Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-12-17
VOL. xxx. NO. 81.
vi Winston Salem,
THE TWIN-CITV is The MOST
PROGRESSIVE TOWN
In THE STATE.
HESENT!NEL'S EXHIBIT
We are Proud of the Ex-
tended List of Manu-
featuring and Com
mercia1 Interests.
BUILDING ACTIVITY
Ncw 5scsIdess. es and BUS
zsas>s EBEecks by the
Score.
NOT 4 VACANT STORE NOR
IDLE FACTORY.
Personal Sketches of Prom
inent Men.
THEIR IDENTITY WITH THE TOWN.
Facts and Fancies as They Pre-
sent Themselves to Sen
t1nel ReDorterS
NOT 4 VACANT store NOR
IDLE FACTORY.
Personal Sketches of Prom
inent Men,
THEIR IDENTITY WITH THE TOWN.
Facts and FancieS as They Pre-
sent Themselves to Sen
tInel Reporters.

So much has been written of For
syth county and of Winston-Salem
during the past few years that the
most cnterprising of writers could
scarcely find anything new to say at
this time, other than to make, as TIE
SENTINEL has, a series of pencil pic
tures Of the varied enterprises that
have taken root and now flourish here.
The ninety-six columns of to-day's
SENTINEL will be carefully perused;
criticism is expected; errors will
doubtless be found; this fact will be
noticeable, however: that we have
tried to be fair-to present such chatty
outlines lis come within the province
Of a newspaper reporters observations
and while this is true of our comments
apon men and enterprises we hope it
viii prove equally true of what we
may say Fslative to Forsyth county
ar of the lFwinzCity of Winston-Sa-
X j. We shall make liberal excerpts
from the writings of others-shalf give
no "credits" in availing ourself
of what has been written by others
feel that we pay a compliment to
whatever author or writer we levy
upon
First, then, as regards Forsyth
county, we may say that it is Is stu
ated in the northwestern, part of the
State on the eastern bank of the I ad-
kin river, and was formed from Stokes
county in 1S4S The county is con-
spicuous for containing witt in its linn
its, the tract of land known as "Wach-
ovia," granted to the " Unitas Fratum"
or United Brethren of the Moravian
church, by Lord Granville, August Z,
1853, and was thus named be-=s OF
the supposed resemblance to valley
of that name in Austria, Ill the pos
session of Count Zinzindorf, the great
Patron of the Brotherhood. In 1849
81 acres of the Wachovia tract, were
sold to the newly formed county, for
$500 per acre, upon which the plan
for the county town was laid out and
the courthouse aud Jail erected, un'
der the supervision of the late Francis
Fries. Winston's birth dates from
this time.
FORSYTH is UNDULATING,
well watered with broad expanses O
meadow and bottom land situated
along the margin of the numerous
streams and creeks, which are thlckly
interspersed over the whole county
MANY of these streams afford flne wa
ter bower for various manufaetur1n.
purposes. The prevailing soil Is re'
elay in the uplands, and dark loan
with clay subsoil in the lowlands
however there is great diversity OF sol
throughout the county Many st tn
springs are strongly impregnated wit
mineral. thai at Salem being muc
resorted to by those who visit Tn
place, and is said to possess flne me
dicinal properties.
Situated 1000 feet above the ses
the climate is dry and temperate, II
.dicating usually about 20 degree
Fahrenheit in summer and AZ IN VII
ter. The extremes OF heat and COZ
which prevailed here fifty years az Y
are now rarely felt. Climatl~aii.,
there is perhaps no country MOI
,Ieasantly and salubriously situate
Tbough nature has lavished upon fn
county the extremes Of her MUM
cence. she has rarely combined Y
more pleasing and healthfui mann p
the snbstantials and luxurles OF 70
and climate.
Tobacco Is the staple produce
horticulture, as we'll as Of manuIac suI I
Very. little was grown, however, pr
to 1870 and none ut ali earlier I'm