. W. I. Na,o, formerly q Richmond.
is the manager OF the large tobacco factory
here Of Motley x Co.; Sir. Hawkins, also
formerly 81 our city, il with him. Mr. J.
Il. smith, With Roberts. Bell & Co., is FIRE.
quen,ly bere. ". W. Ellington. with l..
H. Flsir 6 Co., notionhouSc, i. ] believe.
native Of The county. He i here now.
Mr.. W. :. SimOns, Of SimOns Il Brother,
u hare to-day, making friends for Rich
m0nd and taking orders for alanS-books.
T. =. in
Richmond Interests.
JUDGE Little, who WAS one OF the most
pronin.nt members the Republican party
ever had in this State. now United states
Judge in Florida. il in town with his son,
who is in the Internal-Rsvrnue Depart
ment at this place The Judge does not
look strong. Probably the climate Of
Florida doesn't suit him as well as the
bracing ar Of the old North State.
Dir. L. A. Ellington, ST., the Oldest man.
wiactuTer Il tobacco in the county, and one
OF its pUrc>t citizens, died few days ago
and was buried with Masonic honors near
Wentworth. the couuiy-scat.
Richmond sells Reidsyille nearly all OF
It's coal. three fourtbs Of il groceries. and
the greater part Of its notions and other
supplies. The Richmond drummers down
here In season may be counted by the
score.
The Reidsville Times says "there is room
here for 81 least one more good lawyer"
TIE NORTH CAROLINA EXPOSITION.
North Carolina is far ahead CT Virginia
in advertising her resources. / think they
talk lnss and act quicker in practical mat
tCrs than we do. At the Boston EXpOsi-
ton North Carolina had a better exhibit
Than any other state; she will he finely
represented At New Orleans. hut better
than al. she has arranged for an exposition
at Raleigh from October lst to the 2Sth,
which will do more to inform the world of
her vast resources than ANYTHING she has
ever attempted. The Legislature passed an
act SLOWING the board OF commissioners
0! each county 10 appropriate a sum not
eXcec ding $500 % exhibit the products OF
The county. and so nearly every county has
made an appropriation. ROckingham's
board voted $500, end the exhibit IS being
shipped from here to-day. II consist, OF
tobacco, corr. wheat. rve coal, iron. mica.
&c, dc. There will be fifty specimens Of
brigh leaf toll accO. and the world is chal-
leDged to show better.
The keidsyille manufacturers Will all, or
nearly an, send samples OF their goods put
upiD attractive forms. Lesksyille, which
is also in tins COUNTY and is a thriving
aOMH, VIII >'uu, Dealuts tJUicCo III itai anu
manufactured state. blankets and cas,i-
meTes from it, woOlen mills-soft, pure,
well'wOvcn goods Of native wool. The
LeokSyIlle coitOn-nill will also be repre-
scented. The ladies' Of the county are at
work and will send to Raleigh charming
specimens OF their handiwOrk.
Ii every county In the State Is doing "a
well IS Rockingham. the Exposition will
not only be far superior 10 any exhibition
u any Aori ever had III Richmond, but will
be one Of The very best State expeditions Of
The axe. The buildings at Raleigh have
ius. been erected aud are large and very
line
POLITICAL.
North Carolina votes in November for
presidential electors, congressman, Cover
nor Iieuienant-G OyernoT, members OF the