The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-19
\ REJUNENATED TOWN.
DATES ITS NEW HIRTu FROM TuE
BUILDING. or IT'S RtIIRUA
Loui>hurg. over Its, Years Did. Iia~ Ap-
ptied the best Hair Dye And Now IL.
kr>t Gray Lock. arc H.aek Jet.

OF these North Carolina towns which e.
nearly twenty years past have ts,rn regard
ed as dead, but have rcocn,ly showl
signs Of reluvoDAtlon. Is the old town 10
Loui>burg | SAY old adys>cdly. for it
birth Is cceysi with that - the kcpublt,
The Declaration of Independence aniodat
ed II but three years, and when the frs
PRESIDENT Was inauguraied II had lt.cn
| borough for a decade In 1879 il cclo
brated lis centennial IN a manner hcfit.ng
It's reputation. one could not tell. how
| ever, from the town Itself. that IL lad
reached this great age Thar ar, no quaint
buildings with moss covered roof and walls
| and gables to the street Ia delight the anti
| quarry On the contrary, the inhabitants
| OF this hospltable town have. despite thoir
! hitherto isolated position. in thought aud
| mode Of living kept thoroughly abreast
with the times.
How IL Gained aud Lost Reputation.
Perhaps 10 no one thing does loul,burg
owe the reputation which Il has Ger
tainly achieved more than 10 the excellent
schools IL has always had. PrioI To the
war and Tor few Years subsequent there
10, no town III Eastern Carolina had
schools with a larger patronage than did
II, and the name of the men and women
who received their education. academic
aud collegiate, at this point, i Legion. \
fe" years after the war, some persons
with greater wisdom than is given the ma
Jority Of men, discovered that this viciu.
age which had been thickly populated for
nearly hundred years with "A thrifty.
healthy folk, was unhealthy Fama volat
Aided hy the power that furnishes wings
To Il libel this report gained a quick cir
cuatlon through "A wide section. The IA
irons OF the schools took fright and with
drew their patronage and Louisburg IN
consequence steadily declined from that
day. Its people were not long in forming
the conclusion that an enemy had dot.c
this. Al that time, as now, Central Car
olina had no healthier town
Louisburg'> New Birth.
Louisburg dates It's new birth from
the arrival of the railroad. This auspi
cious event took place last August
and was celebrated, as your readers
know, in a manner truly Louisbur-
gan on the LIST Of October. The early
completion Of the road is an illustration
of the vim and push that characterize the
people where they are once possessed Of
an idea. 1t was about two years ago that
they We're first impressed with its neces
sIty or impressed with IT To that extent
that forced them to take the iniatve steps
n company was found to build it, an ap
appropriation of 500, 900 voted by the
county, the contract made and all WAS
in ship shape, at least so these people
thought. But no, the company whether
real or imaginative made default. Without
unnecessary loss of time these dctcr.ained
people closed in with another, and perhaps
rival company, made the best terms they
could, voted the necessary appropriation
and in less than nine months from the day
the first shovel OF dirt was thrown their
railroad was a reality. The citizens tell
me that they have never seen such vitality
infused into an old trunk as has here been
manifested. AS an evidence of the increase
of business and confidence | am told there
were /, 200 bales Of cotton shipped from
this point during the month Of October
average of over 40 for every day This
may seem a trflc to the established mar
kets but for "A town that at the beginning
of the year did not average 10 day and
in the midst of a section that had "A poor
crop year it is something. | saw myself
wagons loaded with cotton from the coun-
ties of Wake and Nash, whose drivers per
haps had never been here before and Ger
tainly had never traded here before.
All Hail! King Tobacco.
1t is not on cotton, however, that these
people rely for their money. Tobacco is
being raised largely; a careful estimate
placing the acreage III the county at above
200. The moneyed men Of the place
propose to have the bulk of this crop
marketed here and TO that end one Of the
prettest warehouses to be found i'll the
State has been erected. More will follow
with all the usual concomitants The
acreage Of the weed next year will be con
siderably larger. The merchants have
passed the hopeful stage and are now al
hItrst of 1..,.
told me he was selling all the goods he
wanted to- "Why," said he, "Mr. Quits,
there is no reason why the farmers in
Franklin should not be the most prosper
Gus in the State. Their experience since
the war with an exclusive cotton crop has
necessarily given them valuable lersons III
economy From the nature Of the crop
and their system of farming they rarely or
never had money; but they lived and that
too, large maJoriiy Of them, without
going in debt. They have now found that
they can raise this same cotton crop and
along with it in an al loining field, "A crop
of tobacco too Wonderful, wonderful
soil is ours" Inquiry established the truth
Of this enthusiastic gentleman assertion
! found that it was not an isolated knob
here and there over the county that was
adapted to the cultivation of the golden
leaf but throughout the county in every
section thereof there Is that fine white soil
which few years back was considered
worthless but is now known to be so valu-
able by experienced tobacconists. In 4
store in LOulsburg | saw the finest sam
pies Of the weed have seen anywhere u
the State.
improvements Contemplated.
Do the people here realize that they arr.
enjoying boom and are they taking the
proper steps 10 make the most Of IT.
think so Much real estate has already
changed hands, and as soon a. Spring
opens building on an extended scale VIII
commence. Three leading merchants Of
the place will then commence the erection
of as many spacious brick stores-not for
rent but for themselves, their present
quarters being found inadequate. People
from abroad have come in and started In
business and express themselves as abGu-
dainty satisfied with the outlook
Reflections.
These people may well be prond Of their
railroad. Ii is one of the best equipped (
have seen. In fact it is AZ good as the
K. 4 G Company can make H. The com
modious depot is a beauty. There is fine
water power at LOuisburg. At present it
is utilized in running two 4 ins and "a grist
mill. There is talk of a cotton factory.
Walking along Nash street III the neigh
borhood of the Times Office came across
this curious sign, 50 Horses, Buggies.
| Iampc Harness apI Slafas cur.I L.r.