Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-16
North Carolina
OFFERS GREAT INDUCEMENTS
To Home Seekers.
MINERS, MANUFACTURERS,
CAPITALISTS AND FARMERS
To Home Seekers.

A RE Northern men wanted. and are they
~ treated kindly by native North CAROLYN
ians2 We answer the question emphatically
YES! To back us up we refer to the following
Northern men who have settled among us :
Rev. S. Nation, Charlotte, N. c., formerly Of
C., formerly of Morris county, N. J.; A. Ha-
gan, Newton, n. c., formerly of Frederick
Md; +. A. Vollmer, Durham, n. G.. formerly
of Williamsport Pa, and the hundreds Of
Others that have settled in the State When
writing for information, please enclose stamp
for return postage.
THE CLIMATE
of North Carolina surpasses that Of any other
State in the Union, being temprred on one
side by the Atlantic ocean and on the other
by the high peaks of the Appalachian noun
tains The average fall of snow for the on
tire winter is six inches. The average num-
Der of foggy days are two. No part of the
State is subject to destructive gales. Mean
annual temperature for the State SO. Sum-
mer IS, winter 43, rainfall As inches. While
the cold of the winter is not severe, the tenn
perature of midsummer is not so trying or
excessive US farther North. While there are
hundreds of sunstrokes in New York State
every summer, the disease is almost unknown
in North Carolina. During late winter Of
unusual severity, the thermometer several
times dropped to 80 degrees, and even 40 de-
grees below zero in Iowa, Michigan and New
York, here 10 degrees above zero was reached
but once, and then only for one single night.
TIMBERs.
At least thirty thousand square miles of our
territory is still covered with timber, consist
ing in part of yellow and white pine, several
varieties of oak, hickory, walnut, chestnut
poplar cypress, juniper, maple, black ashe,
elm, mulberry, wood, persimmOn, holly,
locust, wild cherry, red cedar, mountain ma
hogany, and curly maple.
MINERALS
are found in great variety and abundance
over large part Of the State. Among the
more useful and important are mari, iron,
coal peat, limestone, gold, copper, silver,
lead, zinc, mica, tin very recent discovery
graphite. corundum, Manganese kaolin, fire
clay, whitestone, grindstone and milestone; 3
great variety of building and precious stones,
including diamond.
WATER POWER
of the State aggregate more than three nil
lion horse power.
THE SOIL AND CROPS.
The great variety of soils together with the
climatic conditions gives rise to the great va
riety of natural products and large yields, and
lays the foundation for an immense range Of
agricultural products.
Cotton, grain, tobacco andr are the lead
ing staple crops.
The Chinese tea plant fiourishes through
out the Eastern half of the State.
Flax, hemp and jute grow to perfection,
and could be made paying crop.
SILK.-The products of this industry in our
State are equal in quality to the French and
Italian silk.
Irish and sweet potatoes are paying crops.
VEGETABLEs.-Now where in America can the
trucking business be carried on to more profit
than in the Eastern counties Of North Caro-
lima.
MARKErs-The distance to New York from
the eastern and northern parts of our State is
no farther than from the western part of New
York State to New York.
Price of land varies with the distance from
market and fertility. The price of average
quality is from three to ten dollars per acre.
IMMIGRATION.
Many immigrants have come into the State
during the past year, chiefly from the North
ern and New England States We have spe-
cial rates with transportation companies from
Boston, New York and Baltimore for very
cheap rates of passage and freight For spe-
cial information, call on local agents through
the Northern and New England States, or
address JOHN #. PATRICK,
Manager State llmnligratipp Bureau,
Feb TG RALEIGH, N. c.